Ontario Community Newspapers

Terrace Bay News, 27 Jan 1955, p. 12

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Page 12 "SAFETY SLOGAN CONTEST Last week's safety slogan "Every Five Seconds A Chance-Taker is Hurt", tripped up the following people: Mrs, Aleta Frost, Miss Senni Wataja, Mrs. G. Robinson, and John Mikus, Last week's winners were: Elizabeth Arnold, Jack Wellings, Mrs, E, Henry, Mrs L, Legault, Mrs. P. Maleshewski, "Eileen Black, Tom -- Turner, Ernie Woods Ken May, and Stan Sloboda, Everyone in town is eligible and may be asked the slogan at . any time, | 0-0-0 LAFF A LITTLE Jones ~- "The Chinese make an invariable rule to settle all their debts on New Year's day." Smith -- "So I understand, but, then, the Chinese don't have a Christmas the week before," ssodd' A tired doctor got his wife to answer the phone by the bed, say he was out, and give advice which he whispered to her, "Thank you very much, Mrs, Weber," said the voice, "but tell me one more thing. Is that gentleman who seems to be in bed with you fully qualified?" An anonymous New York taxpayer sent a letter to the State Comptroller's office in Albany saying that he had cheated on his income tax ten years ago and had not been able to get a good night's sleep since. He enclosed $25 and added: "If I still can't sleep, I!11 send the balance." Five directors wer together for a board meeting, and while awaiting the chairman, one of the dignitaries suggest they play a game. "Let's tell our major vice," he said, "Mine's drink." "Mine's pinching girls," said H.B,. "Mine," said J.D. "is gambling on horses." "Mine's awful," said R.R., "I like to go out with married women;" The fifth director refused to, "Come on," the other insisted, " We told ours. What's yours?" "Mine's gossip", yelled L.S. "and I can't wait to get the heck out of here"! A backwoodsman mountaineer one day found a mirror which a tourist had lost. "Well, if it ain't my old dad" he said as he looked in the mirror, : "I never knew he had his pitcher took," He took the mirror home and hid it in the barn, but his actions did not escape his suspicious wife. That night while he slept she slipped out to the barn and found the mirror, "M'tmmmm," she said, looking into it, "so that's the old hag he's been chasin{" 0-0-0

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