Saskatoon Duo Grace Eaton Auditorium Recital
A two piano team from Saskatoon, Evelyn Eby and Reginald Bedford, impressed Toronto with a versatile program. They study with Gustin and Shevinne, or with Grainger, and Bedford now directs the Hamilton Conservatory of Music while Eby joins the staff. Their Brahms Variations, Rachmaninoff pieces, Saint Saens Scherzo, and modern French works showcased flawless technique and musical fervor.
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Eaton Auditorium
Saskatoon
Evelyn Eby
Reginald Bedford
Chicago
Gustin
Saskatchewan
Miss Eby
Josef Shevinne
Bedford
Percy Grainger
Hamilton Conservatory of Music
Brahms
Rachmaninoff
Saint-Saens
Where Credit Is Due by Wesley Ruggles
Wesley Ruggles returns from nine months in England and argues that Britain’s courage kept Europe from collapse and protected the United States. He recalls London’s nightly raiding and robombs, noting profound destruction and the moral debt England bears for preserving freedom. The Los Angeles Times quote anchors his reflections.
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Wesley Ruggles
England
Rome
Paris
London
Normandy
Europe
Los Angeles Times
Woman Collects Large Dog Figurine Pottery in Muncie
Mildred Huffman of Muncie Indiana has a collection described as the country’s largest of its kind, featuring over 1000 dog figurines made of pottery teakwood jade or china. Her trove includes one of six pair of Staffordshire china dogs once in George IV’s royal palace. The text also notes Hawaii’s volcanoes are harmless as lava flows slowly and is controllable.
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Mildred Huffman
Muncie
Ind
George IV
England
The Siamese Rickshaw Heist at Tai Lin's Marsh House
In a wartime intrigue the chief Saylor sends Jordan and Pickering to Tai Lin’s stone house near Shepherd’s Marsh to recover a blueprint rumored to hide a powerful explosive. They recover a print from a rickshaw but are ambushed. Pickering is captured and bound while the rickshaw disappears with foreign agents.
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Saylor
Jordan
Tai-Lin
Shepherd's Marsh
Pickering
O.K
Siam
Bangkok
Tom
Yan-Po
Charming Pattern 4703 for Childrens Two-Piece Sets
Anne Adams Pattern 4703 offers a 2 piece dress or jumper with blouse and a flower applique in sizes 2 to 10. Includes jumper jacket and blouse in size 6 with yardage details. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for ordering. allow extra time due to mail delays.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Birds eat more than weight would seem in zoos
Zoo keepers note that birds eat more in proportion to their weight than any other animal in the zoo, despite the phrase eating like a bird.
Rust Tests Show Ontario Oats Yield Similar Across Varieties
At Dominion Experimental Farm Brandon Manitoba three year averages 1942 to 1944 show Ajax Exeter and Vanguard yielding 127 125 and 121 bushels per acre respectively. Banner 110 bushels and Gopher 111 bushels per acre. Ajax three days earlier than Vanguard and six days earlier than Exeter. Exeter prone to lodging while Ajax and Vanguard have strong straw. Exeter larger seed but no weight per bushel difference. Exeter highest hull percentage with Vanguard lowest.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Manitoba
Ajax
Exeter
Vanguard
Banner
Gopher
Hull
Greek physician Acron linked to early fumigation in Athens
Acron, a Greek physician, is credited with origin of fumigation in 473 B.C. when he halted a plague in Athens by burning aromatics in large fires. The account cites a historic attribution to this healer and technique.
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Acron
Athens
Inflation in Poland as War Inflation Strangles Citizens
War era text describes Polish prices soaring beyond belief as cloth, potatoes, and basic goods become scarce under Nazi occupation. Farmers trade potato rations for cloth, cash requires stacks of one dollar bills, while rationing fails and black markets flourish under German control.
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Poland
Germany
Color and lighting affect appetite in dining rooms
Color experts say appetite can be altered by the color schemes on walls and ceilings. Warm yellow derivatives stimulate eating while blue and greens may blunt hunger, influencing restaurant success and customer turnout. Recognition of this fact prompts hospitals and hotels to reconsider dining room paint and lighting to attract patrons.
Selected Recipes for Pie Crust and Shell
Instructions describe mixing sifted flour and salt with shortening to crumbs, adding oats, then water to form a dough. Chill before rolling to create a double crust for a 9 inch pie and a 9 inch shell. Bake at 400 degrees F until light brown about 10 minutes.
Canadian Apple Pie With Cheese Topping Instructions
A 9 inch pie is lined with oats, layered apples coated with sugar and spices, then baked at 425 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. Butter lemon juice rind dot the apples, cheese sprinkled on top to melt, serve hot or cold. By 1944, Canada produced about 650000 military transport units.
Saskatchewan Health Study Urges Rural Socialized Medical System
A government commissioned report led by Dr. Henry E. Sigerist urges Saskatchewan to develop provincial socialized health services focused on rural care. It recommends Rural Health Units and Centres, minimum doctor salaries, and referrals to District Hospitals and larger city centres for major surgery.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health Services Survey Commission
Henry E. Sigerist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Trees for Prairies distributed to farmers in Prairie Provinces
Free deciduous trees grown at the Dominion Forestry Station at Indian Head and Sutherland are available to farmers in the Prairie Provinces. Farmers may also buy evergreen trees from the Forestry Station at $1.00 per 100 trees.
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Dominion Forestry
Indian Head
Sutherland
Prairie Provinces
Antique Hat Rejected. Bedspread Worth $200 to Buyer
A woman refused to pay ten cents for a 19 year old hat but offered two hundred dollars for a century old bedspread. The item swap hints at shifting value judgments in vintage goods.
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Vicks VapoRub
Toronto
Hector Charlesworth
Germaine Taillefer
Milhaud
Honegger
Poulenc
Debussy
Jean Baptiste Ouverney
Ravel
Thiman
Bartlett
Robinson
Thomas Austen
Eby
Toronto Globe and Mail
ROYAL
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
War Department
Jim Saylor
Washington
Philippines
Uncle Sam
Lydia E. Pinkham
MacDonald
Canada
Rural Medical Service
Royal Bank
Jing
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