National Sheep Committee forms in Canada meets in Toronto
At the Royal York Hotel on November 18 the National Sheep Committee of Canada held its inaugural meeting during the Royal Winter Fair. Attendees included Dr G H Barton and Dr E S Archibald. The panel backed two pure bred Rambouillet flocks in Lethbridge and Saskatoon to supply high quality rams and improve range ewes and lambs.
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Toronto
National Sheep Committee of Canada
Royal York Hotel
Canada
G. H. Barton
Dominion
E. 5. Archibald
Dominion Department of Agriculture
W. H. J. Tisdale
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Ltd
A. A. MacMillar
Lethbridge
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
James G. Gardiner
Barton
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Canadian National Research Council
National Sheep Committee
Woo
National Research Council
Wool Committee
E. 8. Archibald
Samuel E Hill Remembered As Gideon Society Co founder
Old Be loit Wisconsin obituary notes Samuel E Hill was buried recently and praised as a founder of the Gideon Society. The tribute states such a legacy would honor any family and endure as a fine memorial.
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Samuel E. Hill
Beloit
Wisconsin
Gideon Society
Pressure at 230 Feet Underwater Reaches 99 PSI
A submarine or underwater operation faces pressure levels exceeding 99 pounds per square inch at a depth of 230 feet. The data highlight the extreme conditions experienced beneath the surface and implications for engineering and safety protocols.
Rain Fails to Clear Air Impurities in 14 Cities
U.S. Public Health Service tests in fourteen industrial cities show rain does not purify air. Findings indicate persistent pollutants despite precipitation, highlighting ongoing environmental health concerns and the need for further emission controls.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Brain surgery offers relief for anxiety patients in Baltimore session
Dr. Walter Freeman and Dr. James W. Watts described a new frontal brain procedure performed on six patients at George Washington University Medical School. Holes in the skull allow removal of six marble sized brain cores, with immediate decrease in anxiety and no major post operative pain.
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Southern Medical Association
Baltimore
Walter Freeman
James W. Watts
George Washington University Medical School
Washington, D.C
Ponts
Freeman
Watts
Washington
Collecting Flower Seeds for a Thriving Home Garden
A guide from a Saskatoon region station notes that most annual and perennial flowers yield good seeds. It details harvest, drying, and storage methods for poppies delphiniums and dianthus, plus Clarkia Bartenia and Alyssum, and encourages saving seeds to improve garden variety through exchanges with neighbors.
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Prairies
Dominion Experimental Station
Scott, Sask
Sidelight On History: First Propeller Ship Fastest Across Sea
One hundred years ago on October 1 the steamer Napoleon became the first vessel with a propeller period traveling from Le Havre to Cherbourg in seven hours. Historians note inventor Frederic Sauvage, a Frenchman who died in poverty in 1857, was imprisoned for debt in France when the propeller’s first practical test occurred.
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Napoleon
le Havre
Cherbourg
Frederic Sauvage
France
Television will forge a new art form says RCA chief
David Sarnoff, president of the Radio Corporation of America, predicts television will solve unemployment by creating vast demand for new talent. He tells the Franklin Institute that TV programs are permanent only until shown and then finished, unlike stage plays or films. He envisions TV as a major consumer of art, demanding writers, musicians, actors, and designers, and shaping a new generation of artists.
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David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Prairie crop acreage shift shows gains in Manitoba Alberta
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports acreage under crops in 1936 rose slightly in Manitoba and Alberta compared with 1931, while Saskatchewan fell. Saskatchewan totaled 21,794,988 acres, with 14,641,000 acres devoted to spring wheat.
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Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Only ten of ninety two elements needed for plant growth
A scientific note states that plants require ten elements for growth out of the 92 known elements on earth. The essential nutrients include major macronutrients and trace minerals, with nitrogen phosphorus potassium calcium magnesium sulfur iron and others playing critical roles in soil and plant health.
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Earth
Maharajah’s Head Cook Guards Vast Palace Feast
A tiny, shoeless Siddippa serves as head cook to the Maharajah of Mysore in a guarded Mysore Palace kitchen. He holds the keys to the royal stores and tastes every dish before serving, with his life linked to the ruler’s safety. Siddippa lives in the palace with his family and will be cared for by the Mysore Government on retirement.
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Dorchester Hotel
London
Mysore
Siddippa
Mysore Palace
Wrong Class Jones Tomato Prizes Spark Red Currants Confusion
In a humorous exchange, Jones questions Bill leaving a flower show in fury. Smith reveals the cause: Bill’s tomatoes won first prize, but the award was for red currants, not tomatoes, triggering his ire.
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Jones
Bill
Smith
Lilac Native Land Traced to Romania in 1828
The common lilac was unknown as a native plant until 1828 when reports located its origin in western Romania, reshaping local flora history.
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Western
Rumania
Early seeding favored for cereals yields at Swift Current
Experiments at the Swift Current Experimental Station show oats and barley yield best when sown early, with wheat peaking about ten days after soils can be worked. Early oats also reduce pest damage and allow earlier harvest before grasshoppers. Overall, seeding order oats barley spring rye wheat yields most returns and cleaner crops.
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Swift Current
Ontario rich in iron iron province ready to be mined
The Sault Ste. Marie Star notes several Ontario sites with proven iron ore including 90 million tons at Helen Mine Michipicoten and extensive drilling in Mississauga Forest Reserve and Atikokan range Thunder Bay. It says Ontario is the richest mineral region and hints that mining may begin, a Red Letter Day for the province.
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Helen
Michipicoten
Dominion Department of Mines
Mississauga Forest Reserve
Atikokan Range
Thunder Bay
Moose Mountain
Sudbury
Ontario
Soo
Sault Ste. Marie
Man Could Jump Eighth Mile If He Leaped Like Insects
A scientist notes that a man might cover an eighth of a mile if he could jump as many body lengths as certain insects. The comparison highlights extraordinary insect leaps and theoretical limits of human jumping ability.
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