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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
11
Advises homemakers on sewing and mending for school clothes and summer alterations. Includes practical stitching techniques, pocketlining, hems, fasteners, and using leftovers. Also offers kitchen guidance for daughters and a basic menu to prepare during sewing days. Provides operating tips for electric sewing machines and common thread tensions.
Revere Massachusetts spectators stared as Virginia Shaw climbed 120 feet into a boot family's chair to paint a tower on a recreation hall. She joked that she used to be a high wire acrobat in a circus, claiming the feat was no big deal.
The report notes muskrat pelts from wild sources dominate coat production with Ontario and Manitoba as key suppliers. In 1941 42 season 1,980,893 pelts sold at $2.28 average, vs 1,748,239 pelts in 1947 48 at 0.77 dollars. Hud son seal top quality coats from Rideau and Rice districts. Ontario leads supply with Manitoba second. Prince Edward Island yields about 1,800 pelts annually.
A farm diary recounts visiting friends during summer on a busy farm schedule. Betty and Joy observe chores from cream separator to manure spreader while family balances work and leisure. cinema trips to Valley of Decision and Lassie leave lasting impressions on children and adults alike. A stray bee and cows at dusk punctuate a day of farm life and fatigue.
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