Word: wembley
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...International Live Stock Exposition, the 9th annual International Hay & Grain Show and the 3rd annual Illinois Master Farmers Dinner, all in Chicago last week, brought heyday to U. S. and Canadian farmers. Exciting were the contests for the best cattle, horses, sheep, swine and grains shown. Herman Trelle, of Wembley, Peace River, Alberta, Canada, brought samples of oats which yielded him 123 bushels to the acre. The judges gave him the prize, and thus for the sixth time in eight years a Canadian won the oats championship. C. Edson Smith of Corvallis, Mont., was champion wheat raiser...
...English market. The populace, accustomed to circuses with their bread, cried for American productions. The populace shall be answered, for now England is to be blessed with a Hollywood, only, as the promoters hasten to add, it will be much better than Hollywood. Its location is to be Wembley, home of the recent exposition. And to Wembley the English players will betake themselves, each ready to devote himself to art. Under an English sun when there is a sun--they will emote and the results will be exhibited to English audiences...
...Wembley Stadium near London, King-Emperor George V and 90,000 rooters also saw a socker game last week. Eleven Welshmen from Cardiff defeated eleven Englishmen from Woolwich Arsenal (London), 1 to 0, thereby winning the championship of. Great Britain. No riots ensued, even though 250,000 people crowded around the stadium hoping...
...hopeful that the task of my commissioners will be lightened by ungrudging and single-hearted effort on the part of all concerned to find a solution for the problems of this great and vital industry." In conclusion a host of minor internal affairs were touched upon. These included the Wembley Exposition, the housing situation, the unemployment problem...
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