Armstrong youths to represent BC in national swine judging
Robert Hornby and Joe McCollum, young farmers from Armstrong, earned British Columbia top honors in the Canadian National Railways Boys and Girls Swine Clubs. They will compete at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto in December for the Dominion title, a Robb Trophy prize, and national recognition as Canada’s champion swine breeders and judges.
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Robert Hornby
Joe McCollum
Armstrong
British Columbia
Agricultural Department
Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Canada
W. D. Robb
W. J. Black
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
World Happenings Briefly Told Sparks Global News
Russia leads prewar wheat exports while the world watches trade shifts. Churchill elected lord rector of Edinburgh University. Thomas Mann wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. Austria to appoint a consul-general at Ottawa. Canadian High Commissioner Larkin advised by Baron Franckenstein. Nebraska sheep rancher buys Finnigan Alberta land for 20000 sheep next spring. Semyon Shestakov refuses Atlantic crossing proposal. Olympus seized for illegal fishing and stored at Departure Bay. Kaiser files libel suit against Berlin newspaper alleging Krupp gun ties.
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Ottawa
P. C. Larkin
London
George Franckenstein
Nebraska
Finnigan
Alberta
Semyon A. Shestakov
Moscow
New York
Ostaviakhim
Soviet Aviation Society
Atlantic Ocean
Canadian
United States
Olympus
Biological Board of Canada
Departure Bay
B.C
H. W. Goggin
Victoria Admiralty
Kaiser
Doorn
Berlin
Ohio prisoner patents auto theft deterrent device
Lawton Hilemann, 22, an Akron man imprisoned for burglary, filed for a patent on a dual auto control ignition. The system locks ignition, steering wheel, and starting switch when the motor stops, housed in a compact box beneath the dash.
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Lawton Hilemann
Akron
Brooklyn Frankfurter Millionaire's Sausage Shop Fame
Adolph Gobel built his fortune from a small Brooklyn sausage shop near a public school. He popularized hot pups among children and spread the taste to nearby schools. His wealth grew so much his son could cruise New York waters on a luxurious yacht.
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Adolph Gobel
Frankfurter
Brooklyn
Herr Gobel
New York
Lemonade Invention Traced To Seventeenth Century
A brief note states lemonade was invented in the seventeenth century, highlighting its origins in early modern beverage culture and its long-standing presence in refreshment histories.
Recipes For This Week By Betty Barclay
A home style recipe section outlines about 18 cakes with ingredients including flour baking powder salt sugar egg milk and butter. The batter is dropped on a greased griddle cooked on both sides and finished with orange marmalade rolled like jelly rolls and sprinkled with sugar.
Rice and Maple Junket Dessert
A simple dessert places boiled rice in desert glasses and sprinkles maple sugar. Junket dissolves in lukewarm milk then poured over the rice. Let stand in a warm room until firm and chill. Leftovers of cereal may substitute for the rice.
Children race miniature planes on Baule sands
Aviation fever sweeps France as children race ground miniature airplanes on three wheels at Baule's popular bathing beach. Competitions draw crowds with a plane labelled Paris New York among the entries.
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France
Baule
Britain Spends Over 200 Million on Motor Cars Annually
The report notes that Great Britain allocates more than 200 million dollars yearly for motor cars. It highlights government or official procurement patterns and scale of automotive expenditures.
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Great Britain
Gas supply for Saskatchewan eyed from Cypress Hills field
The Eagle Butte Oil Company plans a second Cypress Hills gas well about 290 miles west of Regina near the Alberta border. Engineers say Cypress Hills offers the nearest feasible gas supply to Saskatchewan markets with a pipeline to Maple Creek Moose Jaw and Regina. Independent evaluators in Regina call Eagle Butte the most likely path to an adequate regional gas supply.
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Regina
Moose Jaw
Maple Creek
Eagle Butte O1 Company
Cypress Hills
Alberta Boundary
Saskatchewan
Eagle Butte Oil Company, Limited
Free Press
Flying Taxi Service Planned In England
England to see a large scale fleet of flying taxicabs. One hundred Desouter Cirrus sport planes under construction at Croydon Airport destined for taxi use once finished. Planes to operate from provincial cities and connect with London Continental routes and English city links at one shilling per mile.
