Man of foresight James Duncan retires from Massey Harris Ferguson
James Duncan, born to Scottish parents in Paris and long a figure in Canadian business, retires as chairman and president of Massey Harris Ferguson Co Ltd. He guided growth abroad, led wartime defence work, and championed European expansion and self propelled combines, leaving a lasting industry legacy.
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Paris
James Stuart Duncan
Massey - Harris. Ferguson Co Ltd
Sir Lyman Melvyn Jones
Massey- Harris Organization
James Duncan
Canada
Duncan
France
Germany
Massey-Harris
Berlin
Massey- Harris
Norman Rogers
Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Umra Combined Agricultural and Food Committee
Britain
Massey-Harris-Ferguson Co. Ltd
Massey- Harris-Ferguson
Beautiful Virden Delights with Garden Color and Litter Issue
Virden residents enjoy a lush gardening season with rain and sun after a hail storm. New lawns trees and shrubs thrive around homes as downtown remodels reflect modern style. Yet litter and overgrown boulevards spoil the town’s beauty. citizens urged to maintain their property and curb littering.
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Virden
Manitoba
Griffin Poplar Tribute Recalls Alberta Horticulture Pioneer
The Provincial Horticultural Station names a new fast growing poplar the Griffin poplar in honor of Augustus Griffin who led tree planting for the Eastern Irrigation District. Griffin came from Modesto California and earned wide fame for pioneering cross breeding of native and improved varieties. His work beautifies Brooks area farms towns and streets as a living tribute.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Augustus Griffin
Alberta
Modesto
California
Griffin
Army cadets complete annual training at Camp Dundurn
Saskatchewan Lt Governor W J saluted at a ceremonial march past. Major General W J Megill, Prairie Patterson, and Brig H W Love inspected cadets and prizes. Prize winners included D S T Etley, H E Kellett, R A Perrett, E J Laenger, J R Gray, H J Greyeyes, N F Graff, D G Lindberg. Barrel: Wayne G Glass won Same Browne belt. J T H Todd led chief instructors. Saskatchewan Rifle Association prizes went to P D Guillemin, J E Eaton, and A W Stewart. Approximately half the world’s workers are in agriculture.
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Saskatchewan
W. J
W. J. Megill
Prairie Patterson
H. W. Love
Ontario
Manitoba
Cadet Services of Canada Officers Training Company
D. S. T Etley
Oak Lake
Man
H. E. Kellett
Carrot River
Sask
C. Company
R. A. Perrett
Invermay
E. J. Laenger
Lindaw
E. Company
J. R
Fort William
Saskatchewan Provincial Rifle Association
P. D. Guillemin
St. Boniface
J. E. Eaton
Port Arthur
A. W Stewart
Winnipeg
Nine Point Check for Oil Burners Report
Saskatchewan residents planning oil burner servicing should expect nine items from a licensed serviceman. Switzer urges inspection and cleaning of filters electrodes nozzle and bearings, plus checking pump, controls, combustion chamber and flame. Citizens are warned repairs must be done by a competent licensed oil burner serviceman.
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Saskatchewan
R. A. W. Switzer
Switzer
Right to Grow a Beard Faces Modern Disadvantages
In a brief note from Truro Weekly News, the columnist argues men may grow beards despite drawbacks as a demonstration of personal capability, asserting the right to hair growth in contemporary times.
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Truro
N.S
Bennet Cerf's Try and Stop Me! Midlife mischief and poker
A collage of punchlines and anecdotes from the 1920s and 1930s era humorists. The piece references a woman author once listed as A. Howard Cady and jokes about Alice as the true writer. It highlights a mother who learns driving at fifty eight and a Gypsy fortune teller in Venice California.
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Jerry D. Lewis
A. Howard Cady
Venice
Calif
The Cold War of Colds Advances in Medical Insight
A Metropolitan Life Insurance release notes colds affect more women than men and spread more in families with young children. Five-year Navy and Marine Corps data show winter peaks. researchers cite new lab methods boosting vaccine and therapy prospects.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Little Angels
U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
Menzies Warns on Smiling Cold War and Anglo American Unity
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies warned in New York that Soviet diplomacy risks widening rifts between the United States and its Western allies. He called the “smiling cold war” a test of Western unity, urging goodwill and caution to preserve Anglo American ties.
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Commonwealth of Nations
Britain
United States
Robert G. Menzies
New York
Menzies
Grave Digging Taught to New England Teachers in 1661
In colonial New England, schoolmasters were once tasked with grave digging duties as part of their community service in 1661, reflecting early civic obligations tied to education.
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New England
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Regina
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Brooks
Camp Dundurn
Norman Bourassa
North Battleford
Bob Clements
Killarney
Gord Russell
Wadena
Charlie Murchildon
Saskatoon
David Waters
Dundurn
Bennett Cerf
Abel Green
Variety
Wisacre
Insurance Company
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
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