World Happenings Briefly Told
Internal troubles in B C prompt a government move to transfer Crestovia to the Sons of Freedom. Queen Mary turns 64 on May 26 with wide felicitation. Canada’s Min to Tokyo urges expanded Oriental trade. Cattle shipments to Britain now allowed on open decks in summer. 1932 sees 20 to 36 trade treaties to be revised in the Commons. Canadian whisky exports slump in April to 169000 dollars from 2178000 the year prior. W G Duncan transferred to Calgary office of Soldier Settlement Board. Gold claims revived at Long River and Badger Creek near Holmfield Man. British Dental Association to meet with Canadian Dental Association in Toronto in July 1932. Russian civil aviation plans August 1 opening of Moscow to Irkutsk and Vladivostok route.
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B.C
Peter Veregin
Crestovia
Sons of Freedom
Mary
Moscow
Irkutsk
Vladivostok
Froth Blowers Disband After Charity Years
The Froth Blowers, the London based order founded in 1924 by Sir Alfred Fripp, announce voluntary wind up. They leave an anthem The More We Are Together and a record of charity including over 500000 for children's causes and endowments for hospital cots and scouts.
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Order of Froth Blowers
Organization
Merry Souls
London Gazette
Sir Alfred Fripp
Froth Blowers
Porr
Alberta anglers reel in over two million pounds in 1930 catch
Alberta fisheries authorities estimate that more than 2 211 000 pounds of fish were caught by anglers in 1930, a rise of several hundred thousand pounds from 1929. Pike accounted for about half the total catch.
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Alberta
Salt Passing Dilemma Sparks Household Quiet Tension
A hired man asks Johnny to pass the salt while the boy hesitates and looks to his mother. He whispers that his father said the man “wasn’t worth it,” revealing quiet family tension without further context.
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Little Johnny
Grady Couple Reports On Soviet Life And Plans
Eve Garrette Grady and her engineer husband William H. Grady return to New York aboard the Leviathan from Russia. They describe Russia's five year plan, a vast youthful labor force, severe rationing, forced labor in coal, and high casualty rates in mining as the price of the war economy.
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Eve Garrette Grady
Russia
Stalin
New York
William H. Grady
Grady
Montreal Men Trek from Vancouver for Canadian Folk Songs Mission
Paul E Bray and Henry Duckett both of Montreal have left Vancouver to walk to Halifax en route to England Germany Belgium France Italy and Spain to foster interest in Canadian folk songs and music.
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Paul E. Bray
Henry Duckett
Montreal
Vancouver
Halifax
N.S
England
Germany
Belgium
France
Italy
Spain
Man Steals Drum During Theatre Break-In in New York
A man broke into a New York theatre, stole a drum, and then beat it, police report the incident as a theft and vandalism case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pedestrians Urge Shared Road Courtesy in Warmer Dialogue
A writer argues pedestrians and motorists must share the road urging care. The piece notes pedestrians hop skip and jump as part of the street dynamic. It also cites that nearly a quarter of Poland 1930 steel production was exported to Soviet Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Soviet Russia
Balsa Wood Buoyancy Highlighted for Weight Support
A report notes balsa wood is exceptionally buoyant, capable of supporting nearly ten times its own weight. The finding underscores its use in lightweight applications such as model ships and life raft components.
British Girls Ride To Boost Rubber Footwear Trade
British girls walk daily 12 miles until pedometers reach 500 miles to prove British rubber footwear superiority. A Liverpool firm aims to win a $1,000,000 annual market, promising 6,000 Liverpool jobs if successful. Another firm plans a year long caravan of Asia Minor and Central Africa to showcase European dress to Turkish and African audiences.
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Liverpool
Britain
Asia Minor
Central Africa
Authors Rights Not Recognized by Soviet Russia
A New York technical publisher complained that Russian works were translated and circulated without acknowledgment or royalties. Amtorg replied that Soviet Russia does not recognize authors rights unless a special agreement exists, implying the state may publish and profit from others’ ideas without compensation.
