Carrier Pigeons Aid Farmers and War Tales From Fort Monmouth
At Fort Monmouth New Jersey the Army trains carrier pigeons noted for guiding messages when radios fail. Pigeons can fly up to 700 miles daily with speeds near a mile a minute and a 2300 mile record from Maine to Texas. In Saskatchewan the university tests phosphorus nitrogen fertilizers across soils to guide farmers on fertilization, showing nitrogen and phosphorus benefits for stubble and summer fallow fields with plot sampling and threshed yields for comparison.
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Fort Moxmmouth
Joe
Garcia
France
Snooky
Pigeon Hall of Fame
Fort Monmouth
Army
Signal Corps
Otto Meyer
Meyer
Maine
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Regina
University of Saskatchewan Soils Department
University
J. Mitchell
Saskatoon
Mitchell
Dominion Forage Crops Laboratory
Melfort
Indian Head
Scott
Awards Won By Western Students
University of Western Ontario announced 1950-51 scholarships and prizes. Robert Vallance of Trail won the Famous Players Canadian corporation scholarship in arts and science, replacing John Hartnett of Hamilton. Gordon Pearce of Calgary and H. G. McGinn of Moose Jaw split the J William Horsey fellowship in business administration. Thomas Edward Hazelid of Wood Mountain won the Ontario Medical Association prize in medicine. Dennis Brougham of Fort William captured the London Labor Council prize in English literature.
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London
Ont
University of Western Ontario
Helen Allison
Famous Players Canadian Corporation
Robert Vallance
Trail
B.C
John Hartnett
Hamilton
J. William Horsey
Business Administration
Gordon Pearce
Calgary
H. G. McGinn
Moose Jaw
Sask
Tiny Hummingbird Boarded DC-4 Flight to Washington
A small hummingbird named Pee Wee missed its southbound flight near Cartierville airport in Montreal. Cana dair Ltd. employee Robert North arranged to place the exhausted bird on a DC-4 to Washington, where it will be released to resume its journey south on its own power.
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Montreal
Pee Wee
Cartierville
Here
Robert North
Canadair, Ltd
Washington, D.C
South
Immunization Means Freedom From Disease
Canada observes National Immunization Week as Dr. Gordon Bates of the Health League of Canada urges parents to immunize against diphtheria whooping cough and smallpox. He notes health and financial benefits, cites hospital costs, and calls neglect criminal while urging clinics and doctors to vaccinate.
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Toronto
Canada
Gordon Bates
The
Health League of Canada
Dr. Bates
Health League
Try and Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
A fugitive from Alcoholics Anonymous tried to hail a taxi but the driver refused service. A long running library notice about treating books as one’s own is being dropped after patrons took the plea too literally.
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Bennett Cerf
Alcoholics Anonymous
World Record For Fasting Claimed In Italy Exhibit
Genoa Italy Mrs Nadio Goya 43 of Fiume ends a 62 day fast in a glass case to claim a world record. She drank salted water and smoked 12 cigarettes daily and lost about 24 pounds. The stunt occurred in a restaurant setting as she plans to extend the fast to 70 days.
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Genoa
Italy
Nadio Goya
Fiume
Citrus fruits urged as polio preventative by Ontario minister
Shelburne Ontario Health Minister McKinnon Phillips cites Dr. Klenner research from Virginia suggesting vitamin C in oranges grapefruit tomatoes and other fruits may repel polio. He advises a double amount during polio season July to November and two oranges daily the rest of the year.
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Shelburne
Ontario
McKinnon Phillips
Orangeville
Klenner
Virginia
Ten Rules To Be Good Chairman
Dorothy Roe summarizes ten parliamentary guidelines from Alice F. Sturgis for women chairing clubs. Focus on group interests, allow new leaders, follow policy, handle unpleasant duties outside meetings, carry out members wishes, prioritize principles over form, act as a fair judge, avoid campaigning, ensure quorum clear motions and fair voting, and adhere to procedure to avoid legal trouble.
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Dorothy Roe
New York
United States
Alice F. Sturgis
O “Sturgis
Sturgis
U.S
Newest Excuse For Traffic Violation
Hamilton man submits a letter with five dollars to the court clerk explaining he failed to stop at an intersection to catch the 3 30 train so his mother in law could make connections in Buffalo.
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Ud Bs
North
West
East
Eaer
Hamilton
Buffalo
Record Tourism Boost in Canada Across Summer
Tourists poured into Canada by car rail and air with Manitoba leading gains at 70 percent and national increases around 10 percent. US visitors comprised about 90 percent last year with over 4.5 million Americans spending 260 million dollars.
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Canada
Manitoba
Dominion Tourist Bureau
Ottawa
United States
Maritimes
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Prairies
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Rockies
B.C
Estonian designer launches Swedish modern furniture in Canada
Montreal report on Arnold Kasak, an Estonian immigrant who started AKA, a furniture firm employing eight part owners. He moved from Riga to Canada after Sweden, bringing a new Swedish modern style that appeals to department stores and homeowners. He and his family express pride and optimism.
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Montreal
Arnold Kasak
Estonia
Canada
Kasak
Riga
Sweden
Scandinavia
Aka
Us.s.r
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U.S. Army
Dick LA Coste
CPC
Central Press
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Hummingbird
Dept of Nations! Health and Welfare
M. Harrison-Gray
Cryin
Shanks
Buffalo Evening News
Canadian Press
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