Federal Government Weighs Peace River Railway Outlet
The Federal Government considers a western rail link to the Peace River district linking agricultural lands to the Pacific coast. Minister R J Manion cites economic feasibility doubts for CN and CPR to build now, with Obed route favored by a committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River District
R. J. Manion
House of Commoons
Peace River
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railway
Manion
Karien Stewart
Interior
St. Lawrence
Far Western Railway
Pacific Coast
Edmonton
Alberta
Minister of Railways
Sir Henry Thornton
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific
Peatty
Praire
Kennedy
British Columbia
Henry Thornton
Beatty
Grand Prairie
Fort William
Vancouver
Aerial photography aids Canada mapping effort
The new science of aerial photography as applied to mapping is playing an increasingly important part in the mapping work of the topographical survey, Department of the Interior. It is adapted to Canada’s needs and photographs are taken through cooperation with the Royal Canadian Air Force, Department of National Defence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topographical Survey
Department of the Interior
Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Detment
National Defence
One Farmer's Opinion Manitoba Man Advocates Stock On Parm
Thomas Wood of Elm Creek Manitoba past president of United Farmers of Manitoba and director of Dominion Agricultural Credit Company argues diversification is essential for western farmers. He has run Sunnyside a 500 acre homestead near Reston Scotland for 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wood
Elm Creek
Manitoba
United Farmers of Manitoba
Dominion Agricultural Credit Company, Limited
Wood
Western Canada
Sunnyside
Reston
Berwickshire
Scotland
Canadian author links Norse heritage to epic tales
Mrs. Laura G. Salverson of Winnipeg told the Heliconian Club in Toronto that Norse forebears drive a passion to conquer obstacles and that such struggle shapes Icelandic stories. She deemed Romeo and Juliet a cowards tale and spoke of someday telling sagas to Canadians in her ancestral voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura G. Salverson
Winnipeg
Heliconian Club
Toronto
Childs dress pattern description and size details
The note outlines a comfy playtime dress with dropped shoulders and brief sleeves. It describes fabric options Red and white plaid cotton broadcloth and light navy pique with white trim, and lists Dimities Batiste and dotted Swiss as dainty yet sturdy. Style No 984 offers sizes 2 4 and 6 years with yardage guidance and a 25 cent pattern price.
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Dimities
Batiste
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Pattern order notice from Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists address 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern number size and name fields appear for customers to fill.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Fresh Dupuis Charms Quebec Crowd At 1837 Championship
Al Shpr Fresh Dupuis wowed the huge Drouin Bridge crowd during the 1837 Quebec International deg sie Gerby fnstrum at the Ancient Capital. He staged vaudeville stunts and sang old French Canadian songs while Frank Dupuis, in his fifties, finished fifth to seventh over three days of grueling 40 mile legs. At the Chateau Frontenac prize giving he awarded a fifty dollar prize to his wife Maggie, a wartime bride.
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Dupuis
Quebec
Drouin Bridge
Frank Dupuis
Frank
Chateau Frontenac
Maggie
Liptons Fortune and the Americas Cup Legacy
Sir Thomas Lipton did not leave enormous wealth when he died in October, with an estate valued at 566000 pounds after years of costly America's Cup pursuit. He reportedly spent more than expected on the races and charity, bequeathing the gold loving cup to the New York Yacht Club and leaving much of his fortune to hospitals, charities, friends, and old servants in Britain and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas Lipton
Britain
Sir Thomas
Lipton
United States
New York
Canadian Radio League appeal at Madrid Radio Convention
Graham Spry spoke for the Canadian Radio League before the House of Commons committee on radio urging a solid foundation for Canada’s broadcasting future. He stressed securing more or enlarged channels and warned that missing Madrid would strip Canada of a vote crucial to enlarging the broadcasting band.
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Madrid
Graham Spry
Canadian Radio League
House of Commons Committee On Radio
Canada
United States
Indian Population Increases Shown For Sas katchewan and Bc
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports decade gains in Indigenous populations in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. BC reserves rise to 23 297 Indians in 1981, Saskatchewan reserves 11 939. BC total population reaches 694 263 with a 179 281 decade increase. Federal electoral districts show notable gains in many ridings.
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British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Coast Province
Cariboo
Comox-Altyin
Freser Valley
Kootenay Fast
Nanaimo
Newae A
Skeena
Yso
Vancouver-Burrard
Vancouver Centre
Vancouver North
Vancouver South
Victoria
Yale
Kootenay West
Smoke Spotters Guard London From Chimney Smoke
Two men monitor smoke emissions at the London Underground power station on Let's Road Chelsea. A color screen worn by the spotter signals officials if chimney smoke matches a prohibited hue, triggering bells and hooters to halt furnaces until clearance is given.
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London
London Council
Let's Road
Chelsea
One Of Biggest Structures In Washington D C
The new Department of Commerce Building in Washington D C is one of the world’s largest structures. It spans 1 087 feet by 412 feet, with about 600 000 pounds of brass pipe and 3 000 rooms. It is part of the Federal triangle project and features thirty six elevators. Master plumbers and helpers installed the brass water lines over two years. The building covers sixteen acres of terrazzo flooring in two foot squares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C
Federal Triangle Project
Netherland East Indian Government Plans Large Loan
The government intends to borrow 60 million dollars to support unspecified projects. Over the past twenty years alloy steel usage has expanded tenfold, signaling rising industrial activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherland East Indian
Gold Producing Provinces Of Western Canada Adding Materially To Nation's Wealth
Canadian gold output in 1931 shows Yukon and Western provinces contributing about 11 percent of national production with Manitoba rising to 100,510 ounces. BC declined due to copper mine curtailment, while new or revived mines in Manitoba and BC expand future potential. Placers near Livingstone and a 1930 lode discovery near Carmacks in the Yukon indicate ongoing exploration activity.
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Western
Canada
Yukon Territory
Manitoba
British Columbia
Yukon
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company
Flinton
A. H. A. Robinson
Dominion Department of Mines
Ottawa
Sherritt Gordon Company
Sherridon
Gem Lake
San Antonio
Mantoba
Pioneer
Reno
Union
Grand Forks
Sheep Creek
Nelson
J. D. Galloway
Livingstone
Carmacks
MIT Differential Analyzer Solves Equations Fast
A new mechanical brain at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology models human thinking by solving differential equations. The differential analyzer runs on electric current, uses a single controlling force, and can complete problems in minutes that would take hours or days for the human mind, drawing about one horsepower for ten minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Alloys
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Law Of Averages In Prosperity And Depression
A 1932 Financial World reflection argues that patterns of fourteen prosperity periods after thirteen depressions suggests the law of averages. It notes a quarter of years in gloom and ninety nine years of abundance, urging belief in cyclical recovery over doomsday forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial World
Printers And The Expression Out Of Sorts
A humorous note on printers and the phrase out of sorts describing how types and font supplies affect work. The piece includes a quip about delivering news of a husband’s future ability to work and a playful Parisian jab.
Canadian banks run thousands of branches worldwide
The article notes there are ten chartered Canadian banks with more than 4000 branches, 179 abroad in Newfoundland, the West Indies, Central and South America, and major financial centers London Paris and New York. Bank assets total 3 045 000 000. Latvia trims its unfavorable trade deficit monthly for about a year.
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Canada
Newfoundland
West Indies
Central and
South America
International Finance
London
Paris
New York
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Die Muskete
Vienna
Rou
Hardy Norsemen
By Annette
Radio Convention
Washington
Paul von Hindenburg
Germany
Wilhelmstrasse
Berlin
von Hindenburg
Peace Garden
England
North America
Regina
Law of
Latvia
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