Great Progress In Search Of Rust Resisting Wheat Strains
At a National Research Council of Canada meeting in Winnsiber and Fallis Alberta the associates reported progress on rust resistant wheat. Tests showed Ward, Marquis, and Ceres perform well. new hybrids matched these standards. Geddes announced a Durum lab setup and studies on yellow pigment and rust spores. Plans include field tests at 300 points to evaluate milling and baking behavior under varied conditions. Amott reported progress in breeding rust resistant wheat using artificial hot wind testing.
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National Research Council of Canada
Winnsiper
Fallis
Alta
Marquis
Ceres
W. F. Geddes
Winnipeg
L. H. Newman
A. S. Amott
Edmonton
Trade Cattle For Coal In Hudson Bay Route Debate
The Toronto Mail and Empire reports a new argument favoring the Hudson Bay route to England for Welsh anthracite and Western Canadian cattle. Contemporaries foresee a trade shift worth up to 75 million dollars, with Welsh coal exported to the prairies in exchange for Canadian livestock foodstuffs timber and ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
England
Canada
Prairies
Pennsylvania
Wales
Toronto Mail
Empire
Shortage of Horses Hamps British Army Mobilization Challenge
Col G R Pearkes V C of the Royal Military College told the Kingston Military Institute that Britain faces a horse shortage for mobilization. He warned the War Office is driven toward mechanization and cited tariff warfare with the Irish Free State as reducing horse supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Pearkes
V.C
Royal Military College Staff
Kingston Military Institute
War Office
Britain
Irish Free State
Ireland
Durum Wheat Exports Reported to Italy in 1932
The text notes that no surplus of durum wheat exists because all export is sent to Italy where it is used to make macaroni and spaghetti. It cites Manitoba sowing of 1,003,000 acres in 1932 as part of the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mantoba
Traveling cat Tam Fairchild Junkers Tours Manitoba Skies
Tam Fairchild Junkers, a six month old Canadian Airways cat, tours northern Manitoba with pilots. Born in Winnipeg, she first traveled by steamer to Selkirk and Norway House then by air to Island Lake and God's Lake gold fields. She now roams Moose Nose lake cookhouse with the crew.
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Ford
Man
Hudson Bay Railway
Tam Fairchild Junkers
Canadian Airways
Tam
Liford
Winnipeg
Selkirk
Norway House
H .Mellick-Kenyon
Manitoba
Island Lake
God's Lake Gold Fields
Ilford
Airways
Moose Nose Lake
Bill Pitt
Smart Pattern Teases With Removable Skirt Jacket Set
A fashion note previews a two piece child’s outfit with a bright yellow ribbed cotton skirt and brown jacket. The set features a removable skirt front opening and a red grey plaid seeraker for shorts and blouse, in sizes 11 to 19 years. Price 20 cents.
Sugar Beet Industry in Alberta Active at Raymond Plant
An Alberta sugar beet article by D. W. Buchanan notes Raymond’s plant produced 45 million pounds of sugar in 1932 from 150000 tons of beets, at about 300 pounds per ton. Farmers earned roughly six dollars per ton with eight to nine tons per acre, aiding Alberta’s economic stability amid low cereal prices.
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Institute of Pacific Relations
Banff
Alberta
D. W. Buchanan
Senator Buchanan
Lethbridge
Buchanan
Raymond
Ottawa Journal
Forgetting the Past and German Reconciliation in London
The article notes Britain's traditional stance of forgetting past hostilities and welcoming former German soldiers as cordial allies in London, reflecting a long-standing policy across generations despite the war not being fully concluded for months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Love Makes A Man Grow A Mustache And An Old Man Shave
A pithy proverb notes that love can prompt youth to groom a mustache while age leads to shaving. The line reflects humor on romance and aging with a playful twist.
Leeds Plans 60 Million for Slum Housing Project
Leeds announces a 60 million dollar program to build new houses for slum dwellers. The plan targets low income residents and aims to improve housing conditions and living standards in the city.
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Leeds
Manchester Arithmetic Reform Trial Impresses Ontario Educators
Prof R B Liddy of the University of Western Ontario presented a Manchester New Hampshire experiment to the Ontario Educational Association. Children in early grades received no arithmetic instruction and advanced in sixth grade alike after one year of tuition, suggesting curriculum renovation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
R. B. Liddy
University of Western Ontario
Ontario Educational Association
Manchester
N.H
Liddy
Manchester Board
Times For Amendment Lotteries Propose Forfeit To Crown
The Ottawa Journal argues that illegal lotteries are bought and winnings paid but should be forfeited to the Crown if the winner cannot keep the money. It condemns the hypocritical attitude and contrasts the morality of a lottery winner with a common informer who recovers money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Journal
New German coins bear swastika emblem in circulation
The first German coins, two and five mark silver pieces, have been released with the Nazi swastika and eagle imagery and the inscription The common weal before self-interest.
Toast to the Dairy Cow at Ontario Breeders’ Banquet
Dominion and provincial governments collaborate on waterfowl protection while the Toronto Globe notes a toast to the dairy cow. The article then details Canada’s efforts to protect the trumpeter swan and whistling swan under the Migratory Convention Act, highlighting surveillance by federal and provincial agencies and the birds’ precarious numbers in British Columbia and inland habitats.
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Ontario
Halton
Animal Kingdom
Toronto Globe
British Columbia
Great Plains
Canada
Plains
United States
National Parks Branch
Department of the Interior
Alberta
Celery Emerges From Gardens as Major Agricultural Industry
The article notes celery rising from cottage plots to a major horticultural sector. It highlights a single British railway carrying 42 000 tons per season, 18 000 of which feed London, with the crop peaking October to March and a season August to April. Centers include Cambridgeshire Fenlands and the Island of Axholme, plus Halsall to Preston in Lancashire. Organic matter is essential and Lancashire is credited with spreading intensive methods.
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London
Cambridgeshire
Celery Isle
Axholme
Lincolshire
Trent
Don
Torne
Idle
Halsall
Preston
Lancashire
Replacement of Barn Sparks Farmer's Anger
A Garafaxa farmer seeks insurance payout after his barn burns. The adjuster offers cash or rebuilding a similar barn, prompting the farmer to threaten canceling the policy, saying they'd replace his wife with another of the same size if she died.
Italy considers higher sales tax on cotton goods
Italy may double its home sales tax on cotton textiles to raise funds for subsidizing cotton exports. The proposal targets domestic purchases, potentially affecting prices and consumer costs as the government seeks to bolster subsidies for cotton product exports.
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Italy
Germination delays threaten sweet clover cleanup
Sweet clover seeds can lie dormant for over a decade and reappear after long soil life. Farmers worry the plant may seem gone, but it returns unless continually destroyed before seeding. Sowing alfalfa risks seed contamination. best control is pulling plants as they first blossom.
Shackleton’s Son to Lead Arctic Expedition
Edward Shackleton of the Oxford University Exploration Club is expected to lead a Canadian Arctic scientific expedition this summer following his father Sir Ernest Shackleton. The elder Shackleton was famed for Antarctic journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Shackleton
Oxford University Exploration Club
Canadian Arctic
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Proof Positive and a Family Twist
A cheery philosopher asserts that giving leads to return gifts. His sister adds a personal counterexample, recounting that last fall she gave away her daughter and now both daughter and son-in-law live with her.
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Mawitebachers
Joy Air Travel
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Taffoyla
Ruth Rogers
Aren
McDermot Ave
Winnpeg
Ptaiputian
Londol
John Maguire
John
Edna
Humorist
Dominion
Provincial
Bac
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