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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
4
Historical note from Chicago Daily News tracing air conditioning from factory controls to theatres, rail cars, offices and early residential spaces. It highlights how initial product protection needs sparked developments that broadened to public spaces, transportation and eventual residential adoption.
Major-General Sir James H. MacBrien, commissioner, on a Regina visit, outlined plans for Mounted Police training in life saving and photography. A photography course will start this year. swimming and life saving wait for a Regina pool and may not begin this summer. A city gymnasium is hoped for, and a broader training school for all types of training, with officers from other forces as instructors, would resemble the FBI school at Washington.
A. B. Farquhar, a Fiji sugar planter, said in Calgary that the Crown colony is enjoying a commercial boom. He cited a 170 mile road on Vanua Levu and naval prospects as gold strikes draw attention. Copra demand has slipped slightly in two years, yet island crop failures are rare.
Thousands of men and women from Calgary Edmonton Winnipeg and other western cities trek into the Peace River district to settle on farms rather than rely on soup kitchens. Anglican Bishop Rev A I Sovereign of Athabasca told an informal Ottawa clergy gathering the back to the land movement could help solve unemployment. A stray dog anecdote closes the piece with a light note on family likeness.
Dr. R H Coats, Dominion statistician and retiring president of the political science association, urged a three phase study of statistics in Canadian universities. He called for thorough training in statistics, direct familiarity with official statistics, and a general student pass course, warning that knowledge of mass laws is essential for tomorrow’s world. He highlighted population statistics, immigration, and birth trends, noting Canada’s high population density in Britain and the rise of births over deaths by 100,000 in the past decade. He warned of an ongoing exodus of Canadians from white collar fields and linked it to immigration patterns.
A town story recounts a purse lost by Shylock that an honest finder retrieved and advertised for, then returned after verification the usurer owned the currency. The tale contrasts careful counting with questions of completeness and time. Also cited is a claim about vitamin D in cod liver oil by Dr F F Tisdall at Hospital for Sick Children.
Nancy Pyper of Hart House theatre told Toronto Advertising and Sales Club members that Lloyd George valued his voice highly. The Welsh statesman reportedly said the voice can do everything on stage, capable of moving hearts or lifting audiences, while appearances alone suffice for little.
Edmonton shop owner Julius Pahal unveils a brake activated bicycle stoplight designed to flash when brakes are applied. He plans to manufacture the gadget as a safety measure to reduce cycling accidents. Also noted is Russia's push to cultivate more cotton.
Constable John Kennedy of Lethbridge police denounces molasses on bagpipes used by Tom Reid MP and other leading pipers. He promotes brown sugar and water to keep the bags from sticking, noting molasses only as a cheaper alternative. Kennedy cites Nell MacCrimmon and Miss Sadie Wilson as prominent brown sugar users.
South Australia enforces a ban on roadside billboards with prosecutions for firms failing to remove the signs. The government vows to abolish the unsightly erections. Camels have long eyelashes that shield eyes from glare and sand.
Dr Clarence O Simpson of St Louis says early X ray dental work can extend a normal dentition by about twenty years. At the Ontario Dental Association convention in Toronto he and Dr Russell W Tench of New York discussed preventive radiography, detection of incipient decay, and the evolving role of artificial teeth while predicting no imminent state dentistry in Canada or the U S.
Scientists will study an ancient love potion plant from Ceylon known as Naga Maru Ale. The yam like plant, with purplish blue petals, is said to trigger love potions. A legend tells of a prince and sister where juice on a sword blade caused instant love.
William B. Stout, ex president of the American Society of Automotive Engineers, says the city of the future will be mobile on wheels. He cites Florida trailer camps where 150 trailers house families and foresees cities on wheels expanding with mobile homes, business managed cities, and tax advantages boosting automotive production.
Countess Rosie von Waldeck of Berlin among twelve women aboard the Hindenburg on its first regular U.S. flight says a female designer should oversee appointments. She favors full length mirrors and hopes women gain influence in cabin design. Lady Drummond Hay suggests adjustable light shades to ease double cabins. Another traveler credits Zeppelins with health and beauty benefits, praising calm and effortless travel.
Mary Jackson a Scottish housemaid learned of a former employer's will that left 26,000 to a houseman and other suitors. After the will was probated she left her home for an undisclosed destination to escape a flood of marriage proposals.
Timber merchant and benefactor Sir William Mallinson died at Althamstow England aged 81. He was created a baronet last June for public service. At 24 he was refused life insurance and told he had little time to live, and vowed to devote his life to service if he survived.
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