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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
7
Helena Waterhouse shares a vivid first hairdressing experience in Yalta. She describes seven operators, odd machines for permanents, and old style curlers, noting Soviet hairdressing differs from American methods and pricing at four rubles eighteen kopeks, roughly $1.25.
The famed Steamboat Johnson confronts a well known local doctor in a tense moment at a game. Johnson declares you got no right to beef doc, and notes when you make a mistake it ends in a funeral, while his own errors linger forever.
The piece links the Suez crisis to oil, noting that 67 percent of canal traffic are oil tankers and 800 000 barrels a day move through pipelines. It discusses US imports and potential routes around Africa, plus a proposed alternate canal from Emanuel Celler crossing Israel to Elath, then Jordan.
A reminiscence on Welsh sheep shearing methods and wool. The narrator notes mechanical clippers in Australia and New Zealand, electric shears on Welsh farms, and a cautious trial that shocks a worker. John Davies manages a patriarchal flock, with media attention and snowbound journeys shaping the tale. The piece also describes kemp in Welsh wool and its impact on dye and end uses like rugs and tweeds.
The Pacific Coast League media stunt at Hollywood Park showcases a $100,000 knothole in the outfield fence as fans dream of a perfect throw through a seven foot square aperture. Legends like Rip Russell feature in tales of improbable feats and oddball park prizes from Oakland to Hollywood Field.
In a 1956 exhibition, Fred Haney walked intentionally to force a Cobb at bat with two outs in the ninth. Cobb waited in the on deck circle as the Great Hitter faced deliberate balls, leading to a rare tribute by walking the opposing manager to see Cobb hit again.
Bill Sunday left a prominent major league career to devote his life to evangelism. He once captivated crowds with fiery sermons warning sinners of divine wrath and urging them to seek righteousness.
Multiple ads offering agents for houseware products in Montreal and Ontario, roofing coatings from Hannan Varnish, baby chicks and poultry stock from several hatcheries, a 194 acre Ontario farm for sale near Highway 15, a medical supply catalog offer, a horoscope based novelty ad, and a Churchill bred boat chartwell Viking promotion.
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