Marquis Wheat Not In Lead Now
The Royal Bank letter praises Marquis wheat as a major agricultural milestone but notes latest Western Canada surveys show Thatcher dominant in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Red Bobs leading in Alberta while Marquis leads only in small areas south of Red Deer. Total acreage shows 26.2 percent for 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
An Alberta farmer faced a flooded crop and a frog plague after heavy rain. When winter froze the ponds, the frogs stood in the ice as the farmer, in a lurid anecdote, mowed a path to survive through the season.
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Alberta
Winnipeg Free Press
Allied Prisoners Reported Free
The Morocco Radio claimed 20 000 American and British prisoners were freed by the Italians and joined Italian patriots despite Field Marshal Erwin Rommel offering 1800 lire per prisoner handed to the Germans.
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Morocco
Erwin Roummel
Ottawa Sets Ceiling Prices to Stabilize Apple Market
Wartime Prices and Trade Board announced ceiling prices for apples to steady market prices during the marketing season. The rule largely preserves existing prices but caps rises and outlines zones in Ontario Quebec Maritime Provinces and British Columbia. Growers shippers and dealers may adjust margins and apply storage allowances after December 1.
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Prices and Trade Board
Prices Board
Canada
British Columbia
War Week Commentary on Allied Air Supremacy
The piece argues Allied air superiority is widening in Italy and mortally pressuring Germany. It notes the air front tied down about 3,000,000 German troops and cut 15 percent of war production, aiding Russian advances while predicting Corsica and French actions may foreshadow future German withdrawals.
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Italy
British
Royal Air Force
United States Highth Air Force
Berlin
Munich
Hannover
Kassel
Frankfort
Germany
Russia
Corsica
Mediterranean
Crete
Balkan
Hitler
Bastia
Marseilles
Rome
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Edmonton Journal
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McIntosh
Famouse
Newton
Ontario
Quebec
Sudbury
Montreal
Maritime Provinces
Kentville
Apple Marketing Board
Annapolis Valley
Red Army
White Russia
Cauucasus
Moscow
Dnieper
New York Times
Air Front
France
Africa
North Bay
Mattawa
Glendore Mica Prospecting Syndicate
Bay Street
Toronto
United Nations
Gooderham & Worts, Limited
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