Prairie Farm Act Initiates Large Soil Drift Study
Minister Rob ert Weir announced a prairie provinces program selecting five districts for a large scale soil drifting and crop production demonstration. The plan includes reestablishing grasses and crops through strip farming, legumes, cover crops, and drought resistant cereals to sustain landowners and support water development projects under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
Robert Weir
Drouth
Passenger Delayed After Big Ship Anchors at Tilbury Docks
At Tilbury Docks England a large Australian liner caused a one hour wait as three liners queued to dock. Medical and passport checks finished quickly but one passenger slept through the clearance and did not disembark until two and a half hours after discharge began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilbury Docks
England
Australia
Far East
Strange Street: A Beverley Baxter Autobiography Review
London papers prominently review Strange Street by A. Beverley Baxter. It traces his rise from a Toronto music shop assistant to Fleet Street editor in chief at Daily Express, a Max and Bax partner, and a $50,000-a-year publicity executive for a British film firm. It highlights Beaverbrook’s affection for Andrew Bonar Law, the New Brunswick boy made prime minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Beverley Baxter
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
London
Toronto
Fleet Street
Max and
Bax
Andrew Bonar Law
New Brunswick
Great Britain
Canadian child prefers homeland over departure
Hon George St Lawrence Neuillle Ponsonby, four year old son of the Governor General and Lady Bessborough, resists leaving Canada as his mother recounts the moment at the Joan of Arc Institute in Ottawa. A sharp 8 percent cut in 1935 potato acreage is estimated, mainly in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario, returning to 1953 levels. Bensol is noted as a source of poisoning for women in some industries, affecting white blood cells and causing anemia.
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George St. Lawrence Neuillle Ponsonby
Bessborough
Canada
Joan of Arc Institute
Ottawa
Dominion
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Ontario
Dust Fall Estimate Shocks Greater Montreal Officials
McGill University officials estimated about 143 million pounds of dust fall on the greater Montreal area each year. The figure underscores concerns over air quality and environmental monitoring in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Montreal
McGill University
Western Wheat Quality and Canadian Scholars at McMaster
The Royal Society of Canada opens in Hamilton with Canadian scholars discussing wheat in the Dominion. Dr E H Oliver notes prairie dust storms of 1899 shaped farming memory and attributes high protein western wheat to climate rather than soil. Frank T Shutt, Flavelle medalist, credits warm temperatures and low rainfall in late summer and autumn for wheat quality.
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E. H. Oliver
Saskatoon
United Church
Frank T. Shutt
F.R.S.C
Flavelle
Prairie Provinces
Trans-Canada Highway Endorsed by Two Lake Head Chambers
Fort William and Port Arthur chambers of commerce endorsed the Lake Superior shore route via Nipigon Schreiber White River to Sault Ste Marie as the Trans-Canada Highway. The vote reaffirmed policy on the unfinished national road section as other routes had been discussed.
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Lake Superior
Fort William
Port Arthur
Nipigon
Schreiber
White River
Sault Ste Mane
Chambers of Commerce
Lakehead
Western Canadians honored fellowships for research abroad
At the Royal Society of Canada annual Hamilton meeting, Western scientists were named for fellowships enabling study at U S universities and in Britain and Europe. Honorees include James A. Gibson of the University of British Columbia in history Andrew McKellar of UBC in physics and Reginald Salt of the University of Alberta in zoology. Canada’s exports show March 1935 farm machinery shipments valued at $412,199 with spades and parts 1859 dozen disc harrows and parts 8933 disc ploughs 656 cultivators 529 harvesters 216 mowing machines 81 hay rakes. The 12 month export total to March 1935 was $3,567,258.
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United States
Great Britain
Europe
Hamilton
Royal Society of Canada
James A. Gibson
University of British Columbia
Andrew McKellar
Reginald Salt
University of Alberta
Canada
Trinidad Plans Public Works to Aid Unemployed
Trinidad announces new public works projects to provide jobs and support for unemployed residents. The program aims to create local employment through infrastructure and community improvements, with anticipated deployment across multiple districts.
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Trinidad
Meaning of Jubilee Obedience to the Crown
The article argues that royal demonstrations reveal a sound practice behind public display. It asserts the strength of a government led by a king who represents all people, not a party, and notes the King George’s self renunciation as key to his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Republiis
George
Italy Establishes Book Hospital at Grotta Ferrata Abbey
Italy opens a national book hospital at the Grotta Ferrata Abbey near Rome. Three departments will diagnose damage from vegetable matter and pests, fumigate and test books, and restore volumes to their original condition using modern science.
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Italy
National Hospital For Books
Abbey of
Grotta Ferrata
Rome
Patient and Doctor Exchange in Quirky Cash Greeting
A patient asks how to repay kindness and the doctor replies with payment options cheques postal orders or cash. A meteorology note defines a cloud burst as heavy rainfall exceeding six inches and a rate of at least sixteen inches per hour.
