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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1943
Page
7
A fragmentary verse by Robina Monkman contemplates slopes, ambers, and a promise as time erodes the scene. The speaker seeks rich fulfilment of deepest hopes through nature and memory.
Twenty years ago the Free Press notes Mann Bros took first prize on a three year old carriage at the Erin Fair. St Alban's Bible Class and Sunday School presented Miss Ethel Clarke who is leaving Acton.
Guidance for poultry care offers steps to reduce losses including segregating hens, cleaning and disinfecting coops, providing space and water, proper ventilation, careful culling, and disease control with veterinary input. Emphasizes prompt action, waste management, and preventing rodent access.
A humorous aside follows news that Judge Hicks killed Rastus, who was at the judge’s chickens. Mac remarks it might have been worse, while the Informant and Mose debate the fatal shooting and its consequences.
A homemaker guidance column promotes saving for Victory Bonds through a labeled bank box on the table. It lists thrifty meal ideas and recipes including Potato and Tomato Neallop Pumpkin Koup Dutch Plum Cake and more. The piece includes a Q and A on quince jelly and preserves and invites readers to send questions to Anne Allan.
Post Office urges early mailing of overseas Christmas parcels to Canadians in Britain and other fronts. Closing date November 1 to ensure delivery by Christmas due to higher wartime mail volume. Limit 11 pounds, non inflammables only, avoid fresh fruit and perishable items, use corrugated boxes, wrap securely, and print addresses in ink.
Canada remains steadfast as a charter member of the allied war effort, facing strain yet contributing many millions to arms, defense, and support. The nation, attacked first, stands with Russia and the United States in foreseeing danger and meeting it for Canadian homes. Even with blunders, its work outweighs mistakes and its allies’ missteps are noted as the fight continues toward victory.
The fragment indicates a titled work "Chronicles of Ginger Farm" prepared as a special edition or feature for an unspecified audience or publication. It mentions "DWENDOLING F. CLARKE" as a potentially associated person or author.
The Financial Post urges readers to conserve paper with practical tips and questions for business use. The writer shifts to weather and local scenes, noting roof leaks, bush fires near Acton, and a past hunt at Ginger Farm. Casual anecdotes include mice traps, prairie fires, and plans to see My Friend Flicka and The Great Waltz at the cinema.
Washington reports the United States would require about 1,000,000 pounds of rotenone annually to produce roughly 90,000,000 pounds of finished insecticide. The estimate highlights a large dependence on rotenone in manufacturing.
The article defines comfort for poultry as essential for high egg output, covering housing insulation ventilation warmth and avoiding overcrowding. It stresses dry well lit spaces with proper air flow, separate pens for mixed ages, and appropriate window orientation for optimal conditions.
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reports Geoffrey Lloyd, chair of the Wartime Control Board, explains fuel needs for RAF, RCAF, and USAAF raids on German targets. A four engine Lancaster requires about 2 000 gallons to fly to targets and return, with Bern attacks needing more.
A 1943 letter to Miss Alice Veal from Mev Mealx in Jenshaw Sze China describes postage costs of 10.75 in Chinese currency and mentions economic hardship. It notes the Canadian School for Mer alonariex children closing, daughters Katherine and Marlon moving to a mission school in North India, and recent public sales to support the school.
In a letter from Port Perry, a resident laments severe drought harming crops and predicting rising commodity prices unless rain arrives soon. He notes charity and church work are hard as people focus on livelihoods amid inflation, while mentioning missionaries from the United Church of Canada and a county connection to Mrs Wesley Boynton of Port Perry.
Article explains how moisture in green wood raises fuel costs. Drying reduces weight from roughly 100 pounds to 66 pounds per log and removes about a third of water before burning. It details varying moisture in elm oak and pine, advising winterseasoned wood for efficient burning.
Cmdr Sir Archibald Southby MP told a meeting in Sutton England that rationing would continue in Britain for five years after the war. The remark came as wartime shortages persisted and debate over postwar policy heated in town.
In Leicester shire England a bishop tours a harvest field and hnters talk with poultry workers about wheat storage as part of his visit. Vernon Smith is noted among those shown how to stock wheat. The event highlighted the church’s involvement with agricultural work.
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