Happenings In Brief from World News and Economic Reports
Fifty constables were hired on the Northern Ireland border to curb cattle armung from the Irish Free State. The Prince of Wales agreed to lead the English Speaking Union of the British Empire. Poland will build twelve new warships for its navy including mine sweepers destroyers and submarines. Britain signals potential cessions of Bermuda in debt talks with the United States. A Lithuanian former premier, Augustine Waldemaras, was found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government and sentenced to 12 years hard labor. The Burrard Inlet bridge near Vancouver reopened after four years. England and Wales birth rates rose in the first four months of the year. May silver bullion exports more than doubled year over year, with gold bullion values up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustine Waldemaras
Lithuania
Inaugural Air Mail Service Connects Fort Chipewyan Fond du Lac
Edmonton officials report four annual trips on the new post office link between Fort Chipewyan and Fond du Lac at Lake Athabasca. Ottawa data shows Canadian Airways, Ltd. holds the mail contract for the four yearly runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Chipewyan
Fond du Lac
Lake Athabasca
Edmonton
Ottawa
Canadian Airways, Ltd
Prince of Wales Donates to Farm Schools Plan
The Prince of Wales gives 5000 dollars to the Child Emigration Society to fund farm schools in the Dominion for British children, including one in British Columbia. The society backs a 500000 dollar campaign to expand the scheme, already successful in Western Australia. Children stay five to six years at the schools. An estimate notes 25 million persons live in Punjab, India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Child Emigration Society
Dominion
Great Britain
British Columbia
Prince
the Society
Western Australia
Punjab
India
Youngest Bisley team member Brereton leads Canada clash
Sgt Don Brereton of Winnipeg Rifles becomes one of Canada's youngest Bisley marksmen at 19 to join a squad facing rivals from South Africa India Ceylon Australia and others. He trained since age 12 with the Winnipeg Cameron Highland cadets and has placed in Manitoba rifle competitions and the Dominion shoot at Connaught ranges Ottawa. Also chosen with him are Lieut Wayne Johnson Alberta and Sgt K Iddiole Calgary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Brereton
Manitoba
Bisley
Canada
South Africa
India
Ceylon
Australia
Winnipeg Rifles
Little Black Devils
Brereton
T. Rutherford
Winnipeg Cameron Highland Cadets
Jeroboam rises amid Solomon era turmoil and prophecy
Biblical lesson outlines Jeroboam's rise from Ephraim under Solomon, Ahijah's symbolic gesture tearing Solomon's garment, and the conditional promise of a lasting line if Jeroboam kept commands. It notes Jeroboam's eventual failure to fulfill the condition, ending his house in the next generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeroboam
Ephraim
Solomon
Jerusalem
Joseph
Manasseh
Ahijah
Shiloh
Samuel
Saul
Ezekiel
Zechariah
King
God
Israel
Macbeth
David
Ether's First Use in Surgery 1846 and Early Anesthetics
A historical overview notes the 1846 first public ether demonstration by William T. G. Morton at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. It credits earlier uses by Dr. C. W. Long and traces subsequent adoption, the impact on surgery, and early anesthetics including nitrous oxide, chloroform, etheryne, and acetylene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
William T. G. Morton
Morton
C. W. Long
Jefferson
Georgia
Humphry Davy
James G. Simpson
Thomas Nunnery
Revolutionary steam driven aeroplane hailed in Europe
The Brandon Sun reports a German inventor Huettner, Berlin power station chief, patents a steam turbine engine for aviation promising 270 mph for 60 hours non stop. The design, lighter than petrol engines and with no fire risk, could enable rapid Europe to Asia and Africa flights and swift transatlantic journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Far East
South Africa
Atlantic
South America
Huettner
Berlin
Brandon Sun
Mince Meat Cookies From A Week's Recipe
A historical recipe uses 9 ounce dry condensed mince meat with water and butter to form dough. Butter and brown sugar are creamed with molasses then egg folded in. Flour, soda, salt and ginger are sifted and added, then minced meat folded in. Drop spoonfuls on buttered sheets and bake about ten minutes at 375 degrees F for about four dozen cookies.
