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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
8
Fragmentary London Chronick passage praising unfamiliar faces in English streets and Britain's refuge for the dispossessed. Mentions women bearing memories and Greeks, with disjointed phrases and archaic language.
The Free Press of September 25, 1876 reports a barn on C. & Downs Lot 32 Sixth Line and a home on W. J. Ritchie’s Third Line burned by fire. Acton forms a Chamber of Commerce with officers led by Peter A. Smith and H. P. Moore. William Hackett wins the John McCrae Scholarship at Guelph Collegiate, worth 1,000 dollars. Robertson-Carter wedding takes place on September 1924. Mary McIntosh, widow of Interel Mcintosh, dies at Guelph Street Acton in her 70s.
About 30 000 military and civilian personnel dine in the Pentagon restaurants serving 55 000 meals daily. A regular lunch costs 35 cents with ice cream the top dessert and coffee the lead beverage. The nutrition lab studies vitamin retention from raw potatoes to plates, guiding cooking to preserve nutrients. The operation uses about half a million pounds of foods monthly with 14 000 three pound loaves and hundreds of dozens of muffins plain and falls biscuits.
A 16 year old Sydney youth was convicted for selling moonshine. His customers were four other lads aged 14 to 16 who said they promised him four dollars for a bottle. Septence was reserved.
In North Sydney the old-time fiddler competition at the Cape Breton County Exhibition drew crowds as contestants showcased skill with traditional tunes. The event crowned a winner amid lively rivalry and regional pride.
A Sunday school lesson explores David gratitude after rest from enemies, his desire to build a temple, and Gods reply through Nathan. It studies Davids humility and the covenant with David, the future house for him, and the ultimate fulfillment in Christ along with Israel's enduring relationship to God.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates 1944 wheat production at 67,656,000 bushels, up 154,000,000 from 1943. Prairie provinces expected 423,000,000 bushels, Ontario contributing 21,479,000 total oats reach 526,138,000, barley dips to 203,776,000, and rye improves to 10,581,000. Prices Board again postpones butter coupons to conserve stock amid drought and slow milk output.
Jimmy Conway, 15, of East Korah, tied a 600 pound bear to a hunting record while his nine year old brother Leonard watched from guard duty with the sheep. The warning shout brought Jimmy to the scene with a shotgun.
One hundred fifty members of the Moose Jaw local of the United Packing House Workers of America offer to stock a quarter section of wheat in one night. All wages earned will be donated to the Kamsack Emergency Relief fund.
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