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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1953
Page
18
The record single relief effort sends 206,315 hundred-pound Nour bags to famine threatened villages in Northern Greece after land devastation and guerrilla killings. Canada donated a half million bushels of wheat enabling the huge shipment. In 1930 Canadiana spent under 1.25 billion and in 1952 over 6.78 billion on government entities.
A new adjustable screen door fits openings that are not plumb. It can be raised or widened by 7/8 inch in height and 1 inch in width for a snug fit. Victor Borge will headline at the C N E Grandstand as guest artist this season. CANAD IANA 1908, staged by Jack Arthur, features Canadian singing and dancing teams and tap names.
An OCR fragment lists a sequence of numbers with gaps and units resembling time stamps and monetary values. The context is a clipped ledger or schedule entry with entries read as 10 00 15 00 25 00 50 00.
Agricultural statistics for Halton County show 2026 total sunshine hours in 1952 with 76 rainy days and 24 snowy days. Field crops covered 96,950 acres valued at 3,400,700 dollars, with detailed yields and farm values for wheat oats barley corn soybeans potatoes and livestock, plus historical trends in horses cattle sheep swine and poultry.
More than a million Canadian school children are trained to carry on Red Cross work. Their annual record shows overseas relief, community service, hospital and medical care for handicapped children, demonstrating their preparedness to carry on vital relief efforts worldwide.
Summerland Experimental Station warns against drought for young fruit trees in their first year. A. J. Mall advises immediate mulching and cooling after nursery shipment, with roots kept moist by standing in water if needed. When planting in the orchard, the roots must stay damp until placed in the hole and the soil filled to within six inches of the top.
Saintpaulias or so called violets belong to the Gloxines family, originating in Attica. They are easily propagated by division or leaf cuttings, with root formation in about three weeks and potting after six weeks. A soil mix of garden loam, rolled manure and leaf mould with good drainage is advised. water methods vary widely.
The August Dublin Women's Institute gathering at Mrs. J. Van Fleet’s home drew fourteen members and seven visitors. A citizenship paper by Mrs. Storey and a helpful hints paper by Mrs. Van Fleet were presented, exhibits were discussed, and the meeting closed with the Queen’s song. Lunch was served by the committee.
A narrator recalls a strained domestic scene where a wife plans to return at three, the husband paces the house smoking and dusting a Saintpaulia pot. The poem notes two intolerable irritants, cigarette ashes and excessive smoke, and warns against burying matches in soil.
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