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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
6
Veterinarian Dr. J W Bailey warns farmers that home medicines for cattle and hogs can be deadly if misused. The piece cites arsenic dips, high salt or baking soda doses, copper sulfate, lysol and other chemicals, plus fluoride, as common but risky treatments that have killed livestock when improperly applied.
A nostalgic look at youth sports shows many chase forward passes and goals while few pursue real catching or punting skills. The piece cites 1930 era catchers like Mickey Cochrane and Gabby Hartnett as model talents, contrasting with today’s ambitions and positions.
In Oberammergau Germany the traditional Passion Play returns after 16 years. Anton Preisinger beer parlor owner and former Nazi Party member plays Jesus Christ. Hans Schwaighofer a wood carving school teacher plays Judas. Villagers say political bitterness from last year’s casting has faded.
A columnist questions the value of catchers amid a star driven game. He notes Dell Crandall’s surge to the Braves in 1969, cites Roy Campanella and others as standout catchers, and argues that durable defense beats slugging for a lasting career.
Gerry Fitzgerald a 59 year old Los Angeles businessman known as the Miracle Man has flown from New York to London for his 31st eye operation. He was injured in a 1946 Alps crash breaking most major bones except the spine and has endured lengthy surgeries with remarkable courage. He hopes this could be his last operation but will undergo more if doctors deem it necessary.
Listings include 160 acres of spruce timber in Mabet Township near river with contact Fred Barker Hagersville Ont and land sale reason land too hilly. Also hay mower in Sunderland Ont in good running condition with Donald St John contact. Florida front sites and tracts for sale by Canadian seller 8 Gibson Fort Walton Fla. Hydro and telephone poles for sale by John Hindmarsh Goderich Ontario.
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