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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
2
Dr. G R Lomer of Me Till University lectured on the art of primitive man tracing 30 000 years of life needs clothing food and shelter. He noted cave paintings and sculptures linked to hunting success and seen as early steps toward picture writing alongside Bushman and North American Indian records.
Harry Perkins, 58, of Ottawa, admitted breaking into a summer house at Laval-sur-le-Lac and stealing a leather wind breaker an overcoat a suit and a pair of shoes. He told police he hid the loot near Snowden and blamed a “dirty thief” for taking it as authorities hunt the suspect. Perkins faces sentence in Montreal this week.
Board of Grain Commissioners reports exports surge with more than half likely shipped from Canada by year end. barley exports rise. October shipments total 22,668,232 bushels with September 13,796,398 and October 10,584,433 in 1937. First three months show 89.7% bread wheat and 94.9% durum grade three or better.
The article notes criticism of New Zealand's new social security law with claims that banks life insurers and gasoline producers are exempted from the regime. It questions the policy and hints at requirements for birth certificates in proving nationality or birth in the country.
Herbie Sweets Mortimer threatens Harry McQueston as Goodyear goalie after holding Hershey to a tie and beating Atlantic City. Port Colborne Sailors join February tour. Jack McEwen shines for Oshawa in Motor City lineup. Ossie Carnegie stars for St Catharines Indian Chiefs in an 8 1 defeat of the Brights. Doug Runions scores five points for Port Colborne. St Catharines Arena to host grand opening December 20 with Toronto Maple Leafs invited to participate.
Montreal attorney J. Edmison told Ottawa listeners that ignorance of French Canadians, especially in Ontario, is a major obstacle to Canadian unity. He said his 10 years in Quebec and 25 in Ontario shaped his view that understanding French Canadians is essential for national cohesion and Canada’s world leadership. A Tokio inventor claims a new carburetor attachment could greatly cut gasoline use in Japanese cars.
Bud Shaver, Detroit Lions vice president, urges adoption of Canadian rules for kicks behind the goal line to boost thrills in the U S game. He cites a Canadian final where runs from behind the goal line were decisive. Under Canadian rules a point scores for the opposing team if the ball is captured behind the line.
The Voice of the Press reflects optimism for unifying Canada with Santa Claus arriving soon while the Farmers Advocate urges livestock raisers to feed cattle more grain to improve market prospects with the United States.
A large Albuquerque locust tree alive after a dormant summer has burst into full bloom. The item notes many municipal candidates resemble the tree in staying active.
A North Bay Nugget editorial argues that northern Ontario development supports southern manufacturing and wholesaling, urging that Ontario needs the North to prosper and questioning any protest to northern growth. The piece contends northern dollars sustain southern industry and farm producers.
A quoted portion from a century ago describes gloom in Quebec with emigration down, neglected agriculture, low trade, and eroded confidence. The note, sent to the London Times, contrasts with a British editorial on Bombay speed limits and the city’s single road connection to the rest of India.
Inquiries reveal Trans-Canada planes carry no fare-paying passengers during mail service tests. phantom riders appear at Malton and Montreal. The column also surveys Chamberlain and Daladier talks, Mussolini Hitler pay-off, and Ontario politics with Hepburn and Windsor results.
Captain George Thomson, special survey officer for Imperial Airways, urges further study of a winter transatlantic route via the Azores. He favors serious consideration as an alternative to the Singland to New York path, noting geographical challenges but proposing collaborative flights with Portuguese meteorological and radio services to Horta.
Huron County Council decided at its November closing session to take over Sky Harbor airport near Goderich Ontario as a county municipal airport. The county will assume the private lease, cancel the 1989 license in the municipality’s name, and maintain the landing field. The move signals a pioneering model for Canada.
Reeve Turner of Goderich calls the proposal a historic step as the county eyes an airport training ground and potential factory site. He cites Britain’s air defence spending and suggests Sky Harbor could grow into a major industry.
Prof Jacob Viner told the Royal Commission in Ottawa that Canada needs a new market for western wheat to sustain its standard of living. He warned subsidies are not a real solution and criticized settlement propaganda as exaggerated. He cited ongoing Western Canada land advertisements in Chicago papers.
Beside the path paper trees stood neatly cut and painted bright green. Cardboard houses with colored blinds lined the back, varying in size. Front yards featured natural looking paper flowers, with porches festooned in paper vines, creating a cozy shady scene.
L. Frank Baum describes a paper street scene where a paper pump, a paper boy, and a yellow hen named Billina cause a series of comical mishaps. The boy is lifted into the air, landing in a paper tree as the water spills and the pump bends. Billina muses about flapping her wing.
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