British Navy Sinks Bismarck After Hood Sinking
The British Royal Navy sinks the Bismarck, Germanys top battleship, in a clash that costs about 1,400 German lives while British losses reach roughly 1,300 sailors.
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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
5
Perishable Goods Breakage Delays Military Mail to Overseas Troops
Canadian Postal officials report 16 parcels in one bag required repacking after glass maple syrup jars broke in transit. Broken eggs and bananas wrapped poorly spread contents. Authorities warn against sending perishable or fragile items via wartime mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canadian Postal Corps
William P. Mulock
K.C
Beach Patrol At Night War Time Poem And Obituary Notice
A wartime poem recalls coastal watch duties by night near Canada and a later obituary notes Pte Tom Lewis Hellyar of Bowmanville dying April 30 after 18 years of ill health. Born Tyrone, he helped in a family shoe business in Bowmanville for 50 years and retired in 1914. Interment was May 2 in Bowmanville cemetery. He leaves a sister and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Pte
Tom. Lewis
John Hellyar
Bowmanville
Tyrone
Port Hope groups form aid committee for farmers
Representatives of social clubs and other organizations in Port Hope form a committee to list help and supply farmers in need. A demand committee will be appointed at a Hope Township farmers meeting. A fair wage for farm assistance is set at 25 cents an hour.
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Port Hope
Hope Township
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Hood
Germany
Orono
S.T
Canada
The
Federation of Agriculture
W. B. Reynolds
Durham
Fed. Agriculture
J. F. Heyland
Durham Fed. Agriculture
Grant Bros
Frost
Clarke Township
Donnybrook
T. A. Reid
Rolph Hardware
Lunn’s Hardware
Love Bros
Sterling Paint
Britain
Mac Smith
Walker
Carhartt
Black Oxfords
Tan Balmoral
Oxford
Wood Gundy Co
Watson’s Garage
Orono, Ontario
Frigidaire
Thor and
Connor
Marconi, Phonola and
Philco
Ted Woodyard
Radio and Electric Store
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