Canada joins bold transatlantic air project with UK
Hon. C. D. Howe announces Canada will form a joint company with Britain Ireland and Newfoundland to survey and later operate a North Atlantic air service with Imperial Airways and Pan American participation. The plan envisages a twice weekly schedule and subsidies to the joint company with landing rights exclusive for 15 years.
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C. D. Howe
Canada
North Atlantic
London
United Kingdom
Newfoundland
Irish Free State
Atlantic
Britain
Imperial Airways
Pan-American Airways
Pan- American
United States
Howe
Dominion
Ireland
Bermuda
Comfort For Engineers in Train Cabs Demands
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen petitions for improved cab comfort with softer seats padded arm rests and foot rests in locomotive cabs. The move aims to boost engineer wellbeing and alertness on long hauls across the system.
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Brotherhood of Railway Trainment
London man holds umbrella for 39 years in dining scene
A London man kept the same umbrella for 39 years and in 1920 fearlessly dined at a restaurant where he obtained the headgear, illustrating a curious era habit.
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London
No Motor Boats In Venice Gondolas Won't Be Motorized
Venice authorities ordered motorized gondolas withdrawn after futile attempts to win public approval. The plan to attach motors to gondolas faced ridicule and was deemed to clash with the city’s esthetic and historic canals.
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Venice
Australia Expands Civil Aviation For Commerce And Defence
A defence minister survey shows 411 government aerodromes 225 commercial pilots and 262 civil aircraft for defence. Australia plans fast night air services with nine new aerodromes between Brisbane Sydney and Melbourne radios in all terminals as pilot shortages loom.
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Australia
Defence
Commonwealth
Brisbane
Sidney
Melbourne
Flying squads urged to guard jungle mammals in Malaya
Sir Thomas Comyn Pratt considers measures after visits to Ceylon and Malaya on behalf of the Society for the Preservation of Exotic Fauna. The proposals include use of special patrols to deter disturbances by elephants and tigers and protect big game in the British colony.
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British
Malaya
Sir Thomas
Comyn Pratt
Ceylon
Society For the Preservation of Exapire
Rotarians pledge full stop at railroad crossings in Vicksburg
Vicksburg Michigan Rotary Club members vow to always stop completely before railway tracks. The pledge follows a 16 month period with five village deaths at crossings and echoes calls for improved safety devices. The Detroit Free Press notes a driver who stops reduces danger from trains and urges motorists to heed crossings.
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Vicksburg
Mich
Rotary Club
Michigan
Detroit
Free Presa
Floating Man Rescued After Ten Hours at Sea
A German passenger aboard the Wangoni fell overboard in intense heat and drifted for ten hours in the Red Sea. The ship circled the area with searchlights and sent wireless alerts. A Dutch steamer later reported rescuing the man alive, found by Wireless after hours of drifting.
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Red Sea
Wangoni
Southampton
Cape Town
Hamburg
Menace To Wild Life In Raner Lake Fire Ontario
A witness describes how a Raner Lake fire near Ontario endangered wildlife. He recalls six deer three moose several foxes porcupines wolves attempting to flee a bottleneck by swimming a lake. Many may have perished while rabbits partridge and fur bearing animals faced the blaze and habitat loss.
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Raner Lake
Ontario
Drought Hurts Ducks At Fort Smith Park
A. L. Cummings, district agent at Fort Smith, reports drought across the Prairies reducing duck flocks. Wood Buffalo park, on the Alberta Northwest Territories border, records the smallest duck numbers since 1925, the park’s northern nesting limit.
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Prairies
A. L. Cummings
Fort Smith
Northwest Territories
Department of the Interior
Wood Buffalo Park
Alberta
Gas Mask Marathon Among Four Russian Workers
Four Russian workers wore gas masks for ten straight days living normally and removing masks only for four half hour periods daily for meals and washing. They slept in masks each night and one worker gave a daily speech detailing the experience.
Candlewicking Pattern 5402 From Winnipeg Household Arts Dept
Instructional note describes pattern 5402 for candlewicking or French knots on heavy cotton. Includes transfer pattern basket 15 by 20 inches, directions and illustrations, material list. Request pattern by mailing 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Serious Erosion Threat to Western Canada Agriculture
The piece notes soil erosion in Western Canada parallels U S losses, detailing wind erosion, nutrient depletion, and vast economic impact. It cites Dr. Wyatt of the University of Alberta and outlines needed protective farming practices amid historical drought cycles and the CPR frontier migration.
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Canada
Sub Stratosphere Plane Aims For High Altitude Flights
A new passenger aircraft by Transcontinental and Western Air Line nears completion for tests in the rarified air above 20 000 feet. Designed to cruise 20 000 to 30 000 feet, it promises less weather and wind resistance with potential speeds of 250 miles per hour at 25 000 feet, compared with 200 mph at 10 600 feet.
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Transcontinental and Western Air Line
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Alaska
Passengers use towels on door handles at Sydenham Hill
A Sydenham Hill platform sign reading For Door Handles confounds travelers beyond Crystal Palace London. A paper towel rack lets riders wipe grime from locomotive smoke on entering the tunnel, keeping hands clean for the journey.
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Sydenham Hill
Crystal Palace
London
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Milkman and Cow Exchange Jibe Over Credit
A humorous exchange unfolds as a customer mocks a milkman about cows giving milk and credit. The milkman fires back that cows do not extend credit, prompting Mary to wonder why lions are at the central telephone office and the teacher questions her. Mary asks about the lion being busy when she calls her father.
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Mary
Painting of Romaay MacDonald Sold in Brnderland Sale
A painting of former British Prime Minister Romaay MacDonald, stored as unwanted for five years, sold for $125 at Brnderland England. A remark notes incompetence is often blamed on bad luck.
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Romaay MacDonald
Brnderland
Eng
Giraffes Blocked by Low Bridges on Kenya Uganda Rail
Hard To Transport notes a rail problem in South Africa as giraffes cannot pass under bridges on the Kenya Uganda Railway. Six giraffes were crated and raised to clear a bridge, then unloaded and reloaded onto the next train to continue toward Mombasa.
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South Africa
Mombas R
Turkey to tax women for road work exemption
Turkey plans a new exemption tax forcing women aged 18 to 60 to work as road navvies for one week annually unless they pay six Turkish pounds about five dollars. The levy expands beyond the prior male tax base.
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Turkey
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Nasia
McDonald Charles Miller
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Drouth
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