Gambling With Wheat Speculators Move Market Prices
A St Thomas Times-Journal summary notes violent swings in wheat prices at Winnipeg and Chicago driven by speculative trading. It argues that speculators bid for grain they do not deliver, causing daily upswings and downswings and harming ordinary consumers. It cites Frank Norris's The Pit and calls for reform when spreads reach twenty five cents per bushel.
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Winnipeg
Chiago
United States
Frank Norris
St. Thomas Times
From Back Of Beyond To Shop In London
Miss Joy Atkinson, 28, described as well traveled from Northern Queensland, rode 50 miles on horseback and swam three crocodile river crossings to reach London for her first shopping trip in Bond Street. She endured long train delays and floods, with 10 000 cattle on her family station and no nearby roads.
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London
Joy Atkinson
Australia
Queensland
Cairns
Sydney
Atkinson
Art of clipping trees returns to fashion in England
Pearson's Weekly notes topiary's revival in Britain with young trees sold cheap and costly mature specimens. Intricate shapes require long growth times from five years for birds to fifty years for large designs. Climate and Dutch influence boost topiary, with options securing future cash for prized trees as Britain expands commercial gardens.
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England
Pearson's Weekly
Holland
Britain
Hens Help Church Clear Debt in Tennessee Fund Drive
Reverend C. C. Frye credits feathered supporters named The Lord's hens for raising funds. Housewives designated one hen each with eggs sold to support the church. The Tennessee Methodist church treasury gains $146 from the effort.
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Tennessee Methodist Church
C. C. Frye
Local Newspaper Seeks Strong Community Support
A local paper emphasizes the need for readers advertisers and users of printed matter to support it with enough business to sustain publication. The message stresses that better local support enables the paper to serve the community more effectively.
Imperial Oil to renew crude oil search in Alberta
Imperial Oil announces immediate work to locate crude oil in Alberta at the Comrey structure covering 7,600 acres about 100 miles south of Medicine Hat near Manyberries. Production chief J H McLeod notes Alberta crude is needed to blend Turner Valley naphtha as Montana supplies dwindle and imports may rise.
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Alberta
Imperial Oil Company
Medicine Hat
Manyberries
J. H. McLeod
Imperial Oil
Turner Valley
Montana
Less Salmon Packed in British Columbia This Year
BC salmon pack lags 1933 year to date with 23 440 cases of 48 lb each versus 42 456 in 1932. Comparisons show values from 1931 to 1929, with Sockeye 11 350 and bluebacks 8 660 the leading varieties. Fraser River area supplied most of the catch, including chum and pink varieties.
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British Columbia
Pritchard Sees BC as Testing Ground for CCF Plans
W. A. Pritchard former Burnaby reeve told Vernon crowds that British Columbia could test Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation ideas if the party gains provincial power. He noted about 25 candidates already nominated in the province. Italy expects bumper crops this year.
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British Columbia
Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
Regina
W. A. Pritchard
Burnaby
B.C
Vernon
Federation
Ushers In Outdoor Theatre Uses Bicycles
An early outdoor theatre, where patrons drive to the cinema, installed bicycle ushers. Banked seating allowed rear auto patrons to see, but lengthy walks from entrance to parking proved impractical. Ushers now ride ahead of incoming cars with a red rear light to guide patrons. Australia fears a plague of eagles.
Race for the Be r yllium alloy a new industrial prize
A half dozen nations pursue a beryllium alloy with hope of a stronger lighter metal for ships aircraft and bridges. Britain led by H A Cleman at Teddington and Germanys Siemens Haiske vie for the breakthrough aided by X rays and impurity control. Britain claims ore in Cornwall Aberdeenshire Ireland and empire deposits in South Africa Canada Australia and India. a pure ingot now signals progress toward a commercial revolution.
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Germany
Britain
National Physical Laboratory
Teddington
Siemens- Haiske
Berlin
H. A. Cleman
H. Co. Vivian
Rosenhain
Vivian
Sloman
Bessemer
Cornwall
Aberdeenshire
Ireland
Empire
South Africa
Canada
Australia
India
New Time-Reversing Method Revealed By Austrian Scientist
Austrian geologist Dr. Bruno Sander of Innsbruck presented a method to map ancient mountain building and rock movements with high precision. He explained that rocks retain an internal record of movements since creation, enabling a blueprint like reconstruction of Earth's past geologic events.
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Bruno Sander
Innsbruck
Austria
International Geological Congress
Sanve
Japanese to Build Motion Picture Studio and Theatres in Manchuria
A plan to construct a motion picture production studio and movie theatres in Manchuria is announced by Japanese interests. A writer notes that babies respond to bright colors, while a call for more hue and less cry suggests a lighter cultural tone amid regional developments.
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Motion Octure
Rmovie
Manchuria
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