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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 04, 1951

Page

11

Homemaker notes from the Canadian National Exhibition

A reader shares impressions from the Canadian National Exhibition featuring Eleanor Roosevelt and Canadian manufacturers. Highlights include safe electric dryers, food chopper attachments, nursery rhyme demonstrations, telephone service, Niagara Falls hydro plans, Canadian pottery, Australian canned fruit, New Zealand canned melons, fresh coconut milk, juice stands, Design for Living rooms, kitchen units, home freezers, meat cooking tips, and knife displays.

Eleanor Roosevelt Canada Niagara Falls Coney Island C.N.E

Economical Bean Dishes and Braised Short Ribs

The article lists navy bean instructions for economical suppers and a recipe for braised short ribs. Navy beans are soaked in cold water then cooked in salted water or with a pressure cooker for about six cups yield. Braised short ribs are browned, simmered with tomato juice, then baked at 325 degrees for about two hours.

Campbellville WMS Reports At St David’s Church Meeting

Mrs. Lloyd Crawford hosted the WMS of St. David’s Church in Campbellville on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Elliot opened with a poem Creeda After hymn and prayer. Reports from secretary treasurer cheer and Welcome welfare secretaries noted letters calls. Seventeen members attended a social hour after the meeting. Rev J Sutherland and others attended a Sunday School workers conference in Fergus and reported a pleasant time.

Lloyd Crawford WMS St. David's Church Elliot Mina Gertrude Holmes Nassagaweyn W.M.S Lawrence_Sharpe Formosa J. Sutherland A. Moore G. Black R. Mahon W. Greenlees St. Andrew's Church Fergus

Cheddar Cheese Name Grounded in English Village Roots

The cheese Cheddar takes its name from the village of Cheddar near Bristol England where dairyman Joseph Harding first systematized its production. This origin ties the product to historical dairy practices and a named English locale.

Bristol England Joseph Harding

Instalment-Plan Buying For Five Per Cent Down

Gordon Oder of the Bank of Montreal in Acton promotes Canada Savings Bonds with a five percent down payment option. Buyers can pay $2.50 on a $50 bond or $5 on a $100 bond, with the remainder in easy installments over 12 months. Bonds offer a high rate, 3.5 percent coupons, first due August 1, 1953, and continue to 1962, totaling about 32 percent over the life of the bond.

Canada Savings Bonds Gordon Oder Bank of Montreal Acton Oder Canada

Autumn Poem Reflections On Seasons And Hay Storage

The poem recalls autumn color in a maple and woodlot while memory preserves a summer warmth. It looks ahead to frost and snow, promises another spring, and muses on safer hay storage practices with open spaces aiding cooling and curing of bales.

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