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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1944
Page
7
The Ottawa Journal reports the Caen mayor proposes Canada adopt the Norman city to aid its recovery from battle damage. The piece notes readers question pronunciation and debates whether another city might be a better choice.
The Windsor Star reports the Canadian government released about 60,000 suspenders from military stores to aid distressed civilians, aiming to relieve shortages and support morale during hardship.
Peterborough Examiner quotes Peterborough officials pondering postwar housing. The statement questions where residents lived prior to wartime housing shortages and implies a forthcoming investigation after the war ends.
A home silver cleaning method uses a pan with hot water and baking soda to remove tarnish from unoxidized silver pieces. Caution against treating oxidized or cemented items. Also advertises Pattern 4656 for a Failwear shirtwaister with optional yoke contrast, available in multiple sizes and 35 inch fabric, with order details to Room 421 73 Ade St. West Toronto.
Nancy confronts Peggy over the engagement and Peggy’s ring while traveling home to Rosewood. Maxine's arrival prompts questions about Gran and the weekly express packages, then Peggy hides her own engagement and Nancy returns a ring, hinting at a future confession.
The narrator muses on the daily toil of chores at Ginger Farm Chronicles and the interruption of mail time. A paperhanger arrives to fix ceilings before a local fair, and a fleeting sight at the fair prompts reflections on how others live.
An advertisement offers Hem-Roid as an internal, easy treatment for sore and itching piles in Canada. It promises quick relief, healing of pile tumors, and a refund if not satisfied, with druggists selling the product and a sponsor claim of over 20 years in business.
Senior Private Ernst Wiarkert, 18, of the 2nd Company 3rd German Paratroop Regiment survived Cassino after his unit was wiped out. He surrendered to Canadian forces after his ammunition ran dry, still clinging to Hitler and a belief Germany will win. He serves in the Kidlerouth Movement and bears the Iron Cross Second Order.
In Ottawa, residents discuss improving lemon pie amid pumpkin pie season. The playful exchange calls for better recipes as autumn desserts gain popularity.
The piece argues that German U-boat activity surged in 1917 under the Kaiser and more extensively under Hitler. It notes Roosevelt and Churchill cited about 500 German submarines sunk since 1939 versus 203 sunk in World War I, and warns that the U-boat fleet remains impressively large.
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