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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1950
Page
7
Jud Essex, a copy man in a downtown office, helps a redheaded applicant who drops her handbag leading to a chance encounter with Mr. Jones. Jones hires Jud after a bet with Kate the applicant, who unexpectedly proposes marriage. Jud discovers Kate’s marriage status but is kept on with a doubled salary.
Child performer Maurice Chevalier began on a Paris cafe stage at twelve and rose to global fame after years of struggle. He resisted German requests during World War II, faced Maquis threats, and narrowly avoided execution before returning to the stage at fifty seven.
Dr. Clyde Tombaugh discusses Mars at a recent American Astronomical Society meeting. He contrasts Lowell and Schiaparelli ideas about canals and oases with modern views, noting that seasonal dark markings suggest low form vegetation while intelligent life remains unproven.
Waldemar Thaempffert reports in The New York Times on the Mars canal controversy. Dr Tombaugh suspects cracks from asteroid impacts while Dr Lowell argues for geometrically straight lines. Proposals include film series from Felomar Mountain to capture clear frames of Mars and resolve the dispute despite atmospheric distortion.
Navy engineers test a water ballast stabilizer on the minesweeper USS Peregrine off Virginia to dampen roll by shifting water between two side tanks using an angular accelerometer. The system, inspired by Minorsky and Bessemer concepts, seeks steadier platforms for weapons and passenger ships.
Chemists describe a bread freshness tester using a disc platform and vertical shaft. A bread slice sits under the disc as mercury fills a flask, weighing down until a set compression signals completion. Fresh bread yields less compression than stale bread.
A woman visits a store to buy a dog drinking trough. The shopkeeper offers one with the inscription For the Dog. She notes it’s unnecessary since her husband never drinks water and the dog cannot read.
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