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Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

Dec 15, 1949

Page

6

Cyprus: ancient home of civilization and modern life

D G Bridson extolls Cyprus as a rich Middle East hub and historic island. He tours St Hilarion, Bellapais, Paphos, Famagusta and Limassol while noting malaria eradication, 10-year plans, education, forestry, irrigation, and hospitality alongside modern city life and farming contrasts.

Cyprus D. G. Bridson London Nicosia Middle East St. Hilarion Walt Disney Abbey of Bellapais Limmassol Richard Coeur de Lion Famagus Turkey Syria Israel Egypt Paphos Mediterranean

The Royal Winter Fair and a Poultry Garden Solution

The Royal Winter Fair faces criticism for prioritizing grandstand attractions over exhibits in livestock and crafts. An editorial urges leaders to preserve educational and entertainment value, focusing on blue ribbon significance and public standards, while a poultry farmer shares a rotation method mixing chickens and garden plots for soil and weed control.

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Sunday sports debate stirs Toronto readers and courts

A humorous take on Sunday sports in Toronto questions over Blue Laws and open Sundays. The piece weighs moral, religious, and financial motives behind extending Sunday activities and cites Conn Smythe and Maple Leafs satire. It notes public transport limits and family fatigue as factors.

Grand Canyon

Farm rotation system ties garden and poultry in one unit

The Schaefers plant rye as a living mulch on one plot and grow sudan grass on the poultry area. Rye builds humus and weeds stay at bay while the poultry yard provides green feed and late summer pasture. The system saves labor with contour rows and tractor access and is recommended by the local college of agriculture.

Charles Schaefer Lafayette County Schaefer Sudan Wrass College of Agriculture

Bus driver notes chaos as highway breakdown unfolds

A substitute bus driver reports a highway breakdown and notes the “Disposition of Passengers” as “Mad as hornets,” indicating rising anger among riders. The fragmented statement captures tense conditions during the incident and the driver’s attempt to document passenger reactions.

Diverse farm and business ads crowd Ontario notice page

A mixed listing of sales pitches and farm related notices from Poole Hatchery to Hillhead Farms and Dan MacRae. It promotes agents for baby chicks, dual purpose cattle stock, fire fighting gear, desk trays, mill ends, and various bargains including Neptunian outboard motors. It also advertises medicines and consumer goods from Montreal and Toronto suppliers.

Poole Hatchery Foerster Bros Poole Ontario Milverton Familex Delorimier Montreal Fergus Monkton Poultry Farms Monkton Guelph Pace Road Maidstone Township Dan MacRae Essex Pleasant Park Dept. W Salvage Disposal Comn. Ltd Salvage Disposal Corp. Litd Youville Square Que Salvage Disposal Corp Youville Saduare Salvage Disposal Corp. Ltd Neptune Mercury LANE Marine QST Toronto Himerson Street Hamlton

Boy Politely Speaks Up on Bus Seat Offer

In a light moment Brown recalls his son’s courtesy when he pointed out an empty bus seat to an elderly woman and hurried to claim it for her, praising the boy’s good manners.

Hoyle Brown

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