World Happenings Briefly Told
William Moore dies in Weymouth after singing in church choir for 62 years. Imports to Finland from Great Britain in the first nine months of 1982 rose 50 percent vs 1931. Two New York speech clinics open for children with speaking defects. Canada Ireland and Canada Southern Rhodesia trade pacts take effect. Captain J A Mollison to fly from England to Rio via Africa on Feb 7. The pound fixed at $4.40 until March 31 1933. Bananas exported from the French West Indies in eight months 1932 exceed 1931 by over five times. Dublin tariff order curtails British boot clothing and iron and steel goods preferences. Japanese population in Victoria British Columbia grows relative to Chinese. Prince of Wales to begin unemployment talks broadcast series. Vancouver wheat exports Aug 1 to Dec 31 reach 47 million bushels a record for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Moore
Weymouth
England
Finland
Great Britain
New York
Canada-Irish Free State
Canada-Southern Rhodesia
J. A. Mollison
Dublin
Ireland
Victoria
B.C
Lsted
Prince of Wales
Vancouver
Misread Sketch Causes Editor to Question Artist
An illustrator sent abroad by a London magazine failed to produce clear sketches. The editor mocked his work and suggested writing labels when images are unclear. He held up a drawing the artist claimed was a windmill but the artist insisted it showed a man on horseback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Philip Gibbs
London Illustrated
Had Wonderful Memory of Savoy Porter Leaves £20000
Nicholas James Mockett, head porter at the Savoy Hotel London for 20 years, left a fortune of £20000 chiefly from tips after retiring in 1926 and dying at 73. He hosted about 25000 American visitors annually and wrote a book of reminiscences in retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savoy Hotel
London
England
Nicholas James Mockett
London Daily Mail
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
Mockett
Margate
American Hotel Porters’ Association
New York
Dividend Not Wanted in Seattle Savings Lot
Five thousand customers of the Home Savings and Loan Association in Seattle have not claimed $10,000 in dividends after the receiver declared them on Sept. 1. Auditor R. A. Fraser notes the cheques remain uncashed. A pedestrian remark closes with a wry line about the cost of getting things straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Savings and Loan Association
Seattle
R. A. Fraser
Peach Crepe Satin Dress Pattern No 980 Seventeen Styles
In peach coloured crepe satin the original design No 980 offers a dainty peplum look with sash binds in deeper satin. Sizes 14 through 44 bust offered with pale blue crepe de chine trim and lace. Pattern costs 20 cents in stamps or coin, with yardage for size 36 and ribbon details.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Pattern order guide lists Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern number name town appear as entries for mail order inquiries and pricing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Friend Of Europe France and the disarmament dilemma
A London Morning Post editorial argues France is more a friend of Europe than foe to the League and that without general disarmament a one-sided armistice is a cautious shield against war. It contends Europe must either scrap weapons unanimously or the victors stay ready to deter renewed aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
League
Europe
London Morning Post
Revision casts doubt on Red Sea crossing tale by Eisefeldt
Dr Otto Eisefeldt of Halle University argues Israelites did not cross the Red Sea. He locates the deliverance at Sebhat Bardull on the Serbonian lagoon near Sinai and has written a book supporting the view. A Scottish landowner complains of weather while a tenant quips about three fine days this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Red Sea
Otto Eisefeldt
Halle University
Sebhat Bardull
Serbonian Lagoon
Mediterranean
Sinai Peninsula
Mayor’s Quick Move Eases Town Hall Fire Crisis
The mayor showed presence of mind during a town hall blaze by cancelling the planned fireworks display for that evening. This swift action helped focus on safety and containment as firefighters battled the fire.
