Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Work Advances Across Prairies
Encouraging progress reported by the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Advisory Committee led by Dr. E S Archibald. Plans include 50 district experiment stations, tree belts, water development, and soil moisture research to combat drought and soil drifting in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
E. S. Archibald
Dominion Experimental Farms
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act
Robert Weir
Dominion Pariament
E. S. Hopkins
Water Development Committee
Swift Current
Sask
Norman M. Ross
Division of
Dominion Forestry Station
Indian Head
Prairies
Saskatoon
Dominion Experimental Station
L. E. Kirk
Archibald
Progr
Ottawa
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
May Own Oil Lands Could Hold Alberta Pool
Oilmen speculate the Prince of Wales may own the Pekisko region oil pool near his 4000 acre E P ranch 25 miles from High River Alberta Drillers hit Devonian limestone in Pekisko as they probe a long sought source of Turner Valley naphtha.
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Prince’s Ranch
Prince of Wales
Calgary
Alberta
E.P
Pekisko
Royal Ranch
Turner Valley
United States
Prince
High River
Alta
Unenviable Record Set By Zagreb Pickpocket
Josip Podkrajehek, famed Zagreb pickpocket, broke the Jugo Slavic speed record for returning to prison after release. He snatched a silver watch from a prison official at Lepoglava, was arrested by another official, jailed, and returned to Lepoglava within hours.
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Josip Podkrajehek
Zagreb
Josip
Lepogilava
Lepoglava
Hull Museums Director Traded Moth Box for Whale Skeleton
The Hull England museum head exchanged a matchbox holding 12 rare moths with the British Museum in return for a whale skeleton. The unusual barter highlights interests in natural history and artifact collections.
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Hull
England
British Museum
Scandinavia as the balance wheel of the world
William S. Knudson of General Motors lauds Sweden, Norway, and Denmark as a stable example amid global turmoil. He notes their small size, hardy northern lands, constitutional monarchies, patriotism, honesty, and immigration contributions to English society, highlighting their wartime heritage and caution against millenarian promises.
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William S. Knudson
Gentral Motors Corporation
Scandinavia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Detroit Free Press
Glowworms’ light linked to breathing process
Scientists acknowledge limited knowledge about glowworms but note that their luminescence appears connected to respiration during light production.
Adopting Her Seventh Native Child Sparks Alaska Story
A longtime widow in Eklutna seeks to adopt her seventh native child, filing a petition with U S Commissioner Thomas C Price. She has raised six native girls, two married, one in beauty school, and two studying at Eklutna, with Melba Call a notable blind teacher.
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Far North
Corinne Call
Eklutna
United States
Thomas C. Price
Alaska
Melba Call
Eklutna School
What Price Education: Joe Learns Worth of Work
Joe worked as a checker in a munitions plant and learns from laborers that they earn $10 with overtime while his wage is $5 a day. He asks to be downgraded to laborer but the foreman resists, noting Joe is the only man on the floor who can read and write.
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Frank Carrel
M.L.C
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph
Canada
Gaspe
Ontario
Carrel
Joe
Snapshooting Tips For School Season By John Van Guilde
Opening schools bring a new season for snapshooting. Use eye for snapshots like a reporter’s nose for news, from classroom shots to sports scenes. Even a box camera works well with study, practice, and proper exposure.
Meat Exports From Canada Rise in July
Canada exported meats valued at 2 114 758 in July against 2 146 958 in June and 1 944 969 in July 1934. The United Kingdom bought 1 903 786 of the total. bacon and hams accounted for 1 816 553 with the UK taking 1 800 669. Fresh beef rose to 59 582 with the United States purchasing 28 987 Newfoundland 12 255 and the United Kingdom 11 244.
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Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Newfoundland
How much money would a man need to marry you
Emma asks the remark about marriage price while Hattie cites the cost of a marriage license in a staged exchange. The dialogue hints at social expectations and practical hurdles surrounding license fees in a domestic scene.
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Emma
Hattie
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Jugo
Speedy
Anchorage
John van Guilder
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