Six varieties of hard red spring wheat urged for Alberta
Six hard red spring wheat varieties are recommended for southern Alberta 1956. Thatcher suits most Alberta regions. Chinook and Pescue resist stem sawfly. Lake performs well in Hanna Provost. Saunders suits foothills with frost risk. Lemhi serves irrigated areas for flour. Selkirk aids irrigation with rust resistance.
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Ottawa
M N. Grant
Lethbridge Experimental Farm
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Rescue
Thatcher
Saunders
Lake
Selkirk
Hanna- Provost
Foothills
Lent Meditations On Jesus As Minister And Savior
The piece urges reflection on Jesus life and mission as a minister who gave his life for many. It emphasizes his not seeking earthly praise, doing good, and continuing the Gospel beyond his years, urging ministers today to embody grace, courage, and dedication to God’s work.
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Jesus
Galilee
Judea
Quality potatoes from storage guidance
L G Denby from the Experimental Farm at Summerland advises storing potatoes in dark well ventilated spaces like fruit cellars or pits at 38 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit with 80 to 90 percent humidity. Let tubers warm to 70 to 80 degrees for a week before cooking to convert sugars into starches for better texture and flavor.
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L. G. Denby
Summerland
B.C
Funny finale to piano concerto in Houston
A piano concerto in Houston drew 3,000 spectators who watched three stagehands drop a leg from the instrument causing giggles and a roar. Symphony director Leopold Stokowski glanced then quipped about aphelion, the earth's most distant point from the sun, 94,560,000 miles away.
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Houston
Texas
Symphony
Leopold Stokowski
Comewerdians
Musings on Drinking Folly Hairstyles and Famous Noses
A miscellany of observations touches on morning drinking warnings, title changes for classic novels, bobbed hair making heads look smaller, amateur fishing spending, Hippocrates on bedside manners, Shakespearean slang, infant weights, dental malpractice fears, Napoleonic and Wellington noses, and nicknames like Bananal Nose for Eddie Arcaro and Ski Jump for Bob Hope. The piece ends with the note q 3181.
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U.S
Hippocrates
Napoleon Bonaparte
Wellington
Bona
Waterloo
Eddie” Arcaro
America
Bob Hope
Aluminum leggings aid hunters in Florida snake country
In Arcadia Florida men wear shiny aluminum leggings to shield against venomous snakes. Inventor Alvie Twiss began making them after nearly stepping on a rattlesnake. The knee high front and lower back design lets the leg bend and stay protected. At least three wearers report no harm after rattler strikes.
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Arcadia
Florida
Alvie Twiss
Twiss
Practicing both hands in shooting and nutrition tips
The piece questions whether training with either hand harms your dominant hand but advises ample time for dual hand practice. It notes some coaches advocate 60 percent shooting practice but cautions lengthy sessions are needed. It also praises milk as a digestible energy source and mentions Newfoundland researchers tagging cod with a $1 reward per tag.
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Sports College
Milk and pregame meals for athletes
Sports College staff address whether milk belongs in a pre game meal. The piece notes a tradition in many sports to remove milk from endurance event meals and discusses potential effects on performance.
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Sports College
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Game Bird Horizon
Puzzle entries and clues listed for a weekly crossword titled Game Bird Horizon. Includes vertical and across clues such as Raiser Ignited and Near and items like Native of Greater Scamps and six Roman month parts.
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Nevada City
High Mountain
Quick Canadian Quiz: 1901 to Today Fact Flash
A compact trivia item noting 1901 Canada had 37 percent in incorporated communities and asking about current share, Yukon Northwest Territories population, Mounties names, and the federal civil service size. It reads like a quiz prompt from a historical page.
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Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Answers to Quick Quiz Defense Department figures
The defense department lists 25 000 as a figure. Question 1 yields 7 percent. Question 4 references the North West Mounted Police or Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The text notes manufactured goods and material prepared by editors of Quick Canadian Facts, a pocket annual of facts about Canada.
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Defence Départimetto
North West Mounted Police
Royal North West Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Quick Canadian Facts
Pocket Annual
Canada
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