Figures Mark Record Low Sobriety in Postwar Britain
Englishmen set a sobriety record, with 42,300 drunkenness cases in 1919 compared to 188,900 in 1913. Drinking declined due to high liquor costs and taxes, and wartime purchasing power. Liverpool fell from 14,894 cases in 1913 to 2,161 last year, illustrating sharp improvement in many cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Faith in Canada Faith in Canada optimism from Bullock on imperial gains
Faith in Canada grows says Calvin Bullock veteran New York financier after Canadian imperial conference. He cites Canada’s mineral resources manufacturing rise fertile farms undeveloped markets and potential for growth. He foresees new industrial units including branches of U S firms boosting employment and purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Bullock
New York
Canada
Dominion
United States
Canadians
B C Chickens For China Rev W B Albertson
Rev W B Albertson sails from Vancouver on the Empress of Russia with two pens of pedigreed poultry stock for West China Union University. The gift, from Vancouver supporters, aids the agri cultural department to improve dairy and poultry stock and fruit orchards. Rev Frank Dickinson covers shipment costs. the move marks a pioneer effort in transferring BC poultry to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Albertson
United Church of Canada
Vancouver
West China
Russia
Agriculture Department
West China Union University
United Church
Union University
Frank Dickinson
British Columbia
War Debts Prove U S Benefit From Britain’s Borrowing
The Ottawa Journal notes a New York paper saying 90 percent of all money borrowed by Great Britain during the war was spent in the United States on munitions and supplies. It questions whether the realization that the U S reaped the chief benefit from those war debts is beginning to sink in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Great Britain
U.S
Ottawa Journal
Sunday School Lesson January Golden Text and Lesson
The notice presents a January Sunday school lesson with the golden text from Mark 1 15 The Kingdom of God is at hand repent ye and believe in the gospel It cites the lesson from Mark 1 21 20 and a devotional reading from Isaiah 11 1 9 The text appears as a brief church program item detailing scripture references and theme
Dairymen Lose Millions of Milk Bottles in London
One of the largest milk firms calculates annual loss at over 325000 dollars for some 6 200 000 bottles. About 5 000 000 bottles went missing on Whit Monday with many found on Hampstead Heath and Margate sands. Losses partly due to bottle collectors and holidays, with 237 empties found in one home. Scotland Yard Dairy recovers lost bottles and churns, aiding the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Home Counties
Hampstead Heath
Margate Sands
Scotland Yard
Colder Than Ice New Compound For Fruit Transport
A new refrigerant, a solid carbon dioxide preparation, is used to ship fresh fruit. It measures 144 degrees frost and offers four times the cooling power of ice. It suspends fruit respiration and can be moisture free for rail or mail packing. Effective for up to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Must Go After It: Canada and Orient Trade Potential
There is a vast amount of business Canada could and should conduct with the Orient. Exporters cannot rely on that trade appearing without effort. A lighthearted exchange notes domestic thrift, as a wife recycles clothing into a necktie and a dress from a tie, illustrating economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Orient
Cat Eye Test Reveals Time of Day by Pupil Size
A cat’s eye changes pupil width with the sun, narrowing near noon and widening toward afternoon, offering a simple visual time cue.
Pioneer Glasgow Professor Demonstrates Advanced Gyroscope Tops
Pioneer inventor James Gordman Gray, famed for the inductor compass used by Lindbergh, unveils a group of performing tops. One top spins 25 000 RPM and walks a steel wire inside a box. A roller-skating gyroscope performs eight figure patterns across a parquet floor via remote control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
James Gordman Gray
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Editor regrets remarks about Mr. J. Thompson
The editor apologizes for describing Mr. J. Thompson as a big crook and insists he stands by the truth, stating he can punctuate the statement as he sees fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. J. Thompson
Glasgow Faces War On Dog Racing
Glasgow battles a wartime policy clash over dog racing as local authorities weigh restrictions and public sentiment amid ongoing conflict and economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Jesus Temptation in the Wilderness Insight
The passage discusses Jesus fasting forty days in the wilderness after baptism, facing Satan’s temptation while wild beasts lurk and angels minister. It interprets the wild beasts as fierce temptations and angels as comforting thoughts from God, noting the need for calm, willful focus to translate vision into life.
