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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1949
Page
6
An American observer notes Britain’s postwar strength with 89,000 more jobs in May than April, unemployment at 1.2 percent, the fewest jobless in Europe, and exports rising by 50.6 million dollars over April. Cars trucks tractors and airplanes are exported at thrice prewar rates, contradicting fears and offering reassurance.
The article notes four years of Polish communist governance with no violence but rising worker discontent and falling production. It contrasts living conditions with wartime hardships, mentions Moscow trained leaders, and reports farmers cutting output amid hints of looming resistance as collectivization approaches.
The Paris conference leaves East West relations unsettled with no major shift in power. Russians claim to have avoided face loss by ending the Berlin blockade while the West faces uncertain economics and possible cuts to Marshall Plan aid. Washington debates trade and treaty implementation as Kremlin seeks to delay concessions.
The piece reflects on Joe Louis and his battles with James Braddock and Max Schmeling. It notes Louis's long reign as champion, his feared jaw, and the infamous rematch where Schmeling was decisively defeated in two minutes and four seconds, amid charges of Nazi bravado and racial tension.
A collage of classified listings offers chicks and poultry supplies from Tweddle and Top Notch Chick Sales in Fergus and Guelph plus dyeing services, aluminum roofing, timber land, blankets and yarns, tools and machinery, and job notices for nurses and teachers. Includes ads for sanding and painting, tractor parts, and household goods with delivery promises and mail-order catalogs.
The piece recalls Joe Louis musing on Max Schmeling’s defeat and the idea of Ezzard Charles and Jersey Joe Walcott contending for his throne. It hints Louis pondered fight promotion versus actual fights and may be lost in thoughts about earnings and legacy.
A compact Q A guide on social behavior by Roberta Lee covers introductions at street meetings napkin placement at dinner tipping hotel porters procession leaders at formal dinners public grooming etiquette handling introductions appropriate note writing on plain notepaper host expenses for guests newspaper announcements wedding best man attire invitation mentions and accepting non alcoholic drinks.
Farmers across Manyberries to the Carrot River grimly say standing crops are nearly a failure this season. They contrast current conditions with last year’s above average results, noting mixed harvest prospects and wary optimism.
A man rushing to stop hiccups asks a drug store pharmacist for help. The pharmacist slaps him, claiming the hiccups stop. The man protests, then discovers his wife in the car still suffers hiccups, not him.
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