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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1942
Page
2
The Free Press states subscriptions will continue unless canceled or notified otherwise and warns against arrears. Advertising terms limit liability for errors unless corrections are written and acknowledged, with liability capped to the portion of space affected. Garlof Mui, Falter, 174 a.
The piece calls Thanksgiving a national duty and highlights Canada’s relative safety amid war. It urges keeping fairs and community life adaptable to wartime needs and endorses Fire Prevention Week October 4 to 10 to cut fire waste and support the war effort. It stresses cooperation with local fire chiefs and responsible behavior to prevent fires.
The piece argues alcohol production in Canada should shift to military use after November 1 and notes ample stocks for six years. It asserts liquor interests resist voluntary wartime co operation and calls for forceful prohibition of intoxicating beverages to aid the war effort.
Commentary from Brampton Conservator on national policy shifts and home life changes. Critiques Premier Hepburn remarks on releasing Tan Rock and internees. Kingston beverage room owners call for extended hours amid Liquor Control Act enforcement. ABranton notes bootlegging fines and law obedience lessons.
Government rationing tightens control on new farm machinery and land equipment as wartime measures aim to divert production to the war effort. Farmers must show acreages and livestock data, repair existing gear where possible, and expect reduced imports with some repair parts allowed.
The Combined Fort Board in Washington announced an allocation plan for Canadian apples for the 1942 43 season. Up to 400 000 boxes may enter US markets from BC over eight months September to March and another 200 000 over January to April, with the second period to be set by December.
The Ranger, a bi monthly publication, spreads information on guerilla fighting and related topics to thousands of Pacific Coast Rangers across British Columbia.
A fragment outlines how one of 722 army issue Commanio Daggers was sent to Canadian regiments overseas for actual use. It mentions Vietnps Loan objectives and references fourteen Webes tongs in connection with sword development.
A mixed listing of doctors dentists and lawyers with contact hours offices and locations in Acton and surrounding areas. Includes Dr W G C Kenney Dr Chas D Shortt Dr Wm G Cullen Dr Hugh S Austin C F Leatherland Kenneth M Langdon veterinary surgeons Frank Petch auctioneer Russell Johnson and others with offices on Main Street Frederick Street and surrounding streets and telephone numbers.
Fragmented OCR shows table schedules with numerous Sunday and Saturday time notes and garbled place names. Mentions Guelph and West Toads with PM and AM slots, and references to flyers and exceptions. Reading is incomplete and entities are uncertain.
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