Five National Problems in Canada Symposium
The Financial Post surveys leaders across Canada on five major national problems and solutions for economic recovery. Unemployment relief and new markets top the list, with debates on government cost, transportation, immigration, health, and agriculture. Professor J E Lattimer highlights interdependence, noting agriculture ties to the other issues and endorses lowering farm input costs to boost export competitiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Canada
Financial Post
Neada
J. E. Lattimer
Macdonald College
P.Q
Lattimer
Fortwith
Finds Dead Volcano Manitoba Cone Confirmed by Prospector
Harry N. Hawes, a Dauphin prospector, reports an extinct volcano cone in the Boggy Creek district north of Roblin within Duck Mountain forest reserve. He produced lava and lime carbonate samples to back the discovery. The inverted crater lies about 210 miles northwest of Winnipeg, with five streams forming a lava bed and a nearby mineral hot spring. The cone’s raised edges measure about a quarter of a mile in diameter and 200 feet deep.
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Manitoba
Harry N. Hawes
Dauphin
London Children Feeding Standards Spark Debate
A newspaper item notes that fewer than one percent of London elementary students are poorly fed, reflecting concerns about nutrition and policy. The comment on truth and thoughts appears as a reflective aside, not directly tied to the statistical report.
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London
Remarkable Young Linguist Learns Languages Early
Cres ton Iowa child prodigy Carol Lynn Rowe, aged 234 years, reportedly speaks 600 words at 20 months and uses 2,000 words now. Her rapid progress includes learning English with plans to study German, then French Italian and Spanish, as vocabulary grows daily.
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Carol Lynn Rowe
Creston
Iowa
Fixing His Age Visitor and Boyish Quip Go Viral
A humorous exchange centers on a boy named Boston Foy who quips about his age in multiple senses. He lists psychological, moral, anatomical, and mental ages alongside his chronological age of eight, noting public disregard for the literal number.
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Sonny
Boston Foy
Vimy Memorial Carved from Stone and Spirit of Sacrifice
The Vimy Memorial features twin 138 foot pylons designed by Walter Allward, sketched in minutes and completed with help from thousands of artisans. Stone blocks from Spalato, Yugoslavia bear the names of 11,000 Canadian soldiers listed as missing. The sculpture portrays Canada mourning her dead with figures of Truth Justice Knowledge Peace and the Spirit of Sacrifice guarding sleeping warriors.
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Walter Allward
Spalato
Yugoslavia
Diocletian
Canada
Where Japan Excels Higher Education Is Placed Within Reach
London Daily Herald notes that Japan provides accessible public education with tuition around £12 a year. It argues shared schooling by rich and poor fosters social contact, and claims Japanese workers outperform English peers by more than wages, suggesting education as the key factor.
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Japan
London Daily Herald
British Japanese merchants seek coronation merchandise orders
Competition for the King's coronation in the Far East drives British and Japanese traders to bid on flags hunting medals and picture postcards for empire markets. British traders lament higher quotations from English manufacturers versus Japanese dealers’ prices.
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Far East
Princess Arthur of Connaught as Royal Family nurse
The News of the World claims Princess Arthur of Connaught is the only fully qualified nurse in the Royal Family. It reports she quietly developed a strong will after marriage and allegedly disposed of about forty black velvet hats chosen by relatives during her honeymoon voyage with her bridegroom's consent. It notes the United States produced about 90 percent of the world's finished silk goods.
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Princess Arthur of
Connaught
Princess Arthur
News of the World
Deep Sea Mystery Inquest Over Vanished Motorship Joseph Medill
An inquiry at Newcastle on Tyne probes the disappearance of the all welded motorship Joseph Medill bound for Canada. After leaving the Tyne she sailed to Caithness then Stavanger Fjord before vanishing with 16 aboard. Possible causes discussed include collision fire wreck and iceberg drift.
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Newcastle On Tyne
Joseph Medill
Tyne
Caithness
Stavanger Fjord
Bergen
Norway
Medill
O. L. Bateson
Board of Trade
Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland and Labrador
Chalk River Boys Band Leader Builds A Citybound Dream
W Ormiston, former relief camp worker, founded Chalk River Ontario Boys Band with 24 youths aged eight to twelve. He sold personal belongings to buy instruments, trained the musicians for a year, and secured local sales to fund the venture. The group heads to Toronto for the Canadian National Exhibition with high confidence.
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Chalk River
Ont
Toronto
W. Ormiston
Petawawa
Ottawa River
Ormiinton
Ormiston
Selected Recipes and Brief Items From Essex and Ypres
Recipes yield 11 muffins using butter sugar molasses eggs milk and bran with raisins. Directions describe creaming beating and baking muffins at 425 F then 375 F. Other items mention a seance visitor seeking Mr. Brown, free student bicycles in Essex, and a street name Avenue Kipling for Ypres in memory of Rudyard Kipling.
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Mr. Brown
Kipling
Ypres
Rudyard Kipling
Saskatchewan Debt Adjustment Board aids farmers in crop disposal plan
The Saskatchewan government unveils a debt adjustment program with free board services in every district. It prioritizes crop expenses, seed advances, and farmer welfare, outlining legal shares of the 1936 crop and guidance on credit repair. Copies are available from municipal secretaries and department offices for distressed growers.
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Saskatchewan
T. C. Davis
Debt Adjustment Board
Province of
Regina
Department of Municipal Affairs
Department of Agriculture
Oldest Living Tree Claim From Queensland Appears True
Queensland reports a macrozamia grove on Tamborine Mountain claiming ages of 12 000 to 15 000 years and heights over twenty feet. Professor Chamberlain of Chicago University studied specimens worldwide and noted larger trees elsewhere, yet Queensland’s grove prompted seed dispersal to 151 U S national parks where descendants now grow.
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Queensland
Australia
Tamborine
Chamberlain
Chicago University
South Africa
America
Canadians contest 48 hour rule for US purchases
Canadians complain over the customs exemption law and seek free entry under the hundred dollar exemption. Hon J Le Tsley the minister of national revenue was told some American stores advised Canadian customers they could bring in any goods not prohibited without the required 48 hour US stay. The tariff requires 48 hours absence before duty free entry and border officers enforce this rule.
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United States
J. le Tsley
National Revenue
Canada
Industrial Growth in Meiji Era Japan Noted in 1868
The passage recalls a time in 1868 when Japan had no industrial companies nor basic infrastructure like electric wires or printing presses, highlighting how much the economy developed since then and noting social observations about relationships formed before marriage.
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Russia
Cnly
Dmonton
Winnipeg
Vimy Memorial
Py Aks
Scotland
Chalk River Boys
Essex
England
Firestone
U.S
Mont Lntesee
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