Dean Howes Addresses Production and Marketing in Agriculture
The March issue features Dean A Howes of the University of Alberta addressing the Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association. He argues Canada remains a creation in production, linking farming needs to marketing and stressing production as integral to a sound marketing system despite claims of solved production problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontarie Agricultural College Alumni Association
A. Howes
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Alberta
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Dean Howes
Edmonton
I «Ans
Canada
Toome
Hewis
Matt
Jeff
Harm
Cats hear sounds beyond human range say McGill professor
At an Atlantic City convention, Professor G. F. Dworkin showed cats trained to associate sounds with food could hear electrical tones up to 50 000 cycles per second. Humans hear 12 000 to 20 000 cycles. The cats ignored nonrewarding pitch changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Otological Society
Atlantic City
G. F. Dworkin
McGill University
Palatable Liquid Air Demonstrated at Toronto Event
Professor J Satterly of the University of Toronto drank liquid air cooled 300 degrees below zero to prove palatability during an at home demonstration hosted by Dr F Burton. The event drew about 500 delegates from the Ontario Educational Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Satterly
Physics Department
University of Toronto
Physics
F. Burton
SOO
Ontario Educational Association
Seek Paddle Planes Pursue Air Vehicle Experiments
Five nations pursue paddle air planes with wings that rotate like paddle wheels. The new design aims to replace propellers and aims for full scale flying trials.
Teachers Cracked on Some Subject Says Examiner
A St. Thomas Times-Journal column cites Emil Altman, NY public schools chief examiner, claiming that among 36 000 teachers more than 1 500 are “little less than raving maniacs.” The piece argues figures are likely exaggerated and that everyone has quirks yet remains capable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Altman
New York Public Schools
Fred
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Cossack type suit pattern described with bright red wool
The text details a chic Cossack style suit with center buttoned closure and bright red wool, noting belt, fabric, and stylish pairings. Style No 664 covers sizes 14 to 40 bust, with material yardages listed. price is 20 cents in stamps or coin.
Luxurious IZ 129 Airship Sets New Comfort Standards
Reports in Berlin detail the IZ 129 airship described as a flying hotel nearing completion. The passenger section features a 60 foot dining room, drawing and reading rooms, 25 cabins with two beds, running water, and electrically connected kitchens via dumb-waiters. Four 1000 horsepower motors power the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berliner Tageblatt
Rays Guard Alcatraz with Silent «see» and Speak» Gates
Federal Prison Director Sanford Bates outlined plans to fortify Alcatraz with ray sensing gates and loudspeakers to detect weapons at entry points. He noted wooden gateways with metal detectors and potential invisible ray alarms at the waterline. Trained criminology and martial arts guards would staff the prison for enhanced security.
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Alcatraz Prison Island
San Francisco Bay
United States
Sanford Bates
Washington
Los Angeles
Britain Moves To Own All New Oil Discoveries
Parliament plans legislation to ensure any oil fields in the British Isles become state property. Reports indicate oil found near Worth Sussex at 1876 feet. Americans with oil drilling experience have worked in England, but Worth is the only apparent success.
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British Isles
Worth
Sussex
England
Sodium Sulphate Production Up 78 Percent in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan sodium sulphate production rose 78 percent in 1933 from 1932 per a Department of Industries bulletin. Valued at 485 416 dollars in 1933 versus 271 736 dollars in 1932, the gain reflects strong markets for paper pulp and metallurgical use in Ontario nickel copper ore processing.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Industries
Ontario
How To Order Patterns Winnipeg Pattern No Name Size
Winnipeg Pattern No. Name Size order details listed by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. This notice provides pattern requests and sizing options for readers seeking sewing patterns.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Perils Of The Seafarer Violence Dangers Rise
M. J. Jacobs of Los Angeles asserts deaths through violence among seafarers are 430 percent higher than in other groups. He notes that modern sea travel remains as unsafe as in Phoenician times 2,000 years ago when crude wooden skiffs sailed.
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M. J. Jacobs
Los Angeles
Rust-Resistant Wheat Marks A Western Epoch
Winnipeg Free Press notes the Dominion Rust Research Laboratory and prairie universities achieved a breakthrough in rust resistant wheat. Dr H M Tory cites losses of 600 million dollars since 1916, while new wheat promises disease resistance and performance close to Marquis and Reward. The project cost 250 thousand dollars, with broader university and scientist contributions.
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H. M. Tory
Dominion Research Counci
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
University of Manitoba
Minnesota
Fort Garry
Brandon
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Dominion Board of Grain Commissioners
Rust Research Laboratory
Winnipeg Free Press
Flying Fish Glide Above Seas In Morning Lore
The article describes flying fish as gliders not fliers with wingless fins acting like airfoils. It notes their leaps from water to escape predators, how wet wings sustain glide, and how dry conditions end the flight. It mentions their pursuit by ships, use as breakfast, and hunting by Hawaiians with shotguns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crest
Hawaiian Islands
Man Fifty In Best Shape Says Dr Dutton Bracer For Age
Dr James Dutton co founder of two Toronto hospitals offers cheer for men over fifty noting health can feel younger than years. He asserts age does not equal vitality and that some men are old young by attitude and physique. Also mentions Sunday Island in the Pacific as a towering underwater be able mountain rising 2000 feet above sea and about 30000 feet from base to summit.
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Alfons Adolph
Passau
Herr Adolph
German National Postal Museum
Adolph
James Dutton
Toronto
Sunday Island
Pacific
Clocks with Dual Faces Now Berry Manufactured in Frances
New line of clocks features front and back faces for viewing time. Frances clockmakers claim dual display improves readability in busy rooms. The product launch targets home and office markets with innovative design.
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Berry Manufactured
Frances
Terrors Of Sargasso Sea Debunked By Museum Expert
After months of inquiry at the Sargasso Sea an expert from the Natural History Museum South Kensington found no evidence of a deadly barrier. Exhibits show floating vegetation patches extending far but never dense enough to halt ships proving the sea tale a mere fantasy.
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Sargasso Sea
Natural History Museum
South Kensington
Atlantic
Tenland
Canadian farm origin manufacturing and foreign trade notes
A 1921 reference shows 9,298 establishments producing farm origin products in Canada with 327 firms handling foreign agricultural goods mainly rubber sugar and coffee. South Africa projects its wheat crop at 3 001 000 bags.
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Canada
South Africa
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Paris
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