World Happenings Briefly Told
The piece surveys international and Canadian news from 1931. Topics include possible immigration limits for Canada into the United States, a British observer’s view of Britain before elections, a planned visit by Lord Jellicoe to Canada, predicted crop losses in Saskatchewan, preservation of early architecture in Canada, and paleontological finds in Quebec. It notes potential Ontario dog hunting restrictions, a push to empower Army and Navy Veterans of Canada in Parliament, and a medical iodine compound for X ray diagnostics in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Royal Canadian Institute
R. Arthur
Toronto
Ontario
Fish and Game Committee
Army and Navy Veterans of Canada
Association
Canada Gazette
Roland Hughes
Philadelph
Royal Society of Medicine
London
England
Contest Finds Girls Sleep Better and Wake Less
Dr. D. Laird of Colgate University told Ottawa that girls sleep better than men and feel peppier in the morning. An intercollegiate sleep contest between Colgate men and Skidmore women showed girls had less trouble falling asleep and woke fewer times, with fewer dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Laird
Colgate University
Ottawa
Colgateland
Skidmore
Jacket Dress Pattern Promises Comfort and Style
A fashion note highlights a wool crepe jacket suit with a tuck-in blouse, scalloped collar, and jabot frill. Style No. 623 fits sizes 16 through 42 with yardage details for a 36 bust, praising red white crepe silk and navy blue options and suggesting Spring readiness. A Fashion Magazine and pattern price are offered for purchase.
Local Fines in Cushendall for Sunday Game Shooting
Under Irish law of 1787 James Mc Ghee faced a £50 fine at Cushendall for shooting game on a Sunday. The text also includes unrelated quotes about intelligence and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGhee
Cushendall
Ireland
Parable of the Prodigal Son in Day School Lesson
The reading centers on Luke 15 and the prodigal son theme. Selfishness drives away from home toward ruin, then repentance and forgiveness by the loving father. The lesson cites Swan’s art and a pastor’s reflections on returning from sin.
Alberta Premier Predicts World Demand for Wheat
Premier J. E. Brownlee told the Alberta Association of Professional Engineers banquet in Edmonton that within five years a world clamor for Alberta wheat will rise as Russia retreats from the grain market. He warned Russia’s decline lowers living standards and urged optimistic economic expansion. Saskatchewan bronze turkeys win big at multiple shows with seven firsts and several other placing, while SaskPower plans a $400,000 Saskatoon plant expansion adding transmission lines but no new buildings.
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Russia
Alberta
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta Association of Professional Engineers
Edmonton
Brownlee
Saskatchewan Power Commission
Saskatoon
Bridge with Chantry Chapel on Calder River to be Relieved
The fourbridges crossing the Calder once carried heavy traffic between Leeds and Sheffield. A new bridge nearby will ease congestion while the old span remains with its historic chantry chapel. The chapel has served as a bacon factory, clothes shop, library, dairy, corn factor’s office, jail and, since 1842, a church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxeneras
Calder
England
Leeds
Sheffield
British Co-Operative Wholesale Society may enter Canada
Representatives of the Co-Operative Wholesale Society from Manchester met Hon. Robert Weir in Ottawa to discuss establishing Canada operations. They consider a western packing plant and potential food purchases from Canada, with HS. Arkel and J. M. King in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Co-Operative Wholesale Society
Manchester
England
Robert Weir
Britain
Canada
HS. Arkell
J. M. King
Canadian Livestock Co-Operatives
Walking machine tests shoe leather life at US Bureau lab
The US Bureau of Standards in Washington DC operates a walking machine that simulates long wear on shoe leather. In 24 hours the device equals months of real use as researchers observe leather’s response to intense stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US. Bureau of Standards
Washington, DC
Delegation May Bring Better Trade Relations
The Canadian trade delegation visit to Buenos Aires sparks favorable press reaction on closer Canada Argentine trade ties. Journalists suggest possible mutual marketing wheat agreement though no basis is set. Cordial talks this weekend with Argentine officials anticipate more business for both nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Coun
Canada
Motorist Narrowly Escapes After Train Collision
A Southern States driver survived a high speed yard engine crash with only minor cuts and bruises as the locomotive crushed the car wheels and dragged the wreckage 150 feet. He gathered spare parts and, with help from railroad workers, moved the damaged car to a vacant lot.
Branch Line Construction Progress in Canada 1930 Update
The 14 CN branch lines authorized in 1927 were completed by 1930 with $18,127,760.03 spent. In 1930 seventeen branches cost $13,292,718.96, with an estimated $3,750,000 for the current year. Inland waters hold much of Canada’s fresh water and support 20 fish varieties caught commercially across six provinces and the Yukon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.N.R
Canadian National Railways
House of Commons
R. J. Manion
Canada
Globe
Yukon Territory
Pimples Vanish With Perorine Dowd Facial Aid
Advert says buy two bottles at Perorine Dowd druggist wash away blackheads with a sprinkle on a face cloth. Claims satisfaction or money back.
Free Port Motion Defeated in Alberta Legislature
In a dreary session the Alberta legislature defeated the free port bid. George MacLachlan UFA Pembina offered an amendment favoring safe guarding western agricultural interests. W R Howson MLA Palmstone sought a free port for British goods for Alberta, but the motion failed. The approved amendment urged reciprocal trade with Great Britain and a parity for western agriculture via price stabilization or tariff analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sravey
George MacLachlan
UFA
Pembina
W. R Howson
Palmoneton
Port Churchill
Alberta
Mr. MacLachlan
Western
Canada
Unemployment Relief Needs Reform Say Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald reports that unemployment relief cannot continue as is and urges a businesslike system to support the jobless, warning the next winter may bring higher unemployment and urging preparation now. Morocco plans to develop coal and iron ore resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary Herald
Morocco
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Seewart
Toront
Tewart
Ceres
Congress
Britta
Rad the
Canadiens
China
Lord Jellicoe
British Empire Service League
Falla
Stern
Quebec
Viaduct Hill
Ander
Buen Humor
Madrid
Pape
R By
Annett
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
UL Son
Luke
Eament
James Reid
Swan
Tate Gallery
W. L. Watkinson
W. E. Sellers
Strasbourg
Sask
Yorktom
Moose Jaw
Pasmodic
British Wholesale Society
Norway
Milky Way of the Heavens
Free Port Motion
DE CN
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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