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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
13
Fragmentary notes describe a past event with references to Estes and a weekly shipment of 5200 barrels. Mentions a family escape and a person named Artemi Riagh Ryder, dated about a year ago.
Canberra reports a severe drought hitting Australia with rising Pacific and Britain demand. Wheat harvests may drop while Australian requirements rise to 72 million bushels, forcing use of reserves. Meat supplies shrink as civilian rations tighten. fat lambs and dairy output fall, with rainfall limited and irrigation helping little.
A wartime church service recounts liberation scenes with refugees and local civilians. The crowd sang the Magnificat and Te Deum as bombed shores and a beach rescue unfolded. A German NCO assaulted a wounded Canadian. civilians mourned prisoners sent to camps while smiles appeared at the convoy windows.
A feature on bi valve molluscs focusing on the oyster and scallop. The oyster anchors to rocks while the scallop swims in coastal waters using a powerful adductor muscle. Scallops are harvested from banks as they form dense groups and the species are abundant year round.
A sermon notes the Parable of the Talents stressing faithful use of gifts, divine accountability, and consequences for laziness. It cites scripture from Matthew 25 19-30 Romans 12 1 Corinthians 5 and 1 Thessalonians, urging disciplined labor and proper authority within Christian living.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions seeking someone for company and trade aims. It hints at a merchant or market context with unclear references to a purchase and designation of an emissary, but specifics are unintelligible.
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