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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1961
Page
7
A humorous portrait of a secretary. the piece argues the role is misread, with lines tracing a secretary who is loud when needed and silent when required. It lampoons how every action is judged, from tact to initiative, ending with the cheeky refrain that the secretary must do it.
A 1941 nine second cost marked the dawn of paid TV advertising on WNBT TV with Bulova clock ad during a Dodgers Phillies game. The spot cost ten seconds at nine dollars, now a distant memory as prices rose to hundreds.
In a night game versus the Milwaukee Braves the 40 year old Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hit a double and reached his 10000th major league at bat. Umpire Al Barlick acknowledged the moment by nodding at Musial at home plate. Musial accumulated totals include 2053 singles 684 doubles 172 triples and 438 homers.
Terrible ordeal unfolds as 14 year old Terry Wayne McClelland, his grandfather Russell Bradford, and friend Alvin Hartman drift at sea after their 33 foot boat sinks off Newport Beach. Hartman dies, then Bradford, and Terry endures days without food or water on a rescue raft.
In a cold Pacific night a fishing boat Ruth Marie rescued a boy adrift after a trail craft tossing incident. He suffered shock exposure and malnutrition, received broth, then was taken to the submarine Diodon and transported to San Diego for a tearful reunion with his mother Mrs Verna McClelland. He said I’m all right but I don’t want to talk about it.
The review details Mick Hollard a French salesman turned spy who built an espionage network in France to thwart Hitler’s V weapons plan. He crossed the border 94 times, aided an underground worker wounded leaping from a prison, and endured German torture and imprisonment before receiving Britain’s Distinguished Service Order. London owes him gratitude, with Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks suggesting a statue.
PROMPT shipment with Bray started chicks and dayolds for early orders. Broiler chicks available, order soon via local agent or Bray Hatchery, 120 John North Hamilton Ontario. Various agricultural and farm listings follow including real estate, used equipment, and livestock opportunities across Ontario and nearby regions.
A coalition of business leaders educators and government and labor groups proposes retraining employed unskilled workers to fill higher vacancies. The plan would move workers upward freeing unskilled unemployed to step into those new openings. Local restaurants now hire from abroad for second tier jobs. retraining would shift this dynamic.
Illinois Governor's Committee on unemployment outlines a plan addressing the imbalance where unskilled workers from outside fill bottom jobs while vacancies exist higher up. It notes many laid off during recessions and proposes targeted measures to ease transitions and job matching across sectors.
A historical Q and A advises remedies for sticky leather seats and cleaning ivory objects. Leather may be treated with a mild borax soap suds and shellac finish after drying, while imitation leather risks gasoline damage. Ivory single pieces respond to soap and water, glued assemblies should use lemon and salt briefly, letting juice dry before wiping.
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