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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 15, 1942
Page
3
The article urges Canadian families to celebrate Thanksgiving as an old-fashioned harvest feast despite war. It encourages opening homes to service members, sharing meals with turkey and pie recipes, and lists practical kitchen instructions for a traditional dinner.
A homemaking Q and A describes a cucumber in cream recipe using six medium cucumbers with butter flour milk and seasonings plus a parsley garnish. It also notes Mrs M G on crisp top toppings for fruit puddings using bran flakes corn flakes or rice flakes to save sugar and invites readers to send questions to Anne Allan at Tre Acton Fare Press.
The article catalogs Canadian National Railways tangent tracks, noting the longest 57.6 mile straight section near Camrose to Alliance Alberta. It lists other long tangents on CN lines in Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and a 28.03 mile US stretch from Durand to Grand Rapids.
A diary entry from Ginger Farm during a Thanksgiving weekend revels in vivid autumn colors and peaceful country scenes. The author notes visitors, a missing rooster, a nephew's violin recital, humorous farm mishaps, and ongoing well drilling with intermittent failures and sudden sand intrusions.
Heavy rains and a labor shortage delayed harvests across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The three provinces face a record crop valued at about 42 444 000 bushels with oats and barley output rising sharply while flax more than doubles. Schools stores and volunteers assisted in harvesting as weather continued to hamper progress in late September.
The term Galloglasses refers to heavy-armed Trish foot soldiers who fought the English in the 11th century. They represented a distinct warrior class noted for their battle gear and regional combat during early medieval conflicts.
The article notes thousands of Canadian born individuals heading southward to visit the United States Mexico or the Caribbean and winter in South America. Ornithologists compare this autumn migration to a slow autumnal procession of birds returning in spring.
The Royal Canadian Air Force paid tribute to the Canadian army's Dieppe heroism at Central Aircraft Limited in London. Flight Lieutenants Walker and Reid praised officers and soldiers, recounting Col Merritt’s daring crossings and a padre’s wartime defiance, while Bell and McDonough praised the plant’s recent aircraft reactivations.
The September issue of C. L. Oval notes plastics cannot fully replace metals. Raw materials are scarce due to war needs and some plastics parts will be withdrawn from civilian use. Plastic combs remain available but sets, utensils, and fine hardware will vanish from shelves as production shifts to essential items.
The article notes fertility zones covering 1,000,000 square miles of plains, 10,000,000 square miles of steppes, and 5,000,000 square miles of deserts, outlining vast geographic areas. It emphasizes the distribution of soil fertility and aridity across major landforms.
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