Work Of Entomologists In Saving Field Crops Worth Millions
An appraisal notes entomological work saves Canadian farmers millions. Alberta figures credit grasshopper control with about 30 million saved in 1934 and other measures in Saskatchewan and British Columbia show substantial savings in crop protection and pest management.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Department of Agriculture of
Alberta
Dominion Entomological Division
Provinte of
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Drumheller
Nobleford
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
French Ambassador Reports Visit to Hitler’s Eagle Nest
Andre Francois-Poncet, then French ambassador to Rome, described a visit to Adolf Hitler’s Bavarian retreat as "grandiose, savage, almost like an hallucination" and surrounded by machine gun nests. He reported feeling suspended in space and questioned whether he was in a Victor Hugo Fantasy or a den of thieves.
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Adolf
Francois-Poncet
Germany
Rome
Germany at risk of military coup amid internal fears
London Truth and Kingston Whig Standard warn that Germany faces army distrust, Gestapo influence, and potential derailment of the regime if key figures like Von Blomberg were to die, while Stalin Molotov risk provoking wider European conflict through risky moves in Finland and Spain precedents.
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Germany
Schleicher
von Fritsch
Goebbels
Ribbentrop
Hitler
Himmler
Gestapo
von Blomberg
Talleyrand
London
Stalin
Molotoff
Finland
Spain
Russia
Kingston Whig-Standard
Cradle Of Human Race Seen In Africa Over A Million Years
Professor Van Riet Lowe argues Uganda as cradle of humanity after five months in central and east Africa. He cites earlier discoveries by E J Wayland showing human history in Uganda extends beyond the Pliocene, over a million years old, older than any other part of Africa. A separate note mentions a Jovian moon with a 20 million mile orbit and a two year revolution.
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Africa
Uganda
Central
East Africa
van Riet Lowe
Bureau of Archaeology
Lowe
E. J. Wayland
Longest Dog Name Baffles Boston Police Licensing
A Boston woman brought her small poodle to a police station to obtain a license for a remarkably long name Joy Barker Snndomie Drop Kelley. In a separate note, Los Angeles reports an average of one car per 2.2 people versus the national average of one car per 8.5 people.
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Boston
Joy Barker
Los Angeles
Flax Demand Prompts Western Canadian Cultivation Push
Manitoba official L A Key urged Western Canada farmers to grow fibre flax to curb Britain’s reliance on Estonia Latvia and Soviet supply. He noted Britain buys about 46 000 tons yearly at roughly 16 million dollars and that Manitoba flax tests rival Central European grades. A second item explains exposing infested textiles outdoors in subzero weather to kill moths and other insects, a method workable for homes and buildings if water is drained and openings kept, lasting 12 to 24 hours.
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L. A. Key
Manitoba
Western Canada
Europe
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Estonia
Latvia
Soviet Russia
Key
Russia
Erie
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Elephant Lindy Aids Snowy Amherst Trails
In Amherst Nova Scotia a circus elephant named Lindy owned by Captain J. Schultz is a daily winter sight. Lindy walks through snow drifts as if at home in Africa and is used to break trails over the snow covered roads. The article notes that snow contains chlorine compounds sulphates ammonia phosphorus and nitrates.
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Amherst
N.S
Lindy
Captain J. Schultz
Africa
Captain Schultz
Modern Sound Detectors Defend Britain From Silent Air Raids
A. M. Low argues that Britain should rely on modern sound detectors to counter enemy air raids. He says silent glides used by German bombers in Spain could fail against organized anti aircraft defences, as detectors would reveal planes before engines cut. The piece notes sound detection as a key early warning measure.
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Germany
England
Spain
A. M. Low
Britain
Pattern 6540 Filet Crochet Swan Set Details
Simple filet crochet forms a swan pattern for a chair or buffet set with matching pieces. Includes charts, stitch illustrations, materials list, and instructions. Send 20 cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union for this pattern.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Dermatome grafting device eyed for uniform skin thickness
Dr Earl C. Padgett described a new dermatome at the Los Angeles Surgical Society claiming 11 years of work to achieve precise skin thickness for grafting. The device uses a drum and movable knife to slice donor skin to pattern with a tale and ether coating to prevent sticking.
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Los Angeles
Earl c. Padgett
Kansas City
Los Angeles Surgical Society
Padgett
Care Of Parachutes A High Degree Of Skill Is Required
Parachute work at the Royal Canadian Air Force station in Trenton demands high skill from the crew. Each parachute must be inspected monthly and hung in an air conditioned room with hundreds of silk chutes in white rows. Parachutes must pass strength tests and proper folding is essential to ensure they open correctly during emergencies.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Trenton
Little Port Worth More Than It Seems
The Gulf Stream warms Norway and Finland’s Arctic coast, making the Petsamo region strategic. Limhamari at the Petsamo River mouth is a busy ice free port with growing timber trade and fisheries. Finns push toward hydroelectric power at Janiskoski as 11,000 residents live and work year round. road building enables all year bus traffic.
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Norway
Finland
Petsamo
Limahamari
Nttle
Gulf Stream
Janiskozski
Stratosphere Starts Far Above Equator and Poles Contrast
The article notes the stratosphere begins at about ten miles up at the equator and six miles at the poles. It also mentions Philadelphia hosting the largest single bit natural park in any city worldwide.
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Equator
Philadelphia
Fertilizer Mixes Cut in Canada Under War Measures
War Measures regulations reduce fertilizer varieties for 1940 from sixty to twenty. The change aims to conserve resources and production, though it may cause confusion for growers as suppliers simplify offerings.
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Canada
Prehistoric Dental Trouble Mirrors Modern Issues
Archaeologists noted ancient humans suffered dental problems similar to present days. The belief in perfect prehistoric teeth came from selecting only the best specimens, shaping a misleading impression of ancient dental health.
Mount Wilson Observatory 100 Inch Telescope Mirror Redo
The Mt. Wilson Observatory is reworking its 100 inch telescope mirror with aluminum coating as Caltech prepares the 200 inch apparatus for final completion.
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Mt. Wilson Observatory
Caltech
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