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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
2
The piece questions the value of the America Cup era ambition and the broader rise of professionalism in sports. It argues that vast expenditures turn sport into a business, undermining recreation, fair play, and mass participation, with examples from yacht racing baseball lacrosse hockey and college athletics.
As of August 10 1934 Canada reports fall rye yield of 5 239 000 bushels from 587 100 acres up from 3 454 000 bushels from 434 900 acres in 1933. New Zealand sheep totals reach 28 550 770 on April 30 1934, up 800 000 from 1933.
The Prince of Wales toured a Somerset coal mine near Farrington Gurney, hearing the miners’ story of revival on a duchy land project. Royal support waived royalties if the operation stayed self sustaining, and the venture now employs fifty men with weekly production of about 185 tons of coal.
The 70 year old man who once bent with pain due to rheumatism now works 12 hours daily. He credits Kruschen Salts taken in tea for relieving symptoms and enabling activity previously lost. He urged others to try the remedy, citing chemical helpers dissolving uric acid crystals and aiding digestion.
A well dressed young man in brown attire browsed a London bookshop on Onford Street, studying maps and Empire topics with staff. He appeared either a student or traveler, and the fact he is the Duke of Gloucester suggests he is preparing for a long voyage to Australia.
Hon. George H. Sedgewick, chair of Canada’s tariff board, told the maritime conference on Canadian affairs in Halifax that replacing tariff revenue with other forms of income would be difficult. He warned that shifting away from tariffs could challenge national finances.
In Luton England only 700 of the 39 900 insured workers are currently out of work. The local economy shows strong employment retention with most workers remaining employed despite broader conditions.
The Captain Cook cottage from Yorkshire is packed in 35 lorries and moved by steamer to Melbourne where it will be re erected in Fitzroy Gardens for the centenary celebrations. Every element has been preserved, including masonry, joists, rafters and beams, with even a note about the staircase. The ivy will be replanted and the quarantine authorities require fumigation. In exchange Cook's birthplace Great Ayton will receive a stone monument modelled on Cape Everard memorial.
R L Sutherland, consulting engineer for the Saskatchewan Coal Operators Association, told a Calgary meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy that southern Saskatchewan lignite deposits have been developed despite a low mood in Western Canada. He cited increased regional production and broader use due to economic conditions and improved mine preparation, with populated areas in Saskatchewan and Manitoba expanding the market for the fuel.
Guide naturalist and artist James Simpson smooths a glacier between two mountains near Banff Alberta to create a summer skating rink for his daughters Mary and Margaret He predicts glacier skating will become common in a few years and envisions wider adoption.
Archaeologists report discovery of human coins minted in the temple of Juno. The find suggests ceremonial or ritual use and hints at ancient economy practices connected to the temple complex and its priesthood. Further study will identify metal content and dating.
The column compiles devotional excerpts from varied authors on faith and justice, interspersed with a 1934 Prague region agricultural report noting declines in wheat and barley acreage, with oats and rye rising. It blends spiritual reflection with contemporaneous crop statistics.
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