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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 02, 1943
Page
8
Mrs Peter Melisaac and Mr and Mrs John R. Sprowll thank friends for the heartfelt sympathy and beautiful memories extended during the passing of a cherished husband and father.
Acton Fair activities are aired with notices on prize lists and Midway attractions. Local roadwork includes regrading on Church Street and a new fence around Malin Street fire pump property. A large tire theft ring linked to Toronto stations was busted in Erin Township by provincial constables and Toronto detectives.
London CP reports Miss H. Dorman of Loughborough becomes the first woman to take part in the National Federation of Meat Traders Associations annual conference. Dorman has run a butcher business for 34 years.
Peter McIsaac lifelong Esquesing Township farmer dies at his son's home in Acton after two years of poor health. He married Maggie Tresseman 40 years ago and leaves wife, daughter Beatrice, and two grandchildren. Funeral held at Knox Presbyterian Church with service by Rev Forbes Thomson. interment Fairview Cemetery Acton. Pallbearers named. Local tributes pour in from friends and neighbors.
The Esquesing Agricultural Society announces its 97th Fall Fair in Georgetown on Friday and Saturday September 10 and 11. The program features the Georgetown Girls Pipe Band, horse races, a baby show, baseball games, hall exhibits and livestock. A dance with Doris Hull’s Orchestra opens the fair the first night. Craig Reid is president and Garfield U L McGilvray secretary of the event.
Travelers arriving in Montreal will find the new Central Station opening July 4 with a terrazzo floor compass pointing to magnetic North. Despite the shift, locals may still call the Eastern Section North and rely on landmarks like St. James' Club and Christ Church Cathedral to navigate Dorchester Street.
Bravery of 100 National Fire Service members who fought a seven day fire to save a 7,000 ton ship loaded with explosives earned special mention for 15 firefighters.
The report notes MacArthur's gains in the Solomons with New Georgia advances and Balroka Harbor capture as Allied efforts press toward the Philippines. It covers German air raids on Nuremberg and Berlin, King Boris of Bulgaria's unsettled fate, Canadian deployments, Churchill's Quebec message, and Russia’s eastern offensive pushing toward Smolensk and Yelnya.
The Bryansk Kharkov front appears to threaten collapse of Germanys eastern defenses. The United States Navy confirms a carrier task force raids Marcus Island, the first time in 20 months a statement was issued during ongoing action. Marcus Island lies 1200 miles from Tokyo and Japan cautions that American forces could have attacked inland targets instead.
Susan B Anthony's great niece, Susan, advances women's rights with a new book based on interviews from the Washington Evening Star. The 26 year old, twice-married, earned an M A and penned a 90 000 word manuscript in four weeks, arguing for equal wages and broader social support to free women from domestic duties.
In wartime Canada the article argues bosses and their executives bear heavy loads as labor and public scrutiny grow. It highlights how war demand cuts incomes, keeps young managers in tough roles, and questions who protects their health and well being while labor groups push for production speed.
Darwin reports a North Australia drive to supply vitamins with a famine of cabbages and root crops. A behind the front chain of farms extends 300 miles north of Alice Springs. The army operates a 2,000 bird poultry run and expects large yields, including 1,500,000 pounds of tomatoes and 700,000 pounds of cabbages this season.
Public auction at Lot 3 Concordia 3 Toronto Township near Streetsville on Friday. Ford tractor and IH equipment plus cattle including 11 steers two year olds and Ayrshire heifers due March 22. Poultry items, farm gear, and farm trailer listed with two o’clock sale time. Cash terms. Auctioneer JW A Russell conducts the sale.
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