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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
6
German women interned in the Soviet Union recount brutal labor in mines and brickwork in the Ural region. They describe forced relocations, deductions from supposed wages, and harsh regime practices under Russian authorities with German foremen.
A long sports reminiscence recalls Dizzy Dean's bold tale of pitching three balls to Bill Terry with the bases loaded as he promised kids at an Orphans' Home a safe strikeout. The piece contrasts old school sports passion with modern player earners and urges enjoying athletic life while it lasts.
A Canadian study shows aluminum foil applied to severe burns dramatically aids recovery. Dr A W Farmer and two colleagues in Toronto, funded by the Royal Canadian Air Force, report 49 of 50 cases healing without grafts, including a 70 percent body burn case, with rapid pain relief and reduced need for grafting.
Broad array of misfit ads and notes including wool yarns in white or grey 2 ply at 2.39 lb postpaid from Brandon Woollen Mille Company Manitoba. sparks of hardware windows, farm supplies, Christmas cards, and various farm and nursery offerings. A concluding joke from a chaotic classifieds page ends with a quip about Julius Caesar.
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