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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
3
In this Homemaker column readers learn budget friendly recipes using greens like dandelions watercress and spinach with dishes such as hot potato salad carrot loaf and spinach timbales. Tips cover storage of maple syrup and quick dessert prep amid lean transportation and labor conditions.
Joan Yvonne Dangelier, a young Canadian with ties to Britain and France, was born in England during World War I where her French father died. She grew up in British Columbia and studied in American and French institutions. Now she produces talks for CBC English from Montreal studios, fluent in both French and English.
A Toronto phone call brings son Bob home on furlough as wet fields hinder seeding. He worries recalled soldiers may cut visits, shares stories of Major Paul Triquet, and a puppy named Tip grows. Gardens bloom while rain delays spring chores and farm life carries on with dogs, chickens, and family updates.
A prayer pleads Almighty Father to grant strength and wisdom for a mother to guide her child. It asks for steadfast faith, understanding, and courage so the child may seek help in prayer and ultimately reach the Heavenly Kingdom through Jesus Christ.
A senior official cannot supply a publication photo, triggering a scramble among government publicity offices. The Wartime Information Board, National Film Board, and a secretary race to obtain or borrow a print, revealing the frenzied chase behind social image in Ottawa circles.
The 1943 survey shows U.S. farm horses dropping from 9,875,000 in 1942 to 9,390,000 at the start of 1944, the 29th consecutive annual decline. Peak horse population occurred in 1915 with 22,432,000 head. mule numbers fell from 3,703,000 in 1942 to 3,556,000 last year, after a 1925 peak of 5,018,000.
Nassau CP reports the Bahamas government actively supports US labor programs and has recruited about 5000 workers in the colony to serve on Florida farms under the U S Labor Administrator.
The White Paper List omits Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander Lor Seby as a serving peer in the forces, since his naval service began under the alias Thomas Gully. This reveals a discrepancy between official records and actual enlistment names.
Robert Hudson warned Britain’s agriculture lagged in cattle breeding and performance. He cited four years to fix the system, outlined limits of wartime plans, and criticized subsidies while noting calf rearing fell 37 percent from two years earlier.
Six men were sentenced and two await trial in Toronto courts on trafficking counterfeit gasoline coupons. David McDowell of Windsor received two years at Kingston Penitentiary for distributing counterfeit coupons. Two men got three and six months for purchasing loose coupons. others received nine months and one year for selling loose coupons. One man drew one month for possessing loose coupons.
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