Mounted Police End Equitation Training As Compulsory
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will no longer require equitation as a compulsory subject in recruit training. The mounted section remains essential for mob dispersal, though modern transport reduces horse roles. horses numbered 241 at year end, with a fleet including 442 cars, 28 motorcycles, and 17 patrol boats.
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Canada
James MacErien
Dominion
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Vancouver
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Farm Life Advantages for Canada Says Gardiner
Hon. J. G. Gardiner, minister of agriculture, told Ottawa farm boys that farming offers the best opportunities in Canada for the average man. He urged education and culture while remaining on the farm and said a university degree does not diminish a farmer’s standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
J. G. Gardiner
Ottawa
Mr. Gardiner
Pioneer Farmers of
Wallice Installed Queen’s University Principal
Dr Robert Charles Wallace formerly of the University of Alberta is installed as the eleventh principal of Queen’s University Kingston by Winnipeg’s Chancellor James Richardson. Pedestrians have right of way in ambulances. Hay fever affects one in ten in the United States with other allergic diseases noted. It takes 2800 years to build seven inches of top soil. Egyptian perfumes date to 3500 B.C. The game of Go in Japan is 4000 years old.
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Robert Charles Wallace
University of Alberta
Queen's University At
Kingston
James Richardson
Winnipeg
United States
Rare Albino Bullfrog Lilith At St Louis Zoo
Lilith the rare albino bullfrog at the St Louis Zoo is turning yellow with dark freckles forming a mottled mix of white brown and yellow. Officials say she remains healthy but cannot explain the color change and she remains the only known three color albino frog.
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Lilith
St. Louis Zoo
Zoo
Moving Van Loaders College Trains Furniture Mover
The Indianapolis College for Moving Van Loaders trains students in two week courses to master loading and unloading in moving operations. Graduates are placed on trucks under supervision and advanced to A-1 rating after learning the business. The course features a rigorous laboratory moving entire furnished houses and reloading items to ensure no breakage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis College
Canada
Tiny Dog Fights Cougar to Save Mrs Simons in Oregon
A tiny Spitz in Sweet Home Oregon charged a cougar threatening Mrs Bert Simons after finding three sheep killed at the Simons ranch. The dog drove the cat away allowing Mrs Simons to seek safety as hunters tracked and killed the cougar. The story notes a separate line about the photographic advertising art industry.
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Sweet Home
Oregon
Bert Simons
Simons
Bulgarian Attar Maker Tours Montreal Scent Exhibit
Bulgarian attar of roses producer Peter Shipkoff visited Montreal and offered details on rose leaf input, Bulgaria's 70 000 hectare Damask rose fields, and current market prices. He noted 2000 kilograms of annual Bulgarian output and an ounce price between nine and ten dollars, down from twenty five in better times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Shipkoff
Montreal
Mount Royal
Bulgaria
Sleep in for soldiers proposed to boost recruitment
A London issued contest by the British Northern suggests more sleep for soldiers to lure recruits. Ideas include later weekday and Sunday wake times, comfier uniforms, and allowing girlfriends in barrack supper rooms as part of improving army life to ease recruitment struggles.
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Northern
London
Britain
Africa Sees Snow Falls Within Seven Miles of Equator
Report notes unexpected snowfall occurring near the equator within seven miles, drawing attention to unusual weather patterns. Authorities and scientists monitor temperature shifts and cloud formations as regional observers document the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Equator
Kangaroo Befriends Jersey Cow on Australian Farm
A farm at Tyndale Australia reports an unlikely animal pair a kangaroo and a Jersey cow sharing pasture feeding and sleeping together. The marsupial even guards the cow during milking and defends her from hostile dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyndale
Australia
Calico Cat Quilt Pattern Promises Bright Motif
An 5707 pattern offers a calico cat block chart with cutting and finishing diagrams for single and double bed sizes. Includes yardage chart and block placement guide. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern. no Alice Brooks book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Chinese herb advocates tout ancient cures in San Francisco Chinatown
A conference in San Francisco Chinatown featured die-hard Chinese herb advocates declaring herbs have cured grandfathers for 3,700 years and are good enough for the younger generation. The event drew supporters championing traditional remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chinatown
Not A Good Citizen Claim Rejected for Solo Settlers
A historical note recalls a Canadian policy denying homestead claims to settlers who wished to live alone, arguing that solitary living prevents a person from being a good citizen. The remark reflects ideological gatekeeping in early settlement policy.
Population Shifts Northward in Prairie Provinces
The 1936 census shows Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta gaining population in northern districts, rising 17 percent in the six northerly districts while overall totals reach 2,414,050. Growth tied to farming in new districts, mining expansion, Hudson Bay railroad, and Port Churchill terminal.
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Prairie Provinces
Trade and Commerce Department
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department
Hudson Bay Railroad
Port Churchill
Churchill
the Pas
Flin Flon
Melfort
Prince Albert
North Battleford
Canada Wheat Trade Surges in First Half of Fiscal Year
Figures from Minister J L Isley show Canada exported 127 443 004 bushels of wheat from April to September at an average 86 cents per bushel, totaling 109 766 902 dollars, up 86 percent from the prior year. Exports across 12 commodity groups mostly rose, with meats cheese planks boards newsprint and copper products driven higher.
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Canada
J. L. Isley
National Revenue
Century old Oxford bell wows museum visitors
An electric bell dating to 1840, whose origin is unknown, has rung at Oxford University museum exhibits for nearly a century. Encased in glass, the copper cylinders and five thousand sulphur coated disks power a self charging battery, described as near perpetual motion. Its longevity and recharge interval remain a mystery. A Winnipeg Tribune note adds humor with a wife and husband quip about gifts.
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Oxford University Museum
London Telegraph
Oxford
Winnipeg Tribune
Sweetest Orange Blossoms From Sour Orange Trees
The text notes that the orange blossoms with the finest fragrance come from sour orange trees. It highlights scent quality as a characteristic of the fruit family and attributes standout aroma to this tree variety.
Race Of Giants Height Increase Across Nations and Colleges
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports a gradual global height rise linked to generations. US students including Harvard, Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, and Mt Holyoke grew 1.4 inches taller in a generation while gaining weight, with international data showing notable height increases among German, Norwegian, Dutch, and Swedish cohorts.
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Harvard University
Vassar
Wellesley
Smith
Mt. Holyoke
Alberta beet crop to surpass two hundred thousand tons in harvest
Alberta’s sugar beet industry expects a record harvest this year with over 200000 tons. Raymond and Picture Butte factories alone may produce more than 60000 tons of sugar. A new hothouse citrus industry is starting near Moscow from Florida stock. The old sea peril hymn hints at road dangers instead.
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Alberta
Raymond
Picture Butte
Florida
Moscow
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