Retired Western Grain King Seager Wheeler Endures on Vancouver Island
Dr. Seager Wheeler, famed five time world grain champion, retires to a Vancouver Island home after a lifetime in Canadian farming. He began in 1885 in Saskatchewan, later developed Red Bobs wheat yielding about 63 bushels per acre, and built a family farm now managed by his son in law.
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Seager Wheeler
Vancouver Island
Wheeler
England
Saskatchewan
Clark's Crossing
C.P.R
Rosthern
New York
Kansas City
el Paso
Kitchener
Australia
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Edmonton
Prairies
Scotland Exhibits Wide Range At Industrial Show 1947
Edinburgh unveils Enterprise Scotland 1947 a display linked to the International Festival of Music and Drama. From 7000 entries 3000 selected show shipbuilding tartans carpets textiles furniture and leather and more all designed and produced by Scots. Exports aimed with some pieces headed for home market.
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Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Scotland
Stephen Bisiland
Council of Industrial Design
Helpful hints for home storage and lighting tips
Store cut bread wrapped in waxed paper to prevent off flavor. Rub wax on sticking zippers to free movement. Sprinkle cornmeal or salt on rugs fifteen minutes before vacuuming to brighten colors. When hosting cards, light rooms softly with floor lamps at each table if possible.
Smile of the Week Hat Writing Prompt
A teacher asked six year olds to write sentences about her hat. After five minutes Edward softly asked if there are two Ds in shabby seven.
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Edward
Vast Earth Water Surfaces Reach About Million Square Miles
A broad estimate notes roughly one million square miles of lake and river surface exist on Earth. The figure underscores the planet’s aqueous reach across continents and climates.
Vegetation Shifts Traced by Butler Botanist Discovery
Dr J E Potzger of Butler University reports Canadian spruce and fir once grew to Texas 25 000 to 30 000 years ago based on bog studies. Dr C C Clark of New York adds support with elk and musk ox fossils found in Texas.
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J. E. Potzger
Butler University
Indianapolis
Texas
Potzger
C. C. Clark
New York
Old Halifax paper shows ads page as front with elixir claim
A 1871 Halifax Evening Recorder issue turns its front into ads for cures, turquoise tooth picks, dresses, and a claimed asthma and consumption remedy. Job ads list wages while houses for sale show large homes with outbuildings. News highlights include the Czar, Bismarck, Indian elections, plague deaths, yellow fever, and smallpox in Antigonish. A cricket item is the lone news section.
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Halifax
Halifax Evening Recorder
Evening Recorder
IS71
British Commonwealth
Russia
Bismarck
Paris
India
Persia
New York
Antigonish
Stitched Bluebird and Flower Embroidery Pattern 7203
An embroidery pattern 7203 offers a bluebird and floral panel ready for transfer on a 15x19 inch area. Includes improved pattern visuals with charts photos and complete directions for easy needlework. Send twenty five cents to Household Arts Depart ment Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Mosquito and Black Fly Studies In Churchill North Sends Teams
A joint Canadian United States field party led by Dr. C R Twinn and WC McDuffie visited Churchill Manitoba in May 1947 to study mosquitoes and black flies. By mid July winged pests swarmed Fort Churchill and the woods as DDT showings and repellents were tested for control.
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Canada
Churchill
Man
C. R. Twinn
Division of Entomology
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
United States
WC. McDuffie
Bureau of Entomology
US Department of Agriculture
Fort Churchill
New Model Engine Burns Interior Gas
Washington reports a new internal combustion engine by Carman CG Tate of Mexico City, patent 2424723. The design blends spark ignition with no carburetor and diesel-like fuel injection with vaporized fuel. It uses cylinder gas pressure to feed fuel, includes a governor, and aims to run on lower octane fuels, with a double-walled chamber option for vaporization.
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Washington
U.S
Carman CG Tate
Mexico City
Giant beans grown in Victoria reach astonishing sizes
The Australian Newsletter reports Agriculture Abroad that edible beans over four feet long and up to 14 pounds each were grown in Victoria from New Guinea seeds. Once established, the beans are said to grow about 2% inches daily.
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Victoria
New Guinea
Huge Mechanism of Big Ben Clock In London
Description of the Great Clock in London detailing a 13 foot pendulum, two foot high numerals, minute hands fourteen feet long and hour hands nine feet long.
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London
Lethbridge wins Alberta senior fastball title 5 3 in final
Alberta sports briefs report Lethbridge defeats Calgary 5 to 3 to clinch the best of three final. Other items note Tilden’s release from county jail after morals charge and interest in returning to professional tennis. Leonard wins Alberta open golf at Edmonton Country Club with 277 and 500 prize. Ripley takes western Canada motorcycle title in Edmonton. US Davis Cup retained after Dinny Pails exhibition in Edmonton. Dick Lowe signs with Dodgers camp. Ben Gazel wins Toronto 10-mile world championship.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Calgary
Stan Leonard
Vancouver
Edmonton Country Club
Leonard
Jack Ripley
Regina
Edmonton
Ripley
Bill Telford
Bob Slack
Great Falls
Mont
Ben Gazel
Toronto
Gazel
Jerry Kerschner
Columbus
Ohio
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Western Grain King
Marquis
Ailsa Craig
Sardar Belden Singh
Dominion of India
Amritsar
Vera-Ellen
Veronica Dengel
Los Angeles
William T
Big Bill) Tilden
Tilden
Dinny Pails
Forest Hills
Dick Lowe
Bob Clements
Howard Haak
Brooklyn Dodger
Dodgers
Clements
Haak
Lowe
Tonka City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
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