World happenings briefly told
Canada has concurred with the British Government in recognizing the new government of Spain. Willam J. Seed, former mayor of Vermillion, Alberta, died at his home in Vancouver, aged seventy-three, after a brief illness. Anita Tiffany dead at 82. Winnipeg plant equipped for matzohs using 500,000 bushels of Canadian wheat annually. Ontario fed all provinces with 136000 hp new power installations in 1950. Thomas Ash Jr. registered with Asahi for 25,000 prize for nonstop Japan-US flight. Coast to coast motor trip tests by E Wharton Shaw and W E Steers from Sydney, N S to win Victoria medal. Wheat exports to Feb 18 total 45,051,072 bushels, up from 25,888,585 last year.
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Canada
Spain
Liverpool
England
Willam J. Seed
Vermillion
Alberta
Vancouver
Anita
Tiffany
Nome
Winnipeg
Thomas Ash, Jr
United States
Asahi
Japan
E. Wharton Shaw
W. E. Steers
Bay
Sydney
N.S
Canadian Highway Association of Victoria
B.C
Abolition of Soldier Settlement Board Confirmed
The Soldier Settlement Board will be replaced by a director of soldier settlement to cut costs and improve efficiency. Minister W A Gordon said a three-commissioner board is no longer needed and declined to name the proposed director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldier Settlement Board
Soldier
Soldier Settlement
W. A. Gordon
Bennett announces Canadian agricultural credit planSubscriptions reach 3 million
Premier Bennett told John Vallance in the House of Commons that the Agricultural Credit Corporation of Canada Ltd will aid prairie farmers in mixed farming and is privately created, with subscriptions totaling about 3 million dollars and a not distant date for functioning. The remark followed a verbal update given recently. Also notes the petrified forest in Arizona is about 260 million years old and barnacles cannot endure fresh water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Credit Corporation of Canada, Limited
John Vallance
Bennett
Vallance
Arizona
Dr Coner’s Little Liver Pills End Digestive Ailments
A reader testimonial praises the pills for indigestion and headaches, claiming they act as a tonic for the liver. The ad markets Dr Coner’s Little Liver Pills as a vegetable laxative with debite value and promises relief from constipation acidity and poor complexion. Sold by druggists in red packs priced at 250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mc Cravidon
Coner
Preventing the Common Cold and Pneumonia
An advisory on transmission and prevention of colds urging coughing into a handkerchief and avoiding cold damp air. Emphasizes fresh air, open windows, light clothing, dental health, avoiding crowds, and resting if pneumonia risk. Notes high pneumonia mortality and isolation importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Horticultural Society receives trees from Rosthern
The Saskatoon Horticultural Society will beautify city gardens with 1,060 Scotch pines and 500 birch trees supplied by the Dominion Experimental Farm at Rosthern this spring. Excursion rates for a London to Paris air service are set at 30 dollars round trip, cheaper than 1919 rail or boat travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon Horticultural Society
Dominion Experimental Farm
Rosthern
Sunday School Lesson May 3 Golden Text
Sunday School lesson outlines Luke 19.1-10 about Jesus seeking and saving the lost. The devotional reading from Psalm 103 verses 1-10 anchors themes of mercy and forgiveness and invites reflection on divine grace and recovery.
The Meeting Of Jesus And Zacchaeus In Jericho
The article recounts Jesus passing Jericho on the way to Jerusalem and encountering Zacchaeus, a chief publican. Zacchaeus climbs a sycamore to see Jesus, and Jesus meets him with transformative grace. Zacchaeus vows restitution and charity, affirming salvation comes to his house as Jesus honors his conversion.
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Zacchaeus
Jerusalem
Jesus
Internal Revenue
Jericho
Bartimaeus
Weymouth
Forasmuch
Abraham
Christ
Archbishop Trench
Aspirin Use Said Prevents Cold Discomfort
Article urges readers to take aspirin at first signs of a cold to reduce symptoms, noting tablets ease discomfort and promote quicker relief. It references package directions for use in headaches and pain.
