World Happenings Briefly Told
A collage of notes from Canada and Britain. Lord Elibank urges no delay in Ottawa Imperial Conference. Gold found at Homestake mine Perry Creek East Kootenay. Sir John Gilmour joins cabinet committee for Imperial Economic Conference Ottawa. Timber wolf skins yield 225 dollars to Port Arthur grower Henry Heikkinen. Canada’s strong economic future noted. Col Hanford MacNider speaks in Boston. Scrutator suggests Lords reform to include Dominion seats. Miss Ethel Catherwood moves to San Francisco for 1932 Olympics. Edward A McCourt named Alberta Rhodes Scholar. Canada’s September commercial failures fall to 165 with liabilities 5.17 million. Rail stock output 1930 hits 104.99 million. four firms in Manitoba, three in Alberta. Dame Rachel Crowdy praises League of Nations work in China-Japan controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestake
Perry Creek
East Kootenay
Nelson
B.C
John Gilmour
Ottawa
Henry Heikkinen
Port Arthur
Ont
Canada
Col
Hanford MacNider
United States
New England Council
Boston
House of Lords
Dominions
Sunday Times
Ethel Catherwood
Saskatoon
San Francisco
Edward Alexander McCourt
Kitscoty
Alberta
Edmonton
McCourt
Manitoba
Rachel Crowdy
O.B.E
Vancouver
Great Britain
Orient
League of Nations
Exploration for drought resisting plants urged by Dr McConkey
Dr. O McConkey of Ontario Agricultural College proposes Russia as a source for drought resisting plants and grass species with potential to earn Canada millions. He urges searching for wind and snow resistant varieties in Scandinavia and notes Bechuanaland discovery of woolly finger grass that can feed stock for a year without rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. McConkey
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Russia
Canada
Scandinavia
McConkey
Empire Marketing Board
Bechuanaland
South Africa
Uses of Sitka Spruce in musical instruments
The fibres of Sitka spruce are long and straight, evenly distributed through the wood, giving it a unique resonance. The Forest Service notes its quality makes it highly used for organ pipes piano soundboards and parts of stringed instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitka Spruce
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Dregen flies in prehistoric times had no two feet wing expansion
A note on Dregen species describing flight in ancient eras. The fragment suggests limitations in wing expansion and locomotion during prehistoric periods. Further details unclear due to fragmentary source text.
Drought Remedy Is Sought In Southern Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's conservation and afforestation commission plans study and research into recurrent drought causes in the southern province. chaired by J F Bryant, it forms committees on afforestation conservation soil drift and weather, with university and federal partners aiding data collection and demonstration projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Commission On
J. F. Bryant
K.C
Bryant
Mr. Bryant
C. J. MacKenzie
University of Saskatchewan
W. D. Cowan
T. A. Patrick
Yorkton
F. J. O'Leary
Regina
Wat. C. Buckle
Forestry Commission of
England
France
Sweden
Germany
Canadian Pacific Railway
Commission
Canada
A. W. Mackintosh
Queen's University
Frank J. D. Barnjum
Montreal
T. Torgeson
Estevan
R. W. Ashton
Moose Jaw Technical School
Z. M. Hamilton
Buckle
Cowan
Dean Mackenzie
Col. O'Leary
Patrick
Norman Ross
Forestry Branch
Federal Department of Agriculture
Dean A. M. Shaw
Agricultural College
Saskatoon
L. E. Kirk
Dominion
A. T. Alty
Mawdsley
Mackenzie
Christmas Seal Sale Aids Saskatchewan Tuberculosis Fight
The Christmas Seals fundraising drives support tuberculosis education, prevention, and patient care across Saskatchewan. Seals—valued at one dollar per sheet—fund exams, newborn support, contact tracing, and public awareness as the Anti-Tuberculosis League calls for continued generosity during hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Saskatchewan Commission on Conservation Seeks Public Input
The commission warns repeated crop-driven drains on provincial finances threaten stability and urges suggestions by letters or reports from individuals, bodies or institutions. Submissions may address research on conservation and afforestation and should be sent to the Chairman in Regina.
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Commission On Conservation and Afforestation
Legislative Building
Regina
Sask
Salvation Army to Send Men to Devil's Island Penitentiary
General Edward Higgins announced that the Salvation Army will dispatch men to Devil's Island off Guiana to work among prisoners serving life exile, after approval by the French Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Devil's Island
Guina
Edward Higgins
Two Paths to Progress Pay as You Go or Stop Intervals
The statement presents two approaches to progress partial funding or engagement. One option is continuous payments as you go, while the alternative is pauses in activity followed by resumed payments to maintain progress.
Burns elected president of Alberta Fish and Game Association
A. P. Burns of Medicine Hat was unanimously chosen president at the Alberta Fish and Game Association annual convention in Calgary. Frank L. Farley of Camrose ceded the post, Norman Fraser of Edmonton was elected vice-president, and George M. Sprage of Edmonton became secretary-treasurer for another term. Next year’s meeting will be in Lethbridge. Farley urged a one year closed season on duck hunting to protect rapidly dwindling duck numbers, a view shared by many authorities.
