Alberta Junior Wheat Clubs Build Seed Wheat Leadership
The Junior Wheat Club movement in Alberta began in 1930 and now has 74 clubs with about 1335 boys seeded on over 5500 acres of registered and improved wheat seed. Sponsored by the Alberta Wheat Pool and run by the Alberta Department of Agriculture with Dominion cooperation, the program trains youth through agriculturists to raise high quality seed and strengthen Canada’s wheat fields.
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Alberta
Alberta Wheat Pool
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Suez Gate Blockade Seen From Rome's Side
An analysis in a New York Sun column argues that Italy views Suez as essential to its imperial ambitions and warns that a single bomb could close the canal, severing Rome from Ethiopia and exposing Italian holdings to risks while noting Britain’s Cape route as an alternative.
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Rome
Suez Canal
Italy
Great Britain
Suez
Ethiopia
India
Cape of Good Hope
Addis Ababa
Mediterranean
New York Sun
All Under One Roof In London News HQ Network
The new European news clearing house operates from Fleet Street London serving Reuters News Agency The Press Association Havas News Agency and allied agencies. The nine floor building designed outside by Sir Edward Lutyens houses modern devices for swift collection and distribution of news.
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Europe
Fleet Street
London
Newspaper Street
Reuters News Agency
the Press Association
Havas News Agency
Royal Academy
Edward Lutyens
Essay On Cats By A 10 Year Old Pupil
A short pupil essay on cats notes that cats and people are funny animals and that cats have four paws but one mother. It mentions excitement at smells and jokes about fur coats and tales, with simple observations and uneven phrasing.
Fine Type Of Men Of Great Lakes Captains
The London Free Press pays tribute to the late Captain James McCannel of Port McNicol who died recently in Toronto. It notes his exemplary career in Great Lakes navigation, from humble beginnings to captaincy on the CPR fleet, never losing a ship and aiding others in distress. It highlights the dangers of canal and river passage, fogs, storms, and the skill required to pilot 600 foot freighters through narrow channels, with captains facing long apprenticeships and strong character.
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James McCannel
Port McNicol
Toronto
Great Lakes
CPR
Sarnia
Windsor
Lake Superior
America
St. Mary's
London Free Press
Heavy Japanese Forces Hold Front in China and Manchuria
The New World Herald Tribune reports estimates placing up to a million Japanese troops manned across Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and China. Chinese reports cite 65 divisions plus guerrillas behind the front, with 45 to 65 percent of forces guarding lines and key cities.
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Japan
Manchuria
China
Edo
Inner Mongolia
Paotouchen
Great Wall
Hainan Island
Chungking
Chow En-lai
New World Herald Tribune
Toronto Trade Board Chief Sees English Market Opening
D. H. Gibson, president of the Toronto Board of Trade, after a three month trip to England and the continent, says Great Britain offers an expanding market for Canadian goods. He urges intensified efforts and government cooperation to secure more orders for Canada, boosting industry and commerce.
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D. H. Gibson
Toronto Board of Trade
England
Continent
Great Britain
Canada
May Be A Mistake About a Farmer Returning Funds
The Chatham News notes a farmer returned two dollars he believed he had been overpaid from a public fund. The piece questions whether the return was truly required and gently mocks the idea of an honest error, suggesting the farmer may have kept the money.
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Chatham News
Treasury
Origins of gemstones and their storied names
The article traces how stones like agate derive their names from rivers such as Achates in Sicily, and topaz from the Red Sea island Topazos. It notes gemstones' long association with magic and mentions a statistic about British households buying 1.6 billion tins of foods annually.
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Achates
Sicily
Frrom
Topazos
Red Sea
Two Kinds Of Humorists
The piece contrasts two types of humorists, those who use humor as a meal ticket and those who perform while pursuing other work. It traces a shift from paragraphers to columnists and notes how younger humorists favor burlesque while older ones write satire.
Salt in drink aids fatigue relief for athletes and workers
Athletes and hot weather workers add salt to drinking water to replace salts lost in perspiration. Maintaining the body's salt balance helps glands function and reduces fatigue. The habit suits athletes in heat and busy housewives seeking relief from heat fatigue.
Why Husbands Quarrel With Wives When They Usually Lose
Questioning ongoing spats in marriages where experience shows husbands often concede. Couples seek harmony despite repeated disputes and ego clashes.
Spy pact on Nazi activity between US UK and France
French sources say the United States Great Britain and France agreed to exchange information on Nazi and Fascist activity after Paris spy exposures. French officials estimate about 10 000 spies and informers operate across Europe and America with nearly half as counter espionage agents pursuing them. The intelligence service steps up actions after the Otto Abetz expulsion exposed a Nazi propaganda network.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Paris
Europe
America
Otto Abetz
Gift Of Island Presented To Lady Tweedsmuir
Gift of Island Spinx Island in Tricomah Channel Gulf of Georgia comes from the British Columbia government to Lady Tweedsmuir wife of the governor general. She had expressed a wish to arrange a gulf island camp for children after visiting the Fairbridge farm school at Cowichan. The four acre island, which had reverted, is granted free. An unrelated ad reads Wanted a couple of middle aged lady bridge players must be smart and chic two no trumps.
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Spinx Island
Tricomah Channel
Gulf of Georgia
Lady Tweedsmuir
British Columbia
Fairbridge Farm
Cowichan
Gulf Island
Bahama Islands: 700 total, 30 inhabited
A historical note states the Bahamas contain nearly 700 islands with only about 30 households or settlements populated year round. This compact statistic highlights the sparsity of inhabited land in the archipelago.
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Bahama Islands
British Mint Teast Of New Colas And Clock Work Measured
An American scientist uses a microscopic device to measure a molecule's full length at 41 millionths of an inch and its curled length at 15 millionths. The article also covers the Mint's Trial of the Pyx testing weight and fineness with tiny allowed variations, the Mint's coin production, and London’s Big Ben timekeeping corrected by a penny on the pendulum.
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California
Mint
London
Treasury
Parliament Building
St Thomas Times-Journal
Telephone Courtesy and The Cost of Waiting on Calls
A reader-voiced reminder on telephone courtesy notes how asking a stenographer to page an busy contact causes unnecessary waiting. It argues the caller should wait for the other party to respond, preserving time and good business manners in an era when phones dominate communication. The column urges respect for others' time to prevent frayed tempers and ruined deals.
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Whosit
Whosiz
Blank
Owen Sound
Ducks population up in prairie provinces say experts
A report cites hunters weekly and Ducks Unlimited official W Cartwright forecasting a rise in duck populations across the prairie provinces. Weiler and Van Goesant figures are referenced as sources for the optimistic trend affecting local bird habitats and hunting outlook.
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Boa Prairie Provinces
W. Cartwright
Galurahai
Ducks Unlimited
Weiler Gasie
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National Trust
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Dharampur
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Stoney
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Princess Baiji
Devi
Victoria Glacier
British Mint
van Goesant
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