Soil Conservation and Prairie Land Erosion Threats Across Canada
Farmers and scientists note rising bad lands on the Prairies with over four million acres abandoned in 1941. The Royal Bank of Canada article cites topsoil formation at five centuries per inch and warns of rapid soil loss. The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act of 1935 channels Dominion and provincial resources into land reclamation and drought and drift control.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Dominion
Provincial Departments of Agriculture
Soil conservation builds Western Canada farming future
It is estimated that over fourteen million acres in the Prairie Provinces benefited from P.F.R.A. soil measures. Tree planting shelter belts water projects strip farming and crop rotation conserve moisture and curb erosion. Sustained interest in scientific farming is essential to keep Western Canada a major grain producer as soil conservation opens new opportunities.
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Prairie Provinces
P.F.R.A
Canada
Japanese Troops Accused of Torture in China War Crimes Trial
Testimony presented at the War Crimes Tribunal alleges Japanese troops in North China fed Chinese victims to starving police dogs. An affidavit by Cheng Ting Kiang, now a Chinese war crimes judge, describes victims torn apart. Prosecution links the Nanking incident to broader ritual violence.
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China
War Crimes Tribunal
Cheng Ting- Kiang
Nanking
Provincial Resolutions Back Compulsory Milk Pasteurization
National organizations and provincial branches endorse compulsory pasteurization of milk. The Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses' Association, Chief Constables' Association of Canada, and Canadian Council for Crippled Children send resolutions to governments (except Ontario) supporting the Health League of Canada's push for nationwide laws. Ontario currently has such a law. Resolutions note raw milk can transmit bacteria and disease, and pasteurization destroys pathogens without reducing nutrition.
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Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Nurses’ Association
Chief Constables’ Association of Canada
Canadian Council For Crippled Children
Ontario
Health League of Canada
Dominion
English Lavender Harvest Boosts UK Perfume Exports
The Norfolk region in East England yielded an excellent lavender harvest this year. The industry expects a high quantity of fragrant oil for export, with Old English Lavender maintaining strong prestige in overseas markets as UK perfumery exports rise rapidly.
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United Kingdom
Norfolk
England
Don’t Try to Dodge Lightning Strokes Travel Vast Distance
A fragment urges awareness of lightning hazards warning that its strokes travel vast distances. The text emphasizes not attempting to dodge lightning and highlights the extreme reach of a lightning strike to stress safety precautions.
Extra rations and sugar coupons guidance for harvest help
Guidance on allocating extra rations for harvest workers staying over two weeks, with option to request rations via local boards for shorter stays. Details on three extra sugar preserving coupons becoming valid in September and December, and schedules for new ration books issued from late September to October 15, with remaining applications routed to wartime boards.
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Patton
Coleman Oil Heater Promises Floor Level Warmth
Canadian Coleman Oil Heater introduces heat flow design for warm air at floor level. The unit circulates heated air three to five times per hour, reducing chimney waste and preventing cold corners. Ideal for country or city homes, especially where children play on floors.
Polio Warning Emphasizes Peeling Or Scrubbing Fruits
Ontario health officials issue six common sense precautions to prevent infantile paralysis. Key steps include peeling or scrubbing raw fruits and vegetables, protecting food from flies, avoiding crowded beaches, managing fatigue, shielding children from chills, and requiring hand washing before meals.
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Toronto
Ontario Department of Health
Canadian Medical Association
D. S. Puffer
Ontario
Dr. Puffer
Salvaging Ships Frogs Men Reclaim WWII Losses
Admiralty salvage officials launch a major drive to recruit Frogmen underwater divers to recover as many of the 2500 British merchant ships sunk in the war as possible. A French secret submarine assists as negotiations proceed for a camera that records ship status and salvage potential to maximize recovered cargo.
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Frogmen
Admiralty
New Type Ironing Cord
Wrapped up in her work the housewife appears calm as she uses an iron with a new cord that retracts without springs. The spiral neoprene cord stretches from six feet to one foot when retracted and cannot snarl or unravel.
Crossword puzzle clues mixed list
Readable crossword prompts include leather piece on football shoe type car numeric allusion 144 units gems of mollusks rumen part virtuous arms water surrounding castle expurgates river in West Africa grow to shut hard reliance wine vessel split pulse exclamation Babylonian Geity.
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West Africa
Turkish Plans to Buy 21 Ships From Canada and US
Turkish government aims to purchase 21 vessels from Canada and the United States. The war converted Canadian National Steamships Prince David and Prince Robert have been inspected and will be considered. Shefik Gogen, marine superintendent for Turkish state shipping lines, said he is among eight officials traveling to North America to secure ships and railroad equipment.
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Calgary
Canada
United States
Prince David
Prince Robert
Shefik Gogen
Istanbul
Gogen
New York
North America
Gems of Thought Quotes and Reflections
A compilation of aphorisms from Thomson Pope Ruskin Eddy and Herbert urging self mastery virtue and conscience. The collection emphasizes inner strength overcoming faults and responding to criticism with moral resolve cited to famous writers and philosophers.
Wholesale Collision Leaves Dozens Injured in Berkeley
A six lane east shore highway crash in Berkeley California involved twenty five vehicles. At least seven people were rushed to hospital with serious injuries as smoke from the city dump reduced visibility. Four trucks and twelve automobiles were towed away while nine others withdrew under their own power. The era ends with a moral quip about risk versus prudence.
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Berkeley
Calif
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Dodd
Lawrence Saunders
Walmer Road
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Prices and Trade Board
Fir
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Bec
General Foods
James Thomson
Alexander Pope
John Ruskin
Mary Baker Eddy
George Herbert
Francis Bacon
California
Have Coleman
Cotemar
Ute
Terents, Canada
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