Summerside milk shuttles for U S Air Force DC-4 work
In 1946 Ideal Dairy of Summerside shipped milk to the U S Army Air Forces at Summerside Newfoundland port on a semi weekly basis. The service expanded to extra trips as demand grew with shipments tested by American sanitary officers. The DC 4 transport carries about 2420 pounds per load and can also haul a baseball team. The dairy source includes 45 local farmers within nine miles of Summerside.
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United States Air Force Field
Newfoundland
St Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Ideal Dairy
Summerside
Elmer Offer
Luck For You Lucky Bluebird Pattern 7437
A bluebird kitchen towel embroidery pattern pattern 7437 promises daily luck. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern with clear charts and directions. Include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Air Pocket Blamed for Moustache Loss on Flight
Gerald Sandor a 37 year old American told immigration officers his moustache vanished during an air liner flight from Paris. He explained the missing facial feature was caused by an air pocket while the plane approached London. Authorities noted the unusual claim as part of passport photo verification.
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London
Gerald Sandor
Paris
Wolf-Woman Of Wild North Back On Trail
TIMMINS Ontario weather-beaten Maggie Buffalo of Kamiskotia prepares to trap in northern Ontario. With husband Bill Leclaire and sled dog Jack she plans a winter on the trapline near Lake Kamiskotia. Bounties, bait, wolves and furs frame her rugged life in the wild north.
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Timmins
Bill Leclaire
Jack
St. Bernard
Maggie
Night Hawk Lake
Lake Kamiskotia
Sense organ of snakes and coal discovery noted
A snake uses its forked tongue to feel vibrations and “hear” without ears. Anthracite coal was discovered in Carbon county Pennsylvania in 1791.
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Carbon County
Pennsylvania
Alsike seed production shifts to Western Canada in 1948
Western Canada expects 1948 alsike seed output to reach 4,000,900 pounds, nearly double Ontario. Northern Alberta and the Peace River district lead production as blossoms fertilize well, weeds are scarce, and seeds are cleaner due to new machinery including magnetic and gravity-based sorters introduced by Central European experts after the Hitler era.
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Ontario
Canada
Alberta
Peace River
British Columbia
Europe
Post Card Ends A Thirty Nine Year Journey
A Tokyo mailed card from March 3 1909 to Emma Nobbs arrives in Norwich Ontario long after her death. Elizabeth Binford Canadian missionary signed the faded note. Postmarks include Tokyo December 3 1909 and November 22 1948 with a final Otterville mark possibly Terville. The letter reaches Wilfred Bishop, son of the late George Bishop.
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Norwich
Ont
Japan
Emma Nobbs
Tokyo
Elizabeth Binford
Otterville
Terville
Wilfred Bishop
George Bishop
Rules For Health And Happiness In Winchester Ont
Ontario health minister Russell T. Kelly outlined eight health rules at the Winchester district memorial hospital opening. Focus includes diet and posture, caution with vigorous exercise after 50, regular medical checkups, dental and eye care for children, encouraging good deeds, and maintaining a cheerful daily outlook.
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Winchester
Ontario
Russell T. Kelly
Kelly
Winchester District Memorial Hospital
Father’s Favorite Light Cake
This recipe makes a two layer cake using cake flour baking powder and milk. Cream butter with sugar until light then add egg whites one by one, fold in flour and milk alternately, bake 25 to 30 minutes at 375 in greased pans. Frost with chocolate and decorate with white icing.
Samuel Pepys and His London Life and Diary Work
Samuel Pepys lived in London from 1633 to 1703 and held a role akin to a navy secretary in his era. After his death his diary was published with a noted sole work titled Memoirs of the Royal.
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Samuel Pepys
London
United States
Memoirs of the Royal
Seed Drying and Germination Principles in Grain
Seed must be thoroughly dry and firm to ensure prompt germination. Properly dried grain yields strong, uniform crops and helps control weeds. Excess moisture at harvest causes weak germination and patchy stands. The laurel or cherry is closely allied to the almond and the plum.
Weathermen Pick Ideal Day for Yearly Picnic
Employees of the local weather bureau held their annual outing last summer under clear skies. Meteorologist Harry F. Wahlgren noted it was the first time in five years the picnickers did not bring raincoats or umbrellas.
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ST. Louis
Weather Bureau
Harry F. Wahlgren
Smile of the Week Modesty Bit Sparks Laughs
A humorous exchange features Mrs. Smith powdering her face before going out and her husband asking why. She replies modestly that she has no desire to shine in public, sparking a light moment captured in 2008.
New Inventions Feature Auxiliary Wheels for Cars
Washington reports two patent ideas to ease driving and boost safety. George J. Courte of Denver proposes auxiliary wheels mounted near each main wheel that load share and rise with hydraulic adjustment when a tire fails. A central master cylinder distributes forces across four shock absorbers, aided by coil springs, under patents 2,452,110 and 2,452,105.
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Washington
George J. Courte
Denver
U.S
Helpful Hints for Everyday Kitchen and Home Care
Practical quick tips cover softening brown sugar by heat, making salty soup less salty with potatoes or bread, rehydrating raisins with hot water, and cleaning carpets to kill moth eggs. Each tip offers a simple method and a brief result for common household issues.
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Pei
U.S. Air Force
W. D. Carter
Illinois
R. P. McFarland
Ohio
F. K. Emery
California
Tory Przybylski
New Jersey
W. P. Amos
Indiana
Killum Red Deer
Killum
Bill Killum
Western
Emma Woikin
Lake
Aves'an
S.N.S
Rockwood Asylum
Kingston
Saskatchewan
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