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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
7
A questions and answers column on Christmas gifts dating letters tipping and wedding invitations. It covers appropriate gifts like books flowers candy and cautions on clothing or jewelry. It also advises hand placement at dances and replies to RSVP receptions. It notes the timing of acknowledgments and tipping etiquette.
A collection of humorous clippings about misheard names and misdrawn details from a country correspondent. Included are lampooned reports of storms injuring livestock, a London vicar’s air raid chat, a joke Eskimo line, a father and Uncle John on childrearing, a drifting raft at sea, bomber sightings, and museum price jumps for a giraffe.
Sparky the Cocker spaniel ingested a waxy potion from a glass of a Richmond Virginia master Thomas J Hounihan. A veterinary X ray revealed magnets embedded in Sparky s upper and lower jaws weighing about two ounces and pressing the plates together as the teeth closed.
Two scientists aboard an airliner photographed cosmic rays and reached 29 500 feet above Chicago. They reported ideal weather and a temperature of 38 below with no snow as they captured 400 pictures to aid cosmic ray studies.
The Royal Bank of Canada announces an assets total of 31,014,708,000 for the year ending November 30, 1989, the highest in its history. Deposits reach 911,519,210 with a 107,000,000 rise. current Canada loans up 16,000,000 while foreign loans fall 10,000,000. The bank notes a strong liquid position with 69 percent of liabilities realizable, cash and government securities totaling 799,485,550 and 515,000,000 respectively. General meeting for shareholders set for January 11, 1940.
Sarnia Ont along with one other Canada U S border municipality received black walnuts as a Peace Garden gift. Mayor Norman Perry handed them to the parks board to store for winter and plant in spring if desired. The nuts came from Ottawa source H J Blanchet and are claimed to be from George Washington's Mt Vernon estate. A joint planting ceremony with Port Huron may be planned next spring if feasible.
A Toronto classified ad lists reconditioned furniture including Chesterfield suites, dining room sets, bedroom suites, and office furniture. Offers piece prices, color and fabric details, and a trade-in department at 478 Yonge Street with emphasis on careful packing and money-back guarantee.
The Prisoners of War Information Bureau in Canada operates under Lieut.-Col. H. Stethem of Ottawa. It handles inquiries about Canadian prisoners in Germany including nationals in Germany, those interned, UK forces members who are Canadian, and Canadian civilians displaced. Letters to prisoners may be mailed normally and routed through Canadian and UK postal authorities.
The document lists multiple monetary amounts totaling 6 446 252 23 with 2 800 000 00 360 090 00 250 000 00 and 3 096 252 00 as components of a larger sum 6 446 252 23.
Osa Johnson plans to return to East Africa to finish Martin Johnson's work on filming vanishing species and life among Rift Valley tribes. She will leave New York in March to reach the rainy season, aiming to film wildlife while pursuing her own pilot’s license.
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