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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
2
Officials say wartime effects push Canadians to seek more knowledge on markets and standards at the Canadian National Exhibition. Interest concentrates on bacon-type hogs with more Yorkshires online, and breeders will be heavily represented. Dairy products and cattle show similar momentum, making this year’s exhibit more representative than ever.
A brief nostalgia note notes that a short vacation helps quicker recovery, citing the Kitchener Record. The piece suggests relaxation benefits are realized with shorter breaks.
The Toronto Star notes that the census and national registration require women in the United States and Canada to report their age this year. This highlights a cross-border data gathering requirement affecting women.
St Thomas enforces a noise ban on wedding celebration taxis and car horns. A new police chief faces a city wary of loud processions, with a cheeky slogan Konk the honkers proposed to quell nuisance noise.
A Woodstock woman reported a lost purse containing 109 dollars while shopping in a Toronto store. The Peterborough Examiner notes the incident and suggests safer local shopping options.
A noted glass authority urges that windows are essential in a home for many reasons. He rejects the neighbor watching argument and outlines practical benefits for light heat and view in place of surveillance.
Ottawa Citizen reports a 75 animal mothers and children exhibit at the C N E in Toronto. Dr. J A Campbell directs a children's zoo where visitors vote for the loveliest baby monkey. Notable entrants include Shirley daughter of Mrs Esther Monkey, and Florence and Vallee Maud siblings.
The Canadian National Exhibition pivots to wartime leadership as it opens 1940. Royal Canadian Air Force quarters occupy the park, while agriculture and livestock display stronger, war-focused standards. Empire trade and British exhibitors emphasize war economy through the exhibition, aiming for greater public and military service.
Farmer John Start of Goldsboro Nova Scotia heard a plaintive peep from his house and found a chick hopping from a cabinet. He claimed a heat wave hatched one of the eggs kept there and the bird appeared unharmed.
Herders use small wagons carried by fat-tailed sheep in Lebanon. The tails store fat for energy when forage is scarce, and a harness helps the animals pull the wagon as a mobile energy reserve.
The piece surveys early wartime developments as Germany bombs England while British air forces counter. It notes neutral observers doubting invasion, Nazi aims to blockade Britain, and Mussolini’s moves toward Greece and Africa. It also covers Franco and Spain, Italian advances, and U.S. Senate debates on peacetime training.
The former ruler of Zanzibar ordered removal of useless trees and planting fruit bearing ones. The policy made fruit abundant and cheap with workers paid about $1.50 a month to supply all locally grown fruit. Zanzibar’s spice aroma is strong enough to be detected by ships miles from shore.
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