First Results Of Scientific Attack On Prairie Weeds
The National Research Council reports Weeds and Their Control identifies prairie weed losses and cites a 19 to 44 percent wheat yield reduction on weedy plots. It calls for cultural control methods, farmer cooperation, and centralized weed inspection to curb spread and reduce costs.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
The
National Research Council
Committee For General Distribution
Peace River District
Prairie
Port Arthur
Fort William
Robert Newton
Division of Biology and Agriculture
National Research Laboratories
Newton
Associate Committee On
G. P. McRostie
University of Manitoba
Edmonton
J. M. Manson
University of Alberta
Belgian Memorial Stamps Honor Western Front Soldiers
Belgium issues special postage stamps to honor infantrymen who fought and fell on the Yser and at Nieuport and Dixmude. Two denominations show a marching infantryman amid ruins. 40,000 pairs were printed to fund a Brussels monument. Values are 75 centimes plus 3f 25c and 1f 75c plus 4f 25c in red and blue.
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Belgium
Yser
Nieuport
Dixmude
Brussels
New Type Of Building Sturdy Thermos Flask Like Lab
A large American laboratory built like a thermos uses concrete walls no windows and cork with brick outer layer to prevent heat loss or gain. It maintains about 70 degrees with no power, dropping to 69 only after a month of extreme cold. The lab studies light emitted by atoms at selected temperatures.
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America
Dog Accepts Wallet Challenge Chews Banknotes
Miss Peggy Tyson of Winchmore Hill England waved three banknotes to her terrier. The dog chewed the money, and Tyson collected the pieces to cash the bills at the local post office.
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Peggy Tyson
Winchmore Hill
England
If Australia Could Fit in the Atlantic Ocean
The note claims Australia, if moved to the Atlantic, would occupy all space between the United States and Great Britain. It presents a geographic hypothetical without current events or sources.
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Australia
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Great Britain
Vancouver Becomes Dominion’s Largest Grain Port
Vancouver’s grain trade surge over a decade shows the port surpassing Montreal in Canadian wheat exports for the fourth straight year. Last crop year Vancouver shipped over 75 million bushels, with the port now boasting the world’s largest ocean grain elevators at 17.7 million bushels.
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Vancouver
the Dominion
British Empire
Canada
Commonwealth of Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
United States
Russia
South America
R. C Milroy
Grain Exchange
Vancouver Merchants’ Exchange
Montreal
Europe
Plane crossing demand grows as London Paris flights rise
Imperial Airways transported 4311 travellers between London and Paris in June versus 2206 in 1931, indicating rising demand outpacing capacity. The report recalls Louis Blériot’s 1909 Channel crossing as a marker of rapid aviation progress.
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Imperial Airways
London
Paris
Louis Bleriot
English Channel
Calais
Dover
Montreal Gazette
Stand of Douglas Firs in Dominion Wide Conservation Drive
A Dominion wide campaign led by Frank D. Barnjum preserves Douglas firs on Vancouver Island near Victoria. Barnjum highlights forests as essential for water, wildlife, fuel, lumber, industry and economy, noting over 120 billion feet of timber on the island and the public tract he has purchased for protection.
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Frank D. Barnjum
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Barnjum
British Columbia
New Chicago World’s Fair Will Show Motion Exhibits
The 1933 Chicago World’s Fair plans exhibits in motion not completed products. Thousands of workers will operate in temporary factories during the six month event. About 30 000 people are expected on payrolls across concessions exhibitors and educational displays.
Fresh Water Leviathans Drive Canals to Grow
The Montreal Star notes Welland locks expanded from 110 to 859 feet to handle ships growing from 100 to 820 feet. Newest carriers exceed 25,000 tons, speeding transit between Erie and Ontario and saving 25 hours per voyage.
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Welland
Erie
Ontario
Montreal Star
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W. N. VU
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Kroyx
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Chile
American Laboratory
British Dominions
Paria
Gutierrez
Madrid
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