Stengel to Manage New Mets Ball Club in 1962
Casey Stengel, aged 71, signs a one year contract to manage the New York Mets, reuniting with George Weiss after his dismissal by the Yankees. The club plans to select players with alternates from New York and Houston the day after the World Series, with lists to await Stengel’s arrival in Glendale, California.
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Casey Stengel
Met
Weiss-Stengel
New York
Houston
Mets
Weiss
Stengel
Glendale
Calif
Teak Best Timber for Building Ships Noted
Teak emerges as the preferred timber for ship construction due to its durability and resistance to water. Its natural oils help protect hulls from decay, making it a favored choice in naval and commercial shipbuilding.
Life like decoy patterns sold for crafts
Life like decoys prized by sportsmen for lamp bases or cabinet displays. They are simple to craft from layered wood with waterproof glue. Pattern 404 with full size cutting guides and finish steps costs 50c. part of Sportsmen's Packet No 24 totaling $1.75. Home Workshop Patterns, Department P.P.L., 4433 West Ltd Ave, Vancouver.
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Department P.P.L
West Ltd
Vancouver
Quick Canadian Quiz Answers Quick Reference
Answers include Nova Scotia Quebec and British Columbia for provinces with their own Magna provinces. Barbara Anne Scott is the 1948 champion. About one third of Canadian firms operate at a rose. 1961 labor force about 5.6 million persons. Fringe benefit cost per employee around 1 036 dollars per year.
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Nova Scotia
Quebec
British Columbia
Barbara Anne Scott
Ancient human bones found near Blumenhoff south of Swift Current
Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History now houses human remains unearthed by highway department workers in a machine dug hole about 20 by 6 feet, eight feet deep with glacial till and disturbed sands. A bison skull accompanied the bones and the site suggests an intrusive burial. Nearby, an Ice Age horse bone was found in a well shaft by farmer Eric Blanke.
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Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History
Swift Current
Blumenhoff
Saskatchewan Department of Highways
Eric Blanke
Bear Visits Candy Store In New Brighton Incident
Four foot Himalayan bear wandered into a New Brighton candy shop shocking owner Vivien McMullen. The bear tugged his trousers then followed him to a spare room above the shop. McMullen fed it sweets while awaiting police. Bruno had escaped from a zoo truck bound for a TV appearance.
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New Brighton
England
Vivien McMullen
McMullen
Bruno
Manchester
Music during surgery eases fear for patients at Oldstock
Nine of ten patients undergoing operations with local anesthetic at Oldstock Hospital in Salisbury receive earplugs and a tape of requested music from twelve categories. A spokesman notes reduced anxiety, though some patients dislike music and may hear talks on art travel or literature instead. Lake Mead, Hoover Dam’s reservoir, is cited as the world’s largest artificial lake.
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Oldstock Hospital
Salisbury
Lake Mead
Hoover Dam
Skim Milk Powder Booklet Promoted by Canadian Agriculture
Skim milk powder sales have tripled in five years as homemakers value its convenience and low calories. The Consumer Section tested instant brands and created recipes for soups sauces baked goods and desserts using any brand. The illustrated 22 page booklet Skim Milk Powder is available free from Information Division Canada Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
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Information Division
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Botulism wanes among Manitoba waterfowl cohort
The botulism outbreak that claimed thousands of ducks in southern Manitoba marshes is easing says Hon. C. H. Witney minister of mines and natural resources. Cooler fall weather and rains are cited as the best antidote with officials noting bacteria produce a toxin in algae that poisons waterfowl. Ducks north of the affected zone seem less hit as drought drove birds to farther habitats, with the Big Grass marsh area most afflicted.
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Manitoba
C. H. Witney
Big Grass Marsh
Alberta Butter Stocks Rise Despite Dry Weather
Alberta’s butter stockpile surpassed 140 million pounds in August, up 10 percent from a year earlier. Production from January to July reached nearly 25 million pounds, also 10 percent higher year over year. Officials note dairy output stayed high in July despite hot, dry conditions.
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Alberta
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Carrot Monster Grows Heavy in Chesterville
Sydney Morris of Chesterville Ontario sent a giant carrot to the Record office. Weighing 212 pounds with 11 inch girth and 914 inches in length, the root is described as having a single solid core. The note claims this is the quickest way to obtain a couple pounds of carrots.
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Sydney Morris
Chesterville
Ont
Record” Office
Eggs larger shells thicker after stopping selection in hens
A. P. Pileski of Canada Department of Agriculture reports that ceasing selection in two strains of White Leghorns led to fewer eggs, but larger size and thicker shells. Alburnen quality stayed the same while egg count fell and shell strength rose across generations. Blood and meat spots varied between strains and were not tied to selection.
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A. P. Pileski
Canada Department of Agriculture
Indian Head
Bask
Mr. Piloski
Milan Industrialist Donates Gifts to Sicilian Birthplace
Industrialist Michael Angelo Virgillito returned to his birthplace Paterno Italy and donated an $800000 jewel encrusted crown for the local statue of the Virgin Mary distribute 100 dowries to Paterno gifts and donate 6000 gift parcels to the towns poorest families.
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Milan
Michaelangelo Virgillito
Paterno
Italy
Cable trim jacket pattern for children by Superswift
Instructions for a cozy children’s jacket knit with jumbo needles and double worsted yarn. Pattern 7248 includes sizes 4 6 8 12 14 16 and costs thirty five cents in coins. Send name address and pattern number to Household Arts 60 Front Street W Toronto.
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Household Arts
Department P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Embroidery Pattern 7487 For Redset Linens Or Scarves
An advertisement describes Pattern 7487 with 10 motifs sized 14x2% to 4% by 13 inches for linen embellishment. It promotes romantic old fashioned touches for bridal décor and suggests embroidering scarves towels or bed linens. Printed at Front Street Toronto.
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