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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
2
A humorous piece recalls a courteous professor who calmly accepts a woman’s hat incident. It also recounts Jonathan Swift in Dublin, promising funds for an orphanage but demanding a fitting inscription for the entrance saying I was a stranger and ye took me in.
A mother venturing a fresh view learns her four year old loves their apartment for its shape and location, saying the rooms are just the way I want them. The boy adds a childlike defense of home before a Navy admission test reveals his wordplay.
In an English political oration a speaker declares lifelong English identity. From the back of the hall an unmistakable voice asks in Scots dialect if he has no abolitionist aims.
Ottawa and Brantford sent seventy and sixty boys respectively to join the colors in the new bands at the Canadian National Exhibition. London Police Band now numbers eighty, with other towns like Chatham Hespeler Dundas and Guelph adopting police band programs. Community groups including the Optimist Club of Chatham and the London Hotel Association have donated sizable funds to support youth bands.
Italy's post war army now has mess halls reading rooms and entertainment for enlisted men. Since the 1943 Allied intervention the Military Mission to the Italian Army MMIA has trained three divisions and integrated Allied equipment. Troop numbers stand at about 250000, a fraction of Mussolini's larger force, yet discontent has lessened.
The Windsor Star notes many feel the value of purchases has fallen, leading to fewer buyers. Shoppers refrain not from a strike but from paying high prices until a market correction occurs.
A Toronto Evening note quotes a New York stage star saying Canada is very dear to her. The Brandon Sun adds a wry line about Russia needing a warm winter port and a thawing diplomat.
The Ottawa Journal notes that in one day 25,000 food gift parcels from individuals in the United States reached Liverpool for British families. The act stands as a memory of friendly gesture beyond speeches by statesmen.
Sir Alexander Clutterbuck, the United Kingdom's High Commissioner to Canada, warns that without closer cooperation nations face another upheaval. He says the deduction is grim but logical and urges action from nations. Brantford Expositor.
The Dominion Treasury received 7 113 926 in income tax from Canadian farmers for 1945 46. The toyed phrase implies the tax figure is a substantial haylike amount, reflecting wartime finance. The remark is quoted from the Hamilton Spectator with a wry twist on agricultural revenue.
A Kingston Kingston Whig Standard note reports that many motorists cannot distinguish red from green. The Kingston Police Department warns that misread traffic signals during busy home cleaning periods cause safety concerns.
Homeowners are urged to choose quality paint for interior and exterior work. Martin-Senour paints are promoted for superior coverage and lasting color, backed by decades of experience. Local dealers can advise on materials and color schemes to ensure a satisfactory spring job.
Prince Naruhiko Higashi-kuni once the Japanese Army commander in China and later premier after surrender has obtained a license to operate a fish market in downtown Tokyo officials said.
The National Coal Board will install fluorescent lighting in selected pits in South Wales, Yorkshire, and Scotland, then across all suitable mines. Daylight work is practical along haulage roads, speeds pit bottom transport, and is considered safe for miners.
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