World Wheat Agreement Vows Export Limits and Trade Rules
Premier Bennett discusses the new international wheat accord agreed by twenty one nations aimed at stabilizing prices and output. Export quotas for 1933 34 and 1934 35 hinge on 15 percent reductions and broader measures by importing countries to boost consumption while lowering tariffs. Observers note Canada faces reduced exports and possible oversupply unless production and prices adjust, with questions about impact on world markets and Britain Canada trade ties.
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Bennett
Canada
Australia
Argentine
United States
Bulgaria
Hungary
Roumana
Yugoslavia
Dominion
U.S
Ottawa
Great Britain
Britain
Snapping Maws Reveal Lightning Fast Insect Traps
Prof F E Lloyd of McGill reports on 75 species of bladderworts, detailing their rapid trap mechanism. Superspeed motion pictures show the door opening and closing in fractions of a second, capturing insects in 1-16 second total. The purple bladderwort near Montreal highlights plant diversity.
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F. E. Lloyd
Royal Society of Canada
British Association For the Advancement of Science
McGill University
Montreal
Lloyd
Old Newspaper Changes Hands In Manitoba Sale
The Selkirk Record, a weekly paper founded 48 years ago by James Stewart and run by his family, has been sold by his daughter Mrs. Margaret I. Colclough to Charles A. Crouder and W. H. G. Taylor. Crouder, a ten-year Record staffer, and Taylor take over with a policy of political independence.
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Selkirk Record
James Stewart
Robert
Margaret I. Colclough
Charles A. Crouder
Record
W. H. G. Taylor
Bank chiefs blamed for missed slump says professor
A. J. Glazenbrook, lecturer at the University of Toronto, told the royal commission on banking in Toronto that central bank managers worldwide were extremely blind to an approaching depression. He argued it did not make it impossible to appoint a capable Canadian to lead the nation’s central bank.
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Royal Commission On Banking
Toronto
Canada
A. J. Glazenbrook
University of Toronto
Thomas White
Saskatchewan Lumber Output Drops in 1932
A department bulletin notes 103 saw mills operated in Saskatchewan in 1932, with 34 mills not operating. Total lumber cut by active mills reached 28,318,140 feet board measure, while overall production fell from the prior year.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Railways, Labor and Industry
Phonographs Barred in Yemen Imposed by Imam
The Imam bans phonographs in Yemen, declaring harsh penalties for possession and enforcing a tax on every man who shaves his beard. Saskatchewan is noted as the world’s largest wheat growing province.
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Yemen
Arabia
Saskatchewan
Woman overcomes indigestion with Kruschen salts
Mrs M R L recounts a severe digestive illness with gas tritis and constipation cured after three months on Kruschen. She notes clear skin and no painful after effects and urges others with similar troubles to try the remedy. The ad claims Kruschen promotes natural digestive juice flow and lasting relief with a daily dose.
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M.r-L
Detroit Jury Backs Abolition of Dangerous Radiator Decorations
A coroner’s jury urged Michigan lawmakers to outlaw radiator embellishments that extend beyond the front of the radiator. The verdict followed a driver not guilty in a case where a decorative cap pierced a 72 year old man’s chest, causing a fatal punctured lung, and Dr. Hughes cited several recent deaths linked to such adornments.
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Michigan
Albert A. Hughes
Supplies For Northern Post Reaches Arctic Outpost
The Hudson’s Bay Company steamer Nascope dropped supplies at Craig Harbor, Canada, after a five day delay caused by ice, high seas and snow. Ottawa reports indicate the vessel carried RCMP provisions to Arctic posts and resumed unloading on September 7 at the northern patrol apex.
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North Pole
Hudson's Bay Company
Nascopie
Craig Harbor
Canada
Ottawa
Department of the Interior
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Arctic
Pronunciation Guide for Newfoundland Says Lady Somers Affair
Newspaper reports indicate residents should pronounce Newfoundland as New fun land with stress on land. Lady Outerbridge, wife of Sir Joseph Outerbridge, after forty years in Newfoundland, is cited as authority on the pronunciation.
