World Happenings Briefly Told
The 50 000 General Electric workers will get a five percent wage increase from July 1. Miss M Cooper aged 83 retires as England’s longest serving church organist. Ko Ishii named Japanese consul for western Canada based in Vancouver arriving this month. Clara Zetkin dies near Moscow just shy of 76. Toronto library will hire a detective agency for 25 cents a book recovered. Lieut Col P R Laurie appointed assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police replacing Major Tomlin. Nova Scotia coal workers accept a compromise wage scale. Vancouver offices of the US Department of Commerce close. only Ottawa office remains. Canadian cattle market may reopen in New York state pending Bangs disease certification. Senator Paradis’s death raises unfilled Senate vacancies to nine with multiple provinces short of appointees.
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General Electric Company
United States
Christ Church, Highbury
England
M. Cooper
Ko Ishii
Canada
Vancouver
T. Hachiya
Tokyo
Japan
Clara Zetkin
Archangelskoye
Moscow
Toronto Library Board
P. R. Laurie
Metropolitan Police
Maurice Tomlin
Princess
Florence
Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
Adventure in North Ten boys sail from Vancouver to Alaska
Ten Honolulu youths aged 14 to 17 depart Vancouver for a scientific research voyage in northern Canada and Alaska. Led by Bayne Beauchamps they plan to reach Skagway Whitehempe and build boats for a 1600 mile Yukon River run to Dawson Fort Yukon and Tanzana. They will rough it until August collecting botanical specimens for the University of California and prospecting.
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Honolulu
Vancouver
Canada
Alaska
Skagway
Whitehempe
Yukon
Dawson
Fort Yukon
Tanzana
University of California
Bayne Beauchamps
Auto production tops 22 month high in May
May production by members of the United States Automobile Chamber of Commerce reached 172,883 units, a 23 percent rise from April and 51 percent from May 1932. First five months totaled 605,739 units, versus 584,505 in 1932, with Ford excluded from the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Ford Company
London factories resume activity after shutdowns
London reports many of its 32 000 factories are resuming operations as the market recovers. Trade sources note continued uncertainty but production levels rise and workers return to plants across the city.
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London
Strange Africa Findings Inside Chicago World Fair Purpose
Dr. Owen R ONeill of Chicago arrived in Montreal aboard the Cunard liner Aurania after a Africa tour from Abyssinia to the Cape. He gathered twenty two natives and artifacts for a Chicago World Fair Africa exhibit. Countries restricting use of natives for display included Britain and Belgium, while France granted permission. The voyage also noted B Greene, six eight, largest passenger aboard and linked to a tall family with ties to Brazil and a London garage owner.
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Owen R O'Neil
Chicago
Montreal
Aurania
Dr. O'Neil
Africa
Abyssinia
Cape
O'Neil
Cunard
Alaunia
Cameroons
Portuguese Africa
Central Africa
London
England
Capetown
Imperial Airways
Paris
Bulawayo
Nairobi
Addis Abeba
B. Greene
Canada
Greene
Mr. Greene
Althoug
Brazil
Russia
British Post Office Receives Queer Customer Requests
The Post Office reports mail from all sorts of people on odd topics. A woman asked for a new savings book after her old one was eaten by an elephant, an Indian native sought information and blessed the king and emperor, a former clerk complained about a missing character line, and a signer noted 10 weary years since signing the original with aging details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Dominion Steamship Nevisilan Sails With Cattle For Cardiff
At the request of the Department of Trade and Commerce the Dominion Steamship line equipped the steamer Nevisilan for the Canadian cattle trade. The vessel, first of her line to engage in the Canadian trade for over eight years, sailed from Montreal with 536 head of Canadian cattle for Cardiff along with 130000 bushels of Canadian grain and a general cargo.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
Dominion Steamship Line
Nevisilan
Montreal
Cardiff
U S Border Traffic Surges In 1932 Figures
A 1932 report shows 32,883,619 persons crossed the Canada United States boundary. Windsor Detroit and Walkerville Detroit areas see the heaviest lines with ferries bridges tunnels and rail routes. The 5,000 mile boundary comprises 3,100 miles land and 2,400 miles water.
