World Happenings Briefly Told
James R Layton of the Ontario Agricultural Development Board died at his Toronto home aged 65. The King awarded Amy Johnson the Order of Commander of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace. Hungary and Roumania signed a commercial treaty based on MFN terms. English motor bus competition led to the recent closure of 36 railway stations for lack of use. Mary Pickford Wilma Banky and Rod La Roque will appear in Broadway plays this fall. A 20 million dollar Abitibi Canyon power contract was let to Dominion Construction Company north of Cochrane on the T N C Railway. Chinese press reports said 1000 people died in floods between Peiping and Mukden. twenty towns flooded, ten bridges washed out, traffic disrupted. John A Embry becomes US trade commissioner for the prairie provinces at Winnipeg succeeding Charles F E Brookhardt. E W Sheets said drought pushed livestock to slaughter, boosting meat purchases by the American dollar over 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Layton
Ontario Agricultural Development Board
Toronto
Amy Johnson
Buckingham Palace
Hungary
Roumania
England
Mary Pickford
Wilma Banky
Rod la Roque
Abitibi Canyon
Cochrane
Dominion Construction Company
Peiping
Mukden
John A. Embry
Vienna
Austria
United States
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg
Charles FE. Brookhardt
Washington
E. W. Sheets
United States Department of Agriculture
Soap From Rats and Marmots in Soviet Creature Fat
Soviets claim they will render corpses of rats mice marmots cats and dogs into toilet soap called My Grandmother's Bouquet. Officials say one cat yields five ounces of fat and a dog just over a pound, totaling an estimated 5000 tons of fat for soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Saskatchewan Exhibit at London World Poultry Congress
Saskatchewan's live bird display for the World's Poultry Congress in London totals 33 fowl and five turkeys. Deputy Minister F Hedley Auld notes the exhibit was assembled at the University of Saskatchewan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
London
England
F. Hedley Auld
University of Saskatchewan
Canada Tops World in Phone Use and Mountain Peaks
Be! Telephone Company reports Canada has the fourth largest number of telephones globally with 1,334,534 in use, about 13.7 per 100 population. The Canadian Rockies boast 161 peaks over 10,000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Be! Telephone Company
Canada
Dominion
Canadian Rocky Mountains
It Is Better To Meet A Bill Than The Collector Later
A brief proverb notes that settling a debt promptly avoids harsher pursuit by collectors. It emphasizes timely payment to prevent escalation or legal actions and maintain financial obligations with creditors.
Mining Men Gather At The Pas For Western Meeting
East and west mining men attend the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Western meeting in The Pas on September 2. A Canadian National Railways train will provide sleeping and dining facilities. Side trips to Sheridan and Flin Flon are planned with visits to the Sherritt-Gordon and Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company mine. Attendees include L L Boulton C M and others from Canada Manitoba and Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Pas
North
Canadian National Railways
Sherridan
Flin Flon
Sherritt-Gordon
Hudson Bay
L. L. Boulton
Canada
C. H. Attwood
Mines and Natural Resources
Manitoba
John Mr Leish
B.A
F.S.S
A. W. G. Wilson
Division of Mineral Resources
Charming tub silk frock pattern for girls’ sizes 12 to 20
A green and white tub silk one piece dress with circular flounce, white organdie neckline sleeves, adjustable belt, and smart high waistline for slim figures. Pattern No. 2548 offered in ages 12 through 20 with 25 cent price plus fabric suggestions like shantung and linen dimity.
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Shantung
Blind advocate from Britain aids Canadian commission
D Bax ter Lawley, blind since a 1913 mine explosion, testified in Winnipeg about aid for the visually impaired. He recounted his escape from darkness in Britain, leadership in the National League of the Blind, and his 1920 London march. Lawley now helps with Manitoba Saskatchewan investigations and predicts provincial and federal improvements from the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Royal Commission
D. Baxter Lawley
British Isles
Lawley
Manchester
Headley
B.C
Winnipeg
Old Country
England
Sir Arthur Pearson, Bart
National League of the Blind
Great Britain
Ireland
London
Leeds
Newport
Philip Layton
Montreal
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Montreal School For the Blind
Layton
Canada
Dominion
Toronto
A B. Howe
Free Press
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern No seeeeee Size A man never realizes his wife's superiority until he attempts to put a crying baby to sleep. Did you ever notice that those who know the least are the most liberal in handing out advice.
