Experiments Aim to Grow Higher Value Food Plants
Scientists report major advances in plant breeding through crossing and chromosome doubling. W P Thompson notes wheat varieties with 56 chromosomes, including bread wheat crossed with aegilops. Danish work in brassicas yields 28 chromosome offspring from swede and turnip crosses. Karpechenko in Moscow combines cabbage and radish genetics for a potential new soup plant. Muntsing in Landskrona creates a new species from mint relatives.
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E. Tschermak
Vienna
Mediterranean
Denmark
O. Winge
Moscow
G. D. Karpechenko
Arne Muntsing
Landskrome
Sweden
Public roads in Britain would require 162 miles daily drive
Ministry of Transport notes 177256 miles of public roads exist in Great Britain. To cover all highway miles under government supervision one would need to drive 162 miles daily for three years, leaving 28 miles on the final day. A cryptic joke about cement and flour from a Swedish source is included.
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Great Britain
Ministry of Transport
McKenzie
Turn To Agriculture Back To the Land Movement Live Issue In Ontario
Ontario debates a return to farming with a sub committee report urging bonusing settlers for cleared land immediate vacant farm surveys and publication of results in Canada and Great Britain The plan seeks a distinct department of colonization a deputy minister and the creation of shacks for settlers to live in while clearing land The aim is to double Ontario's cultivated acreage through a concentrated back to the land effort.
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Ontario
Agricultural and Colonization Committee
Canada
Great Britain
Department of Colonization
Value Of Livestock In Canada Falls In 1931
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports total farm livestock value in 1931 at 468.3 million, down from 687.2 million in 1930. Ontario leads with 151.9 million, followed by Quebec 88.5 million and Saskatchewan 76.2 million. Manitoba 36.3 million and Alberta 67.2 million. Poultry value totals 13.8 million, down from 54.9 million, with Ontario leading at 15.6 million.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Quebec Farmer Builds Private School for Isolated Family
Theophile Soucy, a French Canadian farmer north of Quebec City, built and furnished his own private school for his fourteen children living in isolation. He appointed himself school commissioner to hire a teacher, and the government granted a small subsidy. The one room schoolhouse near Stoneham serves a growing student body, with desks added yearly.
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Theophile Soucy
Quebec
Stoneham Village
Quebec City
Laurentides National Park
Soucy
Darling dress for sisters brings chic party style
A brown canton faille crepe dress with lace trim is pitched as the last word in chic for little girls. The Lyonnaise pink model features a round neck, pleated chiffon fringe, and sizes 8 to 14 years. Pattern No. 879 costs 25 cents, with fabric requirements noted.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order notice lists address at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern number name town rose size appears in readable fragments. Indicates a catalog style inquiry or sales matter guiding pattern selections and mailing details.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Missing Engine Sparks Theft Insurance Claim Remark
A mechanic notes the engine missing while the motorist vents frustration claiming the dash car should be stolen to trigger theft insurance. The exchange highlights the tension over insurance and vehicle damage.
Churchill Port Seen As Key To Western Canada Prosperity
Gen. R W Paterson and Hon. D G McKenzie told Moose Jaw's On to the Bay association Churchill Port will drive northern industrial growth and lower freight costs. They outlined townsite plans, port openings, and year‑ahead goals for navigation aids and settlement while noting seasonal government limits on population influx.
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Churchill
Western Canada
Hudson Bay
R. W. Paterson
D. G. McKenzie
Moose Jaw
Paterson
Mr. McKenzie
Grant Hall
Gen. Paterson
Winnipeg
McKenzie
Department of Railways and Canals
Ottawa
Great Britain
Worldwide Wheat Varieties Shared by Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Universities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will exchange 1700 wheat seed samples collected by Professor John Percival of Reading England. Dr J P Harrington states the goal is to gather breeding material for high yield quality early ripening and disease resistance. He notes Reward Garnet crosses exist but results are not yet ready to announce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
John Percival
Reading
England
University of Saskatchewan
Manitoba Agricultural College
J. P. Harrington
Harrington
King George Attends Quaint Maundy Ceremony at Westminster
The king witnessed a centuries old Maundy service at Westminster Abbey where 67 men and 67 women received a red pouch with 50 shillings and a white pouch with the Maundy coins. About 10 dollars in provisions were provided and 67 pence in actual Maundy money, later valued by collectors. The event marks the dwindling remnants of the old ritual.
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Westminster Abbey
England
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W. P. Thompson
Department of Biology
University of Minnesota
Britain
Conk
Sondagsnisse- Strix
Stockholm
W. ON. U
By Annette
Sister
Ros
Snelsmore Common
Newbury
King George
Pers
Wahre Jakob
Berlin
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