Marquis Wheat Not In Lead Now
A Royal Bank letter cites Marquis wheat as a historic agricultural breakthrough led by Sir Charles Saunders. It notes Marquis’ decline from dominance across Western Canada with Thatcher and Red Bobs eclipsing it in large areas. only 26.2 percent of acreage planted to Marquis versus 50.6 Thatcher and 12.8 Red Bobs.
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The
Royal Bank
Canada
Charles Saunders
Marquis
Marquis Whert
United States
Searle Grain Company
Thatcher
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Edmonton
Red Deer
Red Bobs
Harvesting Frogs Legs By The Bushes
A Manitoba farmer suffers rain floods ruining crops in Alberta style. A plague of frogs fills pools around the farm. Winter freezes the frogs in the sloughs with hind feet up. He mows them up, collecting 10 bushels of frog legs per acre to survive.
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Alberta
Winnipeg Free Press
Allied Prisoners Reported Free
The Morocco Radio said 20,000 American and British prisoners had been liberated by the Italians and joined Italian patriots despite Rommel’s offer of 1800 lire reward for each prisoner handed over to the Germans.
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Morocco
Erwin Rommel
Ottawa Wartime apple price controls stabilize season costs
Wartime Prices and Trade Board announces ceiling prices for apples across three Canadian zones. The order limits price rise during the harvest, allows sale of existing stocks by Oct 9, and ties grower, wholesale, and retailer ceilings to a basic price plus transportation and markups. Crabbed note on crocodile physiology follows.
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Prices and Trade Board
Prices Board
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Sudbury
Montreal
British Columbia
Air Front Wins War Effort Keeps Allied Momentum
The commentary credits Allied air superiority with stalling German forces, tying down about 3,000,000 troops and crippling German production. It notes sustained bombing over Nazi territory, shifting German industry to fighters, and argues air power could secure ultimate Allied victory despite ground stalemates in Russia and the Cau ...
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Italy
Royal Air Force
United States Highth Air Force
Berlin
Munich
Hannover
Kassel
Frankfort
Germany
Russia
Corsica as European Battlefield Preview in World War II
The text frames Corsica as a strategic western Mediterranean fortress with Crete nearby and Bastia close to Italy. It notes Corsica’s mountain terrain hindering airfields but predicts eventual development. It compares Corsican resistance to future operations in France and recalls German withdrawal experiences with Goums and American Rangers in Africa.
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Corsica
Mediterranean
Crete
Balkan
Hitler
Bastia
Italy
Marseilles
Rome
Germany
France
Africa
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Edmonton Journal
Sally
Guadalcanal
Mama
MacDonald
Daily Mail
United Kingdom
Ottawa Reports
Gravensteins
Nova Scotia
McIntosh
Famouse
Newton
Maritime Provinces
Kentville
Apple Marketing Board
Annapolis Valley
Red Army
White Russia
Caucasus
Moscow
Dnieper
New York Times
Air Front
Ours
United Nations
Eau Claire District
North Bay
Mattawa
Glendore
Glendore Mica Prospecting Syndicate
Bay Street
Toronto
Gooderham & Worts, Limited
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