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s r thuhflpay july amy 1m4 the acton free press paqb alias etta dllla u vhnttng in toron to thl week acs- roy lambert spent the week end at his home here donna anderson u spending ner holiday in toronto stoker boh allen spent the week end at hu home here mr and mr it it arnold are hol idaying this week al wnn beach miss jean llccalg of mlmloo veil ed thla weekend with acton relatlv- miae ethel pargeter of toronto u spending her houdaya at hei rev and mrs a w foebury and family left on monday for their vac ation cpl norm bralda has returned to debert after spending leave at hi home here j lac and mra lilrk van ooozen and babe vutlled at the parental homes here marguerite keniner u visiting at the home of her aunt mr and mrs henry hilts mlas bernlre reld of the staff of cuelph general hospital u houdayuuj at her home here law kay swackhamer of jarvls spent the weekend with mr and mrs arthur swackhamer mrs thomas golden and eon danny arc spending n week with mr and mm w marchment miss margaret mat donald of tor onto is spending the hummer vacat ion at iter homo here mrs nelson f moore visited on sunday with mr and mrs icenneth flit at itlchmom hill miss joyce gruvello of windsor 1 spending a week with her cousin ml shirley manhmeht mrs e kentner and muriel 1 lilts of balllnafad are visiting with mr nnd mrs archie kentner mr and mm howard van wyclc and mia jean of london are vlultlnj friends in acton thin week mrs ilnbert shaw wuu in guelph last week nttendlng the funeral of her friend mr clinrleii hnvehit mian nellie anderson left tills week for british guiana where she will continue her missionary work mrs john harvey and mrs ann somervllle of toronto visited at the homes of the daughters and sinters mr and mrs rlcketts of guelph spent the weekend at the home of their daughter mrs charles heard i pte grant allen returned to christie street hospital after upend ing a week with lila parents mr and mrs robert allen v mrs prank bowes and allan ar 4 rived this week to pend a vacation at the home of her parents mr and mrs john lambert mrs edwtml kognvtilctson of tor onto visited mr und mm gordon rognvolditon nnd mr john rognvnld- hun over tin weekend mrs fred purnelt of auroru und doughter 1te patsy inrnoll of the c w a cj ottawo were visitors ut mr and mrs chan packers last week muu mildred holllnger left thin week on a trip to winnipeg whero she win join major and mrs a j buchanan on a vacation to the west coast mines helen llulme shirley kent- tier ena van der grlnten uuth miist- ers bunnv anderson and jean har ris spent the weekend at the rum- le cottage nt oakvllh mrs w j hall and mis marjorle mr s h mccron und mr wnlly ml- cron spent the weekend with mra mccron at barnsdale lake joseph mr paul mccron returned to acton with them the bride looked lovely wedding bell rang out in june 1876 and the bride swept down the aisle heavily veiled nnd wearing a dress consisting of at least 20 yards of heavy w hlte corded silk the dress is now on exhibition in the costume gallery of the royal ontario museum with it arc shown the areas the bridesmaid wore at the same wedding and the bride s going away costume all three dresses are made in the el aborate buttle style that was the fashion of that period j the bridesmaids dress is particul arly attractive and is made of blue- green auk trimmed with row upon row of lace flounces the going away outfit is a much more sombre and sensible affair consisting of a bottle greea auk dress trimmed with match- 1 las fringe and over it a threequarter length padded silk coat cut in the new imalimnh style that was just cotnl lag m te 1di ittttrfc cnrrt of otanfea parsonage bower avenue sunday juiv 23rd 1m4 lb uo am church school 11 00 a m worship service itev i 10011 will be in barge no ening service aug joth hj21i pm john stirling com and worship everybody welcome prrabittrrtam elpirr tj to ctauriui knox chvsmu aotom manse willow street sunday jufcof 33rd 1944 ujoo am mortsng worship in the town hall sermon subject ia there no balm in ci lead t sunday july 30th special reop enlng services will be held at 1100 am and 700 pm the moderator of the presbyterian church in can ada the rev a c stewart m a will conduct the services guest sol oists in the morning miss orpha parr and in the evening mr nell mcphall always welcome fcpfljd clptrrlj aotoin rev w il wallace sunday july mra 1d44 11 00 a m the minister 12 is pm sunday sctiool 700 pm the minister a everyone welcome everybody