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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 15, 1946
Page
3
Of Interest to Women presents asparagus as a fresh vegetable with varied recipes. It suggests cream sauces, casseroles, timbales, and egg dishes using asparagus stalks and tips, plus a Mock Maple Butter spread and other tips for flavoring vegetables.
The Ginger Farm diary notes a warm May with rain followed by uncooperative sun. Members plan a June 17 clothing drive and hold an Institute meeting, sharing gossip and quilt-making success. An auction day yields gifts like six carnations for Mother's Day while meat and stocking shortages loom and dairy subsidies stir debate about prices and policy.
Jack Geeves, a Canadian Army veteran training at Moose Jaw, built a home made merry go round for his children using an old washing machine motor, wagon wheel, two by fours, pulleys and wire. The device travels at ten miles an hour, has two safety features and requires the switch to be held to operate, keeping youngsters entertained for hours without getting sick.
Amid global food shortages the seed potatoes for home gardens gain importance. Certified seed, not table potatoes, should be planted to ensure quality and disease free stock. Packaged seed shows variety name and certification. two sizes available, both suitable for planting. Seed pieces should have at least one eye, cut and planted in well prepared soil with rows spaced and depth specified, plant early May.
Two frightened boaters broke a cabin window at the Dartmouth ferry’s stern and fell into Halifax harbor. Their driver, VW Tk Dare, leaped from his car as it was dragged off the ferry and escaped uninjured.
The text describes spring days bringing a longing to escape winter restrictions and enjoy sunshine. It notes people seek to wander fields, observe nature, and chase freedom from daily burdens, sometimes quitting work to savor milder air.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a potato storage setup with a tote or bin measuring 1 by 10 feet and a depth of one half foot. It mentions storage space for about 400 bushels and references a bin structure used for warehousing potatoes.
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