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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
13
Unusual honey recipes include Honey Oatmeal Muffins and Honey Pear and Cream Cheese Salad. Instructions describe mixing honey with egg and shortening for muffins, then combining milk flour oatmeal baking powder and nuts before baking. The salad uses pear halves walnuts honey cream cheese and lettuce with honey rosettes.
Fun cookie ideas for kids and cooks alike using condensed milk. Includes Magic Crumb Cookies with coconut or nuts and Ginger Cookies with molasses and ginger. Provides simple steps and oven times for quick, child friendly baking.
A reflection on the press started by Stephen Daye three centuries ago who made printing central to education democracy and commerce. The piece credits printed materials with spreading truth guiding invention and turning ideas into widespread knowledge and progress.
A reflective piece by John Edwin Price extols the local weekly editor who chronicles a person from birth to death. It lauds the editor for announcing arrivals, achievements, engagements, illnesses, and obituaries, framing the editor as a constant friend who places individuals on the public map.
The piece defends newspapers as a public institution and mirror of the community. It highlights the duty to print news fully and impartially, uphold accuracy, and inform citizens for democracy. It notes Newspaper Week aims to raise awareness of the work beyond type and ink.
A Ginger Farm column recounts a busy week with Red Cross canvassing yielding generous local donations and gifts. It recalls a church gathering by Miss Ethel Chapman with book talks praising classic literature, plus reflections on Standard Time versus Daylight Saving Time and wartime morale in Canada.
The Calgary Herald welcomed delegates to the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association convention 1940 and praised editors for serving communities with timely leadership. It noted mechanization and faster communications, yet weekly papers maintain a strong, close link with readers and contribute to national progress.
The National Research Council of Canada mobilizes a vast wartime program. Over 80 percent of work connects to defense, with hundreds of projects from aerodynamics wind tunnels to gauge testing labs aiding munitions production. A new aero dynamics lab nears completion and specialists address gas masks aircraft deicers textiles and alloys.
Two men converse with one person appearing bored. the other identified as Brown. The remark implies Brown has a dull demeanor in social exchanges.
The article notes wartime power use rising across branches as efficiency becomes essential. It urges daily conservation and highlights the hopeful weather as a morale booster, inviting readers to adjust habits to save electricity.
American writer Warren Irvin argues the Royal Air Force raids boost British morale and threaten German invasion plans. He cites Germany’s air losses, Luftwaffe limits, and rising Allied aircraft production, noting pilots are harder to replace than planes.
The piece extols Newspaper Advertising as the lowest priced salesman, interviewing people in their homes, creating goodwill, and delivering a trusted selling message without doors slamming. It emphasizes comfort, receptiveness, and broad reach across Canada.
The text argues that intelligent publicity is essential for both advertising and personal professions. Without propagandaa intelligent advertising, even great artists would attract little attention, comparable to a fly in a kitchen. It asserts success rises with proper publicity and cautions against failures from poor promotion.
Ontario and Quebec enjoy increased travel and neighborly visits this summer. The piece contrasts language, customs, and landscapes from Quebec City to rural farms, noting Chateaux Frontenac, Parliament, and St Lawrence views as Ontario travelers explore the distinct setting.
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