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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 21, 1944

Page

2

Lorne Scots Size Hits Canada's Front Lines Aid

Canada’s Lorne Scots regiment is described as the country’s largest with an estimated 1,500 men serving in the Allied offensive overseas. The piece notes their extensive involvement from D Day to battles in France, Italy, Belgium, and beyond, alongside a call for wartime agricultural support and local fair participation in Acton.

Canada Lorne North Africa France Belgium Holland Acton

Ontario Farm Labor Program Offers Paid Wages and Housing Help

Employment and Selective Service offices will provide full information, transportation, and placement for applicants in Ontario plants. The program promises profits for farmers through stable prices and a future market while offering recruited workers jobs across 13 Ontario facilities with travel and living accommodations arranged. Applicants should apply at the nearest Selective Service office.

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Agents Within and Without Warn of Covert War Saboteurs

A reader recounts an overnight train disturbance where a drunken civilian enticed servicemen to drink. The account argues not all enemy agents are paid saboteurs, noting varied actors harming the war effort and praising disciplined Canadian troops defending the country.

Air-Force Air Force Blue Canada

Editorial notes echo wartime shifts on taxes and temperance

The Burlington Gazette marks its 46th year under new management as editors praise local journalism. Renfrew remains dry after three failed votes, while Saskatchewan bars beer and liquor sales until Germany’s defeat is announced, a move praised by the Saskatchewan Hored Keepers' Association. The piece notes tax burdens on lawmakers vs. small incomes, shifts in shopping hours, and calls for a uniform wartime standard.

Burlington Gazette Messrs. E. A George Harris Burlington District Saskatchewan Germany C. M Saskatchewan Hored Keepers’ Association Canada

Fact finding stations across Canada established for research

This excerpt outlines Dee 1D tdadvation Stations 1 across Canada and Nub-Experimental Stations as essential experimental units. They serve as proving grounds for lab research and on farm trials, adapting to diverse soil and climate conditions in various provinces to test agricultural work.

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Disease risk at community livestock sales alarms authorities

Veterinary officials warn of potential disease spread from fair animals to home herds. They advise isolating bought animals for a reasonable period in well ventilated, well bedded quarters with clean water.

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