World Happenings Briefly Told 1933 Highlights
Russia reports a favorable balance of trade for the first half of 1933 since 1929. Gold in the Canadian finance minister’s possession exceeds requirements by 601832. Dominion notes in circulation total 182113558. BC lumber exports reach 20 million feet, mostly to China. Mussolini keeps emergency measures to stabilise the wheat market. Poincare turns 73 at Sampigny as crowds serenade him. Butte Montana endures a snowstorm with 44F high and 31F low. Captain William J Webber dies in Ottawa. Millikan announces cosmic ray studies showing powers 30 to 300 times greater than other radiant energy. Milwain, 70, Calgary pioneer and polo figure, dies in Snowshill England.
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Russia
Dominion
British Columbia
China
Mussolini
Raymond Poincare
France
Sampigny
Butte
Montana
Klondyke
Great Slave Lake
Yukon River
Robert Hogarth Milwain
Snowshill
England
Calgary
First Submarine Cable Fragment Found From 1855 Route
A fisherman hauled from Cape Ray a fragment of the first American submarine telegraph cable laid in 1855 by Samuel Morse and Cyrus W. Field between Aspey Bay and Cape Bay. Made in England, it was the first stranded conductor and still carried gutta perch odor after immersion. News dispatches arrived in New York via canisters dropped near Cape Race, with newspaper men sending European reports ahead of steamships.
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Cape Ray
Samuel Morse
Cyrus W. Field
Aspey Bay
Cape Breton
Cape Bay
England
United States Naturalist
New York
Aluminum Ore Found Near Kinistino in Northern Saskatchewan
Dr. David Flood reports a major aluminum ore bearing clay discovery five miles northeast of Kinistino. He links early development to a hydro electric project east of Prince Albert, notes Canada’s first discovery of this kind, and cites potential for gold silver and nickel in North Saskatchewan.
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Kinistino
David Flood
Flood
Prince Albert
Canada
Arkansas
British Guiana
Sweden
Saskatchewan
North
Samuel Chooses David as King After Anointing
The lesson recounts Samuel’s journey to Bethlehem to anoint a successor to Saul. Despite Eliab’s stature, God chooses David, seen by heart not appearance, as Jesse’s youngest son is revealed as the Lord’s chosen one. The text stresses inner discernment and duties of discernment in leadership.
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Samuel
Bethelehem
Saul
Bethlehem
Jesse
W. G. Blake
Carlyle
Eliab
Jehovah
God
Sons of
Abinadab
Shammah
David
C. C. Hall
Lime Gelatin Recipe With Pineapple And Pimiento
Dissolve lime gelatin in warm water and pour a thin layer in a pan. Chill until firm. Beat remaining cold gelatin until fluffy, then fold in crushed pineapple and pimiento strips. Pour over the first layer, chill until firm, unfold onto lettuce, and serve with mayonnaise. Serves 8.
Color Your Closet With Simple Crepe Silk Dress Pattern
The notice promotes a dress pattern in light navy blue crepe silk for street and office wear with a chic sleeve, bias seaming, and a fitting bodice. It includes multiple color options prints in blue white or red white, plus grey or beige for afternoons. It lists Pattern No. 749 in sizes 14 to 42 bust and a 20 cent price, wrap coin.
Corn Souffle Recipe Step by Step
A home recipe instructs to mix flour with butter, add milk and corn, sugar, salt, pepper, then fold in egg yolks and stiff egg whites. Bake in a buttered dish for thirty minutes in a moderate oven and serve immediately.
Speedy mail plane tests in England for rapid routes
A mail plane reaching 200 miles per hour is undergoing final tests in England. It can drop and pick up mail in flight and carry about 40,000 letters weighing half a ton. The aircraft could fly London to Capetown in 48 hours and London to most European countries in under seven hours, excluding Turkey and Greece.
