First Results In Scientific Attack On Weeds In Prairie Provinces
The Weed Survey of the Prairie Provinces reports weed as a major crop threat to Canada. It cites 19 to 44 percent wheat losses on weedy plots and a nationwide potential 40 million dollar impact plus costs from cultivation and transport of weed seeds. It urges cultural controls, coordinated inspections, seed cleaning, and stronger farmer education.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
National Research Councils
Prairie
Port Arthur
Fort Willam
Robert Newton
Division of Biology and Agriculture
National Research Laboratories
Newton Bays
Associate Committee On
G. P. McRostie
University of Manitoba
National Research Council
Edmonton
J. M. Manson
University of Alberta
Pattern No Name Town doers as If Australia Could Be Placed
A quirky aviation or geography note compares Australia to a hypothetical fill between the United States and Great Britain, using the Atlantic Ocean as the measuring space. The remark frames a vast, imaginary expanse and invites imaginative placement of a continent.
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Australia
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Great Britain
English walker A Couzens trains for 200 mile challenge
A Couzens, a renowned English walker, is pictured in training for a 200 mile trek to be completed in 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Couzens
Mermaid Margaret Rainer to quit swimming after marriage
The Toronto Daily Star reports Margaret Rainer of Philadelphia, a mermaid who won the $3,000 first prize in the Canadian National Exhibition women's marathon swim, will quit professional swimming after marriage. George Young, noted Canadian marathon swimmer, will also retire. An unnamed authority in Johnny Walker's training camp says the couple will settle near Bracebridge, Ontario.
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Toronto Daily Star
Margaret Rainer
Philadelphia
George Young
the Star
Johnny Walker
Young
Bracebridge, Ont
Ericsson Memorial Unveiled in Iceland
Frederick W. B. Coleman the American Minister to Denmark unveiled at Reykjavik a statue of Leif Ericsson, the Icelandic explorer who reached America around the year 1000 while sailing from Norway to Greenland. The statue was a gift from the American people in 1930.
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Frederick W. B. Coleman
Denmark
Reykjavik
Iceland
Leif Ericsson
Greenland
Norway
America
Ericsson
Labrador
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Arctic
Model Coach Captures Grand and Senior Titles in Canada League
Lawrence Drebert of Edmonton won both the grand championship and the senior trophy at the Model Aircraft League of Canada competition in Winnipeg. It marked his second consecutive top finish. Junior champion went to Joe Purvis of Toronto, while Victor R. Hill of Vancouver secured third in the senior scale division.
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Lawrence Drebert
Edmonton
Model Aircraft League of Canada
Winnipeg
Joe Purvis
Toronto
Victor R. Hill
Vancouver
Floating Museum: Byrd’s City of New York in Chicago
The City of New York whaler, used by Admiral Byrd on his South Pole voyage, is berthed in Chicago’s lagoon opposite the Hall of Science at the Century of Progress Exposition. The deck and Admiral’s quarters remain intact while the rest houses a museum with expedition guides. Exhibits include Adelle penguins Emperor penguins and other Pole artifacts.
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Admiral Byrd
New York
Antarctic
South Pole
Chicago
Hall of Science
Great Lakes
Pole
Perth Regimental Links Expand to Australia and New Zealand
The Perth regiment based in Stratford Ontario announces royal approval of affiliations with the 26th Battalion Australian military forces and the Otago regiment New Zealand joining a fraternal alliance beyond traditional Canadian militia ties.
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Perth Regiment
Stratford
Ont
Australia
New Zealand
Department of National Defence
26Th Battalion
Otago Regiment
Notable recipients named in Goethe centenary medal list
Receive Gold Medal J. L. Garvin editor of the London Sunday Observer is among 41 recipients of the gold medal by President von Hindenburg for the Goethe centenary at Frankfurt am Main. Other recipients include Premier Mussolini of Italy and Premier Herriot of France.
