Dominion boosts grants for fairs and exhibitions nationwide
The Dominion Government raises grants for class A summer and winter fairs to up to 5000 dollars with 4000 maximum base grants and 500 extra for boys and girls club work. Class EB gets 2500 in Quebec and 2000 elsewhere with added 500 for junior activities and 500 for judges.
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Dominion
Dominon
Robert Weir
Quebec
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Society
Dommon Department of Agriculture
Department of Extension Service
Layton Repeats as President at Canadian Blind Federation
Philip E. Layton of Montreal is reelected president of the Canadian Federation of the Blind for a seventh term at the Montreal convention. Honorary president Lord Athelstan and officers J A Conway Regina Harvey Smith Saint John T R Fenton Montreal Gilbert Layton are named. Speakers urge improvement of blind treatment in Canada. Secret ballot for the blind discussed but left in abeyance. Minimum wages for blind factory workers also raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip E. Layton
Montreal
Federation of the Blind
Lord Athelstan
Sthosen
J. A. Conley
Regina
Harvey Smith
Saint John
T. R. Fenton
Gilbert Layton
Canada
British Empire
Soviet Scientists Tout Rocket Planes For Passenger Flights
A congress of Russian scientists and aeronautical experts says Soviet experiments prove rocket planes can carry passengers in the upper stratosphere 20 to 30 miles up. These propulsion machines would be far faster than present craft and may end explorations of new heights. Stratospheric flights could pave the way for interplanetary communication, starting with a flight to the Moon. France plans to market its wheat surplus.
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Earth
Sur
Congress
Bal
France
New Flax Process Draws Ontario Textile Interest
May Meza reports Ontario textile manufacturers show keen interest in the Franklin E. Smith flax process tied to Lancashire promoters who claim linen may be cheaper than cotton. Efforts include growing flax in Sarnia and Charlottetown to supply Lancashire markets, with tests on waste flax fibre and linseed straw at Ottawa’s experimental farm.
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Ontario
Franklin E. Smith
Lancashire
England
A. W. Hyndman
Royal Bark of Canada
Charletown
States
T. A. Gordon
Gordon and Son
Sarnia
Ont
Belfast
Gordon
Franklin Smith
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Ottawa
Jokes Hidden in Stone and Brick Across English Churches
A note on playful carvings by ancient builders showing monks preaching to geese in church reliefs. It cites a rambling Bed fordshire Hertfordshire farmhouse with a ceiling inscription inviting warmth across two counties, explaining half the room lies in each.
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England
Bedfordshire
Hertfordshire
Adequate Punishment Key To Curb Reckless Driving
Calgary Herald argues that current punishments for traffic infractions are too light to deter reckless driving. The editorial calls for longer license suspensions and vehicle impoundment as necessary measures to enforce public safety and reduce accidents.
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Calgary Herald
Hope Airport project cost in Bri tish Columbia
Defence department spent 63 626 dollars on the Hope airport in British Columbia. Defence Minister Grote Stirling reported to Ian Mac Kenzie in the House of Commons. The facility spans 70 acres with 26 cleared and 64 workers on site. Brown remarks about stout people and morality. Jones comments on difficulty of stooping to crime.
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Defence Department
Hope
British Columbia
Grote Stirling
Ian MacKenzie
Vancouver Centre
House of Commons
Blue nightshade linked to potato family and poisons
A compact note explains that blue nightshade is related to potatoes and other deadly poisonous plants, highlighting its toxic nature and plant family ties.
Rochester fur trader lands plane with pelts from North Ontario
Joseph Mirgurt, a Rochester fur buyer, arrived at the municipal airport in a ski-equipped plane carrying a $5,000 cargo of pelts after a weeklong trip to Northern Ontario. He noted the main challenge was starting the engine in sub-zero weather.
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Joseph Mirgurt
Rochester
Ontario
Canadian tobacco may fuel new citric acid uses
Canadian tobacco may be redirected to chemistry as tobacco is used to manufacture citric acid. Europe recently adopted such practice and Italy has been the leading supplier of commercial lemon derived citric acid.
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Europe
Italy
Indians Hold Over Twelve Million In Federal Funds
The Indians of Canada possess 13,602,000 dollars in the federal treasury. The fund earns five percent interest and is distributed among the Indians. The balance has accumulated through treaties and aid, with the Indian population growing by about 1,000 yearly.
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Federal
Canada
January 1935 Pure Bred Stock Register Totals
The Cannadian Livestock Records list approved by the Dominion Minister of Agriculture for January 1935 includes 417 horses 3970 cattle 963 sheep 682 swine 1841 foxes 728 dogs 723 poultry and 3 goats.
