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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 04, 1945

Page

12

Acton Free Press Ad Notice

Advertising notice appears in the Acton Free Press with garbled text about notices and openings. Readable fragments indicate an offer or request for applications though details are unclear.

Thanksgiving in Canada War Ends and Peace Brightens

A Canadian Thanksgiving editorial urges a true day of thanks as WW II ends and veterans return home. It notes wartime burdens, questions about arena redevelopment in Acton, and calls for government accountability while highlighting ongoing costs of demobilization and peace.

Canada Swiece Acton Uis Ng Corporation Necesary Robson House of Commons City Coun Col Ras Metropolian Plangs Bey Nada Germany Ostober

National Newspaper Week Celebrate Community Service

A fragment notes National Newspaper Week highlighting the newspaper's role in serving the community. The text suggests one dedicated week to call attention to the paper's impact beyond ordinary weekly duties.

Editorial Notes on Daylight Saving and Fire Prevention

The note highlights daylight saving changes and announces Fire Prevention Week from October 7 to 13 urging households to prepare against winter fire risk. It discusses the rapid rise of plastics usage and Britain’s key role, noting the plastics industry employs over 100,000 workers and uses more than four million tons of raw materials annually sourced mainly from coal and gas sectors.

Great Britain

Feather of a Lost Epoch in Royal Ontario Museum Galleries

A single fossilized feather, aged about fifty million years, is described as the rarest specimen in the Royal Ontario Museum collection. It fell into or near the French Alps region and became encased in slate-like rock fossils, offering a unique glimpse into ancient avian ancestry.

Royal Ontario Museum Jaradine Mote Wales French Alps Poe Banda

Vulture Fat Trade Sparks Health and Legal Concerns

The fragment discusses a controversial practice involving vulture fat used in cures amid rumors of a black market. References to Mohammed Yousef, Mellish Swanett, and Max Jomits hint at injuries and hospital care while Dutch laws and protections for vultures are noted.

Salem Paestine Ty van Vaws Max Jomits

Farmers Help in Making Penicillin

Report covers Appicultural Supplies Hoard activities through March 31, 1945 noting support for penicillin manufacture from milk sugar and whey. About 1,000 Ontario and Quebec farmers supplied 65 million pounds of whey for whey powder and milk sugar, with portions processed in New York and Canada.

Ontarand Quebec New York State Manu Phaetaee Canada Anil Jan Tok

City appoints 25 investigators to curb black market meat sales

City and vicinity officials announce the appointment of 25 additional investigators to target illegal meat trading. The move aims to reduce black market activity by inspecting meat imports and street vendors, supported by local staff and law enforcement. Others involved include the city board and local agencies.

Monteeat. cCty Driews Board Halden Drive Humber

Acton Business Directory Listing Highlights

Directory style record lists multiple professionals and services in Acton Ontario. Items include physicians dentists lawyers veterinarians real estate and insurance firms with office and residence details, phone numbers, and notes on availability.

Time Tables Note for Georgetown and Guelph Flyers

Daily schedules show Georgetown and Guelph services with exceptions on Saturdays and Sundays. The flyer lists departure times such as 7 48 p.m 12 08 a.m and 1 24 a.m for different routes and days.

Transit timetable extract with route city notes

Fragmented schedule lines list east and westbound times and destinations including London Stratford and Kitchener. Indicates Sunday and holiday service or daily operation except Sundays and holidays. Includes multiple time stamps from morning to evening and notes on route variations.

London Kitchener Stratford

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