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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 15, 1942

Page

11

Thanksgiving at Home Amid War Time Fears and Feasts

Homebound readers are urged to keep a traditional Thanksgiving, open doors to troops, and share meals while wartime limits persist. The article blends holiday recipes for turkey pie and cake with notes on CBC performances by Jacques Navarre, urging comfort and unity during hardship.

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Cucumbers in Cream and homemaking tips from readers

Readers submit a recipe for Cucumbers in Cream using six cucumbers with butter flour milk and seasonings, plus a method to prep boil and serve. A reader suggests crisp topping options for fruit puddings using breakfast flakes to reduce sugar. Anne Allan invites questions to the Acton Fare Press homemaking column.

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97 Miles Without A Curve

A survey of Canada's CN rail lines lists the longest tangents. The longest is 57.6 miles from Camrose to Alliance Alberta on a Western Canada branch. Other long tangents include 51.8 miles Komoka to Chatham Ontario and 46.9 miles on the Continental Limited route in Saskatchewan. The Atlantic Region tangent runs 50.29 miles near Kent Junction to Calamount New Brunswick. In the U.S. Durand to Grand Rapids Michigan yields 28.03 miles the longest CN tangent on American tracks.

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Thanksgiving Week-end at Ginger Farm

A Chronicle style reflection on a festive country weekend with bright autumn colors, visitors, and farm life. The writer notes pleasant weather, contrasts with war news, jokes about a nephew's violin, and rural chores including chicken pens, drilling a well that hit quicksand and delays in work. The tone blends nostalgia, humor, and quiet resilience.

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West's Big Crop Suffers From Fall Showers

Heavy rains and labor shortages slowed harvests across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba delaying the 1940s Western grain crop. The three provinces face a crop valued at about 42 444 000 bushels with oats and barley yields far above normal while flax rises sharply. Local stores schools and air trainees pitched in to aid harvest as weather worsened.

Winnipeg Canada Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba United States Lethbridge Winnipeg Free Press Albert Department of Agriculture Free Press

Galloglasses: Heavy-armed Irish Foot Soldiers

In the 11th century the term Galloglasses described heavy armed Trish foot soldiers who fought the English, noted for their battlefield role and distinctive equipment.

Good Neighbor Envoys Wings of goodwill move southward

A columnist notes thousands of Canadian birds migrate south through autumn, visiting the U S and Mexico before wintering in South America. The piece compares robin arrivals in March to autumn departures, and recalls swallows and bobolinks as prelude to the long journey northward in spring.

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Dieppe Gallantry Praised At Central Aircraft Open House

The Royal Canadian Air Force hosted an open house at Central Aircraft Limited in London. More than 6 000 residents heard officers recount Dieppe heroism including stories from Col Merritt and Pilots Reid and Walker. Ralph Bell praised wartime output and urged dedication to achieving air superiority.

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Plastics as Metal Substitutes Face Warfare Material Limits

The September issue of CLL Oval argues plastics cannot fully replace metals in wartime. Scarce raw materials and shift toward essential war production restrict plastic use, with many common items like combs, salt shakers, and cutlery facing gradual withdrawal from retail shelves.

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Fertile Regions Map Earth's Vast Areas and Deserts

The text outlines large land area figures with regions described as fertile, wastelands, steppes and deserts. It states areas such as 1,000,000 square mites, 10,000,000 square miles, and 5,000,000 square miles, though the source is garbled and lacks clear context.

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