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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 09, 1946

Page

3

Fabled Caddy Sea Lion Herd Questioned by Experts

In Nanaimo British Columbia J F Tait supervisor of fisheries says the famed Caddy sea serpent sighting may be a sea lion herd. He noted groups travel for safety and a recent three day hunt killed 227 sea lions. Police Inspector J Russell calls it a genuine thrill to fire at distant seals and warns about their dangerous nature with heads fangs and heavy bodies.

Nanaimo B.C Perisle J. F. Tait Fleheries Tait Cpawaiag J. Russell Lana

Mannerheim to Run Farm Estate After Finnish Presidency

Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, 78, studies agriculture to manage a large estate he has bought at a retreat after resigning as president of Finland.

Melninki Carl Gutaf Emil Mannerheim Finland

Garden and home canning tips for Ontario families

Practical garden advice for Ontario households outlines planned planting, crop succession, thinning, and seed sowing. It covers radishes and lettuce, bean and corn rotation, and garden protection, plus canning methods for rhubarb and general home maintenance tips on silver cleaning and kitchen tasks.

Kate Smith Still Tops On The Air

Kate Smith remains a leading radio figure after 14 years, heard weekly by about 600,000 listeners. The contralto star built her career from church choirs to New York stages and radio, aided by manager Ted Collins and a philosophy of appealing to “folks and friends.”

New York Kate Smith Kate Smith Chhrstened Katheryn Eilanbeth Hevna Washington, D.C Washington Kate Ted Colling Ales Phonograph Recording Company Heart Kate Ted Collins

War diary fragment from Ginger Farm recalls VE Day and its grim toll

A wartime letter from Ginger Farm recounts May 1945 events as Allied forces near victory. The author notes mixed expectations, rumors of peace, and a grim reminder that VE Day cost lives when a truck hits a mine killing three. The entry reflects on postwar strikes, industrial unrest, and farmer hardship despite supposed peace.

Germany Amere Canada Ike Tam Mist Holland Lorth

Canadian farm machinery price ceiling rise cited

Dearer machinery notes that the general categories of mide tinachinery and parts face a 124 percent increase under the new highest retail price ceiling. Items listed include planting seeding and fertilizing equipment ploughs cultivators haying and harvesting machinery farm wagons and trucks dairy equipment spray gear water systems barnyard tools and other miscellaneous devices.

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Ontania Department of Agriculture Tao T Joaske Your Hydro Provincial Agricultural Service Department OF Labour Humphrey Mitchell A. Macnamara Labour Ginger Farm Rhebet Clarke Ejay Bob Eisen’s Isen’s Clothin Store Eisen’s Clothing St Sete Aes Gottane Anti Church of England Dioceana General Synod England Churches of Europe Church In Britain Churches In Europe Church House Diocensa Thos. Jones
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