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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1940
Page
13
Readers learn quick foolproof frostings to decorate cakes and desserts. Suggested desserts include hollowed cakes filled with whipped cream or ice cream, and colored frostings to create a festive party look with both Rainbow and Chocolate varieties.
William Wydell Brummitt a baker and confectioner in Primaby England was fined £50 for making false statements about his sugar stock. Inspectors found four tons 84 pounds of sugar on his premises, with testimony noting prewar purchases and storage in sacks drawers and a trough.
A mobile relief van combining a canteen and travelling wardrobe is available for London air raid victims. Presented to Westminster City Council by Councillor E Stanley Edgeson, the van includes a kitchenette washing area two full length bunks and clothing storage for men women and children. It is driven by members of Ure Worden's Voluntary Services and staffed by a doctor and two trained nurses.
Washington reports that American women will shift from glamorous wartime roles to practical support for democracy. Harriet Elliott leads a program to tackle hunger, housing, clothing, and warmth, urging feeding and protecting the home front.
River Emergency Service women and girls man seven ambulance vessels in London during air raids. Stationed on the Thames they serve as first responders and improvised caterers for river communities and workers in vital war plants. Trained to reach action stations within three minutes, they operate under dangerous conditions.
In Mississippi CP reports publicity experts rigged a recording machine with a wire to a microphone placed in a cedar tree to capture the nightingale and mockingbird tones for a delta publicity effort.
Washington reports the morale division of the war training plan is allotted 3 million dollars annually to fund recreational and morale activities for troops, part of Uncle Sam's draft army expansion.
A reader recalls graveling a rural lane and enjoying a car ride free of mud while noting gravel's value for time and wear. The letter veers into wartime economic questions including prices, price spreads, and Christmas giving as Canada debates wheat policy and a Wartime Requirements Board.
The text discusses sending Christmas cards and reducing unnecessary greetings while ensuring that those who receive them feel remembered and valued. It emphasizes thoughtful remembrance and the glow of happiness it brings to people who might otherwise be forgotten.
New York November 27 CP Ione Robinson a slim blond blue eyed artist has seen two wars in three years and believes an artist in this time holds one of the most important jobs. She witnessed fighting at the Ebro Front and left Paris days before Nazi troops entered the city.
Abubakr of Sokoto replies to Hitler denying coercion for the UK war effort. He notes Muslims in Sokoto freely contributed to the Allied cause, reporting a spontaneous total of £6,216,111 raised by the Sokoto Emirate as loyal prayers for victory.
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