Canadian Seed Growers elect new leadership at Kemptville
Prof. T. J. Harrison of Winnipeg is named president of the Canadian Seed Growers Association during the annual convention in Kemptville Ontario. Geo H. Clark becomes honorary president while new officers include Major H. G L Strange and C A Zavitz. The group backs an educational exhibit for Regina's Worlds Grain Exhibition. Robertson Associates ten initial members begin a new honored class. Next year’s meeting is planned for Saskatchewan with timing linked to the Regina event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Harrison
Winnipeg
Canadian Seed Growers Association
Kemptville
Ont
Harrison
Board of Grain Commissioners
Geo.h. Clark
Dominion Seed Commissioner
Ottawa
H. G .L. Strange
C. A Zavitz
Iderton
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
R. Summerby
MacDonald College
Que
W. T . Whener
Regina
Csg.a
Atlantic
Pacific
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
F. J. Cash
Pillesden
B. R. Coppe
South Woodslee
Jeremie Levasseur
Tessierville
Quebec
W. P. MacGregor
George Dow
Gilbert Plains
Man
John Weiner
Miami
Nels Linden
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Andrew Schmidt
Midmay
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Saskatchewan
General Jan Smuts Remembered By Churchill
The Empire honors General Jan Smuts at age 61, noting his Boer War fame including capturing an armored train where Winston Churchill served among the defenders. Churchill recalls visiting London to discuss past veldt battles with his former prisoner in the Colonial Office during the War Cabinet era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Smuts
South Africa
Winston Churchill
London
England
Colonial Office
Churchill
Water needs for wheat in Western Canada
Meteorological director John Patterson says thirty tons of water are required to produce a bushel of wheat. In May and June growing season six inches of rain are needed for an average crop after evaporation and drainage. The note compares this to the Great Wall of China, whose present form is largely from the fourteenth century AD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Patterson
Meteorological Services
Canada
Prairie
Electric Convention Opens as Western Farms Embrace Power
The 41st annual Canadian Electrical Association meeting opened in Banff Alberta with 200 delegates from across Canada. George F P Atcheson of Montreal led the president’s address as Premier J E Brownlee welcomed attendees. Reports from the secretary and treasurer were presented and Brownlee spoke on farm electrification and its impact on rural life and western unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
The
Canadian Electrical Association
Banff
Alberta
George FP. Atcheson
Montreal
J. E. Brownlee
Brownlee
One Poet Who Was Lucky
A London barrister recalled youth in dinner talk about his self-published poetry. He sought payment from the publisher years later, only to learn they had sold five copies and burned their stock in a fire, after having insured the poet’s beautifully bound work.
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London
Electric Razor At Leipzig Fair Sparks Curiosity
The Boston Post notes a new electric razor shown at the Leipzig fair in Germany. The safety razor, powered by electricity, supposedly shaves rapidly without pulling skin, though skepticism remains until a full demonstration is seen.
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Germany
Facilities to Conquer T B Are Insufficient
In almost every part of Canada there are insufficient facilities for the treatment and isolation of tuberculosis with a general rise in 1930 deaths. A resolution from the Canadian Tuberculosis Association at Tranquille Sanitarium Kamloops notes the Indian population’s tuberculosis threat and directs the secretary to confer with the Indian department. Dr W Dobbie of Toronto was elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Kamloop
Indian Department
W. Dobbie
Toronto
Prominent Sermon Prompt Sparks Domestic Plea Mixup
During a preacher's call for women to stand and pledge to care for their husbands, only one woman rose and, when urged to mother her husband, quipped about smothering him. A lighthearted exchange at home follows as Father asks about cleaned suits, with Mother replying about the black one.
Jubilee pay cheque marks long railway service in Canada
John Caesar of Vancouver B C received a Jubilee pay cheque recognizing decades with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Starting in 1871 with Great Western and Toronto Grey and Bruce, he helped beautify stations, later supervising gardens east of Fort William. A station on the Kettle Valley Division is named for him. He retired in 1917 and is just over 80.