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Soviet Republic
Russia
New York
Ogopogo Vanishes as Serpent of Okanagan Passes
The lake monster of Lake Okanagan in British Columbia has not been seen for two years and is presumed dead. Inquiries report natural causes. locals hope the carcass surfaces for display in the national museum. The creature, famed for branding interior fruit products, reportedly had a sheep’s head and a 50 foot body.
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Okanagan Valley
B.C
Lake Okanagan
National Museum
Disappointed Over Result Of Conference Leaves Wheat Problem
The London Times editorial laments that the world Brain conference adjourned leaving the wheat issue unresolved. It argues prices may recover through reduced wheat cultivation, though at a high cost to producers and consumers. The Times credits the committee for keeping cooperation alive and restraining excessive competition. The Telegraph supports mixed husbandry as the real remedy for over production in wheat growing nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
the Times
London Telegraph
Ghost Fish of India Creep Daintily in Glass Tank
In a British Zoo Aquarium exhibit tiny Ghost Fish from India appear nearly invisible. The translucent creatures, under two inches long, show faint bone traces and square fins. Only a patient observer can detect their presence, making the fish aptly named Ghost Fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Zoo Aquarium
India
Ancient Royal Album Found With Elizabeth Birthday Gifts
Princess Elizabeth received an album likely copied by Frederick Augustus Duke of York and Albany and Princess Elizabeth. The work appears to be by Windsor Castle hands, showing school exercises of a boy born in 1763 and a girl born in 1770. Queen Charlotte and the Duchess of York admire the Cambridge antiquary E. B. A. Barnard and his wife’s gift.
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Elizabeth
Windsor Castle
Frederick Augustus
Duke of York
Albany
Princess Elizabeth
George III
Charlotte
Duchess of York
Cambridge
Fast Canadian Pacific rail service cuts transcontinental time
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces a 24 hour reduction in the fast transcontinental freight service from Pacific to Atlantic seaboards. The Vancouver to Montreal run drops from nine to eight days, Winnipeg to Montreal from four to three. Exporters gain a full day to prepare shipments while maintaining Montreal steamship connections.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Pacific
Atlantic Seaboards
Transportation Department
Montreal
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Middle West
Herring Fisheries Boom on West Coast Vancouver Island
On Vancouver Island west coast herring runs have been the strongest in ten years with reduction works operating day and night. The department allowed utilization of herring in reduction plants to aid employment, extending the season north of Barclay Sound to the end of February.
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Vancouver Island
Barclay Sound
Northern Cruise Icebreaker Heads for Hudson Bay Patrol
The icebreaker N. B. Mc Lean, under overhaul at Lauzon docks Quebec, will soon embark on a long cruise around Hudson Bay. Captain Balcom will command as she departs via the Belle Isle straits to patrol Hudson Bay until October.
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Hudson Bay
N. B. McLean
Lauzon
Quebec
McLean
Balcom
Straits of Belle Isle
Ontario premier predicts car speed controls by governors
Premier George S. Henry of Ontario told the Alliston Board of Trade that future cars may be limited by governors or lower gears. He asked why a car should travel at 60 miles per hour and warned that if no universal speed limit exists, speeds must still be curtailed.
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George S. Henry
Ontario
Board of Trade
Alliston
Ont
Locomotive Whistle Sparks Local Belief on Crossings
A grade crossing whistle prompts a community belief about signals and safety. Residents discuss the sound as a warning and a reminder of railway rules. No injuries reported.
Marble Construction of Pisa Tower Stuns Scholars
The leaning tower of Pisa is described as built entirely of marble. Tuberculosis most severely affects individuals aged fifteen to twenty five.
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Pisa
British Columbia Race Mixture Seen As Social Solution
Vancouver anthropologist Dr. Charles Hill-Tout argues in Toronto that mixed marriages among Japanese Chinese and whites could create a superior new race within ten generations. He warns anti Asiatic prejudice risks a future race war and urges cross cultural intermarriage to prevent India European conflict and to break down racial superiority notions.