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Canadian National
Lady Somers
St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Lady Outerbridge
Sir Joseph Outerbridge
Aluminum hats tested for hot weather police use
London police tests aluminum lined helmets to keep heads cool for officers on duty. If successful, aluminum hats may be ordered for hot weather use. A separate news item notes a cyclone destroying a couple’s house during a round of golf in America, prompting a wry remark on golfers and property.
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London
Commissioner of Police
America
Up Side Down Flying Italian Ace Sets 3 Hour Record
Lieut Tito Falconi described a three hour seven minute upside down flight from St Louis to Joliet in a Chicago hotel breakfast interview. He said the sensation upon turning upright is like recovery from illness and noted no dizziness only shoulder pain from the strapped position. He recalled a near disaster when a safety strap failed and goggles were torn by wind. he did not wear a parachute due to weight concerns.
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Chicago
Tito Falconi
St. Louis
Joliet
Falconi
Egypt Buys British Planes From Manchester Firm
A Manchester firm received an order from the Egyptian government for ten Avron 626 aeroplanes. The aircraft, development of the Tutor type, will support military training including blind flying and bombing and are said to aid Egypt in combating drug trafficking. Each plane carries a pilot and navigator with machine gun, wireless and photographic gear for long patrols.
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Manchester
British
Air Ministry
Newton Heath
Remedy for stomach gas and indigestion touted with magnesia
The notice claims Bisurated Magnesia in water after meals quickly relieves gas in the stomach belching and pain. It states an ordinary Bisurated Magnesia from any drug store corrects acid stomach and stops indigestion in minutes. Try it and see.
Saskatoon Salt Shipment Ready for Distribution
The first shipment of Saskatchewan salt from the Simpson salt well is ready. Seven years after oil drilling began, a salt brine deposit was secured two years ago. The brine is vaporized into salt by Simpson Oil Company. A nearby well is being drilled east of the salt well to tap gas for vaporization. Profits from salt funding continued oil exploration in a field geologists deem promising.
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Saskatchewan
Simpson
Simpson Oil Company
Tea export restriction raises prices for planters and markets
A April restriction on tea exports from Ceylon, India, and Java aimed to boost prices to aid growers hurting for nearly four years. Prices have risen in gardens and markets, with many package teas costing more than six months ago. Some finer brands remain unchanged and are now better value than last April.
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Ceylon
India
Java
Portsmouth mobilizes life guards for safety bathing
About 900 volunteer life savers take duty along a four mile seaside stretch in Southsea Portsmouth. The move follows a rash of drownings this season and marks the town as the first to answer a safety bathing campaign with large scale guarding.
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Portsmouth
Southsea
Ice, Kentucky Hosts Post Office in Tiny Town
A historical note records Kentucky’s Ice as home to a functioning post office serving residents and surrounding rural routes. The entry highlights the town’s postal operations within a small community context.
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Kentucky
Ice
International Pacific Highway Seen Linking Americas
Ernest McGaffey of the Automobile Club of Southern California predicts building of a British Columbia Alaska Highway as part of an international road linking North and South America. He foresees a future route from Buenos Aires to Fairbanks and a segment completed within five years between Nogales and Mexico City.
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Buenos Aires
Fairbanks
Alaska
Ernest McGaffey
Automobile Club of
California
McGaffey
North
South America
Bermuda Onion Drops to Second Place in Island Shipments
Agricultural data for 1933 show Bermuda onions falling behind tomatoes and carrots in crates shipped. Tomatoes led at 30,881 crates, onions 20,861, with carrots reaching 24,890 crates.
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Bermuda
Marconi Aims To Eliminate Radio Static
Marconi claims he can remove static from radio transmissions though he notes some programs would not be notably affected. The remark suggests ongoing efforts to improve sound quality across certain broadcasting contexts.
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Marconi
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