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A. P. Burns
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Calgary
Burns
Frank L. Farley
Camrose
Norman Fraser
Edmonton
George M. Sprage
Lethbridge
Farley
Sutton opens debt free hospital with 250000 dollar value
A new 250000 hospital in Sutton England opens with proud claim of being entirely debt free. Tourists inquire about the Leaning Tower of Pisa joke. a plump lady responds with humorous confession of ignorance.
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Sutton
England
Tower of
Pisa
Empire Leaders Push Flexible Conception of the Empire
Lord Bessborough, Governor General of Canada, urged a new adaptable conception of empire at a Toronto meeting. He stressed that the empire must evolve with its Dominions, remain not a rigid theory but a living union, and uphold obligations of each member to the whole.
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Lord Bessborough
Canada
Toronto
Arctic Airways grows as Northland transport focus shifts
Over the past three years Arctic Airways has become a factor in Far North transport per the North West Territories and Yukon Branch of the Department of the Interior. Major commercial airlines now operate in the Mackenzie and Keewatin Districts with cross country routes proving efficient along the Arctic coastline. Routes from Coronation Gulf west connect northward via Great Slave Lake to Aklavik, Copper Mine, and Reliance Bathurst Inlet, while Keewatin service from Winnipeg and The Pas uses Nelson and Churchill Rivers and Hudson Bay coastline.
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Far North
North West Territories
Yukon
Department of the Interior
Mackenzie
Keewatin
Arctic Airways
Arctic
Coronation Gulf
Great Slave Lake
Aklavik
Mackenzie River
Coppermine
Rae
Great Bear Lake
Coppermine River
Bathurst Inlet
Winnipeg
Pas
Manitoba
Nelson
Churchill Rivers
Hudson Bay
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclay
A compact foray into a bake of four eggs and sponge style cake. Sifted special cake flour with baking powder and salt, fold sugar into stiff egg whites, add thickened yolks and vanilla. Bake 13 minutes, roll with strawberry jelly, and chill wrapped in a powdered sugar cloth.
Onions and Bacon Tart Shells
Slice four large onions and soak in salted water with sugar. Boil briefly, drain, then cook in butter until lightly browned. Stir in chopped bacon, cool, then mix with eggs cream and season. Fill tart shells, top with melted butter, and bake until set.
German group fixes Greenland ice depth at 8 850 feet
A German scientific team has solved an ancient puzzle by determining the Greenland ice cap depth as 8 850 feet. The finding confirms long-standing estimates and advances understanding of polar ice measurements.
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Greenland
Business Men Optimistic as Advertising Firms See Light
Industry leaders including J. J. Gibbons Limited H. H. Prittle for A McKim James Fisher Advertising Agency report improved morale among business executives. They note willingness to fund campaigns early in 1932 despite no boom, aided by higher wheat prices and Christmas trade.
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J. J. Gibbons
J. J. Gibbons, Limited
H. H. Prittle
Toronto
A. McKim, Limited
Canada
James Fisher
Fisher
New Jasper Park Highway Section Opens to Motorists
Canada to extend park highway linking Edmonton to Jasper with first 18 miles starting this year. The route will eventually connect Alberta with the Pacific Coast via Yellowhead Pass, though gaps remain between the park and Prince Rupert. Dominion Government advances mountain highway work to connect Banff and Jasper.
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Jasper Park
National Parks of Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Yellowhead Pass
Edmonton
Jasper National Park
the Park
Prince Rupert
Dominion
Banff
Jasper
Watch Drops From Spire Sparks Coincidence Tale
A Toronto steeplejack, Howard Boles, paints from the top of St James Church when his watch slips from his pocket. Despite a fall, no wreckage is found and the watch, unbroken, rests on a greensword patch and ticks as if new.
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Howard Boles
St. James’ Church
Toronto
Spoke Both Languages Encounter in Morning Post
A Morning Post contributor recently returned from Iceland meets a charming Icelandic girl who spent years in New York. He notes his own American talk, and she replies she can understand English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Post
Iceland
New York
Plant Disease Spread Found At 10000 Feet By Experts
Experts using aircraft report scores of plant diseases at 10 000 feet in the upper air, suggesting widespread atmospheric spread and potential agricultural impact.
Burglary Scene Cited In Offbeat Exchange
A fragment recalls a burglar entering a room and a speaker remarking indifferently that the intruder may take the woman present, reflecting a grim exchange attributed to Der Brummer in Berlin.
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der Brummer
Ber
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J. H. Thomas
Elibank
N. U
Faun
Vienna
Saskatchewan Commission
Fen
Prince Albert
Fort Qu'Appelle
London
Empire Development
Betty Barclay
Park Highway
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