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British Columbia
Charles Hil-Tout
Vancouver
Toronto
Hill-Tout
Royal Society of Canada
India
Europe
Western
Canada
Russia’s Rise in Wheat Oil and Military Buildup
Russia surpasses one billion bushels of wheat, far ahead of rivals, and hits a five year oil production goal in two and a half years. It has displaced Venezuela to second in oil and keeps US as first. Britain reports Russia’s war prep costs up 184 percent since 1924 and orders 100 tanks from a British firm.
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Russia
Venezuela
United States
Special Test Locomotives of German Railway Examined
Locomotives of a German railway undergo yearly testing on a dedicated stand. Each engine runs many hours simulating service, with careful checks of stability and performance. The stationary wheels may whirl to simulate speeds up to eighty miles per hour.
Airship mooring mast cost at St Hubert totals 1 846 569 16
In a House of Commons reply Minister Donald Sutherland states the total cost to March 31 1931 for land buildings equipment and improvements of the St Hubert Quebec airship mooring mast was 1 846 569 16 dollars. Operating charges are excluded.
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St. Hubert
Que
House of Commons
Donald Sutherland
National Defence
Oldest US Bell Set Hangs in St Augustine Belfry
Four bells dated 1682 form the oldest bell set in the United States. They are installed in the Moorish belfry of the Spanish Cathedral in St. Augustine, Florida.
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United States
St. Augustine
Fla
Durant names ten greatest thinkers and poets in history
Dr Will Durant in Adventures In Genius lists Confucius Plato Aristotle and others as the top ten thinkers. He notes Jesus as influential but not among the ten due to based on faith rather than reason. Shakespeare is treated as an artist first and is listed among the ten greatest poets with Homer Dante and Whitman.
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Will Durant
Confucius
Plato
Aristotle
St. Thomas Aquinas Copernicu
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Voltaire
Immanuel Kant
Charles Darwin
Shakespeare
National Research Council Surveys Grain Surpluses Uses
The National Research Council announces an exhaustive survey of new uses for wheat and other grain surpluses. Additional studies seek processes to convert waste materials into commercially valuable products.
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National Research Council
Antarctic Whalers May Skip Next Season Due to Oil Glut
A global oversupply of whale oil could deter whalers from visiting the Antarctic next season. Industry economists note reduced demand and tighter markets as the main drivers of possible reduced Antarctic whaling activity.
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Antarctic
Remove Hats When Speaking in the House of Commons
Three MPs notably remove hats while addressing the Assembly. Hon W R Motherwell of Agriculture, Jean Francois Pouliot of Temiscouata, and Lt Col T H Lennox of North York are cited. Reginald Geary from South Toronto sometimes joins. Lennox’s hat features bright red and sand tones, paired with a vivid red tie for emphasis.
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House of Commons
W. R. Motherwell
Jean Francois Pouliot
Temiscouta
Quebec
T. H. Lennox
M.P
North York
Reginald Geary
South Toronto
Col
Lennox
Major Jack Savage Pioneers Night Sky Writing Method
After five years of work at Herndon Major Jack Savage and his team perfected a new method of writing messages on the night sky clouds. Ten years earlier he introduced daylight sky writing widely adopted abroad.
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Herndon
England
Major Jack Savage
Major Savage
Livestock Values by Western Provinces
Values of livestock in the western provinces are listed: Manitoba 53 741 000 Saskatchewan 112 846 000 Alberta 94 065 000 and British Columbia 27 355 000.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
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London
Herbert Marler
Tokyo
Great Britain
H. H. Stevens
W. G. Duncan
Prince Albert
Soldier Settlement Board
Calgary
Long River
Badger Creek
Holmfield
Man
British Dental Association
Canadian Dental Association
Ontario Dental Association
Alberta Fisheries
Paris
U.S
Mrs. Grady
Lenin
Senorita Fatma Carell
Prince of Wales
Bolivia
Senorita Carell
Acme Newspictures
Ogopogo
Cambridge Antiquary
B.C. Herring Fisheries
Reduction Works
Ope Amy
Scottie
Jimmy
Jimmy Mainder
Pearer
Fu Hsu
Feo Soo
Blandit
Star Building
World
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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