Drought fight gains ground in prairie provinces
Federal and provincial boards plus universities report early success in the drought plan. Soil drifting may be reduced to a minimum while water conservation efforts promise to boost prairie livestock water supply by 30 to 40 times. Government funding totals 1.75 million over five years amid growing farmer cooperation and numerous small dam and irrigation projects across Saskatchewan and three provinces.
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Prairie Provinces
Board of Agricultural and Engineering Experts
Archibald
Experimental Farms
Ottawa
Regina
Water Conservation Committee
Saskatchewan
Gifts Arrive for King and Queen at Buckingham Palace
The News of the World reports a magnificent silver shield from a pewter piece bearing a royal occasion inscription. The gift expresses wishes for long life in perpetuity for Their Majesties while gifts continue to arrive for Jubilee celebrations. Also noted is a remark that whooping cough is among the most contagious childhood diseases.
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Buckingham Palace
Canada Grain Yields In 1985 Rise in Oats and Barley
Canada's 1985 wheat production stands at 273,971,000 bushels, about two million below 1994 figures. Oats yield 416,690,00 bushels, roughly thirty percent higher than 1934, while barley gains 38 percent to 87,512,000 bushels.
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Canada
Broken bones of 16 year old in England and water content note
Ernest Gardner a 16 year old from Buckinghamshire England suffers multiple fractures including left arm both legs and collarbone due to brittle bones. The report notes strawberries contain a higher water percentage than milk.
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Ernest Gardner
Buckinghamshire
Eng
Railways and land schemes blamed in Vancouver talk
Dr H M Tory Canadian educator warned that taking over railroads and land settlement schemes mismanaged the railway problem. He said funds spent on railways should have funded settlement, noting railways were sometimes built where not needed and roads neglected. He praised railways as assets but criticized the execution and later takeover of roads over failed settlements.
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H. M. Tory
The
Canadian Club
Vancouver
Tory
Radium Supplied To Ontario Government For Toronto Hospital
Ontario health minister Dr J A Faulkner announced that three and a half grams of radium produced in the Great Bear Lake district has been delivered to the Ontario government for Toronto General hospital cancer treatment. The radium replaces the four gram rental from New York, with a price of 542,800 a gram. The government had previously rented, exercised an option to buy, and will return the rental three and a half grams to New York next March for Canadian supply.
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Great Bear Lake District
Ontario
Toronto General Hospital
Annie
J. A. Faulkner
New York
Toronto Hospital
Ontario to reopen Ambrose Small disappearance inquiry
The Ontario government will reopen the 1919 disappearance case of Toronto theatre magnate Ambrose J. Small. Attorney General Roebuck communicated from Ottawa with investigator Patrick Sullivan, and Senior Solicitor W. B. Common would interview the Misses Small to assess new evidence. Sullivan said the evidence will illuminate several angles and include letters from Mrs. Small’s friends about expected disappearance.
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Ontario
Ambrose J. Small
Toronto
Roebuck
Ottawa
Patrick Sullivan
Sisters of Small
W. B. Common
Small
Sullivan
Caribou Herd Halts Motorist on Trans Canada Near Rennie
A Winnipeg to Kenora motorist encountered a large drove of caribou crossing the Trans Canada highway near Rennie Manitoba. The herd numbered about 250 animals and appeared in good condition. Caribou were once common in the district but have become rare over the past 30 to 49 years.
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Rennie
Kenora
Winnipeg
Germany Builds A Vast Military Machine Beyond The Kaiser
Frederick Birchall, NYT correspondent, notes in Berlin that Germany is summoning all classes to the colors and forging a vast military system. He warns that millions will be catalogued for state use, with a rising air force, ships, and submarines, while rivals such as France Italy and Japan expand their arms. The piece warns of the looming global arms race beyond the Rhine.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Frederick
Birchall
New York Times
Europe
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Germany
Reich
France
Italy
China
Rhine
New Zealand Government Moves to Restore Wages
Labour government sworn in with goal to aid unemployed and restore industry wage levels prior to 1981 cuts. Prime Minister Michael J. Savage plans to consult financial authorities including the reserve bank to mobilize resources for development and avoid further foreign borrowing. Minister W. H. T. Armstrong says cabinet will introduce a statutory minimum wage for men and women with arbitration to set higher rates.
