British Poultry Commission Adopts Canadian Marketing Methods
The 1935 British Poultry Reorganization Commission for England and Wales set up a technical committee to review hatchery egg day old chick and breeding stock supply and distribution. Following Canada’s Record of Performance and Hatchery Approval policies the British Minister established a Poultry Commission with powers to regulate stock distribution and fund stock improvement schemes. A new research station will study major diseases. The British Parliament noted marketing lack of organization as a major industry issue, adopting a largely Canadian style scheme.
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Poultry Reorganization Commission For
England and Wales
Great Britain
Canada
Dominion
Poultry Commission
Ottawa Selection of double cut red clover promoted for seed
Breeding work at Canadian experiment stations yields superior red clover strains. The Ottawa Selection from Central Experimental Farm Ottawa, a vigorous heavier yielding double cut variety, was scaled for distribution in 1937 with seed planted by 28 Rose Corner farmers to preserve purity. Prospects for 1939 seed production are strong with 25 000 to 30 000 pounds expected, and more detailed supply info to follow.
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Canada
Ottawa
Central Experimental Farm
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Rose Corner
Prescott County
Ont
Venice landlord uses roof as pressure tactic in debt dispute
Romano Carnio, 51, a Venice landlord, failed to collect 66 Hre from Fortunato Vecchiato. He removed the roof of the couple’s shack hoping rain would force them out, was arrested. Separate note mentions Pisa’s leaning tower construction and tourism reservation concerns in Italy.
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Romano Carnio
Venice
Italy
Fortunato Vecchiato
Vecchiato
Pisa
Rust-Resistant Seed Wheat Split For Saskatchewan Farmers
Professor Manley Champlin of the University of Saskatchewan says rust resistant wheats Thatcher Apex and Renown will meet the seeding needs of all rust area farmers in Saskatchewan this year. He backs Major Strange’s call to retain rust resistant varieties for seeding and notes Apex Prairie wheat yields better than Marquis and is more rust resistant than Thatcher. About 20 000 acres have been sown to Apex, and Champlin advocates a stock agency to keep Rust resistant wheat available to farmers.
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Thatcher
Apex
Saskatchewan
Manley Champlin
Field Husbandry Department
University of Saskatchewan
Champlin
H. G. L. Strange
Winnipeg
Canada
Renown
Marquis
Still Going Strong George C Green Drives Olds Across Continent
Lambertville, New Jersey resident George C Green, 57, and his wife arrived in Los Angeles after a six week journey in a 1904 Olds one cylinder car. They covered 4600 miles with a Pike's Peak climb, plan a return trip and a George Green day may be proclaimed. The car lacks instruments but averages 30 miles per gallon with a top speed around 28 mph.
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George C. Green
Lambertville
New Jersey
Los Angeles
Pike's Peak
Colorado Rockies
Mr. Green
Lambertsville
Chamber of Commerce
George Green
Green
Supreme Optimist P. G. Piggott Receives Past Employee Letter
A letter from a former employee, active in 1906, asks Chatham Ontario industrialist P. G. Piggott to forward unpaid wages owed from August 3, 1906, due to business departure and missing pay. The note recalls Bergen Norway's constant rainfall and mentions efforts to curb bombing by outlawing it entirely.
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P. G. Piggott
Chatham, Ont
Subway trains in Moscow carry nearly 490000 daily
Moscow transit officials report the metro carries about 490000 passengers every day, reflecting strong demand across the capital city's subway network and consistent use across lines and stations.
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Moscow
Russia
Apron Pattern 6205 Offered by Winnipeg Newspaper Union
The notice promotes Pattern 6205 a simple apron transfer with two motifs and five strap motifs. It lists required materials, stitch illustrations and color schemes and instructs sending 20 cents by mail to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for purchase. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Fearless Baby Elephant Rescued By Rangers In Pahang
Report from the Federated Malay States Game Department recounts a young elephant calf sinking in loose riverbank soil in Pahang. Nearly a dozen rangers and locals hoisted the exhausted calf to safety, fed it, then guided it toward the jungle as it followed the rangers’ calls.
