World Happenings Briefly Told
Canada imported nearly 46 million dollars of American industrial machinery last year. Dutch shoe makers seek origin labeling. A Model Aircraft League of Canada event to invade Ottawa August 28 29. Thirteen thousand pigeons entered a globe’s greatest race from Amiens France to Newcastle England. Hugo Eckener abandoned North Pole Graf Zeppelin flight due to Nautilus delays. Hoover delays silver issue for debt moratorium. Ten orange growers head to Edmonton for Mackenzie River trip. A $19 000 gold brick from Pioneer mine reaches Vancouver. Four Swedish architects win Soviet theatre prize at Charltow. Ontario fall wheat prospects look good per weekly crop reports.
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Netherlands
Ottawa
Model Aircraft League of Canada
Amiens
France
Newcastle
England
Hugo Eckener
Mackenzie River
Yukon
California
Edmonton
Vancouver
Pioneer
Bridge River
British Columbia
Es thonia to compete in World's Grain Exhibition 1932
The Republic of Esthonia will enter competitive classes at the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina in 1932. Its entries include wheat rye oats grass seed and flax seed. The article notes the next Olympic Games are a year away.
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Republic of Esthonia
Regina
Esthonia
Softened cowl drape gown with frilled sleeves
The description praises a gown with a cowl drape bodice and open frill sleeves, slimming lines, and a charming crepe silk. It covers sizes 16 to 42 bust, fabric yardage for size 36, and suggests chiffon prints or batiste as formal options, with a 25 cent pattern price.
Prince Congratulates Lauretta Whittier Owner
The Prince of Wales congratulates Mrs. F. Eaton of Alix Alberta and breeder R. James Speers of Winnipeg on Lauretta Whittier winning the first Alberta Derby Stakes at Chinook Park Calgary early in June. The cable marks a new epoch in Canadian racing and breeding praised by Prairie Thoroughbred Breeders' and Racing Association.
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Prince of Wales
Dominion
Lauretta Whittier
Chinook Park
Calgary
Canada
Chinook Jockey Club
F. Eaton
Alix
Alberta
R. James Speers
Winnipeg
Prairie Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Racing Association
Modern Eskimo Is Never Astonished
Regina Leader-Post notes the Churchill region Eskimos and Indians greeted their first motor truck with calm indifference. It highlights the Arctic cosmopolitan native who guides planes, owns a power schooner, and has long anticipated modern transport through catalogs and radio, showing adaptation rather than surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill Country
Arctic
Regina
Leader-Post
Mining wages and purchases boost northern Manitoba Saskatchewan economy
Frank A. Boldman of the Saskatoon branch of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association states that in 1929 the mining industries of Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan spent about 12 million dollars on wages groceries machinery and other supplies.
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Saskatchewan
Frank A. Boldman
Saskatoon
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Manitoba
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern Details
A reader notice lists pattern ordering via Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. It mentions a new humidity reducing apparatus for rooms and notes acetylene lighting five times brighter than gas.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Soviets Arrange New Term for Five Year Plan
The State Planning Commission of the USSR formed a 59 member commission led by Valerian Kuibyshev to devise a second five year plan. The first plan is largely completed though some goals remain unfinished. Officials expect more accurate estimates after experience from the initial period.
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State Planning Commission of
U.S.S.R
Valerian Kuibishev
State Planning Group
Supreme Council of National Economy
Imperial Cadet Expedition Heads to Canada This Summer
The committee representing 151 British Isles schools plus 27 overseas institutions approved plans for an imperial cadet expedition to Canada. Major W. L. King will lead 25 cadets, with Lt. Col. Burton-Brown as second in command. The team sails from Southampton on July 29.
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Headquarters’ Conference
British Isles
Canada
Ottawa
W. L. King
M.C
Cheltenham
Co. Burton-Brown
Bradfield
Southampto
Beds Of Oyster Shells Found On Oldman River
Commercial beds of oyster shells have been found on the Oldman River near Hillspring Alberta and will be developed. Tests by the University of Alberta Laboratory show the shells are almost pure lime and suitable as fertilizer poultry feed and lime. The shells are prehistoric deposits from a former western sea.
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Oldman
Hillspring
Alberta
University of Alberta Laboratory
Tax Exemption Sought To Shield Cream Cheque DED
A memorandum from the National Dairy Council urges exemption from a two cent tax on cream cheques. It argues Canadian farmers receive small cheques of 2 to 4 dollars when delivering cream and that the tax would be passed back to them through product pricing, making farmers the losers.
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National Dairy Council
Canada
Canadian Bank of Commerce Opens Los Angeles Branch
The Los Angeles branch of the California subsidiary began operations on June 17, marking the first Canadian bank presence in Los Angeles after months of preparation. Separately, Hawaiian botanists report about 700 unique plant varieties found nowhere else on the islands.
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Los Angeles
Canadian Bank of Commerce
California
Hawaiian Islands
Captain Jimmy and Stone Escape Bandit Pursuit
Captain Jimmy and Lieut Stone flee pursuit after their freight train is cut from the engine They race toward enemy lines with bands of soldiers in view and plan to abandon the train and move on foot A Chinese general appears likely to block the track as they seek to prove they did not steal the locomotive.
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China
Jimmy
Lieut
Stone
Jed
Scottie
Bedlam
Lindbergh Plans Precautionary Sea Survival Gear
The article describes Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife carrying a submerged survival bundle for a projected Orient flight. The kit releases from the tail, inflates into a rubber boat with mast, sail, hurricane radio and emergency gear, enabling long range communication both day and night.
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Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Lindberghs
Handel Remained Bachelor Despite First Love
The composer George Frideric Handel stayed single for life as his parents of his first love demanded he abandon composing music, shaping his personal life and career.
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Handel
Messiah
New Woollen Mill Erected near Toronto for Patons and Baldwin
A new Canadian woollen mill devoted to yarn production is erected in York Township near Toronto for Patons and Baldwin Ltd. The initial units cost about 750000 dollars and should be ready in six months. The plant will employ 400 to 500 workers with potential later expansions likely doubling the size and cost.
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York Township
Toronto
Patons and Baldwin, Ltd
Halifax
Yorkshire
England
Manitoba Semi-Precious Stones Gain Notable Attention
Manitoba mined stones such as sunstone moonstone golden beryl and green beryl attract interest. Experts say they rival the best of their kind and that slightly darker shades could become world famous and highly valuable.
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Manitoba
Prominent biologist quips on perfection and marriage
A renowned biologist states he has never met a perfect man and adds a witty remark advising a brother to consider marrying a widow.
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London
Hoover
Soviet Russia
Charltow
Ontario
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Taffioy
Annette
Prince
M. A. Fletcher
Colgate, Sask
10.C.F. of
Prairie
Imperial Cadet Expedition
Alberta Discovery
Jimmy 10
Kag
Dordens
Lindberg
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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