Adults Seek Expanded Education Across Prairie Provinces
Dr. Walter C Murray of the University of Saskatchewan says adults face a wide open field for education, hampered mainly by finances but buoyed by a growing demand from adults. He notes youths’ rising educational attainment pushes families to value learning and seeks broader access to universities and technical training.
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Walter C Murray
University of Saskatchewan
Prairie
Murray
Express Train Forgets Stop At Shimizu Station
An express train sped through Shimizu station in Japan two minutes late, causing staff and passengers to be stunned. The crew said they simply forgot to stop and were penalized for negligence. Passengers bound for Shimizu were ferried by car to the next stop. Meanwhile the European spruce sawfly has damaged thousands of acres of Canadian spruce forests and is extending its attack to Connecticut evergreens. There are 18 Union named cities and towns in the United States.
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Shimizu
Japan
Okisu
Canada
Connecticut
Union
United States
Seaplanes Under Construction for Imperial Air Lines
Twenty nine seaplanes are under construction in Rochester aeroplane factories destined for Canada, Britain and other imperial routes. The craft, built to carry 3.5 tons with a 1500 mile cruising range, form part of a plan to establish a cross empire air network allowing only British aircraft over British territory.
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Canada- Great Britain
Imperial
Rochester
Parasite Search Intensified Against Hawaiian Fruit Fly
Efforts to control the Mediterranean fruit fly in Hawaii are being stepped up as crop damage increases. Researchers seek natural parasites to curb the invasive pest and protect local fruit production.
Mind Should Be Exercised by Lady Tweedsmuir at Education Week
Lady Tweedsmuir opened National Education Week admitting she was poor at arithmetic as a child and urged a flexible yet strong education system for the 1930s. She urged deeper study over superficial media consumption and warned that minds may become boneless if not exercised.
Maharajah of Bhavna Gars Enjoys London Shopping Spree
The Maharajah of Bhavna, a 24 year old ruler of half a million people, left London with four carloads of souvenirs after a seven week visit with his wife two sons two brothers and a retinue. His purchases overwhelmed shopkeepers as 150 crates were labeled with addresses by a signwriter. Items included dogs guns furnishings fabrics cutlery toys clothing incubators for chickens equipment for talking pictures and kitchen utensils plus a $5000 automobile.
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Bhavnagar
London
England
Tuberculosis Rising Among Eskimos in Arctic Regions
Report from Montreal via London notes two scientists studying Eskimo health in the Eastern Arctic finding tuberculosis increasing among natives due to contact with white men. Colds spread after ships arrive, influenza has wiped out small communities, yet natives resist cancer and diabetes and endure extreme cold.
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Arctic
Montreal
London
New York Times
Letters From Sealed Bottles Return To Sydney Sailor
Lea Buring of Sydney Australia has received the third of five letters mailed in bottles from Pacific ships. One bottle tossed near the Tongan Isles drifted five months to Fiji and 900 miles away, another reached the North Queensland coast 500 miles away, and the third from Pago Pago drifted to the Gilbert Islands where a native opened it and spent the postage six cents before returning the letter to the sender.
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Lea Buring
Sydney
Australia
Pacific Ocean
Queensland
Pago Pago
Gilbert Islands
Buring
Page movies of rare books preserve prints in archives
New York Public Library uses cameras to create page movies of rare books and ancient newspapers. The photostatic division handles growing orders, and page movies offer compact, inexpensive preservation recorded on 35 millimeter film rolls. About two percent of space is needed compared with originals.
