World Economy Conference Divides Gold Bloc and Sterling Dollar Group
London reports show alignment of nations into Gold Bloc and Sterling Dollar camp. Britain moves toward Dominion and United States trade ties, favouring Empire links and Ottawa agreements while seeking real revival in commodity prices amid inflation concerns.
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Canada
Small Aeronca airplane sets high altitude record in Denver
A two cylinder Aeronca weighing under 1000 pounds is flown at Denver Western Airport over a mile above sea level. It costs under two dollars per hour to operate, reaches 95 mph top speed and 85 mph cruise, using about 2.5 gallons of gasoline per hour. The two seat cabin monoplane demonstrates economical operation and high altitude capability. The piece also notes the Prince of Wales preference for kilts over guards uniform for state occasions due to comfort in movement.
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Prince of Wales
St. James's Palace
Prince
Welsh Guards
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Highlanders
Wheat Prices Brings Dimage Conditions In Saskatchewan
Hon Robert Weir minister of agriculture arrived in Ottawa after a tour of his Melfort Sask constituency and surrounding country He reported more wheat in farmers hands and selling at 60 cents a bushel or more lifting conditions in Saskatchewan elevators He noted 50 municipalities hit by grasshopper plague and said aid would be provided to them.
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Saskatchewan
Robert Weir
Ottawa
Weir
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Melfort
Sask
Timber Distributors plans vast Russia lumber import
The Morning Post reports Timber Distributors Limited, a group of British importers, will import 693 million board feet of Russian lumber in the upcoming navigation season. The firm says it will add 15 shillings to contract prices to cover embargo inconvenience, and that even with the rise British buyers will pay less than Canadian timber interests.
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Morning Post
Timber Distributors, Limited
the Post
Completing Across Canada Flight by Indian Flying Clubs Secretary
George M. Ross, secretary of the Indian Flying Clubs Association, lands at Sea Island Airport Vancouver after completing a cross Canada flight visiting aero clubs en route. He flew from Calgary in eight hours, tying the Moth plane previously presented to Major-General J. H. MacBrien. The craft has now made its fourteenth trans‑Canada trip and its fourth Vancouver visit, covering about $6,000 miles. Ross notes more flying in cities and says fewer Canadians train in the United States.
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J. H. MacBrien
Aviation League
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United States
Soooked on the World That s Liver Wake Up Your Liver Bile
Fragmentary text repeats Liver Wake up your Liver Bile no calomel. Odd phrases mix English and misspellings. Content unreadable, with likely advertorial tone urging liver detox. No clear events, names, places, or dates to anchor a factual summary.
Paris Montparnasse opens railway nursery for babies
A new nursery at Montparnasse Station in Paris will care for 40 to 50 babies and provide free services including baths clothing changes milk bottles and rest. The facility aims to be copied across France with nurseries in major rail sections. Also notes 403 women magistrates in London and a 33 percent drop in illiterates in the United States to 4 283 753.
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Montparnasse
Paris
Brittany
la Vendee
United States
Rai Tmmene to Lighting Safest Place for Motorists
Rai Tmmene proposes new lighting aligned with traffic safety goals to guide motorists to the safest routes. Officials cite enhanced visibility, reduced collisions, and potential cost savings through targeted streetlight improvements and maintenance scheduling.
Driving Through Storms Says Stay in Your Car
Experts from the Bureau of Standards claim automobiles are nearly immune to lightning. The car’s enclosure, even with wet rubber tires, keeps occupants fairly safe. The average motorist is likely safer inside a car than at home during an electrical storm, with few recorded cases of autos struck by lightning despite numerous cars in storms.
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Bureau of Standards
Entomological Society of London Centenary Conference
More than 150 delegates from 22 counties gather in London to mark the Entomological Society of London centenary. The text notes economic entomologists worldwide as fellows and cites successes such as reclaiming three million acres in Queensland from prickly pear and saving Fiji's coconut industry from a purple moth, both aided by parasitic insects. It adds that controlling migratory locusts in Africa and Asia hinges on economic entomology.
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London
Entomological Society of
England
Queensland
Figi Islands
Africa
Asia
Wonderful Trip For English Schoolboys
Twelve pupils from Manchester Grammar School travel to Morocco becoming the first Europeans to visit the city of Tchzewen. Granted permission for links with the Sultan, the trip will showcase Lancashire cloth to Moroccans as ambassadors for the cotton trade.
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Manchester Grammar School
Morocco
Tchzewen
Canadian cities plan $160 million of engineering projects
Twenty six Canadian cities are expected to begin engineering and building projects totaling 160 million dollars after a survey by the national construction council. More surveys target a final figure near 350 million dollars with twelve local committees to be formed at strategic points to extend research across the provinces.
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Canada
National Construction Council
Governor-general Visits Digby Clinic During Nova Scotia Tour
During a Digby stop on their Nova Scotia tour, Lord and Lady Bessborough watched as doctors examined 25 youngsters at a first baby clinic event staged for the Governor-general and his party.
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Canada
Lord
Lady Bessborough
Digby
Nova Scotia
Best Container For Cream
A well soldered plain bottom tin cap about eight inches in diameter at 20 inches Jeep is found by Goty farmers to be the best kint vessel for holding cream. It is easily cleaned and convenient to handle. Earthenware that is cracked may impart an undesirable flavor to the butter.
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