wobattl bot baby itll no secret as new zealand wat correurtondent robin miller auld the other evening in his weekly bbc short wave i roach est that britain la just ntmut ut saturation point in tlie matter of the diversion of her man- ower to the war effort to bring home the fact to overscan ilnlent rs he toli an amusing stoiy it wuii about u tnuti who wait cullocl over tlu tout hy his foreman for ar riving late ut u war factory this was the man explanation 111 wife uas in u war job too hut tut alio has th get to work earlier than he it wua hlw jab to deliver their baby at i tit grandni others house but why the foreman demanded couldnt you have taken the baby earlier l did was the answer but the grandmother is on a night uhift and i had to wait till she got home from work m hitnday wosuuno thief vancouveh cp this is n tough one to take rev e bird told police umt a thief stole his wallet on a sunday morning during services at st pauls anglican church a big 500 worth invert 500 monthly and receive a guaranteed contract thot will i pay you a regular income when your own salary chui or 2 provide protection tor your vifa and children or i intnre your children educa tion or 4 help to pay off your mortgage howard graff north american life acton ontario phone 98 r 12 gregory theatre friday jixy si au baba 40 thieves technicolor maria monte jon hall march of time naval log of vlctoo cartoon zoot cat chapter 7 daredevils of lh west saturday july t action in arabia george sanders virginia bruce pardon my rhythm gloria jean patric know lea fox news ee monday rrcv s4 here private hargrove robert walker donmi reed passing parade immortal blacksmith tyaveltajlv mackinac island chronicles ol ginger farm ii wlthip hfrlllt far i o wcndoumk r tlimr jhel berry oicklng ia4 imlht llu antira of an atrohalic heifer- tlu are the hlghliuhlm if last weeks ad- ivilh yen lluslmtrrhv are ripe ist wol t made a reconnoitring trip taklug witli me two of m neighbor friend- nod optuithoically a good supply of ails and kettles rai prevented ait early start so it was nearly five oclock before we got to the berr patch but the berries were plentiful and of good quality so we soon lud quite a nice picking but isnt it funny how the berries further on al- jjvays look better than the ones you are picking t friend one said uie would ilka to go to the top of tie hill x said v would go with her so friend two who is hot so good on the walking was left to look after our halffilled pall in a little while we were back again to find ftiaod two had rompetety lost track of the itaiu we hunted and hunted but not a ttlgn of the talls could we see we finally gave it up an a bad job und resigned ourselve to the loss ut the berrten ius one aluminum pall and one enamel kettle after tak- inif my friend home the thought of thoue wakled tterrleal ohsetuied me and v turned around and wettt ntruiglit hoik to the ialch x got ov- r the fence at the same spot walked into the palcli u few hundred yards utood ronmulerlng a few mlnutem which way to slrlki out looked ahead a hit ami there ulmottt ut my ttx i were our tallu my frlendti could hardly lellev their eyei wiuii x duly llvereil the imrrieill now for the at rolia tic heifer fitit hud rertntly calved ttie calf wan in the hurnyurd the h ifer in tho pumtun onu bhe broke through the rail gap to the yurd partner ut lu r out and fixed the gap then h wt tit out for a load of liny it wasnt long itefore i heard u cruuh xfelfei jean watnt going to it t u few rails dluourage her no sir the hum doom wvn open so jean walked in nnd uumplinl the liny x flxd tho cup to kwl tho rit of the row- uwny ily this time partner appear- d on the tut no hot jean hud du- uppenred we found iter away hatk in the straw mow whtre the floor iti nothing but lootu board and tlu iturnyard immil lately iteneath where partner and x stood wondering hour best to deal with the situation then what we feared actually happened a looue board gave way and two legs dangled above us the heifer tried to regain her luilance tin re was muffling and splintering of wood and in u cloud of dust and utruw the heifer rahir hurtling through upace she landed squnre on her liatk turn er over got up and walked away i once ho won sure the heifer wasnt hurt partners anxiety turned tvl wroth and partner has a way of uulng funny things when heu mad i his time for instance he turned to poor jean und wild disgustedly you durn fool cow what good will it do ou now you are hero tell mehave jou heard tho good ntwii uttout