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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
3
Civic health drive urges fitness and correct nutrition to boost production. Nutri-thrift menu features cereal and fish dishes with a cream of molasses recipe. Practical kitchen tips cover refrigerator care and wax bean canning, plus reader questions on preserving and lemon juice substitutes.
The report notes Japan owed Australia £260,000 and $930,000 as a debt paid via wheat. Australia seized Japanese assets to settle the amount. In London, underground station boxes collected used razor blades bearing anti Hitler slogans, serving as collection points.
Advice for families on sending letters to Royal Canadian Navy and Army personnel. It explains censor rules, what to include and what to avoid, noting letters may be edited by officers, and urges thoughtful, concise updates rather than personal details or chatter. The piece emphasizes preserving morale and discipline in wartime correspondence.
In Winnipeg a youth born January 1 19xx convinced a recruiting sergeant he was 18 and joined the Royal Canadian Engineers. He sailed overseas in July, served 11 months before his true age was found, was discharged with a year remaining, and now seeks civilian work. His father, Petty Officer W. McQueen, is on active naval duty.
The piece presents Brendan Finucane, RAF ace known as Paddy, recounting air battles over Europe. He notes 50 sweeps and many victories near Franco, praises Australian pilots, and details a close escape from a Ju 88 attack. A fatal bullet pierced his radiator. he could not return home, ending with plans to audit books in Australia.
A diary style update from Ginger Farm details jam making under heat and fatigue, a threshing run with changing weather, and a soldier son returning with his girlfriend. The writer notes luck with weather and crops, celebrates a rare government allowance of fruit canning, and reflects on family resilience through farm chores and military service.
London report profiles Phyllis Rudd a 22 year old railway employee who handles multiple jobs from truck driving to weighbridge attendant and timeskeeper She is described as a jack of all trades and capable of operating an engine throttle as well
In Lincoln England a report notes that stone remnants from Cromwell era tombstones, once marking fallen soldiers, are being reused as material for war efforts. The stones lie on small grassy knolls where Cromwell's forces once clashed.
In Holton England a physician's wife was convicted of hoarding 1484 tins of food and fined the equivalent of 3285 dollars. The case highlights wartime shortages and government control on rations.
A Canadian Press report describes odd Commons customs in London, including MPs wearing hats or handkerchiefs when lacking order papers and the practice of speaking only after catching the Speaker's eye. It notes privacy rules, the public's limited access, and the old nighttime debates tied to Westminster history.
Oxford youths David Griffiths and Guy Wilkin, aged 14 and 13, traveled to London to present war ideas to Lord Louis Mountbatten and navy officials. They reached early, met several officers, shared maps and drawings, and were told to join the navy if anything came of their plan. Despite interest, the meeting with Mountbatten did not occur. The boys recalled the officials as "jolly nice and helpful."
Rio de Janeiro reports Brazil as the first South American nation to declare war on the Axis and expected to provide material and moral aid of definite proportions to the Allied line. It notes Brazil’s size population and military force, history in WWI, and Getulio Vargas’s anti Axis stance. London also announces a citizen army recruiting drive for anti invasion training.
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