Conscience And The Talkies In Hollywood Cinema
The piece argues for stronger censorship of films to curb crime and sex on screen, noting Dillinger’s death after watching a crime film and criticizing the era’s sensationalism. It cites industry self-interest, calls for enforceable standards, and warns against hero worship of criminals. It also critiques story quality and advertising tactics in early talkies.
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Dillinger
Chicago
Public Enemy
Hollywood
James R. Gregson
Leeds
Eng
Mercury
Galsworthy
Hardy
Madox Ford
Construction Boom Hits British Columbia Ports
Building activity surges across British Columbia with road surfacing and home building under new contracts. The Great Central lake project at Port Alberni plans a $600,000 mill employing about 500 workers. The article notes varied rib counts among animals of the same species.
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British Columbia
Great Central Great Central Lake
Port Alberni
Pink Lemons and Striped Tree Mystery In California Grove
Scientists investigate a California grove where a single tree bears pink lemons. The fruit skin is vivid pink and the trunk and branches are striped with white and green limbs. White branches are barren while others fruit. The phenomenon draws astonished researchers who study the odd tree.
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California
Queens Way Tunnel Opens Under Mersey By The King
The world's longest underwater roadway between Liverpool and Birkenhead was formally opened by the king. His Majesty drew back green and gold curtains and declared open what is hailed as a landmark of modern engineering. The Queens Way tunnel carries four vehicle lanes and wide sidewalks, built over nine years at an estimated cost of $35 million. It features a three mile cast iron sectional roadway and extensive ventilation to handle tidal water traffic below. More than a million people reportedly witnessed the ceremony.
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Mersey
Liverpool
Birkinehead
Thames
Forth
Sydney Harbor
Queensway
Australian lacemaker sends lace and rings to Canada
William Blacker of Home Creek Queensland sends to Col. Wilfrid Bovey at McGill University a lace sample and two handcarved serviette rings to instruct Canadian girls. He explains he learned knitting and net making during illness and used this to craft lace and wood carvings inspired by Aboriginal work. He worries Canadian girls lack time or skill and hopes others try to imitate his designs during Canada’s long winters.
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William Blacker
Home Creek
Queenland
Canada
Wilfrid Bovey
Canadian Handicrafts Guild
McGill University
Blacker
Australia
Salaries Rise Above President Roosevelts Pay in Film Industry
A six months NRAs study shows 110 industry figures earned more than Roosevelt’s government pay in 1933 while the peak annual paycheck hit 315000 for an unnamed actor and the second high was 296250 to an artist. Grain data for May 1934 shows Canada milling yields lower than a year earlier.
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United States
Roosevelt
Nras
Canada
George Washington’s Youth Trip to Barbados
A note on George Washington traveling to Barbados in his youth highlights early life influence and the West Indies visit during his formative years. The account situates the journey within his broader colonial-era experiences and personal development.
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George Washington
Barbados
West Indies
Mountie Chosen as Weather Expert for Shackleton Arctic Trip
Corporal F H Stallworthy of the RCACP a former Alberta constable now in Ottawa is picked to join Edward Shackleton's Oxford University expedition to the Canadian Arctic. He will accompany the party to Ellesmere Island where Shackleton aims to push toward the North Pole. Stallworthy's Arctic service including work on the Bache peninsula and a year marooned there prompted the selection. Miss Hilda Austin wife of Stallworthy’s, will stay in England with his parents during his northward assignment.
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Corporal Stallworthy
Shackleton
Edward Shackleton
Oxford University
Canadian Arctic
Chian
Far
F. H. Stallworthy
RCACP
Alberta
Ottawa
Ionly Ellesmere Island
Corp
Stallworthy
Arctic
Bache Peninsula
Corp. Stallworthy
Hilda Austin
St Catherine's Church
Edson
England
Ellesmere Land
North Pole
Soviet Union Rises to World Gold Second Place
The Soviet Union suddenly ranks as the world’s second largest gold producer after a surge in output over the past two years. Officials say 4,000,000 fine ounces are expected this year, surpassing Canada and the United States. 1933 output is put at 2,489,000 fine ounces, up 142 percent from 1932, with over 500 million rubles spent on mining in four years and growing foreign orders for mining machinery. Officials claim deposits are nearly inexhaustible and USSR may someday surpass the Transvaal.
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Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Canada
United States
South Africa
Russia
Ussr
Transvaal
Shelter Belt Forest Planned From Canada to Texas
United States Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace announced an immediate start on a $75 million project to plant a forest shelter belt 100 miles wide from the Canadian border to Texas. President Roosevelt issued an executive order on July 11 allocating $15 million in emergency funds to begin work.
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Canada
Texas
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Canadian
Roosevelt
Germany Restricts Fruit Imports From Canada to Direct Shipments
An order from the German government mandates all fruit imports from Canada be shipped directly to designated ports and undergo inspection on arrival for San Jose scale and railroad work.
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Canada
Germany
Dominion
San Jose
Hunting coyotes with aeroplanes in Montana gains fans
A fragmented report notes that hunting coyotes with aeroplanes has grown into a popular pastime in Montana, reflecting a rural debate over hunting methods and wildlife control.
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Montana
Flies From Amazon Aims To Save Sugar Crop
Dr J G Myers and a small team journeyed 1500 miles from Brazil to Georgetown to deploy Amazon flies bred to fight the moth bore destroying about 20 percent of the sugar crop. After 900 miles by river and 1000 by air, the expedition endured a swamped launch and near-drowning, losing equipment but saving the vital insects for potential pest control.
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Cialana
Brazil
Georgetown
Amazon
Para
J. G. Myers
Imperial Institute of Entomology
University Receives Curie Radium For Paris Use
The gram of radium donated for Mme Curie by American women in 1921 has been sent to the University of Paris with the stipulation that Irene Curie may use it at will. Irene Curie, a renowned physicist, grew up in her mother’s lab and was her chief assistant before Mme Curie’s death.
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Mme
Marie Curie
University of Paris
Irene Curie
William Brown Meloney
Marie Curie Inium
Curie
Mme. Curie
Meloney
Paris
May Flour Production In Canada Tops April, Lags 2023
Canada produced 1,175,493 barrels of flour in May, higher than April but below May of last year when 1,334,101 barrels were made. The month shows ongoing production strength, yet year over year gains remain elusive.
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Canada
Dorothy Dix Quote About Women Helping Husbands Rise
A Dorothy Dix line notes that many a young woman has helped her husband climb the ladder of success. The piece then mentions a decision to hang the picture elsewhere.
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Dorothy Dix
Fand
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Chance
Oviet
University
Madame Curie
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