that new fly dojm thats on the mitrkef x cant give you trado luuikm of coume but just do u little inquiring nt your hardware stores xt lunt u kpray it is moro of an oil mul a little rubbthl ovr the crhii ulndowti and doors actually kotpu tin flys away so that you ran open ii wcreen door in comfort without ttnr of letting in a feu hundred un welcome guestn you ran nlno mix u little in with ordinary flyspray nnd the men dlwappenr as if by mag ic ami oh joy of joyt you an get uorneone to up my it on your clothing mtd rub n little of the oil on jour mtk nnd arms before invading tli lurry patch und the mooultmu will clitfinltcly leave you alone that is if you dont do an x did the other dny we invaded n new lurry patch uhlch mi ant walking about a mile after parking the car the air was nike with mosquitoes and insects of nil description once we were really into the bush and i had left this perfectly marvellous invention in the pocket of the car i still w nr the man of battle ns a r minder of my forgetfulnetu and stupidity weekly war commentary by mitvuax 4tmaka aaaaiia itw tsaaff urmer the technical advlfcory committer of the allied postwar requirements bureau which has now been merged with the u n r r a has dlscusved many aspects of medical treatment which will be needed in liberated europe including emergency treat ment equipment for midwives sup plies for improvised maternity homes and special treatment for victims of tuberculosis and typhus this was correct at one time but now the allies have four fighters spitfire mustang xjghtning thun derbolt capable of giving fighter pro tection over points a long way furth er off than calais this fact opens up so many possibilities that speculat- ion becomes even more futile than known ever j meanwhile the ramxuugn in normandy long- awaited second front operation now uttout nix weeks old may appeur to be moving uowly hut most military nun ur will ciuueral mortttfom ry reeent tatetnnt in a broad cast addreskt to ids troop our gainu have been d finite and mcr te 4 since d iay gains iuay m tuimmut- iwid in this fashion x the allies rmmv autlture with far fwr casualties tiutn they were prv liared to suffer in an operation tliat could have been acatatrophe if ttte vaunted kisenhower luck luul turned bad j onee ashore they pushed inland and established a firm beachhead cut sharply to the right in the open ing weeks of the drive and seised tlie vital port of cherbourg 3 they organized their beachhead as an operational base and were abli to continue landing men and supplies there for the prosecution of more da- vanoed stages of the campaign 4 they already have inflicted n nrmous casualties on the enemy with sj km of his men captured- at a roc nt count and undetermined thous ands metre killed and wounded with tht v gains in mind one mi assess what u inking place in norm andy how three infantry regiments lite stormonf dtsndsu und glengarry highlanders of cornwall out the north nova scotia highlander of amherst n h and the xllghlahd xjght infantry of auu out fornied the spearhead in the great itattle for cn canadian l war corns- mtiident ho munro reiiortwl tiuy were supported by tanks of tlu slier- brooke fusiliers of sherbrooke que and armored cars of the 17th dukf of yorks itoyul cunadian xlussars of man real throughout the fighting for the amlent city between july ri and july 10 the canadians fought grimly agultibt strong natl forces defending the imimrtant buse mast twnlcky itusslas great offensive which in the centre of tho eastern front has driven virtually to the fronthr of kant prussia coupled with the tre motidouu strength itelng shown by the allies in normandy bus lutnrc uiumw- ihle for grim forebodings throughout oermany hitlers removal of bis headquart er to the west has not hasmed unnot iced und german rudlo commentat or are preparing the lwple for t lost ditch fight against the itusslaiib on german soli on the xtallnn front american troops were reported to be only about three mile from the west coait seaport of leghorn xn another sett- ion of the front the bth army occup ied the village of santa iucla in the upiier tiber valley and was within 2 miles of the road junction of cltta ill castello a new move in the pacific was her alded last week by strong attacks on guum former united state island outiot freed by the conquest of sal pun islund un allied carrier tusk fore struck with terrific power and at the weekend currier dune uttuck hud been made through 10 consecut ive duys xylite dluputcheti from