Agricultural Notes Mixed Canada Farm Outputs Report
Canada reports varied farm activity from Niagara asparagus and Okanagan tree fruits to early BC strawberries in Calgary. Cattle, hogs, and feed crops show gains and losses with spring wheat acreage cut across prairie provinces and winter-kill cited in Ontario and Saskatchewan.
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Okanagan Valley
B.C
British Columbia
Calgary
Alberta
Great Britain
Canada
Toronto
Montreal
Duchess of Athol
Ontario
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion Seed Branch
United States Leads in Private Airplane Ownership
The United States has the most private airplanes with over 1 200 machines last year. France numbers 1 387 mostly for instruction and club ownership, while the U S ratio stands at one plane per 500 000 people compared with France Italy and Germany.
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United States
France
Italy
Germany
Veteran Torontonian Builds Tropical Fish Hobby
In Toronto's west end a crippled veteran tends about 40 tropical fish tanks, turning eight years of postwar injury into a productive hobby. Bruce Carruthers, wounded at St Julien in 1915, learned fish habits as a boy and now brees fish, calling the pastime a strong distraction from his disability and a growing interest among hobbyists nationwide.
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Toronto
West End
Bruce Carruthers
St. Julien
Carruthers
Canada
United States
Toronto Aquarium Society
Guy E. Rhoades
Dust Storm Dust Particle Count Report
The Weather Bureau measured 9 450 dust particles per cubic centimeter during a severe dust storm, far above the normal 400. They estimated a square mile of air one foot thick contains about 1 320 000 000 000 particles.
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United States Weather Bureau
Elephants’ Grinding Teeth Reach Twenty-Pound Weight
A natural history note explains that elephants have tuskless grinding teeth that can weigh as much as 20 pounds each. The article discusses their wear and replacement cycle in the jawbone.
Britain’s Health Improves Despite War says official
Sir Walter Kinnear, head of the Ministry of Health insurance department, told London at the National Federation of Employees of Approved Societies that Britons are healthier than ever. He reported a steady fall in national mortality, longer life expectancy, and a nearly 25 percent drop in deaths from major constitutional diseases over the last decade.
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Walter Kinnear
Insurance Department
Ministry of Health
London
National Federation of Employees of Approved Societies
Dangers In Kite Flying Warn Of Metal Kite Cords
Denver electrician John Malpiede warns boys to ensure kite strings have no metal. A copper wrapped cord once touched a high voltage line causing severe burns and risk of electrocution. He notes fuses may blow when cords contact both high and low voltage lines.
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John Malpiede
Denver
Colorado
Butcher Bird Earns Noted Moniker From Thorn Impalement
The bird nicknamed the butcher bird earns its name because it impales its prey on thorns, a distinctive hunting behavior observed and described in natural history notes.
Diversified Occupations of Canadian Women in 1931 Census
The Financial Post notes broad female participation across trades in Canada based on the 1931 census. It cites women as coal mine managers, forewomen in mines, owners of soft drink, tobacco, and rubber plants, and several craft positions. It also observes many women in stenography and stage work while highlighting the gap where men dominate some fields.
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Canada
Financial Post
Do you know that nice looking
A fragmentary line notes a tense social exchange about recognition and quiet distance, hinting at unfamiliar admiration and withheld conversation. The terse remark centers on a courteous yet strained interaction.
Modernize Palestine as Britain backs ten million loan
The House of Commons considers a 10 million dollar British guarantee for Palestine under League mandate. Funds cover water supply and drainage in Jerusalem Haifa and Hebron 4.665 million. public buildings including a post office in Jerusalem 2.035 million. agricultural credits 1 million. Arab displaced re settlement 1.25 million. oil work and reclamation in Haifa 1.05 million.
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Holy Land
The
Times
Palestine
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Treasury
Jerusalem
Haifa
Hebron
Government of Palestine
Nazi Germany
Mennonite settlers trek to northern Saskatchewan lands
About 60 families from Swift Current and Coulee municipalities, mostly Mennonites, trek to north and northwest of North Battleford to settle on government land. Mr Driedger of the provincial natural resources department oversees preparations for the journey into northern Saskatchewan. A scouting party previously located promising sections offering a chance to establish homes and self sufficiency.
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Oanern
Swift Current
North Battleford
Mr Driedger
Department of Natural Resources
Coulee
Mounties Begin Regina Museum For Dominion Wide Interest
The Mounties started a museum at the RCMP barracks in Regina aimed at chronicling the force’s history for the Dominion. It features photographs of early scenes and relics including a nine pound muzzle loading gun from 1874 and seeks reports, arms, uniforms, handwritten records, and notable cases from the force’s early days.
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Dominion
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Regina
I.C.M.P
First Country Fair Celebrated at West Hants Exhibition
The 165th anniversary marks the 1769 Windsor Nova Scotia agricultural exhibition. A special program is planned to unveil a commemorative tablet highlighting the historic event and its influence on country fairs across agricultural districts.
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North America
Windsor
Nova Scotia
West Hants
Evening Intrigue Turns Chilling in Quiet Home
A startled wife reports noises at 2 a.m. but her husband remains unfazed assuming it is himself. The exchange reveals a tense, mysterious moment in a quiet household.
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Weeters
Niagara District
England
Viscount Allenby
Roger Keyes
Zeebrugge
Ostend
Britain
Denver Electrician
Mounties Start Museum
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