World Happenings: Quake Aid and Birthday Records
A global roundup reports a $5000 Red Cross donation to Ecuador earthquake victims. A Korea tunnel train stall killed 24, with many injured. William Tyler of Chobham, aged 101, marks his birthday as a noted plowman. Canada binds air services pact with Belgium. A British mill develops new cloth praised by North America and Canada. Fire chiefs urge safer overhead wiring nationwide. Richard Rogers of Lewiston, Idaho, fined $50 after ripping up highway signs.
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Richard Rogers
Lewiston
Ida
U S Agriculture Dept Forecasts Record Wheat and Corn Crops
The Agriculture Department projects this year’s wheat at 1 129081000 bushels the fourth largest on record and corn at 3525741000 bushels the second largest. Winter wheat holds at 894874000 as last year’s total was 990098000 with a 10 year average of 726553000.
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Washington
United States Agriculture Department
Oil Discovery Seen As Defence Factor
Edmonton area oil discoveries and developments are cited as top factors in North American defense by U.S. and Canadian military leaders. Gen. H S Vandenberg and Gen. Omar Bradley highlight strategic oil impact during a refueling stop on a tour to Alaska.
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Edmonton
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
Alaska
North America
Gen. H. S. Vandenberg
U.S. Air Force
Omar Bradley
Joint Staff
Lawton Collins
U.S. Army
Arthur D. Strubve
Woman keeps five coyotes as pets in domestication experiment
Mrs George Calicz of Cloverdale British Columbia befriends coyotes and argues the breed is maligned. She keeps five as pets as part of an experiment she says may domesticate the animals. The coyotes are described as playful and have never bitten her.
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George Calicz
Cloverdale
Hen lays record 360 eggs in one year near Galt
Donald M. Shaver's white Leghorn Hassard's Pride topped 360 eggs in a year ending Aug 27 at Whitecraigs Farm near Galt. Despite halting feed and plans to water-starve the flock to force moulting, the bird continues laying as Shaver builds high production lines through selective breeding and in-breeding.
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Galt
Hassard
Donald M. Shaver
Shaver
Hussar
Dereen
Agassiz
Eganville
Ottawa
United States
Oregon
Whitecraigs Farm
Donald McQ. Shaver
Galt, Ont
Same
S.N.S
Hen Enjoys Laying An Egg Says Cornell Expert
Professor L E Weaver of Cornell University argues that hens enjoy laying eggs. He notes a hen’s demeanor, saying she chuckles after laying and that, with light and good care, a hen becomes an egg making factory.
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L. E. Weaver
Cornell University
Whooping cough dangers and vaccination urged
Health magazine cites Dr. Anglin of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children on whooping cough as Canada's most serious infectious disease. It notes high illness and death rates, describes symptoms and severe infant risk, and emphasizes vaccination effectiveness and booster needs. The piece also urges continued smallpox and diphtheria vaccination and describes transmission and carrier risks.
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Anglin
Toronto
Hospital For
Health
Health League of Canada
Poison Sprays Kept Hopper Damage Down in Manitoba
In Manitoba the grasshopper infestation this summer caused limited crop damage due to effective poison sprays. H. E. Wood, director of the anti grasshopper program, cited farmer confidence in new chemical killers and mechanically applied sprays. Fall plowing of stubble land reduces hoppers, with egg surveys by Brandon lab underway to predict next year’s outbreak.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
H. E. Wood
Wood
Red River Valley
Dominian
Brandon
Climate Extremes in Tibet and Surrounding Valleys
Tibet and central Asia experience an extremely hot summer in the Indus and Sampoo river valleys while winters are very cold. The brief seasonal contrast highlights harsh climate conditions across the region.
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Tibet
Thibet
Central Asia
Indus
Sampoo
Maryfield News Marks 40 Years of Publication
The Maryfield News, a Saskatchewan weekly, celebrated volume 49 issue 1 marking four decades since its 1909 founding by T. S. Harris. His son Kenneth, known as Tink, later ran the paper, continuing a Harris family tradition in local hockey, baseball and curling circles.
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Maryfield News
Maryfield
Sask
Maryfeld
Saskatchewan
T. S. Harris
Kenneth
Tink
England
Cornwall
Canada
Laura Lee
Fairlight, Sask
Harris
Crossword Puzzle Clue List Mixed Down and Across
A verbose collection of crossword clues for both horizontal and vertical entries with numbered hints including top 5 assistant head covering versifier mans nick name wrongful acts to import secretly in the highest degree Samoan mud worm tweens interjection to scoff children's game tropical blackbire food portable belter cerver of a building outbreak cow s cry Siberian Mongoloid Giri s mame note of ecalé fish sauce master Siberian river stain challenges disclosed fresh water fish consumed card game for ore person not strict barter resident of convent skillful card game southern European aquatic mammal while pronoun prefix hal To burst cid woman competent to abound province in India mellow horned ruminant row male red deer ox of Celebes deposited jewel small particle implement and not digit spurious stepped feast tilled land hue to draw off by degrees aloud Greek letter network Belge Observed To annoy acted symbol for tellurium
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India
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Canaan Red Cross Society
Ecuador
Chikyong
Korea
William Tyler
Chobham
Surrey
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Chevrier
U.S
Coyote
Judy
Wendy
BY William Ferguson
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Mars
William Gummpert
Ogyges
Attica
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Baby's Bottles
Celebes
Margarita
Little Reggie
Reggie
Mmomi
Priscilla
al Vermeer
Waldo
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