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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
2
The Brantford Expositor cites Travelers Insurance data linking leap years since 1864 to higher catastrophe rates. Notable tolls include rail accidents with many fatalities and the Titanic disaster in 1912, prompting a warning to “Be more careful” as an accident preventive.
Britain readies for an invasion as German forces seize channel ports. British naval units patrol the Channel and troops occupy southern coast positions. Rumbling tanks are shown moving toward London to secure strategic posts.
Ottawa releases a mid May Royal Commission report outlining governance shifts. It proposes Dominion responsibility for unemployment relief and debt, provincial autonomy over local matters, and broad tax reforms including a national adjustment grant and expanded income taxes. Regular Dominion-Provincial conferences and a permanent secretariat are urged.
A Newmarket Era note explains how a U S dollar buys more in Canada and how a Canadian dollar buys more abroad, reflecting exchange quirks. A cartoonish complaint about price shifts in cross border travel appears alongside a quote urging cities to enforce exit regulations in public buildings to prevent tragedies.
The Guelph Mercury notes that grandparents learned spelling through edifying drills where errors were publicly exposed. Spelling discipline is praised for building memory and character, with humor and strict practice cited as benefits.
A single ship-to-shore radio telephone frequency for all Great Lakes became effective May 1 after an informal U S Canada agreement. The move, coordinated with the U S federal communications commission, updates a 1936 accord setting bands for Atlantic Pacific and Great Lakes services.
J MacNab Wilson of the Toronto Humane Society cites spring as the peak season for dog accidents. He notes five dogs were run over in one morning and says only two emergency wagons and a strained switchboard burden staff during this busy period.
An Italian woman reportedly remains asleep for seven decades after a nap begun at age fifteen. She awakens briefly each day for feeding and a fleeting moment of contact before returning to sleep.
The Canadian minister of agriculture told a rural girls conference at Ontario Agricultural College that Canadians are not proving worthy of their splendid heritage. He urged greater physical and mental exertion, warning migration from country to town threatens civilization while rural birthrates are higher. He said the cradle metaphor and population balance could steer Canada’s future.
Arthur Nelson of Springfield Idaho says his full blooded coyote can point pheasants with unmatched speed and hunting skill. Raised like a dog from a five pup litter this coyote is claimed to be a superior rabbit hunter and hunting companion.
Dr. Meyer Klatsky of New York told the American Association of Orthodontists that the average American bite now exerts 125 pounds, down from 171 pounds in 1895. He contrasted this with Eskimos who, due to coarser foods, show a bite of 306 pounds, noting resulting facial changes from reduced biting muscles.
The New York Sun urged Americans to take a short country outing over the weekend amid fears of a dark week ahead for the Allies. It advised keeping calm, staying grounded, and remembering France and Britain still possess strong forces.
A detailed timetable tracks Canada's wartime tank plans from Sept entry into war through May, detailing McNaughton's survey, Col Carter's report for a centralized Armoured Corps, and ongoing lobbying by Toronto leaders, the Ottawa defense ministry, and Prime Minister King over tank training, production, and mobilization.
The timeline notes Hitler orders invasion of Poland on September 1 1939 and Warsaw falls on September 21. By April 9 1940 German tanks move into Norway Denmark falls. May brings Dutch surrender except Zeeland May 15 and Brussels evacuation May 17. Somme breach at St Quentin May 19 Abbeville Channel reach May 20 and Boulogne withdrawal May 26. Weygand promises armored counterattack May 27.
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