Canadian provinces warned of American crime wave in spring raid threat
An editorials warning describes a surge of U S criminals heading north into Canada to commit bank robberies murders and other violent crimes. It calls for stronger police equipment modernized methods and united public support to prevent an influx from spreading to small towns and farms.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
United States
Vancouver
Calgary
Regina
Saskatoon
Winnipeg
Quebec
Toronto
Land of the Stars and Stripes
U.S.A
G. G. McGeer
McGeer
Chicago
Energy supplies will meet man’s needs for years says chemist
Gustav Egioff of Chicago told the American Chemical Society that the earth holds energy to serve mankind for thousands of years. A California scientist claims freezing a person can kill disease germs, while decapitation is said to permanently cure dandruff.
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Gustav Egioff
Chicago
American Chemical Society
California
Alberta Fur Market Holds First Annual Sale Since Five Years
Alberta’s fur market held its first annual sale in five years with total pelts sold valued at $100,000. Buyers arrived from Milan, Vancouver, London, Montreal, Seattle, Toronto, New York, Winnipeg, among others. Notable offerings included a $16,000 weasel pelts consignment and a large mink shipment as prices matched Winnipeg market levels.
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Edmonton
Milan
Italy
Vancouver
London
Montreal
Seattle
Toronto
New York
Winnipeg
Alberta
Ricardo Bergmano
Joseph Milstein
Europe
Canadian Scientist Honored At Economic Entomologists Meeting
L. S. McLaine, chief of the Division of Foreign Pests Suppression in the Dominion Agriculture, was elected president for 1936 by the American Association of Economic Entomologists at its annual meeting in St. Louis. His Canada wide quarantine work since 1913 elevated Canada’s Plant Inspection Service. The association, the world’s largest of its kind, previously elected Dr. Arthur Gibson as president in 1927.
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American Association of Economic Entomologists
St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
L. S. McLaine
Dominion Department of Agriculture
McLaine
Canada
Plant Inspection Service of
Arthur Gibson
Selected recipes soft ginger bread
A vintage ginger bread recipe lists 13 cups lard and butter combined with sugar and molasses and sour milk. Spices include cinnamon ginger cloves and nutmeg with baking powder. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees F in a greased shallow pan.
Do reptiles eat reptiles in Australian bush tale
Austral News from Darwin reports a station hand found a large goanna four feet long in the bush. He pulled from its mouth a snake of equal length, which had partly consumed a centipede. The goanna reportedly ambushed and swallowed the snake during the meal.
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Australia
Austral News
Darwin
In any quarrel the smartest quits frst
A terse aphorism is presented with the note 2135. The line suggests wisdom in conflict by choosing retreat first.
Royal Bank of Canada 67th Annual Meeting
Morris W. Wilson reports improvements across Canada with lower unemployment and higher purchasing power. Mining and manufacturing growth support recovery while concerns about relief costs and provincial debt linger. Dobson notes deposits and assets rise, with cautious optimism for 1936.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Morris W. Wilson
Sydney G. Dobson
Canada
Wilson
New Yorkers Spend $3000 Daily On Telephoning For Time
A New York report notes residents dial time services at a cost of about 3000 dollars each day. The article highlights persistent reliance on telephone time signals amid wartime or industrial era routines.
Chinese Fans Dubs Harold Lloyd as Luke in Films
Chinese movie fans in the Far East nickname Harold Lloyd Luke, applying a familiar moniker as they reference his on screen persona. The nickname signals cultural adaptation of American silent film stars for local audiences.
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Far East
Harold Lloyd
Luke
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American Association of Entomologists
Dominion
British Empire
Great Britain
S. G. Dobson
Burnham L. Mitchell
James Muir
Harold G. Hesler
Mitchell
Ontario
Muir
Hesler
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