Global and local brief notes from world events
The article lists varied items from a finance committee approving a tax amendment, a disarmament conference planned for June, and British air force expansion. It also notes a fire at Delisle Sask causing grain loss, the death of John Duncan the telegrapher in Toronto, the Victoria Daily Times golden jubilee, Afrikaans Bible sales in Africa, and Soviet crop sowing reaching 98.2 percent with 228 328 000 acres seeded.
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Delisle
Sask
John Duncan
Toronto
Thomas Alva Edison
Victoria Daily Times
John Grant
Cassiar
Soviet
Russia
Societ Union
Domestic Timothy Seed Market Signals West Growth
The Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture notes Canada’s timothy seed supply lags behind demand, presenting opportunity for Western growers. Timothy yields 200 to 300 pounds per acre, with seed prices around six cents per pound for Grade No 1. Canada uses about ten million pounds annually. imports fell from nine million pounds pre-1931 to domestic production rising to five million in 1932 before dropping to about 2.7 million in 1933.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
United States
Melons Save Bank Notes From Fire Toasted Safe
A fire at the Constanti nople Law Courts damaged a safe holding about £5000. The cashier had placed two large melons in the safe, whose steam preserved the banknotes enough for the State Bank to accept them after the debris collapsed.
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Constantinople
Press appreciates British press says Lord Londonderry
The Lethbridge Herald quotes Lord Londonderry Secretary for Air praising the press as fair helpful sparing in criticism and generous in praise. He remarks the press deserves regard for its role in public affairs and its treatment of leaders.
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Lethbridge Herald
Lord Londonderry
Air
Ancestral Debt Haunts a Estate in Conversation
A haughty woman questions ancestors deeds, and the farmer Countess admits a grandfather mortgaged the estate that remains unpaid. The exchange centers on lingering financial burdens tied to family history and land ownership.
England poised for vast agricultural revival
England stands on the cusp of what may be the largest agricultural revival in five decades, signaling major changes for farming, land use, and rural industry.
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England
Canadian air mail plan aims for 200 mph transcontinental service
Squadron Leader A. T. Cowley proposed a future fast mail service from Calgary to Vancouver using aircraft over 200 miles per hour. The route would follow Regina, Lethbridge, and the Crow's Nest Pass, with a branch from Calgary to Lethbridge, pending better economic conditions.
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Oantlecrest
Montreal
Vancouver
A. T. Cowley
Calgary
Regina
Lethbridge
Crow's Nest Pass
Raining Gold Dust Reported Across Rural India
Seismic tremors in outlying districts stirred a shower of fine powdered gold dust. Scientists found the dust contained gold particles shed from deep rock fissures carried by air in clouds of dust over the countryside.
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India
Colourful jacket dress pattern with apple-green motifs
The pattern offers a black crepe silk jacket dress with apple-green motifs and an apple-green blouse. It notes easy styling and professional pleated blouse work, and lists suitable fabrics and sizes 36 to 48 inches bust. The pattern, Style No. 77, costs 20 cents, with 375 yards required for size 36 and 1 yard contrast.
Madame Curie and the Radium Age
A summary of Madame Curie spearheading radium research at the Radium Institute in Paris with Pierre Curie, the sources and price decline of radium, its longevity and uses in cancer treatment and industry, plus new pitchblende deposits in Canada and France reducing government staff.
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Madame Carie
Pierre Curie
Sorbornne
Paris
Curie
Madame Curie
Belgian Congo
Radium Institute
America
Canada
Great Bear Lake
Arctic Circle
How To Order Patterns Address in Winnipeg
Pattern order guide from Winnipeg newspaper union lists address at 175 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg. Pattern number field appears as blank. Name field present but not completed.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada designates Exchequer Court as Admiralty Court
The House of Commons gave third reading to a bill designating the Exchequer Court of Canada as an Admiralty Court. Sponsored by Justice Hugh Guthrie, the measure gives Canada control over admiralty proceedings and sets required regulations. The bill passed committee quickly and without opposition.
