Trans Atlantic Air Mail Aims To Link Empire At Cost
Sir Eric Gedden, chairman of Imperial Airways, says a trans Atlantic air mail service could be established in two years. Newfoundland work proceeds with the air ministry and post office to ensure air mails travel to all parts of the empire at roughly inland postage rates. The Newfoundland base at St Johns would connect Imperial Airways routes with Canada and the United States to complete the empire link.
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Empire
Eric Gedden
Lin- Portal Airways
London
Kalbernetory
Newfoundland
Eric
Air Ministry
Hhe
Imperial Airways
At John's
Eric Geddeen
Wth Canadain
American
Australia Fights British Meat Duty Proposal
Australia rejects a proposed two cent per pound duty on foreign meat and one cent on Empire meat, and the end of import restrictions. Dr Earle Page says any duty requires Empire consent and cannot be imposed unilaterally. Temporary measures are expected as London talks continue for a long-term policy.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Earle Page
London
Chosing
Simplicity Is Best Says Dean Alford
Dean Alford urges simplicity in writing and speaking. He argues against long words, saying clarity and honesty suffer, and reputations are damaged by verbosity. He admits bile rance is common but champions straightforward language.
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Simnie
Dean Alford
Bilerance
Trees as Memorials and Plans for Scout Braille Magazine
A proposal urges planting trees across the Empire to honor the King's Silver Jubilee. Plans mention publishing a Braille Boy Scout magazine for blind troops. American scientists seek a tree species resilient to Dutch elm disease affecting thousands. An Egyptian inquiry asks about patient suffering from head to foot. Egypt imported over 10 million pounds of cigarette paper last year.
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Empire
Asserican
Egypt
Prairie Provinces Prepare for Large Scale Grasshopper Control
Officials of the Entomological Branch warn that millions of acres across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta will need intensive central campaigns to protect harvests in 1936. Forecasts from autumn 1934 surveys suggest Manitoba may face serious conditions, Saskatchewan lighter impact, and Alberta somewhat less, with national support assured after 1934 gains.
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Prairie
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Itawn
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberts
Alberta
Rust-Resistant Wheat Promised by Dominion Agriculture
Canada’s Department of Agriculture plans to release rust resistant wheat within two to three years. Coordinated by the Associate Committee on Field Crop Diseases, new strains aim to combine Marquis like yield, baking, milling, and early ripening. Distribution will be controlled by the Cereal Division until ample quantities exist for widespread farming.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Marquis
National Research Council
Western Universities and Colleges
Dominion Experimental Farms
Saskatchewan Bans Slot Machines Amid Regulatory Debate
Saskatchewan legislators have ruled slot machines out of the province as a simplified response to widespread legal questions. Geologists from the Byrd Antarctic Expedition discovered a limestone deposit rich in fossils at the head of Thorne Glacier in the Queen Alexandra Mountain Range.
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Saskatchewan
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Thorne Glacier
Queen Alaud Mountain
Finnish Air Defense League Launches 750 Mile National Air Race
The Finnish Air Defense League establishes an annual 750 mile race to be flown by Finnish pilots using airplanes manufactured in Finland. The fragment mentions a separate twenty mile journey with trucks hauling nearly everything but manners in 2000, indicating a referenced transport context or note.
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Finnish Air Defense League
Finland
Fast Plane Service Opens New Alaska Air Network
Airways announces fast flying service across famed dog team trails in Alaska. Planes at 190 mph begin this spring to speed travel, cutting journeys from weeks to hours between Juneau and Dawson Whitehorse and to Fairbanks and other gold regions. The system promises rapid, year round cargo and passenger movement to support the gold rush era.
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Pacific Alaska Airways
Juneau
Dawson
White Horse
Fairbanka
Milk Superior To Meat For Nutrition Says English Doctor
Dr Corry Mann reports in Lancet that milk protein proves more nutritious than meat protein. Experiments show halving milk intake harms physical condition, while reducing meat but keeping a pint of milk daily does not. Milk protein remains intact after pasteurization according to Mann.
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England
Corry Mann
Prairie Poultry Marketing Plan Fails To Carry Through
Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba voters weighed a prairie poultry marketing scheme under the Marketing Act. Alberta 63.5 percent supported, Saskatchewan 63.4 percent, Manitoba 24.3 percent. Dominion grant funded the poll with 50 000 dollars.
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Prairie Poultry Marketing Plan
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Robert Weir
Manitoba
Dominion Marketing Board
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Halla
Weir
Palm Cockatoo Displays Bright Red Face When Excited
The South Sea Island palm cockatoo reddens its normally pink face in moments of excitement, a vivid display of color change noted in the bird’s behavior.
Fashion Fancies Pattern for Young Bloomer Dress
Ellen Worth presents a pattern for a slim playtime bloomer dress with puff sleeves for chubby arms. Style No 019 fits sizes 2 4 and 6 years, size 4 needs 214 yards of 35 inch fabric plus 4 yards of contrasting. Patterns 20 cents. mail orders to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg.
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Ellen Worth
Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Including Reflections in Mirror Pictures with Caution
John van Guilder explains how to compose mirror pictures using careful distance setup between subject, mirror and lens. He notes smaller lens openings increase depth of field, and gives steps for including reflection or only the reflected image with a flash.
King's Bodyguard Retires After 14 Years of Service
Superintendent William George Cole, longtime police officer in attendance on the king, retires after 14 years of shadowing the monarch. He received the M.V.O. from the king and queen as thanks for his loyal, diligent service. Inspector Harold Green succeeds him.
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William George Cole
Sandringham
M.V.O
Mr. Cole
Harold Green
Lifeboat Tests Highlight Shipboard Safety Practices
In port Bremen and Europa of the North German Lloyd Line regularly lose one lifeboat for inspection. Each ship carries 26 lifeboats with 148 persons per boat and trips include sending a boat to the builder for thorough testing. A returned boat is replaced, ensuring the ships can evacuate 4,848 people in an emergency.
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Bremen
Europa
Lloyd Line
Bremerhaven
Nfeboata
Bible Facts and Figures Dialogued by Era
The Bible comprises 66 books with 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament. Old Testament contains 929 chapters and 33 214 verses, about 93 493 words and 2 728 100 letters. New Testament has 260 chapters 7 959 verses 181 253 words and 838 360 letters. Total Bible: 1 189 chapters 41 172 verses 774 746 words and 3 160 400 letters.
Greenland Ice Cap Vast and Thick Across Coast to Coast
Greenland remains encased in ice except for a narrow coastal trip. The ice cap spans about 1590 miles in length and 63 miles in width, with an average thickness near 5000 feet.
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Greenland
Unlucky Friday Debate Echoes in Market Gossip
In a light exchange, locals joke about Friday being unlucky with a quip that a "poor fish" might have originated the idea. The remark reflects casual Friday folklore and urban humor.
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Regent Street
United States
Michael F. Balcon
Gaumont-British
Hellywood
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Henry Vil
H. G. Wells
Congo
Gaumont
Sane
John van Guilder
Mirror
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