Mixing Bowl and Farm News From The Acton Free Press
Homemaker column shares packed lunch ideas with whole grain sandwiches and fruit. Features a recipe for meat loaf sandwiches and a bake with oats, plus a profile of Harry J. Boyle new CBC Ontario Farm Broadcast Commentator. Mentions readers' questions to Anne Allan and farm broadcast details.
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Harry J. Boyle
Ontario
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Boyle
St. Augustine
CBS
Don Fairbcirn
R.C.A.F
Anne Allan
Acton Free Press
Fire-watchers in London Enroll 160 Enemy Aliens
In London 160 enemy aliens including Germans and Austrians were enrolled as fire-watchers. They were carefully checked before being freed on pre-watching strength.
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London
Belgium Patriots Aid British Despite Bounties offers
German authorities promise 1200 francs for every British airman handed over by Belgians, but reports from London indicate Belgian patriots continue aiding the British. The exchange reflects wartime tensions and local resistance amid ongoing campaigns.
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London
Belgium
Stoves, Housing, and War Time Conserving Habits
Citizens discuss conserving energy and simplifying home routines during wartime. The piece urges keeping heaters in place, reducing lighting, and using baskets for shopping to cut waste and support the home front economy. It notes practical steps like carrying purchases home unwrapped and avoiding unnecessary boiler upkeep.
The Birth of Khaki Color in British Military Cloth
An account on how rainbow colored wools were blended into khaki in West Riding of Yorkshire. It describes the blending process, standardization, and the shift from dyeing to uniform color, ensuring uniform shade across mills for military use.
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South Africa
West Riding of Yorkshire
Weat
United Kingdom
Germany
Ministry of Supply
No Sugar Needed To Can Rhubarb
Rhubarb can be canned without sugar to stretch wartime rations. Wash and cut stalks, heat gently to extract juice, then pack in sterilized jars and seal after a brief water bath. Strawberries raspberries blueberries currants plums and rhubarb may be packed crushed with juice and sterilized for use in pies and puddings.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg 81-Year-Old Knits Socks For Soldiers
An elderly Winnipeg woman, Mrs. Thomas Muir, knits socks for soldiers and airmen who pass her home. She washes and parcels each pair, aiming to comfort the troops for whom she has three generations of family serving.
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Winnipeg
Thomas Muir
Muir
Mull
North Berwick
Southes
Winnipesg
Royal Canadaa Air Forcs
Colombo Defender Was Fruit-Farmer
Air Vice-Marshal John Henry D'Alblad, 47, veteran of two wars, led the plan that repelled the first Japanese air attack on Colombo Ceylon. A reputed organizer and strong man, he would have lived as a fruit farmer in Worcestershire if not for war service. His family stays in Wicklow Ireland while he defended the island from attack.
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Ceylon
John Henry D'Alblad
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Yvonne
James
Sudan
County Wicklow
Eire
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