Gold as a regional beacon for tourism and wealth
The piece argues that lucrative tourist traffic from the United States could rival Western wheat, urging Canada to develop highways and parks, reforest idle prairie lands, and boost publicity. It cites 1937 US tourist expenditure at 277.7 million dollars, notes potential growth of 15 percent, and frames tourism as both economic opportunity and relief work.
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International Boundary Line
Canada
Department of National Revenue
Ottawa
United States
British Columbia
Western
Prairie
Clerk Sir Francis Heathcote Heads for England
Archdeacon of Vancouver Sir Francis Heathcote sails from Montreal to Quebec and boards the Empress of Australia bound for England. He says he knows little of his inheritance, being sixth in line with a recently deceased nephew, and has no Canadian church. Home medicine cabinet locks are being marketed to thwart child access.
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Francis Heathcote
Vancouver
England
Canada
Montreal
Quebec
Gilbert Heathcote
Sir Francis
Sisters and dog save boy from mother bear attack
In Peesane Sask a 14 year old named Pete Herrington was hunting cows when a mother bear attacked him after he tried to pick up a cub. His sisters Florence and Marion and their police dog rushed in. The dog fought the bear while the girls pulled Pete to safety. The bear was driven off and Pete bears the battle scars with pride.
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Peesane
Sask
Pete Herrington
Pete
Florence
Marion
Misdirected Mail Across Pacific Destined for Quebec
Mail addressed to the Province of Quebec was misrouted by a postal sorter who read P Q as PI and sent it toward the Philippines. Much mail to Quebec was returned from Manila Turku and Vibourg Finland noted as centers of the ant egg industry exporting eggs to pet dealers and zoos worldwide.
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P.Q
Montreal
Pacific
Phillippine Islands
Quebec
Manila
Turku
Vibourg
Finland
Edison Deafness Origin Story Prompts Historic Recall
A historical note recounts Thomas A Edison becoming deaf after a boyhood incident when a moving train pulled away and a brakeman seized him by the ears to stop him. The tale underscores early adversity linked to Edison’s later scientific fame.
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Thomas A. Edison
Soviet naval power drive to build four arm fleet
Soviet leaders push a major naval expansion to create a four arm fleet anchored on the Baltic White and Black seas and the Pacific Ocean. By four to five years they expect fruit from the plan with big calibre guns up to 15.78 inches and strong protective armament. Foreign technical help will assist early construction as Italian engineers aided the last two modern cruisers at Leningrad.
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Soviet Russia
Russia
Baltic
White
Black Seas
Pacific Ocean
Leningrad
Selected Recipes with Orange Custard Meringue
A vintage dessert method cools a orange pineapple custard blend with lemon juice orange rind and orange juice folded into a milk starch base. Eggs are separated for a thickened custard then folded and served with a meringue browned lightly and optional crushed pineapple.
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St. Lawrence
Durham
Infringement Not Found Over Song Title Used in Film
Ontario Court of Appeal rules no copyright infringement when a film uses a song title as its title without citing words or music. The appeal by Twentieth Century Fox against a judgment for Francis Day and Hunter is allowed. Justice Middleton states the song’s idea, words, and music were not taken.
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Ontario Court of Appeal
Twentieth Century Fox Corporation Limited
Francis, Day and Hunter
Monte Carlo
Justice Middleton
Locust Preachers at Church Talk Prompt Laughs
After a church conference hostesses discuss visitors. Mrs Brown says she had two locust preachers, correcting herself to local preachers. The banter showcases a humorous moment at the gathering. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese bar tale notes a waiter named William is avoided out of respect for Old William, an 18th century literary favorite.
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Old London
William
Baby grand piano weighs about 450 pounds
A baby grand piano is described as weighing approximately 450 pounds, indicating a heavy instrument commonly moved only by multiple adults or specialized equipment. The fact highlights the piano’s substantial weight and handling considerations for relocation or installation.
Foreign spies seek U S jet propulsion and catapult plans
Foreign espionage probes target U S war plane progress including future propellerless designs and catapult launches. Indictments of 18 spies signal broader drives by secret rings as authorities coordinate across agencies to shield national defense developments and aircraft bomb sight technology.
