World Happenings Briefly Told
A digest of international and national news items from 1931 covers Tootsie the Winnipeg cat, Britains wealth growth, US and France control of gold, India Britain relations, juvenile immigration limits in Canada, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, a veterans hostel in Ottawa, Winnipeg pioneer Jerry Robinsons death, Kipling Waistells promotion, Romania prince elected federation president, German disarmament conference call, CPR land settlement in British Columbia, Saskatchewan wheat unthreshed, and winter snow delaying grain harvests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Ottawa
Canadian Legion
Jerry” Robinson
Winnipeg
Arthur Kipling Waistell
China Station
Roger Keyes
Portsmouth
Prince George Bibescu
Romania
International Aeronautic Federation
Succes
United States
Germany
Preparatory
Melville
Oyster River
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
C.P.R
Saskatchewan
Soldier Settlement Board
Prince Albert
Canada’s Fishing Grounds Highlight Industry Scale
The Dominion's fishing grounds are vast and productive, delivering fresh and prepared fish at affordable prices. The Department of Fisheries cites a $62 million investment supporting about 80 000 Canadians and dependents, with annual production of 50 to 55 million dollars and exports adding roughly $36 million yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Department of Fisheries
Liner Stopped To Aid Islander Near Pitcairn Isle
The liner Sonic halted near Pitcairn Island to aid a man dying from lockjaw. The ship surgeon went ashore by small boat, treated the patient who recovered, and gave local islanders nursing instructions before returning to the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitcairn Isle
Pacific
Air Dropped Tree Seed Over Eroded Hawaiian Terrain
Hawaii forestry crews used a U.S. Army plane to distribute 1,689 pounds of mixed tree seed from 2000 feet over a large eroded area this season. The aeroplane method aimed to replant damaged ground and kickstart forest regeneration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Department of
Hawaii
Tuberculosis Battle Gains Ground in Canada
Over ten years death rates from tuberculosis dropped from 90 to 80 per hundred thousand as sanatorium beds rose from 4000 to 7000. The Canadian Tuberculosis Association led education and early detection campaigns, funding diagnostics and home nursing through Christmas Seal sales to sustain prevention and cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Dominion
Spirit Of Red Cross Inspires Youth For Peace Health
Report from London where the world Red Cross conference viewed a Scala Theatre presentation. The Spirit of Red Cross defined aims as mercy compassion service to the sick and suffering with many serving for honor, while inviting children to join in health help and friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Societies
London
England
Duke of York
Scala Theatre
Red Cross
Iain
Paris designed Tingey pattern lines Bordeaux tweed suit
All Tingey models are sketched in Paris and patterns cut in New York. The pattern offers a chic tailleur in Bordeaux red tweed with sporty inverted plaits and vivid color tweeds. Sizes 16 to 20 and 36 to 42, ready for delivery. Send 25 cents to Fashion Bureau with name, address, pattern number and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Fashion Bureau
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern orders handled by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Readers may request catalogs and instructions for acquiring sewing patterns. Mailing options, pricing, and delivery details are outlined in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Treasury targets goods made by convict labor worldwide
The treasury issued regulations to prevent importation of convict made goods. Importers must post bond and certify origin showing unpaid convicts did not manufacture the items. Assistant Secretary Lowman said the move is not directed at Russia but at all nations. Jamaica reports more building activity than a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
House Communist
Lowman
Russia
Saskatchewan Catches Whitefish to Boost Local Industry
The government aims to foster northern fishing by substituting Saskatchewan caught whitefish for British Columbia product in Weyburn mental hospital, Regina industrial school, and Wolseley old folks home. It also urges the Anti Tuberculosis League to allow Saskatchewan whitefish in sanatoria at Fort QuAppelle, Prince Albert and Saskatoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Weyburn
Industrial School
Regina
Wolseley
Anti-Tuberculosis League
Fort Qu’Appelle
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Ranches Change Hands in Alberta Buyout
Sixty thousand acres of ranch land in southeastern Alberta have changed ownership in a deal reported at 1.5 million dollars. The properties formerly known as the 76 and Jim English ranches will be stocked with pure bred cattle and polo ponies under new ownership from Seattle, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Seattle
Washington
Jim English
Noted Exchange Highlights Timeless Truths
A witty classroom exchange contrasts the teacher and pupil with a humorous reminder that identity and connection endure. The joke frames what matters beyond a century of knowledge as personal presence and mutual recognition.
