World Happenings Briefly Told From Calgary to Dublin
Henry Wise Wood of Alberta wheat pool reelected chair man at Calgary meeting. C Jensen of McGrath named vice president. Viscount Buckmaster chairman of recent London plan. France trains reserve cookers to defend Rhineland frontiers. Newfoundland alcohol sales rules loosened unrestricted purchases. Belence Museum rubber exhibition six months featuring seeds from 1876. Norwich AU England show sparks talk of purple and red canaries. F G T Lucas of Vancouver named judge of British Columbia Supreme Court. University of Washington to offer marriage course for seniors on avoiding unhappy unions. Irish Free State reports a trade deficit near 100 million dollars for year to Oct 31 amid UK dispute.
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Henry Wise Wood
Alberta Wheat Pool
Calgary
C. Jensen
McGrath
Viscount Buckmaster
London
Rhineland Froniiers
Newfoundland
Belence Museum
South Kensington
Amazon
Henry Wickham
Norwich
England
F. G. T. Lucas
K.C
Vancouver
Supreme Court of
British Columbia
Justice Macdonald
University of Washington
Norman
Hayner
United Kingdom
Japan plans Pacific air link to distant empire
Japan moves to open thousands of miles of air routes linking its Pacific islands with the homeland. Two Japanese naval aviators recently from Yokohama survey the Saipan to Palau leg with a 31 200 mile radius plane. Meteorological observatories and wireless stations are established at Saipan Paulay and Truk as Tokyo eyes an air service in the 1935 36 budget. The Tokio Bonin Islands line would be the first segment toward connecting Tokyo with far flung mandates across the Pacific, aligning with anticipated American routes from California to the Philippines and China.
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Japan
Aouth‘ward
Yokohama
Saipan
Palau
Paulay
Truk
Ento Island
Tokio
Tokio-Bonin Islands
Imperial Capital
Pacific
California
Phillippines
China
Longest Fence Proposed at Norway Finland Border
The world’s longest fence stretching about 40 kilometres or 250 miles will be built along the Norway Finland border to control the movement of nomadic Lap reindeer herds between the two nations.
Twin perils warning for farm children from Kansas letter
A Kansas letter warns parents of dangers to farm and village children from open wells and cisterns and from loose boards with exposed nails. It urges securing wells and cisterns and removing nails to prevent tetanus from ground germs.
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Maneas
Independence
Kansas
A. Z. Potter
Retirements reshape Royal Bank leadership lineup
Sir Herbert Holt retires from the presidency of the Royal Bank of Canada after 65 years of history to become Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee. Morris W. Wilson is named President with Sydney G. Dobson as General Manager, marking the first inside appointment to the presidency. Holt began as director in 1905 and rose to president in 1908.
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Gat
Setrele
Royal Bank of Canada
Morris W. Wilson
Sydney G. Dobson
Wilson
Royal Bank
Herbert Holé
Herbert Holt
The
Sir Herbert Holt
Legacy of Sir Herbert: Royal Bank’s rise to global scale
The Royal Bank, founded 1869 as The Merchant Bank of Halifax and renamed in 1901, grew from 107 branches in 1908 to nearly 600 today with operations in Canada and 20 foreign countries. Shareholders rose from 800 to 12,000 as assets jumped from under 50 million to over 725 million under Sir Herbert’s steady leadership, culminating in his retirement at 78.
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The
Royal Bank
Halifax
Merchant Bank of
Montreal
Sir Herbert
Canada
Bank executive named as new president in historic shift
Managing Director of the Royal Bank, aged fifty one, rises to president following a 37 year career entirely within the bank. Born in Lunenburg Nova Scotia, he moved from the Maritimes to Vancouver in 1908, later serving as Chief Inspector, Superintendent of Branches, Senior Assistant General Manager, and General Manager before becoming Vice-President.
