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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
7
A man attempted to repair a grandfather clock at home to avoid transport to a shop. The clock blocked his view and he collided with a woman pedestrian who angrily demanded he wear a wristwatch instead of apologizing.
A Polish soldier on leave in London jokes about learning English with a Scottish taunt while recalling his years in Scotland. The narrative shifts to Burma where troops face extreme heat as a letter home from a serviceman’s mum expresses worry about his safety in the heat.
A string of lighthearted vignettes from a historic scene. A teacher asks Harry for correction in grammar and a boy jokes about a boy friend. A party in a hotel is interrupted by a guest who cannot read. A student avoids punishment for homework. A dusty chair prompts a witless exchange. A parrot on a roof yields a comic case of mistaken identity as a workman apologizes after thinking the bird can talk.
A guest harshly criticizes a woman singer at a party. He learns the singer is his wife, then reveals he wrote the song himself, prompting a puzzled apology and a reflection on performance and taste.
A young woman stalls at a traffic light and asks a passing motorist to start her car. She apologizes and offers to stay and lean on his horn while he tries to start it. The scene highlights a humorous exchange amid a stalled roadside moment.
A historical word puzzle list with clues and answers arranged as vertical and horizontal entries. It includes military insignia references and a range of general knowledge terms across two directions.
The notice surveys global hardship with bread rationing in the United Kingdom famine in China and India and near-starvation across Europe. It also cites warnings on road and water safety and a playful quip about love and baseball.
A Hamilton Spectator note contrasts Germany’s late atomic research with Allied discoveries of uranium ore near Krupp works. It suggests Hitler’s scientists were outpaced in the race for nuclear power while Western forces advance. The piece appears amid broader reflections on markets and social maxims from Toronto and exchange columns.
Calgary Herald notes an Manitoba group forms to promote pibroch playing while recalling Sir James Barrie on Scotsman morality. It argues police grant rights to picketers to disrupt entry and deny access, benefiting strikers but disadvantaging non-strikers who still pay taxes.
A St. Louis pedestrian who survived being struck by a street car and a truck rose and knocked down a traffic officer who admonished him. The incident highlights increasing pedestrian boldness.
A Kiwanis Magazine reflection argues that many men feel overwhelmed not by labor but by a figurative chip on their shoulder. The piece links attitude to burden and urges personal mindset change.
A whimsical item from the Windsor Star plays on consumer sentiment with a playful verse about money and purchase ideas, capturing a light tone in a local newspaper snippet.
The Chatham News notes only two items, onions and trans Atlantic air travel, have seen price declines in postwar memory. The Brandon Sun comments that Russia seeks peace unity and understanding in its own way.
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