Industrial Alcohol May Be Made From Waste Gases in Turner Valley
National Research Council laboratories have developed a process to convert stabilizer waste gases from Turner Valley Alberta into industrial alcohol. If applied to well head gases the output could reach 10,000,000 gallons annually and 140,000,000 gallons from total field waste. cost per gallon not to exceed 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Valley
Alberta
National Research Council
G. S. Whitby
Division of Chemistry
Research Council
Canada
Edmonton
A. Cambron
British Columbia plant to produce nitrates for soil fertility
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting plant at Trail will soon manufacture nitrates phosphorous and potash to boost prairie soil fertility. First shipments are planned for the spring planting season. The note mentions only about one third of seventy known metals being used.
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Trail
B.C
Canada
Chile
British Columbia
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Corporation
Prairies
Dominion Agricultural Credit Company charter seeks five million
The Canadian drive to expand western farm credit moves forward with a $5,000,000 Dominion Agricultural Credit Company Limited charter application filed by a Montreal law firm. Shareholders include banks and insurers with two railways. The board plans to lend to grain farmers shifting to mixed farming, on livestock too but not mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Bennett
Regina
Dominion Agricultural Credit Company, Limited
Montreal
Farm Loan Board
J. D. MacLean
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Fisheries Of Canada 1929 Complete Statistics Published
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics with the Department of Fisheries issued the 1929 complete statistics on Canada’s fishing industry. It covers landings by district, county and province, boat and gear numbers, canning and curing establishments, and national catches and values. Total catch reached 1 063 094 900 pounds with a marketed value of 53 518 521 dollars. capital investment 62 579 444 dollars and 80 450 employed. Canada exported 37 546 393 dollars of fish products while imports stood at 4 233 906 dollars. Copies are available from Ottawa.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Department of Fisheries
Ottawa
Wisner Clarifies Grain Exhibit Dress Codes in Toronto
H T Wisner of the Canadian Seed Growers Association addressed Ontario Field Crop and Seed Growers Association members in Toronto. He discussed World Grain Exhibition rules for Regina 1932 noting vanishing cream furniture polish and varnish would mislead judges. He explained farmers use these products to dress grain exhibits.
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Milady
H. T. Wisner
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Ontario Field Crop and Seed Growers’ Association
Toronto
Wisner
Regina
Must Have Been Careless Advice From Edward Bok
Edward Bok of Ladies' Home Journal fame counseled a woman who had lost three husbands and faced a fourth offer. He advised that if she had already lost three husbands she was too careless to be entrusted with a fourth.
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Edward Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal Fame
Mr. Bok
Hair Dyes Not Found To Affect Brain, Says Publicist Column
A medical publicist writes that hair dyes do not affect the brain, offering reassurance amid concerns. The column notes no proven cognitive impact and suggests viewers are not at risk from dye use.
Pasteurization Push and Poultry Co-op Ballot in Saskatchewan
Pasteurization of milk is hailed as a hygiene advance and lifesaver in towns where adopted. The Saskatchewan Co-Operative Poultry Producers Limited reports 41.1 percent turnout on a ballot seeking a single provincial marketing body for eggs and poultry products, with Don Graham noting expected early action. The note ends with a trivia item about the smallest church in Covington, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of the Milk Industry
Saskatchewan Co-Operative Poultry Producers, Limited
Don Graham
Graham
Fashion Patterns No 930 970 923 749 577 Styles
Fashion patterns shown with bust sizes from children to adults and yardage needs for 39 inch and 27 inch fabrics. Spring styles urge readers to order Fashion Magazine with sewing lessons. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name address pattern number and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern ordering details listed for Winnipeg Pattern requests from the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 475 McDermot Ave. The entry notes a pattern number placeholder and size information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Graf Zeppelin to Reach North Pole on 1931 Polar Flight
The Graf Zeppelin plans a next summer polar flight from Leningrad aiming to map Emperor Nicholas Land and nearby islands. The expedition, led by Ludwig Weickmann, faces financing hurdles after 1929s canceled attempt.
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North Pole
Graf Zeppelin
Ludwig Weickmann
Leipsic Geophysical Institute
Herr Weickmann
Frans Josef Land
Emperor Nicholas Land
Leningrad
Friedrichshafen
Reindeer Herd Plans Move Toward Port Arthur Area
North American reindeer entrepreneurs Dimond and Bostesom announce plans to bring a large herd from Alaska toward Port Arthur and Lake Nipigon region to secure grazing rights and test large scale breeding in northern Ontario. They cite moss abundant in Canadian territory and market potential in Canada and the United States. Dimond is a stockholder in the Alaskan Reindeer Company.
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Alaska
Port Arthur
N. H. Dimond
Charles Bostesom
Dimond
North Lake
Grand Marais
Minn
Lake Nipigon
Alaskan Reindeer Company
St. Michael
Bostesom
Heavy Grain Shipments Rise in West Saint John Elevators
Grain shipments from the elevators at West Saint John New Brunswick show a 130 percent increase through February 1, 1931. Totals reached 4,576,804 bushels loaded into ships versus 1,813,162 bushels in the same period of 1929-30. Virtually all shipments go to the United Kingdom Europe and Mediterranean ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Saint John
N.B
United Kingdom
Europe
Mediterranean
Not So Well Known Village Policeman
A humorous exchange unfolds as a village policeman demands a speeder’s real name. The driver responds with W. Shakespeare, prompting the officer to remark that the bluff with a common surname won’t pass and insisting on the true identity.
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Speeder
W. Shakespeare
Paper mulch use in agriculture described
A recent development uses asphalt-saturated paper as mulch laid between crop rows to reduce soil moisture loss and suppress weed growth, offering a practical method for conserving moisture and improving yields.
Canada Sets Pace in Surveying and Mapping Advances
Canada leads in surveying and mapping with advances in aerial photography and remote sensing. The Dominion government mapped over 60 000 square miles last year while railway firms expand access to remote regions. Water power development boosts Canada to a top world ranking as minerals and new fields open.
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Canada
Association of Dominion Land Surveyors
Ottawa
W. M. Toby
Time by Birds Helps Tell Morning Hours Says German Naturalist
A German naturalist proposes using feathered songsters to tell time in the morning. He notes the chaffinch sings around 1 30 and the black cap calls an hour later, with quail between 2 30 and 3, then hedge sparrows and other birds following up to 5 30.
School of Crime Raided in Antwerp Arrests Forty Boys
Belgian detectives disclose a raid in Antwerp uncovering a “school of crime” run by a Dutch Fagin figure. Forty boys under ten were arrested as police ban certain crime themed magazines.
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School of Crime
Antwerp
Belgium
Safer counsel in a street clash cited by Faun
A Viennese quote recalls a Christian approach to violence urging non retaliation and invoking a protective figure. The exchange ends with a claim to seek aid from a protective sibling.
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Wahre Jakob
Berlin
Big Credit Corporation
East
the Fisheries of Canada
Herman Trelle
Peace River
Mr. Trelle
Saskatchewan Poultry Pool
Hawaii
Covington, Ky
Portugal
Lisbon
Arthur King
Ray Meyer
Agricultural College of
Italy
Peru
Yugoslavia
Guatemala
New Zealand
Czecho-Slovakia
Netherlands
Poland
Siam
India
Ministry of Agriculture
Ontario
Lake Nipigon District
Port of St. John
Faun
Vienna
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