12 Nov 1942
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1942
Page
1
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription terms including annual rates and address changes. It notes cancellation rules to avoid interruptions, and advertising policies with liability limits for errors and required proofs.
The community reports another Victory Loan victory with Acton and Halton backing Canada in the war. Voters lists for Acton are in preparation with 643 names on the 1942 rolls and 754 on the west side of Mill Street. Municipal nominations approach as wartime duties shift public focus from elections to defense.
Editorial notes urge residents of Elora to observe a new curfew for children and shop early for practical gifts. The piece encourages participation in War Savings Certificates and explains that small investments can build Victory Bonds, while promoting community cooperation to improve hometown opportunities.
Canada ends diplomatic relations with the Vichy government as Prime Minister Mackenzie King expands postings to Russia and Australia. The cabinet also reshuffles rubber and timber controls while naming new high commissioners and ministers to Australia, Russia, Chile, and China. Saskatchewan's Justice T. C. Davis becomes Australia's high commissioner. L. L. Wilgress is appointed minister to Russia reflecting Canada’s diplomat-heavy foreign service strategy.
Regent wheat developed by the Dominion Experimental Farms is described by the Agriculture Department as undoubtedly the best variety for northern Ontario. Early tests at Kapuskasing show 105 days to maturity with white chaff and red grain, resisting rust and delivering higher yields than Garnet and Reward in five years of trials.
A bank finances college bred entrepreneurs starting a chemical venture. The firm plans a small start, tests a product, then sells across Canada, to the United States, and overseas, meeting wartime demand. The piece highlights bank profits, credit serving community needs, and the Canadian National Railways timetable snippet.
Gray Coach Lines lists departure times and routes from Westhownd to NCITS with limited readable timing blocks and services. The fragment mentions trips to Stratford and Kitchener with weekend service and varying daily schedules. The text is incomplete but indicates a transportation timetable snapshot with specific regional connections.
Margaret Jennings, a welfare supervisor for the London Passenger Transport Board, oversees 2,500 bus conductors and subway guards. She plans rest rooms and supervises welfare services to support workers during wartime.
A compilation of local doctors and professionals in Acton and surrounding areas. Includes Dr W G C Kenney Dr Chas D Shortt Dr W G Cullen Stevens on Wagner Campbellville office details and hours Dr Hugh S Austin Dantal Surgeon Notary public and legal notices by F G Oakes and Langdon with addresses and contact numbers. Includes veterinary surgeon Y Young and auctioneers Petch and Johnson with contact information.
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