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The article reports on the armament tests being conducted by the U.S. Army at its secret camp in Shilo, Manitoba as of April 1943. Army technicians aided by civilian experts developed varied improvements in maintenance and operation of vehicles. Test results showed the satisfactory performance on all types of gasoline in engines of tanks or trucks. Other tests conducted are on the performance of tank tracks on icy surfaces, and the performance of combat men.

The article reports on highlights of the Pan-Am games which was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A brief description of the city and its people is presented, including residents' pouring of vinegar on their French fries to reduce the grease and the closing of beer parlors for an hour every night. In gymnastics, Mark Cohn won the side horse while Linda Jo Metheny, a 19-year-old University of Illinois student, won four gold medals. Hershel Anderson, a 29-year-old Army staff sergeant, won the medal in free-pistol competition.

The article explores the popularity of hockey in the community of Dauphin, Manitoba. Because the economy of Dauphin is mostly based on farms, people have less activity during the winter, except playing hockey. Hockey is an all-encompassing game in Dauphin as it is also played by girls and middle-aged people. Also, most people in Dauphin are at home on Saturday nights, watching the National Hockey League (NHL) Hockey Night.

The article reports on the growing practice by Manitoba wheat pool farmers to bootleg their wheat produce to the private grain trade due to financial difficulties, resulting in the nonenforcement of membership contracts and releasing members from their obligations.

The article focuses on the decisions of International Nickel Co. (Inco) to continue its expansion of mining and smelting facilities worth 175 million dollars in northern Manitoba and to increase nickel price by 9½ cents per pound. It states that the Manitoba project will produce additional 130 million pounds of nickel yearly. Inco president Henry S. Wingate asserts that the price increase would intensify the search of consumers for substitute metals.