Various Global News Briefs Prompt Plural Topics
A university diary project in Cambridge costs 2.5 million dollars. An ancient monument from about 4,000 years ago was begun at Manghold near Ramery in the Isle of Man by archaeologists. The Canadian delegation visit to the fifth Imperial Press conference spurred a maple avenue in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Dr J S Foster of McGill University, Montreal, is elected to the Royal Society of London. The Alberta Air Pilots Engineers and Navigators Association receives incorporation. Britain plans further air base development in the Far East, with at least five million dollars to improve the Singapore base.
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Manghold
Ramery
Isle of Man
Bloemfontein
South Africa
England
J. 5. Foster
McGill University
Montreal
Royal Society of London
Air Pilots, Engineers and Navigators’ Association of Alberta
Winnipeg woman wins Schwengers cup in salmon contest
Esther McMorran of Winnipeg 662 Broadway won the Schwengers cup for landing the largest salmon in the Victoria and Saanich Inlet Anglers Association annual competition. She, visiting Victoria, caught a 26 pound salmon unaided by a woman while the event runs March to February. She also received the bronze button. The association announced the award through secretary W J Halliday. Every day about 1.9 billion people eat.
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Winnipeg
Canada
United States
British Isles
Esther McMorran
Broadway
Victoria and Saanich Inlet
W. J. Halliday
McMorran
Victoria
Association
Railways Retain Timber and Steel Mix for New Coaches
British railway firms will order new rolling stock combining timber and steel rather than all steel. A government inspector’s report on the Wick Warrrington junction disaster, where five were killed and 18 injured, prompted the shift. Steel resists shocks better but can worsen passenger danger after highspeed impacts. timber helps absorb shocks. Currently about eighty percent of passenger stock uses heavy underframes with steel ends and panels on timber framing.
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Ich
United Kingdom
Win‘wick Junction
Warrington
British Railways
Transfers of Wardens Shift Across Prairie Prisons
Warden D M Ormond of Saskatchewan announces transfers among Canadian penitentiaries. W H Cooper of New Westminster moves to Prince Albert Saskatchewan. G W MacLeod of Prince Albert becomes warden of Stony Mountain Manitoba. W H Meighen of Stony Mountain shifts to New Westminster. Transfers take effect March 21. Cooper served at New Westminster from 1923 to 1927 and again in 1982. MacLeod has held Prince Albert for 12 years. Meighen for 12 years at Stony Mountain.
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D. M. Ormond
W. H. Cooper
British Columbia
New Westminster
Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
G. W. MacLeod
Manitoba
Stony Mountain
W. H. Meighen
Gen.Ormond
Cooper
Warden Macleod
Meighen
Soldier Settlers' Union Holds Alberta Conference Elevates Leaders
Delegates from across Alberta attended in Edmonton where Col W Rodger Gibbons was elected president of the Soldier Settlers' Union of Alberta. The meeting backed a private relief bill and called for cancellation of all interest charges on soldier settlement lands. Officers elected include Vice President J E Hammond, secretary treasurer J E Orn, and an executive including W Barker, N Jackoo, and E T Neff.
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Edmonton
Westlock
J. E. Orn
Uet
William Barker
Lacombe
N. Jack- 00
Brightview
E. T. Neff
Leduc
Lloydminster
Major Packman
R. T. ' Ders
Get Rid of the Crows by Jack Miner Continued
The piece discusses crow predation and human actions harming songbirds in Ontario. Miner recalls his hunting era, cites soaring fur prices since 1904 driving trapping and poisoning, and describes how poisoned bait on lakes endangers wolves, foxes, and other wildlife.
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Miles
Reese
Sineae
Ontario
Quebec
Ford Visit Captured In Miner Photo Moment
Photo shows Jack Miner holding a portrait of Henry Ford as Ford visits a Canadian naturalist. Miner speaks of humane opposition to killing birds, recounting a 1910 reforestation effort near his home and a thriving mourning dove nesting site with hundreds of nests observed May to July.
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Jack Miner
Henry Ford
Sam
Ontario Forestry Department
Gin Pills claim to ease rheumatism by kidney cleansing
An old medical claim asserts rheumatism stems from kidneys failing to remove acid from the blood. Gin Pills allegedly neutralize this acid and restore kidney function, with the product advertised in drugstores for sale.
Dove Nesting Duty Sparks Ontario Debate Over Birds
A Southern Ontario writer urges protection of doves nesting near a drain tile factory, noting doves nest there four to five times yearly. He recalls a crow's presence and laments threats from crows, hawks, and copper birds, praising human guardianship of wildlife.
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Ontario
W. B. Saunders
London
Moscow Subway Opens With Marble and Mirror Facades
The Moscow subway system debuts at the end of February featuring marble faced walls and black mirror glass. Every station includes a surface vestibule with a unique architectural design. A casual exchange about a velvet furnishing appears in the text, illustrating clipped everyday banter.
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Moscow
One Dish Meal Ordered Across Nazi Germany
Authorities fixed a national winter menu with a single boiled dish for private homes hotels and restaurants replacing Sunday dinners. Households paid a minimum of twelve cents per person to support the Nazi Winter Relief Campaign which raised over 90 million dollars last winter. A French scientist reportedly crossed garlic with cabbage posing a curious question for readers.
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Germany
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Ement
Soldier Settlers’ Union
United States Department of Agriculture
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Bayer Company, Limited
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Sartchewan
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Manitoe
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