Educational Needs Of Canada Different From That Of Great Britain
Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir addressed the 10th annual convention of the Intane Educational Association, urging Canada to tailor education to practical needs. He praised preserving humanities in technical training and called for elastic, reality grounded systems with teachers as prairie pioneers.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Lord Tweedsmutt
Intane Educational Association
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Ontario
Great Britain
Drouth
Prairies
Blood transfusion institutes set up by Loyalist Government
Loyalist Spain has established blood transfusion institutes under Dr Norman Bethune of Montreal. Madrid operates mass donation to conserve blood for two weeks and uses refrigerated army trucks to deliver bottled blood to the front. In three months Madrid collected over 45 gallons from 2,000 donors, enabling 193 transfusions.
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Spain
Norman Bethune
Montreal
Madrid
Dr. Bethune
Miss Cecilia Colledge Wins World Skating Championship
At 17 Miss Cecilia Colledge, daughter of a London West End surgeon, has won a world skating title after deciding on the path in 1928. She trained daily for hours on London rinks and in Switzerland, while also excelling as a dancer swimmer and tennis player.
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Cecilia Colledge
Canada
London West-end
London
Switzerland
Rail passengers in England top hundred million in November
England carried over a hundred million railway passengers in November as editors note the rail system remains robust. The article quips the iron horse is not yet ready to rust on the heap, signaling continued confidence in rail travel growth.
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England
Urges Fixed Easter Date by William at Toronto church
Rev Dr C A Williams of Howard Park United church in Toronto urges fixing Easter on the third Sunday in April and adding a public holiday on the following Monday. He says current calendar jumps harm church, school, trade and travel and spoil the Easter season. He contrasts with the Christmas spirit and questions the Easter spirit.
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C. A. Williams
Howard Park United Church
Toronto
Dr. Williams
Safety In The Air Proportion Of Accidents Small
British air companies carried 200000 passengers last year with 12 deaths, one per 16666 passengers. Foreign airlines show similarly low fatality rates as Imperial Airways aims to cover 8000000 miles this year, highlighting overall safety amid rare disasters.
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Britain
London Daily Mail
Judge Misplaced Coat and Hat at Function
A judge left his hat and coat in the cloakroom and did not receive a ticket. The attendant, who knew him by sight, ensured the belongings matched him only by the claim that the judge handed them to him. The judge objected asking how ownership was verified. The attendant admitted he did not know, only that the items were handed to him by the judge.
Speaks For Itself Cigarette Box Intrigues With Voice Prompt
A seemingly ordinary cigarette box surprises by speaking when opened, asking in a curious voice, Will you have a cigarette This oddity sparks fascination amid a discussion of its unique feature and the mystery of its maker.
Lag In Production Plagues Soviet First Quarter 1937
The Russian government reports a severe lag in industrial and agricultural output for the first quarter of 1937 under the push to exceed the second five year plan. Spring planting is massively behind schedule with about 315 million acres not planted and only 13.2 million acres sown by late March, far below the 328 million target. Farmers blame late spring but officials cite preparation failures, warning of a dangerous shrinking growing season across key belts.
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Uss.a
Wonderful New Organ Opens Paris Opera House
A grand new light organ, 85 feet high and 20 tons, is among features at the reopened Paris Opera House. The renovated building hosts a vast asbestos and mica panorama that reflects sound without echo, hoisted by a crane, with auto controlled lighting and a sky behind the stage lit by an electrician from a prom pter vantage.
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Paris
Rules Of Happiness From Toronto Advertising Dean
R C Smith the Toronto advertising men dean on his recent birth day urged doing what is asked gladly and always doing duty. give clients full benefit of knowledge and experience. Also noted that Russian squirrels tails are used to make camel hair brushes.
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R. C. Smith
Toronto
Eminent Meteorologist Warns Climate Of Canada Warms Steadily
Dr Moses B. Cotsworth of Vancouver and London contends climate changes are continuous with shifting winds and currents driving Canada toward a warmer, potentially semi tropical future. The Ottawa Journal notes his booklet for school geology teaching.
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Canada
Moses B. Cotsworth
Vancouver
London
British Association of Science
Cotsworth
Canadian
United States
Rocky Mountains
Bermuda
Scotland
Ottawa Journal
Canadian Tire uses roller skates for service in new Toronto store
In a 100000 square foot Toronto outlet Canadian Tire deploys 18 employees on roller skates to speed customer service. Manager Alfred Stevens, weighing 200 pounds, admits occasional falls provided laughs as the experiment proves a success with 18 pairs of skates ordered. The skates are rink type.
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Canadian Tire Corporation
Toronto
Alfred Stevens
Cobwebs From a Tiny Spider Baffle Many Viewers
A short note explains cobwebs are spun by a small spider and not merely dust. The term cob is traced to an old English word meaning spider, clarifying a common misconception.
Pattern 5782 Monogram Transfer for Household Items
Pattern 5782 offers a transfer pattern with five alphabets and stitch guides for monograms on blouses and linens. Includes placing instructions and stitch illustrations. send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept at Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E., Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Far Rearmament Push Drives British Costs Up
The British public faces higher prices across goods as steel costs rise on May 31 under government agreement. Automobiles, housing construction, textiles and uniforms all feel the impact, with wool prices up 40 percent as orders for Britain and allied nations surge.
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Britain
Beecham Quips About Score in Opera Remark
A Daily Sketch report recalls Sir Thomas Beecham joking about conducting Figaro with no score. An impresario objected, a promise to amend followed, and a new score arrived. Beecham then noted the score was Parsifal upside down, joking that he scores anyway.
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Thomas Beecham
Daily Sketch
Sir Thomas
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