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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
5
The Prices Board notes retailers must prominently show prices and sizes of oranges grapefruit and lemons for sale. Eight thousand schoolgirls and schoolboys are expected to work on Ontario fruit and agricultural farms this year.
An account of a February 1944 social visit hosted by Mrs Best. Eight guests ride a sleigh to a farm home for dinner with the hostess daughter, festive music, and plenty of food. The piece ends with a nursely note urging W C T U members to join.
Bishop Olwen appeals to devout worshippers and to lapsed members across Canada in an Easter letter. He calls for regular church attendance, active support of the Church, and identification with one of its congregations to strengthen Christian life and advance the Christian cause amid dangers of the times.
The United Church of Canada announced that its 1.7 million dollar deficit, built up during depression years, has been wiped out. The drive began in 1941 with Victory bonds and war savings certificates maturing later. Contributions came from across Canada and Newfoundland, under Rev. Denzil Ridout.
Canadian fertilizer prices are likely the lowest globally due to Wartime Prices and Trade Board subsidies. Import costs are kept down and distribution is zoned, making Canadian prices several dollars per ton lower than in the United States and the United Kingdom.
The Orono Fish and Hunt Club hosted Mr Wm Lang past president of the Toronto Anglers Club and renowned sportsman from Toronto to address local students. Ontario forest and river films shown to Orono public and continuation schools illustrated northern scenery not common in the province. The club covered about 45 dollars for the event, calling it well spent.
Wartime farming faces material shortages and building upkeep issues. Canadian Johns Manville announces nationwide Farm Building Clinics featuring a color film The Farmer Looks Ahead and topics on brace work fences rodent control roof repair insulation and ventilation for dairy barns milk houses poultry hog houses and machine sheds. District offices will arrange meetings upon farmer requests to boost production and co operation with government and industry.
A friend handed a small volume titled The Permanent War or Home the Sap by Professor Lorne Morgan of the University of Toronto. The piece praises its satire and says the book argues permanent war as the sole solution to postwar economic troubles, with other options dismissed.
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