Pitcher Bob Mathewson Gets Bonus and Contract
Bob Kohler, Sports Editor in East Valley, is revealed as the scout who vouched for Bob Mathewson. Ranch Dickee laughs at the ruse, then offers a bonus and a one-year contract after Kohler’s letter helped Mathewson secure a place with the Red Birds Baseball Club.
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Dickee
Bob Kohler
Suns
Florida
Iowa
Red Birds Baseball Club, Inc
Red Birds
East Valley High School
Bob
the Clarion
Burt Shott
East Valley
Short
Nick
Burt
Ranch Dickee
Shott
Mathewson
Betty
Big Boy
Mr. Dickee
Bob Mathewson
Matthewson
Canadians Spend Big on Daily and Sunday Newspapers in 1944
The 1944 Canadian newspaper market shows Canadians purchasing 35,283,003 copies of daily and Sunday papers. This reflects average weekly and monthly ad space value, underscoring newspapers’ role in daily life. R H Macy and Co exemplifies faith in this medium, allocating 85 percent of its advertising to newspapers, totaling 1,858 standard pages in 1944.
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R. H. Macy and Co
New York
Pattern 4732 for dresses and bonnets offered
Advertises Anne Adams pattern 4732 with a dress and bonnet in sizes 2 4 6 8 10. Describes quick one piece bodice options and puff sleeves. Requires 2 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 6. Pattern order 20 cents by mail. delays noted due to slow mail delivery.
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Anne Adams Aoe T
Inni Ne Mon
Ieeeanet
Man
Fresh vegetable gardens promise steady yields this summer
Garden notes say vegetable plots remain profitable and healthy, with onions carrots beets lettuce radish spinach beans and tomatoes delivering good meals. Starting with bedding plants speeds results, as starter plants mature faster and extend the growing season, with care to water shade and prune to encourage stocky growth.
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Canada
New Hand Operated Tool Replaces Hammering In Aircraft Assembly
A newly invented hand operated tool, named the presser, uses a plier like action to drive close fitting bolts in airplane construction. It can be used by women and is designed to avoid damage to bolts, webs, or strut bearings.
Should Be Protected Birds Invaluable To Control Insects
The article urges protection of birds as they help curb insect pests harming crops and forests in Canada. It cites government efforts from Agriculture and Forestry branches and highlights how birds limit pest populations, warning that destroying birds elevates insect damage and notes cats as common bird predators.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Forestry Branch
England
Insects Lacking True Skeleton Have Exoskeleton
Insects do not have a true skeleton but possess a tough outer exoskeleton. Muscles attach to this exoskeleton and connect to appendages such as legs wings antennae and mouth parts.
Quebec Maples: Valuable Resource For Sugar Exports
Quebecs maple trees form a highly valuable natural resource with a large share of maple sugar and maple syrup produced for export to the United States in normal times.
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Quebec
United States
Cure For Grumblers Rebuke From Mrs Roosevelt
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said complainers in the United States would be better off on the British ration for a month. The warning also applies to Canadians who feel deprived by minor hardships. She argued Britons have endured much longer, suggesting true gratitude would follow.
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United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
H M S Indefatigable First Four Screw Carrier Tale
H M S Indefatigable is one of the four British fleet aircraft carriers that attacked oil refineries in Sumatra early in the war. It is the first four screw carrier in the Royal Navy with four engines producing over 15 000 horsepower and capable of speeds above 30 knots. Each engine drives its own shaft and propeller. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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H.M.S
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East Valley High
Cab Calloway
Bure
Mr. Mathewson
Royal
Ted
Che Martin
Senour Go
On Brothers ( Ae
BE Williams Co
Conoda Bs
Auuong
Dominion
Anne Adams
SLOAN
Liniment
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