Development Of Markets Urged For Agricultural Rehab
Hon. G. McKenzie of Winnipeg outlined a threefold plan before the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Vancouver. He urged trade agreements weighed by their effect on selling Canadian foodstuffs, a Dominion body to promote advertising abroad, and intensified research into using farm products industrially. He warned against unrest and defended market competitiveness over price controls.
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Vancouver
G. McKenzie
Winnipeg
McKenzie
United Grain Growers
Mr. McKenzie
Canada
Record Glass Sheet Sets Ford Rouge Plant Longest Run
A 500 mile ribbon of glass 51 inches wide was produced at Ford Motor Co. Rouge plant in 139 straight days keeping a 2200 degree molten flow. Over 86 tons of glass per day fed the rollers until oxidation slowed the line. The sheet is now safety glass for car windows and windshields.
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Detroit
Gettysburg
Ford Motor Co
Rouge
Ford
Rural towns prosper amid national trends in 1930s commerce
Bloomington Pantagraph reports that small towns and villages are not doomed. Economic data show 1936 and 1937 business in these areas rose 125 percent, with June figures marking best since 1929. Radio, farm implements, textiles, refrigerators, and paper goods led gains, reflecting healthier turnover and living advantages in smaller communities.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Bloomington
Ill
Pantagraph
Crime Laboratory expansion and RCMP equipment order
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police place a $10,000 order for comparison microscopes and modern cameras for Ottawa laboratory with a Regina branch. Assistant Commissioner S T Wood studied methods in England with Scotland Yard and the French Surete. Dr Maurice Powers joins the staff. 700,000 prints are on file in Ottawa fingerprint branch. RCMP will use National Research Laboratories specialists as needed. Approximately 60,000 weapons are registered in Canada.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Regina
Scotland Yard
Surete
S. T. Wood
England
London
Wood
Maurice Powers
Rockland
R.C.M.P
National Research Laboratories
Canada
Ottawa Journal
Hospitals at center of medical practice in health plans says expert
Dr J H Holbrook of Mountain Sanatorium Hamilton Ont urges health insurance to centre on voluntary hospitals and allow private physicians access to clinical facilities and diagnostic services. He opposes dictatorial schemes. He compares hospital centrality to education and calls for system adapting existing facilities.
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Canadian Hospital Council
Canada
J. H. Holbrook
Mountain Sanatorium
Hamilton
Ont
Prairie provinces yield record honey crop in 1936
Canada’s 1936 beekeeping season delivered a national peak with prairie provinces leading gains. Saskatchewan output rose from 1,051,400 to 2,636,300 pounds and per hive averages jumped from 74.7 to 155.1 pounds. Manitoba rose to 8,135,500 pounds and Alberta to 1,850,000 pounds with strong gains in colony yields.
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Prairies
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Wood as Germany's new basic material says Prof Brown
Prof Nelson C. Brown of the New York State College of Forestry Syracuse University reports from Germany that wood could become the world’s key material. He cites wood gas for engines wood textiles including wood silk wool and cotton and wood food substitutes. 6000 vehicles already use wood gas. 25 percent of Nazi youth army and government uniforms are wood textiles. He notes wood sugar candy is tasty but costly and unlikely for commerce.
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Germany
Nelson C. Brown
New York State College of Forestry
Syracuse University
Brown
Australia
Calgary Driver Thomas Weston Flaunts Safe Record Then Crashes
In 32 years Thomas G Weston of Calgary accumulated over 1,000,000 miles without an accident, earning a newspaper feature on his safe driving. Later, he collided with a streetcar, altering the record of his spotless safety.
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Thomas G. Weston
Calgary
Canada presses ahead with national defence build up
The report outlines Canada’s accelerated armament efforts after the imperial defence conference. It notes Royal Canadian Air Force expansion to 102 planes, four new mine sweepers, more coast batteries, and larger navy and air force personnel. Reorganization by Ian Mackenzie trimmed cavalry and expanded artillery, with training for 46,000 men and a permanent force of 465 officers and 3,760 ranks.
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Canada
Dominion
Royal Canadian Air Force
Atlantic
Pacific
Royal Canadian Navy
Canadas
Construction of Fort Ross on Somerset Island Highlighted
The Nascopie departed Bellot Strait with the eastern Arctic patrol and left three HBC officers at Fort Ross. They completed an insulated dwelling and a perishables warehouse within a week using Nascopie materials. Major D H McKeand calls the post an outstanding Arctic administration achievement and anticipates scientific exploration opportunities. The fort sits on Somerset Island’s southeast shore near Bellot Strait, near Boothia Peninsula.
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Hudson Bay Company
Fort Ross
Bellot Strait
Hudson’s Bay Company
D. H. McKeand
Edward Jones Fined For Speeding From Liverpool
Edward Jones fined at Bangor Wales for speeding appears in court records while he hails from Hurry Street Liverpool. The incident shows cross city connections in a routine traffic case reported by local authorities.
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Edward Jones
Bangor
Wales
Hurry Street
Liverpool
Afghan is Blend of Choicest Scraps
A heap of yarn scraps and spare hours yield a flowered afghan and matching pillow. Pattern 5830 provides directions with an illustration, stitches, materials, and color ideas. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for the era pattern.
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Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Cigar Shop Quip Ends With Unconventional Settlement
A tobacconist rejects a lawsuit and offers a receipt as full payment. The customer accepts and asks for a customary cigar as a settlement gesture, prompting a brief exchange about manners and repayment.
England Nutshell: New Potatoes Timed to July 31
The potato marketing board in England ruled that a potato is not considered new after July 31 regardless of when it first appears above ground. The decision defines the annual taste window for marketing and labeling new potatoes.
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Potato Marketing Board
England
American Kids Explore Dozens Of Marble Based Games
Youngsters engage in about fifty different marble games illustrating diverse play styles and rules. The activity showcases creativity and social interaction among children.
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Detroit Free Press
New Arctic Post
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