Soviet Urges Citizens to Take Up Aviation and Gliding
Soviet government promotes aviation among workers and farmers to build a second line of airmen. All-Union aviation clubs rise from 18 in 1933 to 54 in 1934, with examples like 600 Frunze plant workers enrolled. Gliding expanded to 60,000 plus pilots by end of 1934, and over 100,000 youths build model planes, some setting records.
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Soviet
Russia
Frunze
Moscow
Soviet Union
Canada Chicken Shipments Drive Britain Trade Upswing
Canada ships 4000 boxes of government inspected chickens to Britain the largest in two decades as duties shift British buyers toward Canadian supplies. Winnipeg farms supply most birds and shipments follow Canada government standards. Last Christmas Canada sent over 1,000,000 pounds of chilled turkeys and chickens to Britain, bolstering a favorable impression.
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Britain
Winnipeg
Canada
Memories Of Early RCMP Days Start Museum In Regina
A Regina RCMP barracks project aims to form a full force history museum. Photographs form the core display while relics include a nine-pound muzzle-loading gun brought west in 1874, along with old uniforms reports and weapons from early cases.
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Dominion
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Regina
RCMP
Vegetarian Diet touted for beauty, elephants disagree
A playful quotation claims a vegetarian diet makes one beautiful, but the note jokes that it has not benefited an elephant. The line contrasts human vanity with an animal’s unaffected state.
Hull-less oats praised for feed value and early maturity
The Canadian influenced hull-less Laurel oat is hailed as strong straw, high yield around fifty to seventy bushels per acre, and ideal for green feed and porridge. Horses and young pigs benefit from its hull-less, crushable quality. Homesteaders adopted it for porridge making and hog feed.
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Robert Weir
Dominion
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Chances Divided In Card Deck Distribution
The Prairie Farmer notes that a standard deck of fifty two cards dealt to four players yields 53 644 737 756 488 792 839 237 440 000 possible distributions. It argues many valid draws remain abundant even if one played continuously since Adam's time.
Glass Injuries Drive 45 Percent of Auto Crash Harm
A historical note states that forty five percent of motorist injuries in accidents are caused by flying glass, highlighting danger in collision scenes and the need for protective measures.
Vocabulary Indicates Intelligence Says University Expert
Dr. Jay Caster of the University of Arizona psychology department reports a study of thousands over two years showing successful business men and top students use a broad, precise vocabulary. He argues thinking relies on word use, and limited word choices limit thought.
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Jay Caster
University of Arizona
Canada’s Col Sharman Named to League Narcotics Advisory Panel
Col C H L Sharman of the department of pensions and national health, a prominent Dominion artillery officer, is chosen to represent Canada on the League of Nations advisory committee on narcotics.
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C. H. L. Sharman
Department of Pensions and National Health
Dominion
Canada
League of Nations
Superconductivity Emerges in Metals at Extreme Cold
At 452 degrees below zero some metals such as silver and copper lose electrical resistance and become superconductors.
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Copper
Puzzling Moths Use Hidden Signals To Find Partners
A naturalist notes moths swarm to imprisoned females in boxes and wonders how they locate each other at a distance. While scent explains some cases, the idea of wireless antennae signals is considered as a possible mechanism, given observed hovering around emptied female boxes in woodlands.
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Egger
Typographer Arrested Over Question Mark In Hindenburg Hitler Message
A typographer for Essener Volkszeitung was arrested after inserting a question mark in a printed message from President Von Hindenburg to Chancellor Hitler for his 45th birthday. The misplaced punctuation appeared after a line wishing Hitler a long life, and the error was published.
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Essener Volkszeitung
von Hindenburg
Hitler
When Wealth Satisfies a Man He Finds He Desires Less
A reflective observation on wealth and desire noting that once a person can purchase most things, the urge to acquire fades and contentment grows from unmet wants rather than excess.
Gardening tips for continuous green beans tomatoes and flowers
Advice on staggered bean plantings, tomato staking and pruning, and soil prep for warm weather crops. Recommendations cover window box gardening with rich soil and constant moisture, plus planting guides for Gladiolus Dahlias Cannas and other tuberous flowers. Seedlings require thinning and careful acclimatization before outdoor transfer.
South Africa Cuts Taxes as Gold Output Rises
The government of South Africa lowers taxes by 10 million dollars and restores imperial penny postage as the nation maintains its status as the world’s leading gold producer. The dominion also benefits from gold gains and analysts foresee prices possibly reaching 41 dollars per ounce.
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South Africa
Poultry House Climate Keeps Hens Comfortable
Most poultry breeds in Canada thrive without artificial heat if the air stays dry and birds are healthy. A well fed hen in a dry draught proof house remains comfortable even in cold weather.
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Canada
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