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Newspaper
Orono Weekly Times
Location
Orono, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 16, 1941
Page
2
Practical guidelines cover second introductions avoid embarrassment with a simple greeting, whether to use The favor of a reply is requested, wedding breakfast timing for afternoon ceremonies, appropriate theatre applause, candle placement on buffet tables, and hostess handshakes. Emphasis on courtesy, decisiveness, and social ease.
Air Minister Power states the Commonwealth Air Training Plan will be extended to nearly double the number of existing schools and airdromes. He outlines an all French-Canadian overseas squadron, broad aviation opportunities after the war, Quebec’s key role in future air transport, and the opening of unfinished schools within three weeks.
A 4,000 man Fascist force at Uolchefit in Gondar Ethiopia surrendered after a 164 day siege. The War Office in England said the capitulation ends organized Italian resistance in East Africa leaving 9,000 to 10,000 Italian and native troops still resisting in Gondar.
Valentine E. Macy of the National Information Bureau reports Americans have given over 80 million dollars to war relief since the war began. Gifts in kind add about 11 million, bringing the total to 91 million. More than 800 charitable organizations participated in the drive.
Some spider species possess two distinct eye sets to aid daylight perception. This adaptation enhances brightness detection and motion tracking, supporting daytime hunting and navigation in varied environments.
Practical answers cover leather care with vinegar and linseed oil mix, bleaching white clothes using egg shells and salt, restoring pearl buttons with olive oil and powder, cleaning baking dishes with washing soda, and easing linen thread removal by dampening the fabric first.
Owners of gun dogs may obtain independent appraisal of performance at the Ontario Bird Dog Association Fall Field Trial in Niagara on the Lake on October 18 and 19. Novice classes for Letters and Pointers and Spaniels are set for Saturday morning with three trials for each breed and a noted history of strong dark horse performers.
Trials for setters and pointers include a shooting dog stake a novice stake and an open derby for setters and pointers. Novice and open stakes for spaniels run for puppies under two years a novice stake and an open all age stake. Open stakes attract entries from the United States. Entry forms available from George W Boag Woodstock Ont secretary of the Association. Trials on October 19 in an open all age stake and the Ontario Championship restricted to Ontario owned dogs. Headquarters at the Prince of Wales Hotel Niagara on the Lake with roads marked for spectators.
The Dominion Government unveils a northland air route across British Columbia Yukon and Alberta linking to Alaska. A 2000 mile flight path shows new runways and radio range stations with Canadian American cooperation. American airmen may use the route to Alaska defence outposts free from coastal fog. Seven fields and equipment cost about 4 million dollars.
A Scotsman wins a five hundred pound car in a golden ballot, but laments the second ticket. A farmer’s wife jokes about underweight butter and a sugar pound, a man explains a car’s Heaven as a celestial accelerator, and Irish and angling tales end with a humorous twist.
A medieval fashion note recalls Englishmen of 1190 curling their hair and going hatless to show off their coiffures, reflecting period norms and vanity in headwear.
Leonard A. Ford of Minnesota State Teachers' College and Donald F. Clauser of Hub bard Milling Company report a butyl mercaptan scent repels rats from grain. They found honey prolonged the odor up to six months, except on rats adapted to garbage scents on city dumps.
Classified notice seeking a skilled cook for a modern Toronto home with a family of four. Highest wages offered. Contact Randolph 4901 by phone collect or write 85 Roxborough Drive with full particulars.
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