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England
London
Capetown
Europe
Turkey
Greece
Manitoba Wives Learn Wool Blanket Knitting
The Manitoba Handicrafts Guild demonstrates knitting thick blankets from raw wool, a craft now finding its way into Manitoba farm homes as farmers' wives receive low wool prices. Meanwhile Bolivian mine owners report difficulty securing workers.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Handicrafts Guild
Rudderless Ducks Forecast from USDA Biologist
Luther J. Goldman of the United States Department of Agriculture, visiting Prince Albert, says no estimate can be given on yearly duck numbers due to Canada’s vast northlands. Drought in the south may affect this year’s breeding as Goldman maps migratory fowl conditions from California through Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and eastern Canada. He will report to help set bag limits and seasons for open hunting.
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Luther J. Goldman
United States Department of Agriculture
Prince Albert
Goldman
Canada
Drouth
Mr. Goldman
California
Linoleum Cleaning Tip With Protective Finish
A house care note suggests linoleum lasts longer and cleans easier if given a varnish or wax finish first, reducing the need for frequent scrubbing.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
A Winnipeg address lists pattern orders with the Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave. The entry notes Pattern No. and requests customer names for processing.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Indiana man plants 14000 walnut trees for daughter
J. E. Lemmon of Washington Indiana cultivates 29 acres of cut over land by planting 14 000 walnut trees. The national forestry department predicts 8000 trees survive in 40 years worth about 160 000 as timber. If kept the trees could yield about 5000 dollars yearly in nuts at one dollar per bushel.
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Indiana
J. E. Lemmon
Washington
National Forestry Department
Promoter Bets on Early Stage Scheme for Capital
A company promoter pitches a new scheme to a financier claiming future growth while stressing it is in its infancy. The financier replies that he is not yet committed, implying caution about the venture’s current stage.
Reading man builds wonderful aeroplane models at home
A Reading, England man crafts fine aeroplane model replicas in his kitchen for official tests, showcasing meticulous scale and design work.
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Reading
England
Calves Escape Truck Reach Montreal River
Two calves being moved by truck along Montreal’s harbor front escaped. One veered into the city and was quickly captured, while the other swam downstream for nearly a mile before a fast motorboat lassooed it and towed it ashore.
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Montreal
Canada A Healthy Nation Mortality Drops in 1933 Half-Year
Metropolitan Life Insurance reports the first half of 1933 shows a record low death rate among about 1.25 million Canadian policyholders. The overall death rate is 46 percent lower than the previous year’s first half, with Canada faring better than U S policyholders in several diseases and conditions.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Canada
United States
Insurance Company
The
Bulletin
Underground mushroom farm planned for Chislehurst Caves
The British Mushroom Company aims to convert the 120 foot deep Chislehurst Caves near Bromley into a major mushroom growing centre. W. E. Masters says the caves provide darkness and stable temperatures ideal for cultivation, with several miles of tunnels slated for initial use. The caves are famed worldwide, containing a 200000 year old prehistoric monster remains embedded in the rock.
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England
Chislehurst Caves
Bromley
British Mushroom Company
W. E. Masters
Chislehurst
Preventing Silver Waste in Photo Development Efforts
The group aims to recover the annual hundred tons of silver dissolved in U S film development with electrolysis. With silver valued near $800000, electrolytic methods at one studio saved $17000 in six months. From each million feet of film, twelve hundred fine troy ounces could be reclaimed.
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United States
Oklahoma City Woman Seeks Divorce After Long Absence
Mrs. Alva Johnson of Oklahoma City filed for divorce citing no specific fault against her husband but noting he has not lived with her since 1920. The court questioned grounds and she stated his absence as the reason.
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Alva Johnson
Oklahoma City
Sheep and Livestock Shipments Move Eastward in Early Year
The report records 33307 sheep 22871 cattle 162248 hogs and 32 calves shipped from western to eastern Canada in the first twenty four weeks of the year.
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Canada
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