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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 19, 1938
Page
2
A Canadian paper surveys global tensions led by Churchill's ten power pact and Franco-British aims, alongside Western crop prospects and looming farm debts. It previews political moves in Ottawa about a possible election, and weighs China versus Japan in the war, with Ontario vegetables two weeks ahead of schedule.
A short children's tale follows a lamb losing wool in patches. Baba the sheep reacts with embarrassment while a Black Sheep figures out a new coat is coming. The story ends with the lamb singing about a fresh white coat, accompanied by appealing color pictures for young readers.
Dr. Richard F. Friedlander reported in Boston that long-acting insulin requires less daily quantity than older insulin. He notes steadier physiologic control, fewer daily injections, and often lower total daily insulin needs from a study of 52 patients previously treated with regular insulin.
Spanish Government reports its hidden Pyrenees division sailed out over the weekend in two raids on insurgent northern lines. Despatches say the unit, a symbol of Barcelona government resolve, hampering General Franco as he readies a drive toward the French border.
A historic Hoogstraat house in Rotterdam collapsed during rush hour killing a woman her baby and seven men among the crushed victims. The crowded street was jammed with pedestrians at the time.
Reported uprisings by Brazilian fascists the Integralistas failed to seize power in Rio de Janeiro with heavy casualties. Notable figures wounded include War Minister Enrico Gaspar Dutra and the Prince of Braganza. Simultaneously, front-line dispatches describe the Lunghai Railway fighting in Shantung Province as a major battle on par with Japan’s historic campaigns.
Gold values found in shallow diamond drilling spark a rush of miners and prospectors into Gorham Township, nine miles north of Port Arthur, as sensational results draw crowds seeking payable gold in the region.
Berlin reports the government has purchased the house in Leonding near Linz where Adolf Hitler lived as a boy. The property will be a memorial site and open to visitors under state control.
A mosaic of opinion columns from Canadian papers notes hay fever drive in Ontario and a quip about working 54 days yearly for government. It also compares world submarine fleets and quotes Senator Iva Fallis on prairie wheat potential amid variable rains and drought risks.
A Lethbridge quotation mocks nostalgia for past tech and modern life by imagining destroying cars radios telephones electricity and air travel while preferring simple ox teams. The wit critiques longing for bygone eras by exaggerating violent acts against everyday innovations.
Canadians ate less meat overall with pork leading beef and veal in 1937 62.35 pounds per head versus 58.89. Earlier years showed beef dominance in 1935 and 1934 while 1986 figures rise to 67.08 for pork and 60.48 for beef and veal. The year shows a net decline in meat consumption.
Readable records indicate a national monument was sold in 1905 by Adolf Hitler’s mother. The action ties to early 20th century German property transactions.
A Thornton Baker of Princeton N J sailed 30 000 miles in thirteen months with his fifty ton schooner yacht So Fong built in Hongkong. He seeks United States registry as the vessel enters San Juan Porto Rico the first US port since leaving Hongkong March 16 1937. Registration becomes legal upon US port entry. The So Fong measures seventy feet overall.
The Sydney Herald reports that Australia must face the reality of nations mobilized for war led by Germany Italy and Japan. It argues that without decisive limits on aggressors no diplomatic formula can curb marauding powers and urges public recognition of the gravest global threat to peace.
The craft was designed by Olin Stephens of New York and carries a 100 horsepower Diesel auxiliary. It measures sixteen feet in beam and draws ten feet. Its best day’s sail reached 215 miles. Mr. Baker has skippered the vessel on a round world voyage with his two sons A Thornton Baker 3d listed as pilot and Hobart as navigator. engines and fittings were sent to Hong Kong in 1936 to begin the voyage.
A twenty year old story describes a car model with a dashboard device that triggers a white light at 15 mph a screen light at 25 mph a red light at 40 mph and plays Nearer My God to Thee at 60 mph.
Dorothy summons the magic belt to halt a pursuing army of Oz. The leading warriors turn into eggs and roll away, blocking the cavern floor. Soldiers retreat in panic as the chase ends.
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