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New York Public Library
Photostac
Buckingham Palace May Get Pool And Squash Court
Report indicates Buckingham Palace could be modernized to include a swimming pool and a squash court. King Edward VIII, a keen squash player, reportedly favored such facilities during his time as Prince of Wales, and the plans for the palace reflect contemporary tastes.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Prince of Wales
Edward VIII
Saskatchewan livestock value in 1935 reaches high total
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates Saskatchewan livestock value in 1935 at 86.36 million dollars for horses cattle sheep and swine. Farm poultry value rises to 5.299 million dollars compared with 1934.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Must Be Nice Song Provokes Budapest Police crackdown
Budapest police label the song Gloomy Sunday as public men ace No 1 and call on musicians to suppress it. They link 18 personal crises to the tune, including a shoemaker Joseph Keller who asked roses be placed on his grave and several suicides linked to the song at homes and parties.
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Budapest
Joseph Keller
World's Fastest Express Taken Over by Reich Railroad Co
A four coach express train reaches 110 mph, weighs 125 tons and is fully streamlined. It accelerates to 100 mph in six minutes and can stop from maximum speed in 3000 feet after braking. For first time in German rail history an observation platform is added on the last coach.
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The
Reich Railroad Co
Electric eel generates 170 to 300 volts says aquarist
Christopher W. Coates of the New York Aquarium tropical fish department notes electric eels produce 170 to 300 volts and a six foot specimen could exceed 300 volts sufficient to kill a horse. Cuban exports reach over 5.9 million pounds in a single month. Robert Schumann used a pen found on Beethoven's tomb for many of his best works.
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Christopher W. Coates
Tropical Fish Department
New York Aquarium
Coats
Robert Schumann
Beethoven
Only Fruit-A-Tives Relieve Constipation Says Belleville Man
After months of stomach trouble and constipation Mr W Huddlestone of Belleville found quick relief with Fruit-a-tives. He reports the remedy gave quick and complete relief and credits a doctor for concentrating apples oranges figs prunes and herbs into tabs. The product is billed as natural and effectively tonic with lasting results.
Old Fashioned Currant Yeast Buns from Home Kitchen
A biscuit style yeast bun recipe describes dissolving yeast in warm milk with sugar, making a sponge with flour, and letting it rise. It adds creamed butter and sugar, eggs, salt, currants, cinnamon, and flour to form a soft dough. After rising and shaping, buns are glazed, crossed, and baked at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
Foggy St James Palace guards play Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
A changing of the guard at St James Palace drew few spectators as fog obscured visibility in Friary Court. The band performed a muted set, with the final tune before return to barracks identified as Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
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St. James Palace
Friary Court
X-Ray Pioneer Doctor Archibald Dies in New Jersey
Dr. Charles Harvey Archibald of New York, a pioneer in X-ray development, has died at Asbury Park New Jersey. He had earlier suffered X-ray burns from 1930 losing the middle finger of his left hand and had his left arm amputated in 1934. The death followed an operation to halt infection from burns.
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Charles Harvey Archibald
New York
Asbury Park
N.J
Specialist and patient debate paying for an operation
Dialogue imagines a medical ethics moment where a surgeon asks if payment would determine necessity and the patient questions the availability of care if costs blocked treatment. The exchange highlights financial barriers in access to health services.
Sask. Legislature Redirects Unclaimed Assets to Ag Research
The Agricultural Research Foundation of the University of Saskatchewan will receive about $24 000 for agricultural experimental research through a Saskatche wan legislature act. Unclaimed assets from the Saskatchewan Cooperative Elevator Company will fund the gift, with the 1919 20 wheat board balances totaling roughly $225 000 supporting ongoing provincial research via interest income.
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Agricultural Research Foundation
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company
Wheat Board
Coal Mined In January In Canada Output Rises
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports January coal production totalled 1 381 944 tons up 94 131 from last January. Bituminous 772 638 tons sub bituminous 65 108 and lignite 544 198. Alberta led with 635 554 tons followed by Nova Scotia 437 357 Saskatchewan 149 697 and New Brunswick 35 677.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Humble Guest and Sir John A Very Rich Man Exchange
In a terse dialogue the Humble Guest asks about sleepwalking while Sir John A Very Rich Man responds with a dry denial and a quip about motoring. The exchange highlights class and wit in a concise social vignette.
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John
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