Canada as a Popular North American Playground
Canada attracts many tourists with extensive highways and rail services, canoeing and wildlife opportunities, fishing waters, steamship links, and a range of accommodations from camps to luxury hotels. Ontario Quebec Maritimes offer fishing and sport. game fish include salmon and lake trout. Golf and tennis are common with new courses and clubs nationwide.
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Maritimes
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Boy Scouts Award 251 Medals for Life Saving Since 1921
Since 1921 the Canadian Boy Scouts have awarded 251 medals for life saving or notable emergency work. 49 certificates of merit and 25 letters of commendation recognize valuable service in lesser emergencies. 14 bronze crosses, 108 silver crosses, and 129 gold crosses honor life saving at varying risk levels.
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Boy Scouts
Canada
Lfe
Western Canada Offers Historic Sites and Outdoor Trips
The piece highlights historic sites and monuments in western provinces along with canoe trips on Canada’s rivers and lakes. It notes trips for novices near civilization and challenging routes for experts, with free route information from the National Development Bureau in Ottawa. Applicants should specify the area of interest for thorough guidance.
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Canada
National Development Bureau
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Short Story by a Boy Ends in Brief Mirage
A class asked to write a short story. The shortest and best comes from a boy who wrote: One bull, two toreadors, one bull one toreador. The line stands out for its playful brevity and comic rhythm.
Pulp Based Material Used in Toy Manufacturing
A new wood pulp material with properties similar to celluloid is being used in toy production. The innovation offers a resin substitute for toy makers seeking alternatives to traditional plastics.
Heads or Tales Toss for Barber or Author
A playful exchange features a man unsure whether to pursue barbering or writing. She suggests resolving the choice with a coin toss, teasing a pun on tales as well as tails.
Flying Era Predicted by German Luft Hansa Chief
Martin Wronsky, head of Luft Hansa, envisions a new era as giant catapults launch 50 passenger flying boats from Atlantic coasts. The Westfalia, a 5000 ton seacraft seaplane base, houses the most powerful catapult yet, capable of propelling an eight and half ton aircraft to 90 miles per hour in 1.5 seconds, signaling bold German engineering aimed at reshaping long distance air traffic.
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Martin Wronkly
Luft-Hansa
Isle of Atlantis
Westfalia
South Atlantic
Wronsky
Lloyd Fastliners
Europa
Bremen
Henkel Aeroplane Works
Canadian gold output climbs in January totals 233 thousand ounces
Canada produced 233 456 ounces of gold in January down from 266 719 in December and slightly below the 233 826 ounces mined in January 1932. Ontario led with 171 879 ounces followed by Quebec 33 041 and British Columbia 17 804, Manitoba 10 491 and Nova Scotia 241.
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Quebec
British Columbia
Manitoba
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Defends His Pens at Denver Post Office
Benjamin E. Balay, watchman at the Denver post office, angrily rejects claims that post office pens are poor. He says he changes every pen point twice daily and accuses Postmaster General James A. Farley of not originating the practice.
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Benjamin E. Balay
Denver Post-Office
Balay
James A. Farley
Final links in the China European airline inaugurated
The article reports the inauguration of the final links in the China European airline network. Officials from both sides celebrate the launch as a milestone in regional air connectivity and trade. Executives cite expanded routes and potential tourism and business travel growth.
Wheat Production Near Peak in Western Provinces Says Study
Dr D A MacGibbon of the University of Alberta discusses Western Canada wheat prospects in a Toronto study. He estimates possible Western crop up to 670 million to 700 million bushels, withExports hovering around 200 million yearly for years.
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University of Alberta
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
MacGibbon
Canada
Ontario
Minnesota
Professor Mayor
British Association
Winnipeg
Peace River Country
North West Territories
Prairie
Toronto Mail and Empire
Canadian Labrador Villages Faced With Education and Water Woes
Dr. Donald Hodd described life in the Canadian Labrador centered on Harrington hospital. The region contains 30 small villages with backward education and few qualified teachers, relies on rain for water, and uses old overcoats to make shoes for dogs suffering on ice.
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Canadian Labrador
Harrington Hospital
London Ontario
Donald Hodd
Department of Education
Hodd
Harrington
Varied background in training college for church candidates
Among the forty nine candidates at a church training college, a retired rear admiral, two policemen, two Army officers, two farmers, and a dancing master joined earlier entrants. Only twelve came directly from a university.
Salvage Chief Abandons Scapa Flow Bid After Loss
F. E. Cox Britain's salvage magnate who raised 42 German fleet ships at Scapa Flow plans to quit as prices collapse. He had pursued a $2.5 million deal but lost about $1.6 million after a decade of work amid copper scrap downturn.
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Orkney Islands
F. E. Cox
Britain
Tourist highway crosses Bavarian Alps
A proposed tourist highway will traverse the Bavarian Alps, offering a scenic route across the mountains for travelers and boosting regional access and tourism opportunities. The plan envisions connecting key towns and viewpoints while preserving environmental and cultural heritage.
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Bavarian Alps
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