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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1936
Page
2
Toc H celebrated its coming of age at a June 28 ceremony in Crystal Palace London. Duke of Kent traced the movement from a Poperinghe dugout in 1915 through empire units, noting Canada 38 units two houses, South Australia 87 units one house, Australia 140 units one house. King sent greetings.
Province highway maintenance and dust levels hinder prairie access to Canada’s growing tourist trade. 1935 figures show Saskatchewan's share was under 1 percent of national tourist income, with British Columbia and Ontario/Quebec attracting most travelers from the United States. Improved roads and sustained funding could unlock substantial regional wealth through tourism.
Sultanate of Turkey's leader Mustapha Kemal Ataturk, called Grey Wolf, has reformed the state since 1923. He faces eight assassination attempts in 15 years, pays a £3000 yearly servant to test his meals, and has driven fez from the army while modernizing culture, law, and education in Ankara.
The article notes softball and bridge as elevated to fine arts by Vanteevers Pute Uray. It references a table of rules for softball and a book on es ee ae fieee with ech tetvcate tsia Band loom weaving and metalcraft. Musical instruments of the Chinese include drums cymbals horns and castanets.
In France a bomb designed to extinguish fire was demonstrated by inventors Signor Redaelli Final of Italy and Herr Puschner of Austria with the Strasbourg Fire Brigade. They staged burning houses and lit petrol and rubber to test the device, which quenches flames by cooling materials and preventing smouldering debris. The explosion seemed to blow out the fire, impressing observers.
An experimental sub station will be set up north of Davidson in Central Saskatchewan to test grain and grasses under varied cultivation methods. Saskatchewan already hosts 25 such stations across the province for agricultural experiments. The note mentions beeswax use in automotive manufacturing and a large labor demand of 93 million bees. It also states Germans are drinking more sparkling wine than after the World War.
London announces government action following the special committee on broadcasting. The BBC charter is extended for ten years from December 31, governors rise from seven to ten, and licence revenue share increases with licences remaining at 10 shillings. The government bars current affairs commentary, supports empire broadcasting expansion, keeps relay licensing for three more years, and rejects moving cultural broadcasting to a cabinet minister.
Proposals from General Maglinse to Belgium's military committee call for a network of small machine gun nests manned by mobile troops and a destruction system to cripple invading forces by bottling bridges roads and railways along the border. It also proposes extending obligatory service from eight to 18 months to stock trained forces for the plan. The report mentions the pirarucu fish of the Amazon and Bath England mineral springs producing large quantities of medicated water.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports higher violent death totals in 1935 than 1934, with auto accidents totaling 1,224 fatalities and external violence, including personal crises and homicides, reaching record levels since 1881. Prince Edward Island recorded the lowest rate while Saskatchewan posted a higher rate.
Chocolate cake recipe uses cola milk, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs yolks, vanilla. Melt chocolate with milk, sift dry ingredients, cream butter and sugar, beat yolks, alternate adding chocolate and dry mix until smooth. Bake slowly then finish hotter, top with marshmallows and chocolate frosting while warm.
Fragmentary OCR summary reports a forecast by a Hull manager and references to invisible light and Capone era topics. The garbled text mentions lights, scientists, and deaths, with unclear context and names.
A wickerwork bridge spans the Jhelum River in Kashmir built from three hazel twig ropes held by V shaped branches every six feet. Despite its frail look and gale swinging, the bridge is sturdy. A Zululand dwarf is 14 years old yet only 20 inches tall and has not grown for years.
Mrs Violet McTurk, long in British Guiana after marrying trader Mick McTurk, recalls operating a remote gold and diamond post inland from Demerara. She continues the business after his death, ran a river boat and guided tourists, selling rum and ammunition at the post 200 miles from Demerara. Her first trip to the U S includes visits to Boston and New York.
The Shetland group has 100 islands with 27 inhabited. Major islands include Mainland Yell Unst Fetlar Bressay and Whalsay. Few peaks exceed 500 feet and much of the soil is peaty with limited cultivation. Cattle sheep ponies and wool are notable. Fishing and the whale industry are important. Norse settlement preceded Scottish Norse marriage era.
A Utah swimmer warns that the Great Salt Lake’s high salinity makes sinking unlikely yet drownings can occur if a person goes beyond depth and loses balance. Victims may still float on the surface despite the heavy brine and buoyant water.
Statistics reveal that for every three men aged 75 to 80 there are four women, and for every four men above 85 there are seven women, indicating differing gender ratios across older ages.
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