World Happenings Briefly Told
The Fin Flow board backs The Pas and Cranberry Portage in their renewed push for a prairie highway outlet. Madame Helena Paderewska dies in Switzerland at 74. Communist Kaptur hanged himself in prison after sentence. Georges Jeanniot dies in Paris at 55. Prince George to undertake a six month journey to Australia after visit to South Africa. Lord Rothermere’s fascism defense denounced by Daily Herald. Alberta beet growers receive nearly 1 million dollars in crop payments over four months. Pilot G N Forester sets new Edmonton Winnipeg air distance record. London police wireless tests fail due to atmospheric disturbances.
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Fin Flow Board of Trade
Cranberry
Prairies
Madame Helena
Ignace Jan Paderewski
Morges
Switzerland
Stephan Kaptur
Georges Jeanniot
Victor Hugo
Guy de Maupassant
Emile £Ola
Paris
South Africa
Prince George
Australia
Canada
Lord Rothermere
United Kingdom
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Alberta
Edmonton
Winnipeg
G. N. Forester
Canadian Airways
London
Farley Probes London Biz Model to Gain Postal Profits
James A. Farley, United States Postmaster General, travels to London to study how John Bull can run his system with profits of 53 million dollars in 1931 32 and 54 million in 1932 33 while the U S faces deficits of 115 million and 150 million in the same periods. The conclusion is that British utilities operate on a business basis.
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James A. Farley
London
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Argentina and Brazil Sign New Commercial Treaty
Argentina and Brazil have signed a commercial treaty signaling enhanced trade relations between the two South American nations. No additional details were provided on tariffs or sectors affected.
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Argentina
Brazil
New Supersonic Plane Concept By John Stack At Langley
John Stack of Langley Field presents a theoretical aircraft design showing speeds near sound barrier with a 5 434 mph target. The mid wing cantilever monoplane uses minor streamlining refinements and cleans surface projections to meet hardened air. Present planes hover near this obstacle while the design follows existing continental transport shapes.
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Piase
John Stack
Langley Field
Virginia
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Pattern No. 474 Smart youth dress with fagoting trim
The description covers a dress pattern in eel-gray faille crepe silk and coral-pink crepe with a bolero jacket effect and fagoting trim made from self-fabric stripes. It notes soft woolen mixes in Persian rose and greens for youth sizes 12 through 38 bust, with yardage and price details for 20 cents.
Overlooked One Thing Wife Fears Dress Details
A quotation from a husband reports his wife asking about a missing detail in a night scene. The husband states he could not tell the dress color as she had her back turned, suggesting misdirection or incomplete observation in the account.
Marvels of the Human Eye by F. M. Crowe
Calgary optometrist explains astigmatism as uneven corneal and lens curvature. He traces causes from congenital factors to pressures in infancy, describes symptoms and strain, and notes modern diagnosis and custom lenses can restore normal vision and reduce nerve energy use. To be continued.
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F. M. Crowe
Optometrist-Optician
Calgary
Physician Delivers Aid Across Northern Snowfields
In a Winnipeg desk patch the Ottawa Journal describes a Department of Indian Affairs physician traveling 100 miles by ski snowmobile to deliver toxwid for fifty Indian children in a northern settlement. The piece praises enduring humanity amid modern materialism.
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Winnipeg
Department of Indian Affairs
Ballymoney New Ambulance Sold for 10 Dollars
Ballymoney Ireland sold its old ambulance for ten dollars and purchased a motor vehicle in a local transaction. The move reflects a shift in municipal fleet assets as officials report updated supplies and transport options.
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Ballymoney
Ireland
Borss Ambulance
Oxford Accent Editorial Sparks Debate at Isis Magazine
An Isis editorial denounces blame on undergraduates for the Oxford accent. It says we have done nothing to invite insult, argues speech can be careless or ungrammatical yet not Oxford in tone, and suggests names like Park Lane drawl or Balham while preserving Oxford identity.
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Oxford
Isis
Oxford University
Park Lane
Balham
Recipes For This Week Croquettes and Dessert Ideas
Prunes and pineapple dessert uses prunes pineapple juice gelatin marshmallows whipped cream and vanilla two dessert servings. Also croquettes made from turkey stock cooked turkey egg bread crumbs and quick cooking tapioca shaped into cones fried until golden served with tart red jelly and parsley garnish.
Would Catch Sea Serpent George Wilson Proposes Otter Tackle
San Diego fisherman George F P Wilson proposes a crude cadborosauria trapping plan using raw meat or large fish as bait a barbed hook a long steel cable and manila rope rigged to two 40 gallon drums to tow a motor boat in pursuit he argues that the caddy would be forced to surface exhausted and then captured.
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George FP. Wilson
San Diego
Calif
Wilson
Sea level rise from polar ice melt would flood major ports
The article warns that melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica could raise ocean levels by about 130 feet, submerging many large seaports and altering global trade routes.
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Greenland
Antarctica
Shipping throughput rises through eight months at Turgeines port
In the first eight months of the year 20,000 tons of shipping traffic passed through the Sure Turgeines harbor, signaling growing activity. The data highlights increased cargo movement at the port and suggests a need for expanded loading capacity.
Blessed are the pure in heart Beatitudes study note
Sunday School Lesson January 28 centers on the Sermon on the Mount Beatitudes Matthew 5 1 48 and the concept of blessedness as inward holy joy not tied to outward circumstances The piece cites B C Coffin and Gaius Glenn Atking noting blessedness comes through humility and longing for God rather than pride or satisfaction
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Jesus
B. C. Coffin
Gaius Glenn Atking
Bridge Dispute Over Card Cutting Costs In Dayton
In a Dayton women's bridge game a dispute over cutting cards led two players to telegram a New York bridge authority for guidance. The expert billed 39 for the consultation and the women then hired a lawyer who charged 5 for advice. Total cost 35.
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Dayton News
New York
Centenarians Die in Canada in 1932
Twenty four persons who passed their hundredth birthdays died in Canada during 1932. The year saw a notable number of long-lived individuals reaching their final ages across the country.
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Canada
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Turkey
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