World Happenings Briefly Told
Prime Minister Bennett says no national wheat marketing board plan. UK apple markets show weak to discouraging sales. Canada will not send official Scout contingent to 1933 world Jamboree in Hungary. A Dutch financier arrives in Winnipeg to plan a beet sugar refinery. Japanese parliament approves a record budget of 2 239 000 000 yen. Unclaimed bank balances in Canada reach 1 860 196 75. London reports Britain’s first fuel oil contract for Bri tish coal from a domestic firm. Arsenic injections in colloidal form show promise against bone sarcoma, per CMAJ. US Senate subcommittee approves favorable treaty outcome on St Lawrence project.
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National Wheat Marketing Board
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Godollo
Hungary
Dominion Scout Headquarters
A. D. Blaauboer
London
New York Times
Admiralty
Improvement In Indian Home Life In Prairie Provinces
The Department of Indian Affairs notes that recent years have seen a rise in comfortable dwellings among Indians in the Prairie Provinces of Canada. Better light and ventilation promote healthier homes for children and encourage pursuits to augment livelihoods such as gardening, poultry, pigs, crafts, and butter making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prarie
Canada
Department of Indian Affairs
New Brain Tumor Operation Using New Delicate Technique
A brain tumor removal at London Hospital is reported as a success. Five doctors led by Dr. H. W. L. Davis used diathermic current in a new method that gradually penetrates cells to reach the tumor, then heals the tissue as it advances. The patient, a school teacher going blind, is recovering.
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London Hospital
H. W. L. Davis
Books Children Like What books appeal to London pupils
Teachers in Greater London surveyed about 1000 boys and a similar number of girls. Results show boys favor story books 25 percent and amusing books 23 percent while girls prefer story books 23 percent and amusing books 24 percent. Totals indicate boys owned 11 155 books and girls 14 171 books, averages 11 and 14 respectively.
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Greater London
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Scriptural References
Sunday School lesson centers on II Timothy 1 12b with the phrase I know Him whom I have believed and am persuaded He is able to guard that which I have committed unto Him against that day The lesson covers Mark 4 35 5 20 and includes a devotional reading from Isaiah 12 1 6 The focus is on faith in Christ and assurance of divine protection across biblical passages
Great Storm and Calm in Galilee Sermon Excerpt
The passage recounts Jesus resting after a long day of preaching, then calming a violent storm on the Sea of Galilee with the command Peace be still. It contrasts learned relaxation with hesitant faith, urging believers to store and access spiritual treasures.
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Jesus
R. C. Gillie
Sea of Galilee
Christ
Watch, 300-year-old silver timepiece fetches at Sotheby's
A 300-year-old silver watch that still runs and strikes the hours, formerly owned by Charles J., sold at Sotheby’s for 175 pounds.
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Charles J
Sotheby's
Plan to revive Western Canada business with collective clearing
A correspondent proposes a Collective Produce Clearing Association in three prairie provinces. It would issue double-value clearing house certificates redeemable in cash after stamping, boosting farmer purchasing power by 85 percent while expanding local business activity through a 4 percent discount model.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
Clearing House
Collective Produce Clearing Association
Radical plan to stamp out low mood by currency tied to commodities
Colin H Zurnell of Oakville Man argues for a national plan issuing certificates backed by farm produce to replace cash. He cites German stamp and scrip use and cites Dr. Irving Fisher’s encouragement. He says this would release cash into trade, aid farmers, feed the unemployed, and avoid unfair debt adjustment. Policemen in Glasgow to use call boxes to order meals.
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Germany
United States
Canada
Winnipeg
Irving Fisher
Yale
Colin H Zurnell
Oakville
Man
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Scott's
Canadian Medical Association Journal
St. Lawrence Waterway
United States Senate Foreign Relations
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tafa
Ruth Rogers
McDermot Ave
Harry Webb Farrington
Towa
Minard
Liniment
Icks Ev Ol
Glasgow
Scotland
Carter
Appleford
Mamutorm
Ontario
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