World Happenings Briefly Told
Madrid chosen for a 1972 international radio conference. The Dominion Government may seek a loan around 50 000 to 60 9 hundred dollars. Fin ance Minister J A Robb has the question in hand. New York auto fatalities nine months 774 up from 739 year earlier. Pacific Great Eastern Railway funds to Edmonton. Manchester Commerce carried 287214 pounds of Canadian wool from Montreal. Hamburg observatory photographed a tenth magnitude star between Taurus and Orion. Eleven Catknife Whitford Lake townsites to be offered for sale next spring. Vice President Dawes viewed as a possible Republican presidential candidate in New York politics.
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Dominion
J. A Robb
New York
Pacific Great Eastern Railway
North Vancouver
Edmonton
Alex. Phillip
Board of Trade
Manchester
Montreal
Hamburg
Taurus
Orion
Fleven
Catknife Whitford Lake
Canadian Pacific Railway
Lands Department
Calgary
New York World Democrat
New York State
Dawes
The Smock Dress Becomes Everyday Office Wear
A fashion notice touts the smock as versatile office and housewear. The featured model No. 1534 uses cotton broadcloth with cretenne pockets and long sleeves, offered in multiple bust sizes with material requirements and a 20 cent price. The piece ends by promoting the new Fashion book priced at 16 cents.
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Apd
Manitoba Rail Line to North Flin Flon Mining District
Manitoba and Dominion officials reach an accord with Canadian National to commence a $3.5 million northern rail line from Mile 8 on the Hudson Bay Railway to Flin Flon. Whitney mining interests will fund $250,000 and build a three thousand ton daily smelter and power plant, with ore deposits valued in the hundreds of millions.
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Government of
Manitoba
Lms
Dominion Government
Canadian National Railways
Nion
Government of Manitoba
Whitney Mining
Flin Flon
Eost
Whitney
Mile 8
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan
Northern Manitoba Railway
Manitoba Northern
Ottawa
Charles A. Dunning
Bracken
Mit
Mining Corporation of Canada
Canada
Canadian Cream Shipment Trials Suggested for London
Canadian cream shipped to London over the past two years shows potential for expansion. Trade commissioner J C Magillivray notes maintaining 24 degrees Fahrenheit prevents ice crystal formation and preserves quality. Dealers are willing to try frozen cream shipments modeled on U S exports.
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London
J. C. Macgillivray
Commercial Intelligence Journal
Canada
United States
Honeymoon Heartbeat Then Dentist Recall
A humorous exchange recalls a couple’s first meeting during their honeymoon. The husband jokes about the moment he began their romance by briefly treating the wife in a dental chair, highlighting a playful memory from long ago.
Customer Complains of Rare Beefsteak at Eatery
A diner remarks the beefsteak is nearly tender, prompting the waitress to ask if the chef served the proprietor's cut. The exchange highlights a kitchen controversy over meat quality and staff responses.
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Gueet
Did you stay long on your holidays in the country
Quote from Pages Gales of Yredon noting a six week stay in the country and a playful remark about dirtying a shirt during holidays.
Humming Birds Defy Slow Cameras Speed Limits
The air ministry struggles to photograph humming birds in action for helicopter research. A film at 300 exposures per second blurred their wings. officials seek a camera capable of 1 000 pictures per second to capture movements at 1 2 000th of a second.
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Britain
Air Ministry
School board enforces weekly baths for Russelheim pupils
In Russelheim Germany the school board requires all buildings to provide baths and orders weekly ablutions for every pupil. Indignant parents protest but the board stands firm. Teachers are instructed to inspect necks and ears to ensure cleanliness.
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Russelheim
Germany
Yukon Turns To Tourism As Mining Yields Pace
Yukon shifts from mining solely to a growing tourist trade. The territory touts unique scenery bracing atmosphere and long summer daylight as key draws along with better facilities attracting more visitors.
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Yukon
Population cap at six billion by 2109
An estimate predicts the Earth's population will reach six billion around 2109 if current growth continues. The projection assumes a constant rate of increase and highlights long term demographic limits Humanity may face as numbers climb toward that milestone.
