Seager Wheeler Remembered For Canadian Wheat Pioneering
Victoria obituary recalls Seager Wheeler who transformed western Canada with wheat strains Red Bobs Kitchener Thatcher Marquis and Red Fife. Born in England he came to Saskatchewan in 1885 and won world wheat titles from 1911 onward while developing grasses trees and fruits for northern prairie. Funeral in Victoria followed by burial at Rosthern Attle cemetery near his farm.
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Seager Wheeler
Western
Canada
Victoria
Canadian West
England
Mr. Wheeler
Saskatchewan
Rosthern
New York
Red Bobs
Kitchener
Thatcher
Marquis
Sir Charles Saunders
Ottawa
Charlies
Attle Cemetery
Free Press Weekly
Six pledges of $1,000,000 for hospital fund dinner
A Federation of Jewish Philanthropies dinner in New York on January 11 raised 24.3 million dollars from 140 guests. Six guests pledged at least 1 million each, including Mrs. Henry L. Moses, Jack Linsky, and Albert List with their spouses. Four foundations also pledged 1 million dollars each. Funds go to the federation building drive to expand hospital facilities and health services in the metropolitan area.
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New York
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies
Federation
Henry L. Moses
Jack Linsky and
Albert
List
Pattern for Doll Wardrobe Sees Dress Coat and More
Sewing printed pattern 4905 offers a doll wardrobe including dress coat hat blouse pajamas petticoat and panties. Suitable for dolls 14 16 18 22 30 inches with yardages and sizes. Address Frost Street W Terente listed for ordering.
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Aise
Es Amse
Frost Street W
Terente
Mix-match trio pattern for teen separates
A readable fragment describes an Pattern 4738 sew pattern for teens in sizes 10 to 16. It highlights mix and match outfits pairing a slim skirt with sporty tops. The note mentions fabric yardage and print details though the text is garbled.
The Phone
A Times London column notes the ritual waits and uncertainties of answering the telephone at home. The imagined calls bring hopeful or alarming possibilities from family, friends, or burglars, only to vanish, leaving the caller in suspense until a later ring or a wrong number provides release.
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Stock Exchange
Scotland
the Times
London
Seaway Allows Large Freighters From Atlantic to Lake Superior
The St. Lawrence Seaway permits ocean freighters to travel 2,700 miles to the head of Lake Superior, a route about 400 miles longer than Halifax to Glasgow by sea.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Atlantic
Lake Superior
Halifax
Glasgow
Canadian cancer researcher named dean at Saskatchewan College
Dr. Robert W. Begg becomes dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon after moving from the University of Western Ontario in July 1957 to lead the Saskatchewan Research Unit of the National Cancer Institute and head the university's Cancer Research department. Born 1914 in Florenceville New Brunswick he is a lieutenant colonel and Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services Militia Saskatchewan.
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Robert W. Begg
Canada
College of Medicine
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
University of Western Ontario
Saskatchewan Research Unit
National Cancer Institute
Department of Cancer Research
Saskatchewan Cancer and Medical Research
King’s College
Halifax
Dalhousie
Oxford
Florenceville, N.B
Militia
Saskatchewan
Walnut Flower Cakeleries Hot Shrimp Salad
A colorful recipe page outlines a two part dish with hot shrimp salad stuffed into tomato cups and walnut flavored cupcakes. It includes ingredients like small shrimp, eggs, mayonnaise, tomatoes, celery, scallions, Tabasco, bread crumbs, butter, sugar, flour, milk, nut meats, orange rind, and extracts. Garnish with candied flowers.
Red Wings lead NHL in shots per game this season
NHL statistics show Detroit averaging 32.17 shots per game while scoring 2.57 goals. Toronto trails in shots with 31.32 per game. Montreal leads in goals with 3.44 per game. Rangers average 3.04 goals and 27.87 shots. Chicago 29.09 shots and 2.55 goals.
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Detroit Red Wings
Wings
Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
Habitants
Leafs
New York Rangers
Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston
Bruins
Red Kelly
Chicago
National Hockey League
Toronto
Billy Harris
George Armstrong
Vic Stasiuk
Norm Ullman
Detroit
Bobby Hull
Ali McDonald
Claude Provost
Earl Ingarfield
Canada Population by Gender and Taxation Share
Canada’s population is 50.6 percent male and 49.4 percent female overall, with Northwest Territories at 56 to 44. Taxation accounted for 21.6 percent of national income in 1939 and 31 percent in 160.
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Canada
Northwest Territories
Bird Feeder Pattern 480 and Bird House Packet 79A
Ruth Wyeth H. Spears presents a home workshop item for a squirrel resistant bird feeder with offset sides and slick green plastic. Pattern 480 includes full size cutting guides and directions for the feeder seed bin and suet holder, priced 50 cents, or 1.75 for the Bird House and Feeder Packet 79.
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Mr. Squirrel
Add a square rug growing craft directions Pattern 201
An add a square rug may be used while it is growing. The 12 inch squares are ideal for pickup work and require no frame for hooking. Pattern 201 provides full directions for the beg anet.
Squirrel Baffle Bird Feeder Pattern in Rug Hooking
A rug hooking pattern titled Squirrel Baffle Bird Feeder shows designs for squares that fit together to form the rug. Also listed in Hooked and Braided Rug Packet No 21, valued at 1.75 dollars, from Home Workshop Patterns Department P.P.L. located at 4433 Went Sth Ave, Vancouver.
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Department
P.P.L
Ave
Vancniver
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Stanley
Mr. Seager Wheeler
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Alvin Hamilton
Canada Department of Agriculture
Holland
DA Bailey Allen
New England
New Yorkers
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Nell
Andy Bathgate
Dean Prentice
Harry Howell
Ron Murphy
Lou Fontinato
Guelph Biltmores
Biltmores
Frank Boucher
Alf Pike
Guelph
Provost
Claude
N.H.L
Maple Leafs
Jack Evans
Garnant
South Wales
Stan Mikita
Sokolce
Czechoslovakia
Charlie Burna
Boston Bruins
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