Marriages and Memorial Notices From Acton Ontario
Four marriage announcements list couples and families in Acton Ontario with dates in September 1942, naming churches, parents, and officiants. An In Memoriam note memorializes Mrs A McColl dated September 8, 1896, signed by Archie McColl and daughters.
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Blapleton-Cordiner
A. J. Alt
Erin Township
Wallace
Mra
Cameron Lelshman
Acton
Ontario
McColl
A. McColl
Archie McColl
Robert Kerr
JD. McMillan
Acton Fair Ahead and Week’s Local Events Preview
Brampton Fair reported strong attendance on Monday while Acton Fair looms as the big local event of the week. The Jewish New Year observances begin Friday through Sunday. A Saturday night bingo and lucky draw at Town Hall is highlighted as this week’s highlight. Prize lists and notices appear across local columns with discounts and safety reminders. The Brampton incident notes a recovered pocket case from ex-Reeve Amos Mason at Brampton Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Brampton
Amos Mason
Brampton Fair
Mr. Mason
Autocracy Urged for War Power by Conservative Club Leader
The Earl of Glandwillam, chair of the Association of Conservative Clubs in Manchester, argued that no democracy can wage war and urged granting greater powers to Prime Minister Churchill. He said autocracy could be needed in wartime, though he did not advocate replacing democracy and warned Britain would not accept a dictatorship unless invasion occurs.
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Manchester
Enghind
Earl of Glandwillam
Association of Conservative Clubs
Churchill
Great Britain
Dr W H Lowry Leaves 146000 Estate To Kin
The widow Mrs Lorna C Lowry and her four children Ann C William G Lorna B and Alan Mack inherit the entire 146 050 estate of Dr William Herbert Lowry Toronto oc cullet and physician. Life income goes to Mrs Lowry and upon her death the principal is divided equally among the children. The estate includes clothing jewellery 75 household goods 1 19 mortgage money 12411 life insurance and annuities 78883 bank and other stocks 23479 bonds and debentures 5108 cash on hand 1779 other personal property 4105 real estate 16800
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Lorna _C. Lowry
William Herbert Lowry
Toronto
Ann C. William G
Lorna B
Alan Mack
Lowry
W. H. Lowry
Acton
Ron Oatate
Farm Chief Wickard Returns to Idle Hands at Indiana Farm
U S Agriculture Secretary Wickard, on a wartime dairy and grain farm near Camden Indiana, tends the corn and soybeans, feeds hogs, and helps with chores alongside his wife and daughter while promoting abundant food to aid democracy. The family keeps him connected to the harvest, declaring plenty of food as a key missionary for freedom.
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Camden
Ind
H. Wickard
United States
Indiana
Adatow
Jackson Wickard
Ann
Purdue Universality
America
Wickard
Hia
Washington
Thall Knoe
Europe
Forewomen Join Supervisory Staffs and Technical Engineers
For the first time in history forewomen are to be enrolled into the Association of Supervisory Staffs and Technical Engineers formerly the National Association of Factory Workers. The move marks a milestone in trade union inclusion within labor leadership roles.
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London
Association of Supervisory Staffs and “Technical Engineers
National Association of Poremen
Camouflage From Quarry Waste In Britain War Effort
Britain converts quarry waste from Cornwall and Wales into camouflage paint and other battle uses. Large slate waste piles are costly to process, with 6 to 7 tons of waste per ton of finished slate. Ground to 40–50 mesh, it forms camouflage powder. finer 300 mesh aids paint and roofing distempers for factories.
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Britain
Cornwall
Wales
Beetle races among British troops in western desert
In the western desert British soldiers race beetles as a pastime with cigarettes and biscuits as stakes. Beetles are kept to the line by match boxes between heats.
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Catro
Western Desert
War Commentary Updates From Front Lines and Leaders
Weekly war notes report renewed Red Army resistance near Stalingrad with German pushes checked by strong defense. Churchill and Roosevelt discuss Allied offensives and Russia’s resolve, noting Rommel’s forces regrouping near El Alamein and Churchill praising Dieppe as reconnaissance in force. Roosevelt seeks authority to stabilize costs at home.
