Richest Radium Deposit Found in Northwest Territories
Dr A L Allan of the University of Alberta reports pitchblende from Echo Bay near Great Bear Lake may contain one gram of radium per six tons. The ore, valued at about 8700 dollars per ton, suggests vast Canadian reserves across the preCambrian Shield spanning over two million square miles.
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Great Bear Lake
Tommifee
Edmonton
3. A. Allan
University of Aiverts
Allan
Echo Bay
Alberta
University
A. L. Cummings
Dominion
Fort Smith
Sespian
Congo
Echo Lake
Alan
Canada
Names That Date a Baby for a Lifetime
The article warns against giving a baby a name tied to a momentary craze or event. It notes twins named Amos and Andy, and others named after Ramsay MacDonald, Elizabeth, Vinny, Haig, Alma, Nelson, and Wellington, arguing such names date the child to a particular period and may feel odd later. It urges choosing timeless names.
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Amos
Andy
Ramsay MacDonalds
Canada
British Empire
Elizabeth
Duchess of York
Vinny and Haig
Alma
Denmark Ends Army and Navy to Form Police and Coast Guard
Denmark's Parliament voted to abolish the army and navy leaving a police force and coast guard to regulate shipping and customs. The action reflects a shift from military pomp to peaceful governance amid limited manpower and industrial capacity for modern warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Honore Uban
Oklaherisn
Canadian Bird Sanctuaries Population in 1930 Declared
National Parks of Canada and the Department of the Interior report ten north shore sanctuaries along the St. Lawrence housed 100,856 seabirds in 1930 excluding yearlings. Birds spanned sixteen species, most seabirds, as Canada operates over forty protected sanctuaries for avian protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence
National Parks of Canada
Department of the Interior
Canada
Plane Placed In Museum in London Science Gallery
The Avro tractor plane of 1911, the first English biplane with a front propeller and a precursor to modern light aircraft, has been placed on display at the Science Museum in London. The note adds that many vivid color terms like pea-green vermillion and chestnut were coined by biologists to describe bird and flower colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Science Museum
London
Avro
World Grain Exhibition invites Prince to open event
Sixteen countries have accepted Canada’s invitation to the World’s Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina from July 25 to August 6, 1932. Delegates from Italy, Peru, Yugoslavia, Guatemala, New Zealand, Czecho Slovakia, The Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Siam, India, Portugal, Switzerland, Estonia, The Philippine Islands and Argentina will exhibit. About 50 countries are expected to be represented. the Prince of Wales is hoped to officially open the exhibition following an earlier invitation extended at the British Industries Fair in Buenos Aires on March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Italy
Peru
Yugoslavia
Guatemala
New Zealand
Czecho-Slovakia
Netherlands
Belgium
Poland
Siam
India
Portugal
Switzerland
Estonia
Philippine Islands
Argentina
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales
Buenos Aires
George Perley
Canada
Maple Sugar Industry Act Raises Product Quality
Government regulations improved maple products with the Maple Sugar Industry Act taking effect March 1 1931. Commercial plants selling outside their province require licensing, others must register. Private sugar bush owners need a license only if selling outside the province, and no fee is charged for that license.
Ontario poultry survey notes rising flock numbers
A recent survey by the Poultry Division of the Dominion Live Stock Branch reports an uptick in poultry flocks for the current season. Fifteen counties expect flocks to hold, six foresee a decrease, and another group anticipates a substantial rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onotario
Poultry Divisson
Dominion Live Stock
Recovery plan urged by world leaders at Empire Club
Sir George Paish, noted economist, called for global government cooperation to craft a universal plan to lift current low mood and restore prosperity during his Empire Club address in Teronte. A Brooklyn report notes 66,000 windowless sleeping rooms violate tenement laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Paish
London Statist
Empire Club
Teronte
Brooklyn
Ancient Greek Voting by Pebble Urns Retold
A 2,500 year voting method used by Greeks used an urn for each candidate. Voters placed white pebbles to support and black pebbles to oppose. Also a lighthearted exchange about toy invention notes one failure a toy tramp that wouldn’t work.
Fashion No 240 to 982 sewing patterns and Paris styles
The large Fashion Magazine presents spring and summer Paris styles for adults and children with patterns No 240 No 229 No 242 No 981 and No 58 detailing sizes bust measurements and fabric yardage for 39 inch and 29 inch materials. It includes instruction notes and prices: book 15 cents and patterns 25 cents in stamps or coin with wrap care.
