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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), January 28, 1943, p. 5

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twrmbnt irawnmrr age mo the aciom ntee pbcss mokim mis ocadan meka llallaramhrjii i imwiwi omtbghe abblisi vmends asw tfad mo i engagements mr jod lira miller of 3corvaj joaouikip the eausagesneait their daughter doris irene to carparal chvim e amen van of sir and mrs charles allen acton the nrric to take place in georgetown the end of january old land feel western bieeze willi invasion cewfewabacc clothes shop 112 vonge st tomato service league statement shows aid to all branches pair wumcm saotta am 2 idr nawa aar 1 adr na axe a arte 3 aah maa 1 pah- aava your eyes deserve the best btstiul dm soekhhc eve examination e p head rcxtstcred optomctmtt 58 st cbosces square clieuh ont mortgage sale undeh and bv virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain mortgage which will be produced at the time of uke sale there will be of fered cor sale by 1 fnur aneans ataaea tnsys s layta pastes- parkaa atr 3 rls rasfcam fl waaaa baft 5 the acton team to second pfjtck ua cctelpn league uattcj stales london cp despite 2000 miles of ocean made perilous by rov ing tinny submarines the united kingdom and the american contin ent are closer than ever a 1943 open the esterruxaiion v given impetus v hen canadian and united states troop lniaded the ol co m ncarl 10000 lr icemen majority of them canadians tune been guests h hwii n in belfast since war began most of thena were on leave from england the number increased weekly because canadian soldiers sailors and airmen find much of their homeland flavor in ulster folk who neier have been out of ireland in their live now answer right off u hep a canadian or an am erican ask the ay to the nearest movie those folks always knew them as vinemaa lecturers dont get upset any more at the spectacle of half an audience kneoiodlrally ihewing gum they work vaot marriage registry office employees have ceased to ralte their eyebrows at american army caliers uho not only auk for a marriage licence but want the wedding ceremony perform ed in 10 or so minutes johnny doughboy and johnny canuck are finding rosea in ireland and england and scotland lltny will take their roses back home after the war but many more will stay they like the country that much certainly the talkative sen icemen from across the atlantic have broken down the barriers of years tram car passengers who hitherto kept a rigid alienee now talk freel thanks to the lead of these men from over the sea ulster people have taken to north american aporta to such an extent that local newspapers carry in re sults of american games for the benefit of the force now ftadjlhey are being just as eagerly followed y home readers u an american football pit or- gatuced in aid of charity and first ever played in ireland drew a crowd of 10000 althouch the admission charge was the equivalent of sisol thats a lot more than the average ulsterman pays to ace his boroeheath port uaavyixklllt snuetugiitofo winchester england cp experts are cntnaderin the rsroposal of alderman c g sankey of this hampshire city to do away with street tamps and ulmnlnatethe dry wh batteriea of sfarrrdlglrtal rlbuc aiictatfcv on natsr ibav or lawk at the hour of 2jo0 o3odc in the af ternoon at the farm of the followinc property namely axjl ad sdccular that osrtaln paror or tract of land and premises situate iin and beonj in the town ship of nassaiweya ta the county of ifalloxl and bunj cvunposed ox firstly the wekt half ai lot num ber irventeen in the fixvt concession of th said township secondly the north half of the east half of the aid lot number seventeen in the first oonoesslon of the said township the parcels oaatalnim by admeasuretnent one hundred and fifty acres more or less subject ta an eahfment from coorte amos to the uell telephone 1930 on the said lands titer is said to be erected a dwelling houte and suitable farm bulldlncs the lands will 1 sold subject ta a lleserve hid te3u1s of sale of land twentyfive per cent of the purchase money to he paid down at the time of sale and the balance to be secured bv a tnortcace with interest a four per cent per annum for further particulars and condi tions oi sale apply to commission kit of aoricultuiul loams east block parliament bides toronto ontario mortcacec dated at toronto this seventh da of januar- t9t s gregory theatre nuday jaxiav t beyond the bute hobizov with doioth umobr pa- iricu morruon world in ac tion made at nippon 8isb1 well road lurvurd cmxtboa early bird dood it chiptcr ii spy smasher hatvaday jn1jav m oangebously we live tnrlllnacked with john car- field raymond ajaaay ghom ttmin- arthur aaacy katharine rarrison foxiewa moxday mtoun 1 kings bow aibrunant acrcen version of the popular novel with ann sheridan robert cummuuja novelty the good job- the mcojtcttmwd bamtrrm w3w la vkrir noorcsl fomt last tbursday nlcfar as ttiry drqiprd m 7d clidtm to iue rolahazt bevmce tasd this exrat ksux the local bays baric in mood rjarc 4 points