Arctic search to continue for missing German scientist
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will resume efforts to locate Dr H. K. E. Krueger and Danish assistant R. A. Blare, missing since 1930 northwest of Ellesmere Island. Two search parties will depart Bache Peninsula as travel conditions allow, aided by Eskimo helpers and dog teams, with trips targeting Axel Heiberg and surrounding Arctic islands.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
H. K .E. Krueger
R.A Blare
Ellesmere Island
Canadian Arctic
Department of the Interior
Bache Peninsula
S.S
Craig
R.C.M.P
Hamilton
Munro
Stalworthy
Axel Heiberg Island
Krueger
Croker
Axel Heiberg
Amund Ringnes
King Christian
Cornwall
Borden Islands
Canada records highway and vehicle stats for 1930
Official report shows Canada spent 93.1 million on highways and maintenance in 1930. Ontario had 44,740 miles surfaced, Quebec 13,302, B C 4,596. Registrations totaled 1,239,889 with 26.2 million dollars in motor vehicle revenues and gasoline consumption 479.6 million gallons led by Ontario and Quebec.
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Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Quebec
British Columbia
United States
New Zealand
Hawaii
France
England
Alberta
All-Irish Talkie Filming Underway in Ireland
Work begins on Sweet Inniscara the first all Irish talkie by Augustus Pitou. Emmett Moore serves as producer with scenes shot outside Cashel and in Limerick Kerry and Cork. The film will showcase interiors of famous Irish castles and cabins.
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Id Isle
Ireland
Hollywood
Augustus Pitou
America
Cashel
Limerick
Kerry
Cork
Emmett Moore
Fire Breaks Out Again at Altes Schloss Palace
A second fire at the Altes Schloss palace, dating to 1579, injured three firefighters before firefighters contained the blaze. Damage is estimated at over $1,000,000. A stray, self aware girl serves as a recurring favorite in the report.
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Altes Schloss
Lost Lemon Mine Legend Haunts Alberta Gold Seekers
Alberta prospectors chase legends of a lost El Dorado in Livingstone River and Livingstone Valley near Nanton. Since 1879 each strike falters amid murders and misfortune, with the 1931 quartz discovery renewing rumors of a hidden Eldorado in the southern foothills.
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Alberta
Mother Earth
Joe Lemon
Black Jack
Montana
Livingstone River
Nanton
Lemon
Livingstone
Red Deer River
Livingstone Valley
Interesting Bird Banding Tells of Purple Finch Recovery
Report describes banded purple finch 182287 placed by Mrs. Hubbard in New Haven CT on March 23, 1926 and found with a broken wing by Miss Blanche Spurr in Deep Brook NS on July 4, 1931. The bird recovered its flight in a screened porch and was released August 16, 1931 still wearing the band. It may be reported again to aid Canada’s bird study.
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Canada
National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Frank Hubbard
New Haven
Connecticut
Blanche Spurr
Deep Brook
Nova Scotia
Nature made colours in Canadian salmon natural not artificial
The article explains canned salmon colours come from natural pigments, not additives. It notes sockeye ranges to rich red, other varieties vary from pink to red, with canning causing some fading. Salmon provides protein iodine and vitamins, aiding growth and preventing goitre and rickets, with most packing from British Columbia's coastal waters and rivers, up to 2,200,000 cases annually.
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Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Button Industry Produces Millions in 1930 Output
Government figures show 477 411 gross vegetable ivory buttons were made in 1930 followed by 258 296 gross of fresh water pearl buttons and 548 gross of patent detachable bachelor buttons. Total value of metal fasteners loops snaps buckles and moulds reached 702 470 dollars with 12 establishments employing 97 people and capital of 1 408 311 dollars.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Manitoba to Kenora Highway Opens Next Summer
The Winnipeg Kenora link will open for traffic before the July 1 ceremony marking its official opening. The project boosts Lake of the Woods tourism and marks the first stage of broader highway expansion from Winnipeg eastward toward the U S border. Plans include the Kenora to Fort William Trans-Canada segment and related routes, signaling a new era of cross country travel and unemployment relief work.
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Winnipeg
Kenora
Manitoba
Ontario
Lake of the Woods
Canada
United States
Lord Selkirk
Fort William
Duluth
Lake Superior
Arctic sea life mirrors temperate zone conditions north of the Arctic
Records from the North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior describe Arctic surface ice five feet thick in winter creating a clear division between above water conditions and those beneath. Marine life north of the Arctic circle shows similarities to temperate zones, supporting local communities and entering world markets through fisheries while molluscs feed larger mammals and marine vegetation sustains all ocean life.
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Canadian North
North West Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Arctic
Arctic Circle
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