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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
2
The Arnprior Chronicle drew Ottawa Citizen ire by urging town weeklies to stop “lying and tell the truth about these guys.” The piece argues local papers would be missed if they vanished and criticizes grouchy readers while defending small weeklies.
Reports from Stockholm say the battleship Tirpitz, once the German navy’s pride at 42,000 tons, is not being repaired and is abandoned by her crew on Altenfjord after dive bombing by Barracudas.
The Lethbridge Herald reports a CCF broadcaster told South Alberta farmers on radio that they will be allowed to keep their farms. The piece recalls 1932 CCF platform calls for socialization of farms and tenure security, noting disputes over whether farmers should own or lose land to collective state ownership.
Bible lesson outlines the period after Joshua with the rise of a faithless generation, Israel’s idolatry and suffering under Baalim and Ashtaroth, God’s anger and later judges delivering the people, plus notes on synthetic rubber and a tire patent that whistles when punctured.
The piece argues Allied invasion preparations included Cherbourg harbor repairs to speed looting and liberation. It notes blitz tactics mirrored from Soviet campaigns and cites Pacific strikes on the Marianas and Japanese counterattacks, with air power disrupting rail lines and troop movements.
A year later the Sault Daily Star notes shift in war estimates from a German paper claiming no unguarded landing spots from north to Biscay to a view that conditions have changed and the Axis holds the advantage in any invasion.
The piece reflects on civilian hardship and Allied air losses under Admiral Nimitz. It links supply lines to the Pacific campaign’s outcome and argues that total war targets both matériel and the German will to resist, predicting German capitulation as the Nazi regime’s ideology falters despite ongoing battlefield resistance.
A photo features Jean Mutch 19, a MacDonald Brothers worker in Winnipeg aiding aircraft production. She performs with the Ansonettes concert party during a Red Cross fundraiser seen by thousands, with details on her appearance and her uncle Capt Leslie Mutch, a Winnipeg South MP serving in England.
Ultra violet ray lamps installed in Niagara Falls schools reportedly reduced pupil sickness by 61.2 percent. The Brockville Recorder and Times notes the measure could merit attention from education and public health authorities elsewhere.
A dense crossword puzzle page lists clues and answers across horizontal and vertical entries. Items reference military insignia, geography, language, and various common terms, with multiple cross-referenced abbreviations and historical terms.
An editorial note from the St. Thomas Times-Journal defends American radio war commentators from disloyalty accusations while suggesting they might slightly credit British Canadians and others for their roles in the fighting line.
The New York Times notes a shift from a farewell wartime song to a new German radio anthem. The updated lyrics boast readiness and defense in the west, signaling the Wehrmacht’s diminished triumph and the approach of H hour as troops brace for confrontation.
The article notes the launch of the world’s first commercial teleptoe exchange at New Flaven in Connecticut in 1878, marking an early milestone in telegraphic trade communications.
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