World Happenings Briefly Told From Across the Globe
Export of Canadian cattle to the United Kingdom in 1933 will total 45 000 head, up from 37 834 last year. Alberta government's beer tax receipts through the gallonage tax reach 440 184 for 1981 per Charles Traunweiner, president of the Alberta Hotel Association. University of Alberta farm radio programs to extend to central and southern Alberta farm communities this winter. Dominion Bureau of Statistics says 246 000 Canadians have been reinstated in employment since April 1. In August 12 000 left unemployment to take gainful work. A diamond over 540 grams one of the world s largest found in Minas Geraes, valued at 780 000. British post office surplus about 53 960 000 for 1932 33. A White Paper published with this figure and other finances. Moscow announces tests of a new high speed rail car capable of 190 mph using ball bearings in a shallow trough. Western Canada business improves 15 per cent with J B Lauzon Winnipeg cattle exporter in Montreal to arrange export of western cattle to Great Britain. Rose Lynn teen William Koy Greenslade 16 nominated by Canada for RAF training at Halton England. After seven years in London, Hugh M Baker Alberta representative returns to Edmonton. Hews continue with Edmonton government inside service.
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United Kingdom
Alberta
Alberta Hotel Association
Charles Traunweiner
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Minas Geraes
Post Office Department
Moscow
William Koy Greenslade
Rose Lynn
Calgary
Royal Air Force School
Halton
Buckinghamshire
England
Empire
Hugh M. Baker
London
Edmonton
Ex-kaiser ready to return to Berlin says subjects should invite him
The ex-kaiser, now at Doorn, told Rev. L. Thomas in London he would go back to Berlin when his former subjects send for him. He noted the kaiser no longer values the Jews, claiming they behaved badly during the war despite initial friendliness described by the kaiserin.
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Doorn
Berlin
L. Thomas
London
Mr. Thomas
London Plans First Park Lane Penthouse For Mountbattons
London will see a two storey penthouse atop a new Park Lane apartment reserved for Lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten and their family. The project marks the city’s premier high rise residence for the noble family.
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London
Fashionable Park Lane
Lord
Louis Mountbattomn
Red Cross Air Ambulance Detachments Approved
A British Red Cross Society scheme for air ambulance detachments has been approved by the air ministry. Surrey and East Lancashire branches, both owning planes, have formed detachments and others are being enrolled. Members will be trained in first aid and loading stretcher cases into and from aircraft.
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Red Cross
British Red Cross Society
Air Ministry
Society
Surrey
East Lancashire
Worth Remembering Ruskin Warned Against Amusement
The text recalls John Ruskin urging people to avoid pursuing amusement as a sole aim. It stresses being ready to be amused yet warns that life without honest purpose or discipline may erode sincerity and integrity. The quotation emphasizes balance between leisure and meaningful effort.
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Ruskin
Adorable master dress pattern No 750 in navy crepe
Ruth Rogers Wiau describes a cost friendly master dress in light navy crinkly crepe silk with coin spots bright red on sleeves and neck bow. The cross bodice and slimming panel skirt pattern comes in sizes 16 to 46 inches bust with variations in fabric. Pattern costs 20 cents in stamps or coin and requires specific yardage for 39 and 35 inch fabrics.
Imported Dress Restored with Diamond Dyes
A reader recounts salvaging a once faded green dress using Diamond Dyes. The dyeing yielded an even, smooth finish without spotting or running, creating a fresh look at low cost. The writer notes successful tinting and dyeing with Diamond Dyes and shares ongoing satisfaction.
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Amer
Saskatchewan Relief J voluntary Relief Committee Organ ized For Present Season
The Saskatchewan Voluntary Rural Relief Committee is active to receive large contributions of fruits, vegetables, grain checks, clothing for distribution to less fortunate citizens in drought areas. The non-denominational committee lists W. W. Champ as chairman and includes several clergymen and community leaders. Last year’s results were satisfactory as crops failed in some districts, prompting extended relief efforts this season. The group has contacted churches, service clubs, and public bodies in over 200 towns and set Contribution Week for early October preceding Thanksgiving. They seek donations from across the province and from relations in British Columbia and Ontario, with cash used to buy wool and flannelette for garments. transportation firms offer free freight on carload shipments to relief areas, while shipments must be centralized through the Relief Commission.
