Measures For Migratory Birds Protection In Canada
Ottawa conference recommends stronger rules under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. Proposals include banning rifles and multi shell shotguns in migratory bird hunts, establishing uniform provincial bag limits, funding via a new stamp tax, and early publication of seasonal regulations. It urges cooperation between federal and provincial agencies and campaigns to distinguish hawks from harmful species. It also backs limiting eider duck seasons to two consecutive months to aid the Quebec eiderdown industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
A. Crerar
Mines and Resources
Dominion
United States
Federal Department of Mines and Resources
Quebec
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Comedian’s Big Break From a Chance Booking
George Foster recalls discovering Sir Harry Lauder and offering £8 weekly to book him. Lauder waited in the outer office, surprised Foster, but the legendary comedian became a colossal success, leading Foster to book 800 weeks of work in one week.
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George Foster
London
Harry Landers
Harry Lauder
Bon
Gattis
Hon
Lauder
Gatti's
Dowry Legend Fuels West Baton Rouge Bride Grants
A Creole dowry tale from Sulien Poydras of Port Allen links a century-old romance to a $1,800 annual distribution. About twenty brides in West Baton Rouge Parish may apply to share the fund with each eligible recipient receiving roughly $90, the amount varying by applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulien Poydras
Port Allen
Poydras
West Baton Rouge Parish
Lessons on tire blowouts from engineers warnings
Reginald Cleveland reports in the New York Times that motorists should avoid braking during a blowout until speed falls and control returns. Front tire failures are less dangerous than rear, and a blowout at 60 mph may be safer than at lower speeds due to maintained wheel control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Cleveland
New York Times
Land title upheld in Texas after sixteen years dispute
Gasper M. De george, hotel man, bought 20 acres near Friedawood Texas for 130.71 at a tax rate. A court decides his title to the land is valid. The property sits in an air Bell and is valued at 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasper M. Degeorge
Friedawood
Tex
Lady Diana Taylour Opens Ontario Gas Station
Lady Diana Taylour OBE opens a gasoline station on the Dundas highway at Post Corners near Oakville Ontario and plans a tourist home and tea room. She says she will oversee motorist service as a plain working woman and may display her insignia. The site includes a historic hotel building once part of stage coach travel.
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Diana Taylour
Dundas Highway
Post Corners
Oakville
Ont
Canada
Diana
Toronto
Ontario
William Lyon Mackenzie
Skiing pastor pilots motorized skis in Rose Valley
Rev Martin Andal born in Norway and a Lutheran pastor in Rose Valley Saskatchewan attaches a 25 hp motor with a rear propeller to skis. The device weighs 250 pounds and reaches 40 mph with over 20 mpg. He warns novices not to try it. Rose Valley lies 125 miles northeast of Regina.
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Martin Andal
Norway
Canada
Rose Valley
Acles
Regina
Hotel Astor Staff Directed to Vacation Window
General manager Robert K. Christenberry orders all Hotel Astor staff to take vacations between February 15 and April 30 in anticipation of New York World's Fair crowds. All summer leave has been cancelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Christenberry
Hotel Astor
Rolls-Royce Umbrella of Chamberlain Captures Attention
A London bought umbrella used by Neville Chamberlain is described as a Rolls-Royce of umbrellas. It weighs a pound and a half, lacks a silk tassel, and features hand sewn silk cover and hand riveted hinges. The prime minister is rarely seen without it.
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Neville Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Munich
Westminster
Rome
London
Imredy Resigns Hungary Leader Over Jewish Descent
The New York Times editorial argues Bela Imredy remains the same man despite his resignation over anti Semitic moves and Jewish ancestry. It decries judging leaders by lineage, praises democratic sanity, and notes the swift bird and art’s temper for contrast.
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Bela Imredy
Hungary
Europe
Imredy
New York Times
Oldest Cheese Craft Traces Back to Antiquity and Canada
The article surveys the long history of cheese making from ancient times to Canada. It cites biblical references, Greek and Arab stories, and Ur of the Chaldees excavations showing early dairying. It notes Canada’s cheese origins with Fromage Raffina and Oka and the first 1864 cheese factory in Oxford County Ontario, highlighting Canadian cheddar’s global repute.
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Jesse
David
Goliath
Abraham
Canada
France
North America
British Isles
Oxford County
Ontario
United Kingdom
The Editor’s Life and Duty to the News
The passage reflects on an editor with a keen sense of human nature and a love for words. It notes his optimism, duty to readers, and pursuit of truth, despite criticism. It ends with a self aware vow to edit until the end and a nod to Saint John Telegraph Journal.
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Mwspaper
Fabbie
Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Foreman Warns Mrs Wilson of Damaged Husband
A Gentry foreman tells Mrs. Wilson her husband, an employee, was badly harmed on site after a steam roller incident. The remark leads to his claim of an injury seen at the job. The tale contrasts with Mrs. Wilson’s defiant reply.
Burglars Disturb Night at Mrs. Smith’s Home
Mrs. Smith upbraids her husband over possessions claimed as hers. Henry dismisses the intrusion, joking there is nothing of value downstairs. The brief scene hints at a domestic power struggle and a comical response to danger.
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Harry Lauders
Saskatchewan
Rose Velley, Sask
Jean-Yves Gosselin
Quebec City
Mont. St. Castin
Las Beauport
The
Christian Herald
Wagner
Japan
Chile
Dioysius Exeguus
Alice Brooks
Brooks
Doilies
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Sask
Canadian National Railways
Port Arthur
Brandon
Ban
Vancouver
Railways
Woodstock
P. W. McLagan
Montreal
Canadian Produce Association
Brooklyn
Him
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