Five Major Canadian Problems From National Interviews
A Financial Post symposium contends Canada faces five key issues: national credit, unbalanced budgets, transportation, unemployment and relief, and agriculture. Professor J E Lattimer argues these interdependent problems hinge on farm price discrepancies, urging price alignment and cautious policy shifts.
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Dominion
Canada
Financial Post
J. E. Lattimer
Macdonald College
P.Q
Lattimer
Lattimer Stent
Tle
Finds Dead Volcano in Manitoba Near Roblin
Harry N. Hawes a Dauphin prospector reports an extinct volcanic cone in Boggy Creek district north of Roblin inside the Duck Mountain forest reserve 210 miles northwest of Winnipeg. He traces five streams from the cone to a lava bed and notes a nearby mineral hot spring with cone edges about a quarter mile wide and 200 feet deep.
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Manitoba
Harry N. Hawes
Dauphin
Be careful of your thoughts for they become words
A brief note on thought restraint and a statistic from London schools notes that less than 1 percent of elementary pupils are poorly fed. The remark ties mental discipline to child welfare in the urban education context.
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London
Amazing Young Linguist Learns Languages Early
A Cres ton Iowa child prodigy, Carol Lynn Rowe, at 20 months has a vocabulary of 600 words and uses 2,000, with rapid growth. She already absorbs English easily and is beginning to learn German with plans for French Italian and Spanish later.
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Carol Lynn Rowe
Creston
Iowa
Fixing His Age in Quick Witted Exchange
A Boston boy replies to a question about age with a humorous tally of ages across categories. He cites psychological age 11 moral age 10 anatomical 7 mental 9 and chronology 8. The anecdote also notes books published in 106 languages in Russia last year.
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Sonny
Boston
Russia
Vimy Memorial Designed by Canadian Artist Walter Allward
The Vimy Memorial rises with twin 138 foot pylons designed by Walter Allward the Canadian sculptor who sketched the plan in minutes and completed it with help from thousands of artisans. Stone blocks list 11 000 Canadian missing soldiers from the great conflict while the main allegorical group shows Canada mourning her dead and figures of Truth Justice Knowledge Peace and Sacrifice guard the sleeping warriors.
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Walter Allward
Spalato
Yugoslavia
Diocletian
Canada
Where Japan Excels in Public Education and Opportunity
The London Daily Herald notes Japan’s public education system as superior with universal access. It claims social mixing between rich and poor sons, affordable university fees at £12 a year, and advocates that education yields benefits beyond wage levels as Japanese workers outperform English peers in non wage aspects.
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Japan
London Daily Herald
British Japanese merchants seek coronation goods for empire markets
Competition intensifies as British and Japanese traders set orders for flags hunting medals and picture postcards for the coronation year. British makers quote higher prices than Japanese dealers prompting calls to hoist Union Jacks in colonies with cost considerations.
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Far East
Princess Arthur of Connaught Quietly Grows in Royal Life
Princess Arthur of Connaught, the only fully qualified nurse in the Royal Family, led a quiet upbringing and developed a strong mind after marriage. On her honeymoon voyage she reportedly discarded about 40 black velvet hats chosen by sedate relatives, with her bridegroom's consent. The News of the World notes the United States supplies 90 percent of the world’s finished silk goods.
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Princess Arthur of
Connaught
Princess Arthur
The
News of the World
Mystery of the Joseph Medill Sails Into Inquiry
An inquiry opened at Newcastle on Tyne into the loss of the welded motorship Joseph Medill bound for Canada. Thrown into doubt are possible causes including collision, fire, wreckage, or ice, with icebergs considered most probable amid Atlantic conditions.
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Newcastle On Tyne
Joseph Medill
Tyne
Caithness
Stavanger Fjord
Bergen
Norway
Medill
O. L. Bateson
Board of Trade
Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland and Labrador
Chalk River Boys Band to Lead at Toronto Exhibition
W Ormiston founder of Chalk River Ontario Boys Band will lead 24 boys ages eight to sixteen at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. He financed the project by selling personal belongings and buying instruments, then trained the group for a year and secured local support and pay as bandmaster.
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Chalk River
Ont
Toronto
W. Ormiston
Relief Project 40
Petawawa
Ottawa River
Ormiston
Saskatchewan Debt Adjustment Board promotes free help for farmers
Government circular from T. C. Davis outlines debt adjustment services across Saskatchewan Judicial Districts. It emphasizes priority of harvest costs and seed advances from the 1936 crop, urges farmers to settle obligations, and invites inquiries to local Debt Adjustment Board representatives for personalized assistance.
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Saskatchewan
T. C. Davis
Debt Adjustment Board
Province of
Regina
Department of Municipal Affairs
Department of Agriculture
Selected Recipes Muffins with Bran and Raisins
A recipe yields about one and a half dozen muffins. Cream butter with sugar, then beat eggs with molasses and milk. Combine with bran, raisins, flour, baking powder and salt, then bake in well greased pans at 425 F, lowering to 375 F after ten minutes.
Avenue Kipling Street Named for Rudyard Kipling in Ypres
Essex students receive free bicycles if distant from school. A forthcoming Ypres street title honors Rudyard Kipling named Avenue Kipling. The seance exchange hints at a deceased Mr Brown with vague first name. Age limits for turtles or tortoises remain unknown.
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Mr. Brown
Essex
England
Kipling
Ypres
Rudyard Kipling
Those Who Do Things Without Fuss in 1934 Rubber Shipments
The passage notes two kinds of people and states that world rubber shipments in 1934 reached 1,010,000 tons, surpassing all earlier years. It contrasts action with fuss and highlights the year as record-setting in rubber trade.
Queensland grove claims oldest living thing on earth
The Tamborine Mountain macrozamia grove in Queensland is described as over twenty feet tall and aged between 12,000 and 15,000 years. Professor Chamberlain noted the contrast with prior finds, and seeds from the largest specimen were planted in 151 U.S. national parks, with descendants now growing across America.
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Queensland
Australia
Tamborine
Chamberlain
Chicago University
South Africa
America
Canadians Seek Free Entry Under 100 Dollar Exemption
Canadians upset by customs exemption rules scouring for free entry under the 100 dollar limit. Hon J L Isley national revenue minister hears that some U S stores tell Canadians they may bring in any non prohibited goods without a 48 hour U S stay. Border officers enforce the 48 hour absence before duty free purchases. The piece notes stiff competition and a historical reference to Japan in 1868.
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United States
J. L. Isley
National Revenue
Canada
The Best People Known By Her Married Life
A terse remark notes that the most valued people are those familiar to her before marriage, suggesting lasting trust and shared history among close acquaintances.
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Alu
Calg
Ivy
Vimy Memorial
Erie
Amat
Scotland
Chalk River Boys
Ultima
NLY
Firestone
U.S
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