Vacation Days in Western Canada Highlight Regina World Grain Show
A call to Western Canadians to enjoy a low cost summer with camps and resorts. The piece promotes a Regina World Grain Exhibition and Conference in late July to early August, noting rail rates, tent city accommodations, and educational, recreational benefits for families seeking leisure close to home. It emphasizes open-air recreation, family travel, and experiencing Western Canada while potentially seeing international agricultural showcases.
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Western Canada
Western
Canada
Regina
Prairie Province
Long-Lived Monarchs and Other Brief News Notes
King George marks 23 years on the throne while comparisons place him behind monarchs like Queen Victoria and George III in length of reign. A statement from Dr Serge Voronov discusses gland transplant aided creation of “super sheep” with richer wool in Grimaldi Italy. Panama raises import duty on perfumery to boost tourism. Dickens enjoyed decorating himself with pricey jewelry.
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George
Edward VII
House of Plantagenet
Queen Victoria
George III
Henry III
Edward
Elizabeth
Henry VI
Henry VIII
Charles II
Edward I
Serge Voronov
Grimaldi
Italy
Rotating Reserve Plan Abandoned by Navy
The rotating reserve plan proposed by Admiral Pratt to save a large sum by keeping one third of the U S fleet in reserve has been dropped after a study found savings of only five million dollars. Secretary Swanson said only destroyers and submarines on reserve would be laid up as needed.
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William V. Pratt
Naval Operations
United States
Navy Department
Claude Swanson
Navy
Forest fire losses in Canada reach ten million yearly
The Forest Service reports ten year Canada fire losses averaging 10 million dollars annually from 1922 to 1931. Ottawa Journal condemns careless neglect and education gaps as major causes and urges action to protect forests. Imperial Airways notes brisk air freight growth between London and Paris in early 1933, with freight, mails, and passenger tonnage rising and empire routes expanding.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Dumins
Canada
National Economy
Ottawa Journal
Imperial Airways
United Kingdom
London
Paris
Nurse reports 7 pound weight loss with Kruschen Salts
A nurse writes she weighed 145 pounds and after daily half teaspoon doses in hot water for weeks now weighs 138 pounds. She credits Kruschen Salts for natural liver and kidney function and overall vitality improvements. One million women reportedly share this result.
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M.H.R
Northern Canada to Host World Meat Reserve Plan
Experts foresee a vast empire meat reserve in northern Canada drawing on waste land now unused. A large herd of Alaskan reindeer would migrate to create a cold storage and transport network. Exported tinned meat and reindeer tongue are projected as delicacies. Reindeer would self-feed, even in mid winter, making them highly versatile.
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Canada
Roman Pavement Unearthed Near Bridlington England
A farmer named Robson digging in a Rodston field near Bridlington uncovered a Roman pavement beneath two feet of soil. The 54 by 15 foot site reveals helmeted heads and floral decorations in two distinct pavements, one tesselated and the other with fine scroll work, indicating a well preserved Roman villa remains.
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Robson
Rodston
Bridlington
England
Yorkshire Archaeological Society
King's Cup Race Set for July 8 Across English Countryside
Aeroplanes of many types will race 200 miles daily for the king's cup, starting at Hatfield and passing Royal Air Force turning points Felixstowe Bircham Newton Cranwell Desford Wittering Henlow and Up per Heyford. Four 200 mile no stop rounds will conclude the event with British entrants only. Pilots must prove 100 hours solo flight and aircraft will be handicapped by engine power and performance.
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London
Royal Air Force
Royal Aero Club
Felixstowe
Bircham
Newton
Cranwell
Desford
Wittering
Henlow
Upper Heyford
Hatfield
Heatfield
Bottle drift reveals ocean currents over message to wife
A bottle picked up on a Yuca tan beach after drifting 5150 miles in a year is seen as aiding ocean current study more than delivering a note to the mate's wife about being late. A dialogue snippet touches on sleep, dreamt money and an overproduction claim about farming.
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Yucatan
Canadian giant map to flood-light Chicago exposition
Montreal artist Gordon Hammond unveils a 30 by 130 foot color map of Canada for the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. The piece, framed and flood-lighted in the travel and transport hall, features a seven by eight foot coat of arms and three weeks of work, promising a striking background for the Canadian exhibit.
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Montreal
Gordon Hammond
Canada
Chicago
Travel and Transport
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Dominion
Mr. Hammond
Aleutheran Islands
Behrings Seas
Iceland
Arctic
Illinois
Presby Church Uses Records to Sustain Choir Amid Hard Times
The Presbyterian Church of the Convent in New York maintains its four choir by playing phonograph records of choral singing during Sunday services. Congregation joins in with electrical transcriptions from famous churches worldwide, allowing more elaborate programs than the reduced choir could otherwise offer.
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Presbyterian Church of the Convent
New
Collectors Seek Old Farming Tools For Shakespeare Era
The Shakespeare birthplace trustees gather in Wilmcote Stratford-on-Avon to display ancient local agricultural implements. They appeal for gifts of old farming tools to illustrate Shakespearean England’s rural life. A separate brief shows a job applicant answering an employer about honesty with a wry line about business.
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Shakespeare
Wilmcote
Stratford-on- Avon
England
BC Grows Ten Million Narcissus Bulbs in 1931
The 1931 report shows nearly ten million narcissus bulbs produced in British Columbia for the domestic market, with an equal quantity of bulbs of other species cultivated for home use.
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British Columbia
Stamp Fraud Laid Bare By Clever Machine In Britain
Scotland Yard probes an infrared capable device that removes cancel marks from income tax stamps issued for wage earners. The scheme involved thousands of pounds with stamps steamed, cleaned, and sold at half face value. Confessions from taxpayers and hawkers point to a broad network, but tracing the reissued stamps to their source remains unresolved.
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Inland Revenue
Scotland Yard
Pew Office
Inland Revenue Authorities
Somerset
How To Spend Your Food Money Pamphlet Figures Budget
The U S Labor Department issued a leaflet advising a devout food budget if funds are tight. It splits a dollar into 25 to 30 cents for vegetables and fruits 25 to 30 cents for eggs lean meat and fish 10 cents for bread flour and cereals 20 cents for sugar and accessories. Also notes on whale whalebone being an elastic mouth substance. Mentions Johannesburg South Africa planning modern streamline streets.
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U.S. Labor Department
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