Confidence in West irrigation praised by Ottawa speaker
Robert J. C. Stead of Lands Parks and Forests Branch told the Rotary Club in Ottawa that Southern Alberta irrigation achievements deserve study. He cited park visit numbers, noted park popularity, and described varied Prairie crop prospects including 62 bushels per acre at Hudson Bay Junction and hopes for a full prairie revival after drought.
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Alberta
Canada
Robert J. C. Stead
Lands Parks and Forests Branch
Department of Mines and Resources
Rotary Club
Ottawa
Stead
Western Canada
Riding Mountain National Parke
Manitoba
United States
Riding Mountain National Park
Prairie
Hudson Bay Junction
Prairies
Ottawa Journal
Right or Left Pig Tail Curl Sparks Regional Inquiry
A New Jersey farm girl asks the State Department of Agriculture whether a pig tail curls right or left, triggering widespread public surveys across New York and New Jersey. Reporters, buyers at Washington Market, and locals debate the trivial question, while officials offer little guidance.
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New York
New Jersey
New Jersey State Department of Agriculture
Whitehouse
E. Joseph
Washington Market
Breaks Old Custom at Hamis Castle by The King
The King reportedly wished private guest status with his father in law the Earl of Strathmore at Hamis Castle while with the Queen and Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. In royal custom a sovereign is host, not guest unless among royals. London's new Waterloo Bridge design allows six traffic lines. A Soviet laborer pays a month's wages for a pair of shoes.
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Earl of Strathmore
Elizabeth
Margaret
Earl's
Hamis Castle
Man Buys A Three Ton Block Of Steel In Place Of Banks
Joseph Schmidt a Wingham Ontario farmer invested two thousand dollars in a solid steel block stored on his farm believing war will raise steel prices and protect his wealth. He buys only quality steel as a hedge against bank failures and bond losses. Bermuda Governor options on motor vehicles in Bermuda provoke debate with past governor rejected. Japanese war financing may shift from taxes to borrowing as the conflict drags on, risking credit pressures in Tokyo and Yokohama.
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Ontario
Joseph Schmidt
Wingham
Ont
Bruce County
Schmidt
Astley Cubitt
England
Bermuda
New York Times
Japan
China
Tokyo
Yokohama
Baltimore Sun
Read the Fine Print Before Signing
A cautionary note on the value of examining terms before agreeing. The saying warns that poverty can sharpen a person’s wits, urging careful consideration of contracts and commitments.
Real Handicap At Sunday School Picnic
Johnny cuts off a meal at a Sunday School picnic and laments his mother washed his jersey and cannot stretch it. A boy asks about men who kiss, and a girl asks for clarification on the other kind.
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Johnny
Archery Call Echoes Golf Warning In The Range
In archery the shout Fast warns others to duck as arrows fly. The phrase echoes Fore from golf emphasizing quick warning to avoid a missing head injury.
Slicker accused of taking money and promising nothing
A reader accuses a slicker of taking payment for a service or item and delivering nothing in return, arguing the motive was to obtain something for free. The remark frames the incident as a scam and questions the slicker’s intent.
Iodine Industry Expects Fivefold Rise in Use
The iodine industry forecasts a five fold increase in consumption if iodine gains wide medicinal use for animals equal to its use in humans. Analysts note potential growth in veterinary medicines and public health applications, with manufacturers gearing up for expanded demand.
Delayed Seeding Reduces Cutworm Damage, 1936 Field Tests
H. L. Seamans reports in Scientific Agriculture that delaying cultivation and seeding by five days or more in infested fields nearly eliminates pale western cutworm injury. Field and lab work show eggs hatch after frost, larvae survive cold soil, and longer spacings between cultivation and seeding correlate with reduced crop destruction.
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Canadian
Prairies
H. L Seamans
Common Entomological Laboratory
Lethbridge
Scientific Agriculture
Seamans
Budapest flower girl Mile Gensa earns legacy with guard
Luca Gensa a Budapest society woman becomes a flower girl after reporters spot her at a night club. An aunt left her 25000 dollars on the condition she sell flowers six months to learn hardship, and she employs two medical students as guards for night outings.
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Mile
Luca Gensa
Budapest
Gensa
Forty Years After Shot Alf Williams Dies in Accident
In Burnham Buckinghamshire Mr Alf Williams aged 61 has died from injuries linked to a childhood gunshot wound. The bullet, once harmless, moved after four decades and caused his death following an old accident.
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Burnham
Buckinghamshire
Alf Williams
Birney Receives School Telegram After Bisley King’s Prize
D. L. Birney, winner of the King’s Prize at Bisley, replies to St. Andrew’s School Eastbourne with thanks and a request for a school half holiday and modern equivalents of doughnuts and tea.
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St. Andrew's School
Eastbourne
D. L. Birney
Bisley
Severe North Dakota Chill Hits 70 Below Zero
North Dakota records plummet as thermometers plunge to 70 degrees below zero. Weather officials warn currents from polar air will prolong the extreme cold through the week.
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North Dakota
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