Spring Salad with Gelatin and Nut Nut Meats
Dissolve gelatin in warm water and add vinegar. Chill until slightly thickened, then add chopped nut meats and cucumber. Turn into a mold and chill until firm. Unmold on crisp lettuce and serve with mayonnaise. Serves 8.
Is Really Resting The High Heel Dance Debate
Dr H E Clybourne of Columbus, Ohio told the West Virginia Osteopathic Society that dancing in high-heeled slippers is a beneficial rest for the feet. He argued the change in muscular pull from high heels gives the feet a rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Osteopathic Society
H. E. Clybourne
Columbus, O
Enormous Funnels Shape New Cunarder 534 in Clydebank
In Clydebank Glasgow the new Cunarder 534 nears completion with funnel diameters around 30 feet and a forward funnel over 70 feet high. Wind tunnel tests and 30 model funnels guided final design as 140 ton rudder and vast bow fittings undergo assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clydebank
Glasgow
New York City
Holland Tube
Pennsylvania
R.R
East River
New York Central
Harlem River
60Th Street
Darlington
Agricultural Notes and World Crop Trends 1931 Update
Agricultural notes summarize oat feed suitability for pigs excluding oatdust, goat pleuropneumonia spread from Asia Minor to Greece since 1920, and annual recurrences through 1931. Canadian wheat ground April totals reach 4,866,637 bushels with mills reporting 96,795 daily capacity. April flour production hits 1,058,785 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Asia Minor
Canada
Honolulu professor leads youths on Mackenzie River voyage
English professor Journey To North Bayne Beauchamp will head a party of 11 Punhou school teens and four American boys on a 1000 mile summer expedition. They plan to build six boats at Athabaska Alberta then travel down the Mackenzie to Aklavik with an overland auto trip to Edmonton. The journey ends with a possible flight over the Divide to Nome Alaska or Valdez Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayne Beauchamp
Honolulu
Punhou School
Mackenzie River
Northwest Territories
sub-Arctic
Canada
Athabaska
Alta
Edmonton
Mackenzie
Aklavik
Divide
Nome Alaska
Valdez Island
Care Of Rubber Belting Maintenance Tip
A cheap and effective method to keep a rubber belt in good condition and prevent slippage is to apply 20 to 30 drops of vegetable castor oil weekly on a small belt or about one quarter to one half ounce on a main drive belt. Mineral oil should never be used on rubber belts. Most commercial belt dressings are unsuitable unless advised by the belting manufacturer. Leave rubber belts on the pulleys day and night in all weather.
Weather and jobs notes offer hints of warmth and growth
A grasshopper chirps only when temperatures rise above 62 degrees Fahrenheit, signaling warmer weather. The insect falls silent at colder temperatures. Belgium reports employment higher than the previous year.
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Ireand
Irish Free State
Union of
London
Warsaw
Shefield
English Steel Company
Britain
Bermuda
United States
Burrard Inlet
Vancouver
North Shore
England and
Wales
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Air Mail
Fond 4U Lac
Post Office
Denicotea
Beobt. Bimpson Co. Limited
the T. Eaton Co. Limited
Liggetts Drug Stores
Meadey's Cigar Store
C. G. Whebdbdy
Bethertora Dreg
Chaniler & Chantler, Ltd
Canadian Distributors
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
W N. U
Ogden
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ruth Rogers
Gordon H. Guest
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Ore Eee
Betty Barclay
Rowett Institute
Scotland
Rockefeller Foundation
Bahia
Brazil
North Africa
Algeria
Morocco
France
Italy
Fairbanks
Alaska
Kentucky
Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture
Trinidad
British West Indies
West Indian Tropical College
West
Belgium
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