King George thanks Canadian Parliament on 70th birthday greeting
The message from Canada’s Senate and House of Commons thanked King George VI for the joint address given by Prime Minister Bennett at St James's Palace on May 8. The king spoke of unity among dominions, wartime sacrifice, postwar recovery, and the continued bond of crown and fellowship. He noted Canada’s evolving self government and the Queen’s shared joys and sorrows. The second portion details prairie farming types and regional distribution from a Dominion government study. Wheat leads in Saskatchewan and Alberta, with dairying strong in eastern Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan. ranching concentrates in dry western regions. Wheat first grown 120 years ago by Selkirk settlers in Manitoba.
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George
Corumena
Rh. B. Bannett
St. James's Palace
J. L. Bowman
House of Commons
Bennett
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Park Belt
International Boundary
Calgary
Calgary Bird Sanctuary Fails to Tame Geese
In Calgary at the Inglewood sanctuary efforts to domesticate Canada's wild geese backfired as cross breeding made tame geese go wild. Snow geese are planned for further crossing, potentially south of the Arctic for the first time. Three of five egg sittings hatched. Nesting on sand mounds kept eyes dry during floods.
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Calgary
Canada
Inglewood
Arctic
Beetle taxonomy note: prefty and grew worm mislabel
A prefty is not Sy and a grew worm is not a worm. both are beetles. This line highlights misclassification among related insects.
Ontario and Manitoba doctors back cancer survey fund plan
The Ontario Medical Association meeting in Fort William and Manitoba Medical Association endorsed a national survey of Canada's cancer situation and urged financing from King George's Jubilee Cancer Fund. A committee would oversee the survey and direct fund spending while supporting the Croll plan for indigent medical relief with 25 cents monthly per person on relief.
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Canada
Ontario Medical Association
Fort Wiliam
Manitoba Medical Associaton
King George's Jubilee Cancer Fund
Cancer Fund
Dominion
Croll
Ontario
Red Cross Considers Highway First Aid Stations BC
British Columbia executive of the Canadian Red Cross Society discussed creating first aid stations at 16 highway points to improve disaster readiness after the Fraser Valley flood. Eastern Canada previously tested attendants at service stations between Montreal and Toronto. The BC group will decide on the plan.
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B.C
Red Cross
British Columbia
Canadian Red Cross Society
Fraser Valley
Red Cross Society
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Giant Turtle Found Near Blizard Valley Village
A 36 pound turtle, two feet long and 18 inches wide, capable of bearing a 200 pound man, was discovered near Blizard Valley village near Sudbury. It is the largest recorded in the district.
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Blizard Valley Village
Sudbury
New Bone Conduction Chair Aims To Ease Dental Fear
Detroit report describes a chair that plays music through bone conduction to calm patients during dental drills. A device uses two plates in the headrest connected to a phonograph, transmitting sound via the skull with no ear reception. Dr. Allison Hardie notes children show reduced fear, adults respond well too.
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Detroit
Allison Hardie
King George V Laughs At Hay Curing Device Story
The Im plement and Machinery Review recalls the king inspecting silver medal entries at the Royal Show's new implement section. After a long description of curing hay with hot and cold air, he whispered to his aide that there seems to be a lot of hot air about it.
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George V
London
England
Unusual Diamond Glows in Vacuum Said to Match Candle Light
In a curious note, Sir William Croskes owns a diamond that emits light comparable to a candle when photons are produced in a good vacuum. The England poet laureate holds a lifetime post unaffected by party shifts. Snails replace human labor for moss cleaning on drug trees in Jamaica.
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Sir Wiliam Croskes
England
Jamaica
Review of Canada's Wheat Policy At League Session
John McFarland of the Canadian Co Operative Wheat Producers Limited outlines wheat market factors from wartime demand to the 1929 crash. He argues the farmer was misled about surpluses not due to distribution failing and notes three years of strong buying power produced the world surplus. Acreage rose as prices fell in subsequent years.
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John AtcFarland
Canadian Co-Operative Wheat Producers Limited
Winnipeg
Canada
League of Nations Society
Ottawa
McFarland
W. A. MacLeod
Co-Operative
Mr. McFarland
Merit And Brevity In Print History
A reflective piece argues merit justifies length in writing while brevity suits poorer works. It notes the life cycle of banana plants, where a fruiting stem dies and a new shoot grows from the base. It adds a historical reference to rheumatism cures using a torpedo ray’s electric shock.
Summer Outdoor Sports Open With Snapshooting Hype
Amateur photographers are urged to embrace outdoor summer activities and snapshooting. John Van Guilder explains simple cameras, close-ups, and tricks to improve flower portraits using soft light, a portrait attachment, backdrops, and Panchromatic film for vivid monochrome color values.
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John van Guilder
Crop Testing Stations Prove Best in Seed Grain Development
Government crop testing program now in its fourth year shows the value of pure seed for local conditions. Canada will expand to over 20 000 crop testing stations aiding producers with pure Marquis and Garnet wheat, rust resistant strains, and new crosses like Garnet Reward.
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Canada Grain Act
Prairie Provinces
Western Grain Companies
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Dominion Experimental Farms
Wax Plucking of Poultry Reaches Commercial Stage
The National Research Council of Canada and the Dominion Department of Agriculture report that wax plucking of poultry has reached commercial application. Demonstrations will continue across strategic points in the Dominion as a result of successful winter research. The process immerses birds in liquid wax after rough feathers are removed, the wax hardens and removes residual feathers and scales, leaving a clean finish. Initial wax supply will be produced by the NRC in Ottawa with procurement details available from the Council or the Livestock Branch.
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Dominion
National Research Council of Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
Ottawa
Council
Knighthood Elevates Two Chiefs in Canadian Senate
The King's birthday honors list elevates Hon. Thomas Chapais to knighthood, ensuring two Sirs sit in the Canadian Senate. Sir Allen Aylesworth of Toronto, named to the Senate in 1923, had been made K.C.M.G. in 1911 and sits in the opposition after a Liberal government appointment.
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Thomas Chapais
Senate
Allen Aylesworth
Toronto
K.C.M.G
Surgeon Foresees 65 Year Life Span by 1944
A noted surgeon from the Mayor clinic predicts average life expectancy will reach 65 by 1944. He notes rising longevity alongside a trend against employing older persons in business, warning of a potential problem regarding what to do with the extra years of life.
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Mayor Clinic
Canada Poised to Boost Exports to Great Britain
Canada stands among few nations able to raise exports to Great Britain due to its import quota, favorable restrictions on foreign goods, and broader trade rules shaping the market.
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Canada
Great Britain
Expedition Reaches Chihuahua to Explore Deep Canyon
An expedition arrives in Chihuahua to investigate a canyon reported months ago to be 6,560 feet deep, about 15 miles wide, and over 100 miles long. The team aims to map the canyon and assess its geology and potential findings.
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Chihuahua
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