Western Canada Seen As Key Region In Great Nation
Roger Babson, speaking at Calgary, argues Western Canada will become a major section of a great country. He cites climate, resources, and emigration to the United States, urging better Canadian studies of resources and economics to prepare youth for prosperity and withstand future economic downturns.
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Canada
du Monde
Roger W. Bab Eon
Board of Trade At
Calgary
Babson
United States
Werall
British Isles
Australia
Ude
Shipping Horses To Russia From Alberta
The first of 4000 Canadian horses ordered by the Soviet government has left Alberta. J M McCallum of the Canadian Department of Agriculture announced arrangements for a train of 26 cars carrying 598 horses to depart Calgary and Medicine Hat. He noted difficulty in securing all animals due to price, and that the initial boat load would leave Quebec nearly 400 short of the 1400 previously arranged.
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Alberta
J. M. McCallum
Department of Agriculture
Calgary
Comic Stage Cough Sparks Snappy Audience Reply
In a theater scene a consumptive hero repeatedly coughs during the first performance. After a violent explosion the tutor asks for help and a gallery patron quips that a cough drop would aid ailing lungs. The remark highlights quick wit from the audience.
Sheep industry sees bright prospects this year
Good prices for lambs and wool frame optimistic outlook shared by W. H. J. Tisdale, assistant manager of the Canada Co operative Wool Growers' Association, after his tour of Western wool growing districts.
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W. H. J. Tisdale
Canada Cooperative Wool Growers’ Association
Chicago Style Blouse and Skirt Patterns Offer Practical Fashions
Winnipeg shoppers are invited to order No. 1589 blouse with tucks and square neck and No. 1590 skirt with inverted plaits. Sizes range 34 to 42 inches bust with material lists and yardage for 29, 39, and 54 inch fabrics. Also advertised is a Fashion Book priced at 10 cents per copy.
Rabbits Threaten Lighthouse At Juan de Fuca Entrance
An invasive rabbit infestation on Smith Island near the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca endangers the lighthouse and wireless station. The pest, bred from a former keeper’s rabbits, tunnels and undermines the 56 acre isle, risking erosion and collapse amid heavy seabed exposure.
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Juan de Fuca Strait
Australia
California
Smith Island
Strait of
Juan de Fuca
Seattle
England Lags in Fruit Supply Across Seasons
The London Daily Telegraph notes that despite quality, Britain's empire still cannot provide year round fruit. The Dominions, with their tropical to temperate crops, help supply peaches plums apples in winter, but the US and continents outpace Britain in climate diversity and production.
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Dominions
United States
Tropics
London Daily Telegraph
Injustice To Agriculture Food Shortage Predicted
Henry A. Wallace warned of a coming food shortage in the United States within 40 years and predicted industrial unrest as managers, workers, and farmers face grave injustices. He spoke at the Institute of Politics, decrying six years of neglect of agriculture and warning that high food costs may force a larger share of wages to go to sustenance.
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United States
Institute of Politics
Henry A. Wallace
Association
High Price Offered for Breeding Poultry at Agassiz
An offer of 1009 for Hen No 6 or 3000 for ten birds from last year’s Experimental Farm contest at Agassiz was made to Professor Lloyd in charge of the British Columbia exhibit at the World Poultry Congress. Dean Clement of the College of Agriculture declined the offer, saying the birds are too valuable for breeding and cannot be disposed of. The offer is reported as the highest ever for utility stock.
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Agassiz
Professor Lloyd
University of British Columbia
British Columbia
Dean Clement
College of Agriculture
B.C. University
Ottawa hosts World's Poultry Congress and boosts industry
The article celebrates Ottawa as the site of the World's Poultry Congress, noting Canada’s growing international recognition in poultry. It cites a fifty million dollar annual Canadian poultry output and stresses that quality breeding leads to top export prices for eggs and related products. It urges farmers to raise standards to keep pace with export demand.
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Canada
Ottawa
Tar Sands On the Road Ninety Carloads Planned
Ninety carloads of tar sands will be shipped from McMurray this summer to Jasper Park for road surfacing. Dr. S. C. Ells of Ottawa directs the surfacing work after years of tar sand research and testing. Edmonton roads paved with tar sands under his supervision remain in near pristine condition despite heavy use.