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Canada
John Caesar
Vancouver
B.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Western
Toronto, Grey and Bruce
Caesar
Kettle Valley
Markdale
Ont
Fort William
Ship Cattle Over Bay Line Boosts Northern Trade
R C Hayes of Minot says cattle shipment via the May line will profit Western Canada and Britain, using the cooler route and short rail haul to improve arrival condition. The Pas will be a key stop for prairie cattle, with early summer traffic a feature. He notes rapid northern progress and urges a north country tourist motor road to draw visitors from the United States and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
R. C. Hayes
Minot
Worth
Dakota
Canada
Pas
Prairies
Flin Flon
Sherridan
North Country
United, States
Dairy Cows Census Moves in Southern Alberta
Secretary Stanley Kirkham of the Lethbridge District Development Association mails 1600 questionnaires to Southern Alberta farmers seeking a dairy industry census and future outlook. A large milk firm explores a possible Alberta milk processing plant, with irrigation districts under review. A note adds that Japanese morning papers devote front pages to book ads, while a clergyman says broadcast sermons lack full impact but still deliver the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Kirkham
Lethbridge District Development Association
Alberta
Swainson’s Hawk Banding Traced to Canada Recovery in South America
Alberta hawk Winters in South America as banded in 1929 by Glen and Jack Schwerdinger of Halkirk Alberta is traced via International cooperative banding with Canada and the U S Biological Survey. The Swainson’s hawk, known as the gopher hawk, helps control pests like ground squirrels and gophers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
United States Biological Survey
Canada
United States
South America
The
Messrs
Glen
Jack F. Schwerdinger
Halkirk
Alberta
International Co-Operative Plan
Biological Survey
Washington, D.C
Ottawa
Wheat Market Looks Brighter Despite Persistent Drawbacks
Department of Trade and Commerce officials see an improving wheat outlook despite large stocks, world depression, and Europe’s self sufficiency. Factors boosting the market include rising world movement in early 1931, Canada's outsized export rise, low wheat prices boosting consumption, and expected higher European imports totaling about 700 million bushels vs 505 million last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Trade and Commerce
United States
Russia
Canada
Europe
North America
Piano revival fueled by group lessons and radio classes
Critics once proclaimed piano decline due to technology and automotive culture. Now sales rebound as experts credit group instruction and nationwide radio piano courses, restoring the instrument to a mode of dignity comparable to the violin after enduring jazz and saxophone trends.
Home Accidents Tie With Motor Deaths in 1930 Survey
The National Safety Council reports the home as the riskiest place with about 30 000 deaths and 4 000 000 injuries in 1930. Falls dominate, especially among ages 15 to 64, with 70 percent of deaths after 65, and burns and explosions harming children under four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
National Safety Council
Spokane
Mail delivery record set for Britain to Canada route
A mail delivery record was established when letters sent from Southampton aboard the Empress of Britain on Wednesday June 17 1931 reached Montreal by Monday morning June 22 1931. The transit took under five days and enabled posting in London to Canada by nine o clock the same weekday.
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Britain
Canada
Southampton
Montreal
Canadian Airways
London
England
Ethical questions in a shop encounter
A father explains business ethics to his son by recounting a customer paying with two two-dollar bills and asking whether he should inform his partner about the transaction. The tale frames ethics as a rule to smooth business and govern actions between merchants.
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Issy
Empress of Asia Docks at Victoria with Silk and Gold Cargo
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia arrives at Victoria docking to discharge a major portion of a cargo that includes nearly eight million dollars in raw silk and gold specie before proceeding to Vancouver.
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Victoria
Vancouver
What Capital Really Is
An Ottawa Journal commentary defines capital as the surplus product of labor. It argues all property is capital when convertible to money and claims human progress rests on such surplus, countering Bolshevik and Communist attacks with examples from daily life and Lenin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenin
Russia
Ottawa Journal
Alberta drives more gasoline than other provinces
A recent compilation shows Alberta motor drivers travel farther yearly than any other province. Alberta averages 459 gallons per car, with Manitoba 316 and Ontario 421. other provinces range from 314 to 424 gallons. Alberta also produces more gasoline than the rest of the Dominion.
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Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Dominion
Old Lady Helps Illiterate Villager Learn Reading
A kindly old woman urged the village schoolmaster to teach a man named George to read. Later she asked if he could read the Bible easily, and he replied that he was now reading the football news instead.
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George
Suffin Drives a Regulator in a Toon Exchange
In a cartoon dialogue Suffin is asked about his car and claims to drive a Regulator. The Toon explains it is a car that all others go by. The exchange contrasts a high handed home life with bachelorhood and independence.
When Lopez Is Owed Five Shillings Catches Mind
A Madrid quip contrasts two men as one owes five shillings, provoking reflection on likeness while denying any real similarity. The exchange preserves humor and social edge with concise wit.
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Buen Humor
Madrid
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General Smuts
China
West
Boston Post
T.B
Ww. N. UU
Studdy
WWE
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