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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
2
An armchair critic notes Scapa Flow’s vast depth and area, claiming about one hundred square miles and fifteen miles by eight, enough to hold all navies and allow torpedo practice in clear corners. He warns German spies may study the harbor amid Orkney’s cyclones and autumn visiting season.
Two prominent mining men J McNiven of Negus Mines and George Fester of Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co elected as councillors for Yellowknife district. J Gibbon named chairman. two federal appointees to follow. Petition to postpone local administration rejected. Voters feared wartime delays and tax burden to fund administration.
The week ahead in 1940 features escalating Russo Finnish war tension and potential wider conflict across Europe with Germany and Russia seen as aligned. Canada reports on the Dionne Quintuplets reunion, St Lawrence waterway legislation, and municipal election stances amid war. Allan Cup dates are outlined across Eastern Canada with Ottawa and Maritime teams on March dates toward April finals.
The C A H W A announces playoff dates for the eastern junior hockey finals before the Memorial Cup. Series A pits Maritime teams against Ottawa on March 19 21 and 23 while Series B features Ottawa winner at Quebec with March 26 and March 25 April 1 dates. Eastern finals possible in Ottawa or Quebec April 3 with Toronto games April 5 and 8 if Maritime advances.
Ostigny, of Ferrebonna Quebec, driving toward Montreal, skidded on a rain slick road and crashed a truck. The 43 pigs fled to a nearby river and wandered onto the ice as bystanders joined the chase for three hours to capture them.
The Ottawa Journal editorial titled The great Canadian hog comes into the picture discusses public sentiment toward livestock policy and national agriculture. It contrasts provincial perspectives and questions the impact of industry branding on Canadian farmers.
A gunman robbed the Royal Bank of Canada branch in Otterville, Quebec, but was quickly seized by a vigilant group of townspeople after a main street pursuit. The incident highlights local civic action and public safety.
A Toronto Star Weekly note describes a shipment of a million US pennies to Canada, illustrating cross border relations. It explains Canadians value a penny as two cents while Canadian pennies are largely out of circulation and have not been minted for many years.
A group from St Christophe du Pont Viau joined by Provincial Traffic Constable St Jean tackled a large pig roundup after a road incident. It took three hours to corral the porkers before the truck was righted and placed back on the road.
Canada exports data and a book review sit within this clipped item. The review praises Otto Eugene Schniebs for American Skiing a comprehensive method blending multiple ski traditions. It highlights illustrations action shots and a new School of Skiing. Feronto Smithers Bonelli 170 Bay St price 3.50.
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