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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
3
At a London meeting, Senor de la Cierva described the autogyro as capable of leaving the ground without a run and outlined its rotor system. He said practical widespread use requires further experiments and cautioned against premature forecasts.
Two Philadelphia doctors Dr. Horace Pettit and Dr. Sergeant Pepper fly from Newark to Point Barrow Alaska to study a new germ blamed for global epidemics. They aim to learn how the disease affects natives and seek potential clues for a cure amid the Arctic outbreak that has caused several deaths.
A list of driver behavior questions covers attention to driving speed pedestrian right of way and reaction to emergencies. It asks about maintaining vehicle condition and adherence to traffic signals and rules. The item notes a new onion powder product for cat food and soups.
With drought fears eased, entomologists announce the grasshopper threat to farmers may be waning after five years of infestations beginning in 1928. A federal program has $750,000 allocated, and prairie provinces form a joint effort to spray poison bait to protect crops.
The New Zealander is named the world butter eating champion with high per capita use around 37.7 pounds. NZ dairy output rose 9.55 percent in the year to July 31 1934 and butterfat per cow reached 220 pounds. NZ and Australia together supply about half of UK butter imports, with exports nearly all to the United Kingdom and cheese production also rising slightly.
Forecaster W. P. Day says a lucky collision of polar and tropical air currents over Canada and farther south this May altered conditions. The Mississippi runs high and some towns warn boat operators to stay cautious near levees as the year’s drought ends with a sudden seasonal shift.
The King s Royal Jubilee Memorial Fund grows as hundreds of letters arrive at St James Palace. The Prince of Wales, sponsor, directs funds to child welfare with contributors citing personal earnings like a shilling from washing and face care.
Toronto police trainees will receive optional swimming instruction after a drowning incident involving P C Knox, whose car plunged into a bay during a patrol exercise. The curriculum change is voluntary.
Describes drought driven beef and pork shortages in the United States and Canada. Notes rising lamb availability and affordability as beef prices surge, with Canada enjoying stable lamb supply through policy and year round offerings. Cites heavy bacon exports and lower beef deliveries influencing consumption shifts.
A St Marys Journal Argus note on public speaking training for youth through high school oral composition and dramatic societies. It asserts early instruction improves confidence and presence before audiences. The piece emphasizes the social value of speaking skill and public expression.
Manitoba and Dominion agriculture ministers agree on stronger egg grading coordination. The plan emphasizes licensing egg-handlers and soon bonding requirements, with the Dominion egg inspection service ensuring accurate grading and uniform application across trade channels.
Harold Webb a totally blind 33 year old Barrie Ontario resident operates his own machine shop and keeps 145 colonies of bees. He repairs clocks tunes pianos builds beehives and frames and extracts honey without help. His shop has a steam boiler and two electric bench saws with special hoods and he has never cut himself.
A reflection on happiness arising from purposeful thought and duty. The text cites Thackeray’s idea that happiness comes when the heart and mind focus on the beautiful realities of life. A brief dramatized classroom exchange follows with a note on subdued temper and humor.
A Snapshot Guild member recalls traveling without her camera yet realizing she had an eye for storytelling shots. The piece advises adjusting exposure for brighter spring light and suggests two practical settings to capture clear images with more depth of field.
Canada aims to boost United States tourism with looser immigration and customs rules. A new omnibus permit replaces forms for items visitors carry, bonds for long stays are lifted, 24 hour extension for visits, free basic equipment like typewriters for temporary use, and higher personal allowances for cigars and cigarettes. Courtesy by customs officials, now aligned with the tourist bureau, is emphasized.
O Polinian unveils an automatic train model at the Institute of Transport Inventory in Moscow Russia. He claims the 450 mile Moscow Leningrad run could be completed in four hours with a 500 horsepower diesel motor and stabilizers to prevent derailment. Three coaches would carry 236 passengers.
Harry Davis of Victoria B C cherishes a brown beer jug made for Queen Victoria's 1887 Golden Jubilee. One of a limited set given to royal navy officers, the mould is destroyed. White raised figures show Victoria on her throne and empire scenes.
Waste Material A store in Brooklyn hosts a week long exhibition of objects made from waste materials by children in settlement houses under teachers of homecrafts from the recreation department of the work division emergency relief bureau. The items include screens skits letter openers fruit dishers bells and wall plaques.
An all silver piano, 11 feet long, claimed as the world’s largest, was first played on a London broadcast. Built for the King’s Jubilee celebrations, it cost 3000 dollars and took a year to complete. twelve men are needed to move it.
In a brief office chat, T asks Bangs about being a college man and Bangs replies "Idunno" in a candid mock reply. The moment captures rumors around Bangs and his educational status.
In 1900 a French inventor proposed creating an endless paper web by laying pulp on a continuously moving wire belt, using a water suspension process to form the sheet.
South America ranks third among importers of B C apples after Great Britain and Egypt with 40 286 boxes. Brazil and Argentina prefer Delicious large apples. they took 38 198 boxes. Yellow Newtons, Spitzenberg and Winesaps also appear in smaller lots. France and South Africa follow with varied varieties.
Official federal grading reports show Alberta led Canadian hog production for the first time in 1935. For the first 18 weeks of 1935 Alberta had 338,427 hogs graded, compared with 342,995 in the same period last year and 333,271 in 1933. Ontario's output fell, with about 25,000 fewer head than Alberta in early 1935.
A new sense a twin of diabetes was described as the opposite condition where the body demands excessive sugar. Seale Harrs of Missouri, professor emeritus at the University of Alabama, reported the finding to the American College of Physicians in Philadelphia. More than 1,560 people have written biographies of Lincoln.
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