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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
7
Open fragment mentions a header of scenic marching and a proud plea. It references a voice that invites readers to observe a march and reflects a sense of pride. The text is incomplete and lacks clear event or date details.
A fragmented column recalls events from October 7 1986 including Major Mervin Kennedy converting Manomic Hall to a residence and a Mason Knitting Mill workers weiner roast at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Mass meeting of the Young Women's Auxiliary at Knox Church. Also notes a Detroit job placement for a local resident and a Wyandotte Michigan birth at Beousa to Mr and Mrs Cockburn a daughter.
Coastal Command Liberator Sunderland and Halifax crews with RLCAF and RCAF members attacked five German U boats in quick succession. U-boat 1 was damaged in combat as the Halifax crew led by Lt. W. O. Watt contributed to the patrol. U-boat 2 fell victim to depth charges from a Sunderland with Lt. F. Acres aboard. U-boats 3 and 4 were targeted by a Liberator crew including Col. Harold Clayton Kuhn, while U-boat 5 was pursued by a Halifax bomber under Lt. G. L. Powell with Sgt. H. F. Terry aboard.
Western Australian farmers struggle as emus descend from the north during dry seasons and breed instead of moving on. The birds devastate crops, prompting farmers to receive shotgun cartridge allowances and petrol rations. They drive the emus with three lorries circling paddocks to a central point, a dangerous 170mile chase.
A Sunday lesson interprets John nine where a blind man is healed by Jesus. It contrasts Jesus compassion with the disciples skepticism, notes the healing as evidence of divine works, and ends with the man’s discovery of Jesus as the Son of God and his worship.
Long list of award winners from Acton Fair including cattle, sheep, poultry, hogs, and horticulture divisions. Exhibitors such as Alfred Bagg, Arthur Padbury, C. W. Swackhamer, and W. P. Laidlaw & Sons prominent in cattle classes. Entries span Jersey and Holstein herds, sheep breeds, various poultry varieties, and garden produce with multiple exhibitors named.
By end of June 1944 Nova Scotia hosted 208 credit unions with 30,892 members and 91.995 million dollars in assets. Since the movement began, total loans amounted to 7.478 million dollars.
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