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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
2
The article explains how to form ideal garden loam from mixed clay and sand with humus and manure, and offers tips for improving heavy and sandy soils. It notes that soil improvement takes time, with patience for beginners, and advises optimal planting times for lettuce spinach peas and warm weather crops.
Persecution drives believers from Jerusalem to Samaria where Philip proclaims Christ. Many are healed and converted as crowds respond to the gospel. Peter and John later pray for and lay hands on converts, confirming the Spirit and uniting the church across Jewish and Samaritan believers.
The Bandwagon, a new radio program airing on ten Ontario stations, blends pop entertainment with community service themes from Red Cross to traffic safety. Other items note Ned Sparks on Columbia Sundays, Jess Jaffrey’s Over Here For Over There show, NBC Summer Symphony replacing Toscanini’s TV, and various entertainers in brief radio notes.
New York authorities clash over how to pronounce key Balkan locations. Skoplje may be Scope lee ye h or Scope-lya, Ljubljana and Sarajevo align, Bitolj yields Bee toll ee or be toll. Greek sites like Struma valley and Nevrokopi have similarly varying English renderings.
The article notes the evolution of buttons from laces in Edward I era to common use in Elizabethan times. It traces materials from wood and bone to silver gold and gilt metal, then cloth covered buttons, and cites George I’s 1721 act encouraging metal button manufacture to reduce reliance on cloth coverings.
Two Riverton families saw their homes go dark after a cat climbed an electric pole and caused a short circuit that blew a fuse. The only casualty was the cat.
A mixed list of crossword like clues spans topics from grandparents and dwellings to energy units and silkwork. The scattered entries include hints for measures, foods, animals, fabrics, and titles, with several entries referencing travel and religious groups.
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