Review Of Drought Conditions Across Nations In 1934
AUS drought report dated August 25 1934 details widespread 1934 drought effects across the northern hemisphere. US Canada and Central Eastern Europe face heavy crop and forage losses with livestock reductions. Europe suffers reduced breads grain crops while Danube area shows corn surplus. China and Manchuria report declines in rice and wheat. Argentina Australia face acreage cuts. Canada exports hay license prompts redistribution amid shortages.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Hemisphere
Europe
Asia
North America
Mexico
Manitoba
Canada
Australia
Argentina
Atlantic Coast
Cotton
Pacific Northwest
Missouri
Arkansas
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Plains
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Danubian
Danube
France
England
Soviet Union
China
Argentine
Hat patterns and accessories with varied fabrics
The notice describes three hat models and gloves included with the pattern set. View A features a turban in black and metal wool, green velour, and novelty ribbon. View B presents a jaunty forward-moving beret in engora fabrics and suede. View D offers a brimmed hat in tweedy wool, felt, and velvet for formal wear. pattern price is 20 cents, with coin preferred.
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View
Paris
Normandie Rivalry With Queen Mary Sparks Debate
Rivalry between the French liner Normandie and the British Queen Mary heats up as the Normandie, costing around 30 million dollars, is claimed longer and heavier. The Normandie is listed at 1,020 feet versus 1,018 for the Queen Mary, with tonnage estimates ranging from 76,000 to 79,000 tons for Normandie and about 72,000 tons for Queen Mary, sparking wide French press coverage.
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Clydebank
Scotland
Cunard- White Star Line
Plant Disease Survey Shows Reduced Wheat Rust and Smut
A Dominion plant disease survey reports 1933 Red River wheat stem rust damage under two percent and smut causing only 0.6 percent of wheat graded smutty versus 28 percent in 1930. Control campaigns, especially in Durum wheats, likely reduced losses. Durum wheats caused 1.2 percent smutty in 1932, down from 16.6 percent in 1930.
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Division of Botany
Dominion Experimental Farms
Red River Valley
William Morris Hughes Recalled As Australia’s Wartime Leader
The Ottawa Journal notes William Morris Hughes, once an umbrella man, is remembered as Australia’s wartime premier. At age 70 and as a political freelancer, he remains an arresting and eloquent figure in the Empire.
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William Morris
Hughes
Australia
Empire
Ottawa Journal
Woollen mitten and cloak found in Swedish peat bogs
In Swedish peat bogs a woollen mitten dating to 100 B.C. and a woollen cloak of even greater age were discovered, shedding light on ancient textile materials and craft.
Secrets Of Vision Unveiled By Dr Wald At Woods Hole
Dr George Wald at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reports a discovery linking vitamin A to eye vision. He traces visual purple in the retina and notes a yellow carotene related by a byproduct released during the light to dark cycle. The finding ties vitamin A depletion to night blindness and supports longstanding knowledge about vision chemistry.
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George Wald
Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole
Maas
Russia
Wald
Invisible smoke barrage targets aircraft engines in trials
Three nations test an invisible smoke that stalls airplane engines by drawing solid particles into carburetors. Trials forced a whole squadron to land due to engine failure. Composition undisclosed, but particles are fired from ground artillery or distributed from another aircraft.
Water usage reaches forty five million gallons in Kew Gardens
A report shows that 45,000,000 gallons of water were used in Kew Gardens during last summer. The figure highlights peak visitor activity and facility needs at the famed London horticultural site.
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Kew Gardens
England
New Crop Growth Method Aims to Transform Agriculture
On Suffolk farm grounds scientists report a 17 year study yielding a method to grow maize and barley in chemically treated trays within metal cabinets. The system feeds seeds in daily sections, produces five times the ground crop, and could extend to home kitchen cabinets for year round fresh produce.
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Suffolk
England
Michael Farraday
Germany
Paul Spangenberg
Lubeck
Ipswich
British Cultivations, Ltd
Kwick Grow
Spangenberg
Eingland
Sandringham
F. H. Hedinger
New Nickel Process Reported By Showa Company
A three year laboratory research at Showa Industrial Company in Japan yields a new ore based nickel method claiming 99.08 percent purity. Production will begin next year under Japan Electric Industry Co with capital to rise from 12 million to 24 million yen to fund plants at Yokohama and Chirigishim.
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Showa Industrial Company of Japan
Japan Electric Industry Co
Showa Industrial Company
Yokohama
Chirigishim
Producer seeks chief for scenario staff on East Side
A New York East Side pants maker turned movie figure was choosing a chief for his scenario staff. He required a college graduate and pressed an applicant who claimed he had one. When asked to show diplomas, the man explained graduates do not carry them. The producer then sneered and asked him to say a big word.
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New York East Side
Drought Search for Grass Heads to Asia Expedition
The United States Department of Agriculture plans an expedition to central Asia to locate drought resistant grasses for use in the United States dry regions. In the Gobi desert the area features summer heat over 100 degrees and winter cold well below zero, with rainfall under 16 inches. Prof. Nicholas Roerich will head the search effort.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Central Asia
Gobi Desert
Great Plains States
Nicholas Roerich
Asia
Ships And Men and the Iron Age Drought Record
The passage contrasts wooden ships yielding iron men with iron ships not making sailors. It suggests sailors remain essential even for modern floating hotels. It notes high chronic disease rates in the US over age 40 and cites British drought records back to 298 A.D. in Wales.
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Li Salt
United States
Wales
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St. Lawrence
Order-in-Council
Ruth Rogers
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Saar
Mr. Pfordt
Max Braun
Socialist Party
Saarbrocken
Normandie
Plant Disease Survey
Lonados
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ing Council
Dominion
British West Indies
Newfoundland
British Isles
British Columbia
Manitoba Relief Commission
Saskatchewan
Alberta
U.S
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