World Wheat Situation and Europe’s Production Surge
Premier Bennett spoke to the Montreal Board of Trade after the World Wheat and Wheat Conferences, detailing how Europe’s 1930s policy shifts and rising production by France Italy Germany and Spain alter global markets. He notes Canada remains a leading exporter while European output and fear of war drive export limits and tariff changes.
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Bennett
Montreal Board of Trade
Canada
United States
Australia
Great Britain
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Holland
Belgium
London
Premier Bennett
Argentine
F. E. Murphy
Hungary
Roumania
Jugo-Slavia
Bulgaria
Russia
World Wheat Conference
British Prototype Kilogram Mission And Paris Trials
Secret journey to Paris and Sevres tested Britain’s platinum irido weight against the international standard. The prototype kilogram, one of about 30 in existence, faced minute changes and was kept hidden from bandits. An absurd Paris tribunal case about a missing gas-masked box-car ended with acquittal.
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London Board of Trade
Paris
Sevres
Britain
Serres
International Committee of Weights and Measures
International
Progress In Labrador Gold Fields Reported By Newfoundland Minister
Hon. W. J. Walsh, Newfoundland’s Minister of Agriculture and Mines, says early Labrador gold field work is promising. Accompanied by Dr. O. K. Snelgrove and J. W. Foote, he notes 11 of 22 Labrador concessions actively investigated and a Lake Wabash camp population of 39 after a 200 mile aeroplane trip from Seven Islands.
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Labrador
W. J. Walsh
Newfoundland
St. Johns
Lake Wabash
O. K. Snelgrove
J. W. Foote
Seven Islands
Quebec
Walsh
Smallest Paintings Claim by London Painter
Miniature paintings by Stanley A. Burchett, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, are claimed to be the smallest pictures in the world with 20 fitting on a postage stamp. Two pieces about an eighth of a stamp have been bought by the queen, including a seascape at dawn and a still life of marigolds in a blue vase. A microscope is needed to view the details, and many doubt they are real water colors painted with a brush.
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Stanley A. Burchett
London
Grenadier Guards
Ancient Dentistry Traced to 3400 B C Says McGill Expert
Dr J K Lowry of McGill University outlined ancient dental practices at a local service club talk. He cited Egyptian work as early as 3400 B C and noted dental care traces among Greeks Etruscans and Romans.
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J. K. Lowry
McGill University
Tea exports rise in 1932 by four million pounds
The 1932 Japanese tea export total increased by 4 072 000 pounds compared with 1931. The British post office department now employs more than 250 000 people.
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British Post Office Department
Radio Wave Pains Tacoma Dairyman Grounds Himself for Relief
Dairyman Martin Bodker of Tacoma suffers intense pains from radio waves and finds relief only when he grounds himself. Tacoma and Seattle doctors are baffled by the unusual case. Bodker used a copper wired cane and a ground through the floor, then traveled to Los Angeles for medical consultation.
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Tacoma
Martin Bodker
Seattle
Bodker
Los Angeles
That City
Military Command Changes in Canadian Districts
Major-General E C Ashton transfers from Military District No 2 Toronto to No 11 covering British Columbia and Yukon Brig–General T W Anderson of No 10 Winnipeg will replace Ashton in Toronto Brigadier W B Beeman, now in No 11, is to move to Winnipeg to take over from Anderson.
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E. C. Ashton
C.M.G
V.D
Toronto
Victoria
British Columbia
Yukon Territory
T. W. Anderson
D.S.O
Winnipeg
Ashton
W. B. Beeman
D.S.C
Military District No. 11
Anderson
String Beans Bretonne Recipe Summary
Melt butter and fry onion until yellow. Stir in flour then gradually add evaporated milk and water. Cook until thickened then add 1 inch string bean pieces and season with salt pepper and paprika. Serves six.
France restricts foreign language films to 15 theatres
France has ruled that motion picture films in foreign languages may only be shown in 15 theatres nationwide. The decision limits where non French language productions can be screened, affecting distribution and exhibition.
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France
A Woman Loses 32 Pounds On Kruschen Salts
In a personal account Mrs J Bs Kruschen describes weight loss from 161 pounds to 129 pounds after following her husband’s advice. She cites relief from rheumatism and nervousness, increased energy, and a healthier, younger feeling while attributing the change to Kruschen salts and their mineral blend.
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Kruschen
Chance Meeting Recalls Rescue During War
Captain R H Monks of the Montreal port wardens recalls a wartime rescue aboard the Clan Alpin when he saved a seaman about to board a lifeboat as a torpedoed vessel sank off the Irish coast. The survivor later identifies him aboard a Montreal inspection. The man was badly wounded and treated after two days at sea.
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Montreal
R. H. Monks
Clan Alpin
Monks
Bavarian City of Weis senburg Celebrates 1700th Founding
Local boosters mark Weis senburg’s 1700th anniversary with a nod to 233 AD origins when tribes breached the Roman road, toppled Biricianis citadel, and reused stones to build a castle. Fragments of the old wall with 31 towers survive, notably the Ellinger gate praised as a premier medieval structure.
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Weissenburg
Biricianis
Wizinbure
Ellinger Gate
Germany
Marlborough Town Crier Wins National Contest
W. B. Anglis, the Marlborough town crier, aged 63, won the National Town Criers contest at Lyme Regis after competing against twelve rivals. Three judges watched from a tent 100 yards away as contestants bellowed.
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United Kingdom
W. B. Anglis
Marlborough
Wiltshire
England
Town Criers
Lyme Regis
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