World Happenings Briefly Told
A digest of international items notes Dr Horace A Bashore in York cancels his patients debts. Canada sees 1930 spending on alcohol and cigarettes dwarf life insurance premiums. Alfred Horn, 78, co author Trader Horn, dies in Whitstable England. Vimy Ridge memorial delayed to 1934 or 1935. D M Sutherland discusses defence bill approval for 300000 to New Westminster harbour. Gerald Williams dies from injuries after Armistice Day shooting and auto crash. Gandhi named by government to London round table conference committee. RCMP Field arrives in Winnipeg to command Manitoba and western Ontario district. Sons of Freedom may set up near Nelson BC if province supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Alfred Aloysius
Trader” Horn
Trader Horn
Whitstable
England
Vimy Ridge
D. M. Sutherland
National Defence
House of Commons
New Westminster
B.C
Gerald Egerton Williams
Bournemouth
Mahatma Gandhi
London
Manitoba and
Western Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Richard Field
Winnipeg
Dawson
V.T
A. B. Allard
Tbe
Yukon Post
Glad
Nelson
Kootenay River
Canadian Pacific Railway
Nelson- Rossland
Sons of Freedom
German Trust to Deliver Iron and Steel to Russia
The German Iron and Steel Trust will ship 80 000 tons of bar iron 80 000 tons of sheet iron and 40000 tons of steel products to Russia in the next two months. Berlin arrangers include a Russian trade delegation that recently arrived from Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Iron and Steel Trust
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
Radio in Mattison’s Room Sparks Quiet Domestic Mystery
In a dated Stockholm vignette, a maid reports sounds from Master Mattison’s room after he leaves his loud speaker on. The mistress learns the speaker is simply the radio talking to him, a domestic misunderstanding set against quiet evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattison
Master Mattison
Praises St Lawrence Aids By Cunard Liner Captain
Captain W C Battle DSC RD RN RNR commander of the Cunard liner Antonia praises St Lawrence River aids to navigation as finest in the world. He highlights radio station cooperation and quick ship queries after a long career with Cunard including service on Carmania Lusitania Aquitania and Pannonia. He looks forward to years in Canadian service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence River
DSC
R.N.R
Cunard
Battle
Antonia
Carmania
Lusitania
Mauretania
Cap Trafalgar
Mediterranean
Pannonia
Aquitania
Montreal
Cunard Line
Shoe dealer runs dollar day sale downtown
At the Hotel Victoria in New York a Seventh Ave shoe merchant marketed a bargain lot at 3.50 a pair but shifted to a dollar day sale offering the same shoes for 6 a pair with an extra pair for a dollar more. The stock was cleared in less than three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Victoria
New York
Seventh Ave
Inherited the Roach A Funny Old-Time Snippet
An old lady questions a man jabbing scraps with a point ed stick. He jokes he was born to it as his father harpooned whales. A quip about a noiseless riveting machine and backseat drivers closes the vignette with a literary line.
Demand For Livestock In Saskatchewan Rises
Demand for cattle and other Livestock in Saskatchewan shows a surge under the Live Stock Purchase and Sale Act for 1930-31. About 1 300 head of cattle bought by farmers plus 230 bulls mark the largest yearly totals since 1919 and 1922 respectively. Sheep and swine also rise with 3 500 ewes and 1 000 hogs, the highest since 1918 and fourfold for sows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Provincial
Department of Agriculture
England to Western Canada Direct Wireless Call
For the first time in history a direct wireless conversation linked England with western Canada. Colonel A S Angwin of London called his sister in Leney Sask via beam wireless to Montreal then Purdue. The postmaster general of England opened the call stating it was the first direct England to western Canada link on an all Canadian route and asked about reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Western Canada
A. S. Angwin
Wireless
London
A. G. Stancliff
Leney, Sask
Beam
Montreal
Perdue
Edmonton Industries Manufactures 564 Commodities
Edmonton manufactures 564 commodities led by men s clothing fur garments wear iron steel and sheet metal products wire fences furnaces brooms biscuits beverages lumber window sashes doors boxes cement brick paper cartons flour boats canoes candies shoes cabinets chairs auto accessories signs packing house products dairy products mattresses neckties scarifiers paints plows soap springs stone toiletries aerated waters wood wool violins and vinegar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Historic Forum to Host Exhibits for Poultry Congress
The historic Forum in Rome, built by Trajan about 115 A.D., will house exhibits for the fifth World Poultry Congress next year. Arrangements with the Mussolini government are complete, per Ottawa advices from F. C. Elford, Canadian poultry husbandman. The site, now called the market place of Trayanne, is a Hadrian era architectural marvel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trajan