Cancel Training Camps For Non Permanent Militia In Canada
The Department of National Defence announced that all summer training camps for Canada’s non-permanent active militia will be cancelled this year due to budget cuts. Last year about 35,000 militiamen trained for ten to twelve days at principal camps including Aldershot Nova Scotia Sussex New Brunswick Valcartier Levis St John’s Barriefield Petawawa Niagara Camp Hughes Dundurn Sarcee and local camps.
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Canada
Department of National Defence
Aldershot
N.S
Sussex
N.B
Valcartier
Que
Levis
St. John’s
Barriefield
Ont
Petawawa
Niagara
Camp Hughes
Man
Dundurn
Sask
Sarcee
Alta
British Columbia
Edmonton Industries Invest Half Million From Private Funds
A 1930 report by the joint industries committee of the City of Edmonton notes private funds totaling about half a million dollars invested in local industrial enterprises during the year. Plans include distributing to households in central and northern Alberta an illustrated directory listing about 200 Edmonton manufacturers and their products. The committee comprises three members from Edmonton City Council, the Chamber of Commerce, the Industrial Association, and the Edmonton branch of the Canadian Manufacturers Association.
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Joint Industries Committee
Edmonton
Alberta
Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Edmonton Industrial Association
Canadian Manufacturers Association
Canadian Chemical Association Convention in Montreal May 27 28 29
Dr Harold Hibbert president of the Society of Chemical Industry reports the Canadian Chemical Association annual convention will be held in Montreal on May 27 28 and 29. The Forest Service notes twelve oak species in Canada with the Garry oak found in British Columbia and the rest in the East.
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Canadian Chemical Association
Montreal
Harold Hibbert
Society of Chemical Industry
Canada
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
British Columbia
Ram Grading Aids Sheep Breeders Under Federal Help
Ram grading, supported by the Live Stock Branch of the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa, allows farmers, clubs, or associations to buy by mail order, at breeders farms, or in sale rings with higher assurance of a sire’s essentials. The industry shows steady improvement in purebred flocks across the Dominion due to grading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Dominion
Glacial Rock Flour Fills Athabasca River Waters
The Athabaska River in Alberta carries turbid milky water from rock flour ground by hundreds of glaciers from Jasper National Park. The finest sediment settles at the bottom of Athabaska Lake, about 500 miles northeast of the park, before the river continues toward the Arctic ocean.
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Athabaska River
Jasper National Park
Alberta
Athabaska Lake
Park
Arctic Sea
British Industries Mission to Canada Seeks British Supplies
Sir James Lithgow leading a Federation of British Industries delegation with Sir Arthur Duckham and Moir Mackenzie to Canada at the invitation of Hon. H. H. Stevens. They aim to identify Canadian needs that British manufacturers can meet, promoting cooperation with Canadian firms. Antlers of the giant Irish deer are noted to spread up to 12 feet.
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James Lithgow
Arthur Duckham
Moir Mackenzie
Federation of British Industries
Sir Arthur
Canada
H. H. Stevens
Scottie in China Front Visit with General Lu
A narrator recalls taking his dog Scottie to meet General Lu in a walled Chinese city. Scottie muttered, snarled, and snagged a slipper from the grandiose general, prompting amused smiles and a wary interpreter. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the Tangled encounter continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottie
Seattle
General Ba
General Lu
Heo
Scotlie
General Wat
Prairie butter surplus meets Vancouver demand and imports dwindle
Prairie provinces now nearly satisfy Vancouver's butter demand with imports from other nations dwindling to small levels. Mothers can quickly treat worms in children using Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. Amid talkies, U S theatre data show 45 percent still use silent films.
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Prairie Provinces
Vancouver
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Baby's
Ontario
Agricultural Credit Corporation
Three Million Dollar Corporation
Woonl UL
John Burke Ingram
Douglas
Hockey President
J. W. Hamilton
Regina
Saskatchewan
Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
Hamilton
Edmonton Industries
Jane Pau
British Industries Mission
WIL
Cain
Africa
India
China
Manu
Shanghai
Borden's
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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