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Juntary Relief
Saskatchewan Voluntary Rural Relief Committee
W. W. Champ
H.R. Horne
J’ Ro Peverett
British Columbia
Ontario
Dominion
Relief Commission
Want Prison Probe Calls for Independent Commission
A request by the Council for Social Service of the Church of England in Canada urges a thorough investigation of all period reformatories. The resolution, moved by Bishop J A Richardson of Fredericton, seeks a probe of Dominion provincial and local institutions and the overall system for handling delinquents and criminals.
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Council For Social Service
Church of England In
Canada
J. A. Richardson
Fredericton
Sunday School Lesson on Saul's Conversion and The Way
Sunday School devotional on Acts 9 verses 1-31 and 2 Corinthians 5 17 exploring Saul's journey to Damascus his commission to arrest Christians and his dramatic encounter with Jesus The lesson contrasts conscience light and faith noting Luther and Paul and highlighting the phrase I am Jesus whom thou persecutest with emphasis on the Way as a path of belief.
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Saul
Damascus
Jerusalem
Christ
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Nero
Jesus
Henry Drummond
Paul
Darius
God
David Smith
Martin Luther
Thuringian Forest
Luther
British Commonwealth Conference Ends at Toronto
In closing remarks at the first British Commonwealth Relations Conference in Toronto Hon. Newton W. Rowell praised the personal friendships and candid exchanges among participants. Sir Herbert Samuel thanked organizers and commended Canadian Affairs for becoming a powerful influencing force.
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Canadian Institute of Internation Affairs
British Commonwealth
League of Nations
Newton W. Rowell
Toronto
Rowell
Herbert Samuel
Neighbor Trades Rake for Roller in London Auction Tale
Brown asks to borrow Thompson's rake from a neighbor and offers access to Jones' roller. The piece notes a clock built by Daniel Quare, inventor of the repeating watch, selling in London for 1100 dollars, highlighting a quirky exchange and a valued antique sale.
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Brown
Thompson
Daniel Quare
London
England
Young Explorer Seeks Clues in Nubian Kings Tombs
Walter Emery, a British explorer working for the Egyptian Government, has three months to uncover writings in the tombs of a warrior race that ruled the Nubian Valley. The tombs will be submerged by the Assouan dam reservoir, leaving the origins of the so called kings a mystery. Emery believes discovering inscriptions could reveal the kings’ origins and solve a major historical puzzle.
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Britain
Egypt
Walter Emery
Kimberley Drive
Great Crosby
Liverpool
Alfred the Great
Rustra
Mr. Emery
Assouan Dam
Emery
London
Appeal to Canadian people to support social services
The Earl of Bessborough Governor General urges private philanthropy to sustain Canadian social services over the next twelve months. He warns economic insecurity threatens national strength and cites collective local action as essential to meet urgent needs and secure Canada's future.
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Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Prince of Wales
Red Card Punishment Proposed for Careless Drivers
Sault editor Jim Curran suggests a 30 day red warning card displayed on the vehicle of any motorist convicted of careless driving. The Toronto Labor Leader praises the idea as fitting punishment and proposes a card size of at least one foot square.
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Sault
Jim Curran
Sault Daily Star
Toronto
Jim
Lethbridge Herald
Guatemala Shifts Farm Work Back to Hand Labor
Report notes inexpensive wages drive a return to hand labor on Guatemalan farms as machinery use declines. The trend reflects broader labor cost pressures and shifts in agricultural practices affecting production and efficiency.
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Guatemala
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University of Alberta
J. B. Lauzon
Winnipeg
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Montreal
Great Britain
Ruth Rogers
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Pattern
Saskatchewan
Sayl
Damasc
Adom
Somone
GPC
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