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Newspaper

Orono Weekly Times

Location

Orono, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 15, 1958

Page

7

Will Willie Mays Beat Babe's Record This Season

Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants could break Babe Ruth’s 60 home run mark this season as changes of venue shorten fences. The moved Polo Grounds to Seals Stadium and 11 Dodgers Coliseum games give Mays more pop fly opportunities, raising speculation about Ruth’s record being challenged. Sober voices warn such a sprint would deny Arthur’s merit, but Mays’s power and favorable conditions keep the debate alive.

Babe Ruth Willie Mays San Francisco Giants New York San Francisco Giants Mays Los Angeles Dodgers Willie Polo Grounds Seals Stadium Dodgers’ Coliseum Ruth Duke Snider Los Angeles Coliseum Hank Greenberg Greenberg Kiki Cuyler Oscar Fraley Police Gazette Jimmy Fox Hank Hack Wilson Ralph Kiner Johnny Mize Kiner

Pitcher Values Singles Over Home Runs in Jazz Era Echo

The quoted analyst says Ruth prefers a single over multiple homers and emphasizes that the only records worth counting are those by Count Basie and Duke Ellington. The remark frames a clubhouse eye on precision and enduring legacies in baseball and jazz.

Ruth Count Basie Duke Ellington

Everest’s X-1 Flight Aims for Breakneck Altitude Record

Lt. Col. Frank K. Everest Jr describes piloting the X-1 with three rocket chambers firing. He climbs past 50 000 feet as Chuck Yeager in a chase plane reports all clear. A fourth chamber fails to fire, forcing him to push for maximum altitude on three engines.

Chuck Yeager Frank K. Everest, Jr

Garden care tips for late plantings and support methods

The article advises staggered plantings of vegetables like beans lettuce corn and carrots every two weeks through early July to maximize yield. It covers staking and tying tall plants including delphiniums dahlias hollyhocks sunflowers tomatoes with stakes brush and nets for support and notes hot weather adjustments for mowing watering mulching and cultivation.

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Auction and sale notices mix with drug ad claims

A cluttered page advertises WARCO GREASE & OIL LIMITED merchandise and legal rights guidance for dogs, plus drugstore remedies. It lists Kansas City postal box items, Dixon’s remedy, Munro’s Drug Store Ottawa address, and Post’s Eczema Salve with a $3.60 jar price.

Dixon Munro’s Elgin Ottawa

How Can I Test Hooks and Eyes for Rust

Test with a small magnet to see if hooks and eyes contain steel. If attracted, they may rust when laundered. For laundry soap storage, remove wrappers from laundry soap, then store. keep toilet soap wrappers on to retain odor.

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