Rhodes Scholarship election for British Columbia upset at Oxford
The Province will elect its Rhodes Scholar by November 25 for study at Oxford in October 1924. Candidates must be British subjects with at least five years’ residence in Canada, unmarried, aged 19 to 24 in October 1924, and at least second year in a degree program at a Canadian university. The committee seeks scholastic merit plus leadership and character. The award is £350 yearly for three years. Applications must reach H. T. Logan at the University of British Columbia by October 20.
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British Columbia
Oxford University
Oxford
Canada
University of Canada
Rhodes
H. T. Logan
University of British Columbia
Efrahfor
Env.tlia
Knickerbockers Return Hope in Hollywood Fashion Scene
Douglas Fairbanks and director Raoul Walsh are blamed for ending Hollywoods knickerbocker trend that kept actors and crew garbed in old style in what appears to be a revival or reform of fashion norms.
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Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks
Raoul Walsh
Blazer Trend Lights Up Hollywood Fashion Scene
The piece notes a sudden surge of bright blazers and long pants in Hollywood and on the lot. Doug explains the look as a borrowed idea from The Thief of Bagdad, embraced as the current style obsession.
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Hollywood
Bagdad
Doug
Forest Fires Wipe Out Millions of Acres in Canada
Canadian fires from 1918 to 1922 destroyed 3 616 000 acres of merchantable public timber and over 4 000 000 acres of young growth. Total destroyed forest valued at 56 560 000 dollars with property losses above 13 000 000 and firefighting costs of 2 500 000, totaling 72 806 000. The impact extends beyond timber value to labor and future prosperity due to soil erosion and reduced production.
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Dominion Forestry Branch
Canada
Forest resources face destruction if current paths persist
The text warns that Canadian forest industries producing about 500 million dollars annually cannot continue indefinitely. It argues that the present course will destroy forest resources and threaten ongoing operations.
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Canada
Pickford Finishes Valley of the Wolf Film in Hollywood
Jack Pickford completes work on his second Allied release Valley of the Wolf at the Pickford Fairbanks Studio. After editing the film for a late fall release he plans a New York trip with Marilyn Miller to join her on Broadway and possibly produce another picture in the East.
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Jack Pickford
Allied Distributors and Producers Corporation
Jack
California
New York City
Marilyn Miller
Sally
East
Deacon Boggs Prays for Temptation’s End in City Visit
A somber Deacon Boggs travels to the city seeking strength against temptation and reports the Lord granted him deliverance during the visit.
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Deacon Boggs
Canadian Grants and Rail News Highlight Prosperity Outlook
A Canadian Order in Council authorizes a 25700 grant to the Salvation Army for emigration work in Britain. Wheat yields near Lacombe Alberta reach sixty three bushels per acre. A 3170 pound steer sells for 250 dollars in Winnipeg as the war era high. The CPR plans bigger irrigation gates at Kimball and adds two steamers to its coast fleet. Buffalo surplus culls may flood Canadian markets. Tourism spending in Quebec reaches over 2.3 million with 60 000 visitors by car. Colonel Dennis of CPR speaks on Canada’s prospects and population growth at Chateau Frontenac.
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Salvation Army
Great Britain
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
T. M. Ballantyne
Lacombe
Alberta
Kimball
Lethbridge
Canada
National Park
Wainwright
Vancouver Board of Trade
W. Beatty
Pacific Coastal Lines
Vancouver
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
J. 8. Dennis
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