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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1942
Page
14
A fragmented poem reflects on a shabby stray dog nicknamed Bum. The speaker describes the dog’s ragged coat and gutter life yet frames the animal as a faithful companion. The piece contemplates compassion, friendship, and moral judgment on judgment day.
A Sunday School lesson explains Joseph as a type of Christ, beloved by Jacob and hated by his brothers. The narrative links Joseph’s betrayal, sale for thirty pieces of silver, and ascent to power to Jesus’ suffering, death, and exaltation, underscoring providence and divine plan.
The 1942 Wiarton town assessed a 66 mill tax rate. A harvest festival at the Methodist Church featured Rev. Charles Hackett. Miss Mary K. Gibbons showed 16 arts entries at London Fair. Miles Florence Murray bought a lot at $45 per foot. L A Worden to lay hardwood floors at Town Hall for $625. Cameron Johnston injured in a Saturday crash near Campbellville. others unharmed. Also notes birth of Norman Lambert’s daughter in Winnipeg and Peter Campbell’s death in Trafalgar.
A London workshop turns out a one man back carried stretcher built from leather webbing and cane allowing a wounded comrade to be carried while the carrier keeps hands free for a rifle. Workers also produce jettisonable petrol tanks for aircraft and webbing blankets at 20,000 weekly along with machete scabbards. A small part of the operation focuses on baseball gloves for Canadian troops in Britain.
Smaters could not believe their eyes as a tobacconist displayed a sign reading Cigarettes an gate tere. Passere paused, stared, then moved on in Liverpool.
Miss Rachel Lockhart Smith and Lieut. Alexander Kennedy of Glasgow announced their engagement in Britain after surviving a Hong Kong escape. Smith left Hong Kong by ship and Kennedy traveled 3,000 miles through rivers and trains to Rangoon and home as news of the defense of Hong Kong spread.
The four motor Avro Lancaster arrives at the National Steel Car plant in Toronto to begin U S inspection and manufacture. Capt Pangborn piloted the bomber across the ocean to Canada. The plane boasts a 3000 mile range, 2500 horsepower engines, ten machine guns, and a simultaneous bomb release system.
The article outlines Canada’s wartime price policy to boost beef supplies and stabilize farmers’ prices, the creation of a Crown beef export company, and ongoing plans to support cattle producers. It also reports Air Minister Power on Canada’s air war aims, including forming a Canadian bomber group in Britain and expanding fighter squadrons, with acknowledgments of casualties and welfare measures for service members.
A list of basic first aid tips covers washing wounds with soap, applying iodine, and consulting a doctor for animal bites. It reviews artificial respiration, burns treatment with baking soda or jelly, choking relief, cuts, dislocations, drowning, electric shock, fainting, fractures, frostbite, nosebleeds, poisoning, and shock with emphasis on avoiding stimulants and seeking professional care when needed.
Captain Jackson secretary of the Canadian National Railways recreational activities and Royal Montreal Regiment band leader notes that new popular marches have not emerged since World War One. He cites wartime publishing economics and limited sales as reasons no fresh tune has gained wide traction.
Brigadier General Goghrey-Faussett CB CMG FSA led the 1929 Birkenhead gathering of 53,000 Boy Scouts from over 70 nations to mark Scouting’s 21st birthday and honor founder Lord Baden-Powell.
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