Rhodes Scholar Named From British Columbia
Lawrence B. Jack, honor graduate of the University of British Columbia, is chosen as the 1933 Rhodes Scholar for British Columbia. Arthur Dupont of CKAC Montreal is lent to direct French programs by the Canadian broadcasting commission. William Blake, 11, of Lowell, Massachusetts, sued his father for 500 dollars and won after being injured by a car driven by the elder Blake. Seventeen carloads of frozen turkeys from Manitoba and Saskatchewan were shipped from Saint John for export, a port record. British Columbia forest fires cost 571,695 dollars this year, with higher past losses cited. Seventeen unemployed men from cities placed on Manitoba farms under a five-dollar monthly relief scheme since November 15. Arthur MacNamara reports to the Manitoba government. Augusta Piccard in Paris arranging passage to North America for a lecture tour and study of balloon ascents in Canada. The western Trans-Canada Highway is unlikely to be completed within two years, says J. M. Wardle. Dr Robert A. Millikan finds cosmic ray radiation slightly stronger at night in his studies. Eleven of twenty planes in a Italy to Chicago expo test flight returned after 1,500 miles. transatlantic formation planned via Iceland, Greenland, and possibly Canada.
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Lawrence B. Jack
University of British Columbia
British Columbia
Arthur Dupont
CKAC
Montreal
Canadian Broadcasting Commission
William Blake
Lowell
Mass
Blake
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Saint John
Arthur MacNamara
Relief Commission
Augusta Piccard
Paris
North America
Canada
Robert A. Millikan
Lake Cormorant
Man
Italy
Chicago Exposition
Iceland
Greenland
Copley Medal Awarded to Dr George E Hale
The Royal Society of London grants its Copley Medal to Dr George E Hale of Mount Wilson California. The award honors research in solar magnetism with sunspot magnetic phenomena first detected off Earth in 1908. Benjamin Franklin was the first American recipient in 1753.
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Royal Society of London
England
George E. Hale
Mount Wilson
Cal
Benjamin Franklin
Earth
Mount Wilson Observatory
Girl’s Wide Box Plait Dress Pattern Style No 844
The pattern describes a wide box plait dress from neck to hem with a Peter Pan collar option. Made in rayon tweed like mix, white pique collar and cuffs, and tobacco brown wool crepe with orange red trim and belt. Sizes 8 10 12 14 years. pattern price 20 cents in stamps or coin.
World’s greatest living men according to Emil Ludwig
Emil Ludwig after visiting London weighs greatness by genius and character. He calls Edison the greatest man he ever met and cites Mussolini Shaw and Masaryk as exemplary in different lights. He notes a physical law of traits and values music in leaders, mentioning Lincoln Bismarck Napoleon as musically inclined.
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Mussolini
Shaw
Masaryck
Ludwig
Edison
Europe
Herr Ludwig
Lincoln
Bismarck
Napoleon
Vikings Died Young In Greenland Remains Suggest
Professor F C C Hansen analyzing Viking skeletons returned from Greenland finds men likely stocky but not tall who died aged 30 to 40. He notes heavy gout and rheumatism as common afflictions among the ancient settlers.
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Greenland
F. C. C. Hansen
Denmark
Noerland
Sunday School Lesson Reflects Renewed Spiritual Batteries
The text urges daily denial of self and taking up the cross as Luke 9 23 calls. It contrasts spiritual renewal with physical rest and notes the Christian home requires costly self renunciation to endure poverty illness and adversity through shared faith and love.
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Carlyle
Harry Emerson
Church Shipped to Solomon Islands in 203 Crates
A complete church packed in 203 crates was shipped from Sydney to the Solomon Islands. When erected it will measure 85 feet by 58 feet. The gift from Alfred C. Sage of Victoria honors his son Rev Charles C. Sage, a missionary.
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Solomon Islands
Sydney
Alfred C. Sage
Victoria
Charles C. Sage
Ginger Custard Dessert From Junket Tablets
Dissolve a junket tablet in water then warm milk with sugar and lemon flavoring to lukewarm. Stir in the dissolved tablet and pour over ginger cookies in each dish. Chill, then serve topped with whipped cream and grated preserved ginger.
Cumberland Sauce for Duck
Mix orange juice lemon juice powdered sugar currant jelly grated orange and lemon rind and horseradish. Heat thoroughly then serve. Note mentions a saying: when a man can't do anything else he can develop into a chronic kicker.
League Considers World Wide Working Hours Reduction
International Labor Organization debates reducing global work hours to fight unemployment amid 25 million jobless. Madrid conference backs Tripartite Preparatory Conference in January to study a temporary 48 hour week and wage implications alongside economic relief concerns.
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International Labor Organization
League of Nations
League of Nations Society
Canada
Tom Moore
Riddell
League
Hat loss on Scottish express leads to £5 fine
A woman passenger leaned from a carriage window and pulled the emergency cord after her hat blew off. The train halted and the guard refused to reverse it. She was charged a £5 penalty for stopping the train.
Where Horses Are Cheap at Quebec Horse Fair
The Quebec Horse Fair, near St. Charles cemetery, drew about 800 dealers and 2 000 spectators. Prices were low with horses commonly selling for 10 to 20 dollars. one animal fetched a pair of mittens and another a watch, while some sold for 35 cents.
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Quebec
St. Charles Cemetery
Gold production in British Columbia rises over four million
The Department of Mines reports BC gold output this year to surpass 4,000,000 dollars. Lode gold should reach about 3,800,000, up 26 percent from last year. Placer gold, valued at 291,000 previously, is forecast to exceed 300,000 this year.
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British Columbia
Department of Mines
Pole Man Closer to Earth Center Than Equator Resident
A man at the North Pole stands about 13 miles nearer the Earth's center than a man at the equator, due to the planet's slightly flattened shape. This difference reflects Earth’s equatorial bulge and polar compression and affects gravitational and rotational dynamics.
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North Pole
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N.S. Lougheed
J. M. Wardle
National Parks of Canada
Calgary
Copley
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Ruth Rogers
Faison
Emil Ludwig
London
Canadian National Steamships
Botanical Gardens
Trinidad
British West Indies
Bet'v Warclav
B.C
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