World Happenings Briefly Told Across Countries
Italy seeks British fighter planes for postwar air squadrons. Seven Hadley Common firemen rescue a terrier from a drain after three hours. Canada hosts World Medical association delegates as Dr Routley cites strong health standards. An oxen team weighs 2270 pounds and hauls 700 pounds through a Bridgewater fair course. Unemployment fund totals near 550 million with over 1 million in monthly interest. Alberta reports 1006 oil wells in operation the week ending Oct 3. Canada forms its first air cub flight in Sarnia to join the Air Cadet corps and RC AF training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
T. C. Routley
Toronto
World Medical Association
Prairie oil price reductions seen as Alberta exports grow
W. Frank Prendergast of Toronto told the Mid-Continent Council that as Alberta crude moves to distant markets in the next two years prairie oil prices may fall. He noted that price cuts last year reduced prairie consumers' annual bills for gasoline tractor distillate and other fuels by about 9 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
W. Frank Prendergast
Toronto
Mr. Prendergast
Imperial Oil, Limited
Fowl suppers a prairie tradition and social glue
The fowl supper has become a Western prairie institution held mainly in October or November. Women organize and cook extensive meals in church basements halls or rinks, serving plentiful pies chickens salads and cakes. The gatherings foster friendly community spirit and democratic hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Prairies
Prairies
Emily Post
Melville
Parishioners raise funds and bricks for village hall
The 750 parishioners of Southgate Middlesex England have raised £3283 and collected 60000 bricks toward a village hall project, aiming to provide a local meeting place and community facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southgate
Middlesex
England
Bargain Photo Offer Sparks Community Chest Donation
Calgary stock broker Murray Stephens offered charity support after agreeing to Barbara Ann's double photo. He joked that a photo could be had for $100, with proceeds to the Community Chest. The exchange occurred after her show in New Westminster, British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Westminster
B.C
Barbara Ann
Murray Stephens
Calgary
Stephens
Community Chest
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers Lined Up
Dense list of crossword clues and grid notes appears to preview a puzzle with vertical and across entries. The fragment includes references to biblical, linguistic, and general terms, plus grid coordinates or numbering cues and unusual spellings. It reads like a preface page for a puzzle section with scattered hints and misprints.
Andy Clarke Book Preserves Neighbourly News on CBC
Vi Clarke and May Holland Cox assembled a 60 000 word book from Andy Clarkes million word rural radio archive. The volume titled Andy Clarke and His Neighbourly News covers January to December with month by month stories and an index. Greg Clark wrote the introduction. Thoreau Macdonald illustrated. Published by Ryerson Press for 2 dollars 50 cents as a Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Clarke
CBC
Ryerson Press
Andy
Vi Dickens-Clarke
May Holland Cox
Quebec
Gillis Purcell
Canadian Press
Dan McArthur
Frank MacIntyre
Dundak Herald
Greg Clark
Montreal Standard
Lorne Pierce
Thoreau Macdonald
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
A humorous sketch notes Saki at his club avoiding servant trouble until his wife proves a gem of a domestic then proves a good cook yet not a lasting solution. A nightclub report mocks a night spot closing with a pearl in an oyster and a near sighted chanteuse switching to I ve Lost My Glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saki
Variety
Gold Nugget Found In Arctic Sparks Biggest Rush Since 98
In Fairbanks Alaska prospectors rush by air to a Yukon River site nine miles south of the Arctic Circle after peas sized nuggets are found. A tent city of 50 forms near the claim as Bush pilots shuttle gear to the site. Elder sourdoughs compare the find to the Klondike days and claim the deposit may be large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon River
Arctic Circle
Circle City
Edward Badten
Klondike
Clifton Carroll
U.S
George Carmack
Little Canada tribute to Canadian troops in Bexhill
Bexhill Council names northern suburb roads after Canada Way St. Lawrence Edmonton and Calgary to honor the wartime link with Canadian troops billeted there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexhill
Sussex
Canada Way
St. Lawrence Road
Edmonton Road
Calgary Road
Boy Scouts of Canada See Record Membership
R C Stevenson says Boy Scouts Association in Canada reports a record 109,270 members at end of September after a committee meeting in Calgary. He disclosed the milestone upon his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
R. C. Stevenson
O.B.E
Boy Scouts Association
Calgary
Expenses Of Farmers Rise Across Canada in August
The bureau of statistics reports higher costs for most farm purchases and living expenses. The composite farm costs index climbs from 191.1 in April to 1923 in August, about double the level from a decade earlier, with living costs rising and fuel easing. Farm wage rates, machinery, gasoline, oil, grease, and feed show gains, while building materials and seeds ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Canada Supplying Yorkshire Breeding Stock to Italy
Canada will ship 10 Yorkshire pigs for Italy with two boars and eight sows to be sent soon. This order highlights Canada as a breeding stock supplier for Italian farming interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Italy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hadley Common
Barnet
Hertfordshire
Barl Nauss
Lunenburg County Fair
Bridgewater
N.S
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Sarnia
Ont
Air Cadet Corps
R.c.af
James Duncan
Massey-Harris Company
Chaiman
Britain
S.N.S
Denver
Colorado
The
Ireland
St. Paul
Arm of the
Bashan
Allan
Ruth
Iyizl
Bennett Cerf
Malton
la Guardia Field
New York
Intertype
Toronto Type Foundry Company Ltd
Toronto Star
Arctic
Carmack
Skockum Jim" Mason
Tagish Charle
Rabbit Creek
Klondike River
Bride
Conshohcken, Pa
Vincent Gardocki
Little
Ottawa
BY William Ferguson
E. J. Cantonwine
Wella Wola
Wash
Abion
Zachary Taylor
Andrew Jackson
Day Madiso
Little Reggie
Margarita
Reginald
Priscilla
Lake
al Vermeer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!