Broadcasting the Day of the North Across Canada
A Winnipeg Free Press piece urges cross Canada broadcasts to share life in Canada’s far north. It notes the recent North Day broadcast across Europe and proposes similar Canadian exchanges to reveal northern culture, security, and daily life to southern listeners.
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Yartz
Europe
Denmark
Iceland
Republic of Finland
Major Gladstone Murray
Major Murray
Canada
Northland
North
Winnipeg Free Press
Radio use sparks debate on driver wakefulness and safety
Detroit News reports a consumer research stance opposing car radio installation as a distraction, while noting two figures on wrecks and radio contribution. Some drivers say radio combats dozing and aids wakefulness, though speed and engine noise can hinder reception.
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Les
Detroit News
Romans uncover woolen mill at Rudston in Yorkshire
Discoveries near Rudston in Yorkshire suggest Romans operated a woolen mill in a thriving sheep and farming district. A hillside villa has been unearthed with a central heating plant and splendid mosaics, indicating advanced craft possibly supplying Rome with cloth and togas.
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Rudston
Yorkshire
England
Rome
Retailer Refuses Substandard Goods on First Delivery
A retailer, upset by the first delivery not matching the sample, wires for immediate cancellation. The manufacturer replies that cancellation cannot be immediate and the retailer must wait his turn.
Canada’s coffee imports and processing details
Canada sources most coffee from Brazil British East Africa Colombia and Jamaica. Green coffee forms the bulk of imports. Canadian industry handles grinding blending and roasting. Wednesday is the Assyrian Sabbath.
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Canada
Brazil
British East Africa
Colombia
Jamaica
Police Horses Trained Ahead of Coronation Procession
Training for police horses at Imber Court and Buckingham Palace prepares steeds for the coronation duties. Horses learn to back into crowds, endure umbrellas and noise, while royal mounts rehearse with guards and bands. A horse at London Zoo is also taught to stay steady around camels and elephants for Lord Linlithgow’s visit.
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Imber Court
Mounted Police
Metropolitan Police Force
Buckingham Palace
Palace
London
Lord Linlithgow
India
Toronto Star Weekly
Sydney men claim growing island at Elizabeth Reef
Four men from Sydney have annexed a newly emerged island at Elizabeth Reef, about 500 miles northeast of Sydney. Once submerged in 1909, the land now rises more than 10 feet above water and spans about 50 yards across.
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Sydney
Australia
Elizabeth Reef
Clever Reporter Bramwell Peck Profiles in Utah Paper
Leslie T. Foy, publisher of the Cache Valley Herald in Utah, says Bramwell Peck is a highly efficient reporter. Peck does street reporting with a telephone style and believes he can remember every number he has dialed.
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Bramwell Peck
Leslie T. Foy
Cache Valley
Sugar Factory Sets World Record Beet Production
British National Laboratory chemists drive higher sugar output from beet. Peterborough plant delivers 450 tons of sugar daily, largest globally. Factory runs continuously from harvest to January end. stopping risks fermentation. Samples test dirt, whiskers, topping, and pulp sugar content with precise methods.
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British National Laboratory
London
Peterborough
Daily Telegraph of
Glyn Mowbray
Pathetic Race For Security Commentary Excerpt
The passage notes a cycle of competition and fear among nations. Press campaigns and parades mirror each other as security fears persist. Demonstrations follow demonstrations, and hostility between groups grows despite shifting actions.
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Manchester Guardian
Arsenic In Cauliflower Leaves Warned By Montreal Health Chief
Montreal Health Department warns against cooking cauliflower with leaves after arsenic found in leaves. A physician, his wife, two children and a maid fell ill after cauliflower dinner. the doctor briefly lost consciousness. Arsenic detected in leaves. large leaf consumption may affect some people.
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Food Inspection Division
Montreal Health Department
A. J. G. Hood
Oldest New Zealand shepherd marks 74 years with one family
The 87 year old shepherd recalls a career begun at age 13 on Alexander Sutherland’s Lyall Bay Wellington station and continued on Hinakura Wairarapa, now serving the grandson on the same estate. His pride lies in decades of loyalty to one family.
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New Zeland
Alexander Sutherland
Lyall Bay
Wellington
Asme
Hinakura
Wairarapa
Sutherland
Adgst
Carson, Pirie Scott Co
Chicago
Bowmanville Statesman
Corns Take Center Stage in Ailing Patient Exchange
A doctor asks the purpose of the visit and the patient jokes about multiple health issues. He downplays serious problems while highlighting a stubborn corn as the real concern in a lighthearted medical exchange.
Hobby-Horse Toys Easy to Make Pattern 5737
Pattern 5737 offers an 8 inch rocking toy for Christmas. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg to obtain the pattern. There is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Census to secure lodging for coronation visitors in London
A massive census by Britain's hotels and restaurants association seeks all available accommodation within a 100 mile radius for coronation visitors. Hotels and boarding houses are urged to list rooms with terms, while avoiding profiteering. London’s top hotels offer 12,000 bedrooms plus 250,000 more in smaller properties and seaside resorts could add space for many visitors.
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London
Hotels and Restaurants Association of Great Britain
Teoma
Southampton Row
Strand
Association
G. Reeven- Smith
Savoy Hotel
Canadians Read Over 21 Million Library Books Last Year
A Dominion bureau study shows Canadian public libraries circulated more than 21 million books in 1935 at about 18 cents per person. Circulation dipped from 1933, due to budget cuts and unemployment, while Britain led in per capita lending.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Mrs Margaret House Keeps Up With Times In Travel Tales
Barker ville BC resident Mrs Margaret House who lived 61 years in Barkerville 4200 feet up saw a threshing machine during a yearly trip to Quesnel 60 miles away Her long quiet life was interrupted by a new travel milestone illustrating her belief in keeping up with times.
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Margaret House
Barkerville
B.C
San Francisco
House
Quesnel
Driver speed upon impact with golf ball measured
An English experiment using special apparatus measured a golf ball impact speed of 70 to 125 miles per hour. The report notes the measurement was performed in England.
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England
Start Work Early in Theatre and Sports Careers
The piece argues actors begin life young and may retire young, noting a stage star can debut as a child and still be seen decades later. It compares career spans across acting and sports, citing Mrs. Fiske and a veteran athlete who returns after a long layoff as a name from the past at age 63.
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Atara
Fiske
Arma
New Airmail Routes Announced in Northern British Columbia
The post office department announced two new airmail services in northern British Columbia set to begin around January 10. One route will link Fort St John with Fort Grahame and the other will connect Fort St John with Fort Nelson.
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Post Office Department
British Columbia
Fort St John
Fort Grahame
Fort St. John
Fort Nelson
New Zealand Labour Government Boosts Defence Budget
New Zealand's Labour government commits an extra 1.25 million dollars to defence spending. The decision expands funding amid ongoing security needs and defense modernization programs.
Detroit Maintains 10 MPH Speed Limit for Horses
A local measure in Detroit continues a 10 mile per hour speed limit for horse traffic. The policy aims to reduce hazards on streets shared by equestrians and vehicles.
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Detroit
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