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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1946
Page
3
Commentary piece about sports fans and betting, recalling a downtown elevator operator betting on Billy Conn and a sharp aside on gender and intelligence, followed by a tale of an angry hockey fan. The column uses humorous observations on sports culture and fan behavior.
A heated Toronto Maple Leafs fan vows to organize a petition against Babe Pratt’s exit as another fan dismissively notes a five year streak of broadcasts. The piece then shifts to a quirky interview with a young apprentice jockey whose reply links his style to Earle Sande, noting Sande’s reputation.
The British plan to blow up Heligoland, a long contested North Sea fortress, to remove the strategic rock as a symbol of power in the atomic age. Once blasted, only barren rocks would remain to host migratory birds, with Duene also demolished to restore a sand bank.
The St. Thomas Times-Journal notes Ontario’s minister announces farm workers will be covered by the Workmen's Compensation Act. The reform, urged to equalize conditions as farm machinery and accidents rise, is seen as sensible protection and an investment for farming.
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