Fur bearing animal fluctuations studied by Canada survey
Ottawa's Mines and Resources department on a nationwide study with Oxford's Charles Elton to identify drivers of fur cycles. Trappers and RCMP will answer annual questionnaires on wolverine, fox, beaver, lemming, rabbit, musk rat, snowy owl, and sledge dogs to forecast populations and ease native hardship from fur shortages.
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Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Charlies Elton
Bureau of Animal Population
Oxford University
England
C.S.T.A
Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Northwest Territories
Cs.t.a
Department
Crown's role grows in Dominion ties with Coronation painting
The British Crown consolidates its place in Commonwealth development as King and Queen receive Frank O Salisbury's Coronation painting. A letter from Canada’s High Commissioner expresses hope the artwork will symbolize loyalty from Dominion peoples, and the King plans personal thanks to Mackenzie King and other Dominion ministers. Canada’s Weekly (London)
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Comr Swealth
Dominions
Frank O. Salisbury
Canada
Buckingham Palace
Mackenzie King
Canada's Weekly
London
Experiment Promotes Canadian Flour in British Isles
Western Canada wheat interests push advertising for Canadian flour in Britain with a potential market of about 50 million. A small rise in bread consumption could boost Canadian wheat exports, backing the publicity drive. The piece ends with a quip about a backseat driver.
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Western Canada
British Isles
Canada
Ten Pianos Stolen From London Haulage Firm
A London haulage contractor reports ten pianos taken from his premises nine upright pianos and a baby grand. A firm member suggests the theft likely involved someone familiar with the business, noting it was not a impulsive act but a calculated removal. The incident prompts speculation on the thief’s motives and background.
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London
Training Of Leaders Scarcity of qualified men in Canada noted
The Ottawa Journal says Canada must train its best young men for government and public life as Britain does. The St Thomas Times Journal notes the lack of leaders and cites Britain as a model where men devote their lives to studying government, with the United States as an exception.
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Bennett
Ottawa Journal
Canada
Britain
United States
St. Thomas
Siberian rivers freeze releasing fish in spring
In Siberia rivers freeze solid through winter and thaw to release living fish in spring. The Boulder Dam refrigeration plant includes more than 150 miles of pipe in its system.
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Siberia
Boulder Dam
Tom the desert cat travels with miners on long burro trips
In a Panamint Mountains tale, a cat named Tom accompanies old-time miners across desert trails. He keeps mice away, warms his master by night, and rides a burro at the word “All right pardner,” proving a loyal, nonchalant companion on the mining journeys.
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Doris J. Bateman
Panamint Mountains
Death Valley
Tom
Health And Intelligence Link For NYC School Kids
The New York City Board of Education reports a positive link between good health and intelligence in school children. Bright children tend to be healthier, while failure or maladjustment signals the school's inability to address a child’s needs. IQ is deemed an inadequate sole basis for teaching.
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Board of Education of
New York City
Toronto Star
France's Maginot Line Defined as World’s Strongest Defense
The article describes France's Maginot Line as an immense underground defense network from Belgium to Switzerland, with the Little Maginot forts, 100 miles of supply tunnels, multi level earth scrapers, inland airports, and hidden guns. It notes extensive fortifications, living quarters, and railways supplying months of warfare, asserting readiness against invasion and a protective shield beyond World War I.
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T Maginot
France
League of Nations
Montmedy
Grand Duchy of
Luxemburg
North Sea
Belgium
Maginot Line
Guardians outline estate plan for Dionne quintuplets family
Judge J A Valin, chairman of guardians, says the Dionne board envisions an estate near Callander for Oliva and family to provide natural life for the quints. Parents would consent before any move, with all siblings offered equal education and guardians funding college and convent tuition.
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J. A. Valin
Board of Guardians of the Dionne Quintuplets
Oliva Dionne
Callander
Valin
Seven Brothers and Sisters
Seven Brothers and Sisters of the Quintuplets
Quints
Australia US compete in canned and dried fruit supply
Australia and the United States vie for European market share in canned fruits and dried fruits while New Zealand’s kea parrot is noted for killing sheep in the region.
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Australia
United States
Europe
Minding Your P S And Q S Embroidered Alphabet Pattern
Pattern 6104 offers transfer designs for initials and monograms in cutwork satin and seed stitch. Includes two alphabets 1 inch and 0.5 inch high with placement guidance and stitch illustrations. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Wireless at Windsor modernizes Windsor Castle rooms
George VI funds and supervises a wireless upgrade at Windsor Castle, wiring guest rooms reception rooms and servants quarters with up-to-date push-button radio. The king has assumed control of a powerful private wireless set previously owned by the Duke of Windsor.
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Windsor Castle
George VI
Duke of Windsor
London
England's oldest drug store found in Knaresborough ruins
Archaeologists locate what is described as England's oldest apothecary within a cluster of historic buildings in Knaresborough. Finds include preserved shelves and containers offering insight into early pharmacy practice.
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England
Knaresborough
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Cat
Ontario
George
George Sr
J.C.K
Dionne
Guardians
Windsor
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