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Canada
United States
Windsor
Ontario
Detroit
Michigan
Walkerville
Detroit River
Peace Bridge
Niagara River
Fort Erie
Niagara Falls
Queenston
Ont
Deaf Children Hear With New Microphone System At Saskatoon School
In Saskatoon a Deaf School classroom gains a microphone system with light and sound wave technology to let teachers and pupils hear voices, including the pupils own, through amplifiers and head phones. Sigurd Sanda foresees vast research potential. British milk suppliers require 65 million new milk bottles yearly to replace losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School For the Deaf
Saskatoon
Sigurd Sanda
Trail Blazers Toast Historic Churchill Visit 1819 Tribute
Four contemporary trail blazers visiting Churchill paid homage to Franklin and Hudson Bay exploration. John Callaghan, W. A. Brown, John Blue, and Frank Pike toasted the idea of Churchill as a world port and Hudson Bay Railway growth. Major J. G. MacLachlan and T. W. Tod joined, with H. L. McKay accompanying Tod. bank officials attended the Churchill bank opening on June 19.
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Franklin
Hudson Bay
Churchill Harbor
Churchill
John Callaghan
Northern Alberta Railways
W. A. Brown
Canadian National Railways
Edmonton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg
John Blue
Alberta
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Pike
Bank of Montreal
J. G. MacLachlan
Hudson Bay Railway
T. W. Tod
H. L. McKay
Shingle Industry Revives on the Fraser River
The Fraser River shingle industry is booming with all major plants on double shifts and about 1,000 men employed in the New Westminster district. Prices have risen sharply and production in the lower Fraser Valley is expected to reach 1.2 billion pieces worth $2,000,000, up from 770 million pieces in 1932, signaling more woods activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser River
New Westminster
Fraser Valley
Singing Color Fountain at the Chicago World’s Fair
The Firestone Singing Color Fountain charms visitors with music driven color water jets in a 100 by 15 foot pool. Engineers behind the display synchronize rising water, lights, and sound from hidden loudspeakers. Firestone’s exhibit also features a tire factory tour and a Hall of Science display with rubber trees from Liberia.
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Firestone Factory
Chicago
Firestone
Gardem
Great “Hall of Science
Liberia
Sunday School Lesson on Joshua Courage and Faith
The lesson centers on Joshua 1 6, emphasizing strength and courage as Jehovah guides the people. Devotional reading echoes Psalm 119 1 8 highlighting commitment to God’s law and steady endurance in faith.
Joshua of Memoirs and the Call to Courage
The passage recalls Joshua as Moses successor and military leader. God reassures him with steadfast presence, urging action over grief as he leads Israelites into Canaan. The text blends biblical verses with reflections on courage and divine support.
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Joshua
Moses
Canaan
Kadesh
Jordan
Israel
God
Westminster Abbey
John
Charles Wesley
J. H. Jowett
Ezekiel
Egypt
Machine hands out dole in London labor exchanges
A new unemployment relief payment machine is tested at East Ham and Holloway labor exchanges. It dispenses correct amounts into a receptacle when a button is pressed, allowing unemployed men in the queue to take their payment. A Ministry of Labour official says the device is experimental and further use depends on its performance in coming weeks.
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London
East Ham
Holloway
Ministry of Labor
Amazing Aberdeen Fish Filleting Machine Demonstrated
A machine in Aberdeen demonstrated the ability to fillet haddocks of any size. It handled a batch of small fish, removing heads fins and bones, cleaning and shaping them without damage and delivering ready for smoking or packing at thirty fish per minute.
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Aberdeen
Starling Found in Ireland Traced to Mellum Marking
A starling marked in July 1931 on Mellum, a North Sea island off Germany, has been identified in Ireland linking the migratory flutter to the German marking. The discovery confirms long-range movement and showcases tracking of individual birds across Europe.
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Mellum
North Sea
Germany
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United States Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Commerce
Ottawa
Agricultural Department
New York State
Bang
Paradis
Red Chamber
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Adventure In
Chicago Fair
British Post Office
U. S
Trail Blazers
Port of Churchill
Fraser River Valley
London Labor Exchange
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