bade of ibe urst plyie cratral ontario faam xbe soare- n uorton 3fi3 1sz 357 c lrlshman 192 1ss 3sh o krull 178 306 228 13 a shefdru 190 329 18l 00 w carry 221 173 230 13 c uasales 136 ml 287 mcolnviieons rlnharts renhartjt 7 939 9s1 118 1191 ucutdarons 0 9182819 butter short pity poor sikh east iwttmts tn cattadav west coast makr fecial appeal co ouasra vancouver jcp if th av- erace mrs canuck thinks butter rationing is putt lac a crimp in her da4lynenuslaes tho- plicbt of sikh housewives sikhs are fan ar flcures oil the strvwa of van- couver turbaned and hcpd these fast indians have amonf other thine rnoxopolliwcl a cood share of tw citys uojvi ltulnui the food of th sukhs i a stor in itself on the acrc ecwh con sume or used to consume oxie pound of butter a day when a hard working sikh woodtrucker alts down to the table he dwsnt say pass the butter lie hauls out a 50pound bo and dies in practlra11 everything the sikh eats is cooked in butter chicken their favorite meat is balled in it and the vegetables as well a sikh likes butter so much he likes to sit down peel off the wrapper like a hawpna skin and munch away on a pound typical is the tara slnch family of vancouter mother father and three youncsters- between them the used tuoanda half pounds of butter dally with rationing in effect their quota will be twoanda half pounds a week however the sikhs wont eive up their precious butter without a fichl they have besieged ration board of ficials and through the khalsa dlwan society have even made repreaenta- ttons to ottawa conserve home fats after the larcest amount possible of household fats have been handed over to the local salvaee orcanlzation to be used ultimately in maklnf mu nitions the remainder retained for cooklns purposes should be carefully conserved and not a scrap of it al lowed to be wasted rendered house hold fats should be stored fax thjhtly covered crocks tin containers or opaque jars in a dry cool place awky from the lirhl lard will keep indef initely if stored in the refrigerator and for a limited period if kept at room temperature shortenings may be kept satisfactorily in dosed con tainers at room temperatures butter spoil quickly atfd absorbes odors readily so it ahoqjd be kept closely co in the rerrirerator kteasy tbe ust flnstnrl flfry uasw a mem ana of the wolase 21 adopt a ayrfematic plan for 3 itao oormpue i ent bylaws of tbe triuacje i ss pork sold at ssjoo per i beech and maple at sxv7 per cood cor thirty oarda a january thaw was hoped for 50 earas ago txa churchill folk honor soldiers home on leave a aellrxfal inaavt mar a hr asal lira 7sielaii aa fvatev janaarjr wise buiobc me h putn meals at dusiiiuiih oonvbbfdate uba lx c oflh deaart- haw wu or ladkn of tae aetna taftor tans ocaartnao to this year imiw il isanuhaw offesed ta knake cab inet photos full figure cor szo0 per doarn jfohn speight jfe son offered a bed- set oompithte tor sit and lounges and extension tables at 5750 each chairs could be purchased at any price kcsmey bros offered a cath du nount in a clearing sale of boots and idiocs jt d williamson a co of cuelph were selling the best sable capes at s3750 and beaver capes at 2750 judging by the ndvertise- tnents the merchants of those days were out for business there were a doaen advvertlfrnmnts ef local kutmi ants and also advertiwmenu fri stores in cuelph hamilton atvl ceorcetowti back in 1s9201 the four room brick part of the public school at the front was built the bylaw pro viding for the debentures for erecting furnishing and heating raised ss500 for this building complete proorj of tbe hestve boys mho are aaaa ls great sacrifices to help detewtl it the thoughts of those of mat borne win be with yon whewar yow bbh we pray you will be granted eow age and strength to carry on bs the flejht for liberty and freedom we feel we onu wot let yoai go wubout rapveadng in a small way oar esteem for yost we ask you to accept this gift may it as you use it remind you vnf ur many friends who will pray for your safe keturn vsod be vih you til we kneet again when ufevterils thick confound you iut his arms unfailing round you cod be with you tit we meet again signed on behalf of your aiurchifjl mikxils and r neighbors to richard who bad unespectedly arrived home mr arthur swack- bamer ably and feelingly extended the best wishes and cood will of the community and be was psesented with an envelope of money both boys expressed their apprecia tion for the gifts and good wishes of their friectds mr ernest snell a returned so dler who had been through the of 19m131s and through the txallle of dunkirk gave m short account of his experiences during his two years of service in world war no 2 short speeches were also given by messrs it- kerr richard johnson r warne and a swackhamer the ladles then served lunch and the remainder of the evening was spent in games and social intercourse delivery hours beginning february 1st delivery will be made each afternoon only on monday tuesday thursday muday saturday no delivery wednesday oaring to health- and labor conditions ro arc obliged to make the above change so as