World Happenings Briefly Told
Vancouver Province reports McGregor won the gold for best editorial in a Canadian daily paper. Immigration to Canada in June rose 18 052 from 17 191 year ago an increase of 48 percent per government statement. The U S will push for a moderate naval program after Geneva talks failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D A. McGregor
Vancouver Province
Vancouver, LC
Penepepere Gesting
Confederation
Ita
Canada
Department of Immigration
Ontario Grain Pool Membership Grows Fast
J O Daley of Manitoba Co operative Wheat Producers Ltd reports rapid Ontario pool growth from 7500 to about 9000 members after Toronto trip. He notes strong demand and five year contracts for wheat barley and oats, with expansion beyond organized areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Daley
Manitoba Co-operative Wheat Producers Ltd
Toronto
Ontario Grain Pool
Mr. Daley
Farmers of
Ontario
Userr Pool
Alberta Beavers Trapping Ban Continues North of Township 69
Alberta’s Game Branch announces no beaver trapping north of Township 69 for the coming season with the 20 year closed season to continue due to declining beaver supply. South of Township 69 permits will be issued as usual where damage to farms by local colonies is found to be warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Provincial Game Branch
Alberta
Township 69
Mechanical Age But Slippery Field of Weight and Flight
On Long Island a man flew in a 290 pound plane at 70 miles per hour with a 25 horse power engine. A heavier machine with 23 horses power can also fly at 70 mph and carry more than its weight. Never stand on dignity as the world is slippery. A field has been known to hold five thousand times its weight in its jaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Liseir
National Scottish Games and Music Festival in Canada
Highland Festival under the Prince of Wales patronage will be held September 3 to 5 in the Canadian Rockies. Seventeen Canadian regiments will send pipers for the trophy donated by E W Beatty of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Renowned Scots artists and singers will attend, with performers including Davidson Thomson Ruth Matheson J Campbell Mcinnes and Jeanne Dusseau. Indigenous tribes and their native costumes will share the event with Highlanders from Scotland. A CP rail booklet promoting the festival is available through ticket agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Canada
Canadian Pacific Rockies
E W Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dominion
Davidson Thomson
Ruth Matheson
J. Campbell Mcinnes
Jeanne Dusseau
Rockies
Highlanders of
Scotland
Mystery Seaplane At Calshot Tests For Schneider Cup
A rare tour of Calshot air station granted to British press reveals seven seaplanes being tested for the Schneider Cup in Italy. American and other national journalists were barred, and speed results remain secret. Rumors put Napier 85 at 212 mph but accuracy could not be confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calshot
England
Italy
Britain
Firestone Officials Announce Hamilton Plant Addition
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Canada officials shown at a Hamilton plant event include W. A Pope, H Forwmnan, Russell T. Kelley, S. 8S DuMoulin, C. A Meters, Leonard Firestone, Harvey S. Firestone, Earl W. BeSaw. Mr Firestone announced an important addition to the Hamilton plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A Pope
H. Forwmnan
Russell T. Kelley
S. 8S DuMoulin
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of Canada, Limited
C. A Meters
Leonard
Firestone
Harvey S. Firestone
Fire Stone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Earl W. BeSaw
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company of
Canada
Mr. Firestone
Hamilton
Firestone Plant to Be Enlarged Shortly in Hamilton
Harvey S. Firestone and his son Leonard visit Hamilton during Jubilee Week. Firestone announces a 25 percent capacity increase at the local plant, likely adding 200 to 300 workers. The plant operates around the clock, with an annual payroll of about $1.5 million, and tenders will be invited for the new construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone
Mr. Firestone
Hamilton
Canada
Firestone Company
Meyers
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper
Pattern order guide from Winnipeg union listing Pattern No Size and Name at 175 McDermot Ave. Instructions terse and form oriented for readers seeking pattern requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
United States Faces Grave Situation Warned By Expert
Dr Henry C Taylor of Northwestern University says agriculture is at a low ebb in the United States with a possible food shortage if trends continue. The report notes farmers share of national income fell to 9.7 pct in 1926, 31,000,000 acres left farmland 1920 to 1925, and 444 farm bankruptcies daily in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry C. Taylor
Institute For Research of Land Economics
Northwestern University
Taylor
Alberta Oil Field Wealth Reported From Turner Valley
Provincial reports confirm two strikes in Turner Valley with Dalhousie No 5 testing about 42 Beaume at 3 325 feet and Regent well reaching about 60 Beaume at 2 360 feet indicating strong crude flow and wider field potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Turner Valley
Dalhousie No. 5
Regent
A Labrador Knight Wilfred Grenfell Wins His Spurs
The Vancouver Province profile praises Wilfred T. Grenfell as Labrador’s knight who has spent decades battling disease loneliness and winter tyranny on the coast. He is credited with rescuing damsels, righting wrongs, and easing suffering, recently honored by the Knightly Order of St Michael and St George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Labrador
King Winter
North
Order of St. Michael and St. George
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Vancouver Province
Sun to Shine 150 Billion Years, Says Nordmann
