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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment presents a poetic reflection on love and loneliness. The lines hint at intimate care, a serene walk, and the yearning for shared laughter amid a long day. The passage captures mood over clear narrative.
Acton teams split football games this week with a 6 2 win over Creditvale and 4 2 loss to Ubter United. McCrae of Montreal buys property on Church Street. Marriage notices list Eli Walters Masters and Rebecca Jewell Rumkey. Andrew Cree dies aged 86. Dorothy Bauer obituary.
Halifax claims the title of the largest doughnut consumer per person in Canada. H E Perrot of the Nova Scotian hotel cites that yearly consumption reaches 2000 barrels of doughnut mix, yielding about 12,600,000 doughnuts for Halligonians and nearby Dartmouth in twelve months.
Canada issues its third wartime ration book urging Canadians to conserve supplies and buy only what they need. The booklet stresses that rationed goods are limited and not for selfish overbuying, and only permits purchases for household needs.
This lesson outlines the divine call to holiness through Leviticus. It emphasizes God’s demand that believers separate from sin, honor the commandments, and show reverence in family worship, courts, and toward the vulnerable, all under the Lordship of Christ.
A reader explains how the cost of living index measures month to month changes for the average family based on a year of data from 1 500 Canadian families. It covers food fuel housing clothing and services and notes tax effects and regional price reporting.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture advises cleaning poultry buildings between flocks. Ex empty houses should be emptied of equipment and sun disinfected. Remove roots nests and walls for thorough scrubbing with a strong disinfectant. Roosts and dropping boards can be treated with coal oil crankcase oil mix to remove mites.
London dispatch reports German newspapers protest that citizens are not performing the Hitler salute correctly, sparking criticism and debate about public decorum and Nazi protocol. The disagreement highlights rising concerns over adherence to party rituals amid wartime tensions.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board reports considerable improvement in the milk can situation. Progress in the beans program provides enough containers to meet increased milk production for this year. Leslie Burrows, administrator of Metal Containers, says steel supplies will extend the quota beyond 140 percent of 1940 production if needed.
Small motor boats dipped by parachute to airmen shot down in British waters saved scores of air crews. Equipped with food fuel and navigation charts, the craft operate in the Atlantic and North Sea. The boats were designed by air era rescue experts after intensive research.
Five members of the 1st Port Colborne Bay Troop sent ten dollars to the Chin Up Fund to aid British scouts after a cottage fire in Port Colborne Ontario. To date more than 37,000 dollars has been sent by Scouts and Cubs of Canada to British scouts.
The Ration Board approves more tea for home use as the eta route from Ceylon proves safe. Millions of SALADA fans rejoice, signaling a notable step in wartime shortages.
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