Canada’s Forests Fuel One Third of Manufacturing Plants
Canada’s forests supply materials for about one third of Dominion manufacturing plants. Softwoods form roughly 80 percent of stands and the annual cut, with timber merchantable size totaling 273.656 million cubic feet, supports employment for about 179500 in forestry and lumber work with seasonal peaks raising total forest employment to around 350000.
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Canada
Dumainton
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
Dominion
United States
Turner Valley Oil Structure Extends About 75 Miles
Dr G S Hume chief of the Federal Geological Survey says Turner Valley oil structure extends roughly 25 miles south to north with Brown No 6 well marking the southern limit and Whiskey Creek area reaching section 22 northward. He notes width narrows at the north end and optimism hinges on oil tests at Okalta 6 and Scottish Petroleum wells.
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G. S. Hume
Federal Geological Survey
Turner Valley
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Hume
Township 18
Home-Millarville No. 2
Section 22
Whiskey Creek
Okala 6
Canada
Scottish Petroleums
Death of Mrs Mary Ann Fooks who knew Dickens
Ninety five year old Mrs Mary Ann Fooks of Robin Hoodlane Waldershade Chatham has died in the County Hospital Chatham England. She recalled Dickens visiting Great Oakley Higham house and his habits home baked bread home brewed beer and fuses. She remembered his beaver hat coat and haircut.
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Mary Ann Fooks
Waldershade
Chatham
Charlies Dickens
County Hospital
England
Fooks
Great Oakley
Higham
George Lake
Dickens
Polish air defences question in London interview
Colonel Beck faced questions from Mr Chamberlain about the strength of Polish air defences in London. Beck hesitated, saying the guns ought to be good, while Chamberlain pressed on their reliability amid recent arms sales. Separately, polar explorers rely on melting salty sea ice for fresh water, aiding survival during high latitude expeditions.
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Beck
London
National Review
Famous Bad Lands Dinosaur Graveyard Made Provincial Park
Alberta establishes the Red Deer River valley area as a six by two mile provincial park protecting its dinosaur fossil sites. An order in council bans excavation without a permit and notes expeditions by American and Canadian museums have collected specimens in recent years.
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Red Deer River
Dominion
Alberta
American Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institute
Canadian National
Toronto
Lumber Mills in New Westminster Demand Surges
Lumber mills at New Westminster British Columbia, employing about 3000 men, run day and night to fill export and rail orders. Business is at its highest in ten years with orders for at least 50 million feet of lumber at hand, a lumberman said.
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New Westminster
B.C
Peacefulness in History Shows Rare Absolute Peace
A Nashville Tennessean data note reports over 3,521 years of history with only 268 years free from hostilities. It cites 8,000 treaties observed for an average of two years each, while noting many small wars may be unrecorded.
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Hostilies
Nashville
Indignant Shopper Describes Frustrations With Bargaining
A shopper voices frustration at endless haggling and arguing during shopping. She notes she buys when items meet her needs, are pleasing, affordable, and available elsewhere. The quote reflects consumer impatience and preference for straightforward purchasing.
Speed Of Planes: Limits Near For Practical Use
Distinguished aeronautical engineer Dr. Harry E. Wimperis told the engineer section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science that aero plane speeds are near practical limits. He cited 600 mph as a physical ceiling and 200 to 300 mph as the feasible commercial range. He also noted engines at 36.1 horsepower lifting 250 tons, and forecast a 3,120 ton flying boat competing with surface ships on Atlantic passenger routes.
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British Association For the Advancement of Science
Harry E. Wimperis
Wimperis
United States
Nature’s odd tricks amazed Trinidad in 1911 and 1928
Two remarkable phenomena occurred near Trinidad. A three acre island rose from the sea off the south coast in 1911 and sank after planting the Union Jack. In 1928 a repeating appearance and disappearance followed by the “Mystery Tree” rising from the pitch lake. A dry trunk reached 16 feet then sank again. researchers estimate the tree lay buried for 4000 to 5000 years.
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Trinidad
Pitch Lake
Lucky Escape After Mattress Falls On Driver In Bolivia
Lewis W Crumi of Glenwood California awoke to a mattress on him and an overturned car in a ditch. He slept while driving a load of household goods, the mattress credited with saving his life. The piece also notes Bolivia's city Tiahuanaco is ancient, and describes hare characteristics.
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Lewis W. Crumi
Glenwood
Calif
Tiahuanaco
Bolivia
New Kitchen Towels Pattern 6454 From Winnipeg Union
Six motif transfer pattern for towels featuring black and colored flowers and cross bars. Pattern 6454 requires 715 by 9 inches fabric with stitch illustrations and materials list. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg for pattern 6454. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Medical Examinations For Recruits For Canadian Service
Canadian authorities promise infinitely more thorough medical exams for recruits to the Active Service Force. Veterans from the Great War will provide guidance, and pensions will continue for those enlisted or discharged. Existing pension provisions apply to naval military and air service enlistees.
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C. G. Power
Major Power
Canada
Power
Department of National Defence
Far Places From Near: Auto Life Strains Neighborhood Ties
In a Stratford Beacon-Herald reflection, the author laments how cars quicken travel to distant sites yet erode neighborly ties. The piece notes constant trips prevent cooling and curb time for neighbors, suggesting social distance grows as mobility increases.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Plain Words Raise Parish Drama
A clergyman and wife host a parishioner when their eight year old daughter blurts out to the visitor that she is plain. The mother blushes and asks for an apology, while the girl insists it was a joke and the mother urges a kinder retort about beauty.
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London Tatler
Early Milk Delivery Provokes Bylaw Violation
H. G. Jennings of Niagara Falls Ontario rose early to deliver milk and was prosecuted for delivering before the bylaw set hour. The case highlights strict enforcement of civic bylaw on milk delivery times.
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H. G. Jennings
Niagara Falls
Ont
Beehive Populations and Early Glove Industry Claim
The article notes hives holding 50 000 to 75 000 workers plus hundreds of drones and one queen. It also states the glove industry first began in Nirot France in 1277 as a historical claim.
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Nirot
France
St Lawrence Seaway Talks Stall As Group Shifts Offices
The Great Lakes- St Lawrence Tidewater Association moves executive offices to Lucerne Minnesota to conserve funds, saying united action by the U S and Canada is not yet possible. Executive director A O Moreaux cites stalemate due to Canadian opposition in Ontario and Quebec. The draft treaty was sent to Canada over four years ago with no action from the Dominion government.
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United States
Grove Webster
Private Flying Administration
Washington
Canada
Miami
Florida
Air Tourist
Canadian Aviation
Ottawa
St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes- St. Lawrence
A. O. Moreaux
Association
Moreaux
Ontario
Quebec
State Department
Dominion
Market Expands for Canadian Canned Apples in UK Trade
Growth in markets for Canadian farm products continues with rising canned apple sales in the United Kingdom. Packaged in gallon containers, they gain favor with bakers and restaurants, steadily displacing U.S. apples.
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United Kingdom
United States
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