You Never Know Devlin Turns Driver in Killer Ride
Mike Devlin picks up a hitchhiker on a rainy night despite a NO RIDERS rule. The man on crutches pulls a gun, forces a high speed escape, and a police blockade ends in a fatal crash. Mike survives with a broken arm and a harsh note from his boss. The front page recounts his near-fatal ride and the killer’s life sentence on crutches.
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Devlin
Mike
Buddy
Mike Devlin
Madge
Galestown
Huber
Midwest Trucking
Wardlow’'s
Wheeler Newspaper Syndicate
Indiana Man Innovates Electric Mousetrap
Indiana inventor H. L. Ratchford of Muncie has patented an electric mousetrap that functions as a compact stall with floor and side contact plates to deliver a shock when a mouse touches the bait. The device ejects the stunned animal and can be reset for the next catch, patent number 2420723.
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H. L. Ratchford
Muncie
Ind
Brandon Sun
Muscles absorb up to 30 quarts of liquid
A report notes that human muscles can absorb as much as thirty quarts of liquid, indicating remarkable tissue hydration capacity. The finding emphasizes the body's ability to manage large fluid volumes within muscle compartments.
Champs at Lacombe 38th annual registered bull auction
At the Lacombe auction, Andrew Johnson’s Hereford led with a top price of 1370 dollars. Johnson also sold a reserve Hereford for 885 dollars. D C Bradshaw and Sons Bowden sold a reserve Angus for 600 dollars. J A Morison Innisfail sold a reserve Shorthorn for 525 dollars. Geo Calder Innisfail sold the champion Hereford for 675 dollars.
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Lacombe
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
D. C. Bradshaw and Sons
Bowden
J. A. Morison
Innisfail
Geo. Calder
Easy to Sew Drawstring Frock Pattern 4751
Anne Adams promotes pattern 4751 a one piece drawstring dress for girls sizes 6 through 14. No seams, buttons, or plackets. Includes illustrated instructions. Size 10 uses 24? yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 25 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
Vitamin and mineral intake rise since 1935 39
The increase in vitamins and minerals since 1935 to 1939 stems from higher consumption of leafy greens and yellow vegetables citrus fruits and whole milk as well as enrichment of grain products.
Market Garden Industry Thrives In The West
Winnipeg leads Manitoba market gardening with over 600 farms and one third of activity in 1946. Saskatchewan and Alberta regions expand, aided by new canning plants and irrigation. Manitoba exports rise, with markets reaching western Ontario and eastern Saskatchewan as root crops dominate a multi‑million prairie trade.
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Winnipeg
Prrairie
Manitoba
Winkler
Moose Jaw
Regina
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lethbridge
Taber
Brooks
Toronto
California
Vancouver
Ontario
Sour Cream Cookies From Pantry Recipe
A vintage style recipe for sour cream cookies uses 415 cups flour with baking powder soda salt and spices. Cream shortening with sugar, add eggs then alternate flour and sour cream, finish with vanilla. Chill, roll, cut, sugar top, bake 12 to 15 minutes at 375 F to yield about five dozen cookies.
Girl Hero Daisy Sue Flinn Saves Brother From Cistern
Eleven year old Daisy Sue Flinn rescued her three year old brother Larry by keeping his head above six feet of water for two hours after he fell into an open cistern. She swam after him, used a chain to steady her grip, and directed neighbors to fetch help. Judy Moore then alerted rescuers Fred Reece and Herman Cody to pull them to safety.
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Judy Moore
Daisy Sue
Fred Reece
Herman Cody
Larry
New Automobile Engine Demonstrated By Kettering
French Lick Ind a new engine with 12 to 1 compression and 30 to 40 percent fuel savings was shown to automotive engineers. Charles F Kettering, retired GM VP, said higher compression engines are possible and practical and will start a new era in fuel efficiency.
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French Lick
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors Corporation
Kettering
Oldsmobile
Research Laboratories
Society of Automotive Engineers
Detroit
Dayton
To Wash Painted Walls Or Ceilings
A simple mixing method uses one cup washing soda one cup vinegar one cup brown sugar with fifteen pails warm water. No soap needed just a cloth wring rinse to avoid black rings. Half a pail suffices for one ceiling. India has a tide prediction machine accurate to 1950.
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Brown
Postum
Gems of Thought Verse Fragments on Rest and Wisdom
A collection of quotes on rest and duty from Cowper Lavater Longfellow and others. The passages link wisdom to active struggle and peaceful rest within duty, citing biblical and philosophical lines about seeking harmony through work and truth.
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R. W. Robertson
Russians Map Massive Tian Shan Mountain Chain
Moscow radio reports Russian scientists have mapped a vast Tian Shan mountain range between Turkestan and China, an area long considered one of the world's most inaccessible regions.
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Tian-Shan Mountains
Turkestan
China
Moscow Radio
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Windsor
Ellen
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Cowper
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Mary Baker Eddy
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