Time for Radio Policy Review in Canada
Parliament plans a session to examine the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation after more than a year of operation. Debates will cover program quality, Canadian talent, revenues, and expansion versus American imports, with critics warning of potential harms to Canadian magazines and national unity.
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Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
C.B.C
Financial Post
Toronto
The
CBC
National Radio
England Receives 2336500 in Entertaining Taxes
England collected 23 365 000 in entertaining taxes in the first seven months of 1937. A photographer laments persistent slander as aging researchers reflect on public image and commentary.
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England
Canadian cattle finally gain access to Britain, says Henderson
William Henderson, captain of the Scottish curling team visiting Canada, details a 30 year battle to permit Canadian cattle imports to Britain. He recalls 1892 shipments seized for pleural pneumonia and the debate over protecting home cattle, noting a British and Irish political motive and the eventual victory benefiting Canadian cattlemen.
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William Henderson
Canada
Dominion
Britain
British Isles
Dundee
Scotland
Joseph Chamberlain
Irish Sea
Mr. Henderson
Canadian Cattle Association of Great Britain
Dr. Robert Barnes Retires After 30 Years in Agriculture
Dr. Robert Barnes chief of the Meat and Canned Foods Division in the Health of Animals Branch retires on superannuation after 30 years of supervising inspections of millions of animals slaughtered for fresh meat and canning. A native of England who settled in Ontario, he graduated from Ontario Veterinary College in 1899 and closely linked with poultry and kennel associations.
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Robert Barnes
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Barnes
Canada
Rippingale
Lincolnshire
England
Middlesex County
Ontario
Ontario Veterinary College
Dominion
Hair curling powder scare at West Side police station
A textile company head sparked a harmless panic by bringing a package to a New York police station and exclaiming it might be a bomb. It contained fourteen tin-foil packets of gray powder that warmed in the open air, later revealed as a curling aid. August Grader, a bandmaster who drifted from England to Capetown before dying at 75, and Captain Henry W. Metcalfe, inventor and ship coaling pioneer, who died at 73 in Canterbury.
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West Side
New York
Fire Department
August Grader
England
America
Capetown
South Africa
Metcalfe
Henry W. Metcalfe
Canterbury
Eng
Beards Banned in Moscow Subway Over Health Fears
Russian authorities prohibit beards on Moscow’s new subway deeming facial hair a health risk. The rule targets riders and workers, framing beards as potential hazards in the transit system.
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Russia
Moscow
Workers Use Salt Tablets to Fight Heat Prostration
Report notes laborers in mills and factories endure extreme heat and take salt tablets to prevent heat prostration. The practice cited reflects measures workers use to cope with high temperatures in industrial settings.
Flying Scotsman train marks 75 years of service
The Flying Scotsman has run daily from Kings Cross at 10 a.m. for 75 years, originally the Special Nine Hour Express with no third class until 1887. The name, coined by a London cabbie, became iconic and the train now covers seven hours and 20 minutes, rarely late, featuring Britain's only all electric restaurant and a modern hairdressing saloon.
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Kings Cross
London
Britain
Railways as Engines of Prosperity Across Industries
An official notes that railway orders for rolling stock boost many workers not on pay rolls, as forest products, materials, and manufacturing firms all benefit. Traffic recovery spurs more investment in coaches and locomotives, spreading dollars through wages and supplies and sustaining national industry. Brockville Recorder and Times.
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C.N.R
Brockville Recorder and Times
Elegant Pattern 4547 Negligee by Anne Adams
Announced by Anne Adams Pattern 4547 offers a glamorous robe style with raglan sleeves and shawl collar. The self lining or contrasting lining option allows reversible wear and fabric choices for varying seasons. Pattern availability covers Misses sizes and requires 6|12 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16. Order by mail with 20 cents.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Suspended Animation Demo Reported at AAAS Meeting
Dr. B J Luger of St Louis University announced in Indianapolis that he achieved suspended animation in plants and small animals by rapid cooling from room temperature to hundreds of degrees below zero in a fraction of a second. The specimens revived after life processes were paused, entering a vitreous glassy state rather than being truly frozen. He noted human revival is theoretically possible but highly impractical.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Indianapolis
B. J. Luger
St. Louis University
Luger
Not So Long Ago a Look at 1912 Life and Fads
Alexander Woollcott muses how the man of 1912 knew daylight saving insulin rayon jazz radio and electric devices as unseen wonders. The piece cites a village church notice and London’s road safety, jokes about ventriloquists and weddings, and notes a man’s yearly food and drink weight.
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Alexander Woollcott
Central America
Balkans
Giant Cal telescope bearing to be perfected on site
Engineers in Philadelphia machine and polish a 46 foot diameter bearing for the world’s largest telescope to ensure it forms a perfect circle atop a California mountain. Project chief George H. Froebel says 170 tons of weight in the horseshoe will affect shape and three months of finishing are needed before shipment next summer.
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California
Philadelphia
George H. Froebel
Froebel
New Dairy Queen Femco Alma Crowned in Breckenridge
In Breckenridge Minnesota Femco Alma a purebred Holstein was crowned dairy queen after producing 1252.5 pounds of butter in a year setting a record for junior two year old cows across breeds. The cow was the only animal under age three to exceed 1200 pounds in 365 days.
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Femco Alma
Breckenridge
Minn
Lost dog advert leads to speedy reunion
Bull Kernaghan of Prince Albert paid for a lost dog ad in the local paper. After posting the notice he found his dog waiting outside the door. The paper refunded the ad.
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Bull Kernaghan
Prince Albert
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