Westminster Abbey Knightly Ceremony Sanctifies Order of the Bath
In Henry the Seventh chapel at Westminster Abbey the Great Master of the Order of the Bath installed 21 Knights of the Grand Cross in a ceremony echoing Saxon origins. The event included a solemn oath, a formal procession from the Chapter House, and a return to the cloisters. Canadian colors were noted from wartime deployments.
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Henry
Westminster Abbey
Duke of Connaught
Order of the Bath
Grand Cross
Prince of Wales
Tudor Mary
Tower of London
Charles IL
Knights of the Grand Cross
Henry the Seventh
King of Arms of the Bath
Walter Tapper
England
Westminster
First Hitch-Hikers Return From World Tour
Rev. Elsworth Toll and his brother Rev. Leroy Toll recount a world hitch-hiking tour. They report easy rides in Europe, noting hitching began there and was common during the war for veterans leaving the front lines. They say hitch-hiking is returning to its original home grounds.
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Elsworth Toll
Leroy Toll
Ontario
Europe
France
Boulogne
Calais
Channel Ports
Manure Reduces Weeds In Four Year Saskatchewan Study
A twenty year experiment at Dominion Experimental Station Scott shows that applying fresh or rotted manure to stubble or ploughed land lowers weed counts in wheat oats and barley. Ploughing under rotted manure in fall or spring yielded the lowest weed numbers and highest grain yields.
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Dominion
Scott
Saskachewan
Boy King Learns Trade in Belgrade Palace
Eleven year old King Peter of Yugoslavia in Belgrade says his small allowance won t cover needs and proposes learning a trade. He asks for a carpenter s shop at the palace and tells his tutor he must turn out good things to earn money. The queen will auction his work as if ready for sale.
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Peter
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Beings of Extreme Appetite From 18th Century England and France
A 1760 Selborne Hampshire boy lived for bees and honey, while a Avignon child ate stones by the day. The bee boy remained alert in summer and comatose in winter, while the stone eater ground pebbles to powder, slept twelve hours, smoked twelve hours, and drank water wine or brandy. Both subjects reportedly endured extreme diets into adulthood.
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Selborne
Hampshire
England
Avignon
Derbyshire
Establishment Of The Canadian Wheat Board May Take Time
The Canadian Wheat Board formation may take weeks to finalize under royal assent rules. John I. McFarland, head of government market stabilizing efforts and future chairman, would oversee as he recovers from a recent illness. The act creates a three member board with an advisory committee of seven, funded by actual services, and allows the board to buy wheat from producers at a fixed minimum price. Existing agencies continue operating while the board may seize control of grain elevators and marketing if needed.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Co-operative Wheat Producers, Limited
John I. McFarland
McFarland
Canada
Photographing Sunlit Snapshots By John Van Guilder
The guide stresses careful sun placement to avoid lens flare while highlighting back lighting for depth. It advises turning subjects away from direct sun, avoiding midday glare, and using shaded or back lighting with longer exposures or small apertures to retain detail in shadows.
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John van Guilder
Rope’s long reach through history and hemp’s rise
A historical overview traces rope and hemp from ancient China to Europe and the Americas. It explains how abaca from the Philippines displaced hemp in rope making, though the trade still abides by the term Manila hemp despite changes in materials.
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F. M. Macisaac
Boy King
Camden Town
London
Noah
Globe
George Palmer
F.Z.S
Emporium
Palmer
Cjhe Snapshot Guild
Philippines
Manila
Shen Ning
China
India
Africa
Italy
America
South America
Spain
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