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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1932
Page
2
Amid improving weather and crop prospects Western Canada residents are urged to boost rural life by surveying communities, restoring school grounds, cemeteries, and war memorials, and creating parks. The piece emphasizes voluntary efforts, trees, and gardens to lift spirits and attract travelers, arguing small acts build long term value.
John Gray of New Glasgow Nova Scotia asserts coal dust never killed anyone after a 66 year mining career. He began underground work before age ten and lived to 79, crediting his longevity to resilience in the Nova Scotia coal industry.
The first pipe organ ever used in a New Brunswick church remains in service at Christ Church Maugerville Sunbury County. The parish bought the instrument after another was secured for Fredericton church. Built in England, it was brought to Fredericton in 1790 by Hon. Thomas Carleton first lieutenant governor.
A German inventor has perfected detachable motors enabling observation balloons to be rapidly converted into dirigibles. A fashion note from Nice, France reports a rainbow dyed hairpiece winning first prize at a coiffure contest. Mexico announced export duties on alligator skins.
Nine members of a French penal colony escaped Devil's Island off French Guiana and drifted five days in a waterlogged open boat in the Caribbean. They were rescued by the British coastal steamer Tarpon after sharks trailed the exhausted men. They buried a comrade who died during the ordeal on Pomeroon beach in British territory before continuing their voyage.
Farmers could gain entry to London Ontario's Western Fair next September by delivering a load of vegetables under a proposal backed by the Fair Board and the relief department. A central warehouse would receive produce weeks ahead and issue admission tickets to prevent congestion. Last winter the relief department struggled to collect enough vegetables, and the plan aims to avert a repeat. As many as 40 000 farmers are said to attend in a single day.
An old time beauty note extols Persian palm as a delightful cosmetic for femininity. It promises fragrant charm for the complexion, velvety skin, and a cooling, refreshing feel with no stickiness. Useful for hands, face, and hair, it claims soothing protection against roughness and chafing from weather.
Consumers show willingness to pay a premium for higher quality and better packaging. Toronto wholesale markets saw 11 quart baskets of Ontario grown asparagus selling from $1.00 to $1.50, with ready acceptance of the $1.50 baskets.
Steps by Canadian manufacturers, business men and farmers to readjust production methods and costs place the Dominion in line for rapid improvement when world conditions improve. S H Logan of the Canadian Bank of Commerce spoke at the quarterly Toronto directors meeting. Muscular Rheumatism Subdued by Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil with brisk rubbing to secure relief.
Distribution of electric refrigerators in Canada hits new high. Winnipeg benefits from low cost power and ranks among top markets in America for refrigerators and other electrical products.
A new oil well in southern Turner Valley Alberta is reported to have struck a gas flow estimated at 32 500 000 cubic feet daily.
An analysis outlines five major proposals to alter Canada’s monetary system. It discusses reducing gold content in the Canadian dollar, depreciation against the pound, tying to the U S dollar, international gold backing reductions, and a central international reserve bank scheme. The piece notes inflation risks, debt write downs, and the political difficulty of international agreement.
A survey by the American Newspaper Publishers Association notes firms raising newspaper ad budgets saw higher earnings in 1931. An auto firm up 33 percent in ad spending earned 40 percent more, a refrigerator maker spent 200,000 dollars boosting sales to 60 percent above 1930, and tobacco firms increasing ad space largely grew earnings though one dipped slightly. Overall ad spending rose from 20 million to 26 million dollars while earnings climbed from 105.2 million to 111.3 million.
In tropical jungles of Central America and Venezuela researchers Dr. Ralph W. Chaney and Dr. Erl ing Dorf report evidence that the world has grown cooler and drier for millions of years. They describe a lost world where ancient plant and animal life persists and note many ancient North American tree relatives have living counterparts in Venezuela.
At its annual convention the Saskatchewan Fish and Game Protective association urged stricter game laws. Proposals include placing the game branch under a commission, removing administration from politics, appointing more guardians, and RCMP involvement. Ferry men would become guardians to enforce river sanctuary laws. Infraction prosecutions would shift from local justices of the peace to magistrates.
Theo Kipp chairman of Manitoba Industrial Development Board said a beet sugar refinery will be built in Manitoba this year by the American Sugar Beet Company of Denver. The plant is to be erected this year and operating in 1933. Also noted is Northallerton England advertising sale of an unused jail.
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