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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
14
A war era piece laments threats to liberty as Britain vows to defend God and liberty. The poem envisions Channel combat, Belgian coast danger, and Scotland’s resolve with the Union Jack waving. Poet Daniel B. Sraley signs the call to hold fast and resist.
Twenty years ago in September 1920 Danville and surroundings report property purchases by Noble and McLean, a fatal derrick accident at Terra Cotta, new Bell Telephone management with plans to move the exchange, a German trench mortar delivered for the Soldiers Memorial, and several birth and marriage notices including Cooney, Nicklin, Napkin Bentham and Bentham weddings in early September.
The article notes Britain and neutral nations gaining access to a Europe formerly exporting about £10 million worth of rayon and cloth. It details major markets including British India, South America, Central America, the US and Canada, Africa, Australia, and the Far East, with large employment implications.
The lesson highlights Gods all knowing nature shown by Davids words and the omnipresence that follows. It notes Gods knowledge extends to thoughts and words and that His presence accompanies believers in all circumstances, inviting humility and faith.
The North Sea destroyer flotilla tightens into action readiness under a dim dawn sky. Crew discipline appears mechanical as they report gun and torpedo placements with quiet efficiency. A lieutenant recalls home as he clutches a goatskin coat from Alexandria, while tea and cocoa warm the crew during a tense pre dawn watch.
During recent National Guard maneuvers in Northern New York the Central Vermont Railway operated eight special trains to carry Guardsmen through Vermont to Rouses Point New York. The teams carried 4 500 citizen soldiers. The return movement was handled over Central Vermont lines with no incidents.
Jack Ross of Trans-Canada Air Lines in Moncton explains to the Kiwanis Club that modern meteorology enables accurate predictions for flights between Toronto Ottawa Montreal and Moncton and back. Canada operates a 24 hour weather service with teletype links, ground radio, and air crew updates. Ross recalls early forecasting work in Manitoba and the North West Territories, Fort Rae, and at St Hubert with Imperial Airways Caledonia on its 1937 trans Atlantic run.
A speaker warned of dangers in modern foods and demanded what common item people share in every meal. A hushed whisper named the culprit as wedding cake, implying a humorous or critical moment about indulgence and health in daily diets.
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