102 Year-Old Mother Sues to Break Will
A 102-year-old Detroit woman sues to contest the will of her daughter Agnes Momand who died last May. The suit alleges improper execution and seeks a share of the estate including a bequest to the University of Nevada in memory of Catherine Barringer. The mother now lives in a Detroit convalescent home after a long life as a cleaning woman and Antarctic expedition participant.
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Detroit
United Press
New York
Whelmina van Etten
Mra Agnes Momand
Mra Momand
University of Nevada
Catherine Kelly Barringer
Momand
van Etter
Mra van Etten
Betty Roberts
Los Angeles
Don S. Momand
Hog demand in Canada seen rising in early 1956
The Canada Department of Agriculture Marketing Service forecasts higher hog marketings in the first quarter of 1956, with a 14 percent rise from 1955, as Saskatchewan and national totals grow. Prices stay fairly steady amid rising pork consumption, then ease later in the year.
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Canada
Canada Department of Agriculture Marketing Service
Saskatchewan
Winter Hobbies With Civil Defence Value
Most people plan to take up a winter hobby that is interesting and valuable. Swimming first aid home nursing and Civil Defence skills teach life saving abilities useful in war and peacetime emergencies around the home.
Wider powers sought by Manitoba marketing board
Manitoba farming groups MF AC and MFU urged wider powers for the Manitoba marketing board in a joint presentation to Hon. R D Robertson in Winnipeg. They asked the board to conduct votes on producer support and urged no immediate changes to the Natural Products Marketing Act. They also urged federal action to amend Bill 82 to allow boards to accumulate funds for price stabilization.
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Manitoba Marketing Board
R. D. Robertson
Winnipeg
M.f.a.c.-M.f.u
Manitoba
Radar inventor now builds brains for industry
Sir Robert Watson-Watt, famed radar pioneer and wartime hero, unveils Alwac II an electronic brain installed at the Institute of Gas Technology Chicago. The unit sol ves complex gas industry calculations in minutes, compares with weeks of manual work, and aims to bring affordable electronic brains to more firms while noting human operators remain essential.
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Robert Watson-Watt
Institute of Gas Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
Watson-Watt
Britain
England
Hitler
U.S
Alvac IE
Univac
Alwac
Robert
Atalia, Inc
Alwac II
Frisky British Soldiers Reported in Liss Village
Mrs. M. E. Smith of Liss complains British soldiers on pay day swarm through the village and allegedly turn girls upside down in public streets. She says she has written to the War Office asking for more protection.
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Liss
England
M. E. Smith
Gems of Thought Quotations
A collection of aphorisms and quotes attributed to figures such as David Lloyd George Winston Churchill E Thompson and Mary Baker Eddy. The lines touch on trouble as vacation stars in darkness trials adversity and the value of suffering. The text presents brief moral reflections with varied authors.
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David Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
E. Thompson
Mary Baker Eady
Coffee break idea eyed to cut farm accident toll
Toronto report says the National Safety Council urges coffee breaks for farmers to reduce farm related deaths twice the rate of accidents. The advisory notes farmers may return to work more alert, helping safety on the job.
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Toronto
National Safety Council
Canadian statistics review shows broad gains across agriculture and industry
The survey notes farmers expect higher yields this year with wheat up 61 percent and oats 34 percent, while buckwheat holds. Industry output rose 11.4 percent in July and 74 percent above pre 1964 levels in the first seven months. Trade shows exports up 18.5 percent and imports up 28.7 percent compared with 1954.
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Canada
Manitoba urges grain entries for Royal Winter Fair
Manitoba’s Agriculture Department urges potential Manitoba exhibitors to submit grain samples for the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. The department will cover entry fees and Winnipeg to Toronto shipping both ways for approved samples. Deadline to mail entry forms is October 20 with exhibits due in Toronto by November 3.
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Toronto
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Agriculturat
Soils and Crops Branch
Safe Bathing: Never Leave Baby Alone Near Water
Advice warns against leaving a baby unattended during bath or bottle feeding. A child could slip underwater or aspirate liquid if a bottle is propped. If you must leave, remove the child from water, warm him, and ensure bottle props are removed before returning.
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Montreal
Calgary
Marie Christine
Louis Berai
St. Catharines, Ont
Marketing Board
M. Harrison-Gray
South
Waukegan
United States
Tion
Sir Robert
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