Northern rail links to Churchill spark western development talks
Proposals to extend rail from Winnipeg to Churchill and connect Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia aim to link the Hudson Bay route with the Pacific. Advocates cite faster freight lower costs greater miner al development and boosted tourism while the On to the Bay Association continues pushing lower rates and business through the new northern corridor.
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Churchill
Hudson's Bay
Bay
Pacific Coast
Winnipeg
Pas
Big River
Saskatchewan
Lake Athabaska
Prince Albert
Alberta
B.C. Coast
Peace River Country
Leze
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Orient
Pacific
Canada
Vancouver
Great Britain
Great
Northland
United States
Seaboard
Did Not Act The Part in a Sad Office Scene
Dialogue reveals a secretary quitting Goldplated Securities after discovering the vice president was a sham who wasted hours on long lunches and idle afternoons. The piece reflects on actors who stand out through experimental film methods and the cinema’s push to be noticed.
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Goldplated Securities
Canadian leader to visit Vimy Ridge unveil national memorial
A message to Walter S. Woods of Ottawa confirms the plan for the King to attend the Vimy Ridge commemorations. He will meet with former Canadian Corps comrades and unveil Canada’s national memorial there on July 26.
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Edward VIII
Vimy Ridge
Canada
Walter S. Woods
Ottawa
Vancouver wins bid to host NCW 1937 convention
The 44th annual National Council of Women convention will meet in Vancouver next year after Halifax and Vancouver hosted invitations. Delegates at the 1936 Halifax session voted to select the Pacific coast site for the 1937 gathering.
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National Council of Women
Vancouver
Halifax
Pacific Coast
Antarctic Winds Could Power World, Says Debenham
Prof Frank Debenham, Scott's ally and Scott Polar Research Institute director, envisions Antarctic gales powering global electricity. He sees vast winds on the continent fueling wind generators once power is transmitable by radio. He also imagines subterranean Antarctic cities with artificial light and climate control.
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Frank Debenham
Captain Scott
Scott Polar Research Institute
Cambridge
England
Debenham
South Polar
Antarctic
Ozone Blanket May Alter Weather Patterns
Brian O'Brien of the University of Rochester described a stratospheric ozone blanket 15 to 20 miles above North America that acts as a one way heater. The ozone layer thickens with sun output and could influence weather by trapping heat.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Rochester
Brian O'Brien
University of Rochester
National Geographic Society
United States Army Air Corps
American Meteorological Society
Science Association
North America
O'Brien
New Allantoin Drug Proclaimed by USDA for Wounds
The United States Department of Agriculture announced outstanding success from a new drug named allantoin used to treat burns chronic ulcers and other non healing wounds. Dr William Robinson credited with bringing allantoin into wide use noted physicians report remarkable results but cautioned against viewing it as a cure all.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
William Robinson
Robinson
English born roaster Arthur Delamont leads Vancouver band tour
An English born music roaster and 50 youthful proteges led by Arthur W. Delamont with the Vancouver Kitsi lano boys travel through Canada and the British Isles. The group formed nine years ago in a studio loft and aims to reflect their rise from humble beginnings. Frost unlikely with wind or heavy clouds. clear nights after rain in frost season favor frost formation. 2156.
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Arthur W. Delamont
Vancouver Kitsilano Boys
Canada
British Isles
Inscriptions Planned for Vimy Memorial in Four Languages
Canada to honor 60 000 deceased with four inscriptions on the Vimy memorial in English French French Latin and English translation. Main western pylons bear valour and memory messages, others note April 9 1917 and Franco British comradeship. Latin tomb tribute remembers Canadians who died 1914 1918 overseas in service for country.
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Vimy
Canada
People Canadien
Aix
Crete
Avril
Freres D'Armes Francais Et Britanniques
Almond Coral Sugar Bars From Vintage Recipe
Butter and Crown Brand corn syrup beat with eggs then folded with flour starch and baking powder. Flavor with vanilla and almond, press into a greased pan, top with almond studded meringue and bake until set.
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Crown Brand
Benson's
Benson
Saskatchewan Forest Survey Aims To Curb Excessive Cutting
The Dominion forestry service will survey cut over forests in Saskatchewan this summer, in cooperation with the provincial natural resources department. The goal is to determine timber growth rates and shift to a sustained yield, limiting annual cuts to natural growth to preserve forest resources. Hon. W. F. Kerr pushed for the study to start this year and the federal government agreed to conduct it.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Forestry Service
Provincial
Department of Natural Resources
W. F.kerr
South Africa Ranks Second in Auto Ownership Worldwide
South Africa holds second place, after the United States, in car ownership per capita. In one week five vessels carried over 1,700 cars to South Africa, reflecting strong import activity.
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South Africa
United States
Great Road Across Arctic: Tunnel Linking Alaska and Siberia
The Buffalo Courier-Express discusses a proposed Arctic highway and a tunnel under the Bering Strait to connect Yukon, Alaska with Siberia. Proponents cite vast mineral wealth pitchblende gold silver copper and other deposits and an estimated cost of about half a billion dollars.
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Arctic
Yukon
Alaska
Siberia
Bering Straits
Northland
Buffalo Courier-Express
National Council of Women Backs Can Weight Standard
The group urged clear stamping of net weight on all cans of fruit vegetables and foodstuffs. Delegates argued middle sizes mislead grocers and called for standardizing the in between can size. The Vancouver local council moved the resolution.
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National Council of Women
Vancouver
Science and Chemurgy Push Straw Use in Paper Making
Dr Harold Hibbert of McGill cautions mineral elements in straw hinder early pulp use but science may overcome this. At Edmonton he leads the pulp and paper effort in chemurgy seeking new industrial by products from farm crops benefiting both farmer and manufacturer.
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Canada
Harold Hibbert
McGill University
Edmonton
McGill
Hibbert
Dr. Hibbert
Arctic vegetable farming under electric light reported
Agronomist Alexandrov in Dickson Inland Russia claims year round lettuce cabbage and parsley can be grown under electric light in Arctic conditions. Preparations for cucumbers tomatoes and eggplant underway with oil cabbage sprouts and radishes planned in hothouses.
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Arctic
Alexandrov
Dickson
Russia
Alderman Andrew Smeaton Heads Alberta Municipalities Union
President of Municipalities Alderman Andrew Smeaton, former Lethbridge member of the legislature, was elected president of the Union of Alberta municipalities at the closing session in Lethbridge. Edmonton was chosen as the convention city for 1937. A 235 B.C. Bactrian coin, said to be the oldest extant, was described as hammered from a crude copper-nickel alloy of Chinese origin. A note claimed cod liver oil is good for puppies and old dogs.
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Andrew Smeaton
Lethbridge
Union of Alberta
Edmonton
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