The Great Western Problem in Wheat Prices
The article addresses the wheat price crisis facing Western Canada and other major exporters as prices stay low while production rises. It cites figures from C. W. Peterson and argues for coordinated action by the four big exporting countries to set world price levels, with subsidies and diversified uses as partial measures.
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Canada
Argentina
United States
Australia
C. W. Peterson
Farm and Ranch Review
Calgary
Alta
Regina Board of Trade
Peterson
Europe
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William II
Mr. Peterson
Namesakes head north in Labrador education and wireless
In Battle Island Newfoundland Lloyd George speaks on education while at Hopedale an Eskimo village Robert Louis Stevenson runs the northern wireless station. Both namesakes are young Newfoundlanders posted in the far north.
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Atlantic
Lloyd George
Battle Island
Labrador
Hopedale
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lonely teaching posts in the Hebrides
Two women face isolated assignments in Britain. Miss Dolly Smith teaches at Ardrey in Lewis far from roads and villages, with a shepherd’s family as pupils. Miss M. B. MacDonald teaches five MacDonald pupils on Heisker, where storms sever links for months and only Monarch lighthouse radio-telephone provides contact.
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Hebrides
Britain
Dolly Smith
Ardrey
Lewis
Heisker
M. B. MacDonald
Lochmaddy
Monarch Lighthouse
First Seaplane Flight in Rivi era Made in 1911
The article notes a 1911 seaplane flight marking an early aviation milestone in San Diego California with the title referencing Rivi era.
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Riviera
San Diego
Calif
No pure race exists claims museum anthropologist
Prof. T F McIlwraith of the Royal Ontario Museum says there is no such thing as a pure race whether Aryan or Jewish. He notes intermarriage and growing biological unity over 60 000 to 70 000 years, and that racial superiority theories are unfounded and laughable to anthropologists.
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Hitler
T. F. McIlwraith
Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology
Asia Minor
Prof. Mcllwraith
Europe
Africa
Prof. McTlwraith
Prof
Macllwraith
Incendiary Bombs and Fire Risks Revealed in London Talk
Arthur Ralph Astbury, adviser on air raids precautions for the Home Office, described a kilo electron incendiary bomb system that could release 20 bombs per second from a large bomber. He noted fires could start over 60 to 70 yards in areas with 15 percent buildings, with magnesium jets extending 50 feet and burning 10 to 20 minutes. The remarks came at a Society of Chemical Industry meeting in London.
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London
Society of Chemical Industry
Arthur Ralph Astbury
Air Raids Precautions Department
Home Office
Astbury
Britain Aims World Air Supremacy in Commercial Fleets
London reports Britain seeks global aviation dominance through expanded commercial air services. Officials say defense needs and rearmament drive a push for national aviation leadership, with routes to the Dutch East Indies highlighted as a sign of urgency. The UK ranks fourth in international air mileage behind the United States, France, and Germany.
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Great Britain
London
Harold Balfour
Air
Kingsley Wood
United States
Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
France
Germany
New Ocean Canyon Off California Rivaling Grand Canyon
Dr. F P Shepard of the University of Illinois, from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, plans to explore a 7000 foot deep submarine canyon off Monterey and Carmel by sounding and dredging from a floating research lab. The cross section resembles the Grand Canyon in size and depth.
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Grand Canyon
California
Colorado
Pacific Ocean Canyon
Monterey
Carmel
F. P. Shepard
University of Illinois
University of California
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Storing Gold Here in British Plan for War Stockpiles
The British government reportedly strengthens North American gold reserves by shipping large amounts to the Bank of Canada vaults. The move aims to finance war material purchases in Canada and the US if a European war disrupts Atlantic shipments. An arrangement lets gold hoarders leave metal here while credit is earmarked in South African banks for storage there.
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Bank of Canada
Canada
United States
Atlantic
Relaxing Restrictions on Royal Emblems for 1939 Souvenirs
The secretary of state department announced relaxed rules on reproducing royal emblems for permanent souvenirs during 1939. Manufacturers may use royal arms reproductions and portraits of Their Majesties but not the royal cypher. The royal cypher changes with each reign, currently GR over a crown.
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Canada
Secretary of State Department
Bread Etiquette Among Moslems Cited in Ground Food Note
A brief excerpt describes Moslem bread handling on the ground, stating that clean bread is eaten and soiled bread must be burnt or given to a cat or dog, reflecting cultural guidance on remains.
Philippine mahogany height and canopy rise described
The average Philippine mahogany grows 100 to 175 feet tall and rises 40 to 75 feet before the first branches emerge. This detail outlines the tree’s tall trunk and late branching pattern.
Noonday Orator Ponders Tie Between Father and Son
A reflective noonday speech questions what surpasses a father and son sharing a tie. The quip hints at unity and style as a playful measure of closeness.
Parachute First Used in France in 2285
The report notes the parachute saw its initial use in France in the year 2285. It highlights early deployment, noting France as the scene of adoption and marking a milestone in aerial technology.
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France
Selected Chocolate Nut Tea Cakes
A vintage recipe for chocolate nut tea cakes. It lists sifted cake flour baking powder salt butter granulated sugar eggs melted unsweetened chocolate nuts raisins milk and vanilla. Instructions: cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs and chocolate, fold in nuts and raisins, alternate flour and milk, bake in greased small cup cake pans at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes. Yields about two dozen cakes.
Muffins Made From Simple Batter In Hot Oven
Cream butter and sugar then beat in egg. Alternate adding flour and milk until smooth. Stir in baking powder and salt, then bake in small muffin pans at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes yields 12 muffins.
Siam’s Boy King Ananda Mahidol Returns to Bangkok
Ananda Mahidol, Thailand’s four year reigning yet pupil king, visits Bangkok briefly while having studied in Switzerland. Conch shells and trumpets greet his return as he travels through the tropical capital, after years away at school.
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Siam
Ananda Mahidol
Switzerland
Bangkok
War Medals Demand Rises Ahead of Royal Visit
The records office of the national defence department reports brisk medal claims as King and Queen near a Canada visit. About 50,000 veterans remain to receive badges of service, with many veterans who served in France already having two medals the General Service and the Allies' Victory.
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Canada
Records Office
National Defence Department
France
General Service
Allies
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flying Mileage Totals
The distance Montreal to Vancouver is 2,688 miles with Montreal to Winnipeg at 1,508 miles and 1,180 miles for the rest. Lethbridge to Calgary and Edmonton is 288 miles. Vancouver to Seattle adds 122 miles, giving 3,098 miles overall. Future expansion to Moncton and new feeders will raise the mileage further.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
Montreal
Vancouver
T.C.A
Winnipeg
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Remarkable 60-year-old Edward Howard Drives Nail With Fist
Edward Howard of Philadelphia reportedly has 882 blood transfusions yet remains hale enough to drive a nail into a board with his fist and pull it out with his teeth. The Edmonton Journal notes such a household presence would pose a problem.
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Edward Howard
Philadelphia
The
Edmonton Journal
Population gap ties to more fatal road accidents in US
The United States holds a population nearly three times that of Great Britain yet experiences over five times as many fatal road accidents. In Japan the fan is celebrated as a symbol of life.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
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