A Call To Service Across Canada and United States
National campaigns in Canada and the United States mobilize to raise funds and supplies for millions lacking work and basics. Prime Minister appeals to all citizens and organizations to adopt neighbors, support relief, and curb public debt while fostering a wartime spirit of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Hoover
Red Cross
Bennett
House of Commons
United Forces
Governanta
Halifax
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Vatican gallery to house vast world painting collection
A new gallery at the Vatican will assemble a premier collection spanning Byzantine to 18th century works. The space covers over 9,000 square yards with six salons for major art schools and two galleries dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Debt shadows the hope in prosperous Canada
A rural meeting speaker notes debts burden households even in times of plenty. With food plentiful and small earnings streams, families cut expenses to the bone, yet mounting interest keeps debt growing. The Regina Leader Post signals a moral concern over unsustainable borrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Regina Leader-Post
Indian leaders to tour Canada under national council
National Council of Education officials announced in Ottawa that leaders from India in various life spheres will visit Canada. Lecture tours will be arranged with speakers appearing in major centers across the Dominion to inform Canadians about the Indian situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
National Council of Education
Council
Ottawa
Dominion
Preservation effort preserves historic Battlefeld Bannockburn site
The national committee formed last year to raise funds for preserving 58 acres of the Battlefeld Bannockburn near Borestone announces it has acquired the property. A high overlook grants a broad view, suggesting the site is being safeguarded for posterity and tied to local heritage.
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Battefeld Bannockburn
Scotland
National Committee
Borestone
Dominion Wins Aviation Jurisdiction Battle
Privy Council allows Dominion appeal against Supreme Court ruling on aviation powers. Provinces retain authority over internal aviation within their borders while Dominion governs international air affairs and activities it engages in. The decision also upholds the validity of Dominion aeronautical laws challenged by provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judicial Committee of
The
Privy Council
Dominion Government of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Canada
Supreme Court
Dominion
Supreme Tribunal
Diamond Dyes Restore Garment With Smooth Even Color
Mrs RF of Quebec shares how Diamond Dyes revived a worn green imported dress turning it vibrant again. She reports using Diamond Dyes for tinting and dyeing with no failures and notes the color stays even without spotting or uneven patches.
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Quebec
Pacific Relations Meet in Shanghai Fourth Pienma Conference
The fourth Pienma conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations, a non official forum for international issues, convened in Shanghai. It marked the first China meeting after two in Hawaii and Kyoto Japan with full delegations from Japan and China. Dr Hushih, Chinese poet and cultural leader, urged that enlightened Japanese and Chinese members can seek constructive outcomes despite Sino Japanese tensions in Manchuria.
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Institute of Pacific Relations
Shanghai
China
Hawaii
Kyoto
Japan
Manchuria
Hushih
Gift shipment of plums to Mussolini from Nelson BC
A Nelson British Columbia orchard will send a gift shipment of plums to Benito Mussolini Italy's premier aboard the SS California. The fruit is a gift from G Mafio of Nelson. Empire Shipping Company notes many gifts reach Il Duce from fascists in British Columbia Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Nelson
B.C
Italy
California
Benito Mussolni
Empire Shipping Company
G. Mafio
Mafio
Il Duce Express Company
British Columbi
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy promises relief and peace
Dread of asthma haunts sufferers with nightly attacks and constant worry. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is advertised to provide immediate relief and ward off future attacks, leaving the user in peace and happiness. Inexpensive and sold almost everywhere.
Canada’s Boat Industry Expands Across Canada
The small boat sector has grown 30 percent in establishments and 88 percent in value over five years. Peterborough, Ontario, centers production, turning out about 25 percent of crafts valued around 600,290 dollars, with Canada total around 2,000,000 dollars.
