Tribute to Dr William Saunders shaping Canadian agriculture
Obituary honors Sir William Saunders born June 16 1826 in Devon England who founded Canada's Dominion Experimental Farms system and directed the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa Later the William Saunders Building was erected on his former home His work introduced Siberian pea tree for arid western Canada bred many wheat and cereal varieties and planted arboretums across public institutions in Canada The article lauds his administrative skill integrity and lasting impact on Canadian farming
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Devon
England
William Saunders
Dominion of Canada
Wiliam Saunders
Dominon
Dominion
Central Experimental Farm
Canada
London
Ontario
Dominion Experimental Farms
Saunders
John Darling
Sir John
House of Commons
United States
Quebec
Central
Maritime Provinces
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Agnes
Ottawa
Russia
Great North West
India
Japan
Fife
Huron
Percy
Preston
Stella
Arthur
Marquis
Sir Charles Saunders
Charles Saunders
New Society in Japan Celebrates Beards and Mustaches
Tokyo hosts a national grooming society meeting drawing over 100 elderly men averaging 70. Many greys dominate the beards and mustaches. one unique mustache arches eight inches from the nose, looping to ear tips. Nobujiro Kato, 72, displays a five-foot record board named White Falls carried in a bag.
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Tokyo
Japan
Korea
Nobujiro Kato
England Races Dominated Since Roman Invasion
In a history class a student quips that England’s enduring races are the Derby and the Grand National, highlighting the blend of sport and heritage in the curriculum. The remark reflects popular culture shaping classroom discussion.
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England
Population facts from world regions and Britain
Population figures cover Czechoslovakia Australia the Philippines Belgium Java and England and Wales. Highlights include Czechoslovakia 14 600 000 across 54 200 square miles Australia half 6 350 000 in capitals 15 percent in provincial towns and 35 percent productive, Philippines about 12 000 000 across 114 000 square miles, Belgium 8 100 000 over 11 745 square miles, Java density 821 per square mile, and Greater London housing over 20 percent of England and Wales population.
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Czechoslovakia
Australia
Commonwealth
Philippines
Arizona
Belgium
Java
England and
Wales
Greater London
National Enterprise Association
Sears Plans $9,500,000 Newspaper Ad Campaign for 1936
General R E Wood of Sears Roebuck announces a $9.5 million advertising drive across 851 newspapers in 44 states for 1936. Advertising manager G W Cunningham says newspapers are the most effective for promoting retail sales. The company also proposes a $60 million merchandising program for 1936 to spur a business revival and support farm conditions.
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General R. E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
G. W. Cunningham
Cunningham
General Wood
Two Dominion geological teams to operate in northern Saskatche wan
Two Dominion geological parties will work in northern Saskatchewan this year. One will operate in the Rotten Stone Lake area and the other at the eastern end of Lake Athabasca at Fond du Lac. Dr. F. J. Alcock of the Ottawa Mines Department will lead Fond du Lac work.
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Dominion
Saskatchewan
Rottenstone Lake
Lake Athabaska
Fond du Lac
F. J. Alcock
Department of Mines
Ottawa
T. A. Crerar
Aid to American Legation in Addis Ababa Highlighted
British aid, coordinated with American diplomats, helped rescue the American Legation in Addis Ababa as rioters threatened the compound. Sir Sidney Barton and the Belgian Belgians were involved, with the British Sikh guard assisting while a portable wireless linked to a U S warship enabled relief contact. The story was recounted by Mr. Bingham at a Guild Hall dinner.
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Addis Ababa
United States
Philippines
San Francisco
Washington
London
Bingham
Foreign Office
Sidney Barton
Legation
Alarm Time Device Warns End of Phone Call
A new clockless alarm uses an hourglass setup to ring after two and a half minutes, giving a final half minute to finish calls. Shown in Leipzig, it targets the common three minute limit on calls worldwide.
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Germany
Proctor Warns on Christianity Loss at Ontario Church Meet
Major H A Proctor a British MP told the Ontario convention of the Church of Christ Disciples in London that without Christianity in three generations society would degenerate into beasts and gangsterism would spread crushing the weak.
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Major H. A. Proctor
House of Commons
Ontario
Church of Christ Disciples London
Applique Iris and Tulip Linen Patterns for Home Craft
Instructions announce a needlework project using applique to bloom indoors all year. Readers are guided to patterns 5348 and 5635 for flower pot linens, with two motif transfers and patches, plus material needs and stitches. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for pattern 5635. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Newfoundland timber compared in UK markets
Equals European Wood notes Newfoundland timber meets or exceeds Northern European wood in strength for pit props and structural uses while production quality varies. Jack Miner reports Newfoundland wood shows strong fibre for paper making. shipments to Britain sometimes rejected due to finished product quality issues despite high raw material quality.
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Newfoundland
Jack Miner
Department of Natural Resources
United Kingdom
Turner
British Isles
Flying Curate Plans England Wide Flying Mission
Rev C. D. C. Boulton of Warblington in a silver wing aircraft will launch a flying mission using his aeroplane and a mobile broadcasting unit to cover the entire country. Known as the Flying Curate, he aims to reach the younger generation by taking religion to them rather than waiting for them to come to the church.
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C. D. C. Boulton
Warblington
England
Boulton
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