A Call To Service in the Western Provinces
The prairie provinces face heavy losses from crop failures and pests. Wheat yields rank among the lowest in 25 years, prompting calls for governmental relief and intensified voluntary aid to sustain morale and prevent hardship through the coming year. Citizens in Kerrobert organize a relief effort to supplement official aid and inspire communal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
Canada
United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Saskatchewan Relief Commission
Manitoba
Kerrobert
Saskatchewan
Submerged village reappears after 1933 monsoon at Tellicherry
A fishing village near Tellicherry in North Malabar, submerged since 1695, is gradually surfacing with the 1933 monsoon. A sand spit now links the ancient site to the mainland, attracting visitors and relic hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tellicherry
Malabar
Two Aluminum Railroad Cars Shine At Chicago Fair
New York World Telegram notes two all aluminum railroad cars on display in the Hall of Transportation at the Chicago Century of Progress. One combines coach parlor and observation. the other combines sleeper parlor and observation. Both are aluminum bodies minus springs axles and wheels, a first in such construction. Engineers see aluminum cars as a path to rail travel revival and a symbol of the Age of Aluminum as railroads pursue lighter, more inviting rolling stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chcago
David Diets
New York World-Telegram
Hall of Transportation
Chicago
Feir
Canada and US agree on radio frequencies beyond broadcasting
Judge E O Sykes of Mississippi says Canada and other North and Central American nations at the recent radio conference reached full agreement on frequencies for radio outside broadcasting including television aircraft state police point to point telegraph coastal telegraph ship telegraph and amateur services. Technical broadcasting regulations were agreed, though channel assignments for broadcasting between countries were not settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
E. O. Sykes
Mississippi
United States
Mexico City
Central Bank Role Debate in Regina Panel
Professor T. E. Gregory warned against tying central banking to any single industry while addressing the Canadian Club in Regina. W G Yule led the meeting. He noted that a MacMillan commission central bank would not abolish the present banking system and stressed remaining flexible. Ocean Space Limite reports cattle ready for export but space is tight, urging exporters to secure broker space well in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
T. E. Gregory
Canadian Club
Regina
Gregory
W. G. Yule
MacMillan Commission
Poor Canadian crops reach record lows in 25 years
Experts compare crop conditions with past years and find wheat, barley, flax, and oats at the lowest levels in 25 years, save 1931. Pastures were worst since 1914 as drought hit southern prairie regions like Saskatchewan, with heat and grasshoppers causing millions in losses across Ontario to the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of + Statistics
Canada
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Pacific Coast
Russia Grants Free Day For Moscow Horses Weekly
In Moscow 30000 equines are poorly fed and mistreated. The Moscow Soviet decreed a free day every sixth day for horses, reducing daily work by 5000. The transport department plans broader care including rest, green pastures, special diet, and medical treatment for the lame and ill.
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Old Dobbin
Moscow
Moscow Soviet
Ussr
Transport Department
Western Canada to get regional directors under CRBC plan
The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission will establish a western Canada regional structure with three directors placed in Vancouver Winnipeg and Alberta or Saskatchewan. A governing board will oversee the western chain under the commission program while representatives will be named for Winnipeg Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Canada
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
T. Maher
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Commission
Western Regions Chain
Maher
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Railroads Abandon Track Amid Rapid Highway Growth
Officials cite rapid highway development as the main cause for increased track abandonment. Interstate Commerce Commission data show 1,800 miles of track were abandoned in the nine months ending August 1, nearly doubling the 945 miles abandoned in the entire year ending November 1, 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Railways
United States
Wor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Upside-Down Flight Sets Record in Inverted Run
Lieut Tito Falconi of the Italian Royal Air Force regained an inverted flight record just 24 hours after losing it to Milos Burcham of Long Beach. In a curious note, the piece links aviation feats to a world population estimate and odd ratios, mentioning a Santa Barbara round trip of about 200 miles.
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Tito Falconi
Italan
Royal Air Force
Milos Burcham
Long Beach
Cal
Falcon
Santa Bartia
Old Scottish Engine Keeps Working At Eighty Two
A letter from a Scottish engineer recounts arriving in April 1870 and driving a Ford car 40 miles daily to work. He touts Kruschen Salts as a daily health aid, claiming improved digestion, refreshed blood, and relief from rheumatism headaches and backache, enabling continued factory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Tai
Alberta Sugar Beet Industry Spurs Stability for Farmers
D W Buchanan notes southern Alberta sugar beet industry brings stability and security to irrigation farmers and Raymond factory. He cites two year output near 40000 tons weekly capacity up to 1250 tons daily and 150000 tons in 1932 with 120 processing days. Farmer payments hinge on basic price around 9 dollars with bonuses for sugar sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Raymond
D. W. Buchanan
Western Affairs
Thestatute of Pacific Relations
Buchanan
Canadian Is Appointed S W Lund U S Food Commissioner
Canadian S W Lund longtime Edmonton Swift Canadian manager and former assistant GM in Chicago has been named food commissioner of the United States under the Agricultural Stabilization Act. Roosevelt tapped the Edmonton native for his knowledge of the provision industry. Lund joined Swift Canadian in 1917 and left Edmonton in 1926 for Chicago duties. Cigarettes smoked in Australia last year averaged 875 per person.
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S. W. Lund
Edmonton
Swift Canadian Company
G. F. Swift
Otago
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Gordon Robertson
Edmonton Swift Canadian
Stabilization Bill Board
Lund
Swift Canadian
Toronto
Chicago
Australia
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Japan
Peru
Lake
Yon
Ane
Dr. Fowler
T. Milburn Co., Limited
Ont
Russia
Canadian Radio Broadcasting
Stil
Tomer
Nou
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