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Mt Ald
The
Dent
Royal Bank
Sir Herbert
Lunenburg
Nova Scotia
Wilson
Maritimes
Vancouver
Montreal
Herbert Holt
Sydney G Dobson Named New General Manager
Sydney G Dobson who succeeds Mr Wilson as General Manager is fifty one, born in Sydney Cape Breton. He started as a junior clerk thirty four years ago, rose to accountant in Winnipeg in 1906, Managed Sydney Branch in 1910, moved to Montreal 1915, Vancouver 1916, Acting Supervisor Middle West Branches 1918, General Inspector 1919, Assistant General Manager 1922, and has held that post for the last twelve years.
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Sydney G. Dobson
Mr. Wilson
Maritimes
Sydney
Cape Breton
Winnipeg
Montreal
Vancouver
Wilson
Middle West
Site Journeys In Science And Liquid Air Facts
The article explains that all gases can become liquids or solids with enough cooling and compression. It notes sulfur dioxide liquefies easily, hydrogen and oxygen are hard to liquefy, and Kamerlingh Onnes liquefied helium in 1908. It covers liquid air production, its critical temperature, and uses such as nitrogen and argon production and cooling. It also mentions its limited use due to cost and handling, and adds facts about China’s arid land and crop losses from insects.
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Kamerlingh Onnes
Sunday School Lesson on the Lord's Supper Theme
The devotional outlines Pauls account of instituting the Lord's Supper from 1 Corinthians 11 verses 23-25, explaining the eucharistic bread as Christ body and the cup as his life blood. It emphasizes eating to assimilate Christ, and doing this in remembrance of Him as taught by Douglas Horton.
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Jesus
Christ
Douglas Horton
Powder Nutmenta Date Bars from Week Recipe
Recipe uses 3 eggs and 1 cup nutmenta chopped with 144 cups brown sugar 44 cup dates and 44 cup flour. Bake in a greased shallow pan 375 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes then cut into 1x3 inch bars and dust with powdered sugar.
Novelty Custard with Grape Nuts Recipe
A recipe for novelty custard using 2 eggs 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk and vanilla. Mix eggs sugar and salt add heated milk then vanilla. Place 1 tablespoon Grape Nuts in each cup, fill with custard, bake in a hot water bath at 325 F for 40 to 45 minutes until center is set yielding five servings.
Government Expands Housing Programs Under Slum Clearance Plan
Secretary Harold Ickes of the Interior states the Public Works Administration's 150 million dollar program will barely scratch the surface of the United States housing need. He urges a much larger, liberal contribution for slum clearance and low cost housing, aiming for a expanded program in 1935.
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United States
Harold Ickes
Public Works Administration
End Of Great Navy At Rosyth Naval Docks
The once mighty German fleet surrendered at Scapa Flow is being dismantled at Rosyth beyond the Forth bridge. Acetylene torches and hydraulic hammers melt the ships into components sold worldwide for steel, brass, bronze, and other metals.
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London
Rosyth
Forth Bridge
Scapa Flow
Germany
St Thomas
Mandate Bans Queues And Foot Binding In Shantung
Shanghai letters from missionaries describe Nan king orders strict in Shantung. Police at city gates armed with shears enforce bans on queues and foot binding. Officers reportedly cut queues on offenders with little ceremony, while foot binding remains common in rural areas.
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Nanking
Talan
Shantung
Shanghai
Tig
World armies shift to earth toned uniforms
A French order ends bright sky blue artillery uniforms and moves to dust colored attire. The United States adopts olive drab while Britain Belgium Poland and Japan switch to khaki and gray tones. Some nations keep elaborate outfits but rarely wear them in trenches.
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National Geographic Society
United States
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
Italy
Netherlands
Japan
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Mandated Islands
Sir Hebert
Holt
Herbert &. Holt
Morris W. Wilece
Winnipes Newspape
Ellen Worth
Ben En
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
M. W. Wilson
Gordon H. Guest, M.A
Betty Barclay
Rene
France
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