Railbird Rudy Hits a Big Play Then Burns His Cards
In Jerico, Rudy parlayed a print-shop venture into a racing scheme. He charts horse form, weather, and track soil, builds a win plan, and places a bold bet on Zaca. A gusty wind swipes the hundred-dollar bill he tore up, ending in a quiet family victory as Rudy confesses a near miss.
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Hazel Fred
Hazel
Rudy
Joe Hazel
Jerico
Jerico Track
Molly
Freddie
Santa Anita
Ajax
Weather Bureau
Zaca
Whitey Morris
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Pavlov First To Demonstrate Conditioned Reflex
Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov achieved the first successful experiments on the conditioned reflex, shaping the study of learning and behavior.
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Ivan Petrovich Pavlov
Plenty Of Meat For Christmas In Canada Says Official
Ottawa reports L W Pearsall of the Canadian meat board predicting abundant meat this Christmas with shelves loaded. He notes beef slaughter will rise weekly through spring barring strikes, and despite export quota changes, significant meat will remain in Canada for Canadians.
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Ottawa
L. W. Pearsall
Canadian Meat Board
Pearsall
United States
Canada
Beauty Underneath Easy Sew Pattern 4892
Anne Adams markets pattern 4892 for a one piece slip with optional flounce, sizes 12 through 20 and 40. Size 16 uses 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes transfer and illustrated instructions. Send 25 cents plus size name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Northern Manitoba Visit Yields Caribou Photos and Film
Professor John Albright and Dr. C. E. Simon recount a very successful visit to Northern Manitoba. They captured caribou and ptarmigan on camera, with the professor filming over 3 000 feet of footage.
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Cranberry Portage, Man
John Albright
C. E. Simon
Chicago
Manitoba
Five-Pound Bull Trout Caught by 13-Year-Old In Sheep River
Turner Valley reports 13-year-old Melvin Gullbransen caught a five pound bull trout in Sheep River. The fish took a beefsteak bait, showing the creature’s notable appetite and the youngster’s successful outing.
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Turner Valley
Alta
Melvin Gullbransen
Sheep River
Mother island of New Jersey in English Channel off Normandy
A historical note places the mother island of New Jersey in the English Channel about 16 miles from Normandy. The statement blends geography with a distant maritime claim, lacking corroborating sources or clear context.
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Mother Island
State of
New Jersey
English Channel
Normandy
Canada reports decline in cattle hog lamb and horse populations
Canada’s statistics bureau finds June 1948 livestock totals down from 1947 across cattle hogs sheep and lambs and horses. Cattle drop 2.6 percent to 9 470 300 hogs 18.5 percent to 4 463 100 sheep and lambs fall to 2 251 000 and horses decline to 1 905 000. Enrico Caruso note appears unrelated.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Canada Faces Big Potato Surplus
Ottawa reports Canada faces an 80,000,000 bushel potato surplus this year. Government sources say lower domestic prices benefit housewives, while economists seek ways to market the excess amid U S imports and tariffs. Potatoes could undersell US prices even with reduced duties.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
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Swartz’s
Molly Molly
Parano
Radol
Dr. Chase
Beauty
Western Briefs
Edmonton
Olav Aaberg
West End
Upper
Fort Garry
Government House
Flin Flon
Sherridan
Pete Stewart
International Mining Corporation
Norway House
Martin
Peggy
By Chuck Thurston
Lovet
Veda
Enrico Caruso
Vw Ds
Ose
MacDonald
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