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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
7
The Windsor Star recounts a captured Nazi parachutist wounded in Italy still firing at sounds he believed threatened Canadians. He blames comrades for a stiff fight, asserts his soldierly nature, and argues his father’s and his future son’s roles in German world conquest.
American women donate fifty wedding gowns to aid British service members. gowns loaned rather than gifted, with crates shipped to military service heads. Brides-to-be request loan through their superior officers, wear the dress, then return it for reuse with a cookbook included for post wedding use.
In occupied Belgium a German soldier told a Belgian that Germany will revolt only after air raids overwhelm it. He cited his losses in France and Russia, a destroyed Munich house, evacuated family, and ten months of prior imprisonment for not liking the Nazis.
A Windsor Star humorous quote mocks a popular maxim about therapy and marriage. The line suggests that a good cry and talk with "Girls" can relieve stress, contrasting with spousal tension as a playful aside.
The piece extols the value of ads to find goods and even a wife while warning matrimony ads can mislead. It then weighs federal versus provincial health plans, argues for some health insurance, and notes venereal disease concerns and disparate privacy norms between Canada and Russia.
Prime Minister Churchill quips in the House of Commons preferring bells to gun salutes for great Allied successes. He notes there will be plenty of guns already heard, choosing bells as the symbol of celebration.
Sunday School Lesson March 26 centers on the sacredness of life. It cites Genesis creation, Gods blessing, Jesus healing on the Sabbath, and Pauls teaching on body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. It urges peaceful living, respect for others conscience, and glorifying God through pure living.
The page lists numbered clues with abbreviations and terms across topics such as baseball to navy and vertical wordplay. Entries include terms for anatomy, chemistry, and common objects, with several clues pointing to abbreviations and measurements.
A parasol once carried by Queen Victoria at the 1851 Great Exhibition opening is presented to the British Red Cross. The white China silk parasol, green lining, floral embroidery, and carved ivory dragon handle are noted as the key features of the piece.
A critical notice of Lord Vansittart’s Lessons of My Life detailing its provocative take on Germany and its relations with the world. The Ryerson Press publishes the work priced at 3.75 with expectations of sharp debate among international critics.
Alaska lies at a similar latitude to Sweden, Norway, and Finland yet far exceeds their combined land area and hosts a population contrast against these nations totaling more than 12 million people.
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