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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
3
Canadian post offices will adopt a new stamp cancellation bearing a V and Morse code for victory. The V impressions will run alternately with the Enlist Now markings, replacing the standard horizontal bars in weekly cycles.
A Canadian Telegraphs messenger relays a plan to send a note via a passerby at a busy intersection. The instruction directs finding a short, nicely dressed girl with glasses and telling her the boyfriend cannot keep the date, sending her to the mother’s house for the location.
An official of the Soviet shipbuilding industry says Russian women and girls are building and repairing ships after weeks of training. The program aired on Moscow radio and was heard in London.
Lord Beaverbrook and his Canadian origins shaped a controversial leader who ran Britain’s wartime tools supply with unorthodox methods. Aitken built wealth in utilities and newspapers then steered aircraft production, wielding near-economic dictatorship power with unpredictable energy.
A London stage comic riffs on wartime jests about German airmen and St Peter. A Bergen sailor reads a day-old London Times, angering a Gestapo agent who learns the paper was subscribed to by the sailor.
Scientists study cooling methods for workers in boiler rooms and furnaces. A flexible hose attached to coveralls delivers air from a cooling unit at 80°F and 50 percent humidity, reducing perspiration up to 100°F. Blasts of cooled air from nearby nozzles also show promise.
A new light weight rubber attachment lets users rest the instrument on the shoulder, freeing both hands when using a French phone. The design aims for comfort and portability, promising easier handling for ordinary users.
Advice on etiquette questions covers second helpings at informal dinners, sending personal thanks, visiting out of town friends, appropriate train dress, respectful servant titles, and whether to return condolence calls. Answers favor minimal second helpings, personal letters, visiting at residence, modest travel attire, proper titles, and no obligation to return condolence calls.
RCA Manufacturing announces a new phonograph changer named the Magic Brain. Invented by B R Carson, it uses a tiny central turntable and two tone arms to play the top and under surfaces by reverse rotation, letting users hear both sides without flipping the record.
A new product So Luminum mends metal pots and pans by applying a drop to cracks and letting it dry overnight. Tennessee Eastman Corp introduces a plastic gadget to convert a milk bottle into a pouring pitcher. Hebrew University researchers report treated paper fruit wrappers reduce orange spoilage.
A riddle about a moth eating holes sparks a joke during a natural history exam. Separately a shy man leans close at the U S Consulate in Lisbon asking for entrance to the country.
The attache bursts with exhaustion and declares impossible, sending the little refugee away with a question about morning or afternoon. A speed fiend and a passenger exchange terse lines on speed and life, highlighting a tense scene of urgency and wonder.
A question and answer column offers practical tips. Varnish stains on fabric are treated with turpentine or benzine followed by thorough washing. Hard jam is revived by oven heating then cooling. Scratches on painted surfaces are lifted with lemon and rinsed with cold water. Perspiring hands are managed with boric acid solution and talcum powder.
The guide recommends dissolving a large piece of washing soda in one cup of hot milk and rubbing the solution into the leather. After treatment, polish the shoes with a quality leather polish.
On August 11 R C Vaughan president of the Canadian National Railways announced D M Ford would become Vice-President in Charge of Purchases and Stores. H A Bromley moves from Assistant to Vice-President to succeed Ford as General Purchasing Agent. Both appointments take effect immediately.
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