World Happenings Briefly Told
Sis Ferme Meoward Brition ambae Race to the United States eranted as harcay on the recent Kire'e Hirthtay. Fare Howard of Penrith. VPcofessor Luedeig Stein died at a parking home in Radzbute Austria after an operation. He was 70 years old. Canetan shipping firms discussed wheat business on the Great Lakes per Lake Shippers' Clearance Association. British government pleased by shipbuilding holiday agreed to by France and Italy per Premier Ramsay MacDonald. Chicago public school teachers back pay now 6.5 million dollars overdue after three weeks. Massachusetts marks 206 years as Sir Ronald Lindsay addresses celebrants. G W Jones arrives in Canberra to advise on sales tax. British unemployment totals rise to 1,933,500 with weekly gain and year-over-year increase.
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United States
Fare Howard
Penrith
Vpcofessor
Luedeig Stein
Autor
Radzbute
Augstria
Canetan Shipping Companies
Great Lakes
France
Italy
J. Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Chicago
Massachusetts
Ronald Lindsay
Maseachusette
G. W. Jones
Canberra
Australia
Government of the
Commonwealth
Ministry of Labor
Canada surpasses United States in gold production claim
The article notes rapid gains in Canadian gold output surpassing U S production. It cites Alaska and Philippine mines as US sources and predicts Canada will exceed US yields as Canadian properties increase output. Analysts say the US may report lower figures while Canadian mines rise.
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Canada
United States
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Linoleum fortune and the Ashton lineage tale
The News of the World credits Lord Ashton with a fortune of thirty to forty million owing to his father’s ingenuity in Lancaster. A painter by trade, the elder Ashton ran a small shop and a picture framing business. Oil cloth from America led to linoleum via cork backing. Lord Ashton began in his father’s factory and became a noted industrialist. A final line notes a toad catching insects with a sticky, snapping tongue.
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Lord Ashton
News of the World
Lancaster
America
Safety finger device tests rail wear under load
An electric finger device designed by J G Ritter and described by J P Sharn berger in Pittsburgh detects bending and twisting of rails under a locomotive. The two telescoping parts register minute movements via electrical changes, amplifying them to indicate wear and possible failure.
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J.P. Sharnberger
Pittsburgh
J. G. Ritter
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Bright Spots At Port Churchill Welcomes Four New Women
On Hudson Bay, Churchill adds to its female residents with three newcomers arriving on the Muskeg Limited in May. Mrs. S Martin and daughter Margaret join Mrs. Claude Johnson to reside through autumn, as the port notes its growing female presence. The piece ends with a playful Hay Fever gag, referencing Mary and a bottle in bed.
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Hudson Bay
Churchill
Ars
Canadian National Railways
Young Californian Girl Watches Forest Fires From High Peak
A girl in California works as a fire watcher on Black Mountain near Santa Jacinto Tango, living in a log cabin on stilts at 8000 feet. She signals smoke and flames from a vast forest area, with Mina the Alsatian for company and mule-delivered provisions.
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Black Mountain
Mina
Forestry Service
Grain Stocks Fall in Week Ended June 27 1930
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a 3 277 506 bushel drop in total grain in store for the week ending June 27 1930. Wheat 13 735 712 oats 9 927 331 barley 22 639 184 flax 512 382 and rye 8 241 089 bring total to 172 155 698 bushels with declines across all grains. Last year the in store total was 148 620 622 bushels.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
California man attacked after ceremony leads to gunfire
After the ceremony Smith visited his father in law Daniel Roney's home where his mother in law struck him on the nose and drew blood. Roney then fired twice with a shotgun. Police believe the couple opposed the match.
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California
Smith
Daniel Roney
Roneys
Candy Making Ranked Safer Industry by Accident Record
In a safety assessment the candy making industry is described as among the least hazardous. Separate note states British airplanes currently in regular service carry 22 passengers.
Fashionable youth dress in Buddha yellow with white pique accents
A slim straight one piece dress in cotton shanting Buddha yellow with rolled white pique collar inverted front panels and belt. Size range 16 to 46 inch bust options, pattern No. 3489 requires 27 1 2 yards of 40 inch material and 5 yards contrasting for a standard figure.
Sunday School Lesson Reflects Courage for the Fearful
Golden text urges the fearful to be strong and not to fear. Lesson references Judges 41 15 and devotional reading Psalm 684 11. The card summarizes a religious instructional excerpt with emphasis on spiritual fortitude.
Deborah and Barak Lead Israel to Victory Over Sisera
A Bible study note recounts Ehud and the Philistine threat and Aaron-style courage as Deborah the judge and Barak unite against Jabin's 900 chariots. It notes Deborah's name meaning bee, her wisdom, and Barak’s insistence on her accompanying him. Sisera is killed by Jael, though Deborah gains credit for the victory.
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Jabin
Ehud
Shamesr
Canaan
Israel
Jehovah
Jobin
Deborah
Barak
Matthew Henry
Lapidoth
Tabernacle
Ramah
Bethel
Ephraim
Sisera
Jael
Why They Are Flying Air Travellers Asked Reasons
Survey of 568 passengers shows 203 traveling on business 146 for leisure the air 103 due to preference and 53 visiting friends or theatres 12 on a tour and 1 to attend a sporting event. Also notes trap door spider builds a tunnel with a silk and soil hinged trap door.
Intelligent perfume filler refuses to fill imperfect bottles
An innovative perfume filling device will not dispense liquid into any bottle that shows imperfections. The mechanism ensures only perfect containers receive product, preventing waste and leakage.
Consume More Meat Shows Growth in Canadian Diet
The Live Stock Branch reports a rising quality and quantity of meat consumed by Canadians. In 1929 home market intake reached 676.8 million pounds, up from 648.6 million in 1928, about 28 million more pounds or roughly 2 pounds per person. Lamb and mutton also rose from 62.2 million to 70.5 million pounds, an increase of 8.3 million pounds or nearly 1 pound per capita.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Cal Hurley Defines Oil Operators in Witty Parable
Oklahoma lawyer Pat Hurley equates oil operators to men unsure of their distance to wealth. He notes a Durham England property rents for three grains of pepper yearly in a humorous regional anecdote.
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Cal
Pat" Hurley
Oklahoma
Durham
England
Plane Slaughters Nine Eagles Aiding Texas Ranchers
A passenger armed with a shotgun on a small plane killed nine eagles in eight hours while raiding sheep ranches near El Paso Texas. Ranchers had long tried to shoot the birds from the ground without success.
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Fl Paso
Texas
White Pine Favored For Patterns In North America
White pine is used for 96 percent of patterns in North America due to its ease of workability soft texture relative strength durability and minimal shrinkage enabling shapes to hold. Sir Harry Lauder's last annual farewell tour of this country in 1931 will be seen by people who witnessed him on his first tour.
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North America
Harry Lauder
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U. Asa
Port Churchill
Northern Port
Mary
Gat
Leaner
Hoyday
Prairies
Heston
Fe Bays
Tara Secs
Clyde Cy Hacenbeck
TION
Quidoes King OF Birds
White Pine
Brooder
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
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