Romantic History of Mining in Canada Chapter
A Winnipeg Free Press overview traces Canada’s mining romance from copper in Lake Superior shores to Sudbury nickel, Klondike gold, and cobalt silver. It highlights metallurgy advances at Flin Flon and Sullivan, northern Ontario and Quebec exploration, and future promise as wealth unfolds across Great Bear Lake, Coppermine River, and Hudson Bay coast.
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Canada
Charles Camead
Indiana
Lake Superior
Freser River
Caribou
British Columbia
Confederation
Sudbury
Canadian Pacific Railway
Klondike
Yukon
Cobalt
Temiskaming
Northern
Flin Flon
Great Sullivan
Sudbury District
Great Bear Lake
Coppermine River
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg
All-Weather All-Canadian Highway Urged by National Parks Route
The National Parks Highway Association urged an all-weather Winnipeg to Jasper route via Riding Mountain and Saskatoon as part of an all Canadian circle tour. Thirty delegates passed a resolution at Saskatoon to push the plan to provincial and federal governments. C. H. Grant of Edmonton was elected president and Frank Bamhoute of Edmonton became secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Riding Mountain National Park
Saskatoon
Jasper
National Parks Highway Association
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Baskatoon
C. H. Grant
K.C
Edmonton
A. A. F. Stark
Dauphin
Frank Bamhoute
C. D. Bates
University of Alberta staff resignations announced at convocation
Dr. R C Wallace reported three resignations in his annual convocation address in Edmonton. Associate Professor Joseph Fisher will move to Victoria College Toronto. Dr A Leahy will join Dominion service and Dr Emerson Smith will practice in Ottawa. The piece notes H a Chinese length equal to a hundredth of a day's walk about one third of an English mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Wallace
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Joseph Fisher
Victoria, College
Toronto
A. Leahy
Dominion Service
Emerson’ Smith
Ottarra
Vicar Adopts Radio Gramophone at Historic West Dean Church
The Rev H E Lyne at West Dean near Chichester installs a radio gramophone as a permanent fixture after rebuilding the church burned in 1934. He plans to play fine records to bring Westminster Abbey and St Pauls music to worshipers. Two coffins found in a vault under the choir bear arms plates dated 1765 and 1809.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Dean
Chichester
England
H. E Lyne
Lyne
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Charity over destruction to feed China in disaster
The Toronto Daily Star argues the western world should donate surplus foods to China amid famine rather than burn or waste crops. It notes millions in China face starvation while regions like Brasil and Canada suffer surpluses. The call urge international food management to aid famine relief and seek repayment in prosperity.
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China
Brasil
United States
Canada
Chine
Toronto Daily Star
Canada Butter and Cheese Per Capita Use in 1935
Provisional figures show Canada consumed 30.91 pounds of butter per person in 1935, with 338,396,970 pounds sold, and 3.61 pounds of cheese per person from 39,572,941 pounds. Comparisons indicate little change from 1934, and small increases over 1932 and 1933.
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Canada
Egypt to establish public school modeled on Eton and Harrow
Egyptian Prime Minister Aly Maher Pasha sponsors a scheme for a public school in Egypt modeled on Eton and Harrow. English masters will organize the school which will admit up to 240 students, with a quarter as scholarship boys and the rest sons of wealthy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Eton
Harrow
Aly Maher Pasha
Antler Structure Linked To Hat Material In Study
Scientists note deer antlers are composed of the same material as hats. In a separate report Germany sells a large number of commercial airplanes in the Far East.
