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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
9
Practical guidance for moving convalescents toward recovery with careful sleep, diet, and mood. Includes food textures from liquid to full meals, home crafts, reading, and a cheerful bedside setup. Emphasizes supervision by a doctor and sanitary meal practices.
The Department of Trade and Commerce ended export permits for sheep and lambs shipped for slaughter to the United States and British Empire points. Immediate movement to U S points began as sport restrictions on live sheep and lambs were removed. Producers gain an export outlet on the hoof amid new price dynamics for stored lamb.
Wounded are loaded from an Algeria area ambulance train in a World War II scene. The photograph shows medics transferring injured personnel from a field hospital to awaiting ambulances as they depart France.
The writer notes unseasonably warm weather and slow fall ploughing, contrasts English and Canadian climates, and highlights the boost a new furnace brings to comfort. She urges neighbors to fill dirtier bags for overseas sailors and reflects on changing postwar needs and patience for hydro permits.
In Pembroke Ontario a reader reports a mild winter as W J Labow observes Morison’s Yaland and notes about a dozen wild strawberry plants in bloom, signaling early signs of spring.
An article extols softened water advantages for women at home noting extended clothing life by over 23 percent and reduced hardness in city water. It argues softened water improves washing efficiency, hair quality, and overall cleanliness while conserving resources and avoiding impurities in rainwater and stagnation risks.
Eastern Canada’s heat reduced milk output and raised milk purchases. Dr. G S H Barton chair of Agricultural Wood Board warns Canada may struggle to meet Britain’s 1945 cheese supply goal. The board urges the public to avoid waste while maintaining essential nutrition and cheese production for Britain and Canadian forces.
Coppers ran short in Amherst Nova Scotia over a weekend leaving banks short of coins. To meet the penny emergency many local stores resorted to using rent book matches in making change in cents.
Toronto police responded to a home where a diamond ring a wedding ring and a wrist watch were reported missing. The incident prompted a police investigation and targeted search for the items in the area.
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