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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
15
A fragmentary reflection on a mother’s care for her young son as he grows. The piece evokes family affection, daily routines, and hopeful wishes for safety, health, and happiness as the child faces life’s small wonders and school. The voice blends prayerlike tone with intimate memory.
Twenty years ago from the Taste of The Free Press 1922 notes Acton carpenters and builders crowded with work while Georgetown Lumber Co takes on local contracts. Hewitson Co outputs 450 pairs of children’s shoes daily and Eyes to 2000 daily. local tradesmen Moorehead and Williams sell holdings and prepare retirement. Seattle.
London reports the RAF now commissions women dentists who complete the same initial training as other officers. They learn marching saluting and etiquette before clinical work and drills. Women accepted hold the relative rank of flying officer and are addressed as Miss for social formality while administratively their status is defined by rank.
A Sunday School lesson argues alcohol as a deadly poison with biblical warnings across the Old and New Testaments. It cites Sodom's destruction as divine judgment and urges Christians to reject self indulgence, false security, and ease in Zion, calling for sober living and faithful witness.
Manitoba farmers face a heavy task in storing grain as weather and harvest demand rise. A Brandon statement urged temporary bins to save labor and storage space, with guidance from the Sentry Sask Experimental Station on building enclosures. Miss Jennie Winston arrives in Britain to fly and ferry aircraft for the Auxiliary Transport Service.
Ontario farmers mobilize as a government program overcomes labor shortages. We Reck notes the 40 000 worker objective exceeded with cadets and farmerettes aged 1 to 28 serving in camps and brigades. Wages varied and youth with good marks earned senior matriculation. The Department of Agriculture cooperates with wartime boards to accelerate canning season.
The Ottawa roundup reports on wartime wage controls fastened to the steel industry and labor disputes at Sault Ste. Marie and Sydney. Government officials warn civilians against rumors of rationing, while new wartime agencies and homefront measures aim to ease shortages and housing. Repatriates from the Far East arrive, and new compulsory employment rules tighten drafts for essential work.
Alev Fulee reports to his mother from a German hospital describing a parachute escape from his plane at 10 000 feet. He mentions landing safely and being able to move, with minor injuries and steady recovery ongoing.
Full disc lights in London have been restored and all traffic signals work. Drivers complained blackout lights were hard to see in daylight and police no longer pull down the blackout ramels. In England, Turnbridge Wells reports Harry Marland, a wealthy factory head, has given a large portion of his fortune to the government free of interest for an unspecified duration.
Readers are reminded the Acton Fall Fair continues with highlights and displays cataloged for page eight, including event times and featured exhibits.
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