Duck and Orange Salad Dressing Recipe
Recipe for a serves 6 to 8 dish uses cold duck cut into small dice and orange slices. Mix salad oil lemon juice salt pepper paprika to form a dressing then toss with duck and oranges. Let stand briefly and serve on lettuce with extra dressing if desired.
Georgette Pudding Sauce with Lemon and Egg
A lemon flavored sauce recipe using two eggs sugar lemon juice and rind plus water. The yolks are thickened over a double boiler then folded with stiffened whites and served with cottage pudding or as a dessert in glasses with lady fingers or sponge cake.
PEI Engineer Thomas May 86 Dies. Early PEI Railway Pioneer
Thomas W. May a veteran civil engineer and former Edinburgh University classmate of Robert Louis Stevenson died in Charlottetown at 86. He worked nearly 60 years for the Island Railway and the provincial government. Born in the Channel Islands he arrived in Prince Edward Island as a young man and helped survey the early Prince Edward Island Railway. Johnny, what are you doing in the pantry. Johnny-Oh, just putting a few things away.
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Thomas W. May
Edinburgh University
Robert Louis Stevenson
Charlottetown
P.E.I
Island Railway
Channel Islands
Mr. May
Prince Edward Island
Johnny
Goitre Germ Theory Prompted At Paris Congress
Dr. E O Houba of Tacoma Washington proposed that goitre is a germ disease not iodine deficiency He said he isolated the goitre germ after five years of work and that early cases could be cured with a vaccine The congress opened with about fifty microbiologists from twenty nine countries and Prof Jules Bordet presiding
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E. O. Houba
Tacoma
Wash
Paris
Houba
Jules Bordet
Pasteur Institute
Belgium
Sunday School Lesson Theme and Biblical Text
The golden text from Proverbs 18.24 highlights that many friends may harm. true friendship endures beyond kinship. The lesson explores 1 Samuel 18 1 4 19 1 7 chaper 20 and 2 Samuel 1 17 27, focusing on the relationships of David and Jonathan and the depth of steadfast friendship. Devotional reading draws from I Corinthians 13 4 13.
Friendship and sacrifice in Jonathan and David
A reflection on the biblical friendship between Jonathan and David. Jonathan’s disrobing loyalty, David’s noble rise, and the mutual gifts of heart and courage are examined as a testament to the deeper gain in friendship. The fragment cites James Stalker on how giving shapes true value.
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David
Goliath
Jonathan
Saul
Abner
George Matheson
Israel
James Stalker
Britain rides out industrial downturn with labor resolve
Walter Cirime of the British Trades Union Congress praised Britain’s resilience as it faced a labor and industrial low mood. He spoke at a civic reception in Toronto noting Britain’s continued world trade share and relative strength, while a report mentions 2,000-year-old Celtic graves found at Pecs, Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Walter Cirime
British Trades Union Congress
Toronto
Pecs
Hungary
Giant 100 Passenger Seaplane To Be Built In Buffalo
Major R H Fleet announces Consolidated Aircraft will start construction of a mammoth seaplane in Buffalo. The craft will carry 100 passengers across the Atlantic and use 16 Curtiss Conqueror engines. It will have large fuel tanks and a 200 foot promenade with 62 staterooms and reinforced walls to mute motor noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Buffalo
R. H. Fleet
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Fleet
Magnificent Fine Organ at Halifax National Railways Hotel
The Nova Scotian reports a grand organ in the Canadian National Railways hotel at Halifax built by Casavant Freres of St Hyacinthe Quebec. It is playable from a separate Aeolian cabinet and Duo Art records reproduce famed organists. The instrument has three manuals, thirty stops across great swell pedal and choir, with electro pneumatic action.
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Canada
Canadian ‘National Railways
Halifax
Casavant Freres
St. Hyacinthe
Quebec
Aeolian Company
Duo Art Records
Delicate Rope Paper Made From Old Tarred Ropes
Fine paper from tarred ropes used in potteries to transfer patterns on earthenware. It is exceptionally strong with a hand twisted sheet capable of supporting 100 pounds or more.
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Potteries
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Eaglebran
Canada Telephones
Mr. M. McArthur
Tives Teocett
the Pas
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
Vesuvius
Mt. Vesuvius
Hope For the
McDermot Ave
Betty Barclay
B.C. Ariey
Ren Avon
Mammoth
Nova Scotia
C.N.R
le Bila
Perat
Agries
Lea Raed
ARMY
NAVY
Regina
SASK
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington ST. W
Toronto, Ont
Brooder
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