Possibilities Of Radio In Bringing Closer Together The Vast Sections of Canada
Winnipeg Free Press suggests broadcasting a cross section of life in Canada to connect the North and settled regions. The piece cites Europe’s Day of the North broadcast as a model and urges Major Murray to organize similar Canadian programming to share life, culture, and comforts across regions.
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Canada
Europe
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Republic of
Finland
Northland
Gladstone Murrays
Major Murray
Winnipeg Free Press
Romans uncover evidence of woolen mill at Rudston in Yorkshire
Romans manufactured cloth in Rudston long before Yorkshire mills. Excavations reveal a thriving ancient district for sheep farming and possible cloth production sent to Rome for togas. Earlier finds include a villa with central heating and mosaics, while a retailer disputes a late delivery order with a curt reply.
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Rudston
Yorkshire
England
Rome
Canada Relies on Foreign Coffee for Most Imports
Canada imports the majority of its coffee from Brazil, British East Africa, Colombia and Jamaica. Green coffee makes up most of these imports while grinding blending and roasting are centralized in a Canadian industry.
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Canada
Brazil
British East Africa
Colombia
Jamaica
Radio in cars keeps drivers awake says Detroit News
A consumer research service refuses a comparative test of car radios and advises against installation citing danger. It notes radio may help wakefulness, though at high speeds reception worsens with motor noise. The piece contrasts dozing with wakeful driving and mentions passengers and radio as talking aids.
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Consumers Research Service
Consumers’ Service
Detroit News
Training Police Horses for Coronation Procession
The Toronto Star Weekly reports on meticulous equine prep for the coronation. Metropolitan police horses train to back into crowds and tolerate swinging dummies. Buckingham Palace, Imber Court, and the zoo horse steadiness in the presence of crowds, bright uniforms, umbrellas, and large animals. One horse is prepared to be ridden by Lord Linlithgow during ceremonies abroad.
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Imber Court
Mounted Police
Metropolitan Police Force
Buckingham Palace
London Zoo
Lord Linlithgow
India
Toronto Star Weekly
Island Emerges as New Landmark Near Sydney
Four men from Sydney report discovering a rapidly growing island on Elizabeth Reef, 500 miles northeast of Sydney. First seen in 1909 when submerged at high tide, the reef now protrudes more than 10 feet above water and spans about 50 yards in diameter.
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Sydney
Australia
Elizabeth Reef
Clever Reporter Is Blind From Bramwell Peck
Leslie T. Foy of the Cache Valley Herald Utah calls Bramwell Peck a highly efficient reporter who, though totally blind, handles street reporting with heavy telephone use and claims to recall every phone number he has dialed.
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Bramwell Peck
Leslie T. Foy
Cache Valley
Sugar Beet Boom From British Lab Drives Production Rise
The British National Laboratory in London oversees exhaustive tests that push British grown beets to higher sugar yields. A Peterborough plant now produces 450 tons of sugar daily, the world’s largest factory output, and operations run nonstop until January while beets flow in from farms.
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British National Laboratory
London
Peterborough
Daily Telegraph of
Glyn Mowbray
Pathetic Race For Security Described By Guardian
The Manchester Guardian laments a cycle of insecurity where rival powers exchange press campaigns parades and demonstrations. Fear and hatred shift between peoples as each action is met by a counterpart, leaving all sides less secure.
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Manchester Guardian
Arsenic Warning on Cauliflower Leaves from Montreal Health
Montreal Health Department warns against eating cauliflower leaves after finding arsenic in leaves during a test of locally sold vegetables. A physician and family fell ill after a cauliflower dinner, with the doctor briefly losing consciousness. all recovered. Dr Hood cites leaf arsenic as the likely cause.
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Food Inspection Division
Montreal Health Department
A. J. G. Hood
Oldest New Zealand shepherd keeps 74-year family ties
The 87 year old shepherd at Lyall Bay Wellington and Hinakura Wairarapa man has spent his life under one family. He began at 13 on Mr Alexander Sutherlands station and continued as a shepherd for the family through decades ending on the grandson's station.
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New Zealand
Alexander Sutherland
Lyall Bay
Wellington
Hinakura
Wairarapa
Sutherland
Corn Worries Take Center Stage in Brief Patient Exchange
A doctor asks the patient why he sought care. The patient downplays heart and liver issues while joking that his real concern is his corn. The exchange highlights comical misarticulation of body parts.
Hobby-Horse Toys Pattern 5737 for Christmas
Easy to make 8 inch rocking toys Jolly Jumbo and Dashing Dobbin. Create by sewing identical side pieces to a centre band and stiffening the base with cardboard. Pattern 5737 includes animal pattern directions and materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Giant census to secure lodging for Coronation visitors
London hosts a vast census of hotels and housing within 100 miles for May coronation visitors. The Hotels and Restaurants Association invites proprietors to list available rooms and terms to curb profiteering and guarantee accommodation for officials and guests, with thousands of rooms in London plus sea resorts and nearby towns.
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London
Hotels and Restaurants Association of Great Britain
Association
Southampton Row
Strand
G. Reeves- Smith
Savoy Hotel
Canadians Read More Books Despite Budget Cuts in 1935
A Dominion bureau survey records 21,000,000 library circulations in 1935 at a cost of 2,060,000. Circulation slipped from 1933 levels due to smaller budgets and fewer unemployed readers. US per capita spending is 38 cents with 8.7 books lent abroad, while Canada exceeds half that lending. Britain lends 414 books per person. Non fiction reading rises while fiction declines in large libraries.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Canada
Great Britain
First Threshing Machine In Mrs House Life
Mrs Margaret House of Barkerville BC had not traveled much until recently. Born in Barkerville she reached the town from San Francisco 61 years ago by sea and coach and later visited Quesnel each year for a decade. On a recent trip she saw a threshing machine for the first time, replacing the old flail method and enjoying travel’s gift of keeping up with the times.
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Carson, Pirie Scott Co
Chicago
Bowmanville Statesman
Margaret House
Barkerville
B.C
San Francisco
House
Quesnel
Speed of Driver to Ball Measured in England
A special apparatus measured the impact speed when a driver touched a golf ball, with results ranging from 70 to 125 miles per hour in an English experiment.
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England
Start Work Early
A writer or lawyer can retire after long careers, but actors often begin in infancy and may appear before the public for decades. In sports a star can debut at 18, enjoy twenty years of glory, then return as a legend at 63.
New Airmail Routes to Enter Service in British Columbia
The post office department announced two new airmail services in northern British Columbia set to begin around January 10. One route will link Fort St. John with Fort Grahame, the other will connect Fort St. John with Fort Nelson.
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Post Office Department
British Columbia
Fort St. John
Fort Grahame
Fort Nelson
New Zealand Labour Government Steps Up Defence Budget
New Zealand's labour government allocates an additional 1.25 million dollars for defence spending. The move signals heightened security posture and funding emphasis amid ongoing regional tensions.
Hospital Admits Four Patients Every Four Seconds
A statistic shows four new patient admissions occur every four seconds across hospitals in the United States. The rate underscores high demand and steady patient inflow in diverse medical facilities nationwide.
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United States
Detroit Repeals Ten Mile Per Hour Horse Speed Limit
Detroit officials have repealed a local ordinance that set a ten mile per hour speed limit for horses within the city. The change removes the prior restriction and allows horses to move at standard pace.
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Detroit
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