Retirement of Dr L Newman Dominions cereal leader ends era
Dr L Newman retires at end of February after twenty five years as Dominion Correalist and head of the cereal division at Agriculture Canada. He followed Sir Charles Edward Saunders who began cereal research and created Marquis wheat. Under Newman new wheat varieties Garnet Reward Cascade Saunders Regent Coronation Vanguard and Beaver oats were introduced with Reward and Garnet earning honors for Canadian growers.
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Canada
L. Newman
Dominion Correalist
Newman
Sir Charles Edward Saunders
Department of Agriculture
Experimental Farms Service
Dr. Newman advances wheat science and stem sawfly resistance
Canadian scientist Dr. Newman bred wheat resistant to the stem sawfly after testing over one hundred varieties. The top performer named Rescue showed the strongest resistance. He focused on stem rust resistance earlier and collaborated with Agriculture Department and Swift Current station researchers. He served as Dominion Cerealist from 1923 and held leadership roles in seed Growers associations.
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Newman
Western
Canada
Agriculture Department
Science Service
Dominion Experimental Station
Swift Current
Sask
Burglars Loot Winnipeg Business Safe
Burglars entered a Winnipeg business by dropping through a skylight at night. They knocked the dial off a safe and pried it open with a crowbar, then removed the contents totaling 20 cents.
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Winnipeg
Jokes and Quips From an Odd Lot of Humor
A string of light anecdotes and gags featuring Scots, punsters, a Great Lakes mislist, a music class moment, and a Hollywood actor. Jokes hinge on wordplay about teeth, stones, a diver with a cigarette, and a cow pasture joke.
Woman Bites Tongue Dreaming of Prewar Meals
In London a 60-year-old Croydon woman named Miss E. Norrss woke by bleeding after biting her tongue in sleep. She had been dreaming of delicious meals from before the war and called for help as neighbors summoned an ambulance.
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London
Miss E. Norrss
Croydon
Americans Flock Across Border To Shop In Ontario
Fort Erie Ontario draws thousands of U S residents daily seeking cheaper groceries and fabrics. Buffalo New York shoppers report butter about 20 cents a pound cheaper in Ontario and meat prices 10 to 35 cents lower. One Buffalo resident says saving two dollars on a five dollar purchase justifies the border trip despite the travel cost.
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Fort Erie
Ont
United States
Buffalo
N.Y
Canada
Ontario
New York State
Sell Canada To World Through Pride
Don Henshaw of MacLaren Advertising urges Canada to promote national pride and visibility at a St. Catharines Kinsmen Club talk. He contrasts Canada’s potential with self effacement and notes his own Canadian citizenship since 1939 after settling in Canada.
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Canada
ST. Catharines, Ont
Don Henshaw
MacLaren Advertising Agency
St. Catharines
United States
Mr. Henshaw
Churchill
Roosevelt
Mackenzie King
Henshaw
Trapper Nets Wolf Raiding Cattle Near Millarville
Professional trapper Altan G. Curly Sand caught a wolf weighing 3 pounds and 384 inches tall on a ranch northwest of Millarville, 25 miles southwest of Calgary. The animal had raided local cattle since October.
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Millarville
Altan
Curly) Sand
Woman Demonstrates Fearlessness With Exhibited Wolf
A Hamilton woman at the Hamilton Hunting and Angling association annual meeting shows she does not mind chained wolves. The wolf was part of an exhibit by the department of lands and forests.
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Hamilton
Qgnt
Hamilton Hunting and Angling Association
Department of Lands and Forests
Indian widows to be allowed special traplines
Ottawa reports Dr. Harrison Lewis of the Dominion Wild Life Service says when trapping grounds are set in the Northwest Territories both sexes may trap. Indian widows with children will get special areas for traplines. Wampum shell money is noted in two colors, dark purple and white.
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Harrison Lewis
Dominion Wild Life Service
The
Fish and Games Association
Northwest Territories
Speed Up Elimination Of Level Crossings In Canada
Ottawa plans to push forward legislation to raise the rail grade crossing fund from 200000 to 500000. The federal share remains up to 10 percent with a cap of 100000 per project. Wartime backlog and higher costs drive the push as the board of transport commissioners reviews assistance requests. Automatic crossing protections have progressed slowly while bridges and subways saw little work.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lione? Chevrier
Board of Transport Commissioners
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Agricultural College
Guelph
Cambridge University
England
Sweden
Dominion Cerealist
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculture
Sue
Leiniment
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham’s “Oneohss
Are Et
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Rascics
D. D. DO
Ramsay Company
Registeres Patent Attorneya
Bank Street
Jock
Wood
Stone
Great Lakes
Michigan
Erie
Huron
Superior
Veronica
God Save the King
Gilbert Stuart
Boston
Mr. Stuart
Stuart
Halifay
Neucces County
Texas
CSED
A. P. Magonet
Dalhousie Medical School
Halifax
Joyce Carter
U.S
Marvel Beauty Schools
Donald St
Man
Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Ier
Eee Air Eta Pt
Philco
Philco Farm
Philco Distributors
Bowman Brothers Limited
Motor Car Supply CO. OF Canada Limited
Peace River
Lethbridge
Cranbrook
Dawson Creek
Bette
R.R
Post Office
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