White Spruce Dominates Canadian Timber and Markets
White spruce is the most important and widely distributed Canadian tree. It covers provinces from the Maritimes to British Columbia and far into the Arctic region. The forest service estimates Canada’s total spruce timber at about 60 billion cubic feet, with white spruce around 20 billion, forming much of market lumber used in siding flooring roof sheathing and millwork. Annual spruce lumber production averages about 1.18 billion feet B.M. valued near $32 million, ranking second to Douglas fir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Maritime Provinces
British Columbia
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canadian Exhibitions Consider Amending Copyright Act
The Canadian Association of Exhibitions in Toronto urged changes to the Copyright Act. They argued churches exhibitions bazaars and other public groups may owe large music royalties and plan to seek Ottawa action via a deputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Association of Exhibitions
Toronto
Ottawa
Ice Cream Tree Popular With Children In Tennessee Garden
In Memphis Tennessee the greenhouse of Mrs. M A Hora hosts an unusual tree that bears a fruit described as tasting like strawberry ice cream and resembling corn. The ears require 18 months to ripen and the tree was obtained from a St Louis florist six years ago. The kernels are soft mushy and very rich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hora
Memphis
Tenn
Will of P. C. Larkin Leaves 3.5 Million to Family
The will of the late Honorable P. C. Larkin totals 3,500,000 with the bulk going to his family. He began as a tea merchant in humble circumstances and built a world renowned name through energy, enterprise, and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Larkin
Larkin
Ottawa tariff plan targets US periodicals with duties
The Montreal Gazette reports the Canadian government plans to curb unfair US competition by taxing periodicals containing foreign advertising. A duties scheme likely based on a percentage and requiring advance copies to the Department of National Revenue for appraisal aims at large weekly publications from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Gazette
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Department of National Revenue
Bounty Helps Australian Butter Compete in Canada
J A Caulder former president of the National Dairy Council of Canada says a nine cent bounty on each exported pound allows Australian exporters to cut prices. He notes four pounds produced in Australia yield one pound for export and cites 60 percent of Canadian West as suitable for dairy farming while urging more mixed farms to combat wheat depression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Caulder
National Dairy Council of Canada
Caulder
Australia
Plot Against Soviets Detailed in Telegraph Despatches
Ogpu reports from Kovno Lithuania reveal an elaborate anti Communist plot by factions in South Russia based in Taganrog. The scheme allegedly follows directives from exiled Leon Trotzky in Istanbul to overthrow the Stalin government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telegraphen Union
Kovno
Lithuania
Ogpu
Soviet Secret Police
Russia
Taganrog
Leon Trotzky
Istanbul
Stalin
Solid Witnesses The Benchmarks of Canada’s Elevation
The Geodetic Survey of Canada and the Department of the Interior began the program in 1925 to establish concrete monuments called fundamental benchmarks to measure the country’s land elevation above sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geodetic Survey of Canada
Department of the Interior
Reichert Auto Body Works opens in Winnipeg
International Falls Minnesota based Reichert Auto Body Works has purchased a Winnipeg building to establish a new operating facility, expanding its automotive repair and body work services in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
International Falls
Minnesota
Reichert Auto Body Works
Also Mentioned on This Page
Britain
Josiah Stamp
Prairie Provinces
Industrial Development Board of
Manitoba
France
Bulletin of the Federal Reserve
India
Ronald Lindsay
Great Britain
Liner
Islander
Buen Humor
Madrid
W. N. U. 1667
Canadian National Committee For Mental Hygiene
A. H. Desloges
Insane
Province of
Quebec
A. Grant Fleming
McGill University
Hygiene Council
C. Hincks
J. M. MacEachran
Department of Philosophy
Edmonton
the Spirit of the Red Cross
Junior Red Cross
Taffany
Eva A. Tingey
Jamaica
White
Copyright Act
U. S
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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