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Canada
House of Commons
Exchequer Court of
Exchequer Court
Dominions
Hugh Guthrie
Unenviable Record of Global Murders in 1932
A survey shows Holland with the lowest murder rate and Great Britain close behind while Chile records 2,913 murders in 1932 or 61 per 10,000, about one every three hours. The United States totals 10,617 murders, Belgium tops Europe in percentage with 186, Germany 1,223 total at 1.88 per 10,000, across nine countries totaling 16,108 murders.
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Holland
Great Britain
Chile
United States
Europe
Belgium
Germany
Panama Canal rates tied to British debt dispute noted
In discussing the Panama Canal, Arthur Brisbane argues Hearst papers protest Britain’s failure to pay US debts and suggest doubling canal rates. The Toronto Mail and Empire recalls the canal’s equal-rate treaty and British concessions enabling its construction. Rose growing under glass is mentioned as a growing industry.
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Arthur Brisbane
Hearst
Great Britain
United States
Panama Canal
Toronto Mail
Empire
Gospel According to Matthew Study Questions
A Sunday School lesson centered on Luke 1 33 and Micah 4 1 5 asks about the Gospel of Matthew including authorship tradition earliest life record language and dates audience purpose structure and major sections with questions on quotes Old Testament references and missing portions. The set probes Matthew's outline five discourses and how the material is arranged.
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Matthew
Christ
Jesus
Manitoba Announces New Fair Wage Schedule
Hon W R Clubb minister of public works and labor unveiled a provincial fair wage schedule applying to private and public works. Rates drop five to ten percent from last year in many trades. Effective June 15 after two months study by the fair wage board. Winnipeg area has one rate set within 30 miles, and another for the rest of the province. Stone masons face two rates 80 cents and 1 dollar per hour, down from 1.05 last year.
Silence in the Funeral Parlor Comedy Sketch
A telephone gag opens with a negro undertaker informing Rastus that his mother-in-law has died. Rastus asks for confirmation and suggests cremation to avoid risk, delivering a punchline about not taking chances. The dialogue relies on racial stereotypes for humor.
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Rastus
Austria curbs foreign car imports
Austria moves to discourage the import of foreign automobiles, signaling tighter controls and potential tariffs or restrictions aimed at boosting domestic vehicle production and sales. Local manufacturers may benefit as consumer choice shrinks and prices adjust amid new regulatory pressures.
Oxford Group at Banff North American House Party 1934
Members of the International Team of the Oxford Group led by Dr. Frank Buchman gather on the Banff Springs Hotel terrace during the North American House Party in Banff Alberta June 5 12 1934. The group includes participants from Ottawa New York Oxford Montreal and London among others.
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Oxford Group
Frank Buchman
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff
Alberta
Pleasanton
New York
Ella Lee
Edinburgh
H. A. Armitstead
London
Mary Ferrabye
Montreal
Ellen la Forde
Bishop Roots
Haakon
Richmond
Princess Risborough
R. R. Coush
Hamilton
Oxford
Nanton
Winnipeg
Bourdillon
Charles
Agricultural Notes on Preservation and Pests in Eastern Canada
Agricultural notes discuss freezing methods for foods, alfalfa quality, swede disease control, and rural farming data from the 1931 census. The piece covers dry ice refrigerant tests on ships, activ ated ice sterilization, and the silverfish pest in Ontario and Quebec. It also notes peat usage on golf courses, Caribbean mud enrichment, gypsy moth incursions, fish meal guarantees, and Canada’s potential independence from dried apricots. Soybean flour’s low starch content aids diabetic baking and adds nutrition.
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New England
Massachusetts
Canada
Dominion
Employment in Forest Industries 1926 30 Dominion
The Forest Service reports that from 1926 to 1930 wood cutting and lumber manufacture provided annual work for 244000 people if spread over the year, with an 250 million dollar wage bill and 42 percent of value added by manufacture.
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Dominion
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
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Boston
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Kathleen Lawrence
Howard Rose
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Edward Hill
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Mary Gaddie
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Kate Cross
Jack Smith
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