CBC plans meet mixed prairie reception and critique
A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation plan review from Regina shows support for some aims, while disappointment arises over delayed western high powered stations. Call for more program exchanges, reduced interference, potential experimental commercial use, and a new radio announcer school.
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Prairie Provinces
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
L. W. Brockington
K.C
Ottawa
Regina
Toto
Prairies
Maritimes
Ontario
Quebec
C.B.C
U.S
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Inventor Promotes Self Cleaning Syrup Pot
Clyde Mustion Oshkon Ong of Missouri unveils an educated syrup pot feature a lid that descends after pouring. A built in device on the lid causes Mustion's pitcher to wipe itself automatically, suggesting a hands free cleaning action.
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Clyde Mustion
Oshkonong, Mo
Mustion
Eight of Spades Seen as Unlucky Card in Superstition
The eight of spades is regarded as the unluckiest playing card in superstition. Napoleon Bonaparte attributed his defeats to its influence and misfortune.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Knight of the Garter Insignia Worn Day and Night
Upon creation a Knight of the Garter must wear part of the insignia at all times. Most knights wear the silver badge of the order during their sleep as well as awake.
Roadways stay intact once laid, building expert says
A building expert notes that once a road is properly laid it should not be removed quickly. Authorities continue work steadily, spending months on the project to ensure durability and proper construction.
Freight car thieves ply rail lines under cover of night
A Time report notes freight car thefts across the U.S. and Canada totalled 688,792 dollars in 1936, the lowest yearly total on record. Bands target moving trains and sparsely settled routes, breaking seals and tossing loot from box cars aided by trucked allies.
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U.S
Jesse James
Association of American Railroads
Canada
Selected Recipes for Cherry Sauce With Corn Starch
The instructions describe heating cherry juice to boil then making a paste of Benson's Corn Starch and sugar with cold juice. The mixture is stirred into the hot liquid and cooked on low heat for five minutes, then lemon juice is added and cooked one minute more. Mould and chill. Serve with whipped cream or Crown Brand corn syrup. The narrative then notes a mud skipper fish of Portuguese West Africa cannot swim and drowns if out of depth.
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Portuguese West Africa
Adventurous Dominion Figure Sir Hubert Wilkins
Sir Hubert Wilkins an Australian explorer born 1888 in Mount Bryan East South Australia has long entertained global audiences with feats of endurance. A former Paris newsreel photographer and Turkish army correspondent, he later served as official photographer in the Australian historical section during World War I.
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Hubert Wiking
North Pole
Mount Bryan East
South Australia
Stefansson
Wilkins
France
Australian Flying Corps
Vancouver pilots chosen for new trans Canada line
The Vancouver Daily Province reports pilots selected for the new trans-Canada airline will train in Vancouver this summer. By fall it is believed enough trained personnel will exist to operate the Lethbridge Winnipeg branch. Major D R MacLaren on the administrative staff has made no official statement but it is understood the line will take over the Vancouver Seattle air mail route and two planes now owned by Canadian Airways Ltd.
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Vancouver
Synthetic rubber neoprene to be mass produced in Britain
The London Observer reports that synthetic rubber named neoprene will be manufactured on a large scale in this country for the first time. The chief ingredients are coal limestone and rock salt and Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd in London will oversee production.
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London
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd
London Observer
Champion Letter Writer Algernon Bennet Ashton Dies at 77
Algernon Bennet Ashton, famed as the champion letter writer to the British Press, died recently at age 77. The prolific writer published 2000 letters since 1900 and pursued hobbies including viewing ancient buildings, critiquing modern architecture, listening to debates in the House of Commons, and playing billiards, draughts, chess and cards.
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Algernon Bennet Ashton
House of Commons
Duchess Breaks Precedent at Coronation Wearing Rabbit Fur
The Duchess of Hamilton, friend of Queen Mother Mary, did not wear ermine at the coronation. She chose rabbit fur instead as a protest against trapping fur bearing animals.
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Duchess of Hamilton
Queen Mother
Mary
Woman regains near full function after half brain surgery
A 38-year-old Pittsburgh woman who had the right brain hemisphere removed six months ago shows near full recovery. She now performs most tasks and scores 115 on the Stanford Binet scale, recalling preoperative telephone numbers and addresses.
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Pittsburgh
American Psychiatric Association
Stuart N. Rowe
Estimates Put Michigan Auto Strikes Cost at 477 Million
An observer cites total automobile strike costs in Michigan at 477 million dollars. Of this 267 million is for cars scheduled for construction 45 million in wages lost 137 million for glass wheels and other industry inputs.
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Michigan
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claim Health Benefit
An old advertisement urges liver stimulation with Carter's Little Liver Pills. It claims the liver should produce bile daily, warns against constipation, and promises safer relief than calomel due to lack of mercury. It repeats strong testimonials and urges asking for the product by name.
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Carter
Famine Foreseen If Soil Resources Fail, WPA Study Warns
The WPA soil inventory project, led by Dr. Jacob C Lipman and praised by William H Ely, concludes US agriculture may die of neglect within 200 years without fertility measures. It warns nitrogen will exhaust in 22 years and sulfur by 2062, foretelling a China-like famine for the nation. Losses blamed on erosion leaching harvesting stock burning and rapid oxidation of organic matter.
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Works Progress Administration
United States
WPA
William H. J. Ely
Jacob C. Lipman
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
New Brunswick
Simple Merchants Advertising Tips Highlight Bargain Facts
The Sarnia Canadian Observer argues that ads need only factual information about goods and prices. Plain statements of value attract the public, and a clear bargain description is as compelling as news.
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Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Drawbacks of Cash Basis for House Training
The speaker warns that a cash based system harms merchants and debtors alike. The message urges paying cash for groceries and other goods, noting that creditors and defaults threaten a trailer lifestyle.
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