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Paris
Wheat could yield uses beyond food say researchers urge
A Toronto firm proposes turning wheat into healthful beverages new medicines fuel additives and other products. The letter asks millionaire donors to fund a national wheat research lab with government Wheat Pool and transport company support, while noting vast potential for nonfood wheat applications. The piece also reports Saskatchewan census plans to count Cree Chippewa in ten bands north of 53 including a ten week northern trek under William Muirson and Dr Weatherhead with canoe routes from Big River to The Pas.
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Saskatchewan
Indian Department
Big River
Brocket
Regina
William Muirson
Department of Indian Affairs
Weatherhead
Tea la Crosse
Treaty Party
Prince Albert
Reindeer Lake
Pas
Toronto
Ietter
Beekeeping Industry Pushes for Lower Shipping Rates
Industry notes growing shipment of package bees from Southern states to the North, prompting calls to cut express rates from one and a half to first class. Initiated by the California State Beekeepers Association, prices have fallen since 1931. Improvements in production and queen bees have reduced past shipping delays, marking remarkable progress in beekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California State Beekeepers’ Association
Record grain exports from Montreal rise for busy season
Between 13 and 14 million bushels of grain were booked for export from Montreal in late April and May, twice last year’s figure. Some 30 to 35 tramp ships have been chartered to carry the first shipments, with liners also carrying grain. Dealers call the bookings encouraging and tied to rising export demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Increase In Subsidy For Manitoba In Main Estimates
The 1931-32 main estimates tabled in the House of Commons allocate 12,744,201.32 dollars in subsidies to the provinces. Manitoba alone shows an increase of 153,492.82 dollars, while all other provinces receive the same total as in 1920-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Manitoba
Douglas fir planting by British Forestry Commission in 1929
During the year ending September 30, 1929, the Forestry Commission of Great Britain planted 3 247 000 Douglas fir trees. The seed came from the Forest Service of the Department of the Interior and was extracted at the Service's seed extracting plant in New Westminster British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Commission of Great Britain
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
New Westminster
B.C
Winnipeg police court twists on pedestrian rights
In Winnipeg police court the prosecutor argued the law favors pedestrians. Defender A B Shinkane replied that the bumper might, too, suggesting both sides share liability and the case hinges on cautious driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
A. B. Shinkane
G.isuio
New Elevator At Churchill Speeds Grain Trade
The Canadian Government grain elevator at Churchill, terminal of the Hudson Bay Railway, will receive essential steel products from Winnipeg soon. The 2,000,000 bushel capacity plant will feature conveyor logs, spouting, dust collection, roofing, sash, rolling doors, and fire doors and aims to handle Prairie shipments to Europe via the Hudson Bay route this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Hudson Bay Railway
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Hudson Bay
Bees Carry Heavy Loads During Flight
An unladen honeybee flies about 25 mph but seldom exceeds 15 mph. With nectar, it can fly as fast as when unladen, though it may rest on long trips. Very heavy loads tire bees and may lead to drowning over water. A loaded bee may land awkwardly at the apiary. The average nectar load is about 40 milligrams, roughly half the bee’s weight.
Princes Tryfoid Mining at Brazil Deepest Gold Mine
The Prince of Wales and Prince George descended 7 800 feet to the bottom of Morrovelho gold mine in Brazil and operated blasting drills for several minutes. The pit, called the bottom of the earth, registered 114 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Prince of Wales
Prince George
Morrovelho
Brazil
Bello Horizonte
South Africa foresees 15 million maize bags this year
A South African forecast states production of 15 million maize bags for the year. The note then oddly quotes an accused person denying forgery by claiming he cannot write his own name, while a judge clarifies the issue. The reference to Vart Hern in Stockholm appears tangential and unconnected to the case.
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South Africa
Vart Hern
Stockholm
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North-West Territories
J. A. Allan
M.S
F.R.S.C
L. Rutherford
FE. H. Boomer
Colorado
Pages Gales
Yverden
Wek
Raoul Dandurand
Washington
Marchant Mahoney
White House
President Hoover
Bize & Requiaiss
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Wingipeg
Aaa
Towa
North
Continent
Princes Tryfoid Mining
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