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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
10
The Acton Free Press lists subscription cancellation preferences and advertising liability details. Subscribers can request continued service after expiration, while ads may incur limited liability for errors if corrections are not provided in writing.
The Chesley Enterprise notes Chesley does not carry liability insurance and fares without accident claims if streets and sidewalks stay passable. It recalls the old wooden sidewalks, poor street lighting, and hazards, suggesting municipal upkeep keeps claims at bay.
Routine reconnaissance and dogfights marked the week as German Zeppelins bombed London and a lone British pilot earned the Victoria Cross near Cuffley. Allied airmen later bombed Zeebrugge destroying a German submarine before it could submerge.
The Royal Norwegian Government Information Office reports a worsening food crisis as meat eyes butter and cheese vanish from tables. Milk is diverted to German troops, forcing towns to ration milk for invalids and children. Hay shortages feed German horses, and cattle carcasses are seized for occupation and Finnish fronts.
At the request of the British government New Zealand aims to reestablish linen flax growth. For 1941-42 the objective is 25 000 acres to avert a war shortage of flax in Europe.
Twenty British soldiers captured in Greece arrived at a German POW camp where a band greeted them with tunes including Lights of London Town and Theyre Jolly Treed Fellows, according to letters home.
Daily schedules list arrivals and departures with notes on exceptions Sundays and holidays. Timings include morning and evening runs to Georgetown Guelph and Clarkson areas.
Fragmented timetable notes show various travel segments and times including eastbound to Toronto and to London with multiple departures. It mentions weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays with routine daily operations, though many words are garbled. The readable parts indicate service details across routes without complete clarity.
The Ministry of Agriculture outlines a plan to plow over 200,060 acres of grass to improve crops and pasture land in IA. The effort aims to boost agricultural production and grazing capacity across the region.
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