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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
6
The piece recounts long standing bird superstitions. Swallows bring luck if nesting on a house while killing a swallow or wren is feared as bad luck. Ravens and crows are omen laden, blackbirds legend ties to a white coat, and robins owls peacocks hold varied fates.
Regular reading of newspapers is urged by Dr William Lyon, Yale emeritus professor of English, who calls a newspaper three cents invested in vitality. He says the paper offers interests beyond self that help combat despondency and extend life.
A 60 cent payment to the conscience fund eased the mind of a middle aged former Pittsburgh woman who visited the health bureau to reimburse two bottles of lotion and a pencil taken more than two years ago while employed at the municipal hospital. She said sleep had been disrupted by the theft and she chose to make amends.
Harold G. Layvock reports from Belgrade that France and Germany clash over future stance while Russia expands influence in the Balkans. In the Far East Japan presses for action against Indo China and eyes the Netherlands Indies as US war fears rise. US opposition to sending troops remains while calls for seapower expansion intensify.
Roosevelt proposes a 2 billion Inter American Export Corporation to unify economies of the Americas and control export surpluses while a nonrecognition stance on Western Hemisphere possessions is adopted. Also warnings on weed trees like Manitoba maple and Carolina poplar spreading as pests.
War week commentary outlines Canada’s plan to mobilize all able bodied men up to 45 for home defence. It details training camps, exemptions, and a selective draft while predicting a 130,000 man reserve and a year of budgeted war costs.
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