Developing Hudsons Bay Route Aims to Link Churchill to Western Canada
The On-to-the-Bay Association promotes a northern rail corridor to Churchill linking Winnipeg Big River Lake Athabaska Prince Albert Saskatoon Edmonton Calgary Vancouver and the Pacific Coast. Proposals claim shorter freight routes lower costs and boosted tourism while securing marine insurance benefits as Canada builds toward a direct northern trade artery.
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Churchill
Hudson's Bay
Bay
Pacific Coast
Winnipeg
Pas
Big River
Saskatchewan
Lake Athabaska
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Alberta Great Waterways Railway
Edmonton
Calgary
Vancouver
C.N.R
Alberta
B.C. Coast
Peace River Country
Prairie Provinces
Europe
Orient
Pacific
Canada
Great Britain
Northland
United States
Hudson’s Bay
Seaboard
Antarctic winds to light the world via giant power stations
Professor Frank Debenham of the Scott Polar Research Institute proposes that wind-driven generators in the Antarctic continent could one day power homes worldwide. He envisions vast underground cities beneath the ice with artificial sunlight and climate control, connected by radio power transmission once feasible.
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Frank Debenham
Captain Scott
Scott Polar Research Institute
Cambridge
England
Debenham
South Polar
Antarctic
Did Not Act The Part At The Securities Firm
A narrator recounts quitting a job at Goldplated Securities after a week. The speaker, once secretary to a vice president who behaved poorly, criticizes the long lunches and lack of leadership, explaining the decision to leave.
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Goldplated Securities
Apparent Movie Trends On Screen Presence And Apparatus
Critics note that films risk overplaying actors who stand out from the screen and rely on experimental devices. Some performers prefer to dominate the frame rather than blend into the ensemble, creating a noticeable contrast with subtler co stars.
Canadian leader to unveil national memorial at Vimy Ridge
Walter S. Woods of Ottawa, vice chairman of the national Vimy pilgrimage committee, reports that the leader looks forward to visiting King Edward VIII and meeting many former Canadian Corps comrades at Vimy Ridge. If circumstances permit, the unveiling would occur July 26.
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Edward VIII
Vimy Ridge
Canada
Walters. Woods
Ottawa
Vancouver to host 44th National Council of Women meet
At the close of the 1936 Halifax convention delegates chose Vancouver to host the 1937 National Council of Women meeting. An invitation had been extended by both Vancouver and Halifax but the Pacific coast decision prevailed.
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National Council of Women
Vancouver
Halifax
Pacific Coast
New Ozone Blanket May Shape Weather Patterns
A proposed ozone blanket in the stratosphere 15 to 20 miles up over North America may trap heat from Earth while admitting solar warmth, possibly influencing weather. Brian O'Brien of the University of Rochester presented the theory at a Rochester AAAS session based on stratosphere flights by the National Geographic Society and the U.S. Army Air Corps.
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Earth
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Rochester
N.Y
Brian O'Brien
University of Rochester
National Geographic Society
United States Army Air Corps
American Meteorological Society
Science Association
North America
O’brien
Inscriptions to be carved on Vimy memorial fourfold text
Canadian memorial at Vimy will bear four inscriptions in English French and Latin. The western pylons quote valour and sixty thousand dead, with English French on a pair and a Latin line on the tomb inscription.
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Vimy
Canada
Crete
Avril
Allantoin Drug Showcased by USDA for Wound Healing
The United States Department of Agriculture announced an outstanding year for a new drug used to treat burns chronic ulcers and other non healing wounds. Dr William Robinson the scientist who popularized allantoin noted remarkable national results and cautious optimism while pointing to expanded use in external wounds including mouth infections diabetic ulcers and osteomyelitis.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
William Robinson
Robinson
English-born Delamont Leads Vancouver Band Tour
Arthur W Delamont and the Vancouver Kitsi Jano boys band tour Canada and the British Isles after a humble nine year rise from a studio loft. Fifty youthful proteges accompany the master on the journey.
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Arthur W. Delamont
Vancouver
Selected Recipes Temperature 350 Degrees F
A vintage baking recipe outlines a butter sugar and corn syrup batter with egg yolks, flour starch salt and baking powder, flavored with vanilla and almond. It bakes a base cake in a 9x12 pan and tops with a meringue and almonds, then bakes again.
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Crown Brand
Benson’s
Benson
Saskatchewan Forest Survey Aims To Safeguard Timber
The Dominion forestry service will survey cut over forests in Saskatchewan this summer in cooperation with the provincial department of natural resources. The goal is to measure timber growth to prevent excessive cutting and move lumber operations toward a sustained yield. Minister W F Kerr urged federal aid earlier, and the government agreed to undertake the survey this year.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Forestry Service
Provincial
Department of Natural Resources
W. F. Kerr
Frost Formation Rules From Clear Still Nights
Weather notes state frost forms on calm clear nights after rain during frost season. Windy conditions or heavy clouds near the earth tend to prevent frost, making frost unlikely on such nights.
South Africa Rises in Global Car Ownership Ranking
South Africa now ranks second in automobile ownership by population, just behind the United States. In a single week five vessels delivered over 1,700 cars to South Africa, signaling a surge in imports as sales grow.
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South Africa
United States
Great Road Across Arctic Would Link Alaska and Siberia
The Buffalo Courier-Express discusses a proposed highway and tunnel under the Bering Straits connecting Yukon Alaska with Siberia. Backed by East and West financiers, the project promises vast mineral and oil wealth and a half billion dollar cost. It envisions a global motor-tour future and a revival of prehistoric land connections.
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Arctic
Yukon
Alaska
Siberia
Bering Straits
Northland
Buffalo Courier-Express
Standard Net Weight Marking Adopted By National Council
The National Council of Women backed stamping the outside of cans with plain net weight for all fruit vegetables and foods. Delegates criticized middle sizes as misleading and urged standardizing of in between sized cans. Resolution moved by Vancouver local council.
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National Council of Women
Vancouver
Knowledge and thirst split between parents
A witty exchange notes that a son gains knowledge from his mother while his thirst for it comes from his father, highlighting the parental sources of learning in a concise, humorous line.
Science And Agriculture Seek By-Product Paper Breakthrough
Dr. Harold Hibbert of McGill in Edmonton says straw faces undesirable mineral elements hindering papermaking but rapid scientific progress may overcome this. He leads chemurgy work at McGill's pulp and paper program, seeking by products from farm produce benefiting both farmer and manufacturer due to vast wood pulp reserves in Canada.
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Canada
Harold Hibbert
McGill University
Edmonton
McGill
Hibbert
Dr. Hibbert
Arctic agronomist grows vegetables year round under electric light
Russian agronomist Alexandrov reports year round vegetable production on Dickson Island. Lettuce cabbage and parsley have been grown under electric light with preparations under way for cucumbers tomatoes and eggplant. Dill cabbage sprouts and radishes will be raised in hothouses.
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Arctic
Alexandrov
Dickson Island
Russia
Alderman Smeaton Elected UAM President at Lethbridge
Andrew Smeaton former Lethbridge member of the legislature was chosen president of the Union of Alberta municipalities as the convention closed in Lethbridge. Edmonton will host the 1937 convention. An artifact claims to be a 225 B.C. Bactrian coin, noted as the oldest known. The coin reportedly came from a crude copper-nickel alloy of Chinese origin. Cod liver oil touted as beneficial for puppies and elderly dogs.
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Andrew Smeaton
Lethbridge
Union of Alberta
Edmonton
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