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Peterborough
Ont
Canada
Kruschen Salts Promoted For Nerve Pain Relief
An 19th century note describes acute neuritis in the shoulder from exposure and claims Kruschen Salts eased pain by warming the afflicted parts and purging impurities in the blood. The sponsor asserts the remedy cleanses the body and restores health, recommending daily morning use.
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Braschen
Population growth and future pressures in Great Britain
Census figures show England and Wales at about 40 million, with Scotland near 5 million, totaling around 45 million for Great Britain. Growth of 2 million per decade could push England and Wales to about 80 million by 2031, with density potentially 1300 per square mile and severe strain on support systems.
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England
Wales
Scotland
Great Britain
Victoria
Europe
Daily Herald
London
Seaplane Tested for Submarine Carrying Role
The United States Navy tests a modular seaplane that can be taken apart and stored in a tube in three minutes to carry one submarine. England has already adopted a submarine aeroplane. Floods in Burma have turned goldfish farming into a $1,000,000 industry as food shortages rise.
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United States Navy
England
Burma
Insurance firms' hail business collapses in western Canada
Figures for 1931 show premiums and losses for hail insurance firms in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba dropping sharply to about one sixth of 1930. The Regina Leader Post cites H H Campkin noting many firms may withdraw from Alberta amid heavy losses and sustained shrinking premiums across the three prairie provinces.
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Hall Insurance
Western
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Regina
H. H. Campkin
Hail Underwriters’ Association
Alberta
Campkin
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Notre Dame de Rouen cleaned by vacuum after dust removal
Notre Dame de Rouen in Normandy underwent a full cleaning using camera scaffolding and rolling platforms. Five tons of dust were removed from the cathedral as cleaners washed stone saints and kings on the west front and uncovered four forgotten biblical paintings in a tower. The operation suggests similar cleaning of other cathedrals with rose windows and stained glass.
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Notre Dame de Rouen
Normandy
Manitoba Keeps Six Provincial Highways Open for Winter Traffic
Six Manitoba trunk highways are designated by the Good Roads Branch to stay open through the 1932 winter season. Routes include Winnipeg to the western boundary via Portage la Prairie MacGregor Carberry and Brandon. Also Winnipeg to Stonewall Winnipeg Beach Winnipeg to White Mouth Winnipeg to St Anne and Winnipeg to Emerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Government
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
MacGregor
Carberry
Brandon
Stonewall
Winnipeg Beach
Whitemouth
St. Anne
Emerson
Trade delegation proposes New Zealand Fiji visit by Canadian manufacturers
F C Brown of the Canadian Manufacturers Association BC division suggests a 30 to 40 member trade delegation from Canada visit New Zealand and Fiji to promote business between the three nations.
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New Zealand
Dominion
Fiji
Canada
F.C. Brown
Canadian ‘Manufacturers’ Association
Thirst For Knowledge Drives Two Children To Trapping School
Two young siblings aged seven and nine endured harsh winters near Hudson Bay to attend a mobile school car. Their mother died and their father trapped, yet the boys slept in a tent amid five feet of snow and pressed on daily during the five school days each month. Even at fifty degrees below zero they did not miss a day, as Dr. J. H. MacDougall noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
J. H. MacDougall
Department of Education
National League of Compulsory Education
David
Arthur Clement
Hudson Bay
MacDougall
Outwitting Payroll Bandit and Other Odds and Ends
A Buenos Aires business moves payrolls in a strong-box on a slow vehicle to deter thieves. Robbers must retreat at a steam-roller pace after capture. A high-bicycle race occurred at Herne Hill England. A collapsible fabric trunk for automobiles has been introduced.
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Buenos Aires
Herne Hill
England
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Hope
Charity Jenkins
Guiana
Can
Ada
Sta
Atents
India
Reding
Aviation
Pacific Relations
Mussolini
Sreenin
Kreschen
Tne
Dr. Thoma
Sales Cola
John
Mme Ei Batevar
Montana
J. J
Mother Graves
N. Lynch
Miles City
Central States
Estes
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