Freight Revenues Reduced by Track Competition Across Canada
Freight revenues of Canadian railways have fallen by 539 million dollars annually due to highway competition. The loss impacts the railways’ net position by about 14 million dollars per year, discussed before the Maritime Board of Trade in Charlottetown by W. Fairweather of the Canadian Nations Railways. He notes trucks absorb high-grade commodities and pay far higher rates per ton mile, while railways face special seasonal burdens and must sustain services even when unprofitable. The piece highlights provincial highway costs versus motor vehicle tax revenues and the broader shift from rail to road transport.
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Maritime Board of Trade
Charlottetown
W. Fairweather
Bureau of Aconomics
Canatien Mations Railways
Drouth
Oaeway
Canadian National
Maritimes
Fairweather
Maritime Provinces
Canada to import Indian corn duty free through year end
Canada will import Indian corn from treaty countries free of duty until year end due to drought and depleted supplies. Revenue Minister J L Uatey announced the measure, reducing tariffs from 20 to 0 cents per bushel under treaty terms, with general rates staying at 25 cents.
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Canada
J. L. Uatey
United States
Word Banished in Italy to Replace with Pampleni
A Rome announcement states the word is banned from Italian usage and will be replaced by pampleni meaning filled bread. The note cites origins linked to a carlin and xenctronixt touptry. Brazil reports a 3936 37 coffee crop, projected at over 231000000 bhagn.
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Italy
Rome
Brazil
Saskatchewan Branch Set Up for Rheumatic Disease Group
The League Against Rheumatism forms a Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Society for the Study and Control of Rheumatic Disease in Saskatoon. A committee chaired by Dr. Duncan Croll will gather data to provide statistics for the national body. Members include Dr. Baltzan, Dr. Harvie, Dr. Kirkby, and Dr. McCulloch from Saskatoon Regina Prince Albert Moose Jaw.
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Saskatchewan
Canadian Society For the
Sackatoon
Saskatchewan Medical Association
Duncan Croll
Saskatoon
B. M. Baltxan
W. A. Harvie
Regina
R. W. Kirkby
Glass office building to rise on Fifth Avenue
Corning Glass Works announced a five story glass office building at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 56th Street. The design is windowless above the ground floor with five show windows and will let in 78 percent of outdoor light. The structure sits in a premier New York shopping district.
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Fifth Avenue
Place Witll
Corning Glass Works
56Th Street
New York
Clever Love Bird Impresses Sydney Barber
A Sydney barber named B. Per kina claims his three inch love bird is the cleverest in the world. The bird can pull a match from a box and present it to customers saying OK Chief. It sleeps in a shaving mug and on cold days perches on the tea cup rim to stay warm in the steam.
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B. Perkina
Sydney
Australia
Skywriter Stuns Montreal Crowd with Night Skywriting
In downtown Montreal, skywriter Al Stinis slipped but continued as spectators watched the first night of his "gir skywriting." A passerby doubted his craft, uttering a surprised, punctuated remark about the dotted letters.
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al Stinis
Critician
King Edward VIII’s Pilot Fielden Aces Royal Flight Role
Profile of Flight Lieutenant Edward Fielden, captain of the King’s Flight. Describes his duties, aircraft, and service records, including 2,000 flying hours, Air Force Cross award in 1829, and notable 1932 cross England record from Liverpool to Skegness in 49 minutes.
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Seto
Fediey Picken
Sera
Mifery
Beare bin
Boes
Flelden
Edward
Fielden
Hendon
cross-England
Liverpool
Skegnesa
Too Young To Qualify For Coronation
Twenty two peers face ineligibility for the May 1987 Coronation due to being under 21 on May 12. Lord Townshend turns 21 May 15 while Lord Oxford reaches majority April 22. One underage peer, Lord Herachell, aged 18, serves as a Page of Honor in scarlet and white satin.
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Lord Townshend
Norfolk
Lord Oxford
Lord Herachell
Potash From the Dead Sea Powers a New Boom
The Dead Sea 1300 feet below the Mediterranean rim becomes a potash source as a British backed project builds a 30000 ton annual plant. Three shifts of 430 workers monitor brine pumping through pans to carnabite refining. The site draws visitors, supplies bromine, and stands as Britain’s empire’s key mineral supply.
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Dead Sea
Mediterranean
Jordan
Sodom
Gomorrah
David
Herod
Marianne
Jerusalem
B.C
Acience
Great Britain
Empire
Europe
Realism in Films at M G M Studios
A Hollywood traveler toured M G M studios and saw enormous sets for A Tale of Two Cities and Romeo and Juliet including eighteenth century Paris blocks and a battleship in an artificial pond. He noted two dirt stained kitchen tables used in The Good Earth and rice fields of China before and after the plague.
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Hollywood
M-G-M
Paris
Cities
China
Brazil Supplants US as Germanys Raw Cotton Supplier
Brazil has overtaken the United States to become Germanys source of raw cotton. The shift highlights Brazil rising as a key exporter in European textile markets. Germany diversifies fiber imports amid changing global trade patterns.
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Brazil
United States
Germany
Dish Towel Dogs Pattern Weaves Silhouette Art
Frisky dish towel dogs do tricks as a practical gift idea for fairs. The pattern uses one floss color for a silhouette effect and includes seven designs with stitch guides and color suggestions. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Yale Solves Enzyme Mystery With Soy Bean Study
Yale researchers reveal enzymes as mere chemicals using catalase to show reactions in a test tube. The study highlights soy beans as a versatile protein source with wide industrial and dietary uses from oil to food products.
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Ars
Yale University
Kurt G. Stern
Stern
Manchuria
Japan
United States
Division of Chemistry
Central Experimental Farm
Changes Noted In Russia Under New Bolshevik Constitution
An Associated Press report outlines progress toward a family centered society in the Soviet Union. It notes stronger parental responsibility for child support and education, a shift from easy divorce to taxed proceedings, and insistence on public dress norms. Titles return in the army and the housewife role gains esteem.
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Russia
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Chiang Kai-shek Orders Simple Dress for Chinese Women
General Chiang Kai-shek, head of the New Life Movement, orders Chinese women to wear garments covering the entire body, including arms and ankles, as part of a Ten Commandments program to regenerate the nation. The policy, backed by punishment, contrasts with recent southern protests for dress freedom.
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New Life Movement
China
Chiang Kaishek
May Ling
Wellesley College
British film group returns from Revelstoke Canada
The British motion picture group that spent the summer filming in Revelstoke B C sailed home aboard the Empress of Britain. Mil ton Roamer the director praised Canadian extras calling them excellent and said their first Canadian picture-making experience was very positive.
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Revelstoke
B.C
Milton Roamer
London’s Fulham Station Opens Largest Power Plant
London’s riverside power station at Fulham officially opened on September 20 after four years of construction. The plant cost 544 million pounds and will supply electricity to the entire south east of England.
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London
Fulham
England
Bees Attack Horns A Horse in Naponkoski Finland
Bees killed a horse in Naponkoski village central Finland after a hive was disturbed. A peasant trying to help was heavily stung and hospitalized in precarious condition.
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Naponkoski
Finland
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Harvey W. Nesbitt
Aklavik
Ottawa
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Neabitt
Olympic
Lapps
Society For Study and Control of
Glass Office
Skywriter
Kieg Eadwerd's
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Alice Brooks
France
Romania
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