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Dominion Minister of Agriculture
Storytelling in snapshots and the art of meaningful pictures
The piece urges photographers to craft pictures with narrative and human interest. It compares pic ture books and films to everyday snapshots and advises planning shots that show action and meaning rather than passive poses. It cites Uncle Louie, picnics, and a sailboat moment to illustrate storytelling in photography.
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Uncle Louie
Canadians Fly Over Kaieteur Falls First Tourist Air Tour
Four Canadians including a woman traveled by air from Georgetown BG to Kaieteur Falls and back, landing at Garraway Stream. They praised the spectacle as magnificent and noted Kaieteur as a potential tourist draw while highlighting international cooperation in entomology between Canada and the United States.
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Georgetown
Kaieteur Falls
British Guiana
Langley
Heming
Kaieteur
United States
Canada
American Association of Economic Entomologists
North American
Mexico
Arthur Gibson
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Press cooperation cuts imitate suicide in West Riding town
York coroner Lieut.-Col. Innes Ware says publicity suppression reduced deaths by own action by nearly 100 percent. He cites study of religious beliefs and notes only one Jew and two Roman Catholics in decades of inquests. He finds most cases are not insane and aim to avoid life responsibilities.
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Innes Ware
York
Eng
West Riding
Ware
Fairbridge farm schools to train British children in Canada
The Canadian immigration department and the British Child Emigration Society plan to establish a Fairbridge training centre in British Columbia for British boys and girls aged about 10 to 16. The scheme, revealed in the House of Commons, moves children to Canada for farm or house work placements.
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British Columbia
Immigration Department At
Ottawa
Child Emigration Society of
Great Britain
Fairbridge Farm Schools
Canada
House of Commons
Fairbridge
Island Becomes Horseless on Cape Sable Island
James E. Dexter of Clyde River New Brunswick bought the last horse from Moses Smith of West Head leaving Cape Sable Island without a horse. The purchase marks the end of equine presence on the island and in West Head.
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Cape Sable Island
James E. Dexter
Clyde River
New Brunswick
Moses Smith
West Head
Island
First Universities Founded in New World in 1551
The first universities in the New World were established simultaneously in Lima Peru and Mexico City in 1551 marking a major colonial educational milestone. The founding reflected European academic models and supported clergy and colonial administration with higher learning institutions.
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New World
Lima
Peru
Mexico City
Prehistoric fish swam 90 million years ago in Great Plains sea
Fossil evidence shows a 12 foot long fish roaming ancient seas where the Great Plains later spread. The find sheds light on ancient marine ecosystems and continental changes over time.
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Great Plains
Canadian Flying Clubs Report Higher Flying Hours
George M. Ross reports at Montreal that the Canadian Flying Clubs Association saw a six per cent rise in flying time across 22 clubs. In 1934 total hours reached 10 581 from 9 971 in 1933 with an average cost of 9.40 dollars per hour, down 32 per cent since 1930. Attendees included H M Richards N H Layton Dr E A McCusker and Maurice Burlidge.
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Montreal
Canadian Flying Clubs’ Association
George M. Ross
Ottawa
Ross
H .M. Richards
Fort William
N. H Layton
Winnipeg
E. A. Mce- Cusker
Regina
Maurice Burbidge
Edmonton
Two In One Train Designed To Straddle A Rail
A designer in Ireland built a two in one locomotive to run on a single rail. The engine features two boilers two smokestacks and two fireboxes joined as one unit. Cars are split in two and ballast is balanced by seating passengers to distribute weight evenly on both sides of the rail.
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Northwest International Committee
Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Canadian Prairies
Ireland
Grace’s coin toss quip at cricket match with public school
Dr W G Grace captained a team against a public school and won the toss after joking that the coin showed a lady. The opposing captain later noted the other side bore Victoria’s head replaced by Pritano, altering the expected Queen Victoria image.
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W. G. Grace
Queen Victoria
Pritano
Longest Nose Record Claimed for Thomas Wedders
Thomas Wedders, an eighth century Englishman, is said to hold the longest nose in history. The organ reportedly measured seven and two inches, and he reportedly earned a living exhibiting it.
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Thomas Wedders
Wedders
Longevity in Dogs Varies Widely Across Breeds
The article notes large breeds like Great Danes often live to about nine years, while smaller dogs can have lifespans ranging from one to twenty two years, highlighting wide variability in canine longevity.
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