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New Zealand
Labor
Michael J. Savage
Reserve Bank
W. H. T. Armstrong
Women Flyers Deemed Capable By BC Instructors
Harold Wilson of the Aero Club of British Columbia, a top Canadian instructor, rejects Toronto instructor Kenneth Main's view that women are poor pilots. He notes eastern girls may differ but asserts women who fly for sport are as capable as men, though industry prospects for lady pilots remain limited and dependent on distance and speed judgments.
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B.C
Harold Wilson
Aero Club of
British Columbia
Canada
Kenneth Main
Toronto Flying Club
Wilson
Tuyder Zee Renamed Mighty Dyke Howe Holland Inland Sea
The Zuyder Zee is renamed the Yssel Meer as a huge dyke and pumps erase the inland sea memory. Areas once under water are cleared enough to grow crops and host two villages. The piece notes changing life and even comments on women’s appearance through an old photo.
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Holland
Zuyder Zee
Yssel Meer
Zee
Selected Recipes for Chocolate Layer Cakes
Melt chocolate in a double boiler with butter and sugar, add half cup sour milk and eggs one by one, then fold in sifted flour baking powder soda and salt with remaining sour milk and vanilla. Bake in layer tins in a moderate oven. Also makes a sugar syrup and meringue style frosting with lemon juice and vanilla.
Employment in Canada Tops Relief Costs This Year
Canada’s employment levels have reached their highest since December 1930, yet direct unemployment relief remains above one million. Public works boosted employment and spurred private activity, while relief costs rise due to cash assistance in several regions and urban migration. The Canadian Welfare Council notes a 12 month decline from 1,230,000 tons in 1935 to about 1,100,000, with variations across provinces and drought areas.
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Canada
Canadian Welfare Council
Welfare Council
Council
Oldest Horse Records Keep shifting across eras
R A Brown, secretary of the National Horse Association, notes the oldest recorded horse is old Billy who died in Cheshire about a century ago at 62. Billy’s skull allegedly rests at Manchester University. Other veterans include Paramatta who died in 1874 at 53, Tommy the Welsh pony who served a fruit hawker until 52, a Crimean War pack-horse at 49, and Mick foaled in 1868 who was a Hull cab-horse for 25 years and alive recently.
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R. A. Brown
National Horse Association
Old Billy
Cheshire
Manchester University
Paramatta
Tommy
Mick
Hull
London Answers
Premier Hepburn backs Ontario tax on Central Bank
Premier Hepburn argued Ontario may impose a corporation tax on the Central Bank treating it as a private institution. He said tax policy is a private matter and would affect finances. He described worry as delaying recovery from broken bones and illnesses and noted its health impact.
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Hepburn
Ontario
Canada
King George V gifts Scout Beacon button to Imperial HQ
The silver-gilt push-button used by King George to light the Jubilee Scout Beacon in Hyde Park was presented by His Majesty to Imperial Scout Headquarters. The stand bears the inscription noting the May 6 1935 bonfire lighting in Hyde Park.
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King George
Hyde Park
Imperial Scout Headquarters
George V
Boy Scouts
Coal Expert Says Alberta Coal Resources Overestimated
British coal authority and former Labor minister Sir Montague Harlow, visiting Alberta, states the province’s coal resources were overestimated but predicts no impact for the next century. He cautions against overreliance on optimistic figures while noting regional energy planning implications.
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Montague Harlow
United Kingdom
Alberta
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Radium
Great Bear Lake
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Trans Highway Canada
Manitoba
Food For
Tuyder Zee
Big Ben
Drough
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