Western Artists Saskatoon Duo Delight Toronto Audience
Two-plane piano team from Saskatoon presented a Toronto debut at Bates Auditorium. Miss Eby and Mr Bedford, pupils of Dustin, showed superb tone, technical mastery, and expressive depth in Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saens, Debussy, Milhaud, and others. The Mercury praised their vigor, cohesion, and thrilling Scherzo performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Percy Grainger
Bedford
Hamilton Conservatory of Music
Eby
Brahms
Rachmaninoff
Saint-Saens
Germaine Taillefer
Milhaud
Honegger
Poulenc
Debussy
Jean Baptiste Ouverney
Ravel
Thiman
Sussex
Bartlett
Robinson
Toronto
Keel Row
Thomas Austen
Chicago
Toronto Globe and Mail
Where Credit Is Due by Wesley Ruggles From London
Wesley Ruggles returns from nine months in England convinced the Allied war effort owes more to Londoners than Britain owes to others. He recalls London’s blitz starting in 1940, Britain’s grit under air raids, and the idea that without England’s stand, the United States might face attacks on its shores as robombs terrorized the capital.
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Wesley Ruggles
England
Rome
Paris
London
Normandy
Europe
Los Angeles Times
Has Large Collection of Dogs Is Found in Muncie Home
Mildred Huffman of Muncie Indiana owns more than 1000 dogs in miniature forms, including pottery teakwood jade and china figures. She claims her trove is among the nation’s largest. The collection features one of six Staffordshire china fogs once kept in George IV’s palace.
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Mildred Huffman
Muncie
Ind
George IV
England
Hawaii Volcanoes Pose Secret Risk To Nearby Areas
Unlike most active volcanoes, Hawaii's are harmless, because the lava flows very slowly and the streams can be controlled.
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Hawaii
Secret explosive blueprint in a rickshaw saga
In wartime Washington chief Saylor assigns Tom Jordan to ransack Tai Lin's old stone house in Shepherd's Marsh for a potent explosive formula. After a perilous search and a climactic attack by foreign agents, the print is destroyed by Jordan and Pickering, but Tai Lin’s caretaking fate and the missing rickshaw leave the mission unresolved.
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Tai-Lin
Washington
Saylor
Jordan
Shepherd's Marsh
Pickering
O.K
Siam
Bangkok
Tom
Yan-Po
Stone House
Charming pattern 4703 for 2 piece dress or jumper
This week's Anne Adams Pattern 4703 offers a 2 piece dress suit or jumper with blouse and flower applique. Sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with yardage for 54 inch fabric blouse. order by sending 20 cents, name address and style number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Man
A Bird’s Appetite At the Zoo
Zoo keepers note that birds eat more in proportion to their weight than any other zoo inhabitants, a fact illustrated by the urban phrase eating like a bird. The observation highlights the high metabolic needs of avian residents.
Rust Tests Show Similar Yields Among Oat Varieties at Brandon
Dominion Experimental Farm Brandon Manitoba reports rust resistant oat tests across three years 1942 to 1944 show Ajax Exeter and Vanguard yielding similarly. Ajax averaged 127 bushels per acre, Exeter 125, Vanguard 121 with Banner 110 and Gopher 111 for context. Ajax was three days earlier than Vanguard and six days earlier than Exeter. Exeter lodged more and had larger seed but no weight difference per bushel. Hull percentage was highest in Exeter and lowest in Vanguard.
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Dominion Experimental Farm
Brandon
Manitoba
Ajax
Exeter
Vanguard
Banner
Gopher
Hull
Acron of Athens and early fumigation claims
Acron, a Greek physician, is reputed to have originated fumigation in 473 B.C. by halting a plague in Athens through large fires of aromatics, according to the text.
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Acron
Athens
Inflation War Wields Polish Economy Under Nazi Rationing
The article describes wartime inflation in occupied Poland where cloth and food are scarce. Potatoes and cash substitute are demanded for basic goods as Nazi rationing tightens, black markets flourish, and daily existence becomes unaffordable for many. The piece frames inflation as a weapon used by Germany.
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Poland
Germany
Color schemes influence appetite in dining rooms
Color experts find appetite varies with the color of food surroundings. Warm yellows encourage eating while blue and greens blunt appetite. Lighting and wall colors in restaurants can affect patronage and success, guiding paint choices for dining rooms.
Selected Recipes for Pie Crust and Shell
This recipe provides a method to make a single double crust for a 9 inch pie and a 9 inch shell. It uses sifted flour with salt, shortening, rolled oats, and cold water. The dough is mixed to fine crumbs, then chilled before rolling. Bake shells at 400 degrees F for about 10 minutes until light brown.
Cheeseapple Pie With Cheesy Topping
Peel core and slice apples and mix with brown sugar cinnamon lemon juice rind and cornstarch. Layer in a oats crust pie plate dot with butter bake hot 425 for 25 to 30 minutes melt cheese on top and serve hot or cold.
Canadian auto industry hits 650000 transport units by mid 1944
By the middle of 1944 the Canadian automotive industry had produced nearly 650000 units of military transport. The figure reflects strong wartime output across the sector and underscores Canada’s significant role in supplying military mobility.
Saskatchewan Health Service plan aims rural care network
A government report by the Saskatchewan Health Services Survey Commission urges a province wide socialized health system emphasizing rural medical services. It proposes Rural Health Units from Rural Health Centres with minimum salaries for municipal doctors, district hospitals for major surgery, and full time district surgeons to prevent wasteful general practice.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health Services Survey Commission
Henry E. Sigerist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Trees for Prairies offered to Prairie farmers
Free distribution of deciduous trees from the Dominion Forestry Station at Indian Head and Sutherland is available to farmers in the Prairie Provinces. Farmers may also obtain evergreen trees at a price of 1.00 dollars per 100 trees.
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Dominion Forestry
Indian Head
Sutherland
Prairie Provinces
Antiques Hint: Value Shifts From Hat to Bedspread
A remark on valuations notes a woman would ignore a 10 cent hat but would pay about $200 for a 100 year old bedspread, illustrating how age and item type affect perceived worth. The comment reflects classic antique market sarcasm on rarity versus utility.
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Royal Yeast
Los Angeles
War Department
Jim Saylor
Philippines
Antsie Sam
Babys
apoRub
Pinkhan
Pollow
Lydia E. Pinkham
Health League
Canada
Rural Medical Service
Pering Right Society Limited
RoyAl Bank BuilDing
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