Highway plan to link McMurray and Fort Fitzgerald
Negotiations open for a northern Alberta highway to develop the McMurray tar sands. Alberta public works minister A. Fallon said a syndicate would build the road in exchange for exclusive freight rights, boosting salt fields and future hard surfacing of major arterial routes.
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McMurray
Fort Fitzgerald
Alberta
Home A. Fallon
Calgary
Fallon
Iberta Motor Association
Edmonton
Athabaska
Mr. Fallon
Potatoes Are Living Organisms in Storage
The article explains that potatoes are living organisms with two critical respiration periods after digging and after sudden storage temperature rises. It advises thorough ventilation after digging and during temperature shifts, warns that higher respiration follows lower storage temperatures, and stresses avoiding sudden temperature changes to prevent sweating and freezing.
Trade With Russia Resumed Viewed As Policy Goal
Official circles report probable resumption of trade with Russia as part of world-wide expansion. Minister of trade and commerce W. D. Euler advocates trading with every country. The Bennett government in February 1931 imposed an embargo on Russian wood pulp lumber timber asbestos and dressed furs.
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Russia
W. D. Euler
Bennett
Professor Warns of Explosion in Experiment
A chemistry professor tells students a failure could blow the laboratory and all present, then gathers them closer to proceed. A specialist notes one in fifty cats is a natural mouse deterrent, highlighting rodent control observations.
Antelope Menace Spurs Rancher Alert in Alberta Foothills
Since 1914 15 protected antelopes have migrated across Alberta ranchlands in large numbers, threatening cattle and sheep food supplies. Open season offered by paying a $5 license fee has seen few hunters. Indians previously killed many of the animals before game officials intervened. Flesh is noted as good meat, prompting protective measures.
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Alberta
Ban on Imports Ties Pope Pius XI Gift to Italian Flour Ban
Italian authorities restrict Canadian flour imports, affecting an annual gift to Pope Pius XI. Two barrels of flour at Montreal harbor slated for delivery to an Italian agent of a local miller, then to be returned. The agent traditionally presents the pope with this yearly offering. A separate note mentions Rocky Mountain sheep horns sometimes breaking off after growing too long.
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Pope Pius
Pope Pius XI
Montreal Harbor
Rocky Mountain
Comet Tail So Thin Earth Might Pass Unnoticed
Astronomers warn that a comet’s tail could be so tenuous the Earth could traverse it without any detection by most observers, underscoring uncertainties in early warning of celestial events.
How to use view finders for better pictures in photography
The article explains two main types of view finders the reflecting and direct finder and stresses checking the composition before snapping. It argues good composition highlights the most interesting elements and warns against cutting off heads, urging careful sighting to tell the intended story.
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Bill
Japanese nut trees grow well in Niagara region study
At Larkin farm Queenston 25 Japanese nut trees now in their second bearing year show climate suitability. Manager James A Calvert says trees were imported from Japan a decade ago and planted as a garden border. Trees reach 12 to 14 feet with 16 to 17 feet spread. nuts are pecan type and squirrels already take much of the crop.
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Niagara Peninsula
Larkin Farm
Queenston
James A Calvert
Japan
Topeka Taxi Trial Ends With Female Driver Replacement
Miss Lena Hibberling loses taxi job after a one week trial in Topeka Kansas as owners replace her with a man at the wheel to attract more customers.
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Lena Hibberling
Topeka
Kansas
Alcohol causes nerves to retract study reports
Dr. Carl Speidel of the University of Virginia presented at the National Academy of Sciences that alcohol prompts nerve endings to retreat slightly, first seen in tadpoles. The finding suggests intoxication may dull mind and body by retracting nerve endings and synapses.
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National Academy of Sciences
Charlottesville
Carl Speidel
University of Virginia
Lewis machine guns Kept Cool by Bullet Breezes
Historical note explains that Lewis machine guns used in World War I were cooled by the airflow created by the guns firing. The description highlights a practical cooling effect from spent bullets and barrel movement.
Do This Hanging in Wool or Silk Christmas Gift
A wall hanging pattern offers a decorative home touch and a nod to the thoughtful giver. Pattern 5467 includes a 15 by 20 inch transfer image with color chart stitches and materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canada's Reindeer Herd Established In Northern Reserve
Reports show Canada has established a reindeer herd of over 3000 on a 6600 square mile reserve east of the Mackenzie delta. The herd provides food and clothing for natives. The government notes strong forage and favorable winter and summer ranges with 63 percent females in the herd. Apprenticeships for natives and staged slaughter for immediate needs are under study.
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Canada
T. A. Crerar
Interior
Mackenzie River
Department of the Interior
Arctic
Alaska
Shingle Point
Aklavik
One Fredericton Apple Tree Grafts All New Brunswick Varieties
On a Fredericton farm seven miles from the city a single tree under F A Good has produced 35 apple varieties and 99 blossom varieties this year, up from 50 apples previously. Grafting created nearly every New Brunswick apple variety on one tree as Good recalls plans to include all but a few.
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F. A. Good
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Good
Bishop Pippin
Tuberculosis Has Dormant Childhood Roots in NSW Study
The New South Wales health department finds tuberculosis often starts in childhood with a dormant period. It may become active between ages 15 and 25, affecting prevention and treatment efforts. At Sydney University researchers explore cancer cure via chemical injections that boost X ray effectiveness, aided by body defenses.
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Health Department of New South Wales
University In
Sydney
Moppett
Faked Alarm Sends Cheraw Firecrews Rallying Westward
Early dawn call claimed a mighty big house fire in Cheraw South Carolina. Firemen sprinted over a mile toward a bright glow in the western sky before realizing it was a false alarm as they drove past the setting moon.
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Cheraw
S.C
Record Irish Aviation Day A Success In Free State
Irish Aviation Day in the Irish Free State drew large crowds and set new participation benchmarks this year, highlighting growing interest in civil aviation and related industries across the region.
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Irish Free State
Farmer Bushels Soil At City Market In Hamilton
C Love of Normandhurst sells first class black loam earth from his farm at 25 cents a bushel or six bushels for $1 at the Hamilton city market. He markets soil to city residents for gardens and flower pots.
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C. Love
Normandhurst
City Market
Hamilton
Ont
Night classes absorb London public day school leavers
Nearly 40 percent of students leaving London public day schools continue their education at night schools, indicating a substantial shift to evening study as an ongoing training pathway.
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London
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Tucson
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University of Arizona
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
N.S. Health Department
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