Good Use Revealed For Frozen Grain
University of Alberta tests show frozen grain can fetch up to 4.70 a bushel when fed to steers. Dr McElroy told 600 farmers at Sithannusi Feeders day that 1 225 pounds of grain and hay were consumed in 20 weeks. Returns varied from 4.70 to 2.678 per bushel for different grains with margins of 92.69 a head after labor and overhead. Steers fed frozen grain used 100 pounds more feed to clear 84.72 in profit.
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Edmonton
University of Alberta
W. Mclroy
University
Qutnal Science Farm
McElroy
Maple Shade Memories Across Shifting Years
The narrator recalls planting a maple tree in the backyard when the children were young. It took years to gain strength as the family aged and the children left home. Now the tree shades a new generation as other children grow and play nearby.
BC Seeks European Ore Miners to Ease Labour Shortage
Victoria reports the provincial mines department sees potential in expanding European immigration to BC’s ore industry amid rising metal prices. Poles have already arrived recently. officials consider adding workers from various European regions possibly including Scandinavia to fill growing labor needs. A separate street encounter features a nurse selling poppies and a playful exchange about nursing in a hospital.
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Victoria
Mines Department
Europe
Bing Crosby Blocked At Vancouver Hotel Mixup
Vancouver hotel staff refused Crosby a room calling him a bum before realizing the singer and producer Bill Morrow were guests. After an icy exchange, bellhop Ray Morrison intervened and escorted them to twin suites on the seventh floor. The clerk apologized, saying he mistook them for outsiders.
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Vancouver
B.C
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Bill Morrow
Ray Morrison
Bell Hop
der Bingle Morrison
Cameron
Morrow
Government factory at Edmonton produces office equipment
Alberta government runs a furniture factory in Edmonton as an economy measure producing about $10,000 worth of government office equipment monthly. Most timber sourced from Alberta mills.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Weekly Tip Flower Pots Decoration Idea
A simple garden tip suggests covering bare flower pots with two or three layers of paraffin paper then with crepe tissue to hide the pot. Paraffin helps keep moisture from reaching the tissue.
Side Notes on Household Efficiency and Leap Year Social Oddities
A humorous column cites an efficiency expert claiming women waste moves ironing, cites Genia Story who shed 174 pounds, and notes Alaska’s nurse marriages after three hires. It also recalls a Leap Year Dance where men faced being the wallflower as women took the initiative.
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Horizontal and Vertical Listings
A dense OCR style crossword page lists horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and partial phrases. The puzzle includes definitions for animals, professions, locations, verbs, and objects across a broad mix of themes.
Fans Requested To Return Foul Balls At Wrigley
The Cubs announce a wartime practice returning foul balls to stands for fans. Korea based soldiers have written asking for baseballs to use during off duty hours, reversing the prior custom where balls were souvenirs.
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Chicago
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Korea
Cub
Queer Additions Winnipeg Museum Loans Meteorites and Skeleton
Among exhibits given or loaned to the Manitoba Museum in the past year are several meteorites a large sea reptile skeleton and part of a lower jaw of an unidentified animal. The collection grows with unusual specimens and curious finds from local and distant sources.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Museum
World Happenings Briefly Told
Britain funds a millinery spree for Women’s Royal Air Force members and ships 16 900 hats. Catalogs for the British industries fair reach 63 countries in eight languages. Congress debates taxi fare cuts as 300 London taxis sit idle outside.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
Hitting First in Practice Says Sports College Study
A study of baseball practice habits finds about 70 percent of time spent on fielding while experts urge 75 percent on hitting, especially for youths. Ted Williams reportedly spends about 90 minutes daily on batting practice. The note promotes Sports College at Box 98 Toronto Ontario with free membership and a radio broadcast on CB stations Saturdays.
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Bert Dunne
United States
Sports College
Ted Whilliams
Boston Red Sox
Box
Toronto 1
Ontario
Memorial cairn found in Northwest Territories linked to Franklin
An RCAF Dakota plane searching for missing bush pilot Johnny Bourassa found a cairn in Franklin district of the Northwest Territories. Officials believe it may be the same memorial where Sir John Franklin stored instruments during his 19th century Arctic voyages. Franklin died on his final expedition about a century ago, his gravesite remains undiscovered. The note adds that the common goldfish preys on mosquito larvae in ponds.
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Edmonton
Rc.a.f
RC A.F
Johnny Bourassa
Northwest Territories
Sir John Franklin
Franklin
Canada
Northland
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