Prairie Roads Hold Back Rand of Tourist Wealth
Prairie provinces lag in tourist revenue despite Canada wide gains from American visitors in 1935. Saskatchewan’s share was under one percent of national tourist income, due to road conditions and limited highway maintenance. Experts urge better funding, gravel dust reduction, and targeted advertising to unlock western potential.
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Prairie
Canada
United States
Dominion Department of Trade and Commerce
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Saskatchewan Motor Club
International Boundary Line
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
Ontario
Quebec
Prairie Provinces
Toc H Movement Celebrates Growth Across Empires in London
The Toc H movement started in Poperinghe in 1915 marked its coming of age at a Crystal Palace ceremony in London. Duke of Kent praised its spread with 38 units and two houses in Canada, 87 units and one house in South Africa, and 140 units and one house in Australia. A king’s message offered congratulations as the lamp lighting symbolized keeping alive the movement’s WWI born ideals.
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Poperinghe
Ypres Road
Crystal Palace
London
Duke of Kent
Empire
Canada
South Africa
Australia
Britain extends BBC charter for ten years in London
Government, acting on a Special committee report, extends the British Broadcasting Corporation charter for ten years from December 31, raises governors from seven to ten, preserves 10 shillings licence fee, and keeps the ban on commenting on current affairs. Empire broadcasting service to be expanded and relay station licensing continued three more years. Advertising banned. cultural transfer to a cabinet minister rejected.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Empire Broadcasting Service
Broadcasting Committee
Lord Ilswater
Modernized Turkey under Mustapha Kemal Ataturk
Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, president since 1923, survived eight assassination attempts in 15 years and built a modern state. He pays a £3000-a-year servant to taste his food, has discarded the fez, reformed veils, calendar, and dervishes, and separated church and state. Ankara hosts seven monuments to him. he promotes art schools and youthful leisure, is 56, son of a minor official, educated at Military College.
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Mustapha Kemal Fasha
Mustapha Kemal
Grey Wolf
Turkey
Ankara
Military College
Library elevates Softball and Bridge to Fine Arts
Vancouver public library in its annual report raises Softball and Bridge to the fine arts section. The list also includes hand loom weaving and metal craft as intricate hobbies. Musical instruments used by the Ninese include drums cymbals horns castanets and flutes. Several varieties of Bells are noted.
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Vancouver
Public Library
Ninese
Fire extinguisher bombs demo in France ends fires
Three inventors from Italy and Austria demonstrated a new fire extinguisher bombs in Strasbourg in collaboration with the local fire brigade. Stage houses fueled with petrol and rubber were set alight. the bombs extinguished the fires, cooling the touched material to prevent smoldering and leaving observers enthusiastic.
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France
Signor Redaelli
Signor Finzi
Italy
Herr Puschner
Austria
Strasbourg
New Grain Testing Station Opens North of Davidson
An experimental sub station will be established north of Davidson in Central Saskatchewan to test grain and grasses under varied cultivation methods. Saskatchewan already operates 25 such stations across the province.
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Davidson
Saskatchewan
Beekeeping and Beer Drive German Sparkling Wine Rise
A quirky, altered report notes vast beeswax use in automotive work and claims 93 million units of beer labor. It oddly asserts Germans drink more sparkling wine postwar, citing an exaggerated World War II era metric and shifting consumption patterns.
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Germany
Belgian Defense Plan Läs: Maglinse proposes machine gun nests
General Maglinse submits to Belgium’s military committee a plan for a network of small machine gun nests along the frontier plus a destruction system to mine bridges roads and rails. He also proposes extending obligatory service from eight to 18 months to provide trained troops for the defense plan.
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Belgium
General Maglinse
Superior Defence Council
Magilinse
The pirarucu of the Amazon river system weighs heavy
The pirarucu, a freshwater fish found only in the Amazon and its tributaries, resembles a crate and can reach weights near 200 pounds. Bath England’s famed mineral springs produce about 500 000 gallons of medicated water daily.
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Amazon River
Bath
England
Canadian violent deaths rise to record high in 1935
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 6 885 deaths from external violence in 1935, up from 6 469 in 1934. Auto accidents caused 1 224 fatalities, the highest toll since 1931, while personal crises and homicides rose to 902 and 153 respectively. Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan show the lowest and next lowest rates.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Alberta
New
Selected Recipes for Chocolate Cake with Marshmallow Frosting
A two stage chocolate cake recipe using unsweetened squares and milk, with flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar and yolks, then folded with cooled chocolate. Bake slow then finish at higher heat, top with marshmallows and chocolate frosting for a glossy finish.
Invisible light from lamps predicted in near future
J N Wathe of Hull Corporation Electrical Department forecasts lamps will emit invisible light in addition to visible light. He says scientists are pursuing both greater beauty and higher efficiency as research continues.
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J. N. Wathe
Hull (England) Corporation Electrical Department
India’s Wicker Bridge Across Jhelum River
A bridge across the Jhelum River in Kashmir is made of wickerwork with three hazel twig ropes one to walk on and two to hold. V-shaped branches every six feet keep the ropes in position. Though it sways in a gale it is actually very sturdy.
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Jhelum River
Kashmir
Dwarf in Zululand Stands at 20 Inches, 14 Years Old
A Zululand dwarf, aged 14, remains only 20 inches tall and has shown no growth for years, prompting concern about his health and development. Doctors, families, and community members seek medical guidance and potential aid.
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Zululand
Woman runs gold post in British Guiana after husband dies
Mrs Violet McTurk, longtime partner of Mick McTurk, describes running a remote gold and diamond trading post 200 miles inland from Demerara. She rode a river boat, guided tourists, and sold rum and ammunition, kept up after her husband’s death, and plans visits to Boston and New York. She was born in Barbados.
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Boston
Canadian National
Lady Nelson
British Guiana
Violet McTurk
Mick” McTurk
Mick
Demerara
Kale Teeur Falls
Niagara Falls
McTurk
New York
Barbados
Shetland Islands Inhabited Islands and Industry Snapshot
The Shetland group has 100 islands with 27 inhabited. Main lands include Mainland Yell Unst Fetlar Bressay and Whalsay. Islands rise little above 500 feet, soil is peaty, cultivation limited. Cattle sheep ponies and wool famed. Fishing and whale industry are key. Norse settlement and rule persisted until James III of Scotland wed Margaret of Norway.
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Shetland Group
Mainland
Yel
Unst
Fetlar
Bressay
Whalsay
Shetland
Island
James III. of
Scotland
Margaret
Princess of
Norway
Salt Lake Brine Drowning Peril Highlights Lake Risk
The Great Salt Lake's extreme salinity makes sinking difficult yet poses drowning danger for inexperienced swimmers. A swimmer can lose balance beyond safe depth and suffocate in brine, though the body tends to float at the surface.
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Utah
Great
Salt Lake
Population ratio claim on elderly men and women
A statistical claim states that among people aged 75 to 90, women outnumber men by a ratio of four to three. A related rule says for every four men over 85, there are seven women, suggesting significant female predominance in older age groups.
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Statistica
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