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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
2
Practical guidance for caring for recovering patients emphasizes diet progression from liquids to soft and full diets, nutrition preservation, and appealing meals. It includes home activities like crafts, story reading, and maintaining a cheerful convalescent room.
The Department of Trade and Commerce ends export permits for sheep and lamb shipments to the United States and British Empire markets for slaughter. This policy shift prompts immediate movement of market and feeder lambs to US points and provides an alternative outlet for producers.
Wounded service personnel are shown being loaded from the field by ambulance units in France. The photograph captures the rapid evacuation process as casualties are transferred for medical care.
A wartime diary notes a new furnace changing daily routines and home logistics. The writer compares prewar habits, laments weather across Canada and England, praises ditty bag drives for overseas sailors, and hopes for a government hydro permit while awaiting relief from the cold.
A reader in Penbroke Ontario reports a small patch of wild strawberry plants in bloom on Morison's Yaland, about a dozen flowers visible in the mild winter scene observed by W. J. Labow.
Many women value softened water for home use noting longer clothes life and easier laundry. Tests show linen life rises by about 23 percent with softened water while pure city water becomes more usable after treatment. The device also saves fuel and improves washing hair, offering ultra pure water without worries about hardness or germs.
In Eastern Canada heat lowers milk output and raises liquid milk use. Dr. G S H Barton chair of the Agricultural Wood Board warns Canada may struggle to meet cheese exports to Britain by 1945. The board urges the public to avoid waste and over purchasing while preserving nutrition.
In Amherst Nova Scotia coppers ran scarce one weekend prompting banks to run low. To meet the penny emergency many stores used rent book matches in making change in cents.
Toronto police were called to a residence after a diamond ring and a wedding band were reported missing. Initial details indicate a burglary with valuables taken from the property, and investigators are reviewing nearby footage and talking to occupants.
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