Weather knowledge to become vital science says Patterson
John Patterson, director of Canada’s meteorological service in Toronto, urged universities to start weather courses as forecasting grows faster and coast to coast services are planned. He traced Canada’s weather work from the 1460s, noted cross border flights, praised three RCAF flyers, and cited rising demand from HVAC manufacturers for climate data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Society of Canada
John Patterson
Meteorological Service of Canada
Toronto
Canada
University of Tor
Patterson
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Trans Canada Airway
Prairies
Trans Atlantic
trans-Canada Airways
Fort Smith
N.W.T
United States Weather Bureau
Royal Canadian Air Force
Thomas
Sorenson
Thompson
Ontario man makes furniture from cow horns
Ladione of Lindsay Ontario, once a night watchman, showcases a unique home full of horn furniture crafted from cattle horns. He notes the decline of longhorns due to economic and shipping factors and explains each horn piece is removable and polished for color.
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Ontario
Ladione
Lindsay
Ontari
Texas Trail
Canada
Howe
Forest Loss From Fire and Insects in Canada
It is computed that fire destroys 230 million cubic feet of merchantable timber and young growth on 550000 acres in Canadian forests annually, while insects fungi and windfall cause at least 700 million cubic feet. Preventive and control measures by Dominion and provincial entomologists and botanists mitigate the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neida
Dominion
Isolated Islands and Historic University Founding Mentioned
The text notes some make money in stocks, mining shares, racing, and the Irish Sweepstakes while others lose everything, including carfare. It also states the Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated land area with North America as nearest neighbor, and that the University of Poitiers in western France was founded in 1431.
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Hawaiian Islands
North America
University of
Poitiers
France
Skipper's Wife Describes Sea Life and Housekeeping Trials
Mrs. Darrell Cheney of Saint John New Brunswick wife of the Twilah and Roz elle skipper discusses the humor and hardship of housekeeping at sea. She notes sea life keeps her busy at meals and balancing chores while storms wreak mess and motion aboard. The piece contrasts maritime dining duties with land routines and highlights sea air appetite and peculiarities from the chef to the galley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Cheney
Saint John
N.B
Twilah
Rozelle
Cheney
Zoo Director Warns: Visitors Risk Jail For Teasing Elephants
New York City's Zoological Park imposes summonses on animal teasers amid rising injuries and fatalities. Dr W Reed Blair cites monkeys spitting, lighted cigars and thrown bottles as dangers. Sea lion, condor, bear, and flamingo casualties include swallowed objects and broken limbs. some visitors suffer nipped fingers.
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New York
Zoological Park
W. Reid Blair
Zoo
Blair
Monkey House
Pete
Bill Stork
Baby’s gender teased by nurse and husband exchange
A young husband hurries to a nurse near his wife’s room asking if the baby is a boy. The nurse cryptically replies that the one in the middle is.
Canada Tops British Honey Shipments Amid Empire Press Union Talk
Canada emerged as the largest single honey exporter to the United Kingdom in 1936 with 2,295,328 pounds, boosting total empire shipments and surpassing Jamaica. The Empire Press Union conference in London discussed freer inter-imperial news exchange, cable rates, and the role of a calm, fair-minded press in securing peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Jamaica
British Isles
United Kingdom
London
New Zealand
Empire
Empire Press Union
J. S. Woodward
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Union
J. B. Livesay
The
Ep.u
Stanley Reed
Times of India
Cable and Wireless, Limited
E.P.U
Thomas Inskip
Defence
Sir Thomas
Thomas
Fourth International Grassland Congress Planned for 1937
Delegates from Canada and the United States will meet eminent agrostologists from major nations at Aberystwyth Wales in July 1937 for the Fourth International Grassland Congress. Topics include ecology pasture and range management seed mixtures plant breeding genetics fertilization fodder conservation and grassland economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Aberystwyth
Wales
Winter sport reply hints at sleighing and business
A witty exchange on a doctor’s preferences reveals a joke about winter sport and work. The quip contrasts sleighing as a pastime with professional duties, implying a lighthearted view of balancing leisure and business.
Essentials comprise less than two hundred fourteen percent of US imports
A brief data note states that essentials make up under 214 percent of United States imports, highlighting a discrepancy in the share of essential goods within the trade. It emphasizes a statistical anomaly rather than a specific policy outcome or event.
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United States
Pattern 5829 Apple Blossom Time Wall Hanging
Transfer pattern for a 15 by 20 inch wall hanging with running stitch and color options. Includes material list, stitch illustrations, color chart, and key. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg coin preferred. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Perfectly Protected in Stornoway Plans for Safe War Refuge
The parish trustees of Stornoway Hebrides discuss offering building sites to residents seeking to be out of probable war zones. They note islands far from Europe, rugged terrain and dull skies hinder air attacks. The piece wryly adds absurdities about sleep via brushing and finger printing children to settle towel disputes.
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Stornoway
Hebrides
Britain
The
Isles
Grampian
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Amber Inn
Skipper
Yakutsk
New York Zoo
Brooks
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
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