Prairie Rehabilitation Program Expands Across Three Provinces
Three phase plan for Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration includes cultural farming methods water development and land utilization. Over 108 Agricultural Improvement Associations with about 14 000 members organize farmers communities. By 1938 seven thousand dugouts dams and irrigation works expected across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow
Rose
Dominion
PFRA
Cypress Lake
Battle Creek
Saskatchewan
P F.R.A
Canada
Canadian Trade Barrier Seen From UK Perspective
G H Ward of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain told the Canadian Export Club that a major obstacle for Canadian manufacturers is the belief that Canada is economically part of the United States. Corals cannot survive in water below 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G H Ward
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Great Britain
Canadian Export Club
United Kingdom
Canada
United States
Analyst Links Hair, Traits To Business Success
Stratford insurer W W Colclough argues personality traits appear in features and hair color. He cites a bump on the nose, ear shape, and chin as indicators of temperament. He notes brunettes form deeper friendships and blondes show initiative, with ministers mostly dark-haired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Colclough
Stratford
Mr. Colclough
German freighter Hans Leonhardt faces $400 fine for Port of Pictou voyage
National revenue officials say the German freighter Hans Leonhardt became liable for a $400 penalty by sailing from Pictou Nova Scotia without customs clearance. The fine is payable if she returns to a Canadian port within three years. non payment could lead to seizure, 30 day detention, and auction of the vessel. If no return occurs within three years, the penalty expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Leonhardt
Pictou
N.S
National Revenue Department
Customs Department
Basque Ancestry Traced for Newfoundland Dog in 1506
The Newfoundland dog’s lineage is traced to Basque fishermen who visited the island in 1506. They brought white or cream colored sheep-dogs used by Pyrenean shepherds to guard their flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New World Island
Hollyhocks Reach 13 Feet at Holloway Prison
A report notes hollyhocks growing to 13 feet tall at Holloway Prison in England. The unusual display draws attention to garden efforts within the facility and reflects horticultural activities associated with inmate programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
England
Old Tattoo Artist Charlie Johnson Eyes Return to Ink
Charlie Johnson, once Canada’s leading tattoo artist, left the trade 22 years ago but plans to return. He previously spent 15 years in Montreal and toured major circuits across the continent, including New York and Chicago. Now in a New Toronto factory, he says lack of business and the need for supplemental work push him toward diversification such as a shooting gallery.
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Barnabas S‘hiuhirshu
Illinois
Washington
United States
Charlie Johnson
Canada
Toronto
Charlie
Montreal
New York Bowery
Chicago
Prison inmates prefer crime stories says Sing Sing study
The Sing Sing librarian polled 200 inmates to learn book tastes and found five chose crime stories yet 75 percent of books checked out were crime tales. The piece critiques pride in not talking shop and questions modern pretense about work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sing-Sing
London Sunday Dispatch
Canadian Broad casting emissaries seek middle path after UK visit
Emissaries Ernest L Bushnell and Jean M Beaudet returned from Britain with plans to introduce new ideas to Canadian listeners. They praised BBC calm methods and aim to blend U S and BBC approaches, refining Canadian radio and television programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Ernest L. Bushnell
Jean M. Beaudet
Canada
Britain
British Broadcasting Corporation
Mr. Bushnell
Fame Of The Mounties Salt Shaker Request From Salina Woman
A Kansas woman writes the Winnipeg Board asking where to buy Canadian Mounted Police salt and pepper shakers. She notes a growing local interest with five collectors and 185 pairs already in her Christmas 1937 collection.
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Kansas
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Winnipeg Board
Freemen
Salina
Canadian Mounted Police
Two-Some Crocheted Beret and Purse Pattern 6201
Instructions for a crocheted beret and matching purse set with yarn and stitch details. Pattern 6201 lists materials and diagrams. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Canadian nutrition ranked among world leaders says eminent authority
Ex serviceman in Briercrest Saskatchewan builds a vast inlay furniture suite from scrap timber and rubbish, featuring 12500 to 13000 inlays across items like Morris chair and grandmother’s clock. Sir Edward Mellanby in Ottawa asserts Canadian diet education and milk based nutrition elevate health and mental vigor.
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Eminent Authority
Briercrest
Sask
Canada
Morris
Jardiniere
England
Sir Edward Mellanby
Ottawa
Chateau Laurier
Canadian Medical Association
Edward
F. F. Tisdall
Toronto
Canadian Council On Nutrition
Java
Britain
Wheat farmer hides name on slips to guard stored grain
Furman McKean a wheat farmer north of Rouleau Saskatchewan plans to sprinkle his name and address on small slips through grain stored for winter. He hopes the paper will deter theft or aid tracing if grain is stolen and sold at an elevator after the thieves visited his farm and stole barbed wire.
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Furman McKean
Rouleau
Sask
Mr. McKean
Coronation Express Sets World Steam Speed Record
The London and North Eastern Railway Coronation locomotive reportedly reached 125 miles per hour, hailed by Railway Gazette as a world steam haulage record. The run occurred before July 3, with later findings showing its pace surpassed a previously claimed German speed. Ma, the boot repairer, demanded payment as a line breaks with a shopkeeper remark.
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London and Northeastern Railway
Railway Gazette
Britain
L.n.elr
Fortune Field II Inherits $100 Million on 45th Birthday
Receives accrued interest from Marshall Field I's estate, totaling $100 million on his 45th birthday. The Chicago heir, grandson of the merchant prince, will gain the full $500 million estate in five years at age fifty. The remark concludes by noting character is shown by actions, not beliefs.
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Marshall Field II
Chicago
Prince
Marshall Field I
Field
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Dorothy Geenty
Ortonville
Minn
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Johannesburg
South Africa
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Quebec
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Alice
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