Marquis Wheat Not In Lead Now
The Royal Bank letter calls Marquis wheat a pivotal agricultural milestone led by Sir Charles Saunders. A survey of Western Canada shows Thatcher dominant in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Red Bobs leading in Alberta, with Marquis still top only in parts of Alberta and small Saskatchewan zones. Overall Marquis acreage was 20.2 percent vs Thatcher 50.6 and Red Bobs 12.8.
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Marquis Whert
United States
Searle Grain Company
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Manitoba
Alberta
Edmonton
Red Deer
Red Bobs
Harvesting Frogs Legs By The Bushes
An Alberta farmer suffers crop failure from heavy rain and floods. A plague of frogs fills his pools before winter, when frost freezes the frogs upright in the water. The farmer survives by cutting the frogs with a mower and storing the harvest in winter.
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Alberta
Winnipeg Free Press
Allied Prisoners Reported Free
The Morocco Radio said 20,000 American and British prisoners were liberated by the Italians and joined Italian patriots despite Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's offer of 1,800 lire reward for each prisoner handed to the Germans.
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Morocco
Erwin Rommel
Ottawa sets ceiling prices for apples to stabilize season markets
Wartime Prices and Trade Board imposes uniform ceilings across three zones in Canada for apples. The rule preserves grower returns amid a short crop and rising costs, allows on-hand stock disposal by Oct 9, and sets transport plus markups for wholesale and retail sales across Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia and British Columbia. Crocodile mouth pressure note is unrelated trivia.
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British Columbia
War Week: Allied Air Supremacy Signals Victory Ahead
Commentary argues air power shortens German endurance, ties down 3,000,000 troops, reduces German production by at least 15 percent, and sustains Allied momentum in Russia and Western Europe. Corsica shown as strategic preview for France, with French Goums and American Rangers aiding operations.
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Russia
Coresica
France
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