Leisure Use at Retirement Sparks Industrial Debate
The Listener argues that life for retiring industrial workers hinges on how they use leisure time. It cites an American pattern where long-time workers, when removed from the bench or lathe, slip into disengagement and die early unless given work interests in firms such as Westinghouse, General Electric, or Eastman Kodak to pursue hobbies or inventions. The piece questions whether such programs foster real invention and warns that routine work may hinder creativity, urging broader training in leisure management as industrial nations face this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Figgis
America
Scientific American
Westinghouse
General Electric
Eastman Kodak
F. A. Freeth
Major Freeth
Greenly Island and Cartier Footnote in Canadian History
Dr. Harrison F. Lewis spoke in Quebec on Greenly Island as Jacques Cartier’s first landing site in 1534, noting its role in shaping North American exploration while 1928 trans Atlantic fame followed. J. S. De Lury presented on Canadian shield geology, arguing it is thermally dead unless buried or submerged, with Mawdsley also delivering a university paper.
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Jacques Cartier
Greenly Island
Canada
Harrison F. Lewis
Ottawa
Royal Society of Canada
Quebec
J. S. de Lury
University of Manitoba
Canadian Shield
J. B. Mawdsley
The
University of Saskatchewan
Farm Animals Brought to Boos Stir City Curiosity
Large cities see farm animals placed in Boos drawing attention from citybred children who treat them as curiosities beside familiar beasts from distant lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boos
How To Plant Cuttings of Willows and Poplars
Cuttings must remain moist and never dry out. Plant on a slant with buds upward and ensure the soil stays moist and tightly packed around the cutting. Do not cover more than one to one and a half inches above ground. Soak or keep cuttings moist before planting to prevent spoilage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilead
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Musical Pedigree Locomotive Whistle Designed by Organist
A locomotive whistle traces its design to an organist who after a collision at a level crossing on the Leicester and Swannington Railway created a "steam trumpet." The whistle serves as a warning and as a signalling device with long and short blasts conveying messages to railway workers.
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Leicester
Swannington
England
Canadian National Railways
Charwoman couplets on husbands reveal wit and woe
Two charwomen exchange views on their marriages. One notes her husband is a gentleman at heart but hates work, and both express a resigned humor about their matches. The brief dialogue captures domestic humor and wartime era irony.
Train Models Charm London Youth With Rails and Airs
A London Daily Mail piece extols rail models as vivid recreations of real trains. It argues youths prefer intricate features like tracks and tunnels and praises the enduring romance of rail travel over air or road substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Ruskin
London Daily Mail
Hunger marchers sued for wartime desertion in Fife
Several married men from Fife Scotland face Prosecution by the Public Health Committee of Fife County Council for deserting their wives to join a hunger march to London. Wives and dependents seek public relief as a result of the missing support.
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London
Fife
Scotland
Fife County
Farmer Reveals Plot Only If Tenants Arrive
A visitor asks about the hill building and the farmer explains the structure depends on tenants. If a tenant is found it will be a bungalow. without one it remains a barn, illustrating a practical, humorous rural refrain.
Shortage of Men A D McRae Warns of War's Toll
Senator A D McRae in the Dominion Senate notes that about 500 000 young men under twenty went overseas. Many did not return or were wounded and disabled, leaving veterans with less private life experience. He argues Canada now suffers a shortage of men aged 35 to 55 as a lasting postwar loss.
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A. D. McRae
Dominion Senate
Canada
Ti Oklahoma Named From Stenographer Error
The post office at Ti, Oklahoma was named after a stenographer miswrote the pronoun it as Ti when G W Kincheler was named postmaster, a twist from a Washington announcement. The origin dates back twenty years to an official report that referred to the place as it.
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G. W. Kincheler
Okla
Washington
Golf Not To Upset Physical Balance Says Doctor
Dr Clarence W Leib reports a golf round that raised one man’s blood pressure from 175 to a peak of 245 as ups and downs on the course provoked intense excitement. The piece warns against over seriousness and suggests golf remains a game for relaxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Leib
New York Journal of Medicine
Mr. A
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Locomotives Show Short Lifespan Across Canadian National Fleet
A CN Railways Magazine study finds 3,031 locomotives totaled 58,403 years at end of 1933 with an average age of 19.27 years. Over 88.65 percent were ten years old or more, and 1.71 percent were 35 or older, as styles shift to newer oil electrics and Mountain and Northern types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian National
Canadian National Railways
Moncton
N.B
Vernon Creamery to Enter Okanagan Butter at Summer Contests
A new competitor emerges as prairie creameries entering show butter face Vernon Creamery preparing to submit samples of Okanagan butter for summer contests.
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Prairie
Vernon Creamery
Okanagan
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