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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1942
Page
3
A homemaker column urges accuracy and good judgment in planning affordable meals. It offers recipes and kitchen tips such as cereal dishes, mock drumsticks, veggie omelettes, jam making, and careful oven use to save time and energy while preserving flavor. It also provides home repair and cleaning Q&A segments.
The British government orders mobilization of thousands of young women for war work and armed services. No further deferments in 20 22 wage classes. exemptions for essential production and key women. Volunteers allowed with employer consent while Civil Service shifts consider releasing temporaries for vital tasks.
Vermilion Alberta hosts the Canadian Women's Army Corps training centre where 150 officers and NCOs train 350 recruits for four weeks. Gleaned routines include uniform fitting, drill, lectures under trees, 36 hour leave monthly, and a canteen serving 500 women.
In Toronto reports the meat supply tightens as butchers cannot obtain fresh beef and farmers blame wartime controls. Cabinet minister Gardiner defends farmer profits and notes potential two year supply shifts. Industry leaders urge price and flow regulation while cattle movements rely on export demand and storage limits.
In London and London based offices British naval officers track navy and army gunnery experts attached to merchant ships sailing the seven seas. Ten thousand soldier sailors and 10 000 Royal Marines participate in the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships program. Gunners are stationed aboard troop ships and freighters with ratings under merchant masters command.
In Halifax North End a canteen scene showed 200 sailors begging for water as city faucets failed for days. Water had to be hauled from wells in Mink containers until city pipes resumed supply.
Walter Grimaldi of Edmonton keeps a wartime themed baby name register noting choices from past wars. He cites Redvers and Bobs as examples and warns Timoshenko Brown would sound odd for a girl. He observes mothers avoid famous wartime names and prefer less newsworthy options.
The text defines the specified persons list as firms and individuals in neutral countries. It prohibits any correspondence or transactions with them without official permission. Trading with or aiding enemy interests is an offense under the enemy trade regulations. The list supports Britain’s effort to deny enemy access to finance and goods through neutral channels.
India’s growing shipbuilding sector already produces corvettes anti submarine trawlers and patrol launches. Canberra reports from end of June 30 000 Australian widows and 21 000 children will receive pensions amounting to £1 600 000 annually.
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