Prairie Rehabilitation program expands across three prairie provinces
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act of 1935, enlarged in 1937, funds three main activities cultural work water development and land utilization to restore agriculture in drought and drifting areas. It supports 109 Agricultural Improvement Associations and 47 district stations, with thousands of dugouts dams and community projects planned to irrigate and stabilize farming on the open plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Pf.r.a
Cypress Lake
Frenchman River
Battle Creek
Saskatchewan
Alberta
P.f.ra
P.F_RA
Canada
Canada Is Perceived as United States Part in UK Markets
G H H Ward secretary of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain told the Canadian Export Club that a major obstacle for Canadian manufacturers marketing in Britain is the belief that Canada is economically part of the United States. Corals cannot live in water colder than 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G H H. Ward
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Great Britain
The
Canadian Export Club
United Kingdom
Canada
United States
Analyst disputes chin theory and fate of character
W C Colclough, Stratford insurance man and character analyst, debunks the idea that a receding chin signals weakness. He argues facial features reveal personality, noting hair color links to traits and that a strong chin does not guarantee decisiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Colclough
Stratford Insurance
Mr. Colclough
Colclough
German freighter Hans Leo nardt Liable For 400 Fine
National revenue officials say the German freighter Hans Leonhardt incurred a 400 dollar penalty by sailing from Pictou Nova Scotia without customs clearance papers. The fine is payable if the ship returns to a Canadian port within three years. nonpayment could lead to seizure for 30 days. If no return occurs within three years, the penalty expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Leonhardt
Pictou
N.S
National Revenue Department
Customs Department
Basque Dogs Traced to 1506 Basque Fishermen
Ancestry of the famous Newfoundland dog traces to Basque fishermen who visited Newfoundland in 1506. They brought white cream colored sheep dogs used by Pyrenean shepherds to guard their flocks on the new world island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New World Island
Hollyhocks Grow 13 Feet High at Holloway Prison
Prison garden story notes Hollyhocks reaching 13 feet tall at Holloway Prison in England, highlighting remarkable plant growth and the yard’s horticultural effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
England
Old Tattoo Artist Charlie Johnson Plans Return to Ink
Charlie Johnson, once Canada's leading tattoo artist, retired 22 years ago and now aims to reenter the trade. He spent 15 years in Montreal and toured major circuits across North America, recalling New York and Chicago eras, but notes fading demand and suggests diversifying with other ventures.
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Barnabas S‘hiuhirshu
The
Indian Association of America, Inc
United States
Canada
S‘hiuhirshu
Manitoba
Montana
New York State
Illinois
Washington
Charlie Johnson
Toronto
Charlie
Montreal
New York Bowery
Chicago
Talking Shop and Prison Readers at Sing Sing
A London Sunday Dispatch reflection notes Sing Sing inmates favor crime stories 75 percent of checked-out books. The piece suggests the stigma of discussing work hides inmates’ reading tastes and mocks the idea of "no talking shop" as a modern pose in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing-Sing
London Sunday Dispatch
Emissaries Return with Ideas for Canadian Broadcasting
Ernest L. Bushnell and Jean M. Beaudet of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation visited Britain to study radio and television. They were impressed by the BBC's easy going methods and said Canadians want a middle ground between American rush techniques and British practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Ernest L. Bushnell
Jean M. Beaudet
Canada
Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
Mr. Bushnell
Fame Of The Mounties Salt Shaker Craze Reaches Saline
A Saline Kansas woman writes Winnipeg Board of Trade seeking sources for Canadian Mounted Police salt and pepper shakers. She notes five local collectors and a Christmas 1937 start with 185 pairs, citing a lively, genteel pursuit amid socialite remarks.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Winnipeg Board of Trade
Canadian Mounted Police
Two-Some Crochet Beret and Purse Pattern 6201
Pattern 6201 offers a beret and matching purse set with easy stitches. It lists materials and an illustration, and instructs readers to send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book is published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Eminent Authority Praises Canadian Nutrition In Ottawa Speech
Sir Edward Mellanby, British nutritionist, told a Ottawa crowd that Canadian nutrition is probably the highest in the world. He urged diet education and cited dairy products vegetables meat and fish as core for health.
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Eminent Authority
England
Sir Edward Mellanby
Ottawa
Chateau Laurier
Canadian Medical Association
Edward
Canada
F. F. Tisdall
Toronto
Canadian Council On Nutrition
Sir Edward
Java
Britain
Wheat thief deterrent plan by Sask farmur McKean
Furman McKean of a district north of Rouleau Saskatchewan plans to seed his winter wheat with slips bearing his name and address. He believes visible papers deter theft or help trace grain if stolen and sold. His farm previous thefts include barbed wire.
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Furman McKean
Rouleau
Sask
Mr. McKean
McKean
Coronation Express Sets World Steam Speed Record
The Coronation steam locomotive reportedly reached 125 mph on a London and North Eastern Railway run, claimed by Railway Gazette as a world record for steam haulage. Later reports show a German speed record had been misjudged, ranking below the NE R's achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London and Northeastern Railway
Railway Gazette
Britain
S.N.E.R
Fortune Marshall Field II Inherits Trust For Birthday
Fortune Marshall Field II receives a $100 million interest payout on his 45th birthday, drawn from Marshall Field I estate. The Chicago heir will gain the full $500 million inheritance in five years at age fifty, amid reflections on character and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marshall Field II
Prince
Marshall Field I
Field
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Stranger Than Fiction
Gretna Green
Dorothy Geenty
Ortonville
Minn
William James Brinton
Johannesburg
South Africa
Minneapolis
Quebec
BBC
Fame of the Mounties
Kansas
Briercrest
Morris
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