Canada Wages Giant Battle Against Bovine Tuberculosis
The Department of Agriculture reports over 1,000,000 tuberculin tests on cattle in Canada last year and plans to retest nearly 1,000,000 more this year with 10,000 to 15,000 new herds added. The program shifts from municipal compensation to restricted-area and accredited herd plans while prioritizing economic losses reduction in livestock.
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Canada
G. Hilton
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Daylight Saving Times Across Hemispheres
Finland began daylight saving on June 20 marking the northern approach to summer time while the southern hemisphere awaits September or October to start. In Soviet Russia clocks are permanently set one hour ahead year round.
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Finland
Soviet
Russia
Jumper Dress With Tray Shoulders Pattern No 732
Pattern 732 offers a soft V neckline jumper dress with tray shoulders. Uses crepe silk or cotton fabrics in beige or white pastels for summer wear. guimpe optional. Available sizes 14 to 42 bust, requires 8% yards of 39 inch fabric plus 2 yards of 35 inch fabric for blouse. Priced 20 cents in stamps or coin.
Saskatchewan Enforces Federal Beef Grading Act
Saskatchewan places federal beef grading and stamping regulations on a compulsory basis by a June 6 provincial order in council. The act, previously voluntary, shifts enforcement to the federal government and is published with the order and regulations in the current Saskatchewan Gazette.
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Saskatchewan
Resourceful Trader Moves dwelling via Saskatchewan River freighting
Tom Harvey, a veteran Cumberland House trader 100 miles west of The Pas Manitoba, set a new record for unusual freighting on the Saskatchewan River by relocating a dwelling from his store area into the hinterland. The structure was loaded on two scows and towed by a gasoline tug.
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Tom Harvey
Cumberland House
Pas
Saskatchewan
Harvey
An Example To Europe Peace in the Nordic Nations
A political writer notes that Sweden Norway Denmark and the Netherlands have enjoyed long standing neighborliness and peace for over a century. He cites the Briand Kellogg pact as not creating this trend but reflecting an attitude of mind and argues it has prevented stormy conflicts from spreading north-west.
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Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Morgentidninger
Europe
New Radio-Telephone Set Aids Reporters At Chicago Meet
A 35 pound back carried radio telephone set with four mile range and under two watts power proved effective during the A A A track and field championship in Chicago. Sports writer George Kirksey used the device to flash results from the finish lines to the judges at the stand before official timers.
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George Kirksey
Chicago
Heated Grandstands Support Swiss Winter Sports
Spectators in Swiss winter venues now enjoy electrically heated grandstands. Insulated cables run in rows of three beneath seats, with tin strips emitting uniform heat. Automatic switches ground each cable length to prevent short circuits, powered by the same plant that supplies artificial ice for skating rinks.
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Switzerland
Arctic Expedition Sails for Eastern Lands to Study Life
The 1933 Department of the Interior expedition to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago sails from Montreal aboard the Nascopie on July 8. Major D. L. McKeand leads with Dr. W. C. Bethune and a team of scientists to survey 12,000 miles, inspect posts, study plant life, minerals, and parasites, and supply 18 northern ports including Pangnirtung and Craig Harbour.
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Department of the Interior
Montreal
Hudson's Bay Company
D. L. McKeand
Dominion Lands Administration
W. C. Bethune
A. Phillip Norton
J. A. Birdfell
M. O. Malte
Department of Mines
W. E. K. Middleton
Department of Marine
H. C. Danning
Ivan W. Puarnell
Macdonald College
T. F. Smellie
Bildfell
Pangnirtung
Baffin Island
L. D. Livingstone
Livingston
Ottawa
T. W. Sandys-Wunsch
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
W. G. Kerr
H Kearney
Spalding
A. E. Fisher
Kearney
Craig Harbour
Ellesmere Island
Hudson and
James Bays
Cartwright
Labrador
Port Burwell
Hudson Strait
Lake Harbour
Stupart Bay
Wolstenholme
Cape Smith
Port Harrison
Charlton Island
Churchill
Southampton Island
Dorset
Dundas Harbour
Pond Inlet
Clyde River
St. John Newfoundland
Godhaven Greenland
Clyd River
Lake Harbor
Pangoirtung
Devon Island
Malte
Gunning
Will
Hudson Bay
Worstholme
Parco
Chariton Island
Noosonee
Mellon Institute unveils marble-surfaced steel panels
All Metal Homes reports the Mellon Institute’s new laminated resin surface on steel, creating a marble like finish that is integral with the metal. The adhesive alloy fuses with steel and cover, enabling other resin finishes to be added.
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Mellon Institute
Mackintosh of Mackintosh Hosts 52nd Inverness Dinner
Mackintosh aged 82 presided at the London Inverness-shire Association annual dinner for the fifty second year in succession. He enjoys his London visit and toasts the King Queen Prince of Wales Princess Royal and royal family members, a customary practice.
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Mackintosh
London Invernessshire Association
London
Prince of Wales
Princess Royal
Glasgow Herald
Crawford Wins British Title in Five-Set All England Final
Jack Crawford defeated Ellsworth Vines in a five set final to capture the All England Men's Singles championship. The Australian, a long time top contender, finally claimed Britain’s title with a dominant final set.
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Jack Crawford
Ellsworth Vines
United States
Crawford
Australia
First Impression Biggins Visits London
Biggins recalls his London visit and upon return he named traffic as the first striking feature. He also mentions a cold head, a smell of antiseptic, and a voice asking if he felt better, reflecting his impression of the metropolis.
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Biggins
London
Smith
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ruth Rogers
Arctic Archipelago
Prairie Provinces
L. E. Kirk
Dominion
All Metal Homes
Vine
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