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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1946
Page
2
A judge and clerk debate the slang expression Let you as used in a slang dialogue. A prisoner testifies about waiting for someone who owed him money, exposing a comic miscommunication that amuses the magistrate. The exchange highlights linguistic quirks in a courtroom setting.
A shy man at a party struggles to speak to a watercolor painter whose pride in her work and her striking complexion draws envy. She asks if he has heard she paints, he barely believes it, replying gallantly that he does, though doubt lingers.
A factory worker’s coat was caught in a revolving wheel and he was whirled around until the machine stopped. The foreman asked him to speak, but the man replied that he had passed the foreman six times without receiving a word.
During a light and tire tour by Firestone Edison Ford and Burroughs a car mishap led Henry Ford to enter a shop and claim Edison and Firestone are in his car The shopkeeper replied with their brands and Burroughs teased by a man who threatened to crown him if he claimed to be Santa Claus in the car.
At a social gathering a mother rebukes her daughter over a kiss in the conservatory. The exchange jokes about modern manners and generations, hinting at the daughters’ flirtations and parental scrutiny. The scene contrasts parental judgment with youthful boldness.
A worker asks for a raise while citing cramped conditions and crowded space as hindrances. The boss challenges the request and questions whether the employee has adhered to firm duties and limits.
Ontario's sugar beet sector shows a 1946 recovery with 23 375 acres planted and 210 000 tons harvested. Two Southwestern plants operate with 80 day run, yielding 55 million pounds sugar and byproducts. Growers earn about 13.00 per ton, supporting two to three million dollars in farm income and local employment in Chatham and Wallaceburg.
A compilation of editorial blips notes pacifism duty in peace. oddities from North American papers. It cites a Dayton bank drive up window for deposits, a quip about winking eyes, criticism of War Department medal inflation, and a statistician’s quip on spending to clear the ledger.
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