Wheat economy studied amid drought and pests in Saskatchewan
Prof G E Brintnell analyzes how drought, grasshoppers, hail, rust and weeds grimly threaten western wheat farmers. The Saskatchewan agricultural history notes eight to nine difficult years, price collapses, and calls for large‑scale federal provincial planning to restore living standards and reduce future waste.
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G E. Brintnell
University of Saskatchewan
Prof
Brinnie
Saskatchewan
Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Brintwell
Rowell Commission
Dominion
Commission
Institute of Pacific Relations
Canadian trip pleases traveler yet spurns eastern food
Khwaja M. Ghose of Siakot India, roaming for about ten years through Europe and Asia, finds Canada a nice country but notes few people and dislikes eastern Canadian food he cites canned goods as a dislike. He cites Aesop and the moral in union there is strength.
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Inia
Canada
Khwaja M. Ghose
Siakot
India
Europe
Asia
United States
Aesop
Hampden Bomber Signals Shifting Global Air Defense
The piece notes Hampden type bombers built in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland and Canada with 1900 mile range and 265 mph speed. It warns that long range aircraft could threaten the Gulf of St. Lawrence in future conflicts and that hostile planes could reach Atlantic targets, altering defense plans.
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Moscow
New York City
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Canada
Atlantic
C. H. J. Snider
London
The
Toronto Telegram
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Quebec
St. Catharines
Tanning Industry Relies on Canadian Plant Sources
Canada supplies about 70 percent of cattle hides used in tanning. Tannin occurs mainly in bark of eastern Canasian trees such as hemlock, white spruce, tamarack, balsam fir, white and red oaks, and Southern Ontario chestnut oak. Sumac leaves and stems, especially Southern Ontario dwarf sumac and Eastern staghorn sumac, also provide tannin.
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Canada
Ontario
Egyptian Frescoes Depict Ancient Weavers and Looms
Archaeologists study wall paintings dating about 3000 years before Christ showing Egyptian weavers at their looms. The scenes highlight daily craft, textile production, and social life in ancient Egypt, offering insights into ancient industry and artistry.
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Christ
Scottish Scottie tea towel embroidery pattern
A souvenir pattern offers six Scottie motifs for cross stitch and outline stitches for dish towels. Pattern 6113 includes transfer motifs about 7 by 9 inches, stitch illustrations, and color schemes. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E., Winnipeg. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Houehold Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
New Comet Sighting by Louis V. Smith Prompts Naming Debate
Canadian-Alberta educator Louis V. Smith and his household report sighting a new comet at 9 30 p m on April 15 without a telescope. Cambridge observatory had credited Oslo astronomer for first sighting on April 16, with Russia later citing April 15. Smith proposes naming the comet Smith or Louis V Smith comet pending official credit. The article adds a brief note on musk ox taxonomy.
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Andromeda
Orion
Smith
Cambridge College
Louis V. Smith
Alberta
Sedgewick
Cambridge Observatory
Cambridge
Oslo
Norway
Russia
Halifax Street Confusion Over Three Names
A Halifax street in Nova Scotia is listed under three variants Franklyn, Frankland, and Franck lyn with no clear authority confirming the correct name. Local officials await clarification to resolve the discrepancy affecting maps and addresses.
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Halifax
N.S
Franklyn, Frankland
Francklyn
Declining Population Shrinks Ireland’s Youth and Rural Areas
The 1936 census shows a continuing population decline and a sharper drop in children under 14. The Irish Independent notes the trend threatens future growth and highlights rural areas as most affected, with 47,485 fewer youths under 14 and 69,000 under 21.
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Dublin
Safety’s Best Ally in Road Safety
The Vancouver Sun argues that while traffic systems, driver fitness checks, and car safety devices matter, the core factor is the public attitude toward safety. It emphasizes personal responsibility on the highways as the chief asset in reducing risk.
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Vancouver Sun
Foundational Ruins at Whitehall Palace Unearthed
Excavations for a new government building block in Whitehall London uncover royal apartments a wine cellar a great hall built for Cardinal Wolsey and other historic remnants to be photographed before construction continues.
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Whitehall Palace
London
Cardinal Wolsey
Giant New Airliners In Construction In Britain For Overseas Air Routes
Britain builds three seaplane airliners and a stratosphere landliner to expand overseas routes. The stratosphere liner will cruise at 250 mph and exceed 330 mph, carrying six to 18 passengers over 3000 miles non stop. First trials next month with the Grenadier, Golden Hind, and Grenville following.
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Britain
Everest
Short
Grenadier
Golden Hind
Grenville
America
Europe
British Aircraft Society
Upsets Theory On Tree Ring Dating
The southwestern division of AAAS announced that some Texas trees at Texas Tech in Lubbock form five rings per year. Dr W S Glock and Dr E L Reed said drought conditions cause extra rings, with completed rings as water runs low and new ones after rain, explaining several rings in one year during the dust bowl drought.
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Southwestern
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Texas
W. S. Glock
E. L. Reed
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Peace Plough Exhibit Returns To United States At World’s Fair
The Peace Plough, forged from Civil War swords of both North and South veterans, has toured globally and returns to the United States after a 60 year absence to be shown at the League of Nations Pavilion during the New York World's Fair. It first appeared in Europe in 1878 and later resided in Geneva’s Alabama Hall, tied to the resolved Alabama affair dispute between Great Britain and the United States.
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America
United States
League of Nations
Europe
Alabama Hall
Geneva
Great Britain
Ancient ovens used by Feyptians in Egypt for egg hatching
A South African poultry journal reports Egyptian eggs hatch in large ovens up to 20,000 capacity without thermometers. A heat sensitive operator living inside regulates temperature by managing fire, with ovens and chicken pens often filled with smoke. Hatch outcomes are described as satisfactory.
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Feyptians Sun
Egypt
Time
Woman Merchant Retires From Port Dover Store
Mary Elizabeth Giles, 94, longtime dry goods storekeeper in Port Dover Ontario, retires after 57 years in business. Though aged, she made regular spring and fall buying trips to wholesale houses to select stock. Cabbage played a role in ancient Egypt and Rome but was unknown in America until import.
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Mary Elizabeth Giles
Canada
Port Dover
Ont
Miss Giles
Egypt
Rome
America
Huddersfield YMCA Rugby Team Arrives For Bridlington Fixture
In 1940 Huddersfield YMCA rugby players arrived at Bridlington to play the local club but learned the match was scheduled for the same day. Bridlington was already engaged with another club and the Huddersfield players watched the game.
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Huddersfield Y.M.C.A
Bridlington
Huddersfield
China Opens Air Service Between Chunking and Hami
China inaugurates air mail and passenger service linking Chunking with Hami in Chinese Turkestan, connecting with Soviet air routes. The new line enables travel from Chungking to Moscow in five days.
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Chunking
China
Hami
Chinese Turkestan
Soviet Russia
Chungking
Moscow
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Germany
Sydney Post-Record
Homes
Windsor Daily Star
National Defense
Dreds
Old Erin
Interessante Blatt
Cleveland
Ohio
North America
Peace Plough of
Tine
Air Service
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