Delta Marsh Duck Hatchery Study Spurs Conservation Message
James Ford Bell funded a Delta Marsh hatchery and, with H Albert Hochbaum, studied waterfowl to reveal how careless hunting and skewed male female ratios threaten extinction. They argue wildlife research helps hunters understand and sustain duck populations for future seasons.
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James Ford Bell
Minneapolis
Delta
Lake Manitoba
Canadian Prairies
Bell
Edward Ward
American Wild Mfe Institute
H. Albert Hochbaum
Cornell
Wildlife Management
Wisconsin
North America
Hochbaum
Norwegian Vessel Crew Finds Arctic Tragedy on Coast
The Norwegian ship Sveip crew, returning from shark fishing in Davis Strait, found ten skeletons in a stone hut on the north Canadian coast. Among the remains are two children. Evidence includes cooking gear rifles shells and English pocket Bibles. The group may be Canadian trappers or Eskimos. A full report was sent to the Canadian Legation in Oslo.
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Sveip
Bergen
Norway
Davis Straits
Greenland
Canada
Baffin Island
Cumberland
Oslo
Co-eds Less Shy Date Rates Rise at Toronto College
At Trinity College Toronto the porter Robert George Robinson who has served 27 years notes fewer marriages from his informal date bureau sessions. He recalls when students were shy and relied on him to pair them off at college dances. He says dating has shifted and business has slowed.
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Toronto
Bob
University of Toronto
Trinity College
Robert George Robinson
Trinity
Helpful home care tips on furniture, textiles, and paint
Advice on treating scratches with oily nut meat like walnut or pecan. Cautions about undiluted bleach harming fabrics. Recommends oil-based paint for kitchens and bathrooms due to washability and humidity resistance.
76 Year Old Man Jumps 16006 Feet in Fosston
Walter Morgan aged 76 parachuted from 10 000 feet at Fosston airport in Minnesota. He floated down after rolling out and landed in a ploughed field with only a minor cut behind one ear. He said he wanted to show the kids he could do it and his wife had no objections.
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Fosston
Minn
Walter Morgan
Morgan
Don Kruse
Flight to Moon One Way Only
Hall L. Hibbard of Lockheed Aircraft Corp tells the American Society of Tool Engineers that a practical moon rocket exists but is a one way trip. He notes the challenge is returning to earth after reaching outer space.
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Los Angeles
Moon
Hall L. Hibbard
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
American Society of Tool Engineers
Space
Earth
Busy Children Keep Amusements On Family Trips
A mother details simple travel activities to keep three and four year old girls busy. Projects include yarn sewing on punched cards, bead work with wooden beads, tracing with paper, dyed toothpicks for floor designs, and embroidery on bibs. A potato masher toy entertains the baby as a rolling doll.
Montpelier Idaho Located in Phosphate Rock Heart
Montpelier Idaho sits near one of the nation’s largest phosphate rock regions. The town’s location highlights its mineral resource significance and regional identity within Idaho.
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Montpelier
Idaho
United States
Treasure of Tirpitz Yielded by Young Norwegian
In a fjord north of Narvik Norway a young Norwegian named Einar Hoevding salvaged the wreck of the 35 000 ton battleship Tirpitz. He and a partner entered the submerged hull and found copper brass and steel ready for sale. The copper cables and many valves are already producing income to cover the purchase price. About 700 German marines lie preserved in the wreck.
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Narvik
Norway
Here
Northland
Europe
Capt. Kidd
Einar Hoevding
Hoevding
Lone
Fate Of Flyers Listed Unsolved Mystery
The RC A F lists seven missing persons seven on the northwest staging route including five US Army Air Force men one American and one Canadian civilian. Five aircraft remain missing with several believed to have crashed in rugged bush and mountains along the Alaska highway route to Asia.
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Edmonton
United States Army Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
R.C.A.F
Northwest
Canada
Alaska
Asia
Russia
Alaska Highway
United States
Civilization
Fort Nelson
Soviet Union
Old-Time Georgia Editor Plays Instant Matchmaking
A duo visits a Georgia editor who doubles as mayor judge and more while he writes a tariff editorial. He asks the couple if they want each other and sets the price of a wedding, joking that time is money and wood is paid in one-third pine and balance oak.
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Georgia
Floating island drifts down Churchill River at Island Falls
The four acre land mass owned by the Churchill River Power Company submerged into the Churchill River above the dam at Island Falls Saskatchewan. Workers broke the floating island into pieces to pass the spillway and into lakes below. Officials note a tropical island in Northern Manitoba is under investigation with no explanation yet.
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R. W. Davis
Churchill River Power Company
Island Falls
Sask
Churchill River
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Northland
English race horses not used to luxuries
New York report notes jockey Ted Atkin, son of Toronto, learned English and Irish racehorses receive little sugar. After a workout with Nathoo, an Irish bred colt in the Empire City Golds Cup, Atkin offered a sugar cube which Nathoo’s trainer deprecatingly refused saying sugar goes to tea and not horses due to tea needs.
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New York
Ted Atkinson
Toronto
England
Ireland
Nathoo
Teddy
Patrick Wade
Roosevelt Idaho Ghost Town and Gold Reserve Bill
Roosevelt Idaho once boasted rich gold ore and sparked a legislative proposal to set aside a gold reserve to pay off public debt. The town is now a ghost town.
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Roosevelt
Idaho
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Ducks and Drakes
Delta Station
Arctic
ARMY
Sir William Slim
Imperial General Staff
Viscount Montgomery
S.N.S
Lindsay
Ont
Millbrook
Lorraine Henderson
Lorraine
Snefru
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