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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
4
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The piece notes a temporary pause in bombing between Britain and Germany during Christmas, questions if such calm can last, and discusses strategic moves in the Balkans and across North Africa. It also highlights hospital resilience in London after bombings and the resolve of medical staff to save lives amid raids.
Kenneth McArdle argues wartime advertising should rise to meet higher sales needs. Government excess profits taxes and cost controls shaped campaigns in 1914 to 1915 and again in World War II. He urges balanced national advertising to boost taxes and profits while supporting victory and postwar strength.
District News reports Ernest Skinkle a Percy Township farmer will appear in Cobourg Police Court Spring Assizes on an assault charge by Lester Hay of Stirling who is alleged to have been seriously injured. Also noted is Chas Buspe a long time resident of South Darlington who died November 28. Interments at Bowmanville Cemetery and local business notices follow including a large butter production year at Harwood Co operative Creamery Co Ltd and a 50th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Harry Hooey of Bowmanville.
Pilot Officer W. J. Lewis from Welcome Ontario near Port Hope is likely the only RAF flyer with three mentions of a Distinguished Flying Cross in the London Gazette. The DFC for gallantry in bombing Antwerp docks appeared in September, was repeated by error on October 22, and a November 1 entry contradicted that notice.
Ottawa announces a Board of Conciliation and Investigation under the Industrial Disputes Investigation Act to resolve differences at Bowmanville Goodyear Tire and Rubber. Justice J. G. Gillanders chairs a panel with Victor A. Sinclair and Andrew Brewin as members, about 360 employees affected.
The Laurentians north of Montreal offer unmatched skiing with varied terrain, rail-accessible from Shawbridge to Labelle. The CPR operates weekend ski trains, drawing thousands of skiers, and the area features hotels, pensions, and extensive trails, jumps, and cross-country routes under dry cold air.
Funeral services for Major L. T. Burwash held at St. Peter's Anglican Church with Canon P. J. Dukes officiating. He died after a brief illness in his 67th year. Burwash, Arctic explorer and mining engineer, lived in Cobourg and led a notable life from Victoria College athlete to Dominion government Arctic explorer.
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