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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Nov 17, 1949

Page

3

Favorite Christmas Cake Recipe From All Nations

The article shares a treasured recipe for a large fruit and nut Christmas cake with ingredients from many countries. It outlines measurements for 24 pound servings, mixing procedures, oven times, and notes on baking and cooling, plus other dessert ideas like chocolate fruit cake and ice cream sauce.

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Cleating Auction Sale Of Furniture and Bee Keeper Supplies

Public auction at Mrs. Mamie Smiths Rockwood residence on Saturday November 10 at daylight saving time. Items include dining room furniture living room sets bedroom suites kitchenware garden tools beekeeping equipment and household effects. Cash day of sale. no removal until settlement. Hindley Elliott, Auctioneers, Rockwood or Milton address.

Laneteum Tomatch Stewart Warner Electricaci Riis Mferris Reid Hindley Eliott Rockwood Milton

Window Week at Ginger Farm Raises Dust and Windows

Diary notes reflect a home project called Window Week at Ginger Farm from Tuesday to Friday, counting forty windows after listing cellar, flat floor, and upstairs panes. The author jokes about wind, weather, daylight saving time, and flies, plus a digression on Millers Association minutes from the McCiegor Report.

Ginger Farm Leta Hydro Flo Fies McCiegor Financial Post

Voters List Notice for Acton Ontario 1949

Notice of compliance with the Voters List Act posted at the Acton Ontario office on November 1 1949 listing all eligible voters for Parliament Legislative Assembly provincial and municipal elections. Voters urged to inspect the list and file corrections by November 30 1949. J McGeachie Clerk Town of Acton Ontario.

Acton Ntario Legislative Assembly J. MecGeachie Actoi

Abbreviations puzzle shows public ignorance of org initials

A reader decries unreadable initials in government and committee names. Examples like NFPA and OPOS are cited with humor, noting many readers guess meanings rather than know them. The piece lampoons complex holdings and asks who decodes such acronyms.

Fire damages wedding gifts at Milton residence

An early morning fire caused about 1500 dollars in damage destroying wedding gifts and kitchen ware in the apartment behind Dr C K Stevenson’s home on Queen Street. Dr JOA Palmer's residence was affected and Miss Fthel Chapman, lecturer, spoke later at Milton Canadian Club. Frederick Wm Armstrong dies in Toronto hospital after illness.

Joa Palmer C K Stevenson Queen Street Fthel Chapman

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