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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
5
A poem by Edna Jacques reflects on listening with the heart to nature’s growth. The speaker imagines hearing grasses, spring sounds, and birds as crocuses bloom and life awakens in the garden season. The piece contrasts dull ears with a tender, attentive heart.
Twenty years on May rains bring hay prospects for barns. Harry Harrison of Fergus opens Acton shoe store after loaning Acton Creamery, while Acton Athletic Association plans radio at Mill Street grounds. Hatton Women’s Institutes celebrate 25th anniversary with District Annual on June 8 at Methodist School Room Acton. Kannawin of George Town opens wholesale depot for British American Oil in Acton. Acton welcomes Kannawin family back. Goldham announces birth in Georgetown May 12 1922. Coleman Powell marriage at Holy Trinity Toronto May 20 1942. Adams announces marriage in Burlington May 31 1920s Acton native aged 51.
Bishop Michael Furse of St Alban’s urged churchmen to provide spiritual and moral leadership. He criticized the Church for lacking courage to stand by its convictions in the face of popular opinion and anti Christian sentiment, saying it has often avoided fighting for Christian life.
The lesson, set in Jerusalem, discusses Jesus sharing the Passover with His disciples, the significance of the bread and cup, and the meaning of His body and blood. It covers the anticipation of the kingdom, the betrayal of Judas, and the covenant through Christ’s sacrificial death.
In Bath England during heavy raids Nise CP Nazi pressure raids target the town. Auxiliary training service girls gain their first chance to serve on anti aircraft gun crews. Commanders express confidence that the mixed battery will endure and remain steady under bombardment.
London British farmers will get facilities from the Agricultural Ministry to convert straw into cattle feed for use next winter to boost milk production.
Mary Tillett, a former London dresser who catered to top society before the war, is named in a complaint concerning forms issued by the CCP Auxiliary Training Service. The report notes the issue involves transport training centers amid scrutiny of official documentation.
The article notes Trans Canada Air Lines employing women across instrument, engine, accessory and propeller shops during World War II. Women work a 48 hour week under wartime conditions, replacing men who joined the armed forces. Photos show Eva Grant grinding a valve, Mary Goshlake assembling ignition harness, and Mary Baverstick finishing a bomb sight and related instruments.
Mrs Rose Murren of Pettigreett, Pennsylvania, widow and mother of nine, earned state recognition as a master farmer. She managed the farm after her husband Joe Murren’s death, expanded acreage to 140 acres, and produced top results in potatoes, cattle, and hogs. Her leadership and modern farming methods inspired her community and county farm bureau members.
Canada expands timber use to replace metals for war needs. Forest Products Laboratories report increased wood demand from advertising to construction, boatyards, and rail equipment. Wood and derivatives meet shortages of steel in handles, beams, containers, furniture, bridges, vehicles, and aircraft parts as phenol and urea resins enable new wood products.
Report notes North of England bat makers converting to rifles and gun stocks as war begins. Machines adapted to cut four slats into rifle butts and stocks pass through U2 processes before ammonia treatment. Veteran craftsmen say the familiar feel of cricket bats survives in wartime products.
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