Trans Atlantic Air Mail Aims To Serve Empire At Low Cost
Sir Eric Geddes, head of Imperial Airways, said a satisfactory trans Atlantic air mail service could be in place within a year or two. Newfoundland preparations are underway to base the service at St John’s, linking imperial routes with Canada and the United States to deliver mail at about inland postage cost.
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Empire
Eric Geddes
Imperial Airways
Exid
London
Newfoundland
Eric
Port Office
Air Ministry
Imperil Airways
St. John's
Wth
Australia Opposes British Meat Duty
Dr Earle Page deputy prime minister said Australia would not accept a two cents per pound duty on foreign meat and one cent on Empire meat nor curb existing import restrictions without full Empire consent. He noted any change would require agreement among all Empire nations and likely be temporary until long term policy is agreed in London conferences.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Earle Page
London
Simplicity Is Best Essay Advised by Dean Alford
Dean Alford urges simplicity in speech and writing. He warns against long words and argues clarity and honesty win respect. He emphasizes straightforward language over elaborate expression to preserve reputation and understanding.
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Simmie
Dean Alford
Empire Plans Tree Planting For Jubilee Remembrance
Proposals suggest planting trees across the Empire to honor the King’s Silver Jubilee this year. Plans also envision a Braille Boy Scout magazine for blind troops and a search for Dutch elm disease resistant elms in America.
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Empire
1935 Grasshopper Control Campaign Planned for Prairie Provinces
Officials of the Entomological Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture forecast intensive grasshopper control campaigns in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta during 1935. Egg surveys from 1924 show varying expected severity with Manitoba hardest and Alberta somewhat lighter. Large scale efforts are deemed economically essential to protect harvests and will be supported by farmers after 1934 savings.
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Prairie
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Rust-Resistant Wheat Promises Canadian Harvest Boom
The Dominion Department of Agriculture expects to release rust resistant wheat strains within two to three years. Coordinated by the Associate Committee on Field Crop Diseases, the effort includes the National Research Council and Western universities. Distribution will be controlled by the Cereal Division until ample seeds are produced for widespread farmer use.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Marquis
National Research Council
Western Universities and Colleges
Dominion
Saskatchewan Bans Slot Machines Across Province
Geologists with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition discover fossils at the head of Thorne Glacier in the Queen Maud Range. The Finnish Air Defense League starts a 750 mile annual race for planes built in Finland. A twenty mile drive passes trucks carrying nearly everything but manners. 2090.
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Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Thorne Glacier
Queen Maud Mountain Range
Finnish Air Defense League
Finland
The Snapshot Guild Explains Mirror Picture Tricks
John Van Guilder explains how to create mirror pictures using proper focus distance from subject to mirror and lens. He notes smaller lens openings enhance depth of field and advises on camera setup, lighting with photoflash, and careful subject stillness for unique, inexpensive stunt photos.
Fast Plane Service In Alaska Boosts Gold Rush Travel
Pacific Alaska Airways plans a network of fast flights over historic dog team trails with planes reaching 190 miles per hour. The service will cut Juneau to Fairbanks and other routes from days to hours, accelerating movement of people and equipment during the summer gold rush and prior spring operations.
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Pacific Alaska Airways
Juneau
Dawson
White Horse
Fairbanks
Prairie Poultry Marketing Plan Votes Against Success
Prairie poultry producers vote on a marketing scheme under the Marketing Act. Alberta 62.5 percent support, Saskatchewan 63.1 percent, Manitoba 24.3 percent, with 94,237 farmers voting. Dominion funds financed the poll and debates allowed both sides to speak. Some oppose the central selling agency and want regional agencies free to sell to various buyers.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Robert Weir
Manitoba
Prairie Poultry
Dominion Marketing Board
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Weir
Pattern Dress for Children With Puff Sleeves
Ellen Worth presents a baby and child dress design with puff sleeves. Pattern No 801 covers sizes 2 4 and 6 years requiring 24 yards of 25 inch fabric and 1 yard of 35 inch contrast. patterns cost 20 cents and mail orders go to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The Spring Fashion Magazine features color illustrations and children’s wear with patterns available.
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Ellen Worth
Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
King’s Bodyguard Retires After 14 Years of Duty
Superintendent William George Cole, 54, who shadowed the king on every outdoor occasion for 14 years, retires from his unique post. The king and queen awarded him the MVO and praised his loyal service before he steps down. Inspector Harold Green succeeds him, bringing experience from near the queen’s police detail.
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William George Cole
Sandringham
M.V.O
Mr. Cole
Harold Green
Lifeboat Testing Routine Amid North German Lloyd Calls
The Premen and the Europa routinely lose a lifeboat in port as each ship carries 26 boats for 148 people each. Boats are sent to the builder for examination during brief port stays, then returned three weeks later. Ships can evacuate 4,848 passengers in lifeboats if needed.
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Premen
Europa
Lloyd Line
Bremerhaven
Facts About The Bible And Greenland Ice Cover
The Bible comprises 66 books 39 in the Old Testament 27 in the New The Old Testament totals 929 chapters 33 214 verses 593 492 words and 2 728 100 letters The New Testament has 260 chapters 7 959 verses 181 253 words and 838 350 letters Combined totals reach 1 189 chapters 41 17 percent verses 774 746 words and 2 566 130 letters Greenland is described as almost entirely ice capped by a 5000 foot thick sheet with dimensions about 1500 by 630 miles The article ends with a quip about Friday being unlucky attributed to a fish.
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