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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
11
Local notes record numerous visits and family ties. Miss Gladys Huffman of Toronto returns home for the weekend as relatives from Toronto Hamilton Bowmanville and Oshawa visit Acton for Mother's Day and funeral gatherings. A funeral in Acton draws attendees from Toronto and surrounding Ontario towns.
Mrs. Floria Tournour was honored by two groups of friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ian McDonald. One group from Storey Glove Co presented a clock with a warm message. The second group gave a miscellaneous shower of gifts and a written tribute to friendship.
Official figures show Nazi bombing damaged or destroyed 2659 church buildings in England and Wales, including Coventry and Llandaff cathedrals, St Paul’s, Westminster Abbey, and Canterbury Deanery. Vicarages, halls, schools, and convents also suffered, while church attendance reportedly rose in some areas.
A large consignment of model aeroplanes is bound for Argentina from Britain. The kits include scale replicas of the Spitfire Hurricane and other famous aircraft, with full construction drawings and accessories.
The Department of MINDS Resources funds a new Sardis hospital and enlarges the Fisher River Reserve hospital in Mirmitoba. Sardis becomes a modern ITS bed sanatorium with X ray equipment and advanced tuberculosis surgery facilities. Fisher River Reserve hospital expansion increases capacity to 360 beds, opening last July with construction largely by Indian labor.
The report tracks Allied bombing campaigns over German ports including Hamburg Bremen and Ludwigshafen with heavy incendiaries and explosives. It notes German losses over Northern France and London raids, Hess's parachute landing in Scotland and mixed British assessments, plus presumed Franco German economic collaboration discussions at an undisclosed site.
The Aston Public Utilities Commission met in regular session to review a new power contract and establish rules for service deposits requiring property deeds for water and light. They directed payment of several accounts, noted maintenance priorities, and reported a new gate valve installation at the water plant.
The article outlines two pneumonia belts in North America. One runs east from Quebec to New Brunswick along the Atlantic coast. the other spans Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. It notes climate is not the sole factor and credits salphanamide drugs with saving nine of ten pneumonia victims. It also mentions about 30,000 Canadians die from pneumonia yearly, with improved hospital death reductions and emphasis on prevention through infection source control and general health measures.
The article recalls global progress in transformer technology over a year, noting high voltage transformers in Turkey and China, a line of new machines including a New Zealand waterwheel alternator and a Madras horizontal shaft unit. It highlights government support, skilled technicians, and steady design improvements for efficiency and economy.
Trade Commissioner in Buenos Aires reports demand for Canadian certified seed potatoes in Argentina and Uruguay likely to match last autumn. The Sabine report notes war disruptions, unemployment, and reduced consumer spending pressure. Prices stay low, hurting agriculture more than other industries. outlook for next fall remains similar to prior year.
Canadian lumber shipments to Peru’s Lima market decline sharply as buyers seek more profitable markets elsewhere and US supply replaces Canadian product. Trade observers cite weak demand and price pressures affecting imports to the West Coast of South America.
Hospitals of England are urged to review medical services to free doctors for the navy army and air services. The appeal emphasizes minimizing disruption to civilian care while supporting national defense efforts.
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