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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
2
Students at Orono Continuation School are busy making decorations for their annual dance. The event has built a strong reputation as perhaps the year's standout social gathering.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union held its regular December meeting at Mrs Robi Allin's home. Revived with Christmas carols and poems, the group reviewed the last minutes, heard a peace paper, and noted cards sent to shut ins and bereaved. Eighteen members and two visitors attended.
Article warns Christmas trees pose widespread fire risk in the United States and Canada. Experts debate fireproofing methods while stressing practical steps: check wiring, turn off lights when away, keep tree moist, remove wrappings, use fireproof decorations, and dispose of the tree by New Year.
A playful note explains why Donald Duck would be Donald Drake. It adds skating physics about water film under weight and claims football fields earned the label grid irons from white lines. It also asserts a baseball center is a cork marble aged 15 years.
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