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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1945
Page
15
Guidance on winter home prep, cleaning by room, then a detailed barter of recipes and desserts. Includes vinegar floor cleaning, vacuuming with attachments, and re arranging furniture. Provides pudding and macaroni dessert recipes with steps and oven temperatures.
The Wartime Burnt Notes column discusses veterans returning to civilian life, inflation, strikes, and the push to support Victory Bonds. It urges readers to back the war effort at home, noting the need for sacrifice and patience as society adjusts after six years of conflict. The piece emphasizes progress through change and calls for collective effort to sustain Canada’s postwar recovery.
Snow storms in October were unusually recurring for the month. Social notes mention Acton Women’s Institute attending a masquerade in Klewartown and a local voter list listing 267 residents of Acton for an election.
Prince Edward Island physicians modify a prior stand by calling for a one month liquor prescription system aligned with conscience and practice. They also urge government liquor sales to remove prescription duties from doctors.
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