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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription cancellations for nonpayment and continuation upon advertiser request. It notes advertising acceptance with no liability for errors not corrected in writing and limits liability to the portion of the ad affected by the error.
The Chesley Enterprise notes Chesley did not carry insurance and relied on well maintained streets and sidewalks to avoid compensation claims. It contrasts past hazards with the absence of claims, implying luck and upkeep mattered in keeping liability low.
Legacy of routine reconnaissances over French battlefields gave way to two standout air actions. A Zeppelin raid on London on Sept 3 saw Lieut. W. L. Robinson earn a Victoria Cross after shooting a craft down near Cuffley. Later Allied bombers over Brussels and Zeebrugge destroyed a German submarine before submerging, signaling evolving air warfare tactics and the shift from airships to faster aircraft.
The Royal Norwegian Government Information Office reports a worsening food shortage across meat eyes butter dairy and now milk vegetables and even fish. Milk is sent to German troops. towns limit milk to invalids and children under fire. Cattle slaughtered by farmers are seized by German authorities for troops in occupation and in Finland.
At the request of the British government New Zealand reestablished the linen flax industry in Auckland. The objective aims for 25 000 acres to avert a War shortage of flax in Europe.
Twenty British soldiers captured in Greece arrived at a German prison camp to find a band serenading them with Lights of London Town and They re Jolly Tined Fellows. The cheerful reception surprised the captives as letters home reported the scene from the camp.
Timetable notices list departures and services to Acton, Georgetown, Guelph and Cluelph with daily or Sunday exceptions. The mixed entries show morning and evening trains including a Sunday-only service and a daily flyer schedule for Georgetown and Guelph.
Fragmentary timetable notes show routes Eastbound to Toronto and London with times around afternoon hours. Repeats indicate daily service except Saturdays and Sundays with limited or altered runs. The text is garbled but suggests periodic service changes and travel windows.
The Ministry of Agriculture in London aims to plow over 200,060 acres of grassland to improve pasture and crop yields, with the plan extending to areas in Iowa.
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