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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1944
Page
8
Acton and Halton County celebrate another Victory Loan as local investors back the drive. Canadians meet wartime demand with farming and industry expanding to feed Europe and the Near East while postwar reconstruction looms.
Postwar housing demand in Acton hinges on the ultimate cost of homes and lot prices. Savings from wartime years may go to homes if prices are affordable. otherwise funds may be spent on other pursuits. Landowners builders and suppliers should plan for varied postwar demand.
An editorial argues Remembrance Day highlights collective blame for World War II outcomes and urges personal accountability. It stresses that leadership and distrust arise from individual selfishness, calling for broader thinking and daily practice of the greatest good for all to prevent future wars.
Editorial notes praise a mild autumn easing fuel worries and urge Christmas planning. It urges residents to check Acton voters lists, notes 1945 election questions, and lauds leaders who guided the nation through hard days to victory and peace.
Hundreds of thousands of shell eggs promised by the Canadian Department of Agriculture are due to start arriving in quantity early in the New Year. Dehydrated eggs, though nutritional, are not popular with housewives and a grocer noted few customers accept their full allocation.
A speaker urged that returning servicemen will want a home and many wives leaving war plants must learn cooking. Well cooked food strengthens families and helps love, while burnt beef and tough biscuits can chill the home life even with a maid.
In New Delhi today the CP reported India has tenfold pre war output for rifles and ninefold for guns and carriages. Light machine guns and small arms ammunition rose fourfold and twenty sevenfold respectively while bayonets and carriages show substantial gains.
Two men joke about resemblance to Moc and a debt of five dollars. The first notes the resemblance and that Moc owes him money, while the second denies looking like Moo.
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