Separate Grade Sought for Garnet Wheat by British Milling Interests
William Smith of the Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale Society argues for a distinct Garnet wheat grade to avoid mixing with Marquis and Reward varieties. British buyers demand No 1 or No 2 Marquis or Reward only, citing Garnet’s weak protein and baking traits. A separate grade could protect Canadian wheat prices in Britain.
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Canada
William Smith
Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale Society
Britain
London
Mr. Smith
Glass eye planned for Madagascar boa at London Zoo
A doctor will fit a glass eye into a large Madagascar boa at a London zoo. The snake became blind in one eye after a damaged eye caused pain. The eye was removed to ease suffering and the boa’s spirits improved, awaiting a glass replacement.
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London Zoo
Gas Field Hit in Alberta Kinsella Find Flows 7.6M Cft Daily
A large natural gas flow was struck in the Kinsella field southeast of Edmonton Alberta. The new producer is reported to have a daily output of 7 600 000 cubic feet.
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Kinsella
Edmonton
Alberta
Sun Spots Link Lake Erie Levels to Solar Cycle
Professor J. J. Nassau of Cleveland Observatory reports Lake Erie levels lag solar sun spot cycles by about two years. His study with William Koski shows levels rise and fall with an 11% year cycle, explaining the 1930 high water as tied to 1928 sun spot intensity and predicting further declines for at least two years.
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Erie
Lake Erie
J. J. Nassau
Cleveland
William Koski
Nassau
New necklines elongate the ankle slim silhouette pattern
A fashion pattern promises a long negligee length to the ankles creating a slim graceful look. It features a hip cut with an attached sash and a shoulder yoke for contrast, suitable in crepe satin chiffon rayon and two tone crepe silk. Size range includes busts 34 to 42 inches with price 25 cents.
Proud Gavel Presented to Saskatoon Planning Secretary
Stewart Young of the Town Planning Branch receives a gavel as Secretary of the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association. The oak gavel comes from trees planted on the Inkster pioneer home grounds in Kildonan Manitoba, and was sent by J Lonsdale Coupe of Winnipeg.
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Stewart Young
Saskatchewan Department of Municipal Affairs
Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association
J. Lonsdale Coupe
Winnipeg
Inkster
Kildonan
Manitoba
Red Clover Seed Boosts Growers at Stittsville Sale
Farmers in the Stittsville district recently sold 33 000 pounds of Certified No 1 red clover seed at a premium of 3 cents per pound over ordinary No 1. The seed’s price advantage highlights the value of top quality seed ahead of the World Grain Exhibition at Regina next year with four clover seed classes and 6500 in cash prizes.
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Stittsville
Ontario
Regina
Creamery Butter Production in Canada Reaches Record High
In 1931 Canada produced 225 million pounds of creamery butter, the highest on record for the dairying industry, up about 40 million pounds from 1930. There were 2,696 dairy factories in operation nationwide.
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Canada
Historic Sites Board of Canada to Mark More Landmarks
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plans new markers after its Ottawa meeting. Proposals include Lyndhurst iron furnace in Ontario, first North American submarine telegraph between Cape Tormentine and Carleton Head, and Norway House fur trading post.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Ottawa
Minister of the Interior
National Parks Branch
Upper Canada
Lyndhurst
Leeds County
Ontario
North America
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Norway House
Lake Winnipeg
Manitoba
Quebec
Montreal
Orillia
Furnace Falls
Lansdowne
Leeds
Wallis Sanderlin
Ellen Gisbourne
Cape Tormentine
Carleton Head
Lake Simcoe
Montetoba
Mrs Grundy, The Propriety Watcher From Speed the Plough
The well known figure Mrs Grundy originated in the play Speed the Plough by Thomas Morton about 130 years ago. A character never appears on stage yet drives dialogue as the neighbourly conscience feared by every household.
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Mrs. Grundy
Thomas Morton
Empress Liners to Have Summer Overhaul in Victoria Dock
Under Dominion Government agreement the Canadian Pacific Empress liners will now undergo their annual summer overhaul in Victoria British Columbia drydock rather than Hong Kong. The Empress of Russia, 570 feet long and 68 feet beam, sits within Victoria dock 1 150 feet long with a 124 foot minimum width. The dock capacity holds 42 million gallons and can be pumped dry in four hours. Victoria dock ranks second only to Boston's Commonwealth Dock in size. The overhaul entails about 150 000 in labor plus material costs.
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Great Drydock
Victoria
British Columbia
Hong Kong
Canada
Commonwealth Dock
Boston
Southampton
Dominion
New Braille Based Crossword Device For The Blind
A London doctor Dr. F. W. Alexander former medical officer devised a laundry board studded with nails to represent alphabet groups enabling blind players to solve crosswords and acrostics. Inspired by Braille the device allows many games and reflects improved defensive skills noted in a courtroom exchange from Lustige Kolner Zeitung.
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London
F. W. Alexander
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Mucha
Warsaw
Bell Sun
Coa
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Paris
McDermot Ave
Historic Sites and Monuments Board
J. P. Greene
Lustige Kolner Zeitung
Cologne
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