King approves Kent as Wales chancellor and other world notes
The king approves the Duke of Kent for chancellor of the University of Wales during his visit. Canada plans new coins with King George VI and extends RCMP investigation labs in Ottawa. Five new Mines Department directors' salaries are set at 7500 dollars. Radio license revenue rose to 1,574,431 dollars. Prince Chichibu and Princess Chichibu will visit Canada en route to the coronation. Jamaica begins a 400000 dollar tuberculosis sanatorium funded in Jubilee year. Canadian engineers are in demand in the British West Indies due to oil development opportunities.
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University of Wales
Duke of Kent
George VI
Prince Chichibu
Emperor of Japan
Chichibu
Canada
King George VI
Jamaica
George V
British West Indies
J. B. Christian
Trinidad
Toronto
Christian
New Deepwater Channel Charts Ease Hudson Strait Navigation
The hydrographic branch maps a fine deepwater channel at the western entrance of Hudson Strait between Digges Island and Cape Wolstenholme. It runs 22 miles, reaches 600 feet depth, and stays ice-free about 10 days after the usual route fills with ice. Cape Wolstenholme rises 1,000 feet, with cliffs that echo cathedral ruins and wall the sound for miles.
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Marine Department
Hudson Strait
Digges Island
Cape Wolstenholme
Hudson Bay
Digges Islands
Wolstenholme
Longest Solar Eclipse of 1800s Captured in Pacific Track
The 7 minute 4 second total solar eclipse on June 8 tops the astronomers calendar for the new year. Observers face shipboard limits as no land lies along the longest path in the central Pacific, with the shadow first touching near the New Hebrides and ending in Peru. Sun low at dawn and dusk will hinder measurements.
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Pacific Ocean
Earth
New Hebrides
Peru
Detroit
Ten Years Of Canadian Aviation Rise Of Air Transport
Aviation grows in Canada from 39 licensed aircraft in 1925 to 380 by 1935 with air mail and transport routes spreading nationwide. Freight climbs from 500000 pounds to over 26000000 pounds, while mail matter rises to 1 126 084 pounds. Aircraft support mining, surveys, logistics, fisheries, fire patrols, and forestry through aerial surveys, stock stocking, and remote development work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion
Virgin Country
British Columbia
Western Canada Fairs Elect Officers at Winnipeg Meet
E L Richardson of Calgary was elected president of the Western Canada Fairs Association at the Winnipeg closing session. Fred W Kemp of Edmonton became vice president and Sid W Johna of Saskatoon was named secretary for his 10th term. The association set new class B circuit dates across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with city fairs from Estevan to Prince Albert scheduled between June and August.
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E. L. Richardson
Calgary
Western Canada Association of Exhibitions
Winni
Fred W. Kemp
Edmonton
Sid. W. Johna
Saskatoon
Western Canada Fairs Association
Estevan
Moose Jaw
Weyburn
Carman
Man
Portage la Prairie
Dauphin
Yorkton
Sask
Melfort
Lethbridge
Red Deer
Vegreville
Alta
Vermillion
Lloydminster
North Battleford
Prince Albert
Alberta group calls for coyote bounty in province
The Alberta Provincial Horse Breeders Association at Edmonton passed a resolution requesting the provincial government place a bounty on coyotes. They argued coyote numbers are rising and the animals are becoming bolder in Central and Northern Alberta.
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Alberta Provincial Horse Breeders’ Association
Edmonton
Alberta
Asiatic Ramie Grass Grown In Vancouver Garden
The Ramie plant native to Asia, used like flax or hemp, has been cultivated in Vancouver from seed by Fred Gray. The grass grows up to seven feet in three years and reached two feet in one season in Gray's garden.
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Asia
Vancouver
Fred Gray
Gray
Gravity on the sun makes an ordinary man weigh two tons
A historical note explains that gravity on the sun is so strong that an average person would weigh about two tons there. The statement underscores the immense gravitational force of the sun compared with Earth.
Controversy Over Hawks in Ontario Bird Sanctuary
A Kingsville reader argues hawks should be controlled only when attacking property and domestic birds. He disputes foreign stomach analyses and calls for practical, local management while defending his own bird sanctuary efforts in Ontario.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Florida
Mexico
Central America
Ontario
Kingsville
Ont
Life Span Variability of Butterflies
The text notes butterfly lifespans vary from a few days to ten weeks with an average of five weeks and mentions many cannot eat during their brief life.
Back Pain Relief Reported From Kruschen Salts
A woman with four months of agonising backache credits Kruschen Salts with relief. She considered hospital care before trying the remedy, noting reduced pain after four months and now feeling free from dreadful pains. The text touts Kruschen as an excellent diuretic aiding kidney function and toxin elimination.
Frock With Back Flare Wins Honors As Season's Smartest Style
An Anne Adams pattern touts a back flare frock as the season’s smartest style with a V neck puffed sleeves and a back flare skirt. Pattern 4253 comes in sizes 12 through 40 and requires 3% yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16. Include 20c for pattern and mail order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson on Alcohol and Poverty
The lesson argues alcohol use leads to poverty and family ruin, citing Isaiah 55 2 Proverbs 21 17 23 20 21 Matthew 24 45 51 and John 6 26 27. It references Andrew Carnegie and Shakespeare to warn against drinking and gluttony, noting drink destroys homes, labor, and temperance.
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Lucy Webb Hayes Training School
Moffatt
Andrew Carnegie
Jesus
Shakespeare
King's Police Officer Cameron to Return to Former Duties
Inspector Cameron, King George VI s special police officer, will resume former field duties when the monarchs visit Buckingham Palace. He previously linked with Chief Inspector Green as Queen Marys special officer and with the Duke of York in royal service. It remains unclear if Chief Inspector Stoker will return to normal duties or stay with the ex king.
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Cameron
King George VI
Buckingham Palace
Green
King George V
Queen Mary
George V
Duke of York
Daily Sketch
Stoker
Duke of Windsor
A Builder Traps Friend With Soundproof Walls
A builder leads his skeptical friend through a just completed house. He tests him by calling from another room asking if he can hear or see. The friend hears the voice but cannot see the caller, prompting the builder to quip about walls.
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Harry
Norway Expects 1936 Tourism Income Near 12.9 Million
Norway projects income from tourist traffic in 1936 at about 12.9 million dollars. The estimate reflects anticipated travel activity and spending in the year, with the figure rounded to a round number for public framing.
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Norway
National Research Council progress in Canadian living conditions 1936
The National Research Council reports notable progress in applying science to industry to improve living conditions in the Dominion during 1936. Ottawa laboratories employ about 190 people across five divisions including agriculture biology chemistry physics electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. The council relies on committees and hundreds of researchers from government, universities and industry, granting thirty scholarships in 1936 from thirteen Canadian universities.
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Canada
Dominion
National Research Council
National Research Laboratories
Ottawa
National Scientific Library Service
Yak Milk Powers Nomadic Diet in Mongolia and Tibet
In Mongolia and Tibet the yak serves as the main source of milk for local households. The animal underpins traditional dairy practices and daily sustenance, reflecting its central role in nomadic livelihoods across highland regions.
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Mongolia
Tibet
Soot Fallout Estimate Plagues American Cities
An estimate suggests 71 million tons of soot settle on U.S. cities each year, highlighting air pollution concerns and potential health impacts for urban populations.
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Buckingham
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
House of Commons
Department of Mines and Resources
The
H.B. Navigation
BE. L. Richardson
Peg
HAWKS
Kruschen
Inspector Cameron
Bayer Company, Limited
Windsor
Bayer
Tradge
ARK Reg
National Research In Canada
Regina
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