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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
6
The British band aboard a Royal Navy aircraft carrier performed a concert on deck at four daily. A mechanic’s button caused the plane elevator to surge, sending musicians bouncing but continuing to play Carmen as the ship surfaced and the crew clapped after the overture.
In Leicester the Rev J R Coll ins, vicar of St Mary de Castro, condemns conscientious objectors. He argues COs should be forced to work for the war effort while criticizing reliance on women aged 45 to 50 to fill war work roles.
A British ministry program reclaiming worn garments from the army air force and women's services has reconditioned over two million items in two years. Each week about 150 000 garments are delivered to depots nationwide for repair and reuse.
A four day Quebec conference of 300 Canadian and U S delegates calls for a three man CBC board to curb a centralized and monopolistic broadcasting system. Glen Bannerman warns the air and speech freedoms risk erosion as private and government systems clash with rapid change needed.
A religious study outline recounts Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus, Peter’s denials, and Pilate’s failed justice. It notes setting from the Last Supper through trials in Jerusalem, with reflections on courage, fear, and accountability.
Puzzle fragment lists clues and abbreviations for a crossword style set. The readable portions reference donors of libraries, occupations, and chemical symbols among others, with vertical and horizontal cues typical of a puzzle page.
Dr. G I Christie of the Ontario Agricultural College spoke at the Class B Fairs Association convention in Toronto, urging continued operation of fall fairs during wartime. He praised wartime gains in agriculture, livestock improvement, and youth involvement, and urged local fairs to showcase top livestock while wholesale prize touring shows be curtailed. He also urged resumption of major exhibitions like the Canadian National Exhibition and Royal Winter Fair as soon as possible.
The blackout menace in Britain centers on new flashlight bulbs that proved duds. A pre war Japanese shipment once supplied 46 million bulbs annually, and about 90 percent of the latest batch was worthless, prompting an official explanation.
Joseph Alfred Allard aged 70 remains on the Canadian Pacific payroll as a machinist at Angus Shops in Montreal. A veteran of 1885 service during the Riel Rebellion, he helped inaugurate the transcontinental line to Winnipeg and was among the first candy butchers on the Montreal to Vancouver trains and the first red cap at Windsor Station. He retired in 1939 but returned in 1942 to aid in war production.
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