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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
4
New Year Hope for Safer Streets in 1942
In this December note the writer urges winter caution and asks the Police Trustees to keep sidewalks clear to prevent accidents in 1942. The Pacific War scene is grim as Japan’s earlier strike disrupted Allied plans, with Churchill and Roosevelt coordinating a new Washington strategy. Canadian and English forces in Hong Kong are praised as the war progresses.
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Pacific
Churchill
Roosevelt
Washington
Hong Kong
Dangerous Sleighriding Problem Prompts Public Appeal
In a village, children sled on Cobb Hill despite dangers from icy roads and near collisions with trucks. Residents urge a safe play area at the park with low cost, proposing future restrictions on the hill and directing kids to alternate sites farther away.
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Cobb Hill
Compulsory Selective Service Proclaimed for Canada
Hon C G Power in Montreal asserts compulsory selective service for men and women to defend home front and support war industry. He predicts tripling Canadian airmen within a year and warns of Japan’s entry reshaping defense needs along both coasts. Emphasizes mobilizing industry and agriculture to sustain wartime demands.
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C. G. Power
Montreal
Canada
Duncan Ewart Breck
Burketon
T. G. Breck
Canadian Army Pay Corps
Hampton Cemetery
Russia Holds Line as Germans Recede Toward Moscow
The piece praises Russian defense from June 22 onward, noting Moscow’s gala celebration after halting the German advance. It argues Russia bears heavy losses yet remains pivotal, and warns against pressuring Moscow to declare war on Japan, stressing risks of opening a second front. It credits Russia with resisting multiple invading forces and calls for Allied patience.
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Russia
Moscow
Japan
Germany
Pacific
Italy
Siberia
Hitler
Cobourg Court Fines Man for Assault on Skinkle Farm
In Cobourg County Court Ernest Skinkle of Seymour township was fined 50 dollars plus costs for assault causing bodily harm at the Skinkle farm where workers dug to install hydro. Complainant was Lester Hayes of Stirling. Rev Cragg resigns to take Sudbury pulpit. Bowmanville election results, layoffs at Goodyear, and several fire and crime items noted.
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Cobourg
Ernest Skinkle
Seymour Township
Skinkle
Hydro
Lester Hayes
Stirling
Arthur Gragg
St. Paul’s United Church
Bowmanville
St. Andrew’s Church
Sudbury
Ontario
Earl Lautenslagger
R.C.A F
Cragg
W. F. Bannister
London scrap tops wartime tank production goal
London reports it has gathered enough metal scrap to manufacture 3,000 tanks for war needs, a milestone signaling strong civilian contribution to the military effort.
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London
Red Cross Notes on Civilian Clothing Aid
Lady Limerick representing the British Red Cross Society in Toronto emphasizes ongoing need for civilian clothing for Britain. She notes women in munition factories and war work cannot spare time to sew for children, and cites conscription of women as another reason clothing aid is valuable.
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Japan
Canada
England
Pacific
Britain
Lady Limerick
British
Red Cross Society
Toronto
Red Cross
Order Your Counter Check Books at the Times Office
A notice invites readers to request counter check books by visiting the Times office. It outlines how to place an order and where to pick up the materials.
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Times Office
Kindest thoughts for a Merry Christmas and New Year
A brief holiday greeting expresses warm wishes for readers and friends, extending kind thoughts and goodwill for Christmas and the coming year.
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