World Happenings Briefly Told
Migration from Great Britain to the Dominion is not being encouraged. Lord Milbank urged no delay to calling the Imperial Conference in Ottawa. Gold has been discovered in large quantities on the Homestake mine at Perry Creek East Kootenay. Sir Jona Glimour appointed to British cabinet committee for the Ottawa conference. Henry Heikkinen claimed bounty on skins of nine timber wolves. Canada touted for strong economic future. Miss Ethel Catherwood has moved to San Francisco until after the 1992 Olympic Games. Edward A McCourt declared Alberta Rhodes Scholar in Edmonton. Commercial failures in Canada fell in September from 1990. Railway rolling stock production in 1930 valued at nearly 105 million. Dame Rachel Crowdy praised League of Nations work in China-Japan controversy.
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Great Britain
Dominion
Hon
H. Thomas
Lord Milbank
House of Lords
Ottawa
Homestake
Perry Creek
East Kootenay
Nelson
Jona Glimour
Henry Heikkinen
Port Arthur
Canada
Cat Hanford MacNider
United States
New England Council
Bos
Dominions
Sunday Times
Ethel Catherwood
Saskatoon
San Francisco
Edward Alexander McCourt
Kitscoty
Alberta Rhodes
Selection Committee
Eld
Edmonton
McCourt
Osnare
Manitoba
Alberta
Rachel Crowdy
O.B.E
Vancouver
Orient
League of Nations
Drouth Resisting Grass Types May Aid Canada
Dr. C. McConkey of Ontario Agricultural College suggests new drought resistant grasses could greatly benefit Canada and the world. He proposes exploring hardy plant strains in Russia and Scandinavia and cites Empire Marketing Board findings in Bechuanaland of drought tolerant grass capable of withstanding a year without rainfall.
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C. McConkey
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Fanasia
Canada
Russia
Scandinava
McConkey
Empire Marketing Board
Bechuanaland
South Africa
Sitka Spruce Quality Described by Forest Service
The Forest Service notes Sitka spruce has long straight uniform fibers evenly distributed, yielding resonance rare in other woods. It is widely used for organ pipes piano soundboards and parts of stringed instruments. The text also oddly mentions prehistoric dragon wings and a nonsensical legal analogy.
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Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Canada
Drought Remedy Sought by Saskatchewan Conservation Commission
Saskatchewan's conservation and afforestation commission laid plans for an intensive drought study. Under Hon J F Bryant it accepted duties, formed committees on afforestation conservation soil drift and weather, and arranged expert help from the University of Saskatchewan and federal agencies.
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J. F Bryant
Bryant
Mr. Bryant
C. J. MacKenzie
University of Saskatchwan
W. D. Cowan
T. A Patrick
Yorkton
F. J. O'Leary
Regina
Wat. C. Buckle
Saskatchewan
Commission
Forestry Commission of
England
France
Sweden
Germany
United States
Ontario
Nebraska
Austr
Elimated
TC. Main
Canadian Pacifi Railway
Canada
A. W Mackintosh
Queens University
Frank J.D. Barajum
Montreal
Torgeson
Estevan
RW. Ashton
Moose Jaw Technical School
Z. M Hamilton
Buckle
Cowan
Dean Mackenzie
Col
O'Leary
Patrick
Norman Ross
Forestry
Federal
Department of ‘Agriculture
Dean A. M. Suaw
Agricultural College
Saskatoon
L . Kirk
Dominion
Swift Current
A. T. Alty
Mawdsley
University of Saskatchewan
Christmas Seal Sale Supports Tuberculosis Fight in Saskatchewan
The Christmas Seal sale funds tuberculosis prevention and education in Saskatchewan. The campaign highlights low provincial death rates, ongoing care for patients, and the need for continued public support during difficult times. Letters to residents promote one dollar sheets and seals as a humane, vital revenue source for examinations and preventive work.
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Saskatoon
Prince Allert
Dominion
Canada
Saskatchewan
Losis
Saskatche
Essie
Gskatchewan
Commission Calls For Public Input On Drought Policy
The Saskatchewan Commission on Conservation and Afforestation urges letters papers or reports from individuals bodies corporations colleges or universities to aid drought relief and future planning. Submissions should address research on the province’s dry periods and are to be sent to the Chairman at the Legislative Building Regina.