French scientist Charles Nordmann asserts the sun will continue to provide heat and light for 150 billion years. The estimate follows a new understanding of solar construction that replaces the old 10 million year burnout theory and aligns geology with astronomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nordmann
Alam
Nordmann
Britishers For Prairies Say Canada Colonization Moves
T. O. F. Herzer, manager of the Canada Colonization Association, announced that 7407th Country families have been placed to the Prairie Provinces this year and that $00 other families will arrive before year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. F. Herzer
Canada Colonization Association
Prairie Provinces
May 1927 Naphtha Production in Turner Valley Alberta
Alberta May 1927 naphtha output totaled 22 825 barrels from the Turner Valley field as reported in the Metallurgical Bulletin. Royalite No 4 contributed 38 693 barrels, Royalite Nos 1 2 and 3 supplied 757 barrels, and other producing wells sold 3 385 barrels. Maltese dogs, once common in Victorian times, are no longer found on Malta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Valley
Metallurgical Bulletin
Boston Woman Sells Century Old Home Deed Tied to Mother Goose Tale
A Boston sale revived the tale of Mother Goose through Miss Mary L. Eliot’s collection. The yellow deed records a 17th century home stead sale to Vergoose family members. Elizabeth Foster Vergoose inspired jingles and rhymes that led to the 1719 publication of Mother Goose Rhymes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mother Goose
Mother Hubbard
King Cole
Miss Muffet
Germans Return To Military Splendor and Gold Lace
The German Defense Minister decrees brighter uniforms with gold lace and gaudy trimmings for the Reichswehr. The move aims to restore imperial style without full revival of drab field gray, citing contrasts with other nations. Officers favor fewer changes though the stiff collar remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichswehr
Defense Minister
Fatherland
Surplus War Stock Cleared Up After Armistice
British government and the War Liquidity Board completed sale of surplus war stock valued near 3.5 billion dollars. Items ranged from pins to a 35 million dollar motor plant with aero planes selling slowly. Poison gas cartridges were dumped at sea, totaling 25 million dollars. Rail lines in Belgium Greece and Palestine were disposed of. Also noted was a locked eagle killed by coyotes in Killdeer North Dakota after trap lines stretched 150 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Lyon
London
Department of Commerce
Washington
Belgium
Greece
Palestine
War Liquidation Board
Killdeer
North Dakota
Mouse Jaw to Oshkosh Says Across the Border
A reader observes jokes about Canadian elisions aboard a CPUU train. A playful exchange unfolds with a border visitor quipping Oshkosh as the reply to where someone lives. The scene blends light humor with social banter amid a travel setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
CPUU
Oshkosh
Decline in Canadian butter exports sparks call for action
Butter exports from Canada fell sharply in the year ending June 1927 to 97,732 cwt from 224,904 cwt a year earlier, with value dropping to 3,331,466 from 8,518,423. Cheese shipments rose versus 1925, prompting officials to push measures to popularize butter in the United Kingdom and restore Canada’s market influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
United Kingdom
South African Flag Debate Deepens Power Struggle
The dispute over the new flag design rages as Hertwog offers to enlarge the shield to win assent, a plan rejected by General Smuts who insists on a flag reflecting South Africa’s shared history. Natal leaders warn against conceding, urging a referendum and national flag by broad consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertwog
J. C. Smuts
South Africa
Natal
General Smuts
Cure Tested on Condemned Cattle in Portland Clinic
Ten cows condemned for advanced tuberculosis were selected to test Dr. George Kirkpatrick's cure. Three slaughtered cows were opened and declared free of disease and fit for humans by U S inspector Dr A J Dinze, marking the Portland clinic's climax to the official test backed by the city health bureau and research groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George Kirkpatrick
Portland
A. J. Dinze
City Health Bureau
Final Buffalo Shipment Sets Record at Wainwright Park
The last 218 buffalo left Wainwright Park bringing this season's total to 1949 moved to a northern home. Over three years shipments have reached 5585 head with only six failing the long trip despite rail and water transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wainwright Park
Wainwright
Soldier settlers show strong turnout at World Poultry Congress
Soldiers settlers were prominent exhibitors at the World Poultry Congress. Robert Forke, minister in charge of the soldier settlement board, says at least ten soldier settlers from British Columbia exhibited. Several have proven highly successful in poultry farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Forke
Soldier Settlement Board
Province of
British Columbia
Sleep Talk Cure Mentioned in Quip by Wife
A humorous exchange features a wife asking for a remedy to stop her husband from talking in his sleep. The line playfully wonders if something could calm his talking, reflecting domestic banter.
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Council of the World Federation of Education Associations
David Lloyd George
Westminster Gazette
Llangolien
Wales
Kronau
Saskatchewan
Post Office Department
Post Office
Sons of England Benefit Society
Ottawa
Coolidge
Wilbur
Navy
Highland Musical Festival
Bent
Firestone Officials
Tire Corporation
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company of Canada. Limited
Canadian Firestone Company
Canadian Firestone
Tajo
Henry Taylor
Germany
Palm Beach
Oregon
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