Fire Prevention Week campaign urged to curb civic fire losses
The Acton Free Press urges national effort to stop fires on the home front. It cites 1942 Canada fire losses of 304 lives and over 31 million dollars in damage and calls citizens to reduce hazards, control smoking, and act quickly if a fire starts. It laments Cocoanut Grove and Knights of Columbus Hostel tragedies as examples of what can happen.
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Canada
John Q
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Knights of Columbus
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Advertising in wartime commerce keeps stores running
Bowmanville Statesman argues merchants should use local newspapers to educate the public, promote slow moving and plentiful goods, and explain shortages to maintain goodwill. Advertising guides customers to shop at convenient times and helps sustain the store through short supplies.
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Bowmanville Statesman
Thanksgiving optimism as Canada nation's postwar role boosts morale
The article praises Allied victories in North Africa and Sicily, notes Canada’s veteran status in the United Nations fight, and highlights Canada’s future role in a postwar world. It discusses plans for an Acton Roll of Honor and urges community cooperation, plus Fire Prevention Week observance.
Editorial notes reflect wartime thrift and postwar plans
The piece cites Henry Ford on business, praise for Canada’s war effort, Thanksgiving as more than a holiday, and a call to buy War Bonds. It comments on auction sales not signaling rural decline, housing needs after peace, and criticism of federal bureaucrats while urging local planning and continued civic effort.
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Katmloops
B.C
Sentinet
Ottawa tightens wheat policy to curb inflation
Ottawa layers new anti inflation tactics as pressure on the Prices Board pushes the government to halt wheat trading at Winnipeg. It plans to supply wheat to subsidized buyers from stocks owned by the government, keeping bread prices steady amid rising grain costs. The cabinet weighs wage relief for low earners alongside wage policy and family allowances as it studies the wartime labour board reports.
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Ottawa
Prices Board
Dorbinson
Winnipeg
Prices Stability Corporation
Wheat Board
Grain Exchange
Canadian Debate on Family Allowances Sparks Cabinet Talk
In a cabinet discussion the idea of monthly family allowances emerges as aid for low income families. Proponents argue it targets the neediest, with payments around eight dollars per child, while opponents warn of a sweeping social program with administrative challenges.
Britain plans vast 50 year postwar forest program
Britain to expand forest land to 5 million acres under a 50 year plan by a new bill to be introduced in the House of Commons. The first decade would plant 500000 acres and develop woodland at an estimated cost of 184 million dollars creating employment for up to 500000 people and transforming derelict land into productive forest and rural areas.
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Acton and Vicinity
War Service League
Acton
London
Britain
House of Commons
I Ls
Europe
Back boiler head of locomotives on Canadian National lines
The back boiler head of locomotives on Canadian National Railways is a complex assembly with about 65 distinct parts split between engineers and firemen. Locomotives hauling important passenger and wartime freight on national routes are upgraded, with valve turns replacing shovels as standard practice.
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Canadian National RailWays
Veteran clergyman Rev William Longhurst dies at 104
London report notes Rev William Longhurst oldest British clergyman. Died in Budleigh Salterton within a week of his 105th birthday. Marlborough College Old Boy and honorary Worcester canon for 26 years. He became Canon Emeritus at 97.
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London
Britain
William Longhurst
Budleigh Salterton
Marlborough College
Worcester
Allied Women Given Medals For Gallantry
A Toronto CP report notes few Canadian gallantry awards but cites international examples. British and Russian women receive multiple honors for battlefield courage, while Canadian women in uniform have earned awards for devotion to duty including Mollie Ent whistle and Irma Malcolmson, with other nurses named in royal honors.
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Toronto
Britain
Auxiliary
Canada
CWAC
Women
Auxiliary Air Force
Royal Naval Service
Yekaterina Tkachenko
Iscant
Leningrad
Ceech
Mollie Entwhistle
Canadian Women's Army Corps
Ottawa
Irma Malcolmson
Carman
Man
Ruyton
Ohio
Wulso
Jean Davey
Hamilton
12.C
ALF
The Good Old Tome Town
After war servicemen return they will seek roots in their old home town. They may compare distant cities with our community and feel this is the best place on earth. A satisfactory job and warm reception will help many settle down here.
Time Table Fragments from Georgetown and Guelph Routes
Daily service notes show schedules for Georgetown and Guelph routes with exceptions. Several entries indicate daily or flyer services except Sundays, and specific times listed such as 4.29 pm and 12.08 am among others.
Gray Coach Lines Service Schedule Fragments
Service times show westbound routes with departures at 10.53 am and 5.08 pm and 11.28 pm. Some entries indicate trips to London and Guelph, with Sunday and holiday restrictions and daily service to Guelph and Kitchener. Additional notes reference Stratford and Kitchener stops.
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London
Guelph
Kitchener
Stratford
Trilobites Once Dictators of the Deep
The Royal Ontario Museum recalls the era when trilobites ruled the oceans for at least 100 million years. These extinct crustaceans competed with brachiopods and were later outflanked by cephalopods and placoderms in prehistoric seas.
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Ufe
Royal Ontario Museum
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New World
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Henry Ford
Mackenzie King
Chesley Enterprise
Harold Butler
Washington
Victory
Studeion
Dominion OF Canada
W.G. C. Kenney
Garegeen
Z. A. Mchliven
Lyman Block
Mil Street
DRT
H. Wylie
Wasestio
Hugh S. Austin
Destel
Mill Street
Corer Frederick
Pam
Dceghems
Cc. F. Leatherland
Drece Ier
Kenneth M. Langdon
Siollnitor
Notary Pebile
Georgetown
Gregory
T. Seynuck
Wours
Noquest
B. D. Young
V-S
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Brookvile
Ontario
Milton
F-G. Oakes
V.S
Knox Avenue
KCAL
Willoughby Farm Agency
Kent Bidy
Ton Urnson
Georgelows
Hailwais
Dally
Gray Coach Lines
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