Amalgamating Prairie Provinces Backed by Bracken Idea
The Rowell Commission hearings in Winnipeg discuss Premier Bracken and other Western leaders push for a study of uniting Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba under one government. Advocates cite potential administrative savings and broader western influence, while skeptics note limited immediate savings and political hurdles.
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Rowell Commission
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Bracken
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
North West Territories
United Farmers of Canada
Regina
Public Health
The
Treasury
Natural Resources
Ontario
Quebec
Montreal
Hepburn
Duplessis
Union Nationale
Guildford clocks blamed for tardiness to face fines
Guildford town authorities plan a General Powers Bill to punish public clock owners whose time is wrong. Fines would start at 25 dollars with a 10 dollar daily levy thereafter as Parliament considers the measure.
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Guildford
Surrey
England
A blue decor bower by Australian satin bowerbird
An Australian satin bowerbird decorates its bower with blue items including 178 blue bags from a laundry, blue glass, blue bells, blueberries, a blue hair ribbon, a blue railway ticket and a blue card found in a nearby setting.
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Australia
First Woman Cycles Round Australia in 10 000 Miles
Mrs J McDonald of Sydney completes an arduous solo style journey with her husband on a tandem bike. They started in September and covered Melbourne Adelaide Kalgoorlie Broome Darwin Townsville Camooweal and Brisbane. She weighs 91 pounds and faced a venomous snake bite near Camooweal. The pair endured two food‑less bush days between Port Hedland and Broome and rode 75 miles in a detour after wrong directions.
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Australia
J. McDonald
Sydney
McDonald
Melbourne
Adelaide
Kalgoorlie
Broome
Darwin
Townsville
Camoowaal
Brisbane
Perth
Camoowel
Queensland
Port Holland
Western Australia
Glass safety glass expands use across cars homes and industry
The St Thomas Times Journal highlights a booklet from Duplate Safety Glass Company of Canada describing safety glass that resists breaking, blows, bullets, and heat. It notes wide uses from motor vehicles and aircraft to interior home furnishings and even armourplate variants.
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Glass Houses
Glass Peoples Houses
Duplate Safety Glass Company of Canada Limited
Ottawa
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Eskimos No Longer Immune To Cancer Found
A Lake Harbor native on Baffin Island has cancer, ending the belief Eskimos were immune. Dr. L D Livingstone, medical officer with the Eastern Arctic patrol, notes this is the first definite cancer case among natives after a season examining 700 Eskimos.
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Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Lake Harbor
Baffin Island
L. D. Livingstone
Eastern Arctic Patrol
Arctic
Plane Service To Flin Flon From Winnipeg and Flin Flon
Wings Limited announces a weekly Winnipeg to Flin Flon air service with a Flin Flon to Goldfields charter and an express option. Planes depart Winnipeg Thursdays at 8 30 am, reach Flin Flon by 1 pm, with same afternoon connections to Goldfields. The schedule links New York to Flin Flon within a day.
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Winnipeg
Flin Flon
Goldfields
Saskatchewan
Wings Limited
Winipeg
New York
Alice Stevens' Recipes Advises Diet and Exercise for Weight Control
Readers advised to consult a doctor if overweight and to modify diet with sufficient protein minerals and vitamins while avoiding excess fats and sugars. Emphasis on bulky foods apples tomatoes greens and brown bread plus mild long term walking. Free advice offered by Alice Stevens' Home Service. letters to Winnipeg address.
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Alice Stevens
Home Service
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Man
King George Repeats Quit Rents Ceremony at Launceston
In Launceston Castle the King as feudal landlord collects quit rents from Duchy of Cornwall tenants in a medieval ceremony. The mayor presents 100 shillings and pepper, a woman tenant offers a riding cloak and greyhounds, and the King accepts then returns the gifts as tenants kneel to render rent.
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George
Cornwall
Duchy of Cornwall
Launceston
Rising Tide magazine offers global solution amid unrest
A 1937 pictorial publication titled Rising Tide presents an optimistic answer to global woes. It emphasizes national unity under divine guidance, showcases photography of worldwide life, and features a Canadian farm tale and a city worker diary as examples of a new order under God-control.
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Spain
China
Canada
England
France
Germany
Holland
Denmark
Finland
Sweden
Norway
United States
Great Britain
Rising Tide
Too Many Red Lights Spark Melbourne Traffic Debate
Melbourne officials warn an excess of red lights used for non traffic purposes is causing growing confusion as the traffic signal system expands. The council considers legislation to reserve red signals for traffic only while bells remain limited to ambulance and fire engine use.
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Melbourne
Australia
Wedding Mazurka Disaster in Jerzow Collapses Venue
More than 100 wedding guests danced the mazurka in Jerzow Poland until the floor collapsed sending revelers into the cellar. Many suffered broken limbs and at least a dozen were badly burned in a kitchen fire.
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Jerzow
Poland
Chinese Scolding Platforms Show Early Public Venting
The piece notes Chinese cities use street corner Scolding Platforms where discharged women vent anger at employers. Women mount the platforms and shout insults until exhausted or hoarse, with onlookers listening but not suing. The custom is described as old and functional to release grievances without legal action.
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China
Occidentals
New York Vegetarian Society Promotes Fleshless Holiday Dinner
About 200 members of the Vegetarian Society of New York prepared a meat free holiday feast featuring Nuttose Roast a loaf of chestnuts with vegetables eggs and butter. Executive secretary Bertram Newman described the movement as global and rooted in morality dating to religious traditions. An 83 year old speaker argued Genesis 129 shows humanity did not eat meat before the fall and cited Daniel as an example. The program ended with a Tschaikowsky Nutcracker suite dance.
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Vegetarian Society of
New York
Bertram Newman
Daniel
Tschaikowsky
Worth Cultivating Brave Mrs Ellen Hutchinson in Reading
A London Daily Sketch note recalls Mrs Ellen Hutchinson of Reading England who frightened a burglar by pretending she had a revolver. The intruder’s eyes were the only detail described, prompting thoughts on how people perceive others and the rarity of keen observation.
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Ellen Hutchinson
Reading
England
London Daily Sketch
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Medical World
Imperial Tobacco
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