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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1943
Page
6
A fragmented poem fragment reflects on war and humanity. The speaker contrasts blood and tears with justice mercy and the dawn. Imagery of naked trees, dew and east sky evokes struggle and eventual quiet after turmoil.
Twenty years ago theme of the Free Frees of Thursday noted. Elora spends 343,650 on street paving. Acton Citizens Band plans a Hallowe en torch parade. Clarke family leaves Acton after 34 years. new home in Toronto. Nelson Garden succeeds Clarke at Beardmore Co. New tennis courts at Acton Athletic Association. BORN Wheeler in Erin on Oct 3 1923 to Mr and Mrs William Wheeler. DIED Isaac Clark aged 73 at John Stalker Bag u home
The St Thomas Times-Journal notes the 350 year old Anne Hathaway cottage received a brand new thatched roof using six tons of straw. Canadian and American soldiers nearby watched the ambidextrous thatcher at work as the garden and cottage regain its pristine English character. The roof will last 15 to 20 years and reinforces thatched cottages as a lasting feature of the English countryside.
A wartime housing tale from Vancouver shows abandoned service stations repurposed as homes. The Winslows transformed a former gas station into a Spanish style three room dwelling with patio roof and bright windows. Their son Bobby rides his tricycle around the yard once a parking lot.
The lesson explains the Fourth Commandment, its purpose, and how Jesus reinterprets sabbath rules. It argues mercy and human need override ceremonial law, with Christ as Lord of the Sabbath, and distinguishes old covenant practice from New Testament observance of the Lord's Day.
The 13 year old Evelyn Pasen has a voice featured on CBC National Network Programs over the past year and has earned a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Her future in song and performance appears bright as Hes leads a thirty two week study in the arts of music and the stage.
Lower Post, AC, pioneer reminiscences from Claude A. Irvine recount early news runs to Woodrow Wilson’s 1913 election, trapper life in Kus kowin Alaska, and close calls on Liard River. He notes the Alaska Highway spurring mining prospecting in northern British Columbia and hopes for fresh engineering to unlock resources.
In Morristown Tennessee a hen named Rick survived 23 days buried beneath a hay loft load that toppled onto her nest. Presumed dead by farmers, Rick later surfaced skinny yet alive and fully recovered after a month, regaining strength and vitality.
The Cape Province reports the launch of its first ocean going miniature destroyer, a 100 ton craft built locally in East London. The event marks a notable milestone in regional shipbuilding and naval experimentation.
A traveler recounts September visits through Southern Ontario from September 11 to 19 noting a transition from wet haying months to dry favorable harvests. They report crop outcomes including oats yields, corn still growing in fields, scarce apples pears and plums, rising rail and road activity, and a general shift to fall farming tasks with plowing and storage beginning.
Johnson writes cordially about hunting terms and patience, noting potential long runs by Deer or Rabbit if pursued with a bow. The casual letter reflects practical field knowledge and a courteous closing.
Soldiers overseas will receive 465 extra cigarettes funded by a Buckshee effort at the Canadian National Central Station. An unknown redcap failed to collect a tip and later a dollar sent by Mrs. Fontson of New Jersey was placed in the Buckshee box by stationmaster Webber to aid overseas troops.
NW de Wet named successor to Sir Patrick Duncan as Governor General of South Africa. Mr de Wet elected chief justice of the Dominion.
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