World Happenings Briefly Told
Ontario observers finish a $25,000,600 bond issue. Chinese and Japanese tolls rise in 20 months of North China fighting. Edmontonians and Calgarians move to BC airports under relief schemes. Canada’s wheat exports exceed last year by 57,000,000 bushels as of August 1 1932. Immigration to Canada April–July 1933 down 28 percent. Lt Col P R Shields elected Western Canada vice-president in Ottawa. Lt Col F Hyndman named Western representative. Montreal marks city council centenary with plaque for Jacques Viger. Lord Brabourne named governor of Bombay. Canadian butter overproduction warned by H H Stevens to risk butter imports.
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Edmonton
Calgary
British Columbia
Dominion
Canada
Department of Immigration
Ottawa
P. R. Shields
Canadian Army Service Corps
F. Hyndman
Vancouver
Montreal
Jacques Viger
Bermuda Potatoes First Bermudan Cargo at Quebec
W R Evans Bermuda agriculture assistant director studies recent Bermuda to Quebec S S Chomedy shipment of potatoes and celery the first Bermudan vegetables unloaded in Quebec. Evans notes Bermudian vegetable season aligns with Canadian market.
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Bermuda
Quebec City
W. R. Evans
S.S. Chomedy
Quebec
Evens
Canada
Old Bible and Prayer Book Recalled in Sydney Service
At St Philip's Church Sydney an anniversary service used the first Bible and Prayer Book brought to Australia by Rev Richard Johnson. The books marked Botany Bay 1786 and were first used in Australia on January 27 1788. They survived a fire that nearly destroyed the first church ten years later.
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Australia
St. Philip's Church
Sydney
Richard Johnson
Johnson
Sydney Cove
Botany Bay
Horse Stealing Rumors Prize Wide Saskatchewan Border
James Chartrand seeks help to locate twenty horses missing from his 4000 acre ranch on the Saskatchewan United States boundary. An intensive search found eighty of the anticipated one hundred missing horses.
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James Chartrand
Saskatchewan
United States
Dwarf with Giant Courage Plans Africa Trek
Anton Gittinginger, a dwarf from Milan, Italy, walked toward the North Pole aided by polar gear and dogs through Norway and Greenland. After supplies ran out he ate his dogs, was found starving on the ice, and later rescued by Rasmussen’s expedition who cared for him two years. He now plans an Africa trek with possible later Himalayan journeys.
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Anton Gittinginger
Milan
Italy
North Pole
Norway
Greenland
Rasmussen
Africa
Himalayas
R C M P to Close Three Northern Posts
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will shut three far northern posts under a cost cutting plan. Liard Hay River and Wrigley will close with Hay River managed from Providence and Simpson patrolling Liard and Wrigley. Major-General J H MacBrien plans an Edmonton inspection trip reaching Aklavik in August.
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R.C.M.P
J. H. MacBrien
Liard Hay River
Wrigley
Hay River
Providence
Simpson
Liard District
MacBrien
Edmonton
Aklavik
French blue linen dress pattern description
A pattern description for Style No. 440 targets ages 8 to 14. It highlights French blue linen fabric with a white dimly spotted guimpe, orange red bone buttons and inverted plaits for width. The pattern costs 20 cents, uses 39 inch material for the dress and 35 inch for the blouse, and offers tweedy linen color options.
Silver Fever Grips British Columbia Mining Camps
Keen interest in silver dominates northern British Columbia as miners discuss price boosts and potential reopenings. A rise of 10 cents could reopen several mines, while 40 to 50 cents an ounce would revive the region’s industry and livelihoods.
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British Columbia
Railways Revenue Show Gains Stir Government Grin
Hon. R. J. Manion celebrates a $2,500 gain in Canadian National Railways revenues for the 10 days ending May 31, marking the second rise since July 1929 and the first since October 1931. Dr. Mamion views the uptick as evidence that low mood is lifting.
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R. J. Manion
Canadian National Railways
Government Road
Mamion
He Is Risen In Mark Sunday Easter Narrative
A devotional extract describes the women Mary Magdalene Mary the mother of James and Salome visiting Jesus tomb after Sabbath sunset finding the stone moved and a young man in white proclaiming Jesus is risen not here. The piece contrasts gospel accounts and highlights the dawn discovery and renewed hope.
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Mary Magdalene
Mary
James
Salome
Jesus
Nicodemus
Mark
Luke
John
The
Holy Cross Magazine
Jesus the Nazarene
Work of Daughters Of Empire in milk relief praised
Mrs. A A de Pencer of Vancouver notes the Independent Order of Daughters of the Empire aided undernourished children across the Dominion by supplying milk clinics vaccination and dental care. Chapters in British Columbia Quebec Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan contributed thousands with preventorium solarium and summer camps funded. Mrs J H Holmes receives national life membership at Edmonton meeting.
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Order of the Daughters of the Empire
Dominion
A. A. de Pencer
Vancouver
Edmonton
The
British Columbia
Quebec
Nova Scotia
de Pencier
J. H. Holmes
Saskatoon
Independent
Order of Daughters of the Empire
Saskatchewan
Blind ex-service men lead in St Dunstan’s telephony
About one hundred blind ex service men at St Dunstan’s Institution for the Blind work as telephone operators. Thomas Duncan, a St Dunstan’s man, has been appointed telephonist at the new Hull electricity showrooms.
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St. Dunstan's Institution For the Blind
St. Dunstan's
Thomas Duncan
Hull
Water‑running War Tank From England Unveiled
A newly developed war tank in England can travel on water at six miles per hour and cover forty two miles on land.
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England
British aviation company reports ten million miles flown
The firm announces its aircraft have traveled 10,000,000 miles with only five accidents causing injuries to passengers.
The Lighter Side Of Life
A Moncton Transcript excerpt notes that humor helps cope with life’s hardships. It states that a little nonsense is relished by many, and that the best humor lets people laugh through difficult or tragic times.
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Brias
Moncton Transcript
Intentions Were Good Our Dinner Party Exchange
Jones attended a dinner party and struggled to speak, thinking of something kind to say to his hostess. At last he joked that sitting beside him would ruin any man’s appetite, revealing his shy attempt at gallant wit.
Automobiles Sales In Germany Surpass Year Ago
Sales of automobiles in Germany continue to outnumber those of a year ago signaling ongoing demand. Industry data shows persistent growth across key segments and manufacturers as the market trends upward.
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Germany
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Manchuria
Jehol
Lord Braborne
Bombay
Frederick Hugh Sykes
Sir Frederick
New Zealand
H. H. Stevens
Okanagan Valley
Ww. N. U
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ruth Roges
Pope's
Mile
Sandra Ratti
Pope Pius
Rome
Ravel
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Christ
Work of Daughters of Empire
Humorist
London
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