A Call To Service Amid West Hail and Crop Losss
The piece urges governmental relief and voluntary aid as Western Canada faces crop failures and low wheat yields. It highlights Saskatchewan relief efforts in Kerrobert and calls for civic groups to provide practical support, morale, and mutual aid to sustain communities through hardship. It emphasizes shared duty, perseverance, and communal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
Canada
United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Saskatchewan Relief Commission
Manitoba
Western
Eastern
Kerrobert
Saskatchewan
Abandon Trackage And Motor Bus Best Business
Officials say rapid highway development drives railroads to abandon tracks at record rates. ICC reports show 1,800 miles abandoned in nine months to Aug 1, nearly double the 945 miles for the full year ending Nov 1, 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seville flower gardens seized by anarchists turning to cabbage patches
Anarchists reportedly invaded buildings built for an art exhibition in Seville, Spain. They are living rent free and have uprooted rose trees and other flowers in the gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seville
Spain
India Increases Imports Of Commercial Motor Vehicles
India is importing a larger number of commercial motor vehicles, reflecting rising demand in logistics and transportation sectors. Increased fleet imports may impact domestic manufacturing and trade balances as suppliers expand shipments to meet market needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Italian officer Falconi sets inverted flight record return
Lieut Tito Falconi of the Italian Royal Air Force regains an upside-down flight record 24 hours after losing it to Milo G. Burcham of Long Beach California. Falconi flies inverted for two hours eight minutes and 54 seconds on a round trip to Santa Barbara about 200 miles.
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Tito Falconi
Milo G. Burcham
Long Beach
Cal
Falconi
Santa Barbara
Japan’s upland farms rely on barley and wheat mix
Upland farms in Japan grow barley naked barley and wheat as staple crops. Japan blends Canadian hard wheat with softer wheats from other supplying countries for milling. Australians smoked an average of 875 cigarettes per person last year.
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Japan
Australia
Age Of Aluminum Cars Highlighted At Century of Progress
New York World Telegram reports two all aluminum railroad cars as key exhibits in Chicago Hall of Transportation. Separate coach parlor observation and sleeper parlor observation cars feature bodies and trucks made entirely of aluminum except springs axles and wheels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Dietz
New York World-Telegram
Hall of Transportation
Chicago
Drives Himself at 82 Keeps Working and Driving Ford
An elderly Scottish engineer over 82 recounts driving 40 miles to a factory in a Ford and playing golf. He credits Kruschen Salts with health, energy, and ongoing factory work, praising its daily dose in coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
L.A
Central Bank Debate Voices Limits On Industry Support
Professor T E Gregory told the Canadian Club in Regina that central banks should keep their hands off any one industry and warned against crediting agriculture. W G Yule presided as the MacMillan commission’s call for a central bank was discussed as not requiring scrapping the current banking system.
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Canada
T. E. Gregory
Canadian Club
Regina
Professor Gregory
W. G. Yule
MacMillan Commission
Submerged Village Reappears Near Tellicherry After 1933 Monsoon
A fishing village near Tellicherry in North Malabar, submerged by the sea since 1895, is gradually uncovered with the 1933 monsoon. An extended sand stretch now links the village site to the mainland, drawing visitors seeking relics at the temple end.
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Tellicherry
Malabar
Priwali Leads Grain Boat Race to Europe
The German four masted bark Priwali was first to reach Europe in this year’s annual grain boat race. Departing Port Victoria Australia January 18 she spent 100 days to home waters and 106 days to Barry England where she unloaded 4620 tons of bagged wheat. Eight vessels competed. At the London economic conference Germans set up their own telephone switchboard with German operators. Peru exports are 50 percent higher than last year.
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Europe
Port Victoria
Australia
Barry
England
Poor Crop In Canada Russia Caring For Horses
Agricultural experts compare Canada’s 1931 crop with 25 year records, noting record lows for wheat barley flax and oats due to drought and heat. In Moscow 30 000 horses are poorly fed and maltreated prompting a Soviet plan including a free sixth day for horses and a rest home with care and specialized diets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Pacific Coast
Moscow
Moscow Soviet
U.S.S.R
Transport Department
Radio Conference Agrees On Non Broadcasting Frequencies
Judge E O Sykes head of the US radio delegation says Canada and eight North and Central American nations reached full agreement on frequencies for non broadcasting radio such as television aircraft state police point to point telephony and coastal ship telegraph and amateur. He notes progress on technical rules relevant to broadcasting but no consensus on channel assignments for broadcasting.
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E. O. Sykes
Mississippi
United States
Mexico City
Canada
Cattle Exports and Shipping Space Concerns Worldwide
A large number of cattle are finished and ready for export but ocean space is limited to meet producers needs. With a steady flow of cattle leaving Canada the shortage should ease over time. Prospective shippers should secure space via brokers well in advance of shipment dates. Some metals lose resistance at extreme cold, becoming superconductors. gold production in the Transvaal in September weighed 961,501 fir ounces.
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Canada
Transvaal
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertisements
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as the quick fix for liver distress and generalized malaise. It argues bile circulation is essential to feeling healthy and denounces substitutes, urging readers to ask for the named brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Western Canada gains autonomy within Canadian Radio Broadcasting
The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission plans to establish a Western Canada division led by a three man regional board with directors in Vancouver Winnipeg and a third from Alberta and Saskatchewan. Additional representatives will be appointed in Winnipeg Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver to oversee regional operations.
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Western Canada
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
T. Maher
Commission
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Western Regions Chain
Maher
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Aviation touted as a great rejuvenator by Dr. Millard
Dr. C. K. Millard, a 63 year old Leicester medical officer, claims aviation keeps a person young. The piece notes any strong interest, including flight, helps slow aging and that staying busy is the best defense against growing old.
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C. K. Millard
Leicester
London Sunday Pictorial
How He Figured He Passed on Front Row Seats
A man approaches the box office and asks for three front row seats. The clerk eagerly offers them, but the man smiles and declines, saying the show cannot be any good.
World and rat population ratios noted in estimate
An estimate compares human population at about 1.85 billion with rats at 10 billion, a ratio of roughly six rats per person. The figures illustrate the global scale of rodent populations relative to people.
Alberta sugar beet industry boosts southern farmers
D. W. Buchanan reports sugar beet growth in southern Alberta brings stability to irrigation farmers and Raymond factory revenue. Over 100000 tons of sugar in two years, factory capacity 1250 tons daily, 150000 tons processed in 1932 from 120 operating days. Basic price near five dollars with a bonus for sugar sale. payments tied to beet quality.
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Alberta
Raymond
D. W. Buchanan
Western Affairs
Institute of Pacific Relations
Buchanan
Canadian Appoints S W Lund As U S Food Commissioner
S W Lund, former Edmonton Swift Canadian plant head since 1917 and ex assistant general manager in Chicago, has been appointed food commissioner of the United States by President Roosevelt under the stabilization bill. He was chosen for his experience in the provision industry.
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S. W. Lund
Edmonton
Swift Canadian Company
G. F. Swift
Chicago
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Gordon Robertson
Edmonton Swift Canadian
Stabilization Bill Board
Lund
Swift Canadian
Toronto
Where He Excelled Graduate Dormitory Endowment
A graduate recalls asking a professor what he excelled in and the professor replies that in class the student slept most of the time. The graduate then says he will endow a dormitory for his old college.
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United States Railways
Motor Bus
U.S
Ele Cay IL
Peru
Virginia Tobacco
Russia
Old Dobbin
Ocean Space Limited
Canadian Radio Broadcasting
Wonder Paders
Hamilton
Ontario
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