Holiday visits from Toronto and beyond
Local residents welcomed relatives and friends over the weekend and Thanksgiving. Numerous Toronto visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Browning, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Symon, Miss Marie Brijnelle, Miss Ruby Clarke, Miss Pat Scott, and Mrs. M. Buck, among others. Attendees traveled from Stratford, Oshawa, Sarnia, Detroit, Owen Sound, Galt, and Saskatoon, with celebrations at Acton, Fingal, and various host homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Symon
Toronto
E. H. Vincent
Bill and
Barbara
Acton
M. L. Buck
Owen Sound
Migs Pear Buck
A. K. Mann
Kenneth
Fingal
Sheila Breen Honored At A Miscellaneous Shower
Last Thursday night Mrs. Stan Norton and Mrs. Wm. Waterhouse entertained many girls at a miscellaneous shower for Sheila Breen the bride to be. Gifts were arranged on a decorated table and guests enjoyed games and a lunch. The Mason Knitting Co. employees later presented a gift and the note of good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Norton
Wm. Waterhouse
Sheila Breen
Dorothy Cordiner
Sheila
Mason Knitting Company
Alzeina Gibson
Bella
Mason Knit Family
Mason Knitting Co
Dorothy Frank
Moscow Railways Key to Nazi Advance in War Commentary
Weekly war note argues Nazi use of rail lines dominates eastward push toward Moscow. It cites railway towns Minsk Smolensk Vyazma Bryansk Tula Orel and others, notes gauge changes and scorched earth tactics, and reports Red Army holds Leningrad while Moscow pressure grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
France
Balkans
Minsk
Smolensk
Vyazma
Warsaw
Bryansk
Kiev
Hitler
Tha-Waiing
Russia
Red Star
Vyazma-Bryansk-Orel
Red Army
Leningrad
United Kingdom
Winston Churchill
Polite
War Office
Britain
Lofoften Islands
Spitsbergen
S. A. Lozovsky
Borodino
Red Air Force
Lozovsky
Volga
Kalenin
Tula
Ohio dairy cows urged six to eight week paid vacation
Ohio State University dairy specialists urge six to eight weeks of paid vacation annually for dairy cows to maintain production for Britain. They say continuous lactation drains vigor and the rest period allows cows to build reserves for the next lactation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
North America
Ohio State University
Britain
Apple Day funds boost Acton Scout project
Last Saturday Acton residents helped Apple Day raise over 70 dollars with about 30 dollars for apples and transportation and a net balance around 40 dollars. Scouts closed Blue Springs camping season and named winter patrols Beavers Owls Lions. Recruiting for new Scouts continues with Thursday 7 PM meetings at the Legion Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Wielop
Blue Springs
Wilson Gordon
Herb Drow
Bill Knight
Don Evans
Dave Dills
Blue Springs Reserve
Beavers
George Hollinger
Don—Ross
Owls
Tnder
Lions
Dave Dils
The
Legion Hall
England’s Country Homes See Art Dealers Busy Abroad
British art dealers skip their annual holiday as export business rises. Americans buy most London auctions with high sums, including Sir D Arcy Power library items and Bayleys treatise on the eye. High taxes drive sale of English silver to the States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
D’arcy Power
Amerlmont
Bayleys
Surprise Treats In School Lunches For Wholesome Nourishment
Advice on packing nourishing school lunches with a mix of main courses sandwiches and snacks. Emphasizes milk or cocoa, various hot and cold options, fresh fruit, dried fruit and occasional treats, plus practical tips like keeping jars cool and using dinner leftovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny's
Mary
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Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Geo. Murray
John Brush
Jack Reid
Alton
Austin Reed
Stratford
Mr. S
Reid
R. H. Elliott
George
Paleus Sod Tee
Margaret Brown
Irienda
Port Sydney
Ruby Clarke
Boyd Clarke
Mrs
Frank Browning
A. T. Mann
John Moffat
Pat Scott of
Galt
A. W
Foebury
D. P. Marks
Detroit, Mich
George Edwards
Mra. Alex. Macdonald
Miss Margaret
Macdonald
Sarnia
Marie Brijnelle
St. Hilda's College
University of Toronto
Miles Dorothy Banks
New-York
Saskatoon
Alfred Butcher
Ina White
Oshawa
Robert Price
Wira
Angus McEachern
Young Street
Eugene Macpherson
Fort William
Rena
Mra
R. E. Battram
Laird McDonald
Murray and Kenneth
Detoit, Mich
J. N. Small
Niagara” Fall
Bell
Hensall
R. M. McDonald
George Wallace
Clothes Shop
Yonge St
W. T. Patterson
R.D
Acton A. and Vicinity
Town Hall
F. L. Wright
Guing Sun Buses
Harold Wiles
Zanzibar
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
China
Dianey
Little Whirlwind
King of the Royal Mounted
the Bad Man
Wallace Beery
Lionel Barrymore
Canada
Gumpaea
Kentucky
Andy, Pinada
Fox News
Sis Hopkins
Judy Chihova
Charle
Pete Smith
Balda
Germany
Ruhr
Rhineland
Fleet Air Arm
Norwegian
West Fjord
Narvik
Fleet ‘Air Arm
Calais
Boulogne
Netherlands
Nareau Biaseth
Bremen
Mediterranean
Royal Air Force
Libya
Italy
Commons
Emanuel Shinwell
Minster
Brynsk
Orel
Scout News
First Acton
England’s
Country Homes
Guelph
H Beam
Weston's
Quarty
Lipton's
Smiths
Seleet
POST
Jim
Saifith
Pia O Vibe
Sali
War Savings Committer
Ottawa
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