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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
7
Excerpt from Philip Wills introduces a sailplane flight above Sheffield. A vivid ascent into a cloud valley yields repeated climbs and a dramatic plunge into a cloud wall, revealing new air behavior near home and underscoring gliding’s thrill and mystery.
U Thant faced a landlord dispute over a cat in his East Side Manhattan sublease from William F Wholey. The tenant paid $1200 monthly for a $402.50 rent controlled unit. Wholey claims $6447 in damages to eighteenth century furnishings, while Thant’s side calls the allegations a pack of lies.
A tramp knocks on a large house and bows to a strong woman who answers. He pleads for help with a small object in his hand, asking to have a coat sewn onto a button.
Captain James T. Morse of Bath sailed the 100 ton Enigma to the Gulf of Mexico. A sudden West Indian hurricane flipped the flat bottom schooner bottomside up. Five crew members trapped in the cabin escaped via a hand-built hole in the bulkhead. They cut through into the afterhold with a dull hatchet and survived.
An advertisement offers antique walnut finish cuckoo clocks shipped from Black Forest Germany by Egwood Davis Import-Export Co New York for 4 95 by check or money order. A nautical narrative follows describing a dramatic escape from a damaged schooner Enigma with Captain Morse detailing masts collapsing, a narrow hole in the hull, cutting through inner planking, and surfacing after five days to be rescued by the English brig Peerless.
Roberta Lee answers reader questions about preserving straw hats bags purses chairs and similar articles. A coat of clear shellac can extend their life. She also suggests using modeling clay to hold chipped chinaware or glass pieces while repairing with cement to ease and improve the mend.
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