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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
6
Bennet Cerf recounts a Mediterranean carrier concert where a control-room accident sent the lift plummeting, yet the band kept playing. Musicians bounced three feet, the conductor kept tempo, and the ship’s crew applauded after the Carmen overture.
The Leicester vicar Rev J R Collins declares conscientious objectors should be compelled to perform any work needed for the war effort. He argues women aged 45 to 50 should not be required to take up war work while COs refuse to work.
A department created two years ago by the Ministry of Supply reconditions worn garments from the army air force and women's services and puts them back into service. More than 2,000,000 items have been salvaged and about 150,000 arrive weekly at depots nationwide.
About 300 delegates from Canada and guests from the United States met at Chateau Frontenac for a four day conference. Glen Bannerman urged a three member Board of Commissioners and warned the system risks centralization and restricts freedom of the air and speech. Attendees believed privately owned stations may be fatal to Canadian radio if government control grows.
Sunday School lesson outlines Judas Iscariot’s pact with Jewish authorities on Tuesday April 4 AD 30 and the ensuing trial before the Sanhedrin and Pilate on April 6–7. It notes Jesus as condemned despite planning by the council and Peter’s denial near the high priest’s fire.
A pre war Japanese bulb consign ment caused widespread failures in new flashlights in Britain. Officials say about 96 percent of the last shipment was worthless, heightening concerns over a growing blackout menace.
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Dr G J Christie president of the O A C Guelph speaks at the Class B Fairs Association convention in Toronto urging wartime fairs to stay active. He cites improved agricultural outcomes and livestock progress, and calls for resumption of major shows like the Canadian National Exhibition and Royal Winter Fair.
Joseph Alfred Allard 70 a CP Railway machinist at Angus Shops Montreal is still on the payroll. He received a 50 year all lines pass from Works Manager H R Naylor marking his long service from 1885 through 1939 with a return in 1942 to aid war production.
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