Gardiner presses reform of present economic system at UFA address
Robert Gardiner, new UFA president, warned delegates that the current economic order may have not yet reached maturity and could yield fundamental social changes. He urged mass intelligence to guide transitions, proposed public ownership of Alberta resources, and called for stronger cooperative farming and restraint on federal spending.
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Robert Gardiner
United Farmers of Alberta
Gardiner
U.F.A
House of Commons
Acadia
Henry Wise Wood
Wood
Alberta
Dominion
Royal Commission
Study Counts Field Bees in Honey Flow
An apiculture study led by Dominion Apiarist C. B. Gooderham finds that during heavy nectar flow a large portion of a colony is in the field. Using 5000 bees per pound and weighing trucks, researchers estimate 20 000 to 25 000 bees active in the fields per colony, with substantial hive reserves remaining.
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C. B. Gooderham
Dominion Apiarist
Pompous Traveller Declares Self in Objectionable Company
In a railway carriage several travelers vainly try to engage a staid old gentleman. When pressed, he reveals he is traveling in objectionable and inquisitive company, insisting the carriage is filled with samples.
Opinion On Average Citizen Radio And The Gate Crashers
A Toronto reader criticizes radio advertising for invading privacy and altering home life. The letter argues for national broadcasting free of ads or minimal sponsor mentions in proper English, lamenting uninvited speakers and product pitches at home.
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Toronto Mail
Empire
Alberta Butterfat Receipts Reach Provincial Record in 1931
Butterfat received by Creameries in Alberta totaled 19,150,372 pounds in 1931, up 3,963,106 pounds from 1930s total. Four-week end December receipts rose to 840,945 pounds, a 144 percent gain from December 1930, with regional increases by north 29.9 percent central 33.2 percent and south 12 percent.
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Alberta
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Police Dog Gerta Reunited With Owners After 200 Mile Trek
Gerta the police dog disappeared near Smooth Stone Lake 100 miles north of Big River last fall. The animal later reappeared at the home of her former owners in a severely emaciated state after traveling 200 miles in frigid weather.
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Smooth Stone Lake
Big River
Gerta
England Leads World Despite Gloomy Forecasts Says Dr Bready
Dr J Wesley Bready of Toronto told Rotary and Canadian clubs in Moose Jaw that a world economic conference within 12 months could spark a swing to freer trade. He argued Britain remains a global leader in ships, finance, exports, and industry despite postwar exhaustion and amid American and French tariff pressure.
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J. Wesley Bready
Child Welfare Authority
Toronto
Bready
Rotary
Moose Jaw
England
Britain
United States
France
New York
Apple Cart Amid Orange Campaign Shocks California Theaters
Rival fruit growers from California and Oregon clash in a publicity stunt over theater promotion. The orange growers pressure the play The Apple Cart to rename The Orange Box in California venues, tracing the author Shaw’s reply before abandoning the bid.
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California
Oregon
Mr. Shaw
Aklavik Records Unusually Warm November Spell
Residents on the Arctic coast of Aklavik celebrated a rare climate milestone as November ended with a temperature of 42 degrees above zero. The unusual warmth marked the second warmest reading in the Dominion of Canada, with freezing conditions reported from the Rockies to the Atlantic.
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Aklavik
Arctic
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Rockies
Atlantic
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N. U
Social Economist
the Countess OF
Bessborough
Akjiavik
Faua
Vienna
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