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United States
Army
Navy
Justice, Treasury
Record claimed for Heinrichs flying machine
An international claim credits Professor Heinrichs with a house fly type flying machine that flew 144 miles from Bremen to Rangsdorf near Berlin. The helicopter-like craft can move forward up backward sideways and hover using rotating wings driven by an engine in the fuselage and no propeller with variable wing incidence.
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Heinrich
Bremen
Rangsdorf
Berlin
Divorce suit lists properties of former union official
A New York divorce filing enumerates assets including seven bank accounts a $100000 flat building $10000 worth of furniture and a summer home held by a former official of the flat janitors union. The Toronto Star notes the man did much “mopping up” with his mop.
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New York
Flat Janitors’ Union
The
Toronto Star
Ready for Holidaying pattern 4789 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams promotes pattern 4789 offering a three piece junior wardrobe including blouse shorts and skirt with sash kerchief and school girl style collar. The ensemble covers golf tennis beach with options in colors fabrics and sizes 12 through 40 and requires five yards of 36 inch fabric and 1½ yards contrast for size 16. Send 20 cents and mailing details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
CBC plans cash prizes to spur pure Canadian radio drama
Major Gladstone Murray announces CBC aims to encourage Canadian authors to write radio drama reflecting Canadian manners. A semi independent board will judge submissions while prize money is offered. He cites The Last Buffalo Hunt as a model and urges direct, simple language and authentic everyday life.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Gladstone Murray
Canadian Authors’ Association
Major Murray
Mary Weekes
Regina
Bruce Hutchison
CBC
Canada
Rupert Caplan
Canadian Broadcasting Company
Montreal
Centre of Unity: Tweedsmuir Links Empire to Crown
Lord Tweedsmuir told Bishop's College graduates that the throne is the empire's cohesion. He said government rests in the people, but the monarch embodies enduring national unity behind changing parties and races across Asia, Africa, and the isles. Britain has rebelled against kings, but never against kingship.
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British Empire
Lord Tweedsmuir
Bishop's College
Lennoxville
Que
Earth
Asia
Africa
Isles of the Sea
Britain
Really Seeing The Country In A New Car
A friend who bought a new car enjoys the first miles at a 20 mile pace. He travels through the countryside, observes spring growth, and notes the changing scene along the concessions. The experience makes an interesting and informing picture.
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St Mary's
Is the straw hat doomed in changes of fashion
The New York Times laments the decline of straw hats as felts hold firm this year. It recalls a past season when straw hats signaled summer and a parade of flat-topped sailors brightened streets, noting the shift toward lasting felts and pondering the future of straw headwear.
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Panama
New York Times
Use Better Seed to Boost Canadian Wheat Yields
Dr. G S H Barton federal deputy minister of agriculture told the Canadian Seed Growers Association in Guelph that 10 bushels of certified seed can yield 7 500 000 bushels in five years. He noted Canada’s wheat and other crops need about 70 million bushels annually, but only about one percent of registered seed grain and less than three percent of certified seed grain are available this year. He urged farmers to use better seed and cited surveys showing many sow indifferent quality grain.
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G. S. H. Barton
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Guelph
Ont
Canada
Barton
Hand-Printed Bible Completed After Seven Years
Gustaf Wennlund a Swedish railway draughtsman finished a hand drawn Bible after seven years of work starting February 12 1931. He drew all four million letters by hand across 1612 pages each taking two to three hours. He has insured the work for $5000 in Stockholm.
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Gustaf Wennlund
Stockholm
Lord Nuffield Accepts Sydney Degree in Charity Pledge
Lord Nuffield, a British philanthropist, accepted a degree from the University of Sydney and pledged to continue aiding the suffering and deformed. He stated his resolve to do everything possible for those in need.
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Lord Nuffield
University of Sydney
Australia
Disney buys rights for Wonderland film cartoon
The London Daily Telegraph reports Walt Disney has acquired the rights to Alice in Wonderland for a new animated feature. Separately, bamboo plants may grow up to three feet in a 24 hour period under optimal conditions.
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Walt Disney
London Daily Telegraph
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