Wheat consumption decline in Canada sparks questions
James McAnsh of the Canadian Wheat Board revealed at the Turgeon Grain Inquiry that per capita wheat consumption fell from about 4.5 bushels to 3.9 between pre-1929 and 1935. The drop, linked to import restrictions and shifting diets, prompts calls for further study and potential market strategies to boost demand in high living-standard countries.
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Turgeon Grain Inquiry Commission
James McAnsh
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada
Mr. McAnsh
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
West
East
Great Britain
Scotland
J. S. Davis
University of Stanford Research Institute
Crain
Regina
United States
China
India
United Kingdom
War’s Outcome Still Unsettled as Nations Grow Arms
Three million more men are under arms in permanent forces than at the outbreak of the great war, with total armed forces at 8,200,000 not counting semi official forces. The League of Nations figures warn that the war settled nothing and may lead to a new conflict, jeopardizing civilization.
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League of Nations
Niagara Falls
Sun at its closest approach to Earth on Jan 2
On January 2 the sun is about 3,110,000 miles nearer the Earth than at any other time.
Man's will can curb economic booms and busts
Stratford Beacon Herald argues economic cycles are not fated and that human action can prevent depressions or create different booms. It notes 500 large factories in Egypt equipped with modern machinery as an example of progress.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Egypt
Prairie broadcast reception unsatisfactory across western Canada
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced widespread unsatisfactory reception in Western Canada. It said it is aware of the problem and moving to correct it, with coverage surveys showing inadequate western reach and interference from outside Canada. Temporary fixes are in use but a comprehensive permanent plan is needed.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Corporation
Western
Western Canada
Canada
Board of Governors
Kreisler Blasts Radio For Dulling Music Profession
Fritz Kreisler in San Francisco criticizes radio for shaping the artist’s conception and flooding homes with easy access. He says broadcasting harms the rank and file, cheapens music, and undermines ticketed concert experiences, claiming even Toscanini broadcasts lack proper accompaniment.
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Fritz Kreisler
San Francisco
Valuable Stamp Proposal For United States Collectors
The United States philatelists plan to unite to buy a 1856 British Guiana stamp valued at 40,000 dollars. James Waldo Fawcett of Washington, congress secretary, described the plan to keep the unique stamp in America. The stamp came from Arthur Hind’s estate, now with his widow who has remarried. Hind bought it in 1923 in Paris for 32,500 dollars.
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British Guiana
American Philatelic Congress
America
James Waldo Fawcett
Washington
Congress
United States
Arthur Hind
Utica
N.Y
Hind
Paris
Fawcett
Selected Recipes for Nuts and Caramel Cookies
A concise set of directions for cookies using Purity Flour butter brown sugar an egg and chopped nuts. Mix in the given order drop by teaspoon onto a greased sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes. Cool before removing from the pan.
B C Rhodes Scholar E Davie Fulton Named 1936 Choice
E Davie Fulton of Kamloops son of former provincial minister selected as British Columbia Rhodes scholar for 1936 by the selection committee. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1935 and is the son of the late F J Fulton KC former attorney-general in Sir Richard McBride's 1906 government.
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E. Davie Fulton
Kamloops
British Columbia
Davie
University of British Columbia
F. J. Fulton
K.c
Richard McBride
Starvation Risk After a Hearty Meal Questioned
A healthful man may die of starvation shortly after a full meal. Some unabridged dictionaries list a meaning of starve as die of cold, illustrating divergent senses of the word.
India Orders 60000 Pairs of Horseshoes from Britain
India places a procurement from Great Britain for sixty thousand horseshoes. The deal highlights colonial era trade links and military provisioning considerations as Britain supplies equipment to Indian forces.
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India
Great Britain
More and Longer Sermons Needed Says Chatham Church News
The Chatham Ontario News argues that average churchgoers spend too much time worrying about sermon length. It contends men attend sanctuary weekly and spend weeks thinking about material concerns, so longer sermons would better engage them.
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Chatham
Ontario
Bayer Company Keeps Aspirin Trademark Infringement Ruling
The Bayer Company Limited Windsor Ont won a judgment in the Exchequer Court of Canada against Max Beyer Winnipeg Manitoba. The court permanently restrains Beyer from selling or distributing tablets marked Aspirin not manufactured by The Bayer Company.
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The
Bayer Co., Ltd
Windsor
Ont
Exchequer Court of Canada
Max Beyer
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Bayer Company
Bayer Co
Exchequer Court
No Middle Course
A doctor finishing a golf round is teased by his young Black caddie who asks for shoes from the locker. The doctor asks for his shoe size, and the caddie replies he does not know his size since he has never bought shoes that way, he either fits or not.
Four Thousand Termites Counted In One Cubic Foot
A survey reports an unusually dense termite infestation with four thousand termites found in a single cubic foot of wood. Experts caution that localized spots can show extreme concentrations.
Queen Mary Visits Elderly Friend at Inglis Road
Queen Mary met Lord Ormathwaite at his home in Ealing, wrapping a rug around his knees and chatting for half an hour. The 77 year old former Master of Ceremonies is now nearly blind and confined to an invalid chair. The visit followed her Christmas gift of game from Sandringham and a rug presented with Lady Forester. The Veterans' Hearing ends, while Canada’s Veterans’ Assistance Commission reviews unemployment relief data and local committee support structures in centres across the country.
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Inglis Road
Ealing
Queen Mary
Lord Ormathwaite
Royal Household
Queen Mary's Sewing Guild
Sandringham
Lady Forester
Canada
War Veterans’ Assistance Commission
J. G. Rattray
Ottawa
The Family Buys A Car
A family purchases a car and asks about fuel economy color upholstery speed and mirror quality. Neighbors wonder how the purchase was afforded.
John Drinkwater predicts cinema decline amid TV rise
In London the dramatist John Drinkwater told listeners he expects the cinema to vanish in about 25 years as television disrupts the industry within the next five years. He also cited the human body containing about five quarts of blood.
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John Drinkwater
London
Reading a speech and the need for manuscript use
The report contrasts Roosevelt and Landon failing to read their speeches with Lord Hewart at the Sunday Times Book Exhibition who used a manuscript effectively. It notes the effect when he turned a page and the audience could glimpse the paper. A brief sidelight mentions Gulf Stream displacement and pineapple water content.
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Roosevelt
Landon
Lord Hewart
Sunday Times
Dorland Hall
London Daily Mail
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