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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1940
Page
7
From a vintage kitchen page, a motherly menu guides stuffed cabbage with ham beef or lamb and rice, plus a southern candied sweet potato recipe. The cabbage is steamed in a damp sheet and served with parsley. The potatoes bake in a maple syrup glaze until translucent.
A wartime Canadian idea to vary lunch boxes using canned lobster. Lobster salad stuffed rolls serve six with two per child, using celery pickle cucumber and dressing. Mix lobster with vegetables, fill hot dog rolls, and enjoy for picnics or outdoor meals.
A billiard table from London makers is delivered to the Samagusta Club in Cyprus as a tribute to Britain's Mediterranean Fleet. The firm has a century of export history, with an inscription noting Crimea 1853 and personal ties to officers in campaigns in Egypt and Palestine.
London girls Margaret Tennyson and Kathrine Christian patrol the Guide Association building roof during air raids. They are self trained using binoculars and naked eye, describing hearing aircraft and watching bombs, with one on duty during Buckingham Palace attacks and another during a dogfight overhead.
In England on November 13, Freda Chown and her 15-year-old sister Pat work as fully licensed shipwrights repairing vessels damaged by bombs. They wear overalls and bandanas, have long sailed, and say wartime duties made dirty hands acceptable. They note they perform government work and endure cold, rain, and mud to keep ships seaworthy.
At Rothamsted England scientist F C Bawden and a goldfish demonstrated that potato diseases caused by tiny plant parasites are visible when water streams move past a specimen. Incubating the organism to mass and using a moving river of water, the fish tail flick revealed the invisible pathogens for the first time.
In Ottawa the 19th Parliament opens its pre Christmas session with debates on the address in reply to the Throne. Prime Minister King plans a mid January Dominion Provincial conference to discuss Rowell-Stross recommendations. Topics include war financing, Dominion-Provincial relations, Atlantic and Pacific Army Command, St. Lawrence power, and Western wheat and apple surpluses. Roosevelt’s re election is seen as stabilizing Ottawa Washington relations. Willkie would have altered dynamics.
A Sunday School lesson links life abundant in John 10 10 to global events from Roosevelt's third term to Chamberlains policy and a Romania earthquake. It details the centurion's faith in Jesus healing his servant, the power of a word, and Christ's compassionate miracles transforming sorrow into joy.
New York report notes Prof. William H Barton Jr renaming constellations with modern references. The Great Bear is the Democratic Donkey, Cancer the Crab becomes the Republican Elephant, and Auriga the Charioteer is Santa Claus.
Western automobile clubs pressed for the Alaska-Argentine highway after a Reno conference endorsed the project. The push highlights Pan-Pacific defense moves shaping advocacy for the route across the Americas.
Elizabeth Fisher, two days after an appendectomy, taught her Sunday School class and attended services, marking her 781st time to lead the class. The Durham Associated Press report notes her commitment and recovery.
Ottawa reports demand for feathers grows amid war calls, as Canadian poultry farms pivot to supply feather products for military sleeping bags and pillows. Officials note no other markets will cover the demand and Canada’s supply is limited by conditions.
A terse note from a reader claims a village offers a cure for rheumatism, contrasting it with their own response and noting personal benefit from the local remedy.
Canberra report lists Australia population at 7 031 150 with an increase of 33 833 since January. Figures reflect latest government release and regional counts across major cities. Authorities note steady growth trends and ongoing migration patterns influencing demographics nationwide.
A rustic recruit, nicknamed Inet, faces a joking sergeant who dares him to climb a searchlight. The recruit laughs off the prank, claiming immunity to the trick, while the sergeant notes the lad's cunning as the test unfolds.
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