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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
2
The article argues listening trains speaking and stresses relaxed, clear enunciation. It cites experts noting the ear dominates speech and that calm focus improves diction and expression for effective communication.
Lionel M. Gelber, author of War for Power and Power for Peace, responds to Colonel Lindbergh’s criticisms of British war aims. He also addresses Clarence Streit and other Federal Union advocates and notes his previous work The Rise of Anglo American Friendship.
Continent wide analysis warns Britain faces looming German attack while Italy, Japan and the USSR shape a perilous global balance. Churchill vows London will resist. RAF raids target Europe as France dissolves into a totalitarian regime and Near East tensions rise with Syria and Arab nationalism. Canada readies national enlistment and social insurance amid wartime shifts.
Egypt reports King Tutankhamun has been reburied in three coffins with the innermost of pure gold to protect him from modern warfare. Mrs. George Gibson says the body’s location remains undisclosed after removal from the Cairo Museum and ongoing repairs at the museum.
Officers and ratings of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve move from across Canada to coastal training. They train with the Royal Canadian Navy or Royal Navy to reinforce the expanding Dominion fleet. No precise reservist numbers available. A recent UK based training command praised 50 lieutenants of the RCNVR for their progress.
Policemen J. F. Lancaster and Royce E. McMahon of Columbia South Carolina were ordered to a home to investigate a nuisance. They were met by Wirs. B. L. Lineberger who said a bat had entered her apartment. The officers armed with brooms pursued the intruder.
The Boy Scouts Girl Guides and Boys Brigade in London organize a city wide district effort to collect used and waste material. Areas are assigned a committee to plan gather and store waste paper scrap metal lead and other items. Scouts Chesley Ontario grow potatoes with seed donations. Niagara Peninsula Scouts aid Red Cross with a White Elephant sale in St Catharines.
The fort long a tourist draw for Canadians and Americans now serves as one of the Dominion’s largest internment camps. Signboards along the road have been removed and armed guards posted. Unauthorized visitors are kept 200 yards from the fort. Kingston merchants report increased inquiries but little change to tourist traffic.
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