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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
2
Researchers from Kansas City report a powdered grass additive that can be used in cooking from flapjacks to bread. It claims to supply vitamins A to E while excluding D, and processing can remove color so foods do not turn green.
Hon. D. Howe announces a change to radio licensing. A single receiving licence will cover all sets in a private residence retroactive to April 1, with exceptions. Automobiles, tenements or flats in separate occupation, hotel rooms, and roomers’ quarters require separate licences.
At Ottawa the 19th Parliament opens with at least 76 of 245 members new since the last session. Three veterans include Hon. R. B. Hanson York-Sunbury, Capt. George Black Yu kon, and Dr. F. W. Gershaw Medicine Hat. By-elections are expected next fall after deaths of Rev Dr W. G. Brown Saskatoon and Dr A. B. Hyndman Carlton.
The piece surveys wartime mood and strategic moves across Europe and beyond. It notes Allied control of sea routes, Germany’s reliance on air power, a fragile Norwegian front with possible Swedish invasion, and broader shifts including Dutch martial law, Yugoslav tensions, and Canada’s wartime fiscal warnings.
The piece cites Jane's Fighting Ships with Royal Navy and German Fleet classifications. It notes prewar losses, current counts of capital ships cruisers destroyers and submarines, and reports five new battleships added to Britain's force after the Skagerrak battle, raising capital ships to 19 with four more planned.
Public accounts for the year ended June 30 1939 show Quebec net debt rising to 257 128 186 from 212 020 351 a jump of 45 107 834. Over expenditure reached 27 317 327 and gross debt stood at 279 678 099 with capital expenditure up 24 770 684 to 46 729 444.
The spring skeet season kicked off at the Toronto Hunt Club with over 100 shooters from Ontario and New York competing for the Ontario Individual Skeet Championship. David MacElwen of the Buffalo Trap and Field Club won after a last minute shoot-off with J Harry Kretschmann of the Hamilton Gun Club. MacElwen also posted a perfect 25 in the shoot-off. The Forester Gun Club of Williamsville claimed the team title.
The Kingston Whig Standard and Brandon Sun excerpts illustrate how each paper frames medical care and cost. The main contrast highlights a hometown doctor's view versus a big city specialist's expense, around $100 in the cited line.
Toronto lawyer argues county towns offer better juries and governance than Toronto while reflecting on broader provincial advantages. The piece critiques middlemen harming producers and calls for protections for small producers to prevent market slaughter.
Capt Liddell Hart argues the second great war began in July 1936 with Germany and Italy when they intervened in Spain. He says the Spanish civil war shifted power away from democracies and the Munich agreement worsened the balance, leaving France and Britain maneuvered onto a defensive, exposed stance.
The most frequent error is crowding plants, hindering full growth. plan for mature sizes and adequate space. Favor informal layouts with tall rear blooms and shorter varieties at the front for continuous color. start some plants in boxes or pots to transplant later for a summer cottage garden near a lake.
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