Iron smelting plans seen for Ontario and Belcher Islands
Visionaries foresee a large iron smelting industry in James Bay as Ontario withdraws Belcher Islands from public exploitation for study. Proposals link Hematite deposits with lignite finds in Northern Ontario, hoping for a regional hub at Moose River and potential barge routes from Hudson Bay to ocean ports. Government Mines Department will supervise the Belcher Islands assessment.
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James Bay
Belcher Islands
Hudson Bay
Ontario
Canada
Farm organization to cut costs and raise living standards
Andrew Stewart of Manitoba Agricultural College won the Royal Bank of Canada economics fellowship for 1930 31 with the paper The economy of machine production in agriculture. He argued that farm organization improves equipment and raises production per worker, living standards, and national wealth. Second and third prizes went to George D Thomson of the University of Toronto and G M Rountree of McGill University for studies on distribution and empire trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Stewart
Manitoba Agricultural College
Royal Bank of Canada
George D. Thomson
University of Toronto
G. M. Rountree
McGill University
Stewart
Languages in Europe list 125 tongues in use
An Associated Press dispatch from January 21, 1931, Genoa reports 125 languages used in Europe. Leaders by language include Russian 70,000,000 English 47,000,000 Italian 41,000,000 and French 39,000,000 with German and others also noted.
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Europe
Linguistic Office
Associated Press
Geneva
Canadian Public Health Association Set for Regina Meeting
Regina hosts the Dominion wide Canadian Public Health Association annual meeting June 15 17 and 19 in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Health Officials Association. Dr F C Middleton deputy minister of health Saskatchewan attends with Hon F D Munroe as honorary president. Dr W R Coles Regina medical officer of health presides over Saskatchewan Health Officials Association.
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Regina
Canadian Public Health Association
Saskatchewan Health Officials’ Association
F. C. Middleton
Saskatchewan
F. D. Munroe
W. R. Coles
Saskatchewan Health Officials Association
Today's Exquisite Cotton Dress Pattern No 198
A salmon-pink home frock features a shoulder capelet and flared sleeves with a pointed bodice treatment and inverted center-front plait. Sized for 36 to 46 inch busts, this dress can be made in white crepe silk or other fabrics with vivid bindings. pattern costs 25 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No Size
Pattern ordering note from Winnipeg newspaper. Lists address at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg and refers to Pattern No Size. Readers are guided on how to place orders for sewing patterns.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Manitoba Ontario Trans-Canada Highway Opening Party Named
Manitoba and Ontario officials and business leaders are set to attend the official opening of the new link of the Trans-Canada highway between Winnipeg and Kenora marking the Manitoba Ontario connection. Attendees include the lieutenant governors premiers ministers and mayors with plans for a joint agreement by the Manitoba Ontario Trans-Canada Highway Association. Also notes vast ocean volumes and Niagara water flow trivia.
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Manitoba
Ontario
Winnipeg
Kenora
Lake of the Woods
James Duncan McGregor
John Bracken
W. R Clubb
R. A. Ho
Eye placement in animals reflects hunting roles
The rabbit’s eyes sit on the sides of its head, aiding awareness of predators. In contrast the fox places its eyes toward the front, aiding focused forward vision for hunting.
Dairy policy praise and Western Canada industry revival
The Dairy Commissioner notes that government guidance benefits dairy, with Canadian cheese price advantage over New Zealand by 3.06 cents per pound. Senator Buchanan urges eastern manufacturers to aid western farms, boosting wool, sugar beet, cheese, milk, and meat industries while expanding stock raising and sheep production. coal flags trouble, oil grows, and new oil fields may reduce imports.
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London
New Zealand
J. A . Ruddick
Canada
Farmers' Advocate
W. A Buchanan
Lethbridge
Alberta
Toronto Board of Trade
Buchanan
Australia
Fall fair circuit eyed by Saskatchewan horticultural groups
Horticultural societies in Saskatchewan plan a fall fair circuit with Springside Melville Watrous Yorkton and Canora in correspondence and potential participation by Melfort and Prince Albert horticulturists. A bulletin listing recommended plants will be ready soon at the University extension department prepared by plant experts for the Horticultural Societies Association.
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Saskatchewan
W. E. Lake
Saskatoon University
Springside
Melville
Watrous
Yorkton
Canora
Melfort
Prince Albert
Horticultural Societies Association
Now, sir, a fine Queen Anne sideboard shown
An antiques dealer invites a buyer to view a high quality Queen Anne sideboard. The American quips that it is the eighth such piece he has seen that week, humorously noting the queen’s dining room.
Cushing Links Gastric Ulcer to Brain Disturbance
Dr. Harvey Cushing of Harvard announces a theory on the cause of gastric ulcer after seventeen years of work. He says disturbances in the diencephalon, the brain area governing primitive emotions and automatic actions, trigger the condition. The finding, presented at Convocation Hall in Toronto during Lord Lister's birth anniversary celebration, is described as the first coherent tenable explanation by Toronto medical authorities.
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Harvey Cushing
Harvard University
Cushing
Convocation
Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Lord Lister
Toronto
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Hay Wrightson
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Leipsig
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