Farm Rehabilitation Plan Names Ottawa Committee Chair
Dr E Archibald of the Central experimental farm will chair the prairie farm rehabilitation advisory committee announced at Ottawa. Members include Olaf Nylund Shaunavon Sask Leonard Koole Monarch Alta P C Cuiqu boun Maple Creek Sask RP Gilchrist Wild Horse Alta and others from Manitoba Quebec and federal agencies.
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Aavieurs Committeave
E & Archibald
Central ‘Experimental Farm
Praire Farm
Ottawa
Olaf Nylund
Shaunavon
Sask
Leonard Koole
Monarch
Alta
P.¢. Cuiquboun
Maple Creek
RP. Gilchrist
Wild Horse
Range
Nazi leader Streicher Warns of German Jewish Marriage Ban
Julius Streicher, renowned anti Semite, told the Nuremberg audience at the Germanic Healers Exposition that public health legislation will soon brand Aryan Jewish marriages as miscegenation and eventually ban marriages between Germans and Jews. He claimed 100000 German girls are ruined yearly by Jewish domestic workers, and promoted the exposition as a challenge to medical science.
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Germany
Julius Streicher
Baiter
Nurnberg
Streicher
Air freight expands to livestock transport by air
An Imperial Airways official describes rising air transport of pedigree animals to the continent including dogs cats and poultry. The report notes day old chicks tropical fish locusts and various live creatures are now flown to London or between islands and even horses are moved by air in special arrangements.
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Iperial Airways
England
Empire
London
Imperial Airways
Africa
Paris
Multilingual railway communication system aids travelers
Travellers on Czechoslovakia Government railways can now communicate with train attendants through 17 languages. A series of numbered questions and answers lets a traveler point to a question in his language, the attendant reads the matched Czech question, and the traveler hears the corresponding answer in his own tongue.
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Czechoslovakia
Only known Canadian wooden pilot donated to railway association
A wooden pilot or cow catcher, claimed to be the only one of its kind in Canada, was donated to the Canadian Railroad Historical Association in Montreal. It will likely be shown at the Canadian Railway Centenary exposition in July 1936, highlighting pioneer railway days. Venus, not Mars, is deemed more likely home for life on other planets, with scientists noting Mars temperatures may fall to at least 40 below zero at night.
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Canada
Canadian Railroad Historical Association
Montreal
Venus
Mars
First Printer of France To Be Erected Statue for Fichet
William Fichet, born in Petit Born, regarded as France’s first printer for promoting Gutenberg’s movable type. A monument is planned at his birthplace, highlighting his role in introducing printing to France and editing early works, with collaboration from Sorbonne scholars and German printers.
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William Fichet
France
Petit Bornand
Fichet
Sorbonne
Gasparin Pergamo
Gutenberg
Paris
Sebastien Charlety
Sixtus
New Embroidery Method From Cuban Girl Uses Poplar Leaves
Popular Mechanics reports a Cuban girl uses treated poplar leaves as embroidery stencils. Leaves are soaked 15 to 20 days then brushed to remove the leafy structure, leaving a fine vein network for stitching with silk threads and layered colors for a raised effect.
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Mechanica
A Sensible View on the Undefended Canada US Border
The Toronto Star contemplates the undefended border between Canada and the United States noting that a large, secure nation may feel safe without fortresses against a smaller neighbor. It questions the logic of arming for defense against a neighboring power and hints at broader strategic calm.
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Canada
United States
Toronto Star
Faithful Dog Mourned Tokyo Icon Of Devotion
A dog named Hachiko, belonging to Dr. Hidesaburo Ueno, is buried in Tokyo after 11 years of daily at the station. He mourned his master who died in 1925, becoming a national symbol of loyalty. A bronze statue outside Shibuya Station marks his vigil. The widow attended the funeral as tributes poured in.