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Stalingrad
Volga
Red Army
Caucraus
Black Sea
Novoroaalak
Rzhov
Moscow
Pointe
Thes City
Marshall Semmeon
Nenthern
Caucasus
Cairo
Rommel Wan
Ankara
Turkey
Hla
Roosevelt
Axia
Winston Churchill
Dieppe
Miniter
Egypt
Churentih
Soviet Russia
United States
Britain
United Stat
Germany
Europe
Russia
Congress
New 6200 Class Locomotives Boost CN Freight Power
Canada National Railways adds 6200 class engines to its motive power and they consistently haul freight trains over 6000 tons. The powerful locomotives are proving effective in moving large consignments of munitions and supplies toward seaports.
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Canadian National Railways
Peace in World Still Sees Sweden Saved by Miracle
An editorial in the Swedish Labor paper Social-Demokraten calls peace in the world a miracle and notes that only a few countries, including Sweden, still enjoy a fragile calm. The piece frames the situation as tenuous and praised as miraculous by the era’s labor movement.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Social-Demokraten
War offices on wheels convert carriages for war effort
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway has converted carriages into emergency offices and mess rooms to keep vital war supply movement uninterrupted if raids wreck existing accommodation.
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London
London, Midlands and Stottish
Girl Sergeant Drills Buddies in England Barracks
In England the first U S troops admire the sharp drill of ATS women officers in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Two days after arrival 12 enlisted men requested instruction from an ATS sergeant at the barracks.
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England
United States
N.C.O
Auxiliary ‘Territorial ‘Service
Women's Army Corps
Barracks
A.T.S
Whistle Signals Rescue Ideals From Shipwreck Story
A wartime era report describes seamen in a hazard area carrying a whistle to signal distress and guide crew to life rafts. The first man to reach a raft would blow the whistle to direct others to safety.
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London
People's War Fight With All That Is In Us
A dramatic call to unite civilians in a total war effort as the community endures losses and honors fallen, urging every man woman and child to defend freedom. The piece frames the war as a people’s struggle beyond soldiers, stressing sacrifice, resilience and collective resolve.
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Henry—Wilcoxon
Palace Theatre
Guelph
England
George Weat
James Balslard
Miniver
Ransclanes
Elles
Hame
Home Guards Struggle With Sten Gun Use In London
In London many Home Guard units have had to improvise guidance for using the Sten pistol due to delayed instruction on the weapon. Units report receiving the automatic firearm before proper training, leading to uncertain handling and operation.
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London
CO. Po
Birds At Point Pelee Reach Four Score Species
The article notes Point Pelee National Park hosts about ninety four bird species during spring migration. The area spans six square miles at the southern Ontario tip near Detroit and Windsor, attracting thousands of migrating birds and containing several southern species not common elsewhere in Canada.
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Point Beles National Arrhon
Phawe Hendred
el Boris Ie
Pai
Pont Pelee Nationa Park
Waleland
Canada
Regeron
Detroit
Windsor
Caravans and Blitz Mobile Builders Pack Britain
Ten mobile builder squads travel by caravans and five ton lorries across Britain to perform urgent emergency construction. They set up bunk houses and kitchens in blitzed areas, avoid relying on local billeting, and rapidly construct army camp huts and access roads as the advance party for contractors.
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Pilin
Britain
Threery
Salvage of Letter Paper by London Midland and Scottish Railway
Forty million sheets of letter paper were salvaged in three months by London, Midland and Scottish Railway employees. The recovery effort protected the equivalent of two million copies of a four page newspaper.
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London
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
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Eae
Boan
Crewson
Gaturio
Ureter
Ord
Ota
Ford Boatejoe Patie
Acton Fair
Georgetown
Fergus Falls
Eryone CH
Cie
Elizabeth Jones
Srd
Sigmh
Frank Jones
Oltier
C. B. Swackhammer
Symon
Talbot's
Blue Springs
W. Coles
Kekedowlgamig
U. S
Rommelgan
Asother Sevielapol
Churchill and
Ronarvelt
Rachilin
E. P
ST. George's SQ
Guelph, Oct
Stanley Park
Erin
Milton Arena
John Milton
OL. D. FE
Edithemmua Muir
Saal
Mystery Man
Prine
Cassia Buds
Paprika
Sage, Etc
Quality Grocery
U.S
National War Finance Conunition
Point Pelee
SOS
Lavang Ronn
Souquet
Zellers Ltd
Zudds
Wii Coady
Geo. Benton
Hassard
E. J. Hassard
Gordon Mackay Ltd
Elliott Brox
Actan
John Armstrong
SIS
Browns
Adler
Proods
Red Cross
Lakeside
Sears
Mae Aith Watekeepers
Cretary
Pergon
Actom
Kresge & Co
Pallant's
Pallant's Clothing Store
Actonist
Yan
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