World Happenings Briefly Told
The first Canadian navy pension recipient is Charles J. Hill who enlisted in 1911. The coronation of King Carlos II of Roumania is postponed to spring 1931. Queen Helen plans a long absence for a journey. The Fascist party reports Italy’s earthquake deaths at 1 475, down from 2 142. The Canadian Wheat Pool grows to 142 000 members. Soviet secret police crackdown ends hoarding in Russia with four executions. US firms’ inferior gasoline hurts Canadian refineries with job losses. Made in Manitoba publicity boosts provincial farm and factory products. Meridian Cabin reports 14 000 visitors to Saskatchewan parks, likely 20 000 by season end. Drumheller foresta chatter spurs a national park survey by Alberta authorities.
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Carlos II
Roumania
Helen
Fascist Party
Italy
Canadian Wheat Pool
Gillis Percell
Russia
United States
Toronto
Winnipeg Industrial Development Bureau
Meridian Cabin
Prince Albert National Park
Saskatchewan
Drumheller
Alberta
Drumheller Town
Canadian Cheese Grading Shows Highest First Grade Rate
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa reports steady quality gains in cheese over seven years of grading. In 1929 the new mark was 93.1 percent graded first grade, indicating improved standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Department
Saskatoon Promotes Technical College for 1000 Students
A new technical college in Saskatoon will promote technical education and provide accommodation for about a thousand students. London plans a children’s museum housing toys and clothes of children of all ages and races. Excavations reveal ruins of streets shops and villas in ancient Carthage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
London
Carthage
Fragmentary quoted exchange from Hamburg humor
A damaged OCR line presents a playful exchange about swimming with a son or daughter-in-law, featuring a mother-in-law learning to swim and a line of dialogue ending with a dash and a name. The fragment suggests humorous social humor rather than a full news story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hummel
Hamburg
Memorial for Ben Eielson to be $100,000 aeronautical building
Alaska's memorial to pioneer aviator Col. Ben Eielson will be a $100,000 aeronautical engineering building at the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines. The fund drive is led by Alaska American Legion posts led by Fairbanks Post No. 11's Dorman Baker.
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Alaska
Col
Ben Eielson
Alaska Agricultural College
School of Mines
American Legion Posts of
Dorman Baker
Eielson
Earl Borland
Nanuk
Western Fish Hatcheries Distribute Whitefish Fry Rise 28 Percent
The Prairie Provinces hatcheries of the fish culture division distributed 217,114,000 whitefish fry in 1930, over 28 per cent more than 1929. Fry were released in the free swimming stage in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta waters. Four western hatcheries handled the distribution Gull Harbor Winnipegosis Fort Qu Appelle and Lesser Slave Lake.
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Prairie Provinces
Fish Culture Division
Dominion Department of Fisheries
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Gull Harbor
Man
Winnipegosis
Fort Qu’Appelle
Sask
Lesser Slave Lake
Rust Resistant Wheat Grown Near Yorkton Saskatchewan
Henry Beck of Yorkton area grows new hard spring wheat variety named Hope on his farm. Beck, Dunlop Ltd. manager, notes rust immunity claims by originator Edgar S. McFadden and Farmers' Seed and Nursery Co. Others report minimal rust impact on Beck's patch and expect yields around thirty bushels or more.
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Henry Beck
Yorkton
Sask
Beck
Dunlops, Ltd
Hope
Edgar S. McFadden
Farmers’ Seed and Nursery Company
Fairbault
Minnesota
Clay Industry Pamphlets Promote Brick Construction in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Department of Railways Labor and Industries issued three pamphlets to promote brick construction and compare costs with frame dwellings. Copies are available on application. titles are The Advantages of Brick Construction The Economy of Brick and Hollow Tile Farm Buildings.
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Saskatchewan
Provincial Department of Railways, Labor and Industries
Printed linen bolero frock in sailor tones for summer wear
A linen bolero frock features white handkerchief linen bodice with blue linen capes and cuffs, belt at the waist, and box-plaited skirt. Paris showcases this model in sizes 14 to 20 years with options in tub silk shantung printed pique and cotton tweed. pattern No. 2557 costs 25 cents.
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Paris
Wheat Stem Sawfly menace survey and trap crops
Entomologists warn the Wheat Stem Sawfly threatens Western Canada from Manitoba to Alberta and Saskatchewan. They urge wheat growers to plant trap crops around field edges, especially oats or permanent brome grass strips eight to ten feet wide, to minimize damage.
Boys Sail Yacht Adventure Ends With Rescue Off Southend
Two London boys aged twelve and thirteen slipped from Hornsey, loaded bread and water, and sailed the racing yacht Nomad from Leigh to Dover. The venture failed as the yacht drifted all night in the Thames estuary, narrowly avoiding ships, before boatmen and Major W. J. Edwards of the Essex Yacht Club intervened and towed the vessel to Southend.
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London
England
Hornsey
Southend
Nomad
Leigh
Dover
Thames
Sheerness
W. J. Edwards
The
Essex Yacht Club
Sawfly Damage Expected to Grow in Wheat Crops
The article warns that losses from sawfly damage will steadily rise. Cutting on the green side can save some affected crops before stems are cut, but this only postpones reduction in grain grade. A permanent trap of brome grass is advised, and growers should identify damaged fields this fall to prepare for next year with guidance from universities and government agriculture departments.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Rockies
Dominion Experimental Farms
Government Departments of Agriculture
Guard Against Thefts At Buckingham Palace Art Treasures
The London Daily Herald notes extra precautions to prevent further art thefts from Buckingham Palace after several recent incidents. It cites America as the main market for stolen pictures and mentions ongoing security concerns. Additionally, some southwestern cacti continue to bear fruit despite three years of extreme drought.
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London Daily Herald
Buckingham Palace
America
Manitoba area mapped by Dominion survey notes
The area of Manitoba is 251 232 square miles per Dominion Government data. The Topographical Survey has issued thirteen National Topographic Map sheets for the province, each covering about six thousand square miles. Denmark has abolished the death penalty for crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Department of the Interior
National Topographic Map of Canada
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Pattern No
Winnipeg pattern order guide lists address and reference for pattern orders at the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 175 McDermot Ave. The entry specifies pattern number details for customers seeking mail or in person requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Also Mentioned on This Page
University OF Manitoba
BRA
RS Lee
Manitor
LAW Schinot
W. J. Spence
Recidtrar University of Manitoba
Winnicea
Charles J. Hill
Technical School For
Rive
Western Fish Hatcheries
Annebelle Worthington
Von
RC. Wallace
RB. Gunn
Fairfield
John Mackayy
Prin. Man
Tobe Corfege
Neri Pes
David Watt
Sirtie
BRO
Joseph Fink
Prine Provencher School
St Bonface
MRS
Naughton Sosteroon
We Rose
Amon Prairie Provinces
Canadian National & Rural
H. G. L. Strange
Agricultural Research Department
Searle Grain Company, Limited
C . T. Scott
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
Denmark
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