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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
15
A fragmentary poem portrays a mother watching her baby go to school. She endures quiet loneliness as daily routines continue and fears the future when children depart home to face the world alone. The mood shifts from relief to grief as she imagines an empty house.
Twenty years ago Acton residents attended the Old Boy and Girl Re union at Kilbride. Acton bowlers defended The Guelph Mercury Cup defeating Preston by 21 to 9. Knox Church voted to call Rev Stewart of1 Jstowel for new minister. School openings and promotions noted with J Se Konpp becoming High School principal and G Lewis assisting. M Bennett named Public School principal. A fire destroyed the Denison homestead barn and crops. Obituaries include Miss Ann Coulson Nasskagiweyn township aged 27 and Peresa McLaughlin McConnell of Niagara Falls aged 80.
Mayor F H LaGuardia, director of the Office of Civilian Defense, hailed the national aluminum scrap campaign as an extraordinary demonstration of American resolve. He noted broad cooperation from patriotic groups, officials, newspapers, radio, and the public, with thousands of volunteers participating. The drive, alongside Canada and Red Cross support, aims to feed war industries and aid humanitarian relief.
A Sunday School lesson discusses the seven churches of Asia Minor as dictated to John. It notes their historical conditions, prophetic tone, and the need for faithfulness to Christ. The text reflects on Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea, and the call to repentance.
Manitoba figures forecast a Canadian flax and fibre industry worth millions. Key predictions include heavy fibre output, linen and flax seed exports, and possible paper stock from straw. Plans call for expanding plants in Portage la Prairie and Manitoba’s Red River Valley to supply Great Britain and wartime needs.
United States cities face fluid milk shortages as heavy government purchases for Britain under the lease lend program strain supplies.
Walter B. Zeller reports sixty day automobile permits issued at Canadian border points for tourists entering Canada during the week ending August 23. The figures show a decline from 1939 levels and compare weekly totals across border posts, with 9,989 permits for the week versus 6,951 in the corresponding period last year.
A new method for turning fruits into powder is explored by the agricultural research station at Faby University in Triatal. Trade officials in Bristol note potential bulk storage savings and commercial viability. Powder can be reconstituted into jelly or other products, with process details and efficiency metrics discussed.
London report notes wholesale food prices rose about 6 percent since the war began. The Chamber of Commerce reports a general price index gain of 5? percent and mentions increases in prices for various manufacturers and goods as war sustains higher costs.
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