Bank of England Overstaffed and Nearby Retirement Offers
The Bank of England faces a surplus of clerks after wartime hiring. About 500 temporary staff were added 1919 to 1927 without exams or apprenticeships as work broadened with Europe. With work down and offices returning to HQ, the bank offers retirement gratuities up to 10 000 or a life pension of up to 10 weekly. Few accept retirement. most prefer to stay for job security and automatic pensions.
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Threadneedie Street
Bank of England
Europe
Moscow opens palatial subway stations praised as world beauty
Moscow unveils its handsome new subway with palatial stations featuring checkerboard floors marble columns and pink steps. Seven miles of the line are open and work begins on twelve more miles.
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Moscow
What the world needs is peace pacts that pack perfect peace
A succinct call for global harmony advocating robust peace pacts. Emphasizes universal resolve and practical agreements to secure enduring calm among nations.
Camera price not a limit to good photographs
The article argues that you do not need an expensive camera to take good pictures. It cites an international amateur snapshot contest where a cheap camera won the Grand Prize and notes inexpensive 5 mm movie cameras winning top awards in 1934. It emphasizes intelligent use and available affordable models for amateurs and hobbyists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cinematographer
Ace Cinematographers
Soviet Ocean Depth Quest And Arctic Sailings Rise In 1933
Soviet science pushes deep sea goals with a new bathysphere under construction in Leningrad to beat Beebe's depth record. The Arctic program plans 776 ships, icebreaker Sedov seeks 81 to 3 degrees north, and Arctic air routes plus insulated planes and two stratosphere balloons are developed for extreme weather exploration.
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Leningrad
William Beebe
Arctic
Sedov
Murmansak
Bering Sea
MacNider Urges Close US Canada Ties At Minneapolis Dinner
Han ford L. MacNider former minister to Canada and ex American Legion leader told the Minneapolis Junior Association of Commerce dinner that closer relations with Canada should be pursued. He said Canada would welcome advances though previously treated badly, and suggested reciprocal tariffs within North America. He cited the Mexican cattle tariff as harming western Canada’s cattle market and US products.
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United States
Canada
Hanford L. MacNider
American Legion
MacNider
Minneapolis
Junior Association of Commerce
North America
Guthrie proposes end to suspended DWI sentences in Criminal Code
Hon. Hugh Guthrie introduces an amendment in the House of Commons to abolish suspended sentences for driving while intoxicated. The bill also adds clauses tackling unfair merchandising practices and price spread issues, though constitutional doubts are noted regarding the heavy penalties.
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House of Commons
Hugh Guthrie
Price Spreads Commission
Guthrie
Law of the wolf pack governs husky attack case at The Pas
Husky dogs that killed a six year old boy in The Pas Manitoba face death as recommended by authorities. Mushers fear that even friendly huskies can attack people in the harsh northland and that the law reflects harsh frontier justice. Also notes nine million birds hatch annually in the Pribilof Islands refuge.
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Pas
Man
Pribilof Islands
Bering Sea
Plane Examined At Langley Field Details In 1940
A 1940 aeroplane skeleton was studied at Langley Field Virginia by 250 engineers designers and officials. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics staff explained a year of work on boundary layer control and airflow for efficient engines and quieter operation. The bureau of air commerce showcased the new popular price monoplane in a wind tunnel its first appearance. It features a small cabin pusher propeller front pilot wheel and dual vertical and horizontal fins.
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Langley Field
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Bureau of Air Commerce
Large shipment of bees arrives in Lethbridge from California
Professor Eckert of the University of California brings millions of bees by rail to Lethbridge on May Sid for distribution to Southern Alberta apiaries. The T77 package consignment, the largest ever for the West, was examined en route and deemed in good condition on arrival. Alberta apiarist S. O. Hillerud met Eckert at Spokane and accompanied him.
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Prof. Eckert
University of California
Lethbridge
Alberta
California
West
Pro. Eckert
New Scotch Story From Glasgow Involving Sir Harry Lauder
George McSweyn of a Memphis flooring firm brought back a Glasgow tale about Sir Harry Lauder. He said pictures of Lauder’s rooms could be taken with the floors, at a cost of a guinea per room, and Lauder agreed.
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Sir Harry Lauder
Glasgow
George McSweyn
Memphis
Tenn
McSweyn
New York
Sir Harry
New Island Appears in Dardanelles Near Gallipoli
A small island has emerged in the Dardanelles between Charkeuy and Maurette. It measures about 1,050 feet by 200 feet and consists of sand pebbles and seaweed covered rocks. Nearby hills and dunes have collapsed into deep pits. Geologists link island formation to the sea floor activity.
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Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Charkeuy
Maurette
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