World Happenings Briefly Told
Bernt Balchen plans around the world flight. Erastus G. Pearce of Sherbrooke Daily Record dies at 60. Dieudonne Coste made honorary colonel. Maurice Bellonte honorary lieutenant in Mexican air force. Elizabeth Good retires after 50 years as telephone operator. Canada's League of Nations term ends. Sir Robert Borden to attend only assembly meetings. Dr. Coutts praises Canadian sanatoria equipment bound for Southampton. Empire Exhibition planners seek R-101 or R-100 dirigible for Buenos Aires. Latin bloc pledges 15 votes to Ireland, boosting Free State on council. Dominion unemployment losses hit $10 million monthly. Brandon mayor presides at Union of Canada Municipalities convention. Communist forces attack British and U S gunboats in China. no fatalities reported.
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Bernt Balchen
Erastus G. Pearce
Sherbrooke Daily Record
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Ministry of War
United States
Elizabeth Good
St. Paul
Southampton
Air Ministry
Buenos Aires
Ireland
Irish Free State
Canada
Council
League of Nations
Government Grain Inspection System Under Board Oversight
The Dominion Government Grain Inspection Department operates under the Board of Grain Commissioners with a Chief Inspector and Deputies responsible for grading. Samples are weighed for test weight and dockage, then graded and recorded on Inspector's Sheets. Appeals exist via reinpection and the Grain Appeal Tribunal with a $3 fee. Western Division covers multiple points from the Pacific to the Great Lakes with about 130 inspectors and a Winnipeg research lab.
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Searle Grain Co. Ltd
Winnipeg
Board of Grain Commissioners
Dominion Government Grain Inspection Department
Canada
Cowan
Emerson Dockage
Western Grain Standards Committee
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
British Columbia
Dominion Cerealist
Calgary
Edmonton
Pacific Coast
Head of
Lakes
Fort William
Port Arthur
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Medicine Hat
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Inspection Department
Lennington H Shewell Demonstrates New Theremin In Toronto
National broadcasting artist Lennington H Shewell wowed radio engineers at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto as he controlled melody and dynamics by hand motions before a plain cabinet. The Theremin, built on radio principles, drew praise at the fifth annual Institute of Radio Engineers convention. A separate street car and bus study finds over 20 percent of operators prone to accidents.
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Lennington H. Shewell
America
Toronto
King Edward Hotel
Institute of Radio Engineers
Canada Earns World’s Best Aeroplane Testing Ground
Ernest Robinson of Fairchild announces a new Canadian factory and aeroplane base at Longueuil Quebec. The plant will produce about 150 Fairchild planes annually for Canadian use and will test aircraft on wheels floats and skis year round. A quotation about human character follows from a fourteenth century philosopher.
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Canada
Ernest Robinson
Fairchild Aviation Corporation
Longeuil
Que
Fairchild
Atlas Moth Among World’s Largest Insects
The Atlas moth, a night flying species native to Central America, ranks as one of the largest insects globally with wings spanning 14 inches tip to tip.
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Central America
New Dress Material Claims Steel Based Fabric Innovation
A report notes a dress material touted as steel based fabric. It also mentions a future trend of artificial teeth for moths as part of speculative material science ideas.
Sunday School Lesson Reflects God Accepts All Who Fear Him
Golden Text from Acts 10 34 35 declares God is no respecter of persons and that those who fear Him and do righteousness are acceptable. Lesson invites reading the Book of Jonah and includes devotional reading from Psalm 139 7 12.
Jonah and the Prophet's Flight and Mercy Lesson
A sermon excerpt recalls Jonah fleeing to Tarshish after God commands him to preach in Nineveh. A violent storm, Jonah's sacrifice to the sailors, and a great fish’s swallowing precede his revival. God questions Jonah's anger over mercy to Ninevites, while modern quips remind of road profanity.
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Jonah
Nineveh
Joppa
Tarshish
Spain
Jehovah
Elijah
Kings
God
Israel
Job
Duck sanctuary reserves set in western Canada provinces
A significant number of waterfowl areas have been designated as sanctuaries in the western provinces where a large portion of Canada’s ducks breed, reflecting conservation efforts.
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Canada
How To Lose 24 Pounds Of Fat Diet Plan
A vintage weight loss ad promotes Kruschen Salts with a daily half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast. It claims regular use detoxifies the system and boosts energy and vitality, advising diet modification and gentle exercise for fat loss and improved wellbeing.
Not Cramped For Space On The R-100 Over Ottawa
The article notes the R-100 weighs over 150 tons aloft and rivals ocean liners in size. It claims the airfield needed would exceed Ottawa city blocks, cabins rival ocean liners, dining saloon capacity surpasses any train dining car, and the airship combines shipyard strength with air travel potential.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Mauretania
Royal Winter Fair Sets Dates and Expands Toronto Offices
The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto will run November 19 to 27. The association has opened new larger offices in the Reford Building to accommodate expanding business.
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Toronto
Reford
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GLEYS
Wrigley’s
Nrigleys
Dominion
H. W. Cater
Brandon
Man
Union of Canada Municipalities
Hamilton
China
Red Parties
Raykin Sheays
Ramsay Co
Saaries
Seer
Borden's
i.Charles
Dirs
the Borden CO
St. Paul W
St. Charles
Royal Winter Fair
Zam'buk
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