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Japan
Tokio
Hachi Ko
Hidesaburo Ueno
Shibuya
Ueno
Aoyama
Hachiko
Big Investment in Canada Hospitals Revealed
The Canadian hospital sector is a major capital project with $2,000 hospital beds needing about $51 000 000 yearly maintenance. There are 482 general hospitals with X ray departments and 231 with food physical therapy services. Building modern facilities costs $3,000 to $4,500 per bed plus equipment costs from $2,000 to $15,000 for X ray gear and $1,500+ for physical therapy gear.
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Canada
Rogers on Trans-Atlantic Broadcast Praises Jubilee Humor
Mr Rogers spoke from Hollywood to England about the silver Jubilee in the British Empire. He said the Jubilee honored the king and queen but credited their humanness for making it possible. He warned that Britain and the United States share habits that annoy each other yet both possess humor and could clash if a fight began, ending with mutual sighs.
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Mr Rogers
England
United States
Will Rogers
George
Queen Mary
Hollywood
British Empire
Rogers
Britain
Eight World War II era shells found on Sussex beach
Eight live shells embedded along the Eastbourne Pevensey Bay coast were declared dangerous by a British Ordinance Department officer. The 40 year old shells, buried when an old fort was abandoned, were uncovered by the sea. A nine inch shell found in January was dumped at sea after removal.
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Eastbourne
Pevensey Bay
British Ordinance Department
Cattle Export Deal Eases Canada United States Trade
The United States will admit Canadian cattle from areas with tuberculosis under half a percent infection upon a veterinary inspector certificate. Canada will reciprocate for U S imports. Retesting rules apply after specified periods. Historical export data and tariff impacts noted.
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Canada
United States
Veterinary Inspector of the Health of Animals Branch
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Middle West
Health of Animals Branch
City of Regina seadrome model on display at fair
A crude floating seadrome built by W. Ashton in Regina’s Boys' Fair drew public interest. The four by five and a half foot, 40 pound wooden model named City of Regina sits on twelve floats with anchors and thirty five colored lights. It imitates FP1 from a British film and hints at future ocean refueling airports for trans oceanic planes.
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Regina
W. Ashton
Ashton
Friendly Enemy Fight On Equal Terms Told By Scout Leader
Sir Alfred Pickford cites a World War anecdote from New Zealand where Maori leaders urged English troops to fight on level terms after noting their ammunition shortage. The chief sent a flag of truce and the Maoris offered to supply more ammunition to sustain combat.
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Alfred Pickford
England
Boy Scouts
New Zealand
Monster Egg From Ontario Hen Stuns Local Believers
Walter Hies of Welland Ontario reports a white leghorn hen laying a giant double yolk egg measuring 71 by 81 inches. The egg, as large as a goose egg, is described as a double yoke specimen and exceeds previous hen records.
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Walter Hies
Welland, Ont
Richest Balkan Miner-Falls From Wealth To Poverty
Alexander Pokol once ruled the Balkans as a gold fortune builder. A former school teacher from Borpatek, Hungary, his vast wealth vanished after failed investments and mine selloffs. He died in poverty in Budapest, aged 45, amid fading relics of a lavish life.
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Balkans
Alexander Pokol
Ferdinand
Mare
Romania
Budapest
Pokol
Borpatek
Hungary
Poko
Praise For Crowned Heads General Smuts Hails Royalty
General Jan Smuts writes in the London Spectator praising kings among strong leaders. He cites encounters with King Victor of Italy and King Albert of Belgium and lauds King George for humility, simplicity, tact, and genuine strength.
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Jan Smuts
South Africa
London Spectator
Victor
Italy
Albert
George
Liberty Endangered by Organizers of Efficiency
A quotation from Lord Hugh Cecil warns that efficiency drives threaten liberty as organizers demand obedience in the name of order. The author argues we may learn harshly, through experience, how far efficiency should invade personal freedom.
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Lord Hugh Cecit
Rastus Johnson Keeps Cotton Cash Run With Credit
A Georgia farm story shows Rastus Johnson receiving credit all spring and summer, then paying his bill and buying more on cash across the street. When confronted about the switch, Rastus explains the dealer’s ignorance of cash sales. The anecdote underscores a lone trader’s limited understanding of cash economies in the era.
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South Georgia
Rastus Johnson
Rastus
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