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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
11
The Lorne Scots regiment is Canada’s largest with about 1,500 men overseas in the Allied advances, taking part from France to Italy and beyond. Acton’s local fair opens Friday and Saturday urging crowds and exhibitors to support prize agriculture and social gathering in home town.
A notice explains Ontario farms can place workers in 13 plants with transportation and housing assistance. It claims benefits include maintaining price levels and a future market, plus employment and Selective Service support. Applications go through Local Selective Service offices.
Report describes a civilian who lured several service members into drinking on a Toronto to Montreal night train. The intoxicated soldier caused disruption while others resisted. The piece argues some agents act against the war effort, whether paid or not, and praises Canadian servicemen for restraint and duty.
The column discusses wartime shopping hours and tax burdens on federal lawmakers, urges easing taxes on small incomes, and notes Burlington Gazette entering its 46th year under E. A. and George Harris. It also reports Renfrew remaining a Dry town after three failed attempts to overturn the status, Saskatchewan to ban beer and liquor sale on Germany's defeat announcement, and criticizes the federal CCF for perceived backbone.
Fact finding mission tests how soils and climates in Canadian provinces affect plant growth. Researchers compare laboratories with field trials at experimental farms, using different soil types and conditions to measure outcomes.
Fragmentary report notes a possible scheme linking animal protection and livestock care. It mentions veterinary guidance to separate protected animals from the home head and place them in well ventilated, well bedded quarters with clean water for a reasonable period.
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