Trees as a rebuilding tool in droughtlands urged for farm belts
After drought relief, officials push for a unified tree planting program across prairie farms. The Canadian Forestry Association notes homes can grow most needs if shelters exist, citing Piapot where a wall of trees yielded potatoes vegetables and fruit. Planting now could prepare soil for next year’s shelter belts.
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Prairie
Canadian Forestry Association
Saskatchewan
Piapot
C.P.R
Forestry Association
Dominion Forestry Farm
Trans-Canada Air Lines delayed by equipment shortages
Hon. C. D. Howe told the House of Commons full operation is held back by equipment shortages. He hopes by Sept. 1 to restore full passenger, mail, and express service between Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal.
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Trans-Canada Air Lines
C. D. Howe
House of Commons
Vancouver
Toronto
Montreal
South Africa Considers Tolls on Commercial Road Travel
A proposal circles to require commercial travelers to pay usage fees for roads. Separately a claim suggests the Mississippi River Valley was once a large interior sea, implying ancient geography.
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South Africa
Mississippi River
Interior Sea
Great Western Railroad Distributes 22000 Puzzles to Staff
The Great Western Railway of England sent 22,000 jigsaw puzzles to employees to teach careful handling of freight shipments. The completed image shows a tearful boy examining a damaged toy taken from a broken packing case, illustrating the consequences of mishandling.
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Great Western Railroad of
England
Evening Of Life Reflected In Complete Life Pattern
A meditation on aging as integral to a full life not merely youth and maturity. The passage likens morning brightness and noon radiance to beauty, while warning against closing the curtains on evening tranquility.
Jujitsu Wrestling Faces Hundreds Of Holds In Grips
The sport description notes there are upwards of 500 holds used in jujitsu wrestling, illustrating the variety of techniques athletes may employ in competition and training to control an opponent.
Men Marry at an Average Age of Twenty Seven
A study reports that men marry at an average age of 27 years. The finding reflects demographic trends and is cited in discussions of family planning and social aging.
Tegart Wall Plan Placed for Palestine Frontier
London Times dispatch from Jerusalem reports a 50 mile barbed wire barrier planned along the Palestine frontier with Lebanon Syria and Trans-Jordan. The Tegart wall features two parallel six foot fences with bottom mesh and top barbs and criss crossed wire in between. In tougher sections a third fence may be added to deter smugglers agitators and fugitives.
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Palestine
Lebanon
Syria
Trans-Jordan
Tegart
Charles Tegart
London Times
Jerusalem
New York Sun
Europe faces larger wheat imports as unsettled politics grow
U S agriculture experts say European unrest could open bigger markets for surplus American wheat in the coming year. Britain and The Netherlands move to stockpile grain, with the Netherlands already setting a two month supply. European demand may rise to about 450 million bushels, with Canada and Argentina added output.
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United States Agriculture Department
Europe
Great Britain
Netherlands
America
Canada
Argentina
Protect The Birds As Helpful Allies To Farmers
Observers note birds greatly reduce insect pests for farmers and gardens. Thrushes sparrows larks wrens feed on surface insects while woodpeckers tackle larvae in bark. Flycatchers warblers hawks and swallows hunt from above. overall birds destroy vast insect numbers though a few like starlings and English sparrows harm crops and native birds and should be controlled.
New Salvage Effort Aims to Recover Lutine Treasure
The plan to salvage HMS Lutine’s treasure advances with the Karimata dredger, to remove sand and clay from the wreck near the Zuider Zee. To succeed, two months of favorable weather are needed, after removing the Becker Tower remains.
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H.M.S. Lutine
Zuider Zee
Kinderdyk
Rotterdam
Terschelling
Becker
van den Broek
Billiton Mining Company
London Times
Canadians recall Dominion Day drafting room now a billiard parlor
At Westminster Abbey in London a small room once used to draft the British North America Act is now a billiard parlor. The remark recalls the long path to Canada’s constitution as Dominion Day is observed.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Poison Ivy Berries Change Color From Green to Yellowish White
Description notes that poison ivy fruits progress from smooth green berries to a yellowish white shade as they mature, indicating a seasonal change in appearance for the plant's fruit.
Northward development urged to hold Canadian north
W D Albright of Beaverlodge warns AAAS that Canada must develop and exploit its north to keep it from foreign control. He compares Canada and Russia, notes U S interest in the Dominion’s northern conquest, and questions whether the white race can hold the north without utilizing it amid global expansion. He also asks what applies to Asia.
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Canada
W. D. Albright
Dominion
Beaverlodge
Alta
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Russia
United States
Asia
Sour Cherry Jell O Cream Tarts
Recipe uses fresh sour cherries with sugar and Cherry Jell O dissolved in hot water poured over the fruit. Chill until thickened then fold into whipped cream and layer in tart shells with further Jell O filling. Custard cream may substitute for whipped cream in the shell base.
Melon and Raspberry Salad
Dissolve Lemon Jell-O in hot water and chill until slightly thickened. Fold in cantaloupe or honeydew melon balls and fresh raspberries. Turn into a ring mold and chill until firm. Un mold and serve to six.
Sea Supremacy Soviet Russia Plans To Surpass Britain In Naval Construction
Mik hail Kalinin, president of the Supreme Soviet, told workers at the Ordjonokidze naval construction plant in Leningrad that Soviet engineers and technicians should be able to surpass Great Britain in the quality of naval construction. He said Britain has led naval building but that Soviet plans aim to overtake.
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Soviet
Russia
Britain
Great Britain
Leningrad
Mikhail Kalinin
Supreme Soviet
Ordjonokidze
Kalinin
Madame Chiang Kai-shek Gifts Spoons For Lake Wuhan Reunion
In June 1938 Madame Chiang Kai-shek, daughter of the Soong family and wife of Generalissimo, sent silver spoons for a Woodrow reunion on Lake Wuhan since she could not attend amid China’s war year. Her note said a spoon may be licked but China cannot.
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United States
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Soong
Wellesley College
Chiang
Lake Wuhan
China
Mme. Chiang
From Rectory to Throne Two Generations in Elizabeths Line
Windsor Star notes Queen Elizabeths lineage spans two generations from a minister father to the governors general post. It cites the Counts Strathmore and Kinghorne, Rev William Cavendish Ben tinck, and Lord Tweedsmuir as examples of clerical roots reaching high office. A final quip on postage stamps follows.
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Queen Elizabeth
W. L. Clarke
Windsor Star
Countess of
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
John Buchan
Scotland
How The Language Grows Televisor coinage by J L Baird now freely used for TV
The article traces the origin of terms televisor telegraph and telephone. It notes J L Baird 1925 coinage for television and Baird Television Ltd removing trade mark restrictions to permit universal use of televisor. It compares with Chappe Sudre Reis Bell and others who named earlier devices.
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J. L. Baird
United States
Baird Television, Ltd
Chappe
France
Sudre
Philipp Reis
Alexander Graham Bell
Patent applied for egg dry cleaning process for poultry eggs
British Patent Office records a patent application for an egg dry cleaning method using high pressure fine sand hurled by an electric fan blade. Proponents claim the process cleans shells better than water and reduces staleness risks.
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British Patent Office
Salt preservation of leather bound government books
Leather bound government volumes endure longer with constant handling as salt from perspiration aids preservation. The remark notes salt in human sweat helps maintain bindings through frequent use.
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