Scotland Opens First Plant for Motor Fuels from Shale Oils
World happenings note Scotland operates its first plant for shale oil based motor fuels. Other items report BC mining output peaking in 1930, a Tokyo hospital fire rescue, France imports value up, British trade, and German protests over flights. Lindbergh's wife earns aviatrix status. 1930 world trade at 90 percent of 1929, Canada rubber footwear share, BC railway board vacancies under review, US tax collection on Canadian sales draws concern.
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Department of Agriculture
Manchester
Birkenhead
England
Paris
Charles A. Lindbergh
Canada
Germany
Province of
British Columbia
Board of Railway Commissioners
United States
Department of Commerce
Girl Guides Meet At Winnipeg Inaugural Council Session
Delegates from across Canada attended the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of the Girl Guides Association in Winnipeg. Fifty delegates heard reports on Guiding activities and growth. Mrs. H. D. Warren praised modern girls as honest and outspoken, capable of becoming fine citizens.
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Dominion of Canada
Canadian Council of the
Girl Guides’ Association
Winnipeg
Girl Guides
H. D. Warren
Girl Guides In
Canada
Women's Canadian Club
Mrs. Warren
Paint Found in England for Stealth Airplanes
A dark greenish paint discovered in England may render aircraft nearly invisible against clouds or under searchlight beams. The report notes its potential to cloak planes during night operations, signaling a breakthrough in stealth technology.
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England
Civic Auditorium planned for Winnipeg site on Memorial Boulevard
A civic auditorium with 9400 seating will be erected in Winnipeg at a cost of 1.5 million dollars if local financing is arranged. The plans show a Manitoba limestone building measuring 380 by 160 feet, fronting Memorial Boulevard between St. Marys Avenue and the university buildings.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Memorial Boulevard
St. Mary’s Avenue
Smart light navy dress pattern for spring and summer wear
Popular new pattern style for 190s fashion offers a light navy blue flat crepe silk dress with self fabric decorative sleeves and diagonal bodice detailing. Skirt features an inset front with inverted side plaits and stitched fullness. sizes 16 to 42 bust. fabrics include crepe silk and linen. price 25 cents.
Memorial For Desert Fighters Unveiled In Morocco
A commemorative ceremony in Vienet barracks marks the Foreign Legion centenary. The first stone of a memorial was laid in October, honoring the legion’s desert campaigns spanning Spain to the Sudan and World War I.
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Morocco
French Foreign Legion
Vienet
Foreign Legion
Spain
Algeria
Crimea
Italy
Mexico
Sudan
Russia
Balkans
Health education and social inertia in disease fight
Prof Roy Fraser told the Health Association of Greater Toronto that disease stems from cause and effect not divine will. He urged health education in schools, better doctor and teacher cooperation, and preventive measures to reduce social inertia and economic losses from disease.
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Roy Fraser
Community Health Association of Greater Toronto
Hart House
Fraser
National Character Old Kate Dies After 50 Years at Races
A famed British racecourse figure known as Old Kate, real name believed Mrs. McNeil, died aged about 85 after a long career selling race cards. Patronized by royalty and racing elite, she became a national character and received a public subscription fund with King’s support for her final days. The King thanked her for her 1928 illness concern.
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Kate
McNeil
Unexpected Results in London Garden Joke
A London girl receives a window flower box and seeds from her uncle and tends them faithfully. Months later he asks if she sowed and watered well and what grew. She replies a policeman emerged, turning the garden into a humorous misunderstanding.
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London
Honor Memory Of Wolfe At Bath England
The memory of General Wolfe was honored in Bath as Frederick Parker Burden, agent general for British Columbia, laid a laurel wreath on Wolfe’s mural tablet in the old Georgian house where Wolfe lived when he received his Quebec commission. A Royal Empire Society Bath luncheon followed with Burden as chief speaker, replacing G Howard Ferguson who was called to Geneva. "Isn't your little son sweet" prompts a reply about taking him to an oculist.
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Wolfe
Bath
England
Frederick Parker Burden
British Columbia
Que
Royal Empire Society
Mr. Burden
G. Howard Ferguson
Great Britain
Geneva
Adventures of YeAr In China Train Escape
A narrator and companions hide from Chinese bandits aboard a freight car by pushing tea chests aside and covering with straw. They hijack the engine, scattering assailants off the train as Jed Stone reveals himself and hints at a rescue plot involving Guy. The tale ends with a cliffhanger and a photo request for Captain Jimmy.
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Captain Jimmy
Scottie
Bandite
Fu Hsu
First Woman Wins Holmes Medal At McGill Medicine
Miss Katherine H. Dawson of Westmount Quebec earns Holmes gold medal for top aggregate in five year medicine course and tops final year bookers while chosen to deliver the valedictory address. Vancouver artist Thomas W Fripp dies at 67 after winters illness. born in London and trained at Royal Academy. moved to Canada in 1892 and painted BC landscapes.
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McGill
Thomas Fripp
Canadian Rockies
McGill University
Faculty of Medicine
Katherine H. Dawson
Westmount
Quebec
Holmes
Dawson
British Columbia
Thomas W. Fripp
Vancouver
London
England
Europe
Royal Academy
George Arthur Fripp, R.A
Canada
Forests as a Valuable Resource in Canada’s Dominion
The Forest Service of the Department of the Interior states that forests are the most profitable use for about one third of Canada’s land. It notes enduring wealth from forest land and emphasizes its continued value to the Dominion.
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Canada
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Dominion
American medical colleges graduate only about 200 women doctors
The article notes that American medical colleges graduate roughly 200 women physicians, highlighting gender disparities in the medical profession and the pace of change in enrollment and graduation of female doctors.
World’s End Forecast in a Million Years Predicts Delay
Sir James Jeans predicts the world will end in about a million years providing time for experts who forecast prosperity to materialize soon.
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James Jeans
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern No. Winnipeg Pattern orders available via the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. Address details provided for customers seeking specific pattern numbers and delivery information.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canada’s Forest Land Classified by Forest Service
The Forest Service of the Department of the Interior reports that 55 million acres of Canada’s domain are suitable for commercial forestry while 182 million acres are presently inaccessible or valued mainly for climate, water control, erosion prevention, or scenic appeal.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Romney Marsh Stays Free of Drunkenness for 12 Years
Romney Marsh England with about 3000 residents reports no drunkenness cases in twelve years marking an unusual local record and prompting officials to note order and civic behavior in the coastal village.
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Romney Marsh
England
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Taio
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Hell
Legion of the Lost
Britain
Bec
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Jed Stone
Jed
Guy
Jimmy
Star Building
Toronto
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
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Toronto, Ont
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