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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
3
A youth narrator notes golf ball prices fall as makers flood the market while more beginners take up golf. He jokes about dog-searching for balls, skunk oil perfume, and urges halting Olympic Games amid global tensions. The piece riffs on public opinion and suggests writing to MPs.
Hundreds of small fishermen face a dire season with the Firth of Forth waters nearly devoid of herring. The Edinburgh Scotsman reports crews earning as little as £2 to £3 weekly, with only those paying crews £5 per week managing to break even after long 16 hour days. Many fishermen are ex service men and seek relief amid the decline.
A bricklayer and foreman clash over parking at a construction site. The foreman insists on workers with chauffeurs, underscoring tension between worker perks and site discipline.
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