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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
15
Calvert sports column recalls Lou Thesz of St Louis challenging world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marci ano to a mixed match with each using his own skills. The piece notes boxing champions largely ignore such tests and argues wrestlers hold the advantage in a mixed rules bout.
Stella Martin survives a shark incident after a man named Carl towed her to shore near Durban Natal. Carl receives a medal for heroism and later marries Stella in a small church, the rescue turning into a lasting romance.
A Wisconsin widow rescues children at sea and later marries Tom Shelton after a near miraculous meeting. In the China Sea a stewardess dives from a freighter to save a boy as sharks prowl, and the boy’s father witnesses the drama before finally meeting Kathleen Mackie who travels to Milwaukee with plans to stay as Terry’s new mother.
A brick inscribed with a marriage proposal to an Egyptian princess, described as the oldest love letter, was on display at the British Museum after a man discovered and read it for hours following a 1964 surprise. The artifact measures feet long and five inches wide.
A woman in a French police court recalls how love letters reveal lasting passion and contrasts old fashioned notes with modern messages sent via gramophone recordings. Tales mention a soldier in the Far East receiving nearly 400 letters in one week and an Elizabethan courtier who penned a 410 000 word letter to a beloved.
In the Alps the pitiless toll of mountain sickness claims lives among seasoned guides like Silvia Pedrott and novices. The illness strikes suddenly with numbness and fatigue, sometimes causing fatal slips in the Berna peak ravine. Nearly fifty young climbers have died in Italy this year from sleepiness and collapse.
Advertises Shaver Strain Cross White Leghorn Warren Strain Cross Rhode Island Red and White Leghorn X Red hens as high producers needing less feed. Claims 15 20 percent more birds in hen houses. Also offers dual purpose birds broiler breeds and turkey poults with a Canadian hatchery listing Box 138 New Toronto Ontario. Includes dairy farm and machinery for sale in Prescott Ontario and 1956 Ford and Monarch autos from Scope Equipment Co Ottawa Ontario.
Budget catalog lists leather wallet lighter manicure set rosary cross cross, compass strap glasses clip watch band tie rack pocket cards and more. Includes 1.00 each pricing, guaranteed quality, mail order service based in Denver Colorado with boxed items.
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