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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1941
Page
10
The article promotes using Canadian whole grain cereals to boost health and energy. It includes tested recipes for leftover breakfast cereal, barley and oat mixtures, muffins, steamed puddings, and pancakes, with instructions on soaking, cooking times, and substitutions. It emphasizes long slow cooking for flavor and digestibility.
Bank of Montreal shows assets at 1.046 billion dollars up 85.2 million from last year and quickly available resources at 705.7 million, 73 percent of liabilities. Deposits total 928.3 million with 809.1 million in Canada, profits 3.437 million, dividend paid, no surplus carried forward.
A farmer recounts neighbors burning old railway ties salvaged from a government owned line. Despite efforts to consult a station agent, piles of ties and spikes were set ablaze, wasting wood that could have supported winter needs. The piece laments public waste and hints at wartime price pressures and policy debates.
Details emerge on the Wartime Prices and Trade Board as it prepares to enforce maximum prices based on the Sept 18 to Oct 11 base period. The policy targets essentials like milk and eggs, while officials warn businesses who resist change. Prominent promotions in the armed services and a shift in Crerar to overseas command also feature amid the wartime admin reach.
The Department of Mines and Resources reports forests and forest industries played a key role in Canada’s war finance. In 1940 wood and paper exports increased credit, offsetting deficits in other commodities. Non-monetary gold exports added to the balance, while forests supplied lumber for war construction and UK shipments, aiding war material logistics.
The Current Review of Agricultural Conditions in Canada notes higher feed grain needs due to more livestock and heavier feeding. Wheat supplies are adequate overall, but certain regions face shortages requiring government aid in distribution. A key measure is covering freight charges on Western grains and mill feeds from the head of the Lakes and Armstrong to Eastern Canada.
The fashion page previews spring coats with generous hems in wool blends and two tone fabrics. Styles include wrap around coats with minimal fasteners, long torso and Daxque shapes, and blouse backed coats. Hem lengths suggest skirt lines for next season and coordinated spring dresses.
Production of shorn wool in Canada reached a peak of 14,511,000 pounds in 1941, up from 11,822,000 pounds in 1940. The number of sheep shorn rose to 1,025,700 with an average yield about 7.8 pounds per fleece. Nova Scotia Ontario and British Columbia were the provinces with sheep shorn, while the count did not increase.
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