The Red Birds Discover Their Player Was Their Editor
Bob Kohler, a sports editor at East Valley High, is revealed as the scout who helped the Red Birds Baseball Club sign rookie Bob Mathewson. Dickee laughs at the ruse but offers a contract for next year as Kohler reveals the bonus and his continued role with the team.
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Dickee
Bob Kohler
Florida
Iowa
Red Birds Baseball Club, Inc
Red Birds
East Valley High School
Bob
the Clarion
Bert Shett
East Valley
Fast Valley
Nick
Burt
Ranch Dickee
Shott
Mathewson
Betty
Big Boy
Bob Mathewson
Matthewson
Noted Recruiter Earns a Signatures Bet in Banter
A light exchange features Mr. Mathewson and lively banter as Betty catches the drift of a proposal to sign a contract. The scene centers on a recommendation and a cautious approach to a deal hinted by the ongoing laughter.
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Mr. Mathewson
Betty
Canadians spend on newspapers in 1944 advertising
Canadians bought daily and Sunday papers totaling 35,283,003 dollars in 1944. The figure averages 678,519 dollars weekly and 2,940,250 dollars monthly, underscoring newspapers' value for advertisers. Macy’s used 85 percent of its 1944 advertising in newspapers, totaling 1,858 standard pages.
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R. H. Macy and Co
New York
Frock and Bonnet Pattern 4732 From Anne Adams
Pattern 4732 offers a dress and bonnet in one piece with puff or cap sleeves. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10. size 6 requires 2 yards of 35 inch material. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg Man. Allow extra mailing time.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Fresh vegetable gardens promise big yields this summer
Garden notes urge concentrating on high yield crops like onions carrots beets lettuce radish spinach beans and possibly tomatoes to maximize fresh meals. Starting plants from seed indoors offers quick results and enables earlier harvests in Canada. Transplants should be watered well shaded briefly and trimmed to encourage sturdy growth.
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Canada
New Hand Tool Replaces Hammering for Aircraft Bolts
A newly invented hand operated tool called the presser replaces hammering to drive close fitting aircraft bolts. It can be operated by women and resembles oversized pliers. The device is designed to avoid damage to bolts, webs or strut bearings.
Should Be Protected Birds Invaluable Insect Control
The article argues that protected birds are essential for reducing insect damage to crops and forests in Canada. It cites Dominion Agriculture and Forestry efforts to curb insect damage, notes forest protection via bird houses in England, and warns that destroying birds leads to insect proliferation. It also urges vigilance against cats as bird killers.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Forestry Branch
England
Insects Lacking True Skeleton Have Exoskeleton
The article explains that insects do not possess an internal skeleton but have a tough outer exoskeleton. Muscles attach to this exoskeletal shell and extend to legs wings antennae and mouth parts, enabling movement and function.
Quebec Maple Resources Power U S Exports
Quebec's maple trees are a valuable natural resource and a large share of the province's maple sugar and maple syrup production is exported to the United States in normal times.
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Quebec
United States
Cure For Grumblers Rebuke From Mrs Roosevelt
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged Americans to accept British rationing as a lesson in gratitude and extended the admonition to Canadians. She suggested a month living on the British ration would reveal true sacrifice and curb complaints.
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United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Indefatigable Carrier Marks Royal Navy Speed Record
H. M. S. Indefatigable, a four screw carrier, led attacks on Sumatra refineries early in the war. She is the first of her type in the Royal Navy with four engines producing over 15,000 horsepower and a speed well above 30 knots, each engine on its own shaft. Buy War Savings Stamps regularly.
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Sumatra
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