King George Thanks Canadian Parliament on Jubilee Message
King George expresses heartfelt thanks for the Canadian Parliament's joint address given at St James's Palace on May 8 to mark the silver jubilee. He recalls wartime unity, postwar recovery, and ties between Canada and the overseas dominions, urging continued imperial loyalty and mutual aid for peace and prosperity. His greeting honors Prime Minister Bennett and the Queen.
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King George
Senate
House of Commons
RM. B. Bennett
St James's Palace
J. L. Bowman
House of Commons of Canada
Canada
Mr. Bennett
British Empire
Tame Wild Geese Efforts Prove Mixed at Calgary Sanctuary
Attempts to tame Canada's wild geese at Inglewood sanctuary Calgary largely failed as cross breeding with other geese produced tame birds turning wild. Snow geese breed for future experiments possibly marking a Arctic first southward. Five eggs laid, three hatched, nests built on sand mounds to keep eggs dry during floods.
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Canada
Inglewood
Calgary
Arctic
Farming Types in the Prairie Provinces Revealed
A Dominion Government report outlines four main farming systems across the Prairie Provinces. Wheat dominates in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and southern Manitoba, with mixed farming widespread in park belts and irrigated districts. Dairying leads in eastern Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta, while ranching concentrates in the dry zones of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Wheat first appeared 121 years ago with Selkirk settlers in Manitoba.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Park Belt
Calgary
Ontario and Manitoba doctors back cancer survey plan
The Ontario Medical Association meeting in Fort William endorsed a national survey of Canada’s cancer situation funded by King George Jubilee Cancer Fund. A committee will oversee the survey and advise trustees on spending. The convention also supported the Croll medical relief plan for indigents and noted 100 Ontario committees to implement it.
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Canada
Ontario Medical Association
Fort William
Manitoba Medical Associa
King George's Jubilee Cancer Fund
Cancer Fund
Dominion
Croll
Ontario
Red Cross Plans To Harden Disaster Response In BC
British Columbia provincial executive of the Canadian Red Cross Society discussed plans to perfect disaster emergency organizations at 16 points across the province. They reviewed the Fraser Valley flood of January as evidence of the need for rapid aid readiness and considered placing first aid stations at strategic highway points and service stations between Montreal and Toronto as a model for BC.
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British Columbia
Canadian
Red Cross Society
Fraser Valley
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Giant 36 Pound Turtle Found Near Sudbury Region
A giant turtle weighing 36 pounds and two feet long was found near Blizard Valley village near Sudbury. The turtle, wide at 18 inches, is strong enough to bear a 200 pound man on its back and is the largest specimen recorded in the district.
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Blizard Valley Village
Sudbury
Last week’s eye ailments and costs noted
A casual exchange compares minor eye irritations to a fur coat mishap, highlighting small and large remedial costs. The dialogue frames everyday troubles and their financial impact with a humorous contrast.
Bone conduction dental chair tests in Detroit to ease fear
A new dental chair uses bone conduction plates in the head rest to transmit music through the skull, masking drill noise. Tested by Dr. Allison Hardle, the device reportedly calms children and also pleases adults, with the sound delivered via a connected phonograph in a separate room.
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Detroit
Allison Hardle
King George V and agricultural engineering legends
A London Review story outlines King George V inspecting silver medal hay curing innovations and joking about hot air. It mentions Sir William Crookes’s diamond glowing in vacuum, the lifelong poet laureate, and Jamaica using snails to clean moss on citrus trees.
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George V
London
England
Aeo A
Jamaica
Grain Trade Brings Open Market Revival Before Normal Times
John McFarland of the Canadian Co-Operative Wheat Producers Ltd outlines the need for a world market return to normal before Canada can operate on an open market basis. He cites wartime demand, the 1929 crash, and postwar surpluses as drivers of falling prices and misperceptions about carryovers.
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Canada
John McFarland
Canadian Co-Operative Wheat Producers Limited
Winnipeg
League of Nations Society
Ottawa
McFarland
W. A. MacLeod
Mr. McFarland
Merit and Brevity in Writing and Plant Propagation
The passage argues that merit justifies length in good writing and brevity suits poor pieces. It notes that a fruitful banana plant dies after one harvest, with a new plant arising from a base shoot. It also recalls ancient rheumatism remedies involving barefoot standing on a torpedo ray.
Snapshooting Opens Summer Outdoor Photography
Amateur pictography begins the season with accessible cameras and tips for pleasing flower pictures. John Van Guilder notes best lighting, close-ups, and using pancromatic film to capture color depth, plus simple optics like a portrait attachment for near shots.
Crop Testing Stations Boost Seed Grain Development
Government crop testing program now operates over 20 000 stations assisting farmers to select pure seed for local conditions. Field days show best varieties like Garnet and Marquis, with rust-resistant lines in development and potential Garnet Reward crosses for northern and milling quality.
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Western Grain Companies
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Mr. Newman
Marquis
Wax Plucking of Poultry Reaches Commercial Stage
Canada advances wax plucking for poultry after NRC and Dominion Agriculture research. Birds are immersed in liquid wax, which hardens and removes residual feathers and hairs, leaving a clean finish. Limited wax supply to be produced by the NRC in Ottawa with further procurement through Ottawa offices.
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Dominion
National Research Council of Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
Ottawa
Council
Knighthood in Senate Elevates Canadian Honors
The King’s birthday honors list elevates Hon. Thomas Chapais to knighthood, making two Sirs in the Canadian Senate. Sir Allen Aylesworth of Toronto, seated since 1923, was made a K.C.M.G. in 1911 and sits with the opposition after a Liberal government appointment.
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Thomas Chapais
Senate
Allen Aylesworth
Toronto
K.C.M.G
Mayo Surgeon Predicts Life Expectancy Reaches 65 by 1944
A Mayo Clinic surgeon predicts average life span will reach 65 by 1944 as life expectancy rises while jobs for older workers shrink. If this trend continues, society could face a new problem of what to do with extra years of life.
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Mayo Clinic
Canada Seeks to Boost Exports to Great Britain
Canada remains among a small group capable of expanding exports to Britain due to favorable import quotas and restrictions affecting foreign countries. The balance of trade and policy measures shape prospects for increased shipments from Canada.
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Canada
Great Britain
Expedition Reaches Chihuahua to Explore Deep Canyon
An expedition arrives in Chihuahua to study a canyon reported months ago to be 6,500 feet deep, about 15 miles wide and over 100 miles long. The team aims to map the terrain and assess its geological features.
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Chihuahua
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