World Happenings Briefly Told
The cost to build the Mafeking cut-off in Manitoba for the Hudson Bay Railway is estimated at 2 193 000 dollars. Calgary Chinese raise over 10 000 dollars to aid compatriots in China. Immigration to Canada in 1931 fell 77.1 percent from the previous year with 31 877 admitted. Ferdinand Edouard Buisson, 91, noted antiwar figure and Nobel laureate, dies in Beauvais France. Royal Air Force planes in Syria desert. last craft found north of Imtan with all aboard safe. Over 100 candidates seek 10 Royal Society of Canada travelling research fellowships this spring. Britain may swap coal for Canadian wood in a new shipping deal. Calgary police will be responsible for city policing, per mayor. Lord Nelson letter sold at auction for about 100. Graf Zeppelin to fly to South America in coming months with additional trips planned.
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Mafeking
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
House of Commons
Calgary
China
Canada
Ferdinand Edouard Buisson
Beauvais
France
Royal Air Force
Imtan
Royal Society of Canada
Eskimos Said to Play Bridge and Jazz
An Arctic bishop confirms that Eskimos enjoy bridge and contract bridge, have radios and dance jazz, and possess humor and calm temperaments suited to serious play. The piece notes no reason Eskimos cannot participate in bridge.
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Arctic
Jesus Raises Lazarus in Bethany Lesson Summary
Sunday School lesson outlines Jesus teachable faith around Lazarus death and resurrection from Bethany. It covers Jesus statements I am the resurrection and the life, dialogue with Martha and Mary, Jesus weeping, and the miracle of Lazarus coming forth with divine power.
Petrified Fruits Found in Alberta Fossil Site
A farmer in the Olds district uncovered petrified figs palm leaves and a petrified apple on a fossil branch while digging a well. The find indicates a tropical Alberta landscape 70 million years ago with dinosaurs. The Calgary museum was notified and the well refilled for expert study.
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Alberta
Olds
Calgary
Pink Pills credited with restoring girl’s health
Mrs. Asa Dow of Port Dan musban Misses Day From School writes that her daughter recovered from weakness and fatigue after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. She notes improved appetite nerves energy and no missed school since September urging use for anaemia and rundown conditions. Available at druggists for 50 cents.
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Asa Dow
Port Dan- Musban
Jel West
Yucece
National Research Council to Open $3 Million Laboratory in Ottawa
The National Research Council completes a $3,000,000 laboratory plant built by the Dominion Government. It will be formally opened in spring during the Royal Society of Canada annual meeting in Ottawa. The council aims to link pure science with industrial needs to produce practical value for applied science. Improved facilities remove prior limitations.
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Ottawa
National Research Council
Royal Society of Canada
Council
Draperies Restored by Diamond Dyes
Mrs J F T of Montreal recounts a four month lapse in housekeeping that left her draperies creased faded and sun spott ed. She dyed them with Diamond Dyes to a deeper green and says the colors look gorgeous and new without damaging the fabric.
Ownership Of Street Trees And Property Rights
The article discusses who owns street and road trees and asserts they are town or township real estate. It notes councils cannot dispose of them by unilateral action and outlines need for proper procedures, citing protection for property owners and exceptions for public need.
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England
States of the Union
Canada
Saskatchewan to get public library commission with Carnegie help
Car neg i nstitute aid may finance a provincial library commission to extend open shelf and travelling library services. Regina meetings with government officials indicate a plan to establish a book lending system for all rural areas, controlled by a new provincial commission.
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Public Library Commission
Saskatchewan
Carnegie Institute
Regina
Public Service
Canadian Wheat Exports and January figures
Wheat exports for January total 9,472,346 bushels worth 5,817,082 dollars, down from 9,608,862 bushels 6,430,682 dollars last January. UK shipments reached 5,289,568 bushels, up from 2,818,988. Six months to January 1932 show 104,450,432 bushels versus 18,297,729 a year earlier. Wheat flour exports January total 331,806 barrels worth 1,171,870, down from 392,256 barrels 1,558,509. Six months total 2,896,805 barrels 9,970,107 versus 3,961,694 barrels 17,714,234.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
Scientists Prepare First Polar Year Weather Mission
Weather men in Toronto work daily as scientists from nearly twenty nations finish plans for the widest Arctic investigation. The second polar year starts August 1, with Canada set to play a major role in the high latitude research effort.
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Toronto
Canada
Captain Kidd Sailed From England to Hunt Pirates
Captain Kidd was dispatched from England to pursue pirates and ended up becoming a pirate himself, marking a startling turn in his career.
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Captain Kidd
England
Great Scenic Highway Through Canadian Rockies
Up to 2000 workers are building a scenic highway through the Canadian Rockies from Jasper Alberta to the Great Divide. About ten camps are active as crews clear the right of way. The project ties into the trans Canada Highway plan and is described as the finest scenic route in North America.
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Canadian Rocky Mountains
Jasper
Alberta
Great Divide
North America
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