Plant Breeders and Chemists Shape Modern Farming Role
Plant breeders and chemists are increasingly vital to farmers as new seed varieties and disease control chemicals boost yields and resilience. Varieties like Coronation and Redawn wheat, Van guard oats, and ethyl mercury phosphate dusts enhance disease resistance and seed health, while soil fertility remarks urge balanced fertilizers alongside manure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G R “Rowder
Sotis
Canada
G. N. Chunke
Department of Chemistry
O.A.C
Guelph
Ontario Experimental Union
Ontario Field Crops and Seed Growers’ Association
Ontario Crop Improvement Association
Ruhnke
Love and loss debate cited medical theory and verse
McGill law students Weldon and Piper argued lost love affects the parathyroid causing toothaches and rheumatism, losing an inter faculty debate to Rhoda Henderson and Sonya Elkin of Royal Victoria College who claimed love is life’s essence. The discussion ranged from poetry to weather and animal growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill University
Richard Weldon
Ted Piper
Rhoda Henderson
Sonya Elkin
Royal Victoria College
The Truth-Teller of Baltimore and the Bull Fight
A Baltimore man famed for tall tales, likened to Casanova, spins a tale of a bull-fight in Nimes where a substitute matador defeats the bull. The tale is proven true by investigators, boosting his credibility until his death ends plans to capitalize on the revived reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Casanova
Benvenuto Celini
France
Nimes
Baltimore Sun
Dafoe to Author Health Education Centre Book
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Child Hygiene recommended establishing a health education centre at Callander, home of the Dionne quintuplets, with a semi medical book by Dr Allan Roy Dafoe to inform parents. The book will cover scientific progress for the quintuplets and aid mothers and babies, with government support and bilingual distribution planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
Ottawa
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dominion Council of Health
Dafoe
Platinum Fox Fur Hits Market With Exclusive Status
A new platinum fox fur from Norway enters the market at $5,000 per scarf, aimed at the elite. Only four pelts are available in the United States this year, after crossing an albino fox with a light silver vixen. The skins range from gray to white, with eleven pelts produced this year and no guarantee of larger supply next year. The rarity suggests it will not disrupt established furs like lapin or pony in fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
New York
Comets Reach 300 Miles Per Second Near Sun
Speed of comets peaks as they approach the sun with velocities up to 300 miles per second about a million miles per hour. Meteorites reach 40 miles per second in space but slow entering Earth's atmosphere at 400 to 500 feet per second. A Bristol field find recalls a wallet lost five years earlier by Flight Lieutenant H. E. Howse. Colombo harbor upgrades are priced at 5 million dollars. The Libyan desert was once a fertile region of 2300 square miles.
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Chicago Tribune
Bristol
England
HE. Howse
Honey Production in Canada Surges to 34 Million Pounds in 1938
Canadian beekeeping shows major gains over 15 years with production rising from 15 six hundred thousand pounds in 1924 to an estimated 34 million pounds in 1938. The 1938 crop set a record, surpassing 1931 by about 4.5 million pounds, while marketing and inspection systems were strengthened to handle export and interprovincial trade. Increased production brings new challenges in storage and spoilage, prompting ongoing studies with the Department of Agriculture and Marketing Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Gooderham
Dominion Apiarist
Central Experimental Farm
Bee
Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department
Light window shades cleaned with flour dipped cloth
A brief note suggests cleaning light window shades by dipping a flannel cloth in flour and wiping the surfaces. The tip highlights a simple home method using common kitchen ingredients.
Trophy mystery tied to Regina curling cup found in Winnipeg
A silver curling trophy presented by Lt Gov Charles Macintosh to Regina’s curling club resurfaced in Winnipeg police storerooms after being missing for years. Chief George Smith recalls it from the old Regina era and seeks its origins, while Saskatchewan Curling Association secretary Fred Graham says the cup should be returned to Regina as a souvenir. Officials note it likely moved through stolen property channels before ending up in Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Macintosh
North West Territories
Regina Curling Club
Regina
Winnipeg
Dave McIntosh
George Smith
James St
Smith
Martin Bruton
Fred Graham
Saskatchewan Curling Association
Difference Between Lord Great Chamberlain And Lord Chamberlain
A correspondent asks about the distinction between the lord great chamberlain and the lord chamberlain. The great chamberlain handles peeresses seeking attendance at the state opening of parliament, while the chamberlain is the official to contact for royal courts. The sovereign appoints the chamberlain, but the great chamberlain effectively appoints himself as head of the family holding the office. The current lord great chamberlain is the Earl of Accaster, whose father held the post under King Edward VII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of
Ancaster
Edward VII
Buddhist bullfrog rites honor souls in all beings
The practice reflects the belief that all things, animate and inanimate, possess souls. The rite emphasizes the Buddhist view of inherent life and spirit in every entity.
Cutwork Pattern for Linen Accessories
A notice describes Pattern 6300 with 16 transfer motifs for cloths scarves towels and pillow-cases. Replenish linen closets by matching colors or using natural tones. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for pattern 6300. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Young Woman Hunts Wild Life With Camera In Northern Canada
Lorene Squire, an American traveller, roams Arctic Canada with a camera to photograph wild ducks and swans. She published Wild Fowling With a Camera and plans Arctic Summer featuring northland wildlife. she recalls choosing photography after guns failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Lorene Squire
Arctic
Reese
Squire
Lake Athabasca
Saskatchewan- Alberta
Essex County Chamber Encourages Farm Beautification Contest
The Chamber of Agriculture of Essex County Ontario kicks off a farm improvement contest to make farms more beautiful. It emphasizes extending beautification to barns, fences, and fields, noting limited funds but many low cost improvements. It argues neat farms raise value and that hard work by farmers and families can yield striking improvements.
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Chamber of Agriculture of
Essex County
Ont
Canadian film producer to direct Dominion youth promo films
British producer Stuart Lebb to be engaged by the Dominion government for four months to direct two documentary motion pictures promoting the provincial youth movement. Engagement covers travel expenses to and from Canada. The note recalls Walter Wellman’s 1910 failed trans-Atlantic airship attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Lebb
Dominion Government
Dominion
Canada
A Painstaking Artist And His Painterly Parable
The tale contrasts Xeuis the slow master with Agaharcus who boasts speed. A visitor admires a grapes painting where natural fruit entices birds, and Xeuis quips that painting the boy as true to life would scare the birds away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
To Xeuis
Agaharcus
Xeuis
Xmouis
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler Debunked Book
Leonard Lyons of the New York Post reports a new book arguing Hitler was killed before the Munich pact and replaced by a double. The American writer expanded the theory into a full volume. Also notes an airplane can map 400 to 700 square miles per hour and advice about washing gold-patterned china.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Lyons
New York Post
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Naziland
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Dr. Dafoe
Colombo
Ceylon
Libyan Desert
Il 420
Italy
C.B.C. Policy
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Sncn Kaltenborn
United States
Parliamentary Radio Broadcasting Committee
Gladstone Murray
CBC
Beverly Baxter
House of Commons
Murray
Baxter
CBS
Toronto
Lowell Thomas
Radio
Canadian Broadcasting Commission
Miss Squire
Walter Wellman
Greece
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