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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
12
Orono Continuation School students are busy making decorations for their annual dance. The event has long stood as a standout social affair, earning a remarkable reputation each year.
The W C T U held its regular December meeting at Mrs Robi Allin’s home. President opened with Christmas poems and carols as Miss Sherwin led devotion and discussed the star as the Christmas symbol. The treasurer reported a healthy bank balance. Peace Superintendent Kelly delivered a paper on Peace and Prayer.
A condensed report warns that Christmas trees cause hundreds of fires yearly in the United States and Canada, with dozens killed and over a million dollars in property lost. Experts debate fire proofing while noting that wiring faults and unattended lights trigger many blazes. Practical tips include checking wiring, keeping trees moist, removing wrappings, using fireproof decor, and discarding trees by New Year’s.
A passage notes that Donald Duck could be seen as Donald Drake the male of the species. It explains skating on ice relies on a thin water film melted by body weight plus refreezing. It describes football fields as grid irons due to white lines. It claims a baseball core is a cork bead aged 15 years.
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