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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1944
Page
6
Bennet Cerf notes on a British carrier where a concert continued despite a plane elevator mishap. The band remained steady as the elevator surged, sending musicians airborne yet the conductor kept tempo and the crew offered polite applause at the end.
The Rev J R Collins of St Mary de Castro in Leicester urges forcing conscientious objectors to perform essential war work. He argues COs should be compelled to work rather than rely on women aged 45 to 50 to take up war duties, and he calls for action to support sailors soldiers and airmen at risk daily.
A ministry of supply program in Great Britain has reconditioned and returned more than 2,000,000 worn garments to service. These throw outs from the army air force and women's services arrive at depots weekly, with about 150,000 garments processed each week.
Three hundred industry representatives from Canada and guests from the United States gathered in Quebec for a four day conference. Glen Bannerman, re elected president, proposed a three man board to curb centralization and preserve freedom of the air and speech amid tensions between private and government owned systems. Attendees warned that eliminating privately owned stations could spell the death of Canadian radio.
The lesson outlines Judas covenant with the chief priests on April 4 AD 30 and the events of Thursday night to Friday morning including the Last Supper in Jerusalem, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Sanhedrin trial, Peter's denial, and Pilate's injustice as crowd pressure leads to Jesus' crucifixion. It notes Judas betrayal, Peter's fear and repentance, and Pilate shifting blame while seeking justice. It emphasizes the prophecies in Isaiah 53 and Psalm 18 and reinforces themes of betrayal, fear, and misplaced justice.
Famous Scottish American philanthropist who endowed many libraries is known through his widespread influence. The clue indicates a major benefactor whose generosity funded public access to books and learning across communities.
Dr. G L Christie president of the O A C Guelph spoke at the Class B Fairs Association convention in Toronto urging wartime fairs to remain active. He said fairs aid agriculture livestock and farm youth, and urged directors to showcase top local livestock as national shows resume.
Britain faces a blackout scare as a pre war shipment of Made in Japan flashlight bulbs turns out nearly all to be worthless. The consignment once supplied 40 million bulbs annually, and about 90 percent of the latest delivery failed to work.
Joseph Alfred Allard 70 a CP employee in Montreal is honored with a 50 year all lines pass. A veteran machinist at Angus Shops he began in 1885 during the Riel Rebellion and helped launch the Montreal to Winnipeg troop transfers. He retired 1939 but returned in 1942 to aid war production.
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