Canada Joins Plan For Atlantic Air Service
Hon. C D Howe announced Canada will join a joint Anglo Irish Free State venture to survey and operate a trans Atlantic air route with imperial Airways and Pan American Airways. The scheme aims for a twice weekly service with flying boats and exclusive landing rights for 15 years. Canada will contribute up to £75,000 and Newfoundland an agreed share. The joint company may face delays and winter operations may use Bermuda.
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C D. Howe
Canada
United Kingdom
Newfoundland
Irish Free State
Atlantic
Britain
Imperial Airways
Pan-American Airways
Pan- American
United States
No Motor Boats Named For Venice Gondolas
Venice bans motorized gondolas after futile attempts to modernize canal transport. Officials cite esthetic impact as the reason for withdrawal. Gondolier operated motors with foot control while steering, drawing ridicule from residents.
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Venice
Giraffes Block Bridge Passages on Kenya Uganda Rail Hop
In South Africa the Kenya Uganda Railway faces a problem as giraffes cannot pass under bridges. Six giraffes were crated and raised but required unloading and reloading past a bridge to continue toward Mombasa.
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Kenya-Uganda
South Africa
Mombasa
Turkey to levy exemption tax on women for road work exemption
A new Turkish tax law requires women aged 18 to 60 to pay six pounds annually to avoid one year of forced road work as navvies. Previously, the levy applied only to men. The policy aims to fund road repairs and introduces a gendered exemption system.
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Turkey
Not Taking Chances The Vicksburg Rotary Pledge
Vicksburg Michigan Rotary Club members pledge to stop completely before crossing any railroad track citing five deaths at village crossings in 16 months. The Detroit Free Press notes safety devices help but cannot save drivers who ignore the risk. careful stopping reduces danger.
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Vicksburg
Mich
Rotary Club
Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Menace To Wildlife From Raner Lake Fire in Ontario
A first hand account from a witness near Raner Lake describes the fire’s impact on wildlife. He recalls six deer, three moose, several foxes and porcupines, and wolves fleeing the blaze by swimming the lake, while many others perished. Rabbits struggle to escape and partridges risk flying back into flames, with fur bearing animals also harmed and overall resource losses feared.
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Raner Lake
Ontario
Flying squads proposed to curb jungle big-game menace in Malaya
Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt weighs options after a Malaya tour for the Society for the Preservation of Empire Fauna. The dialogue features a child’s joke about lions at a central office, illustrating playful wartime-era humor.
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British
Malaya
Thomas Comyn-Platt
Ceylon
Society For the Preservation of Empire
Soil Erosion Threat in Western Canada Urges Action
The article links soil erosion in Western Canada to a broader drought cycle and warns of massive losses if unaddressed. It cites U.S. and Canadian studies, notes wind erosion from plowed sod, and urges standardized farming practices to prevent further deterioration and economic damage. The piece frames eroding soil as a looming crisis for agriculture and calls for swift, systematic measures.
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Canada
Great Western Plains
United States
Canadian Pacific Railway
Prairie Provinces
Rockies
Selkirk Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Western Plains
Drouth
North America
Wyatt
University of Alberta
Drought Harms Ducks Across Northern Prairie Regions
Fort Smith district agent A L Cummings reports severe drought reducing duck flocks in Wood Buffalo park to the lowest since 1925. The park sits at the Alberta Northwest Territories border, marking the northern nesting limit for ducks. A Ramsay MacDonald painting, unused for five years, sold in Sunderland for 125 pounds.
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Fort Smith
Prairies
A. L. Cummings
Northwest Territories
Department of the Interior
Wood Buffalo Park
Alberta
Ramsay MacDonald
Sunderland
Eng
Candlewicking Pattern 5402 For Heirloom Bedspread
Advertisement promises easy candlewicking or French knots on heavy cotton to craft a bedspread likely to become an heirloom. Pattern 5402 includes a 15 by 20 inch basket transfer, directions, illustrations, and material requirements. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Gas Mask Marathon By Four Russian Workers
Four Russian workers lived in gas masks for ten days with no adverse effects. They carried on daily tasks and wore masks overnight, removing them only for four half hour periods daily to wash and eat. Each night they slept in the masks and one worker gave a daily account of the experience.
Comfort Demands in Engine Cabs Trigger Trade Union Plea
The US Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen petitions for better engine cab comfort with softer seats foot warmers and padded arm rests as requests to improve crew welfare and working conditions on trains.
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US Brotherhood of Railway
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