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Commission On Conservation and Afforestation
Legisl Tive
Regina
Sask
Salvation Army to Send Men to Devil's Island
General Edward Higgins announced The Salvation Army will send workers to Devil's Island, the French penal colony off Guiana, to work with prisoners serving life exile. He said the French Government has approved the plan.
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Salvation Army
Devil's Island
Guina
Edward Higgins
New Sutton Hospital Opens Debt Free
A new 250000 hospital in Sutton England opened with the notable claim of being entirely debt free. A tourist asks why the Tower of Pisa leans while a preoccupied plump lady remarks they would like to know if they only could.
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Sutton
England
Tower of
Pisa
Alberta Fish and Game names Burns president in Calgary meeting
A. P. Burns of Medicine Hat was unanimously chosen president of the Alberta Fish and Game Association at the Calgary convention. Norman Fraser of Edmonton was elected vice president and George M. Sprage of Edmonton secretary treasurer. The delegates set next year’s meeting for Lethbridge and discussed a one year armistice for ducks with a closed season urged to protect dwindling duck populations.
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A. P. Burns
Medicine Hat
Alperta
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Calgary
Burns
Frank L. Farley
Camrose
Norman Fraser
Edmonton
George M. Sprage
Lethbridge
Farley
Sunday School Lesson December Golden Text
Sunday School lesson notes include Golden Text from Second Timothy I have fought the good fight I have finished the race I have kept the faith plus Romans 15 22 29 2 Timothy 3 1 good words for study. The page repeats the December lesson theme and references scripture verses for reflection.
Paul Faces End with Devotion and Hopeful Departure
Charles Brown and Whittier reflect on Paul the Apostle's impending death as a supreme act of faith. The analysis compares Paul's departure to a ship setting sail and to classic poetic endings, urging believers to examine whether they have kept the track and followed God's light in their own lives.
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Paul
Timothy
Tennyson
F. B. Meyers
Apostle
Charles Brown
Whittier
Recipes For This Week From Betty Barelay
A mixed recipe note features a vanilla strawberry jelly cake method with four eggs four egg whites and yolks plus flour sugar and baking powder. Also included is a savory onion bacon butter tart filling and a Greenland Sea depth measure and a German scientific group solving an ancient puzzle.
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Greenland
Businessmen Optimistic as Advertising Agencies Report Morale Rise
Advertising executives say Canadian business morale is improving with executives ready to discuss campaigns for next year. Wheat price gains and higher demand give manufacturers confidence to plan, with Christmas trade expected to illuminate the outlook.
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J. J. Gibbons
J. J. Gibbons, Limited
H. H. Prittle
Toronto
A. McKim, Limited
Canada
James Fisher
Fisher
New Jasper Park Highway to Link Alberta with Pacific Coast
A new 18 mile section of highway will connect Jasper National Park to the British Columbia boundary, creating a route from Edmonton to Jasper and toward the Pacific Coast via Yellowhead Pass. The Dominion Government is advancing mountain highway work to connect Banff and Jasper, while BC considers completing gaps to Prince Rupert.
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Jasper Park
National Parks of Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Yellowhead Pass
Edmonton
Jasper National Park
Park
Prince Rupert
Buitis Columbia
Dominion
Banff
Jasper
Not Injured Steeplejack Finds Unbroken Watch
Howard Boles, a Toronto steeplejack, sat atop the St James Church spire to paint. His pocket watch slipped from his overalls, fell, and vanished, but later he found the watch intact on a greensward patch, ticking merrily with intact glass.
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Howard Boles
St. James’ Church
Toronto
Spoke Both Languages A Morning Post Contributor Meets Icelandic Girl
An American Morning Post contributor returning from Iceland meets a charming Icelandic girl who spent years in New York. They converse with humor about language. The scene ends with a witty exchange on language and understanding.
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Morning Post
Iceland
New York
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Brefly
Atchewan
Commission On
Fort Qu'Appelle
Pogland
Romans
Tmeidy
Betty Barelay
Esterd Park
der Brumme
Tim
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