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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
2
Opinion argues Capt Anthony Eden served as a public show-window for Britain's government while real policy operated behind the scenes. Rumors suggest he may return to office as ambassador to Washington, though others see a deeper role beyond mere symbolism.
A man received a one year prison term at the Old Bailey for fraudulent conversion. He had invested part of the funds in a firm planning a film series titled Crime Doesn’t Pay.
Carol Ann Singer a 14 month old of Saskatoon astonished visitors by whistling loudly without instruction. Her mother described early imitation of a man whistling in New York when 10 months old and said the child whistles for joy rather than to form tunes. An African pilgrim aged 120 reaches Jiddah after 90 years travel by land and sea hoping to fly home.
Elizabeth Eedy discusses Man Against Himself by Karl A. Menninger. The book argues self destruction stems from perverse tendencies in normal people and can be cured with will to live. It uses case histories to show how a new personality can emerge and aids doctors in understanding patients. Published by George J. McLeod in Toronto at 4.25 dollars.
A collection of editorials from Brandon Sun Windsor Star and Kitchener Record laments changes in education less reading and arithmetic taught today. It contrasts modern schooling with past methods and hints at broader cultural shifts affecting thought and reproduction.
An editorial urges legislatures to emulate municipal councils by adopting economical and efficient operating patterns rather than pursuing abolition. It argues that streamlined processes improve oversight and governance.
The St. Thomas Times-Journal recalls wholesome stable scents that evoke boyhood on the farm. It describes hay, clean straw bedding, and mingled smells as memories of orderly barns and carefree days.
Canadian flour interests in Western Canada push advertising in the British Isles to boost bread demand. With about fifty million people and rising bread consumption, the effort could greatly increase Canadian wheat exports for new bread brands. The move appears likely to be justified by expected results.
The Saint John Telegraph Journal argues the League of Nations is not dead but dormant. It may awaken with practical sense to aid international appeasement, benefiting the world if its role is updated, even amid current tensions.
Save The Wild Flowers Nature calls the spring display a free gift and shared duty. It invites nature lovers to stroll woods and witness the vivid tapestry of blooms painted by sun and rain, stressing preservation for future generations.
The article notes a clause in a proposed Anglo American trade agreement requiring Britain to take about 40 million false teeth annually from the United States. It highlights American exports of dental products, with 1936 figures showing 41,797,600 false teeth exported to Britain worth over one million dollars.
London hosts Daladier and Bonnet who arrived for talks with British ministers aimed at forging a united front as a shield against German expansion. They were greeted at Croydon Airport by Viscount Halifax after flying from Paris. A Berlin official says Sudeten German union with Germany is inevitable and may come without bloodshed.
Gestapo operatives in Rome in Italian fascist uniforms arrest two Jews and other suspects as part of security measures for Adolf Hitler’s visit to Italy this week.
London reports the government has bought about forty million bushels of wheat so far, mainly futures and autumn delivery. Officials say the aim is twenty weeks of supply, with sixty million more needed, indicating a continuing secret, gradual purchase policy.
In a talk with General Blug, the Gnome King outlines a plan to seize the magic belt from Ozma. He proposes a secret tunnel under the desert to invade Oz from the underground while Blug doubts their strength to take Emerald City. The King insists he will retrieve the belt.
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