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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
2
A broad appeal argues Canadians should back Fish and Game clubs and similar groups. It emphasizes wildlife research, legal protection, water supply, habitat, and cooperation between farmers, foresters, and naturalists to keep Canada’s wild life and landscapes healthy for future generations.
Manchuria faces grain shortages due to poor rainfall. Officials plan to import 50,000 tons of rice from Saigon, Rangoon, and Bangkok, with larger purchases anticipated. The population of about 30 million relies on millet and kaoliang rather than rice.
British recruiting regulations reduce infantry minimum height to five feet two inches, two inches below prior standard. Cavalry, tank corps, Royal Engineers, and army ordnance corps may accept recruits one inch below the old minimum if otherwise fit, as the War Office aims to reach full establishment amid recruit shortages.
The New York Police Department adds a chemical fingerprint process to its techniques. Dr. Erastus Hudson, after aiding in the Lindbergh case, directs research and helps preserve prints found on cloths using iodine gas and silver nitrate or calcium sulphide treatments. The method reveals older prints and works on light and dark fabrics, surpassing powder dusting which only works on fresh wax.
Albert C. Durum, president of the 14th Annual National Inventors Congress, highlights a bizarre lineup of tools and toys as exhibitors from 700 inventors and 8,500 manufacturers present in Chicago. Among curios are a pneumatic ladder called a way paesrael and a remote controlled lullaby bassinet for babies, while humor and nutsy talk dominate the spectacle.
Supplementary estimates in the House of Commons include a 1.5 million appropriation to indemnify grain elevators against losses from Garnet wheat grading. The new grading takes effect August 1, 1935 under an amendment to the Canada Grain Act. Supplementary estimates total 16,362,978, with Finance Minister E N Rhodes presenting. National defence seeks over 3 million in additional public works funding.
Lawrence T. Griswold, famed chiropologist and expedition head for the Smithsonian and National Zoological Park, arrived in Victoria with a king cobra over 10 feet long that nearly killed him after a night in the Philippine Islands. His party killed the striking reptile. The report notes Griswold’s peril and the cobra’s length.
Croydon Aerodrome, once built for 1.5 million dollars in 1928, now handles over triple traffic and needs extensions. The plan speeds baggage and passport checks, with new lay out for quicker unloading from airliners and transfer to motor coaches.
A transportation exposition in Saint John NB displayed a chariot of ancient Rome and the history of land sea and air travel. Hundreds of working models traced from crude early vehicles to today’s refined machines, plus a miniature Saint John river harbor scene and 74 historic sailing vessel pictures. Union station showcased the latest steam locomotives while Saint John airport exhibited Canada’s speediest aero planes.
South Pole tourism and Mawson sketch a potential Antarctic winter sports ground as active Erebus and Terror volcanoes loom. plans include seal fur trade penguin eggs gaming and sled trips while gliding trials in England report first glider mail week and Collins notes a satisfactory British distance record test. Solomon’s plea in a humorous life insurance scene closes.
In Nashsing, Amey Gravelle seeks compensation from Ontario's Department of Game and Fisheries after a bull moose smashed his car near the Glendale Crown game reserve north of Sault Ste. Marie. Gravelle and a companion, driving to a new lumber camp, faced the moose when a bend in the road brought it into collision. The animal badly damaged the vehicle, removing the radiator shell and part of a fender. The men struggled to stay in their seats as the moose attacked.
The article notes older testa ments exist in the Registrar's Office London but highlights the Henry Croker will probated 1573 read annually at St Magnus the Martyr Lower Thames Street. Descendants of original beneficiaries may dispose of inherited property, with attendance by the executors the Worshipful Company of Coopers and the Master and Wardens at each reading.
An optical firm in Germany perfects a panoramic aerial camera with eight lenses covering the entire compass. At 15,000 feet it can photograph about 220 square miles, the manufacturers claim.
R. D. Kirkham of Saltcoats Saskatchewan and W. D. Lang of Cawston British Columbia were made honorary life members of the Canadian Seed Growers Association at the convention in Edmonton. They were also named Robertson associates, honoring Jas W Robertson the late Dominion agricultural commissioner. Lang has 19 years and Kirkham 20 years with the association, Kirkham aiding Marquis wheat purification. Bronze medals will be presented later.
Canadian National Railways Canadian Pacific and Pullman announce passengers in sleeping car drawing rooms or compartments may bring dogs cats or small animals or birds as long as they are not vicious and kept in suitable containers. The privilege excludes passengers in the main body of the car and pets cannot roam outside their rooms.
A barrister in court, remembered for forgetfulness, justified defending an offender by declaring his long acquaintance with the prisoner and denouncing public calumny. He argued that every great man faces criticism from peers, implying the client’s integrity despite scandal.
Roosevert Tt first labeled the residence as the White House on official stationery and urged a more distinctive title. Theodore Roosevelt noted nearly every state used an executive mansion and argued the President's home should carry a unique name.
A Mohammedan year is cited as 1354 in the Yeoman record, noting a 354 day year long used historically. An Egyptologist explains this calendar has no natural astronomical basis yet has persisted across eras, spanning thousands of years and crossing cultural counting methods.
In Little Manitou a newly promoted health salts product named Saskasal Salts is described as health giving. The text notes the salts are recovered and ready for street Cronions, indicating roadside or public availability.
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