Marquis Wheat Not In Lead Now
The Royal Bank letter credits Marquis wheat with a pivotal agricultural impact led by Sir Charles Saunders. It notes recent surveys show Thatcher dominant in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Red Bobs leading in Alberta, with Marquis still yielding in Edmonton and areas south of Red Deer. Overall Marquis acreage waned to about 20.62 percent with Thatcher at 50.6 and Red Bobs at 12.8.
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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 flood damaged crops and a frog invasion in his fields. As winter froze the sloughs, frogs froze with hind feet in the air, and he harvested 10 bushels of frog legs per acre to endure the season.
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Alberta
Winnipeg Free Press
Allied prisoners reported free by Italian action
The Morocco Radio said 20 000 American and British prisoners were liberated and joined Italian patriots despite Rommel offering 1800 lire per prisoner handed to the Germans.
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Morocco
Erwin Rommel
Ottawa reports ceiling prices for apples to stabilize wartime market
Wartime Prices and Trade Board placed uniform ceiling prices across three Canadian zones to stabilize apple costs during the marketing season. Growers and shippers may sell at basic price plus transport and markups. dealers can use on hand stock through October 9. Zone specifics target Ontario Quebec border to Montreal and BC standards. Storage and shrinkage allowances apply after December 1.
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Prices and Trade Board
Prices Board
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Sudbury
Montreal
British Columbia
War Week: Air Front Proves Key to Allied Victory
The column argues Allied air superiority strains Germany by tying down millions of troops and crippling production while ground offensives stall. It notes the Red Army advances in White Russia and German withdrawals in the Caucasus, with Corsica seen as a future threat and Bastia described as a frontline ghost of war.
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White Russia
Caucasus
Moscow
Dnieper
New York Times
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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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Famouse
Newton
Maritime Provinces
Kentville
Apple Marketing Board
Annapolis Valley
Air Front
Ours
Coresica
France
Eau Claire District
North Bay
Mattawa
Glendore
Glendore Mica Prospecting Syndicate
Bay Street
Toronto
United Nations
Gooderham & Worts, Limited
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