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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1960
Page
6
Sunday afternoon at Ginger Farm describes a blooming acre of wild grass and daffodils. The writer catalogs blackbird species, starlings, cowbirds and orioles, notes bird feeding progress, and reflects on nature’s comfort amid world stress and the hope for a better future.
Jane Slloms promotes a summer playsuit pattern by Anne Adams. Printed Pattern 4757 offers sizes 34 through 48 with built up bodice and cuffed shorts. Include size, name, address and style number when ordering from Box 1, 123 Eighteenth St New Toronto Ont.
A wild giraffe roams Muhokya district in Western Usanda and Kampala forests, chasing lumbermen and startling crews as axes fall. The beast eyes upper branches and bolts, forcing workers to abandon marked trees while it feeds on foliage. No injuries reported yet.
In East Kent residents suffer sleepless nights from a mysterious low noise dubbed the Big Hum. Eyewitness accounts vary on pitch and duration while MPs and ministries deny responsibility. Edward Hyams and his wife say noise disrupts their home life and has sparked hundreds of letters nationwide.
Nobel laureate Albert Schweitzer, age 85, warns in an interview with Newsweek that delay in disarmament risks atomic war. He cautions that accidents could trigger a nuclear arms race as more nations develop bombs and Red China tests soon. He urges ethical, humanitarian global behavior and humor to cope with the perilous era. Latex paints, derived from rubber, are noted as a wartime development with quick drying and washable results.
An old advertisement touts Laura Wheeler’s 1960 Needlecraft Book with embroidery transfers pattern 866 and children sizes. It offers a self dress option, colorful embroidery, and includes directions plus three free quilt patterns. Buyers are urged to send 35 cents for pattern 866 and 25 cents for the book, with postage details and Box 1, 123 Eighteenth Street, New Toronto.
In Rome the warm weather draws numerous amateur artists to the city zoo to paint polar bears. The event serves as a test for Sunday artists with a Davinci in the foreground winning the bid.
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