Australia Claims World's Largest Ranch Seeks Bigger Stock
The Montreal Star reports on a vast cattle property in Australia leased from the Crown in 1875 and linked to Sir Sidney Kidman. It spans the Victoria River basin about 200 miles, with five stock camps and a large workforce including Aboriginal stockmen. Plans call for heavier stocking to meet rising British beef demand.
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Crown
Australia
Sir Sidney Kidman
Victoria
Armstrong
Montejvinie
Moolooloo
Pigeon Hole
Mount Handford
Gordon Creek
Northern Territory
Montreal Star
Dominion-Wide Conservation Board Planned
Calgary reports a drive to form a dominion wide conservation board by the Western Canada and Yukon Fish and Game Council. W F Tisdale of Winnipeg urged federal help and outlined issues including the Migratory Bird Conservation Act and conservation education. Past efforts to create a national body failed due to lack of support from government and provincial sportsmen.
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Calgary
Conservation Board
Western Canada
Yukon
Canada
Dominion
New Crochet Doily Pattern Promises Fresh Pee Design
Advertises a crochet doily pattern TiS5S offering two sizes with pattern-visuals charts and photos. Includes complete instructions and needlework tips. Request twenty five cents in coins and mail to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 Melwimet Avenue Winnipeg Man. Include name address and pattern number.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Melwimet Avenue
Winnipeg
Smile of the Week Indirect Approach
A clipped item notes a man seeking a divorce after his wife emptied his pockets. The piece mocks the idea of cutting out paper as he contemplates the loss of privacy and belongings.
Wolves Killing Moose in Northern Manitoba
In Cranberry Portage Manitoba timber wolves are killing moose. Game warden Joe Robertson investigated a case with witness Walter Asmus. He found a partially buried carcass ten miles from Cranberry Portage and noted fewer moose in the woods.
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Cranberry Portage
Man
Manitoba
Joe Robertson
Walter Asmus
Robertson
New French Beet Thinning Machine Demonstrated in England
A French electro magnetic beet thinning device designed to reduce farm labor is being shown to English farmers. The Drain operated machine uses metallic leaf sensors to select crops to remain in rows. Official tests by the National Institute of Agricultural Engineering are planned for May.
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London
England
National Institute of Agricultural Engineering
Frog Escapes Rut After Big Truck Lesson
A frog trapped in a road rut is unable to free itself despite friends' help. The next day the frog reappears cheerful, explaining a passing truck forced its escape. The tale conveys that aid can come from unexpected events and perseverance.
Olympic opening set at Wembley by King
Buckingham Palace announced the King will open the London Games at Wembley Stadium on July 29, following a parade of athletes. He will declare the Olympic Games of London open celebrating the era. Softball in the All American Girls game prompts talk of changing to baseball. Pitchers may throw overhand this season. Bill Veeck considers a nursery at Cleveland Indians’ stadium to let women watch games with young children in comfort during afternoon games. The challenge prize offers 1000 dollars for a Mount Revelstoke climb on July 1. Cardston Shooting Stars beat Vancouver 37 36 to win the western senior women’s basketball series 3-2. Joe Louis returns from Europe pledging a quick title defense against Jersey Joe Walcott, citing his last fight’s missteps. Don Suttle of Detroit enters a steam powered car in the 32nd Indianapolis 500 May 31, aiming to become the first steam car in trials.
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Wembley Stadium
Buckingham Palace
London
Bill Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Revelstoke
B.C
Cardston
Alta
Shooting Stars
Aries
Vancouver
Bg Oe
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Don Suttle
Detroit
Indianapolis Speedway
Fire war den in North Carolina develops flame thrower
In North Carolina a state fire warden's unit perfected a flame thrower to quickly back fires when forests are threatened. The era notes ammunition scarcity in colonial times, with every non state vessel paying tonnage duty in gunpowder shot and flints.
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North Carolina
Saskatchewan Angling Seasons Open May 16
Saskatchewan angling opens May 16 and runs to 1949 for various species. Season dates specify pike pickerel perch goldeye Loch Leven rainbow brook trout Arctic grayling lake trout with daily limits and size rules. Resident licenses vary by waters and non residents pay $3 or $6. children under 16 exempt.
Spring Flowers Refresh Tables This Season
Spring brings renewal to the table with fresh linen cloths and new designs in china and glass. Highlight the centerpiece using a glass dish with damp sand and Chinese lilies, plus sand filled custard cups planted with pansies for a simple, stylish update.
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China
Canada
United States
Belief in Bird Instinct Debunked by Cornell Study
Cornell researchers Griffin and Hock report in Science that homing birds do not navigate by a mysterious instinct. In trials with gannets released in New Brunswick, most birds wandered in curves and spirals, with only two flying straight to coast. Some failed to return, average daily travel about 99 miles, other species showing wider variation in distance.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Donald R. Griffin
Raymond J. Hock
Science
New Brunswick
Bay of Fundy
Helpful Hints for Safe Kitchen and Household Repairs
Store crackers and cookies in airtight tins away from bread to preserve crispness. Weather keeps children indoors so a simple cooking lesson like frosting graham crackers helps pass time. A shallow pan of household ammonia can loosen baked-on grease overnight for easier scrubbing. Twist and dip shoelace tips in clear nail polish to extend life, and use same on cord or thread for beadwork.
Prisoners to receive vocational education at Oakalla
J D Hobden of the John Howard Society says professors and skilled instructors will teach inmates at Oakalla prison in Burnaby to prepare them for work after release. The note adds China’s coal reserves are estimated at about 243.67 billion tons.
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Vancouver
Oakalla
Burnaby
J. D. Hobden
The
John Howard Society
China
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Victoria River Downs
Dominion-Wide Conservation Board
Bolero
New York
Saskatchewan
Regina
A. H. MacDonald
RCAF
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