World Happenings Briefly Told
Germans in Czechoslovakia organize athletic clubs. British coal output last week 4 199 600 tons. Government boats outnumber private craft in Poland. U S rejects Egyptian cotton conference proposal. Alberta homesteads August 863 entries 327 by women. Eire bills duty on oats and oatmeal. Canadian gold price parity. Regina plans World Grain Exhibition July 24 to August 5 1933. Achtermuchty distillery chimney sells for 1 25. Canada U S Alaska radio link outlined. Alberta fire losses nine months 1931 total 2 371 598. Edmonton 229 297 Calgary 269 257. New Zealand to promote deer skin leather to curb deer threat.
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Czechoslovakia
Poland
Dail Eireann
Regina
Achtermuchty
Scotland
The Wrong Gender Language Mix Up Joke
A diplomat jokingly confesses language trouble in Washington. He asks a British born woman for help with English and bows goodbye saying he must be going. He says he fears he has cockroached on your time. She corrects him and he replies he has the gender wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warsaw weighs plan to curb deaths by own action
City government considers a council and advisory body to deter self harming acts. The municipal social welfare department drafts the plan amid a wave of personal crises in Warsaw. Footpad: I want money, you buy this revolver from me. Buen Humor, Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Municipal Social Welfare Department
Buen Humor
Madrid
Air Mail Postage Rates Cut To Stimulate Business
Post office officials in Ottawa announced reduced air mail charges across Canada to encourage use by merchants. The initial six cent rate remains, with each additional ounce dropping from ten to five cents. International rates stay unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Post Office Department
Post Office
Ottawa
Sunday School Lesson on Paul in Ephesus and Christmas Toy Relief
The fragment outlines Paul’s missionary work in Ephesus with Jewish opposition, miracles, and exorcism debates. It then shifts to Saskatchewan schools aiding Santa through the Boy Scouts by organizing toy repair shops to help needy children, urging early start and outlining organization and deadlines.
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Paul
Ephesus
Tyrannus
Asia
Asia Minor
God
Bartlett
Jesus
Sceva
R. C. Gillie
Simple One Piece Home Frock Pattern No 750
Simple patterned home frock design with slender lines and removable belt. Includes inset vestee with jabot frill and attached collar, envelope pockets, and V neck. Lists sizes 16 to 50 inch bust with yardage for size 36 and color options in dimity, linen, lawn, or gingham. Pattern priced 25 cents.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order details appear with the Winnipeg pattern service at 175 McDermot Ave. The entry lists Pattern NO.-q and requests the name of the requester. The fragment provides contact cues for pattern requests.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Christmas Trade Gathers Steam From British Columbia
Five hundred tons of holly and many Christmas trees from Vancouver Island will be shipped to eastern Canada and the United States. The recent cold snap sharpened reminders of festive season preparations, as the annual business boosts BC producers.
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Vancouver Island
Canada
United States
British Columbia
Silent Sunday Visit Hopes Confrontage with Old Man
A line about young men going to worship on Sunday evening hoping the elder will be absent when they call. The fragment hints at a social or moral vignette without full context or clear names or places.
St. Paul Laws Shift Permitting Intoxicated Cyclists
A new ruling clarifies that riding a bicycle while intoxicated is legal in St. Paul Minnesota. Residents previously believed intoxication itself was illegal but the updated stance permits cycling under intoxication.
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St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Toy repair drives pat the community in annual scout effort
Scouts urge use of school rooms church halls or vacant stores to host toy repair shops. Older youths and instructors repair, paint and restore toys under a director of repairs with a stocked tool chest. Distribution managed by scout or school committees with final charity sharing and a Regina contact for organization. The message ends noting that the art of friendship is the greatest art of life.
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Santa
Scout Group
Regina
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Carters Lexepills
Alberta
New Zealand
Anti-Suicide Council
Air Mail
BEM
Reading
Saskatchewan
Santa Claus
Boy Scouts Association
Department of Education
Boy Scouts’ Association
Boy Scouts
Denison
Darke Block
By Annette
N. UL
the Ramsay Co
Para- Sani
Para-Sani
Appleford’s
Hamilton
Hunter-Martin & CO
SASK
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