Age of Aluminum Promises Rail Travel Revival at Fair
Two all aluminum railroad cars showcased at the Chicago Century of Progress Hall of Transportation impress visitors. One car combines coach, parlor and observation. the other sleeper, parlor and observation. Aluminum body work, excluding springs and wheels, marks a first in railroading and signals a new era for the industry.
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David Dietz
New York World-Telegram
Hall of Transportation
Chicago
A Call To Service Amid Western Crop Hardship
The prairie provinces and Western United States face severe losses from droughts pests hail and frosts. Officials warn wheat yields will be among the lowest on record, threatening jobs and finances. Citizens of Kerrobert Saskatchewan form a relief group to offer supplementary aid and encouragement, urging voluntary help and community solidarity to sustain morale this winter.
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Prairie
Canada
United States
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Saskatchewan Relief Commission
Manitoba
Western
Eastern
Kerrobert
Saskatchewan
Submerged village reappears after 1895 sea submersion
A fishing village near Tellicherry in North Malabar once submerged by the sea in 1895 is gradually emerging with the 1933 monsoon. An extended sand stretch links the former site to the mainland as locals search for relics. Barley staple crops in Japan include naked barley rye and wheat, with Canadian hard wheat used to improve milling quality.
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Tellicherry
Malabar
Japan
Germans Install Telephone Switchboard at London Conference
At the London economic conference the Germans installed their own telephone switchboard and German operators. India is importing more commercial motor vehicles.
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India
Superconducting Metals and Peru Trade Rise Noted
At 452 degrees below zero some metals lose resistance and become superconductors. Peru's exports are 50 per cent higher than last year.
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Peru
Canada, U S Reach Agreement On Non Broadcasting Radio
Judge E O Sykes of Mississippi, head of the U S radio delegation at Mexico City, announced that Canada and eight other nations reached full agreement on frequencies for non broadcasting radio such as television aircraft state police point to point services coastal ship and amateur radio. The conference failed to settle broadcasting channel allocations but did agree on technical regulations in this radio class.
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Canada
E. O. Sykes
Mississippi
United States
Mexico City
Central Bank Functions Debate In Regina Talk
Professor T. E. Gregory warns Canadians against assuming a central bank would back a single industry. He says central banking should remain industry neutral. W. G. Yule presided at the Canadian Club meeting as discussion of the MacMillan commission and potential central banking continues.
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Canada
T. E. Gregory
Canadian Club
Regina
Gregory
W. G. Yule
MacMillan Commission
Ocean Space Limited Cattle Export Demand Strains Space
A considerable number of cattle are finished and available for export but Ocean space is inadequate to meet producers export needs. With a steady flow of cattle leaving Canada the situation should remedy itself. Intending shippers should secure broker space well before shipping date.
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Canada
Rat Population Surpasses Humans by Ten-To-One
A historical notice states the human population at about 1.85 billion versus rats at around 10 billion, a ratio of roughly six rats per person, illustrating dramatic urban pest levels of the era.
Poor Canadian crops hit records with 1931 exception
Agricultural experts say Canada faces its worst wheat and barley crops in 25 years with only 1931 as a stronger exception. Flax and oat yields are likewise at lows, pastures rarely worse except in 1914. Drought and heat across southern prairies especially Saskatchewan, plus grasshopper plagues, strain millions. Dry weather spans from Quebec to the Pacific.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Pacific Coast
Russia aims to reform Moscow horses with rest days
Moscow cares for 30,000 equines amid mistreatment reports. The Moscow Soviet transport dept orders a free day for each horse every sixth day, removing 5,000 horses from service daily. A rest home and special care facilities will provide green pastures, diet, and medical attention for the lame and ill.
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Dobbin
Moscow
Moscow Soviet
U.S.S.R
Transport Department
Western Canada to get its own broadcasting organization
T Maher vice chairman of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission says a western Canada machinery will be set up soon. Three regional directors will head the western chain with posts in Vancouver Winnipeg and an Alberta Saskatchewan appointee. A governing board and regional reps will be named in Winnipeg Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver.
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Western Canada
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
T. Maher
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Commission
Western Regions
Maher
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Calgary
Edmonton
Drives Himself to Work at 82 Scottish Engineer Still Driving
A letter from an 82 year old Scottish engineer describes arriving in 1870, driving a Ford 40 miles to work, playing golf, and crediting Kruschen Salts for daily vitality. The ad touts a tiny daily dose in tea or coffee for internal cleanliness and renewed blood flow, claiming relief from rheumatism headaches indigestion and back ache.
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Scotland
L.A
Sugar Beet Industry Brings Stability to Southern Alberta
D W Buchanan notes sugar beet growth in southern Alberta supports irrigation farmers and Raymond factory as a steady revenue source. Over two years, beet output exceeded 100 000 tons with capacity raised to 1 250 tons daily. In 1932 the plant operated 120 days to handle 150 000 tons of beets and paid farmers a basic price around five dollars with a sale bonus.
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Alberta
Raymond
D. W. Buchanan
Western Affairs
Institute of Pacific Relations
Buchanan
Railroads Abandon Tracks As Highways Grow
Officials cite rapid hard surfaced highway development as the main cause. Interstate Commerce Commission reports show 1,800 miles of track abandoned in the nine months ending August 1, nearly double the 945 miles abandoned in the full year ending November 1, 1932.
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United States Railways
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Italian RAF officer regains inverted flight record
Lieut Tito Falconi flies two hours eight minutes forty four seconds inverted to Santa Barbara and back, reclaiming the upside down flight record 24 hours after losing it to Milo G. Burcham of Long Beach California, an aviation instructor.
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Tito Falconi
Milo G. Burcham
Long Beach
Cal
Falconi
Santa Barbara
Canadian named food commissioner from Swift company
W. Lund, longtime Edmonton Swift Canadian plant head and former Chicago office assistant general manager, is named food commissioner of the United States by President Roosevelt under the agricultural stabilization act. The appointment follows his nine years in Edmonton and prior Toronto experience.
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Edmonton
Stabilization Bill Board
Lund
Swift Canadian
Australia records average 875 cigarettes per person yearly
The latest figures show Australians smoked about 875 cigarettes per person in the past year. This represents a high level of consumption across the population with variations by age and region.
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Australia
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Toronto
Ont
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Russia
Canadian Radio Broadcasting
U.S
Cippleford
4LTOM
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