Alberta develops drought resistant wheat named Canus
University of Alberta announces a new wheat variety Canus, bred by Dr C S Aamodt, claiming drought tolerance and higher yield than Marquis. Field tests in southern Alberta show 324 bushels per acre with disease resistance to leaf rust and foot rot, though not rust. Distribution to farmers starts this year, with further wheat lines under development for release within five years.
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University of Alberta
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United States
Winter Wheat Belt
C. 8. Aamodt
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Research Council of Canada
Aamodt
Alberta Wheat Pool
Canus
Plains
C. 8
National Research Council
Ottawa
Origins Of Canadian Oats Varieties And Regions
Canadian oat varieties mainly originate outside the Dominion with Banner Alaska and Gopher leading cultivation across Northern Saskatchewan Central Alberta and Eastern Townships Quebec Cart er Quebec may replace Alaska as the Eastern Canada standard early out OAC 72 and OA C 14 from Ontario yield well in Southwestern Ontario Anthony was introduced to Manitoba from the United States in 1900 Gold Rain Swedish origin suits Eastern Canada White Crest from the United States suits Northern Alberta Little Mildred is mentioned amid fragmented text.
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Canada
Dominion
Banner
Alaska
Gopher
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Quebec
Cartier
Macdonald College
O.A.C
Aqueduct Project Nears Completion in Italy
Plan by Julius Caesar advances as Italy's Aqueduct supplies 302 towns with water after 29 years of work. Main conduit stretches about 20 miles with 67 miles in tunnels, 156 reservoirs of which 118 finished, 27 pumping stations with 23 complete, helping 2.3 million residents receive roughly 18 gallons daily. Estimated cost around 11.15 million pounds.
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Italy
Signor Muscolini
Julius Caesar
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Brains Are Electrical Dients? Not Certain Yet
A group of scientists reports that nerve impulses are electrical surges with the largest traveling to the brain from outside stimuli. They note regular brain surges occur even without stimuli, demonstrated by a device amplifying currents a millionfold. When attached to skulls, impulses became audible clicks, but their meaning remains unclear.
Canterbury Cathedral Receives Seafaring Gifts for Bell
The cathedral displays gifts and a book recording sailors service and ranks following the Canterbury ship bell being placed there months ago. Admiral Percy Royds presented items including a model fist and a memorial to Captain Graham Barrards who died in 1928 as part of the tribute.
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Canterbury
Amodel
Graham Barrards
Queer Street Names Highlight Paris Claim to Uniqueness
Paris claims to have the world’s most queerly named streets, listing examples like Ash Trays Street and The Street of the Bad Boys along with Good Children Street Fishing Cat Street Green os Street and White Peacock Street. The city also features English streets named after royalty and literary figures, amid a government reorganization granting extended lander arrangements for disability and veterans’ pensions.
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Paris
Paria
King George V
Victoria
Charles Dickens
Lord Byron
Isac Newton
Captain’ Sot
Water Found In At Least Three Forms By Denver Doctors
Scientists R 3 Gustavson and Humphrey G Owen of Denver University report water exists in at least three forms from a heavier hydrogen atom. The discovery may hold great value for mankind and notes differences between water from melting ice and condensed steam, with meltwater valued for plant growth. The text also mentions bridge strategy and luck in dealing.
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R- 3
Gustavson
Humphrey G. Owen
Denver University
Farry
Winter Heat Warms The Earth More Than Summer
Dr Beenhard Haurwits of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory says winter air feels hotter due to fewer daylight hours and lower sun angle. He cites Earth’s closer position, less water vapor, clearer air, and dust differences as factors affecting radiation and perceived warmth.
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Beenhard Haurwits
Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory
Harvard Universe
Cambridge
Mass
Birthday Snapshots and Lasting Baby Memories
Parents are urged to value birthday snapshots beyond gifts and parties. The piece notes a baby’s monthly milestones, first steps, smiles, and curious moments as lasting keepsakes, urging readiness with a loaded camera for those fleeting, significant moments in a child’s early years.
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Canada
Sir Stork
Fashion patterns and global trade notes in wartime era
The snippet discusses Style No. 371 for small children with yards of material and contrast, pattern costs, and mail orders to Winnipeg Pattern Department. It then promotes The Spring Fashion Magazine with illustrated designs for cruisers and stay-at-homes, plus patterns for younger family members. A second section surveys international trade, tariffs, exchange controls, and barter trends across Europe, noting French free trade talk, German locomotive orders, Soviet naphtha for Australian mutton, and varied currency hurdles.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg
Union
MeDer
Ave. E
Geremany
Cancer Research Breaks Ground on Radiation Effects
Relayi discovery notes a mysterious substance in cancer cells that increases susceptibility to Xe and radium rays. Dr. Paul S. Henshaw of Memorial Hospital New York reports that radiation halts the substance’s activity, affecting growth and development. Findings presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science aim to fine tune radiation doses to spare healthy tissue.
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Paul
Memorial Hospital
New] York
Henshaw
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Odorless Cabbage at Cornell University
An odorless cabbage variety was developed at Cornell by Professor CH Myers over six years. The process involved selecting sturdy Savoy cabbages, storing them in cold for two months, then replanting to rest and renew growth. A pollen transfer technique using an eel tweezers and cabbage sower antler pollen was described in the institute’s experiments.
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Cornell University
CH. Myers
Cornell
Prince at phono factory tests ear for sounds from records
The Prince of Wales visited a Hayes phono factory for a sound identification contest. Trained to identify noises from records, he correctly named sounds such as a match strike and heels, misidentifying a waterfall. he joked about water being poured from a glass.
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London Dispatch
Prince of Wales
Hayes
Middlesex
Rick Records
H.R
London
Early Wheat Type Developed at Kansas State College
An early ripening hard winter wheat variety named Quien has been developed at Kansas State Agricultural College. Cereal chemists met in Kansas City to decide on commercial release. Quien is derived from the north’s Prelue spring wheat and has been bred into hard winter wheat now used widely in the southwest.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas City
Cornado
Kansas Plains
French Veterans to Visit Canada Next August
About a hundred French war veterans will visit Canada next August. The Association of Ex-Combattants announced the itinerary includes Quebec and Montreal with entertaining Canadian veterans who served in France, and a several days stay in New York hosted by the American Legion. The lammergeier is described as Europe’s largest bird of prey, over 40 inches long with 8 to 10 feet wingspan. The apricot is believed native to Western and Central Asia.
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Association of Ex-Combattants
Quebec
Montreal
France
New York
American Legion
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