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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
2
A playful weather quiz asks readers to mark true or false statements about sunset signs, frost patterns, moon phases, dew, radio static, lightning shelter, and seasonal warming. It evaluates common beliefs with upside down answers provided at the end.
The British Industries Fair opens in Birmingham on May 3 covering over a million square feet with 26 miles of stands. Exhibits include a 770 carat uncut diamond, a tiny portable typewriter, a human-like baby doll, and a machine washing a thousand glasses an hour. Diamonds given as wedding gifts to Princess Elizabeth will be shown. About 50 world centers have accepted invitations. Russia has not replied. Interpreters in 23 languages will aid visitors. A Board of Trade spokesman says the fair boosts Britain exports.
The text notes Kiruna in Swedish Lapland as the world's largest area city by land, with 18 000 inhabitants yet an area about 18 times Greater New York. It contrasts this vast size with New York’s fame for a long subway ride for a nickel.
A young Scottish couple facing constant noise from a trumpet player form a plan to create a local community centre. The idea wins support from church leaders and schools, a citizens committee forms, funding targets are met, and the building is renovated for sewing drama dancing and children’s activities including trumpet practice.
Bax Hammond loses patience as Carol asserts independence and ends their engagement after Jan pressures Bax to show love. Carol returns Bax scar with a kiss, proving her commitment amid doubt about his loyalty and timing.
A compact guide to starting a small flower plot with quick growing annuals for borders and ground covers. It suggests pairing colors for a flowing display, adding fragrance for moths and hummingbirds, and experimenting with new varieties each season.
One of Canada’s few floating bridges, in use since 1870 near Peterborough at Lake Chemong, is being replaced by a modern structure. The mile long bridge, the world’s longest of its type, offered a nine mile detour relief and thrilling crossings with waves drenching cars and passengers trudging behind for safety.
A narrow centre strip about 14 feet wide allowed only limited two way traffic with pullouts for passing. Five ton load limit caused water to squirt through floor boards as the bridge sank. In fall and spring ice and winds twisted and tore sections loose, forcing bridge tenders to chase floating timbers up and down the lake.
Large firms hold over four and a half million Canadian dollars in life insurance and annuities totaling about twelve billion. Per capita, this equals roughly 950 dollars, or about 3800 dollars for a family of four.
A terse plea circulates as an old man is asked to supply five dollars with a promise of repayment. The response demands the presence of the lender to verify the gentlemanly assurance.
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