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Airways of England
Croydon
London
French Air Union
North Africa
Algiers
Ontario Forest Patrol Flies 11,500 Hours Protecting Northern Lands
The Ontario Government air patrol logged 850000 air miles and 11500 flying hours this year, 5400 more hours than 1928, with no injuries reported. The patrol, spanning Lake Superior to James Bay, aided stranded expeditions and evacuated the sick to hospitals from remote posts.
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Ontario
Ontario Government
Protective Air Patrol
Forest Patrol Service
Lake Superior
James Bay
Our Embattled Farmers in Western Canada Wheat Pool
An analysis in Wall Street Magazine praises Western Canada wheat pool farmers who resist global wheat buyers. It notes millions of bushels sought for profit, calls for Farm Board courage, and envisions American farmers joining the defiance and gains later.
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Western Canada
Wall Street Magazine
Norwegians Invent Low-Cost Sound Film Apparatus
Two young Norwegians claim a new sound film device costs one fifth of imported machines while matching foreign products in all respects. They have also invented a sound film production machine and plan to film revues using their equipment.
Language Diversity: 3424 Tongues Worldwide
A global tally notes 3424 spoken languages across nations and cultures. Researchers highlight linguistic richness, with several languages under threat while others flourish in urban and digital contexts.
New Patterned Velvet Frock Prompts Quick Wardrobe Makeover
An article describes a Paris inspired velvet dress pattern with circular fullness, jabot collar, and a raised waistline. Sizes range 16 to 42 bust, patterned in Royal blue and other colors. Pattern price 25 cents, with magazine offer at 10 cents when paired with a pattern.
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Paris
Marron
Two Women Strain Up Steep Hill on Hot Day
Two women push bicycles up a very steep hill, one apologizing for the rough route that seemed flat on the map. A dentist and a patient exchange a brief dialogue about opening mouths wide, followed by a line referencing Ananias and his line of work.
Sunday School Lesson on Jonah and Golden Text
The lesson centers on the Book of Jonah with the golden text from Acts 17.26 about God making from one nation all people to dwell on the earth. It includes a devotional reading from Isaiah 55.1-7.
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Jonah
A Western Senator Sees Harvest Tours End
Senator W. A. Buchanan of Lethbridge Alberta proclaims the era of harvest excursions over as tractors and labor saving devices give Western farmers independence. He notes the shift will reduce migrant workers and urban crowding while signaling the West’s rise with a self sustaining farming population. Few will regret the passing of the excursions.
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W. A. Buchanan
Lethbridge
Alberta
Prairies
Central heating in new Duisberg settlement with single chimney
In a new German settlement near Duisberg 442 houses share one middle house for heat and hot water. All cooking uses gas while lighting is electric. The note adds that boredom harms factory outputs as much as fatigue and mentions ancient Roman agate and iron wedding rings.
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Duisberg
Germany
World Grain Exhibition Invites Countries to Regina 1932
Canadian Government invites numerous nations to attend the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference in Regina during August 1932. The event promises substantial prize money with classes for wheat oats barley rye and other grains. First prizes reach 2500 with many prizes per class and total offerings around 250000. Regina, capital of Saskatchewan, is described as a modern city of about 55000 in the heart of a vast grain region.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Old Family Album Returns to Capture Modern Moments
Photographers at a recent convention say bobbed hair and modern women’s styles revive portrait photography and the family album. They note Americans spent 36 million dollars more on photographs last year than any prior year as women seek a picture record and staying youthful.
Eye clocks in Turkey use cat pupils to tell time
In parts of Turkey natives read time from a cat's eyes. Morning and evening pupils are round, at certain hours they become oval, and at noon they narrow to a slit. The method contrasts with Western clocks and reflects local ingenuity.
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Turkey
CN Exhibition enters 51st year in Toronto
The Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto Ontario reaches its 51st year as land and buildings associated with the fair are valued at 25 000 000 dollars.
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Toronto
Ontario
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Agricultural Department of the
Russia
Winston Churchill
Exchequer
Edinburgh University
Thos. Mann
Ohio Penitentiary
Ohio
Tion
Betty Barclay
Phillips
Toa
Eagle Butte Oil Company
England
Mathieu
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tino
Ontario Protective Air Patrol
Annebelle Worthington
Jehovah
Amittai
Nineveh
Assyria
Tigris
Gulf of Persia
Augustine
Milan
Joan of Arc
Forest of
Domrem
Lord
God
George Hodges
Sandy Scott
Joppa
Tarshish
Spain
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Ananias
Minard's Liniment
Buchanan
West
Vicks
Ramsay Co
Izo
Corning
Puutnams
NM. U
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