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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
4
A recipe fragment describes Graham cracker crusts for pumpkin ice cream pie and a banana cake method. It lists ingredients like graham crackers sugar vanilla pumpkin light cream brown sugar cinnamon nutmeg salt and methods to mix bake and frost. Teasing hints emphasize refrigerator freezing and serving notes.
Alfred Bell, a 48 year old pastry cook from Bedhampton, whose wartime RAF service and bombed Croydon home shaped his life, wrote to King George VII requesting a shop permit. The King read his letter and granted an exception to the general rule, allowing a pastry shop in Bedhampton.
A farm journal recounts last Monday’s hens sale where buyers tried to pick birds, but Partner stood firm and insisted on selling all at the agreed price. A stray hen remains, light Sussex pullets, and hybrid hens are discussed. Birthday calls, vet visits, muddy barnyard chaos, and Christmas plans fill the day. Partners reflect on birthday woes and farm duties as family abroad plans loom.
The Bookshelf reviews a Canadian book by C A Ashley professor of commerce at the University of Toronto. It covers business organization formation control of companies the capital market stock shares bonds borrowing and financial structure with clear concise analysis. Ashley is noted as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1947. Price £4 4s.
An English guide shows Kenilworth Castle to Ontario soldiers. He boasts that for hundreds of years nothing yet has been repaired. A soldier quips that they must have the same landlords, hinting at continuing neglect.
The article argues the current Ontario power breakdown is the worst industrial calamity in Canada, caused by public ownership and political control of Hydro. It criticizes CPP and CCF for politicizing the issue, warns of ongoing production losses, and contrasts private versus political management in the electricity sector.
An archived note shows a native teacher's brief resignation letter claiming heavy work and low pay. It mentions a supervising teacher's alleged favoritism and ends with a quirky sign off and a separate line about TOSERINAS and Mesopotamian ceramic finishing.
A light exchange highlights Post's Grape-Nuts as distinct from other cereals by using two grains instead of one and emphasizing carbohydrates minerals and nutrition. The couple jokes about love and breakfast ending with an invitation to share another bowl.
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