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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 07, 1947

Page

3

Melting Icebergs May Raise Ocean Levels Worldwide

Newsweek cites reports that 8,000 icebergs form yearly along Greenland’s west coast and travel to Baffin Bay and Bermuda. About 500 survive to threaten North Atlantic shipping, with potential global sea level rise if Arctic temperatures continue to climb. The 1912 Titanic disaster led to the Ice Patrol, and a May expedition near Greenland investigates a surprising downturn in berg sightings.

Greenland Arctic Canadian Baffin Bay Labrador Newsweek Bermuda International Ice Patrol United States Coast Guard Coast Guard Mendoza Weather Bureau Argentina Newfoundland Los Angeles Hans Ahlmann Swedish Geographical Institute Antarctic Spitsbergen Russia

Stalin Plans A New Moscow Harmonious City

Radio Moscow reports Prime Minister Joseph Stalin drafted a plan to rebuild Moscow as a harmonious architectural creation for Communism. The design centers around the Kremlin with avenues squares and parks and includes monumental buildings and modern houses across many square miles.<nav>

Joseph Stalin Moscow Radio Moscow Izvestia Kremlin Stalin

Japanese Beetles Use Air Travel To Spread Across States

The beetle has traveled by plane for years, hitchhiking on travelers and clothing as it moves through more than twenty states. At LaGuardia Field five female inspectors now watch outbound beetles clinging to travelers or their garments. The pest has become a significant agricultural concern in the United States.

New Jersey New York Herald Tribune Pacific Ohio Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine LaGuardia Field Billy

Promoter flop marks Toronto basketball debut in mock era

The column criticizes Toronto basketball for overhype and poor turnout, noting high ticket prices and weak crowds. It argues that substance beat spectacle, calling for built following over gaudy promotion while praising wrestlers and clergy for measured conduct and community ties. It also riffs on Gypsy Rose Lee and nostalgic cherry prices.

Science notes new bristle material threatens hog bristle dominance

The Christian Science Monitor reports hog bristles once dominant in paint brushes face competition from synthetic fibers and a new casein based bristle made from skim milk. The cassein bristle, round and oil resistant, can be produced in varied lengths and diameters, challenging traditional hog sources from China and Europe.

W. P. KR Christian Science Monitor China Europe

Massive Soviet Trust Controls 200 German Firms

Information shows a large Soviet led trust in the Russian zone that includes over 200 enterprises. It covers iron works, railroad and automobile plants, and 70 percent of optical and precision factories with top priorities on raw materials power and transport. All output is directed to the Soviet Union.

Reich Soviet Union

Warco Grease and Oil ad seeks dealers in Toronto

A terse advertisement offers dealers for Warco Grease and Oil Limited in Toronto. It promotes Dixon's Remedy for rheumatic pains or neuritis through Muro's Drug Store at 335 Wein, Ottawa, with a postpaid price of $1.00.

Warco Grease & O1l Limited Toronto Dixel Munro's Ottawa Tr Dixon Muro Wein

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