Manitoba to Set Aside Large Area as Federal Forest Experimental Station
The Manitoba government transfers about 37 square miles on Duck Mountain to the U S Forest Service for a federal forest experiment station. Honorable Thomas G Murphy notes the site will study silviculture and yield enhancement, with aerial mapping, ground surveys, road building, and towers under way. The project aims to improve white spruce reproduction and demonstrate effective forest management applicable across the mixed wood belt.
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Manitoba
Province of
Dotaiites
Duck Mountain
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Thomas G Murphy
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Winnipeg
Winnipegosis
Prairies
Bracken
Ottawa
Ontario
Wallace
Canada
Roosevelt
Great Plains
The
Lakes
Gulf
McCarl
Dominion approves compulsory grading for export poultry
Amendments to the live stock act make grading and inspection of dressed poultry for export mandatory. Regulations require legible stenciling on boxes showing bird count weight and class, with restrictions on additional markings. Compliance is tied to export eligibility and aims to uphold Canada’s poultry quality reputation.
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Canada Gazette
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Thief Takes Reproductions At Boston Hobby Show
A thief exited the Horticul tural Hall in Boston with stamp reproductions displayed as originals. The display warned the originals were valued at four billion dollars, but the actual reproductions are worth about two dollars and fifty cents.
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Horticultural Hall
Boston
Indian reserve farm animal counts released
Canadian Indian farmers on reserves own about 30,990 horses 47,192 cattle 2 851 sheep 7 035 swine and 134 183 poultry according to latest estimates.
The Canadian Hen Exports Grow to Britain and Newfoundland
Canada has built a poultry export trade with Great Britain and Newfoundland. Dressed poultry shipments rose to over two and a quarter million pounds in the last year with another large batch for the British Christmas market. Egg exports climbed from 270 thousand dozen to about two million dozen yearly. Great Britain remains the main market.
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Canada
Great Britain
Newfoundland
Narrow escape as worker saved from 180 foot fall
Frank Williams, a small reconstructor on the Thorncliffe ski jump project in Toronto, slipped from scaffolding 180 feet up. Herman Bautzmann, perched 15 feet below, grabbed Williams as he fell, saving him from certain death. Williams emerged unharmed.
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Frank Williams
Thorncliffe
Toronto
Williams
Herman Bautzmann
Bautzmann
US Post Office Eyes Regular North Atlantic Air Mail Link
The United States post office is negotiating with Dr. Eckener to inaugurate a regular North Atlantic air mail schedule next year. Little noted is existing air mail runs across the South Atlantic with Buenos Aires near Paris or Berlin.
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North Atlantic
United States Post Office
Eckener
South Atlantic
Buenos Aires
Paris
Berlin
Marriage Gap on Farms and Cities in America
The data shows 142 unmarried men for every 100 women on American farms, while large cities have more marriageable women than men.
Massey urges widening North American ties to global law
Canadian external affairs head Vincent Massey spoke in New York urging extension of North American ties beyond borders. He praised the Geneva system, the Pact of Paris, and collective responsibility as essential to peace, saying isolation is a dangerous illusion and North American ideals must apply globally.
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Vincent Massey
New York
North America
Canada
Geneva
League of Nations
Society of Nations
Five More Years for Fred Woods at Joliet Penitentiary
A Joliet Illinois warden granted Fred Woods five extra years in prison as his Christmas present after he reached 73 with no home or friends outside. Woods had served half of a 10 year term and preferred to finish his full time, while many inmates received paroles.
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Joliet
Ill
Fred Woods
Coal ban in London in 1306 to curb smoky air
The record notes a prohibition on coal use in London in 1306 due to smoke pollution. Authorities sought to protect the atmosphere by restricting coal combustion and reducing atmospheric contamination.
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London
Banana Flour Industry Highlights Global Use
Banana flour from pisang ambon and pisang radia in Netherlands India shows best yields. Chips are dried and milled, avoiding iron contact to prevent staining. Germany and France trade and use the flour for baby foods and breakfast items. digestibility suggests potential product development, though Canada’s impact remains distant.
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Netherlands India
Central
South America
West Indies
Africa
Germany
Hamburg
France
Golfer Confrontation Over Shilling Stakes
A golfer asks why a rival is using a shilling and laying it near the ball. The pro replies he must act to keep the golfer's head down in the rough exchange on the links.
Swine population shifts in 1934 Canada outside Quebec fall
In 1934 the total number of swine in Canada outside Quebec declined, while Quebec recorded a sizable rise estimated at 69,700, taking its 1933 total of 481,700 to a higher figure.
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Quebec
Canada
Ways and Means To Rehabilitate Western Farming
Premier John Bracken urges a fourfold plan to revive prairie farming in Western Canada. He calls for land reclamation, farmer rehabilitation, broader conservation, and resource management with federal advisory aid, while urging provinces to handle local issues and avoid wholesale federal spend.
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Bracken
Drouth
Premier Bracken
Federal Department
Atlantic
California
Weather Across Continents Defies Simple Latitude Rule
The article notes December 11 temperatures showing wide regional variation from New York State to Dawson Yukon and Edmonton Alberta. It argues factors beyond latitude shape climate, including altitude proximity to sea and prevailing winds, concluding coldest spots are not always the farthest north.
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New York State
Iowa
Maryland
Dawson
Yukon
Simpson
Northwest Territories
Edmonton
Alberta
Calgary
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Winnipeg
Ontario
Toronto
Ottawa
London
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Oakland
Parchment Fragment From Santa Ines May Be Fly Paper Brand
A fragment found at the Santa Inez Mission in Santa Maria, California, once part of a mass book binding, was kept in a locked cabinet by Capuchin Fathers. Arthur Woodward of the Los Angeles Museum identified the faded decorative pattern as the name of a fly paper brand popular a decade ago.
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Santa Inez
Santa Maria
California
Arthur Woodward
Los Angeles Museum
Grass General Smuts a South African veld grass expert
Authorities say Grass General Smuts began life on a farm. His studies started with geese, then moved to pigs, goats, sheep, oxen, and finally horses. In South Africa he and General Hertzog are regarded as the two greatest authorities on veld grasses.
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General Smuts
South Africa
General Hertzog
Infrared Photographs Reveal City Shrouded by Fog
Aerial photographers can capture images of a city obscured by thick fog and smoke using infrared sensitive film. The technique allows pictures where the air is featureless to show contrasts not visible in ordinary light.
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Mary
Travaso
Rome
Duke of Kent
Marina
R. B. Bennett
King George
Greece
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