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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
7
Calvert notes Henri Richard as the smaller brother of Rocket Richard. The piece recalls Aurel Joliat, 155 pounds at Canadiens debut, pale and sickly yet revered for sharp puck handling and precise, if not hard, shots across 16 seasons.
In Dusseldorf, a yearly contest crowns a nine year old, Reiner Peiden, as King of Somersaults after a 170 foot run. The event dates to the fifth century and a monument drinking fountain now commemorates the tradition with two somersaulting boys.
A six inch centipede described as a deadly creature was brought to London Zoo after being found among bananas in Covent Garden. Reports note a Solomian Islands specimen with extreme pain bites, with travelers recalling a man boiling his hand to ease pain. Note disputes the claim of a true one hundred feet.
A Bergen court case over whale meat prompts debate on whether it is meat or fish. The stallholder argues twenty years of selling it as fish, citing Biblical verses and a Matthew reference. Prosecution and defense debate definitions, ending with the trader's discharge.
Scientists using hydrophones 100 miles off Bermuda document a noisy ocean. Snapping shrimps click castanets while groupers croon a chorus and toadfish emit steam-boat like notes. Grunts produce distinctive sounds as marine life communicates underwater.
A long list of hatchery ads and product promotions encourages buying high egg producing chick breeds by Shaver and Warren strains, turkey poults, and broiler breeds. Also includes Christmas specials on clothing, home goods, and a manual offer for electrical repairs. Advertising also seeks dealers and inventors with patent services from Canadian firms.
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