World Happenings Briefly Told
Ontario pupils may pass through both elementary and secondary schools on teacher recommendations. Montreal’s Young Hebrew Society supplied 759 Jewish children with new winter clothing. Vancouver asks Premier Bennett to hold next summer’s economic conference there. Armistice Day was observed in Italy marking King Victor Emmanuel III’s 62nd birthday. France plans to buy 15 000 carloads of grain from Jugoslavia, about ten percent of its needs. Autogyro pioneer Godfrey C. Dean flew under the Montreal Harbor Bridge center span. The navy blimp K 1 was wrecked at Cape May while in its hangar after a prior loops flight. Mexico may abandon its navy under a secretary of war efficiency plan. Alberta liquor sales for the year totalled 4 678 109 dollars with a net profit of 1 738 954. A new North Wales travel ticket allowed unlimited journeys at 2 50 for 1 100 miles covered.
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Ontario
Montreal
Vancouver
Bennett
France
Jugoslavia
Godfrey C. Dean
Montreal Harbor
Navy
Cape May
New Jersey
Mexico
Alberta
North Wales
Holding Semi-Annual Livestock Survey Changes System
The Dominion Government will conduct a semiannual livestock survey, shifting from an annual June survey to both June and December 1 readings. Since 1917 surveys were run in June with provinces, and now cards will reach farmers via rural schools in most provinces, while British Columbia will receive direct mailing. Alberta and Saskatchewan areas without rural schools will use livestock associations to reach ranchers. Cards go out in late November.
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Dominion
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Pessimist Trait Linked to Financier of Optimist
A wry saying notes that a usual pessimist is the man who financed an optimist, tying skepticism to the backer of hopeful ventures.
Upward Trend Of Trade In Canada Seen
A Department of Trade and Commerce report notes the first rise in the wholesale price index since August 1929 alongside increased hydro electricity output and a continued rise in industrial and public utility stocks. It cites gains in grain and iron products, electrolytic metals, and minerals, with non-ferrous metal prices boosting mining prospects for copper silver lead tin and zinc.
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Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
Egg Production Facts From Iowa State College Guidance
Officials of Iowa State College advise that efficient egg production relies on abundant balanced high quality feed and sanitation. They highlight five feed requirements water carbohydrates fat protein minerals and vitamins and stress mash to balance protein concentrates. Emphasized practices include ample hopper space sanitation and monitoring flock condition.
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Iowa State College
Earthquakes Hit Italy Daily Along the Apennines
Professor Palazzo of the Rome weather bureau notes that Italy’s Apennine earthquakes average 433 per year with uneven timing. July is the peak month followed by August September and January. Shocks favor night hours from midnight to 4 AM.
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Apennine Razor
Italy
Palazzo
Weather Bureau
Rome
Gasoline Fire Causes Severe Burns to Aberdeen Servant
In Aberdeen Scotland Annie Frazer a servant was burned when a hot iron touched gasoline used by her mistress to clean a hat igniting the fuel and setting her clothing ablaze. The accident underscores the dangerous use of gasoline indoors. A note on fish meal as a cattle swine and poultry feed follows.
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Annie Frazer
Aberdeen
Scotland
Fashion patterns and fabric requirements catalog entry
This item lists pattern numbers 629 615 900 527 498 and 605 with sizes from children to adult busts, yardage by fabric width and yardage for each design, plus price 25 cents in stamps and wrap coin instructions. It notes material needs for jackets skirts blouses linings and accents across multiple patterns.
How To Order Patterns Address Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Winnipeg pattern orders are handled by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union located at 175 McDermot Ave. Customers may contact the union for catalog access and pricing.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Rome at Last Embraced as Paul Advances in Chains
The Sunday lesson notes Paul’s journey toward Rome as foretold in Acts 25 and unfolds within the broader map of Roman roads. Paul’s imprisonment in Rome becomes a platform for gospel reach as he shares faith with Praetorian guards and Jewish visitors, turning hindrance into opportunity. The preacher cites Philippians 1 13 and Bunyan to illustrate handicaps becoming tools for faith.
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Rome
Ephesus
Paul
Jerusalem
Christ
Luke
Apostle
Festus
Agrippa
Julius
Praetorian
Praetorian Guard
Bunyan
Bedford Jail
Rovigo Man Sets Longest Bed Rest Record
Medoro Marassi, age seventy, has stayed in bed for 10 years in Rovigo Italy. He is not ill and remains healthy while preferring to rest.
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Rovigo
Italy
Medoro Marassi
Marassi
Western Fair Dates Set for Western Canada 1932 Attractions
Western Canada Fair Association members at Saskatoon embrace Canadian or British Empire artists for summer fairs in 1932. British offers on the table while no attractions decision made. Summer fair dates include Brandon July 4, Calgary July 11, Edmonton July 18, Saskatoon July 25, Regina August 1. 1933 dates follow with similar cities and weeks. Winter fair dates set for Brandon March 14 and Regina March 21 with Saskatoon Calgary March 28 and Edmonton April 4.
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Western Canada Fair Association
Saskatoon
Western Canada
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Central Bank Plan for Empire Endorsed by Joint Committee
A joint committee of the Federation of British Industries and the Empire Economic Union urged creating a central bank to act as a clearing house for all British Empire banks. The report also proposed an empire currency conference to counter global monetary chaos. When people are told to take a seat they often take affront.
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Federation of British Industries
Empire Economic Union
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Hunter-Martin & CO
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