to serve our many customers as faithfully as circumstances permit kindly have obdeks in before one otcutck fob delivery the same day store hours monday tuesday thursday friday hu to gjo wednesday h jo to 1 00 saturday hjo to loot we will appreciate your kind co operation barrsquaiuygrocery fifty ears ago the canada clove workspuuina new steam engine to operate the sewing machines up to that time they had been run by the operators foot pow er each em- itloyee ua charged fifty cents a week for the use of the power as it was claimed they would be able to do from 23 to 40 per cent more work with power than running the machine by foot j players from acton and umehouae had a keenl contested checker match which was won b llmehouse 15 to 14 acton players were james mat thews j ilarvey l lambert ii s holmes john lawson and j blacker heres some grocery prices front the files of 1893 read them ou presentday houseuilves and then sigh for the good old days 10 ihs good cooking raisins for 35c si pounds of any kind o1 tea coffee or for cocoa fbr 100 6 tbs currants for 25c 36 cakes toilet soap for 35r 15 lbs best baking soda for 25c 12 hones of matches for 25c 9 lbs of biscuits for 25c 8 lbs of rice for 25c tc here is the story of a breach of promise suit in halton county as re corded in 1893 a breach of ptwnlf af cowan v stevenson was heard and settled at toronto on monday miss of oakviue a comely joung lady in her 23rd year swore fhat in 1890 j w a farmer living near whitby had promised to marry her that amorous letters had passed between them and she showed the jury her engagement ring the young- ladys mother stated that she received s as her daughters future husband and that he had told her he was the owner of a wellstocked 100- acre farm besides money in the bank the defence was unrepresented and on the evidence for the prosecution tlve jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff assessing damages at 1400 heres another blighted love affair from back in 1893 a goodlooking welltodo and popular young bachelor of a neigh- borine town was being teased by the young ladles of a club for not getting new outbcrorv for acton district issued this week a new edition of an old book is be- ngsperially rwomnm ndwl to tho-t- tention of acton peor- thi week the book is the telephone direc tory the recommendation comes from the telephone company the reason for the special appeal is the war for the duration we must all look upon our telephone directories as n tal part of ti wnr mfhlne am lite tlwm accordingly said j i san derson hell telephone rnanajrer here fn view of the large number of new and changed listings in the new directory it is importnit to discard the old book promptly ind carefully consult the new one before placing calls utlng tbe directory will help to eliminate unnecessary calls and will teduc the sarong number nuiance considerably h mr sanderson faolnted out another request which is being em phasized because of war conditions is that subscribers who are moving should take their telephone books with them instead of asking for an other at the new residence s married he said til marry the girl of our club whom en a se note y t mr i nere were nine members of the club each girl went into comer and used great caution in preparing her ballot and disguised her handwriting the re sult of the vote was that there were nine votes cast each receiving one the young man remains a bachelor the club is broken up and the girls are all mortal enemies united in the one determination that they will never speak to that nasty man again there are back in these files school reports from lome school and others accounts of soirees concerts at leslie school where the lelshman string the maple leaf quartette prof stark jean bros and neil gillies were among the headline attractions mg t he i it all f but- thats all for this week th arent my recollections but items gleaned from tttx fags pans flies of january and early february 1893 lj by gad butter consumption temporarily reduced if fus focomc necessity to reduce tlic current rate of consumption of butter and accordingly clungci have been nude in the dates on which luiit sjarc c coupoitfi of the current ration loof nuy ik used sjurc c couwmi 10 and ii nuy not ik used for the puicrune of butter coupons 1 to 4 inclusive have already expired expiry dates for spare c coupon 5 to ft inclusive have been extended to aid consumers in stretching out the butter allowance over the period from now until february 28th each coupon will continue to be good for the purchase of one half pound of butter and will be good only on the dates specified liclow here is the new schedule constats cood for archaa 5 and 6 ja sry 18th february 2ftlk 7 and 8 fefaewary 1st february 28ua merc 1st mares 144b the result of thn is to reduce each individuals allowance by 2 zj ounces per week daring ths temporary period consumeis will find it aovisaile to ration thimselves so that they may ie aile to stretch the new rutter allowance over the next six weeks the wartime prices and trade board

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