Fear and Disarmament Urged Amid Global Turmoil
A Canadian piece argues fear drives worldwide persecution and wars. It condemns autocrat regimes in Germany, Russia, and Japan, notes religious and racial tensions in India and Europe, and urges Canada to lead in disarmament and repudiation of old enmities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Russia
Lenin
Europe
Japan
China
League of Nations
Germany
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Canadian Hardwood Flooring Firms Turn Million Dollar Profit
In 1931 twenty six Canadian firms manufactured hardwood flooring with raw materials costing 2 497 3 and finished product valued at 4 589 716. A year's refuse from London houses would cover 33 acres to nine feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
London
U S Leads In Apple Production and Niger Stamp Sale
Apple orchards cover 7.14 million acres with annual output of 550 million bushels. The United States produces about 35 percent of the world total, while Canada accounts for 2.4 percent. Four Niger stamps with 25 cent face value each raised 900 dollars in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
London
England
Aged Skater Champion Of Wellington Captivates Town
Joseph F. Arsenault of Wellington PEI, aged 93, is hailed as the world’s champion aged skater after years of daily exhibitions. His vigor mirrors youth as he recalls school commutes on ice near Cascumpe, and he plans to continue skating through the 7 remaining years toward the century mark. The article also details Great Lakes fish yields from 1918 to 1931, noting Lake Erie as the top producer and outlining relative performance of Lakes Michigan Huron Superior and Ontario with annual catches.
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Joseph F. Arsenault
Wellington
Prince Edward Island
Arsenault
Cascumpec
Great Lakes
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau
Five Great Lakes
Lake of the Woods
Rainy Lake
Namagan Lake
Detroit River
St. Clair River
Lake St. Clair
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Lake Ontario
Diamond Dyes Ad Helps Neighbors Stretch Wardrobe
A theatre worker explains how she uses Diamond Dyes to refresh dresses and stockings, stretching scant funds. Neighbors praise the dye for easy use and the appearance of many new items from a slender wardrobe. It’s touted as the world’s most popular dye.
London Chronicle from 1797 found in Saskatchewan
Inspector George Binning of the RCMP Swift Current recovered a June 24 27 1797 issue of the St James Chronicle from London. The front page shows King George IV’s crest and royal notes about the queen and princesses, plus an Irish state lottery announcement and a speech by President Adams to the U.S. Congress dated May 16 1797.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
George Binning
R.C.M.P
Swift Current
London
St. James Chronicle
George IV
Adams
United States Congress
Grand National Race At Aintree Threatened By Difficult Course
The Grand National at Aintree near Liverpool is the hardest horse race with four and a half miles of running and 30 fences. Between 40 and 60 horses start while crowds of 200 000 to 300 000 watch. Few finish as only 73 of 398 horses reached the judges stand in the 1920s decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aintree
England
Liverpool
Christie Brown Bakery Reports Record February Sales
Christie Brown and Company Limited of Winnipeg unveils the most modern bakery in the West built at over one million dollars eighteen months ago. February 1933 marks the biggest month in the bakery’s history with rising production across all departments due to new affordable fancy lines and daily Winnipeg to Vancouver Island deliveries boosting sales and setting new high records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie, Brown & Company, Limited
Winnipeg
Vancouver Island
Game Birds For Saskatchewan Population Boost From North Dakota
Saskatchewan’s wild bird life gained 1500 pheasants arriving from North Dakota in exchange for pickerel eggs sent to North Dakota. Major John Barnett says 400 to 500 will stay at Moose Jaw wild animal park to form a hatchery nucleus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
North Dakota
Game
Jack Fish Lake
John Barnett
Moose Jaw
Purvis to Compile Canada’s Book of Remembrance in Ink and Vellum
Grant Dexter reports Purvis of London Ontario will handwrite the Book of Remembrance listing 68000 Canadians killed in the Great War. It will take five years, use imperishable ink on fine vellum, bound in linen and morocco leather, then placed in a memorial chamber under the bells of Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Dexter
Regina Leader-Post
Ottawa
Purvis
London
Ontario
Canada
France
Not Recognizing Defeat Railways invest heavily despite losses
The British railways face heavy hits yet cling to the John Bull habit of not admitting defeat. The Southern Railway spends 13,000,000 pounds on docks at Southampton while the Great Western orders 4,000 freight cars for 5,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Railways
Southern Railway
Southampton
Great Western
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Henry Ranch
Muriel Lake
Alta
Tae T Miers
Old London
St. James
N. U
Christie Brown
Winnipeg Bakery
Tokyo
Xie
Edwardsburg
THE
Canada Starch CO
Mont
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