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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
7
A reflective note by Iam McClure extols cheer amid rumors and gloom. It praises a smiling countenance as a beacon that strengthens faith and signals that right will prevail, urging bold courage to pierce overcast days.
The Free Press notes seventy carloads of potatoes shipped by Hillsburg and a ruling price of 1.18 per dag. Obituary notices report births in Georgetown and Limehouse, while local deaths include Mary Elizabeth Bennett Bilton. Dr. James J. McCann urges a national health crusade and measures to improve soldier fitness and home-front health resources.
Hygeia notes spinach provides 11 mg per 100 g of thiamine while dried soy beans offer 1.46 mg. Daily needs vary from 0.4 to 2.3 mg for adults and 0.4 to 1.2 mg for children. Pork wheat germ and brewer’s yeast also supply thiamine. use minimal water to preserve it in cooking.
Sunday School lesson for November 1 presents a Galatian sowing and reaping principle. It stresses divine laws, noting that actions yield corresponding outcomes whether in individuals or nations. The piece discusses light and truth, cleansing by Christ, confession, and Jesus as advocate and propitiation for believers.
The district manager urges workers to safeguard their unemployment insurance books as crucial proof of contributions. Employers must stamp and cancel with their numbers, returning the book when employment ends. loss or defacement can block benefits and future job eligibility.
Indian women on northern Canadian reserves convert discarded military garments into usable home wear. With needles and hand powered sewing, they cut down government relief costs by turning greatcoats jackets trousers shirts underwear puttees sacks and gloves into new clothing. Samples sent to Ottawa from the Abitibi Agency in Quebec include children's coats trousers dresses shirts underwear mittens and blankets.
In the Laurentian foothills about forty miles from Montreal, bears abound as the province opens hunting season. Forest fires push game into new feeding grounds and locals report bear raiding buckwheat patches. The Quebec Government offers a five dollar bounty per bear.
Seventeen year old Eileen Davis, reported missing weeks earlier by her mother after failing to return from work, walked home in the Auxiliary Transport Service uniform. She explained she joined the ATS secretly to surprise her family on leave.
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