War Bursaries under LODE Memorial Awarded to Children of War Casualties
The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire reports 17 bursaries totaling 20 400 awarded under the LODE war memorial for children of soldiers killed or disabled. Saskatchewan recipients include Duncan G. Blair of Regina son of a wounded veteran and Charlotte D. B Hardie of Moose Jaw whose father was killed in action John Alexander McTavish of Kerrobert. Seven additional partial bursaries were given to students whose fathers were killed or permanently disabled with four in British Columbia and three in Ontario. names not announced.
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D.F
National Executive Council
The
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
National Educational Secretary
Saskatchewan
Duncan G. Blair
Regina
Duncan Blair
Charlotte D. B Hardie
Moose Jaw
John Alexander McTavish
Kerrobert
British Columbia
Ontario
Equitability in Debt Adjustment Across Provincial Boards
The article discusses debt adjustment for farmers across provinces with diverse tribunals, stressing principles to keep farmers on the land. It notes Saskatchewan's Board of Review aims for 10 year terms, 6 percent max interest, and crop-failure suspensions, hoping Alberta and Manitoba follow. Appeals may be unnecessary if general policies gain acceptance and negotiations proceed in good faith.
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Federal Board of Review
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
United Farmers of Canada
Boards of Review
Shantung Province Bans Bound-Feet Marriages After 1937
The provincial government of Shantung orders that women with bound feet will not be eligible for marriage starting January 1 1937. Bachelors who insist on marrying lily foot women face heavy punishment under the decree.
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Shantung
Water Conservation Emphasized by Prairie Farms Act Official
John Vallance, senior officer of the Prairie Farms Rehabilitation Act, urged extensive irrigation in western provinces at a Rotary Kiwanis meeting in Regina. He emphasized forming large storage basins to conserve spring run-off and called for wider development with assistance to farmers under the act.
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Saskatchewan
John Vallance
Act
Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs
Regina
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claim Digestive Boost
An ad extols Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate two pounds of bile daily, claiming improved digestion and relief from gas and constipation. It emphasizes harmlessness, lack of calomel or mercury, and urges readers to request the product by name.
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Carter
Gang Warfare Clashes Hit London and Glasgow
Reports say gang warfare spread to London's south and Glasgow's east end. Two men wounded with razor slashes in Balham hospital as police sought information on a feared gang. Glasgow magistrates vow full use of powers to stamp out armed groups amid public anxiety.
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London
Glasgow
Balham Hospital
Selected Recipes for Raisin Cookies
A concise set of instructions for basic raisin cookies. Mix raisins sugar and fat with salt and cinnamon. Dissolve soda in hot water then add to mixture. Stir in Purity flour then drop spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. Bake slowly at 300 degrees for 20 minutes.
Underground bombproof home planned in Britain
English architects announce plans for Britain's first bombproof and gasproof underground residence built under a Hertfordshire meadow costing 150000 dollars. The twenty room luxury mansion aims to house owners safely during air raids. Germany seeks to boost wool supply to thirty percent of its needs. South Africa launches a work colony for wont works.
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Britain
Hertfordshire
Germany
Adventurers Rescued After Seven Days Stranded Near Gangotri Glacier
A party of ten male surveyors marooned for seven days near the Gangotri glacier at 18 000 feet endured exposure and eight feet of snow as monsoon storms swept the Himalayas. Lacking fuel and food they tunneled and crawled to move, until a rescue party reached them and carried them to Mussoorie for treatment with all expected to recover.
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India
Mussoorie
Gangotri Glacier
Himalayan
Amateur gardeners herald folding wheelbarrow carriage
A novel folding wheelbarrow designed for amateur gardeners resembles an infant’s carriage. In related industry news a Billingham England plant reports producing almost 240 million gallons of gasoline from coal.
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Billingham
Eng
Deserted Town Scene Dignified Visit by Tweedsmuir Party
Canada’s governor-general Baron Tweedsmuir and Lady Tweedsmuir visited Bankhead a desolate Rocky Mountain town once thriving on mining. A lone cenotaph honors miners who died in the Great War as the couple placed a wreath and prayed. He urged Canada to stay engaged with world affairs and reminded Banff students to view the king as a neighbor.
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Rocky Mountain
Bankhead
Cascade Mountain
Canada
Baron Tweedsmuir
Lady Tweedsmuir
Tripute
Ibute
Banff
Fine Embroidery Exhibit Draws Toronto Exhibition Attendee
Thomas W. Willoughby formerly of Burlington now in Newmarket visited the Women's Building at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. He demonstrated embroidered fine linen in shaded colors and stated he began needlework only recently, after years of other crafts. His display received a special showing though not entered for competition.
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Toronto
Thomas W. Willoughby
Burlington
Newmarket
Mr. Willoughby
Volcano Facts From a Fragment
The text notes that society must have law to exist and advance, and identifies Kilauea in Hawaii as the largest active volcano. It states its crater spans two miles in diameter.
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Kilauea
Hawaii
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