The Wheat Economy A Study of Western Wheat Growers
Prof. G E Brintnell of the University of Saskatchewan presents The Wheat Economy an in depth agricultural history of Saskatchewan. He analyzes drouth grasshoppers frost rust and weeds as factors in a volatile wheat economy and argues for large scale federal provincial planning to reestablish a stable economy and living standards.
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G E Brintwell
University of Saskatchewan
Prof
Brintnell
Saskatchewan
Canadian Institute of International Affairs
Brittnell
Rowell Commission
Institute of Pacific Relations
Brintwell
Briniwell
Dried apple trade boosts Nova Scotia export to Germany
The Sydney Post-Record notes Nova Scotia’s dried apples totaling over 300,000 pounds sold to Germany at 1210 dollars per 110 pounds, a price above market. The piece warns Canada may face a shortage as Dominion exports exceed 1,250,000 pounds yearly and recalls old family methods of drying and storing apples.
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Nova Scotia
Germany
Sydney Post-Record
Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Canada Appears Nice to Indian Traveler But Few People Seen
Khwaja M. Ghose of Siakot India, on a decade long journey through Europe and Asia, visits Canada and the United States. He notes Eastern Canada's food relies too much on canned goods and remarks on the seeming absence of people in sight. The piece references Aesop and a moral about union.
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Iniia
Canada
Khwaja M. Ghose
Siakot
India
Europe
Asia
United States
Hampden Bomber’s Range Spurs Defense Concerns
Canadian and British air power moves prompt alerts to long range threats. The Hampden, carrying four guns and a full load, can travel 1900 miles at 265 mph, potentially crossing the Atlantic in under several hours. A future foe could launch attacks from offshore bases, challenging maritime communities.
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Moscow
New York City
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland
Canada
Atlantic
C. H. J. Snider
London
The
Toronto Telegram
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Quebec
St. Catharines
Tanning Industry Relies on Eastern Canadian Tannin Sources
Canada supplies 70 percent of cattle hides and hosts tanning plants. Tannin occurs mainly in bark but also wood and leaves of species like hemlock to oak. Key sources include southern Ontario chestnut, samac leaves, and eastern staghorn sumac branches.
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Canada
Ontario
Ancient Egyptian Frescoes Depict Weavers With Looms
Frescoes from ancient Egypt show weavers at work with looms, dating about 3000 years before Christ. The artworks highlight early textile production and daily life in the ancient world.
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Christ
Something New For Your Kitchen My Scottish Tea Towels
A pattern offers six Scotty motif embroidery for tea towels with cross stitch outlines lazy daisy and running stitch. Pattern 6113 includes transfer motifs about 7 by 9 inches, material illustrations and color schemes. Send 20 cents to Houehbold Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg for pattern.
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Houehbold Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canadian Co Discoverer Named For New Comet
Louis V. Smith of Sedgewick Alberta and his household observed the new comet at 9 30 p m on Saturday April 15 without telescope. Cambridge Observatory credited Oslo Norway astronomer for first sighting on April 16 and Russia reports claim April 15. Smith notes the head of the comet was second to third magnitude with a bright tail stretching near Orion, and he jokes about naming it Smith the Louis V Smith comet if credited.
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Andromeda
Orion
Smith
Cambridge College
Louis V. Smith
Alberta
Sedgewick
Cambridge Observatory
Cambridge
Oslo
Norway
Russia
Constellation
Musk Ox Relation to Sheep and Cattle Studied
Scientists note the musk ox sits nearer to sheep than true oxen in evolutionary terms and shares partial lineage with both cattle and sheep groups though neither relation is close.
Halifax Street Confusion Over Triple Name
A Halifax street in Nova Scotia is known by three spellings Franklyn Frankland and Franck lyn causing uncertainty among residents and authorities about the official name.
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Halifax
N.S
Franklyn, Frankland
Francklyn
Population decline warns of Irish famine era effects
The 1936 census shows Ireland’s population continuing to fall with a 3,572 overall drop and a 47,485 decline in children under 14. If limited to under 21, the fall would reach 69,000. The rural areas bear the sharpest losses amid years of demographic decline.
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Irish Independent
Dublin
Safety’s Best Ally in Driving
A good traffic system helps, but the key to safety is the attitude of the people. Strictly enforce that only fit drivers use highways and ensure all cars have well maintained safety devices.
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Vancouver Sun
Foundations Unearthed at Whitehall for New Government Block
Excavations on the Whitehall Palace site in London reveal royal apartments a wine cellar a great hall built for Cardinal Wolsey and other historic remnants. The findings will be photographed before construction proceeds.
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Whitehall Palace
London
Cardinal Wolsey
Giant New Airliners In Construction In Britain For Overseas Air Routes
A 31 ton four engined landplane built for speeds over 330 mph at 25 000 ft is among giant airliners under construction at the Short factory in Britain. Two sister craft and three seaplanes named Grenadier Golden Hind and Grenville will carry mails freight and passengers on long overseas routes with non stop ranges around 3200 miles. The stratosphere airliner will cruise at 280 mph with 6 passengers and heavy freight, bringing America within six hours of Europe.
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Everest
Short
Britain
Grenadier
Golden Hind
Grenville
America
Europe
British Aircraft Society
Upsets Theory On Tree Ring Counts
The discovery challenges the belief that trees add one ring per year. Dr. W. S. Glock and Dr. E. L. Reed of Texas Technological College report Texas trees with up to five rings annually during the dust bowl drought. Weather maps tied extra rings to water shortages and renewed rainfall, explaining multiple rings in a single year.
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Southwestern
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Texas
W. S. Glock
E. L. Reed
Texas Technological
Peace Plough Returns to United States Exhibit at World Fair
The Peace Plough, forged from Civil War swords of the North and South, is exhibited at the League of Nations Pavilion in the New York World's Fair after a 60 year absence. It previously toured Europe, debuting in 1878 and resting in Geneva's Alabama Hall after the Alabama dispute settlement.
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America
United States
League of Nations
Europe
Geneva
Great Britain
Ancient Egyptian ovens hatch eggs in Moses era style
A South African poultry journal reports Egyptians still hatch eggs using ovens up to 20 000 capacity with no thermometer. The heat is regulated by an operator living inside the oven who controls fires and vents. Chicken pens fill with smoke, yet hatch results are described as satisfactory.
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Egypt
Woman Merchant Retires in Port Dover After 57 Years
Mary Elizabeth Giles, believed to be Canada’s oldest active storekeeper, retires at 94 after a 57 year dry goods career in Port Dover Ontario. She made regular spring and fall trips to wholesale houses to select stock. Cabbage trivia notes ancient trade origins.
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Mary Elizabeth Giles
Canada
Port Dover
Ont
Miss Giles
Huddersfield YMCA Rugby Stumbles Into Bridlington Fixture
In 1940 Huddersfield YMCA rugby players arrived in Bridlington expecting a match with the local club, only to learn the fixture had been set for the same day. Bridlington were already playing another team, so the Huddersfield players watched instead.
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Huddersfield Ym.c.a
Bridlington
Huddersfield
Air service links Chunking and Hami for five day travel
China launches air mail and passenger service between Chunking and Hami connecting with Soviet routes. The route enables travel between Chungking and Moscow in five days, marking a new international air link in the region.
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Chunking
China
Hami
Chinese Turkestan
Russia
Chungking
Moscow
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Windsor Daily Star
Aesop
National Defense
Old Erin
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Cleveland
Ohio
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