Jasper National Park An Alberta booklet invites readers to explore
A colour publication by the National Parks Bureau promotes Jasper National Park in Alberta as a grand mountain playground. It highlights peaks, glaciers, lakes, and valleys, notes historic fur trade routes, and describes recreations from hiking to boating. The piece mentions rail and road access, accommodations, and the Banff Jasper Highway enabling a drive to the Columbia Icefield.
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Jasper National Park
Alberta
National Parks Bureau
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Jasper
North Amerca
Fimonton
David Thompson
Rockies
Columbia River
Athabaska Pass
Fur Brigades
Athabaska Trail
Banff-Jasper
Grrandeur
Great Columbia Ice Field
Soil Drifting Russian Thistle Tops West as Soil Protector
A. E. Palmer of the Dominion Experimental Station at Lethbridge says Russian thistle, once a major trouble for western farmers, ranks as a valuable plant for preventing soil drift. He notes soil loss from one inch of topsoil equals 485 bushels of wheat in fertility terms and cites 1.25 inches of drift on Regina district test farms.
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A. E. Palmer
Dominion Experimental Station
Lethbidge
Palmer
Regina
Britain to Canada tourism push urged for visitors
The speaker notes hundreds of thousands in Britain travel abroad for holidays and money to do so. They argue more Britons should visit Canada and express willingness to welcome them.
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Britain
Canada
Cocoa beans shipped from Gold Coast weigh 190 million pounds
The report notes cocoa beans sent to the United States from the Gold Coast of Africa last year totaled 190,955,207 pounds. It also cites that Americans drink millions of soft drinks annually and that a person sheds about 30 hairs per day.
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Gold Coast
Africa
United States
Speed Is Deceptive at Grade Crossings Warns Amherstburg Echo
A reporter rode a fast streamlined train and warns motorists that speed hides danger at crossings. If a train is visible, do not cross. wait as a train can cover a thousand feet in about eight seconds. Japan becomes US top buyer of war supplies, with six month totals surpassing China and last year’s figures, per State Department data. Soviet Russia’s arms imports declined from prior levels.
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Amherstburg
Japan
United States
State Department
China
Brazil
National Munitions Control Board
Munitions Board
Soviet
Russia
World code of justice urged by Sayre for impartial courts
Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Sayre urged a world code of justice with impartial courts, warning that recent events threaten international order and Christian civilization. He argued that territory invasion and violence prove peace must rest on rule of law, not brute strength.
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Francis B. Sayre
United States
Changing World Strains Race Eyes as TV Arrives
A Detroit specialist warns that 25 years of social change have strained the race’s eyesight, while the advent of television adds further pressure to perception and attention.
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Detroit
Guggenheim Medal 1938 Awarded to A H R Fedden
The Daniel Guggenheim Medal for 1938 was awarded in New York to British engineer A H R Fedden for contributions to aircraft engine design and for the sleeve valve engine design.
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Daniel Guggenheim Medal
A. H. R. Fedden
New York
Saskatoon board study urges prairie province unification
After weeks of study a special committee of the Saskatoon board of trade youth section forwards a brief to the Rowell commission proposing the amalgamation of Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba under one government. The brief notes practical difficulties but argues unification is desirable when prairie population grows or concentrates.
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Saskatoon Board of Trade
Rowell Commission
Prairie Provinces
Saskatoon
Board of Trave
Calgary
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Prairies
Extreme Warmth Hits Northern Territory Towns
Dominion meteorological records show Dawson City Yukon Territory reaching 76 degrees on June 7, two degrees warmer than Los Angeles California at 74. Toronto also reported warm conditions as the Arctic air belt shifted.
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Dominion Meteorological Bureau
Toronto
Dawson City
Yukon Territory
Los Angeles
California
Dawson
Hardy Cottage Sold to Local Farmer in Dorchester
The moorland cottage where Thomas Hardy was born in Dorchester 1840 was sold to local farmer P. F. Parsons. A motor car that whistles while it works is suspected to have a faulty gasket or loose screw by the boss when staff whistle during office hours.
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Dorchester
England
Thomas Hardy
P. F. Parsons
Beach robe pattern 4781 by Anne Adams
Advertises a seaside robe design Pattern 4781 for misses and women sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 2. Includes waist-emphasizing skirt and wrinkle resistant cotton option. Order instructions require 20 cents, size name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
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North America
Russian Thistle
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret Rose
Bath Club
London
World Code of Justice
Tion Visitors
Glasgow
Department of Agriculture
F. C. Nunnick
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Yukeon
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