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McMurray
Jasper Park
S. C. Ells
Ottawa
Edmonton
Ells
More applications for children on parents' passports
More applications are being received at the British passport office for adding children to parents' passports than ever before. Travelers going abroad for short trips are taking younger family members, and demand for children's accommodations has become so heavy that extra provision has been made on many ships for young passengers.
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British Passport Office
Hay Profit Sketch From Early Ontario Prospecting
A ton of hay bought for 38 dollars on the Hudson Ontario track costs 175 dollars at Red Lake. A farsighted prospector staked about ten acres of clear land at Snake Falls. The next summer he cut and stacked twelve tons of wild hay and sold it to a transportation company for 125 dollars per ton, later giving up digging for a simpler scythe and rake.
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Hudson, Ont
Red Lake
Snake Falls
Weight Of Rainfall And Its Heavy Load On Ground
One inch of rainfall deposits 113 tons of water on each acre of ground. The extreme case of Cherrapunji shows nearly 30,000 tons in one month of August on the Gan ges watershed. The area’s average annual rainfall reaches about 426 inches, equaling roughly 50,000 tons per acre.
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Cherrapunji
India
Ganges
Acre
Car Salesman and Customer Debate Horn Style
A salesman asks a buyer about horn style. The customer rejects loudness and demands a horn that “sneers” in a terse exchange.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
A brief notice lists the Winnipeg pattern order service at 175 MacDermot Ave. It directs readers to contact the union for pattern orders and related inquiries.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Migratory Birds Treaty Proves Beneficial Across North America
The article argues the Canada United States Migratory Birds Treaty supports conservation by ending spring shooting and protecting nesting birds. It cites the passenger pigeon extinction to illustrate the need and notes gains in geese ducks moose deer buffalo elk across Canada under coordinated regulation.
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North America
Canada
United States
Retain Women Employees No General Removal Of Policy On the Part Of the C.N.R.
W A Kingsland of the Canadian National Railway states there will be no general policy change to replace women with men. Only in certain clerical roles where men are deemed better suited will substitutions occur, not a wholesale shift from wartime practices.
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C.N.R
Canadian National
W. A. Kingsland
Western Region
Canadian Nation Railways
Kingsland
Mr. Kingsland
Color Cures by Subtle Hospital Decor in Mauve and Green
A report claims replacing white walls and red coverlets with green yellow and mauve soothes patients. Advocates say it improves temperament sleep and shortens stays by about three days. A chronically insomniac patient reportedly slept within an hour in a mauve room.
Air Lab Studies Seek Cooler Cars in Pittsburgh Mines
The air research laboratory of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers in the Pittsburgh bureau of mines studies cooler car concepts. Es Houghton, the director, cites white roofs and damp burlap strips as potential methods to lower temperatures in hot weather.
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Air Research Laboratory
American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
Pittsburgh Bureau of Mines
Es Houghton
Running Aheads of Times Oil Electric Car From CN Rail
Canadian National Railways introduces two new oil electric self propelled cars westbound from Montreal for the Saskatoon to Edmonton line. The six cylinder engine units echo the Montreal Vancouver run of 1925 but include enhancements. Each car is 73 feet 9 inches long, ten feet wide with baggage passenger and smoking compartments and a fuel capacity of 300 gallons.
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Canadian National Railways
Montreal
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Vancouver
United States
Trafic
Royal Ranch on Vancouver Island Proposed for Prince George
Vancouver Island communities back a Cobble Hill ranch gift for Prince George during the royal visit this summer. The plan seeks 25 000 from the Government 10 000 from Victoria and 10 000 from other municipalities with 40 000 from public subscriptions. Although the ranch may be bought for 5 000 the project claims 265 000 already spent and will go before the Government soon.
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Prince George
Cobble Hill
Vancouver Island
B.C
Prince of Wales
Associated Boards of Trade of
City of
Victoria
Astronomers Launch Decade Sky Hunt From South African Observatory
Scientists unveil a ten year project to chart existing double stars and discover new ones using a large telescope finished after months of work at a South Africa observatory. The instrument’s lens was built in Pittsburgh at a cost of 25 000 and its electric fifty foot dome adds about 30 000.
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South Africa
Pittsburgh
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Fort McMurray
Jasper
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