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Ottawa
F. C. Elford
Trayanne
Hadrian
Mexican National Railways Study Under Canadian Review
General Juan Andreu Almazan Mexican secretary of communications remains at Mayo Clinic Rochester to meet Canadian railroad officials in New York for a conference on the Mexican National Railways. A Canadian expert commission studied the Mexican lines over a year and a half at the government's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Andreu Almazan
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Mann
New York City
Mexico
Demand Drives Canadian Vegetable Canning Boom
The increasing demand for vegetables in diets spurred rapid expansion of Canada's vegetable canning industry in 1930. Production rose 64.8 percent from 1929, reaching a total of 10,066,614 cans, per the Department of Agriculture Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Post Offices in Canada Rise in Number
Hon. Arthur Sauve postmaster general reports Canada has 12,427 post offices, up 18 from last year and 180 since 1922. Rural mail carriers total 4,236 nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Arthur Sauve
House of Commons
Poor Man's Pudding Frappe
Betty Barclay offers a dessert made from rice simmered in milk with sugar and salt then baked slowly. After chilling and removing the crust, folded in candied ginger and half the whipped cream, the dish is served in sherbet glasses with ginger garnish.
Dinner Punch Mixes for Lemon Grapefruit Base
A refreshing juice blend combines the juice of two lemons and one grapefruit with cups of water and sweetener to taste. Variations include adding one cup of another fruit juice or a puree from peaches pears apricots bananas or berries for extra flavor.
Beef Grading Service Shows Rapid Growth in Canada
The Dominion Department of Agriculture notes beef graded for sale rose over 70 percent from April to May. In its first year the Beef Grading Service branded 1,199,357 pounds in April and 1,983,022 pounds in May with 1,333,247 pounds marked good blue and 649,775 pounds choice red. Provinces show rising demand, especially Ontario and Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Sea hazards shift as land risks rise
The New York World notes a paradox of safety: ships grow larger and safer reducing sea losses since 1895 to 1928, yet life on land grows more hazardous. Wireless, weather reports, and safer vessels cut sea tolls, while land dangers rise unnoticed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Aid for the blind must come from the state says federation leader
P E Layton president founder of the Canadian Federation of the Blind urged that government aid for sightless Canadians should come from the state not charities or institutions. He spoke at the federation's fourth conference in Montreal welcoming delegates from across Canada from Halifax to Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Layton
Canadian Federation of the Blind
Mr. Layton
Federation
Montreal
Canada
Halifax
Vancouver
Government seedling program shipped millions to Prairie Provinces
From 1901 to 1930 over 116000000 young trees were sent free to more than 100000 applicants in the Prairie Provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta by the Canadian Government Forest Service. Last year over 6000000 seedlings and cuttings were shipped. A note on science and culture appears with other items.
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Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Government
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Kruschen Salts Aimed at Health and Fat Reduction Claim
An advertisement extols Kruschen Salts as more than a laxative, asserting it rejuvenates internal organs with minerals. It urges daily half teaspoon doses with hot water before breakfast, linked to reduced fat and increased energy, and includes a testimonial about flesh loss.
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Mata
Northern Seaport Plans for Churchill Townsite
The Northern Seaport outlines a modern Churchill townsite with central heating, fireproof public buildings, semi-fireproof homes, boulevards, parks, and squares. Approved by Hon. Donald G. McKenzie, the plan provides 50 year leases with five year revisions and names streets after Canadian explorers and heroes.
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Churchill
Manitoba
Hudson Bay Railway
Donald G. McKenzie
Record Poultry Study and Notable Facts
Professor E A Lloyd of the University of British Columbia reports Rhode Island Reds in the university family have averaged over 100 eggs in their second year and may exceed 200 by fall, a world-record claim. Eight birds are in the family. Japan reports 37,000,000 postal savings depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Lloyd
University of British Columbia
Rhode Island
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Horace A. Bashore
York
Pennsylvania
St. Lawrence
Edmonton Industries
Historic Forum
Baby’s
Betty Barclay
Poles
Albert Einstein
French
Morocco
B.C. University
Rhode Island Reds
Gladys
Harry
Hugo Grotius
Japan
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
VU. C
Toronto, Ont
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