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Jesus
God
Theodore H. Robinson
Mark
Satan
Moses
Elijah
Desert
George Adam Smith
Robert F. Horton
Preparing For Future War by John Drinkwater
John Drinkwater, addressing Columbia University, warns that poison gases and disease germs may be prepared on a large scale for war. He urges a press campaign and government condemnation to stamp out such research, urging action beyond mere cautious disagreement. He calls scientists using these methods anti social and advocates swift, decisive measures to locate and destroy such work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Drinkwater
Demand Grows for Canned Vegetables in British Market
A report to Ottawa from the Empire Marketing Board shows rising demand for canned vegetables in Britain. The season saw full cargoes of field and orchard products shipped from Canadian lake ports to Britain, led by baked beans peas and tomatoes with asparagus gaining notice. Additional items appear in British stores including corn beans spinach carrots celery turnips beets onions parsnips potatoes cabbage Brussels sprouts cauliflower and artichokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Empire Marketing Board
Remarkable Shorthorn Calf Captures Top Honors
A red and white Shorthorn calf born January 5, 1932, weighed 950 pounds at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto and earned reserve grand champion in the show. At the Provincial Winter Fair in Guelph he was named grand champion over all breeds, a notable feat for a junior calf. Sold at the Royal fat cattle sale for 10 cents a pound, he and prize money brought the owners E. Robson & Sons of Denfield, Ontario, at least $235.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Guelph
E. Robson & Sons
Denfield
Ont
Week Days Have No Name in Russian System
Lars Moon writes from Moscow that under the Soviet system the days of the week have no names and time is fixed by dates such as the 21st or 30th. He notes difficulty tracking days after early attempts and being relieved not to learn seven Russian weekday words.
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Lars Moon
London
England
Russia
Sweet Young Thing and the Lasso Bargain
A comic exchange shows Sweet Young Thing asking about the rope and the cowboy describing it as his lasso for catching horses and bulls. She inquires how the bait is fastened, and the cowboy responds with a curt deathly retort.
Despairing Boss Seeks Punctuation Help from Typist
A weary employer laments slow progress and hires a fourth typist this month while a hopeful typist replies she is always early in the morning to punctuate. The exchange captures newsroom or office humor about deadlines and punctuation skills.
Kangaroo Kingdom Threatens Victorian Sheep
In Western Victoria about 6000 acres near Korowi 18 miles away kangaroos band together starving sheep, breaking fences and trampling lambs with tough tails. Victoria bans kangaroo killings but a menace persists. Chief Secretary MacFarlane is urged to lift the ban as Western district grazers warn of ruin.
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Koroi
Victoria
Australia
MacFarlane
Italy Reclaims Lake Area Through Massive Explosions
Italy began reclaiming land on the Istrian Peninsula by destroying a rock barrier with twenty four dynamite mines. Water from the lake flowed through a tunnel beneath Chersona Mountain into an artificial canal to the Gulf of Carnaro. In ten days the 1700 acre lake disappeared and bogs were reclaimed.
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Lake
Arsa
Istrian
Italy
Simultaneouly
Chersano Mountain
Gulf of Carnaro
Glorified Safety Pin Becomes Paris Jewelry Trend
Paris designers elevate the common safety pin into costume jewelry with several versions. A three inch copper, gold, or silver pin may feature knots or crags bars joining the ends, while others glitter with rhine stones.
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Paris
Little Joan Question on Heaven Radios Joke
A humorous exchange imagines a child asking if angels in heaven have radios. The mother replies angels sing and play harps, prompting the child to quip about radios in heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Square meal idea from a climbing expert
A climing expert suggests a thin underdone steak square two by two inches for dinner. The quirky remark frames a small portion as a square meal, highlighting a playful take on dining.
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Ruth Rogers
Newspaper Union
China
John Milton Bailey
Abe Bailey
Diana Churchill
Winston Churchill
St. Margaret's Church
Smith
Jones
Institute of Arts and Sciences
Columbia University
Drinkwater
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