Drought War Set in Saskatchewan Prairie Provinces
Federal provincial boards and universities unite under the Federal Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Act to fight soil drifting and drought on the western plains. Dr. E. S. Archibald notes soil drift can be minimized and water supplies for livestock could rise 30 to 40 fold with planned projects and coopération. The program budgets include 750000 for year one and a million annually for four more years as applications for dams dugouts and irrigation flood in, with farmers collaborating through local groups and provincial and federal agencies.
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Prairie Provinces
Board of Agricultural and Engineering Experts
Archibald
Experimental Farms
Ottawa
Regina
Water Conservation Committee
Saskatchewan
Provincal
West
Silver Shield Gift From Chinese Bankers Reaches Buckingham Palace
The News of the World reports a new arrival for the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace a silver shield from Chinese bankers. It bears an inscription marking the jubilee and wishes for long life for Their Majesties.
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Buckingham Palace
Whooping Cough Seen as Most Contagious Childhood Disease
A report states whooping cough tops the list of contagious childhood illnesses. Health experts warn parents to seek early treatment and isolate affected children to curb spread.
Canada Grain Yields 1935 Show Mixed Results
Canada's wheat production for 1935 is 273,971,000 bushels, two million below 1934. Oats total 416,369,006 bushels, about thirty percent above 1934. Barley increases by 38 percent to 87,512,000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Young Briton Suffers Multiple Fractures From Brittle Bones
Ernest Gardner a 16 year old youth from Buckinghamshire England suffers seven breaks of the left arm six fractures of the right leg one fracture of the right arm a broken collarbone and a fractured left leg all due to brittle bones in a rare skeletal condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Gardner
Buckinghamshire
Eng
Water Content Comparison: Strawberries vs Milk
The report notes a larger percentage of water in strawberries than in milk, highlighting moisture differences between the two edible items.
Railways and land settlement blamed in Canada debate
Dr H M Tory warns Ottawa over railway policy saying half the funds spent on rail deficits should have gone to national land settlement schemes. He cites misaligned routes and parallel roads with settlements, while defending railways as assets. Birrell discusses Germany’s mass mobilization and a rising global arms climate as Mussolini eyes Ethiopia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
H. M. Tory
Canadian Club
Vancouver
Tory
Radium Supplied Nationally for Toronto Cancer Clinic
The Ontario government received three and a half grams of radium produced in the Great Bear Lake district to be used at Toronto General hospital cancer clinic. The radium replaces the rental from New York at a cost of 42 800 dollars per gram. The arrangement follows a 1934 rental and a March 1935 transfer plan with the Canadian element set to replace the remaining rental in March next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Bear Lake District
Ontario
Toronto General Hospital
J. A. Faulkner
New York
Toronto Hospital
Ontario to reopen Ambrose Small disappearance probe
The Ontario government plans to reopen the 1919 Ambrose J. Small disappearance case. Attorney General Roebuck communicated with investigator Patrick Sullivan on behalf of the Small sisters. Sullivan says new evidence will illuminate several angles including letters from friends about Mrs Small and the expected disappearance.
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Ontario
Ambrose J. Small
Toronto
Roebuck
Ottawa
Patrick Sullivan
Sisters of Small
W. B. Common
Small
Sullivan
Drove Of Caribou Blocks Highway Near Rennie
A Winnipeg motorist heading to Kenora from Winnipeg encountered a large herd of caribou crossing the Trans-Canada highway near Rennie. He estimated about 250 animals in the southbound herd in good condition. Caribou were common 30 to 40 years ago but are now rare in the area.
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Rennie
Kenora
Winnipeg
New Zealand Labour Government Sworn In
Prime Minister Michael J. Savage pledges to aid the unemployed and restore pre 1931 wage levels. He plans to engage with financial authorities, including the reserve bank, to unlock resources for national development and avoid chronic foreign borrowing. Labour m at armstrong also backs a statutory minimum wage with arbitration to set higher rates.
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New Zealand
Labor
Michael J. Savage
Reserve Bank
W. H. T. Armstrong
Women Flyers Debate Capabilities in Aviation
Harold Wilson of the Aero Club of British Columbia disagrees with Kenneth Main of the Toronto Flying Club, arguing that women pilots can be as capable as men in sport flying though the industry offers limited future for women pilots beyond personal satisfaction. Main cites perceived issues with women's judgment of distance and speed.
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Harold Wilson
The
Aero Club of
British Columbia
Canada
Kenneth Main
Toronto
Mr. Wilson
Zuyder Zee Becomes Yssel Meer After Reclamation
The Zuyder Zee has been renamed Yssel Meer as dykes and pumps drain the inland sea. Five years ago flooding covered the land, now farms and two villages rise where water once prevailed under Dutch river control.
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Zuyder Zee
Yssel Meer
Holland
Zee
Old photo shows a woman with hair tied in a knot
The remark claims beauty trends favor women over time by comparing an old portrait of a woman with hair wound in a knot to contemporary appearance. It suggests beauty improves across eras through visual change rather than objective standards.
Chocolate Magic Cake and Frosted Layer Cake Recipe
A historical recipe note describes a chocolate layer cake made with unsweetened chocolate butter sugar eggs flour baking powder soda vanilla and sour milk baked in moderate oven for 25 to 30 minutes. It includes a lemon meringue style icing from sugar water eggs white and a nutty chocolate decoration.
Oldest Horses Cited by National Horse Association
The oldest horse on reliable record is old Billy, who died in Cheshire a century ago at age 62 with his skull preserved at Manchester University. Other famed veterans include Paramatta who died in 1874 at age 53, Tommy the Welsh pony who died at 52, a Crimean War pack-horse at 49, and Mick foaled in 1888 who served Hull as a cab-horse for 25 years and was alive recently.
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R. A. Brown
National Horse Association
Old Billy
Cheshire
Manchester University
Paramatta
Tommy
Mick
Hull
London Answers
Premier Hepburn Seeks Corporation Tax on Central Bank
Ontario Premier Hepburn says the Central Bank of Canada should face corporation tax, viewing it as a private institution. New studies show worry impedes bone healing and disease recovery, prolonging pain and illness.
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Hepburn
Ontario
Central Bank of Canada
Employment in Canada Sees High Relief Burden Continue
Canada’s welfare council reports unemployment peaks at levels unseen since 1930 while relief costs fail to fall. Public works spur private business but more than one million Canadians still receive direct relief. autumn estimates show a drop from 1.23 million in February 1935 to about 1.10 million, with regional shifts and expanded cash relief raising total costs and dependent numbers in urban centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Welfare Council
Welfare Council
Council
King George V gifts beacon light button to Scouts
The silver-gilt push-button used by King George to light the Jubilee Scout Beacon in Hyde Park was presented by His Majesty to Imperial Scout Headquarters. The stand bears the inscription commemorating the lighting of the bonfire in Hyde Park on May 6 1935.
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King George
Hyde Park
Imperial Scout Headquarters
George V
Boy Scouts
British coal expert says Alberta reserves overstated
Sir Montague Barlow, veteran British coal expert and former Labor minister, in Alberta declares western Canada's coal resources were over estimated though he notes the issue will not affect anyone for a century.
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Montague Barlow
United Kingdom
Alberta
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Birchall
Reich
France
Italy
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Manitoba
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