World Happenings Briefly Told
The Rothesay dock on the Clyde closes temporarily due to shipbuilding decline. Canadian Pacific Railway withholds dividend on common stock for the first six months of 1932. Scotland plans 30 new churches in seven years, Edinburgh and Glasgow receiving multiple sites. Japanese Olympic team affiliates to buy cabins of title winners. Newton Mass shows nearly two cars per family amid 14,000 families and 23,000 autos. Florenz Ziegfeld’s estate goes to widow Billie Burke and daughter Patricia. An English air taxi wreaths a grave at Chelmsford. John Erskine on art and agriculture as sole creative professions. San Francisco unveils a $6 million municipally owned opera house to open Oct 15 with Tosca. British Columbia logs export protest grows amid lumber outlook.
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Rothesday
Clyde
Canadian Pacific Railway
Church of Scotland
Scotland
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Newton
Mass
Boston
Florenz Ziegfeld
New York
California
Billie Burke
Patricia
Imperial Airways
London
Chelmsford
Essex
John Erskine
San Francisco
United States
British Columbia
Unemployed Numbers Rise in Britain Triggering Aid Strain
Britain faces a growing unemployed population of 2,811,792 and a relief system strained by July's rise of 64,438 and a year total of 96,432. About one quarter of the population relies on government aid partly or wholly. A new material resembling glass, made from natural gas, blocks ultraviolet rays. A Vienna safe-breaker quips about preferring his methods.
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United States
Bonus Army
Great Britain
Britain
Lemoyne Opens Welland Canal Aboard by Empire Delegates
The S S Lemoyne of Canada Steamship Lines opened the Welland Canal on August 6 with His Excellency the Earl of Bessborough and Imperial Conference delegates attending. The 633 foot Lemoyne, largest Great Lakes carrier, has set grain and coal records and signals a shift of Canada’s grain export route toward the canal.
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S.S. Lemoyne
Canada Steamship Lines
Welland Canal
Stanley Baldwin
R. B. Bennett
Great Lake
Welland Ship Canal
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Empire
Ottawa
Midland
Ontario
Upper Great Lakes
Lemoyne
Fort William
Lake Ontario
Prairies
Upper Lakes
Kingston
S.S. Noronic
Upper Lake
Northern
Toronto
Hamilton
Noronic
Ashcroft
Gleneagles
Glen
Eagles
Lake Erie
Testing Out New Device for Safer Flight Control
Engineers from the department of national defence test a new jointed control stick that automatically disconnects when excessive pressure is applied by a student pilot. The system keeps the instructor in full control, allowing immediate intervention if panic freezes the student's controls.
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Department of National Defence
Canada Expects Limited Cattle Exports To Britain
Canada plans to ship under 25 000 head of cattle to the United Kingdom next year even if Britain lifts the landing ban on Canadian cattle. Minister of Agriculture Robert Weir dismissed reports predicting 100 000 to 400 000 head annually as overstated and fear inducing for British farmers.
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United Kingdom
Canada
Britain
Robert Weir
Weir
Ancient Babylonian Medicines Mixed in Beer
In ancient Babylonia medicines were frequently mixed in beer, a practice noted in historical passages. The blending with beer reflects traditional therapeutic methods and the culture's use of alcohol as a carrier for remedies.
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Babylonia
Sunday School Lesson on Moses Face to Face with God
Devotional notes on Exodus 33 11 describing Moses meeting God in the Tent of Meeting and the meaning of prayer as communion. Quotes from McFadyen Horton and Bonar emphasize intimate dialogue with God, and the need for daily prayer.
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Moses
Canaan
Joshua
Mount Sinai
Aaron
Egypt
Jehovah
John E. McFadyen
God
Robert F. Horton
Andrew Bonar
Doctor Reveals Sulphur in the Human Body
A doctor lectures a class of girls and notes sulfur in the body. A student jokes about variation in sulfur content and its effect on matches, prompting a witty exchange about compatibility and attraction.
Stops Summer Odors with Baby's Own Soap
A lighthearted note touts Baby's Own Soap as a solution to warm weather odors. It claims regular bathing with a free lather leaves skin refreshed and cool, selling at 10c a cake at dealers nationwide with the slogan Best for you and Baby too.
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Baby's
Offensive or defensive naval arms explained
A Montreal Star opinion argues that weapon classification as offensive or defensive depends on use. Submarines, battleships, mine layers and planes are offensive or defensive by intent and deployment, remarking that nations judge others actions while the true defender is the user of force.
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Geneva
Montreal Star
McGill scientists uncover potential universe breakthrough at Victoria
Prof J. S. Foster and Dr A. Vibert Douglas from McGill University returned from a month at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria with findings on stellar electrical fields. They plan further study before declaring full success, noting results may shift European scientific opinion. Observations also occurred in Pasadena with a brief stay.
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J. S. Foster
A. Vibert Douglas
McGill
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
Foster
Douglas
Pasadena
Cal
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