Christmas Seals Aid Manitoba Sanatorium Fund Drive
The Ninette Sanatorium in Manitoba launches a Canada wide Christmas Seals sale to fund tuberculosis prevention. Seals cost one cent each, with a dollar buying a hundred seals and sending a health message, helping prevention work in Manitoba.
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Manitoba
Ninetie, Man
Ninette
Anonymous Letter Writer Identified by Block Letter Style
A handwriting expert states block letters reveal the anonymous writer’s real hand. He notes that such writers typically share a criminal record and display criminal tendencies in their behavior.
Not Yet Marketable German Synthetic Rubber
The newly developed German product synthetic rubber cannot be marketed for a year or two. News of its approaching arrival sparked widespread inquiries about when it will become a marketable commodity.
It Isn’t Consoling For Hunter Mistaken Identity
A wounded hunter finds little solace in the other hunter’s error of mistaken identity. The remark underscores the discomfort and hurt caused by misperceived danger in hunting.
British Sunbeam speed car targets 250 mph
Sunbeam of Wolverhampton secretly designs a two engine 20 h p car by Louis Coatalen to reach 250 mph with trials on a new English course in early June and possible driving by Bill Guinness. An American engineer at the show predicts a 346 mph air plane race this decade, signaling a race for speed supremacy between Britain and the United States.
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Sunbeam Company
Wolverhampton
England
Louis Coatalen
Bill Guinness
America
Yotor
Whale sightings spur Faroe Islanders to churchwide evacuation
News notes that whale sighting reports cause instant mass departure from churches in the Faroe Islands with every resident reacting as one, underscoring how central whale fishing is to local life and economy.
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Faroe Islanders
We in a hurry yet truth waits for its turn
A concise maxim suggests speed can clash with honesty, as urgent demands push aside careful truth telling. The proverb implies patience yields accurate understanding despite pressure to decide quickly.
Doukhobor Leader Plans Growth of British Columbia Holdings
Peter Veregin the younger leads the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood in expanding Doukhobor operations in British Columbia. The plans include purchasing 10 000 to 12 000 acres, enlarging holdings along the Kootenay River near Nelson, shifting the Blueberry Trail area, and moving settlement toward Grand Forks. Brick making and timber will increase and, after December 31, no community member will work for outside parties. Veregin is manager with W M Kostinoff as assistant and J P Shukin as secretary.
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B.C
Peter Veregin
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
British Columbia
Kootenay
Peter
W. M. Kostinoff
J. P. Shukin
Saskatchewan Extends Direct Long Distance Telephone Service
The Saskatchewan Department of Telephones announces 1,100 Saskatchewan stations will gain direct long distance links with all organized districts in Canada and the United States. New circuits and pacts with eastern Canada, British Columbia, and the American Telephone Company create continent wide rates and service. Previously callers in Boston or New Orleans could not reach Regina. now the new system connects 1,100 centres with reciprocal rates and service for the first time.
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Dominion
United States
Department of Telephones
Canada
British Columbia
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
Saskatchewan
Boston
New Orleans
Regina
Saskatoon
Boosters For Canada Prince Of Wales and Premier Baldwin Enthusiastic
The Prince of Wales speech at the Canada Club in London spurs strong Canadian publicity. Premier Baldwin and Lord Hewart join in the Canadian advocacy, drawing praise for stirring Dominion enthusiasm among visiting dignitaries.
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Prince of Wales
Baldwin
Dominion
Canada Club
London
Canada
Cra
Lord Hewart
Prince
Wilkins Plans Spring North Pole Flight After Earlier Try
Captain G H Wilkins, veteran explorer, aims to fly over the North Pole next spring with a scientific objective to locate land between Point Barrow and Spitzbergen. He recently supervised plane construction in Los Angeles for the mission, after a prior attempt forced a return on foot to base. The article also notes a Canadian flour shipment of over 1,200 tons aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empresa, bound for China and Japan.
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North Pole
G. H. Wilkins
Northern Wastes
Wilkins
Los Angeles
Point Barrow
Spitzbergen
Empresa of
Canada
China
Japan
Brighton resort bids favor FEnglans stands for holidaymakers
Bids for stands at the ocean resort in Brighton show FEnglans co. are deemed the most popular purchases by holiday makers, suggesting strong demand for their offerings.
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Ocean Resort
Brighton
Fenglanscoz
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German School Board
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