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Federated Malay States Game Department
Pahang
London Times
First Mohammedan Mosque Begins in Edmonton Canada
Work has started in Edmonton on Canada's first Mohammedan mosque dedicated to Allah and the Prophet Mohammed. The structure will cost about $6,000 and open in November, serving about 350 Muslims in Alberta and 150 in Edmonton.
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Edmonton
Canada
Allah
Mahomet
Arabia
Alberta
Tibetan parents pick bride and wedding day for daughter
In a remote Tibetan community, parents arrange a daughter’s marriage and set the wedding date without her knowledge or consent, surprising her at the last moment with the chosen match and plan.
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Tibet
Jack in the Pulpit Plants Dioecious Trait Noted
The jack in the pulpit plant is dioecious with male plants bearing stamens and female plants bearing pistils.
Group marriage custom leads to brutal attack and prison
In Takamatsu an unorthodox arrangement causes a 17 year old girl to be pursued by a group of 16 to 20 year old Japanese youths. The girl may switch within her group but not to others. A whipping is the penalty and three months imprisonment was given to several witnesses despite their praise of the young men.
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Takamatsu
Bishop Blames Newspapers for Slow Postwar Recovery
Rt Rev A E Burgett Anglican Bishop of Edmonton says newspapers in North America warn of imminent European war and scare investors. He reports England’s economy improving and calls the Czechoslovakian issue the only danger spot in Europe, asserting the crisis is over.
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Atlantic
Europe
A. E. Burgett
Edmonton
Winnipeg
England
Aluminum Patent Granted by U S Patent Office in 1889
The United States Patent Office issued its first aluminum patent in April 1889 marking a milestone in metal science and industrial adoption. This historic grant followed early research by key figures in chemistry and materials science and signaled the dawning of widespread aluminum use.
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United States Patent Office
Tree Planting Part Of Rehabilitation Plan For Western Prairie Farms
Vancouver Province reports Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act aims to shelter prairies with windbreaks. It notes seedling distribution from Indian Head and Sutherland nurseries since 1901 and 1914, extended programs and funding changes after 1938 to broaden reach among farmers and associations.
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Western Prairie Farms
Dominion Experimental Farms
Indian Head
Sask
Sutherland, Sask
Sutherland
Publicity Spreads for Saskatchewan Lignite Industry
The Saskatchewan government publicity campaign boosts lignite industry awareness. Hon T C Davis drew attention at the Coronation, US Bureau of Mines referred George E Phillips of Buffalo for industry information, and Greece and Japan show interest, with Mr Kanaya seeking literature on lignite coal and petroleum utilization and marketing.
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Saskatchewan
T. C. Davis
United States Bureaus of Mines
Washington
George E. Phillips
Buffalo
N.Y
Department of Natural Resources
Greece
S. Kanaya
Ottawa
Clergyman Finds Milk Unsuitable for Drinking
A Boston minister complains to his milkman about milk quality. He says he uses the milk for drinking and not for christening horses. Old working war horses are being bought and put to pasture in England.
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Boston
England
Steel watch springs fetch sixty thousand dollars per pound
A pound of steel commands a price of sixty thousand dollars when fabricated into watch springs, indicating high value for precision metalworking materials in timing devices.
Empire Pride Across Nations Reflected In British Identity
The Saint John Telegraph Journal argues nationality should not separate loyalty to the Empire. Canadians, it says, are under the same protection as all British subjects and may serve across roles without renouncing pride in nationality. The piece notes diverse peoples under the imperial umbrella.
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Saint John
Canada
India
West Indies
Nigeria
German Jews barred from selling new government radio set
German authorities rule that Jewish merchants may not sell the new low priced radio set to be issued by the government. The ban rests on a government ruling that Jews are not allowed to handle merchandise of a political nature.
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Germany
Maypole in Welford on Avon Tops England Heights
A 70 foot maypole in the Warwickshire village of Welford on Avon is described as the highest in England. It stands dedicated to the happiness of the village’s young life.
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Warwickshire
Eng
Welfordon Avon
England
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