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Germany
Far East
Possible Cure for Epilepsy Through Frontal Lobe Surgery
Harvard researchers report a brain detector traced wave like currents during seizures to the frontal lobe. Removal of this frontal region may stop epilepsy without harming the mind, though origin might be deeper in the brain. The work by Lennox Gibbs and Gibbs was presented to the American Medical Association in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Kansas City
Harvard Medical School
Harvard
William G. Lennox
Frederic A. Gibbs
Erna L. Gibbs
Boston
Canada Sugar Use Reaches Nearly One Billion Pounds
Canada's sugar consumption last year totaled 981 109 960 pounds, per a return tabled by Trade Minister Euler in the House of Commons. This is the highest since 1931 when intake reached 1 003 906 912 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Euler
House of Commons
Strip farming gains popularity in Saskatchewan showings
Between 800 and 900 farmers have applied to the experimental farm at Indian Head for forage and cover crops under federal rehabilitation schemes. Applicants must form agricultural improvement associations and pledge to use strip farming, proper cover crops, and recommended tillage methods.
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Saskatchewan
Indian Head
Abasand Oils Plans $1.5 Million Fort McMurray Tar Sand Plant
Abasand Oils Ltd. to invest 1.5 million dollars in tar sand development at Fort McMurray. An initial separation plant and refinery will start operations next year. A. J. Smith, vice president and general manager, announced in Edmonton. About 50 workers to be employed during construction and the same number will be needed when operations begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort McMurray Tar Sands
Abasand Oils, Ltd
Edmonton
Alto
A. J. Smith
Kansas City, Mo
Miners Ordered to Clean Boots After Gold Found in Mud
In the Rand district South Africa gold miners must clean boots before leaving shift. An official collected mud scrapings from footwear and assayed the sample recovering 350 dollars worth of gold for the company property.
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Rand
South Africa
First Crochet Then Weave Pattern 5598
New and easy crochet and weave pattern 5598 provides chair back sets scarfs luncheon and buffet sets and doilies. Instructions include Alet mesh weaving in varied colors or regular filet crochet charts. Material lists illustrations and stitch guides are included. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
County health units boost rural health in Quebec report
A Health League of Canada report shows sharp declines in death and infant mortality rates across 39 Quebec counties after county health units were established. It argues for a national program to standardize county health units and retain full-time public health officers in small communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Alphonst Lesard
County Health Unite
The
Health League of Canada
Toronto
League
Lessard
Provincial
Bureau of Health of Quebec
Ottawa
Lack of Sleep Irritation in Nations and Leaders
A USC study kept three students awake for fifty four and a half hours showing irritable behavior and outbursts. The piece draws a parallel to current world leaders and nations kept awake by campaigns and mobilizations, suggesting persistent sleep deprivation fueling tensions.
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University of Southern California
New York Times
Advice On Gardening Near Smelter From Agriculture Dept
John Walker of the agriculture extension service presented guidance to the Flin Flon Horticultural Society on growing vegetables and flowers to endure Hudson Bay Mining and Smelter Co emissions. He urged the society to run short horticulture courses and proposed exhibitions with open entry, inviting Saskatchewan enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelter Co
Flin Flon Horticultural Society
John Walker
Department of Agriculture Extension Service
Fion Flon
Saskatchewan
Great War Letter Carried by Time to London Wife
A mud stained Somme era letter from 1916, written by a soldier to his wife, reached a London recipient after lying in an unknown post office for two decades. Also notes Prince Rupert drops shatter only when the tail tip is damaged.
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Somme
London
Rare Brain Tumor Operation at Omaha Hospital
Physicians in Omaha Nebraska performed a rare five and a half hour operation on 38 year old Harriet Zalkin lifting her skull to remove a pituitary tumor. She was sent home in apparently good health after the surgery. Harriet had fallen ill six months prior to the operation.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Harriet Zalkin
Harriet
Oil Search Resumes Near High River Alberta
Work will resume in the Pekisko hills near High River Alberta as oil drilling restarts after a year’s halt. A well drilled to 8480 feet yielded a gas flow of 4,000,000 cubic feet daily near the King Edward VIII ranch area.
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Pekisko
Edward VIII
High River
Alta
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Vancouver Island
Island
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Alberta
Edmonton Laboratory
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