World Happenings Briefly Told
The Bank of England bought 342200 in bear gold. The London Cape Town air mail time was reduced to 10 days for the 8000 mile trip. Dominion Proclamation extends the Canada New Zealand trade agreement for six months from May 24. Siam exhibit material arrives in Regina. Manitoba gains 2945 from hay cutting privileges auction near Selkirk. Allan Fraser becomes managing secretary of the National Dairy Council of Canada in Ottawa succeeding W F Stephens. Graf Zeppelin sets air mail record delivering to Buenos Aires in four and a half days. Manitoba allows liquor advertising after a three year ban. Churchill fishing limits jeopardized without outside nets as The Pas fishermen warn. Germany demands 1000 marks visa for Austrians visiting Austria in retaliation for Nazi actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
London-Cape Town
Dominion
Kingdom of Siam
Regina
Manitoba
Red Hiver
Selkirk
Allan
Fraser
Calgary
Ottawa
National Dairy Council of Canada
W. F. Stephens
Europe
Buenos Aires
Friedrichshafen
Germany
A Simple Resuscitator From Shreveport Charity Hospital
A double can resuscitator developed at Shreveport Charity Hospital in Arcadia Louisiana uses a rocking action to compress air into an inner chamber. Water between cans warms and humidifies air while rocking creates breathing motion and may stimulate circulation similar to lifesaver methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport Charity Hospital
Arcadia
Louisiana
Jains Pay for Overhead Wire Cut During Calcutta Procession
A Calcutta sect known for a 60 foot banner paid officials 2500 dollars to cut electrical wires during a religious procession. The Jains trace their religion to 600 BC and are renowned for temples with mirrors, including the Calcutta shrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Woman asks if mopping up dog-chewed lamp cord juice causes shock
A woman asks a home service department if a dog chewing lamp cords could cause electric shock when the cord is bitten and juice leaks. She wonders if mopping the spill would pose danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service Department
Bargains In European Tours Draw Canadian Travelers
Many Canadians plan first trips to Europe this summer via Cunard departures from Montreal. Readers are offered a 31 day Elizabethan voyage from $205.50 with six dollars per day for travel and sightseeing. The article highlights organized tours through England Belgium Holland and France with precise itineraries and abundant sights, arguing the current economic lull makes long Europe travel unusually affordable and time efficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Cunard
Montreal
St Lawrence
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
England
Belgium
Holland
France
Canada
Plymouth
Drake
Liverpool
Mersey
Mecca
London
Empire
Devonshire
Torquay
Henge
Camberley
Bagshot Heath
Chester
Warwick
Kenilworth
Elizabeth
Amy Robsart
Guy's Cliff
Leamington
Oxford
City of Spires
Centre
Dover
Kent
Rochester
Canterbury
Thomas A Becket
English Channel
Ostend
Middleburg
Ostends
Bruges
Venice
Ghent
Brussels
Battlefields
Menin
Lille
Arras
Amiens
Paris
Bois de Boulogne
le Havre
Ocean
St. Lawrence
Cunard Majestic
Crucifixion Theme in Sunday School Lesson
The devotional text outlines the crucifixion of Jesus, detailing cross types and their meanings, Golgotha, crucifixion customs, the inscription over Jesus, and taunts from onlookers. It cites biblical links from Mark 15 1 47 Luke 23 39 43 John 19 26 27 and Isaiah 53 1 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
Cyrene
Jesus
David Smith
Jerusalem
Golgotha
Calvary
Lot
Pilate
Demand for Sydney Homes Exceeds Supply
Real estate analysis shows in Sydney Australia demand for homes outstrips supply. Builders and developers face a tight market with rising prices and longer listing times as buyers compete for fewer available properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Model Elevator at World Grain Show Preview
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool prepares a full working miniature of Pool Terminal No. 4 at Port Arthur for the World Grain Show in Regina in July and August. The ivory model shows the workhouse, storage annexes, boiler house, track shed, railway trackage, and a Great Lakes grain carrier beside the dock to demonstrate the terminal’s handling process. The model measures 57 by 36 inches with workhouse 17 inches high and annexes 13 inches, and features sectioned storage, horizontal and vertical conveyors, and belted buckets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Regina
Port Arthur
Great Lakes
Western Canada
Women to contest world honors in London 1934
The largest gathering of women athletes is planned in London for 1934 with events in the British Empire games in August and a women's world games in the same month. Mrs Muriel A Cornell of the women’s amateur athletic association said about 20 to 25 nations will send teams, each with about a dozen representatives, more if they wish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Muriel A. Cornell
Women’s Amateur Athletic Association
Lightning Clock Reversal Strikes Nebraska Home
A stroke of lightning hit the residence of L. W. King in Newman Grove Nebraska and caused the electric clock in Arnold Widergren’s home a half block away to run backward. The hands moved counter clockwise until repair some time later.
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L. W. King
Newman Grove
Nebraska
Arnold Widergren
Airdrie Men Volunteer Labor for New Park and Repairs
Airdrie unemployed men offer to donate labor for a new park and to improve existing parks. They aim to contribute through hands on work and community effort to enhance local recreation spaces.
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Airdrie
Scotland
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Manitoba Government Liquor Control Commission
Churchill
Pas
Man
Austria
Hitler
Old Country
E. L. Chicanot
Virginia Tobacco
Jesus ON the
Cross
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