Development of Highways in the Three Prairie Provinces
An examination of prairie road-building challenges outlines the push toward all weather trunk highways. It tracks the shift from corduroy and gravel to potential paving, driven by vast areas, diverse terrains, and rising traffic. The piece notes the provincial plans, Ottawa grants, and the aim to form a western triangle linking Fort William Vancouver Winnipeg Edmonton Jasper Prince Rupert and the Arctic, with emphasis on economic road upkeep.
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Prairie Provinces
Prairies
Fort William
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Jasper
Prince Fupert
Canada
Emerson
Lake Winnipeg
Edmonton
Calgary
International Boundary
Athabaska Landing
Athabaska
Arctic Ocean
Canadian university pledges no honorary degrees in June
An unnamed Canadian university plans to confer no honorary LL Ds this June many in the Dominion will applaud the move. The article argues knighthoods have been abolished and universities should stop granting honorary degrees citing lack of discrimination among leaders and advisers.
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Dominion
Canada
Not Becoming Wealthy Lindbergh Not Earning Salary Advice
Charles A. Lindbergh serves as an adviser on aeronautics to the Commerce Department. Assistant Secretary MacCracken says Lindbergh has drawn no salary for about five months. He is allowed 25 dollars a day when his services are sought, otherwise he receives nothing due to an unresolved problem.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Department of Commerce
MacCracken
Lindbergh
Commerce Department
Winter Wardrobe Pattern for Youth Bloomers Dress
Winnipeg newspaper advertises pattern No. 821 for a dress and attached bloomers for girls aged 6 to 14. It describes a yoke back, short puff sleeves, plain or scalloped collar, and a two piece skirt with pressed plaits, using 85 inch fabric and specific yardage for size 8. Materials include sateen, chambray, tub silk, cotton broadcloth, gingham, crepe de chine, and printed cotton voile. price 25 cents plus 10 cents for Spring Fashion Magazine copy.
Philanthropist Askew Funds Canadian Colonization Scheme
W H Askew of Ladykirk near Berwick finances British migration to Canada for agricultural placement arranged by the Department of Colonization and Development and Canadian Pacific Railway. He tells colonists that their success will bring him the thanks he seeks and urges them to “make good.”
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W. H. Askew
Ladykirk
Berwick
Canada
Department of Colonization and Development
Canadian Pacific Railway
Askew
Trying To Develop Hardier Strawberries
Plant breeders look to wild strawberries from the Pacific Coast and eastern United States for traits to improve cultivated varieties. Efforts focus on better canning preserving and candy making qualities and on developing types suited to these uses.
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Canada
United States
Pacific Coast
The Mountain Pass ends elusive after thirteen years
The historical serial by Nakazato Kaisan continues in Miyako, a Tokyo newspaper, with no end in sight after 13 years. It has reached 25 volumes to date, keeping readers awaiting conclusion.
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Nakazato Kaisan
Miyako
Tokio
Manitoba Pushes Extend Old Age Pensions to Blind Persons
The Manitoba government urges extending the old age pensions act to blind persons needing assistance. Attorney-general W. J. Major pressed the point on labor minister Peter Heenan who promised sympathetic consideration when in Ottawa.
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Manitoba
W. J. Major
Peter Heenan
Heenan
Ottawa
Government Educational Films Suggested for Public Showing
The Hamilton Spectator reports on proposals to expand government educational films to public audiences in Canada. It notes current government school-film holdings could be exhibited publicly, argues against low-grade fare, and supports using a local school auditorium for weekly government film showings, citing Col. C. R. McCullough.
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Dominion
Provincial
C. R. McCullough
Hamilton Spectator
Stubble Burning Warning Promotes Caution and Guards
A province-wide campaign by the Fire Commissioner of Saskatchewan urges care in stubble burning to cut fire losses. The Prairie and Forest Fires Act requires a 20 foot fire guard and three adults guarding the fire, with stricter enforcement ahead. When combines or swathers leave longer stubble, extra precautions are advised.
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Fire Commissioner of
Saskatchewan
Yukon Fossil Treasure Hunter Finds Ancient Ivory
Jack Elliott hunts in the Yukon valleys where fossilized tusks and bones of animals long dead await discovery. He seeks a prize beyond gold, digging creek beds as others chased wealth in the gold rush era. Prologue hints at a quieter future with livestock.
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Africa
Jack Elliott
Yukon
Elliott
Tricky Jasper Park Hole Hosts Amateurs This Summer
A tough hole at Jasper Park Lodge on the Jasper National Park course will host the Canadian and Western Canada Amateur Championships from August 19 to 24. The green is trap rich and long drives risk trouble, with both events running concurrently for stacked competition.
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Jasper Park Lodge
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Fort Norman Oil Reserve Seen as Future Canada Supply
The Fort Norman region is viewed as holding a substantial oil reserve for future use. Imperial Oil drilled the Discovery fields near Fort Norman after 1919, with early success at Discovery No 1 and continued exploration. Fort Norman oil is high grade, 35.6 degrees, paraffin based, and remains fluid at extreme cold.
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Fort Norman
Canada
Arctic
Saskatchewan clay survey to extend into Cypress Hills areas
The Clay Resources Survey led by Prof Worchester from the University of Saskatchewan will resume this summer under the Provincial Department of Railways Labour and Industries. The program includes reconnaissance along new Canadian Pacific branch lines in Wood Mountain and field tests of clays Bentonite and volcanic ash with broader surveys planned for Cypress Hills Rottenstone Lake Lac la Ronge and potential northern districts near new railway routes.
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Saskatchewan
W. G. Worcester
University of Saskatchewan
Provincial Department of Railways, Labor and Industries
Canadian Pacific Railway
Wood Mountain
Cypress Hills
Frenchman River
Rottenstone Lake
Lac la Ronge
Atlantic Coast Sinking Question Settled by Geologists
Final report from a group of geologists states the Atlantic Coast is stable and not sinking into the sea, ending years of debate about the coast's vulnerability. The article notes past predictions of New York City sinking and the long-standing geologic discussion surrounding coast stability.
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Atlantic
New York City
Road Duty Enforced Across Jugoslavia for Road Work
A government decree requires every man in Jugoslavia to work six days annually on road construction. Vehicle owners must lead their autos or wagons for three days each year as Premier Jivkovitch stresses the demand for a first class modern road system.
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Jugoslavia
Jivkovitch
Engagement Ring Plan Among Four Suitors
Frank asks Frances if she is engaged to three other men and suggests the four could pool money to buy an engagement ring. The exchange hints at a humorous or coy wedding plot with multiple admirers.
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Frank
Frances
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Stockholm
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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British Empire
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Toronto
Royal Yorks
Ontario
Maritimes
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Mackenzie River
Arctic Sea
Hudson's Bay Company
McMurray
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High North
Dr. T . Bosworth
Mackenzie
Imperial Oil Limited
Discovery Range
Imperial Oil, Limited
Deschambault
Que
Alfred Arcond
Arcond
Royal North West Mounted Police
Boxley
Coori
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