British Poultry Policy Adopts Canadian System
The 1935 British Poultry Commission follows Canada's Record of Performance and Hatchery Approval. It empowers control over breeding stock, eggs, and day-old chicks, with voluntary stock improvement schemes and state premiums. A new research station will study major poultry diseases and industry issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Reorganization Comission For
England and
Walls
Great Britain
Canada
Dominion
Pru
Rust-Resistant Seed Wheat For Saskatchewan Farmers
Professor Manley Champlin of the University of Saskatchewan reports rust resistant wheats Thatcher Apex and Renown will meet this year’s seeding needs in rust areas. He backs retaining seed stock for future seasons and notes Apex yields better than Marquis with strong rust resistance.
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Thatcher
Apex
Saskatchewan
Manley Champlin
Field Husbandry Department
University of Saskatchewan
Champlin
H G L Strange
Winnipeg
Western
Canada
Renown
Marquis
Ottawa Selection red clover bred for Canadian farms
The Ottawa Selection of double-cut red clover, developed at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa since 1913, is a vigorous heavier yielding strain. in 1937 the Dominion Department of Agriculture began large scale multiplication for distribution. Seed is being grown by 28 Rose Corner farmers in Prescott county to maintain purity with hopes to yield 25 000 to 30 000 pounds for 1939 and eventual replacement of common red clover over large areas. Further supply details will come from the Plant Products Division later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Central Experimental Farm
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Rose Corner
Prescott County
Ont
Plant Products Division
Venice landlord on scheme ends with arrest over rent
Romano Carnie of Venice attempted to eject For tunato Vecchiato by removing the roof of a rented one room and kitchen after Vecchiato owed 66 lire. Vecchiato and his family faced exposure as he was arrested. Meanwhile Pisa builders had planned a vertical tower but the structure sank at 36 feet, finishing in a slant.
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Romano Carnie
Venice
Italy
Fortunato Vecchiato
Vecchiato
Pisa
Kaly
Italy Confronts Surge in Tourist Reservation Cancellations
Italy faces growing concern as numerous tourist bookings are canceled across destinations. Officials report disrupted travel plans, potential impacts on hospitality firms, and calls for policy review to stabilize bookings and reassure visitors.
Still Going Strong George C. Green Retains 1904 Olds Pace
George C. Green a 57 year old Lambertville New Jersey machinist arrived in Los Angeles driving a 1904 Olds from a 4600 mile cross country trip with a side trek to Pike's Peak. He and his wife traveled six weeks and plan to return home by the same route aiming for a September Lambertville celebration of a George Green day. The car lacks gauges yet averages 30 miles per gallon and tops at 28 miles an hour.
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George C. Green
Lambertville
New Jersey
Los Angeles
Pike's Peak
Colorado Rockies
Green
Lambertsville
Chamber of Commerce
George Green
Apron Pattern 6205 From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Advertisement notes a pattern 6205 for a color apron with two motifs and five strap motifs. It lists required materials, stitch illustrations, color directions, and the transfer design. To order send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave E. Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Fearless baby elephant helps rangers free from sand
A very young elephant calf sank in loose riverbank sand at Pahang and was rescued by nearly a dozen rangers amid aid from villagers. After feeding, the calf followed rangers toward the jungle, then turned to heed its mother's calls and vanished into the rainforest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Malay States Game Department
Pahang
London Times
Supreme Optimist Receives Claim From Former Employee
A letter from a former employee claims unpaid wages from 1906. The writer says he left Chatham, Ontario on August 3 that year due to important business and seeks any due money. Bergen, Norway averages 72 inches of rain yearly with frequent downpours. A call to outlaw bombing to curb bombers is suggested.
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P. G. Piggott
Chatham, Ont
Subway trains in Moscow carry nearly 490000 daily
Moscow subway system ferries about 490000 passengers per day with trains running on a dense network across central districts and outer lines. The figure highlights the system’s heavy passenger flow and urban transit demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
First Mohammedan Mosque to Rise in Canada Edmonton
Construction begins in Edmonton on Canada's first Mohammedan mosque in a $6,000 project dedicated to Allah and the Prophet. The mosque will open in November, serving about 2,000 Muslims in Canada including 350 in Alberta and 150 in Edmonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Canada
Allah
Mahomet
Arabia
Alberta
Jack in the Pulpit is a dioecious plant
The jack in the pulpit carries male stamens on one plant and female pistils on another, making the species dioecious.
Wrong Group custom leads to brutal assault in Takamatsu
In Takamatsu a bizarre local practice forces a suitor group to move in with a girl's parents after a marriage pact. A 16 to 20 year old group beat a 17 year old girl severely over an engagement. The girl may switch within the group but not to another. a whipping serves as punishment. Three months imprisonment for several witnesses testifying to the youths' good character.
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Takamatsu
Bishop blames newspapers for delaying war recovery talk
Anglican Bishop of Edmonton Rt. Rev. A. E. Burgett said newspapers in North America hinder economic recovery by alarmist Europe war stories. He noted England's improving mood, a difficult Czechoslovakian issue, and urged calmer reporting to boost investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Europe
A. E. Burgett
Edmonton
Winnipeg
England
Aluminum patent granted by U S Patent Office in April 1889
The United States Patent Office issued its first aluminum patent in April 1889 marking a milestone in metal innovation. This historic grant recognized new methods or applications for aluminum leading to industrial use and subsequent development.
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United States Patent Office
Tree Planting Part Of Rehabilitation Plan For Western Prairie Farms
The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act funds afforestation to shelter crops on treeless prairies. Dozens of seedling programs and district sub stations supply trees to farmers, with associations delivering stock and subsidies to establish shelterbelts across 20 to 80 acres per group.
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Western Prairie Farms
Dominion Experimental Farms
Indian Head
Sask
Sutherland, Sask
Sutherland
Publicity Spurs Saskatchewan Lignite Industry Interest
The Government of Saskatchewan publicized the lignite industry to raise awareness. Hon. T. C. Davis promoted the sector at the Coronation, drawing inquiries from U S Bureau of Mines. George E Phillips, Buffalo attorney, sought information for Greece. Japan’s Ottawa attache S Kanaya requested literature for study on lignite and petroleum use.
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Saskatchewan
T. C. Davis
United States Bureaus of Mines
Washington
George E. Phillips
Buffalo
N.Y
Department of Natural Resources
Greece
S. Kanaya
Ottawa
Milk quality remark from Boston clergyman joke
A Boston clergyman mildly rebukes a milkman over the milk used for drinking rather than christening. The joke frames his gentle complaint as a correction of purpose.
National identity and empire duty highlighted in Saint John piece
The Saint John Telegraph Journal argues nationality matters less than loyalty to the Empire. It notes Canadians lack the steady flow of young men and women to serve abroad and urges pride in being British as all subjects receive protection and equal service regardless of race or origin.
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Saint John Telegraph Journal
Thos
Canada
India
West Indies
Niger
Germany bars Jewish merchants from selling new low price radio
Authorities rule that Jewish merchants may not sell the government placed radio on the market. The ruling cites that Jews are not permitted to handle merchandise of a political nature.
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Germany
Maypole in Avon village hailed as England’s tallest
A 70 foot maypole in Avon village Wa wickshire England is dedicated to the happiness of the village youth and is described as the highest maypole in England.
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Wawickshire
Eng
avon-Avon
England
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Genghis Khan
Hitler
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