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J. L. Garvin
London Sunday Observer
Goethe
von Hindenburg
Frankfurt-au- Main
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Edouard Herriot
France
Dominion wide crusade for Canadian forest conservation
Frank D. Barnjum leads a nation spanning effort to save Vancouver Island Douglas firs amid a claim of 120 billion feet of timber. He has purchased land to protect public access and argues trees support farms water power fish game and the economy through lumber pulp paper and recreation. He asserts forests underpin essential industries and daily life.
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Frank D. Barnjum
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Barnjum
Vancouver Exports Hit Record Wheat Shipments
Vancouver has surpassed Montreal for fourth straight year in Canadian wheat exports with 75 million bushels in 1931 32. The port now boasts the world’s largest ocean grain elevator capacity at 17 7 million bushels and led Canada in total grain exports amid growing regional trade.
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Canada
British Empire
Commonwealth of Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
United States
Russia
South America
Vancouver
R. C. Milroy
Grain Exchange
Vancouver Merchants’ Exchange
Montreal
Europe
Belgian Memorial Stamps Honoring Yser Infantrymen
Belgium issued special postage stamps to honor infantrymen who fought at the Yser and at Nieuport Dixmude and other Western front sectors. A total of 40 000 pairs was printed and sold at a premium to fund a Brussels national monument. The stamps come in 75 centimes plus 3f 25c and 1f 75c plus 4f 25c, red and blue, featuring a frontward infantry figure amid ruins.
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Belgium
Yser
Nieuport
Dixmude
Brussels
Thousands Fly Across Channel Rise in 1932 Passenger Traffic
Imperial Airways carried 4311 travellers from London to Paris in June versus 2206 in June 1931, showing strong demand exceeding capacity. The note recalls Louis Bleriot’s 1909 crossing and highlights rapid aviation progress since then.
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Imperial Airways
London
Paris
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Calais
Dover
Montreal Gazette
New Building Houses A Thermos Like Laboratory
A large American laboratory imitates a thermos with concrete walls and no windows. Cork and brick insulation keep an unaided 70 degree interior, dropping to 69 degrees only after a month in extreme winter. The lab studies light from atoms at specific temperatures.
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America
Stained Glass Windows for Belleau Chapel Shown in Boston
Three stained glass panels destined for the rebuilt Belleau Chapel in France were displayed in Boston. The depictions honor allied ties with France, featuring Lafayette and Washington among other figures in place of traditional biblical subjects.
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Belleau Chapel
France
Boston
Lafayette
Washington
Pere Marquette
Champlain
Sir George Williams Founding of the YMCA
Sir George Williams founded the Young Men's Christian Association, establishing a historic charity and community group focused on youth, shelter, and recreational activities in the late 19th century.
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Sir George Williams
The
Young Men's Christian Asso
New Motion Based Chicago World Fair Concept
The 1933 Chicago World Fair will feature exhibits in motion showing manufacturing stages rather than finished products. Thousands will work on temporary plants during the six month run, with about 30 000 people on payrolls across concessions exhibitors and educational displays.
Fresh Water Leviathans Transform Great Lakes Shipping
The Montreal Star notes Welland locks expanded from 110 to 859 feet to handle larger vessels. Ships grew from 100 to 820 feet, now carrying wheat and ores at 25 000 tons. Faster transit between Erie and Ontario replaces the 25 hour delay, as carriers pass lake to lake with ease.
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Welland
Erie
Ontario
Montreal Star
Dog Accepts Challenge Chews Banknotes in England
Miss Peggy Tyson of Winchmore Hill waved three banknotes before her terrier. The dog chewed the money and Miss Tyson recovered enough fragments to cash the bills at a local post office.
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Peggy Tyson
Winchmore Hill
England
Prices Rise for Chilean Agricultural Goods
Prices of agricultural products in Chile are increasing as markets respond to supply and demand dynamics. Producers face higher input costs and shifting export demand while shoppers see rising local prices for staples and fresh produce.
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Chile
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Gotz
Ww. N. U
McDermot Ave
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President von Hindenburg
British Columbia
the Dominion
British Dominions
American Laboratory
Gutierrez
Madrid
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