Baseball Swing Mechanics From The Sports Clinic
The Sports Clinic outlines a natural batting stance with feet wide apart and the forearm between the knees. It details the stride of about six inches, rear leg shove, hip rotation, and keeping the front foot pointed at the pitcher to release the hip and hit with balance. Emphasizes keeping the eye on the ball and following through, plus how to join Sports College for further coaching and radio broadcasts on CBW CBK CFGP and CBX.
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Ig League
Fexty
Sports College
CBW
CBK
CFGP
CBX
Kitchen Meditations On a Little Girl's Playful Day
A short poem about a little girl with chocolate on her face and baby curls. It urges cherishing childhood moments as days pass quickly and playtime with dolls and tea sets fades with growing up.
Future Gloomy If Soil Conservation Is Neglected
H J Mather of the Line North West Elevator Association warned at a Winnipeg Chamber luncheon that soil neglect threatens civilization. He noted Manitoba losses of 1 500 000 acres and topsoil reductions from 18 to nine inches and urged continental pressure and broad public support to promote conservation. He cited world arable acres and rising population as context. Adams Lake in Kamloops district British Columbia was named after an 1849 Indian christened Adam.
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Winnipeg
H. J. Mather
Line North-West Elevator Association
Civics and Agricultural
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Manitoba
Mather
Adams
Kamloops District
British Columbia
Adam
Saskatoon Firm Wins Alberta Irrigation Contract
Edmonton Agriculture Minister David Ure announced Pigott Construction Co., Ltd. of Saskatoon won a $192,527 contract for the St. Mary River irrigation project in southern Alberta. The job covers 71 miles of canals and a 1,750 foot wooden siphon six feet in diameter in Division 10, five miles southeast of Grassy Lake.
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Edmonton
David Ure
Piggott Construction Co., Ltd
Saskatoon
St. Mary River
Alberta
Grassy Lake
Weekly Tip For Fishy Dishes
Dishes used in preparing fish should be washed in water with vinegar added, two tablespoons per pint, before washing in hot soapy water.
Songwriters win big prize for Cruising Down the River
Mrs Helen Wartenberg and her friend Lily Beadell won first prize of 2800 in a contest for their song Cruising Down the River. The tune has since earned 56000 in sheet music royalties. The column also notes Paris can can girls, nylons sold in threesomes, and reflections on marriage trends.
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Helen Wartenberg
Lily Beadell
New Engine Promises Gas Savings At GM Research Lab
In Oshawa General Motors researchers showcased an engine they say could cut gasoline use by about one third in the future. It runs on higher octane fuel and aims to push efficiency of fuels refiners consider feasible. The display was to the Canadian section of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
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Oshawa
General Motors
Society of Automotive Engineers
Government weighs windshield stickers as car plates
Toronto Highways Minister Doucett said the government is considering windshield stickers as a substitute for auto licence plates next year due to steel shortages. He noted wartime limits on rear plates when steel was scarcer.
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Toronto
Doucett
Crossword puzzle punch list and clues
A grid and numbered clues present a mixed word puzzle. Horizontal and vertical entries cover a range of common terms and proper nouns, including time periods, animals, colors, and languages. Several entries hint at classical figures and mythological names while others probe measurement, chemistry, and geography.
Not Enough Millionaires To Pay All Taxes
In Ottawa Finance Minister Abbott says there are not enough millionaires to cover the needed tax revenue. He argues increased defense and social security costs must come from everyday wage earners as debates over a 20 percent defense surtax and refunds for low incomes unfold in Commons.
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Ottawa
Abbott
Commons
Stanley Knowles
CCF
Winnipeg North Center
University of Delhi to introduce a four year science course
The University of Delhi plans a four year bachelor of science program this year. A wealthy widow’s will disclosed a $5,000 bequest to feed pigeons three times weekly at two downtown Chicago street corners.
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University of Delhi
Wil
Chicago
Academic dignity vs parking meter at Alberta graduation
A University of Alberta student in cap and gown disrupted the graduation procession to pay a parking meter half a block away. After inserting a nickel, he returned to rejoin the ceremony.
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University of Alberta
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