moscow ind utfd that the red army was reudy to hurl the gwuttiit off nslvo in thrto ye iri of wur ngnlnkt the ktauucilng germans grodno wnt tuk n ut tin weokeml hy the uumiiuun und with the ir hutki ugulmit the nwt prut- sion hordor the nuzlu were in the most desperate situation of the war i hey were giving ground swiftly in the middle rnltlc nnd betwec n tiriut iltnvsk und xllnlystok in the direction of warsaw an the riv r xlug unmlstnknhle sign polntel to a great new und iy pnmnr stall in und his gcneinl stuff our invasion ixuihhead alio was l ing brmuh ned us the week pro- greusid xlrltuh forces strnlthcncd thllr hold nn the odon salient south u st of cu n a front dispatch said thut german line guarding st io to the west were crumbling and american troops urged into the out skirts of the town asoclutud press war corrcajtord- ent don whitehead lojd the german uin in rtrtnt around st lo while ct rman flying bombs con tinued to fall sporadically on southern england charing wrathrr permltttd rewumptlon of the giant allied aerial offensive germany experimental stations at peenemunde and zlnnow- itz where rocket bomb were devel oped were heavily bombed other parts of the reich felt the sting of allied bombers from italy more grman atrocities were re- 1 vealed with the announcement of war secretary sir james grigg that german captor have shot 33 mo- allied filers he said that in 27 cases the men were alleged to have been shot while trying to escape sir james announcement came almost a month after foreign secretary an thony eden announced that 50 alr- includlng six canadians had been shot after a mass escape from stalagluft hi the site of the latest shooting was not immediately made n in case you are interested mluiucm 4ucavb the financing of the war and the organisation of the nation for an allout war effort lias taught us many lessons in tlie postwar period we sltould put into practice tlu lessons whhh ttie war has taught us within tlte next few days lie measure of family allowances is to be introduced by ttie prime minister under this measure all of live karents of chitdn n under 10 years of age are to tte jiaid family allow- ttm41 starting af fh0 munlhly for lie first child under 13 yoarsof age and gradually scaling down to jt0 kt nuaitti in tlie larger fanatics tills measure is a difect tvsult of our war flnanthig exiurienoe and hi effect lu a transfer of annual wealth from those wlui do not need it to tlie heada of families wlio do need it hie unequal distribution of tlie nat lunar htotune was one of tike major causes of distress during tlie last dejiression lids measure is a daring and scientific approach to ward a solution of this problem please follow tlie debate un thl question carefully japanese government appeared in tlie tusking witli the dropping of prem ier gen hldekl tojo as chief of the jap general htmst a tokyo broad cast said gen yoshljiro umexu foim- er 4omnianderinchief of japan kwantung army was appointed to succeed tojo wlto took over the army chief of staff post last febru ary titer was no indication that tojo itad relinquished his ost u pcrmler war minister mmisier ct commerott and industry and munit ions minister tojos removal ame lut a day af ter tlie resignation uf admiral hlilg- rtaru shliuada a navy minister it foltowte an admission by tlie jap pnmler that japan lias come to facn uu unprifdently great national iris- is with the jaiutliese i ok of sulpah to anurlcati forcm lojo said low of tlie jap pjmific base liad 4jused cm mrur lliroliilo oaoeru and as a result u are simply filled with tre pidation no s ration book dung mulaitbu although no 4 itation ben in rir ulatlon a wry short i word oume from ottawa that the m 5 liouk i already in preparation na 5 hook will lie distributed during the month of october deciding upon tlie contents of thessj ration books and having titem printed and distributed i a difficult job and it is neoessary to undertake their pre paration long in advance of the tlcoa of their actual distribution bfll dancing stanley park erin kvkhv iviuay hookknaibes orciietka kvkbv weunksdav hekav hakeh okchehttu oid time and modern danfsno 1 admihcuon scsj carrolls attlb juick m xm warm 223 sr csvvjtafcss iuiw ss sse u si j sss peas mewaok masoseorsbb 40 quixfiakm x m quaksboatsu tt suoas u 9s uit kbts i6 m ml 9mom s xs vsuit jams 4u tt svbjcad i stsaws ri wood a m f biv u blil flour io0 cowl prrftctl cocoa x4e l olives v j but n1 65c flakes x biscuits 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