World Happenings Briefly Told
Amy Johnson receives gold medal from the League of Youth for a Capetown clash. HSMSC.A. Skeena sailors head to Halifax en route to England for gunnery training. Canadian Authors Association to tour the United Kingdom starting July 1 from Quebec. Pacific Science Congress dates set for June 1 to 15 in Vancouver and Victoria. US Congress overrides Hoover veto, granting Philippines independence. Canada rises to fifth in 1932 world exports per Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Proposal for a 10 million acre international forest memorial for Canadian and American soldiers under discussion. Inspector Gilbert Smith and Inspector E R Jackson to retire amid branch reorganization. UK-Canada trade pact easing cattle imports begins January 17. A second leprosy case in Toronto. patient isolated and may be moved to New Brunswick colony. ex-Rio de Janeiro resident implicated.
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Amy Johnson
League of Youth
Capetown
Hsmsc.a. Skeena
Pacific Coast
Halifax
England
Canadian Authors’ Association
United Kingdom
Quebec
Philippines
United States Congress
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Gilbert Smith
Ottawa
E. R. Jackson
Dominion Penitentiaries Branch
Toronto
New Brunswick
Rio de Janeiro
Bright Colours Keep Refrigerator Cars Cooler
The Cold Storage News Letter reports tests by the Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch showing paint colour affects solar heat penetration. Light colours reduce heat entry. red surfaces absorb less heat than black. The temperature gap between air and car surface is larger when cars are stationary than when moving.
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Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch
No Living Ex Presidents Four Time Gaps Noted
A historic note explains four periods with no living ex Presidents. The first spanned 1799 to 1861 after Washington's death and Jefferson’s inauguration. The second ran from Johnson's July 1875 death to Grant’s 1877 succession by Hayes. The third occurred in June 1908 after Cleveland's death. The text warns Coolidge's death creates a fourth gap.
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United States
Washington
Thomas Jefferson
General Grant
Andrew Johnson
Grant
Hayes
Grover Cleveland
Calvin Coolidge
Long life tips from 129-year-old Chilean woman
Donna Rosa Humedio Tobar, proclaimed oldest woman in South America at 129, says she would not have lived so long if she had married. In Santiago she smiles as she recalls washing duties begun in girlhood during Chilean fight for independence, with birth in the colonial church register.
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Donna Rosa Humedio Tobar
South America
Santiago
Chile
Realization Of Hopes Depends On Present Opportunities
The piece cites Alexander the Great leaving Macedonia with lavish gifts and asks what he leaves himself. The answer is his hopes, illustrating that future success hinges on making the most of present chances. It warns that hopes are valuable assets that become frozen without active effort.
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Alexander the Great
Macedonia
Fairy Sponge Cake With Orange Icing Recipe
Recipe for a single Fairy Sponge Cake using sugar corn syrup orange juice eggs orange rind and flour. Boil syrup to thread stage then fold into beaten egg whites and yolks with rind and flour. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour in a slow oven and frost with boiled orange icing. Store airtight.
Hay Permits Revenue and Output in Saskatchewan 1931-32
Summary of last fiscal year ending April 30, 1932 shows 477 hay permits on public domain yielding 4,851 tons and 320 permits on school lands yielding 3,073 tons. Total 7,924 tons with crown land day permit revenue of 1,687 dollars and school land revenue of 1,057 dollars, totaling 2,744 dollars. A quoted joke contrasts marital vows with weight concerns.
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Saskatchewan
Sabbath Lesson Emphasizes Man Over Sabbath Law
Sunday School lesson centers on Mark 2 13 to 3 6 with golden text from Mark 2 27 28 stating the Sabbath was made for man not man for the Sabbath. Devotional reading recalls Psalm 122 as focus.
Fruit Punch Recipe And Miscellaneous Facts
A recipe outlines a citrus based punch serving 4 to 6 with orange lemon and grapefruit juices water sugar and sliced orange. Variations include adding another fruit juice or a fruit puree. The text also notes turkeys roosting in trees and that Germany has 65 weekly radio publications.
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Germany
Sabbath Rules Debate in Jesus Time Discussed
The criticizes of Jesus for not fasting and breaking Sabbath law are reviewed. Jesus argues the Sabbath serves man, not man the Sabbath, citing David and showbread to illustrate exceptions. The lesson emphasizes Sabbath as a privilege aiding human welfare and destiny.
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Jesus
David
Nob
Abiathar
Holy Place
Temple
Tabernacle
Queen Mary Loved by English People Says Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales cites Queen Mary as nearest to the hearts of Britons. A motherly figure, she charmed St Swithan's Mission in Tooting after a 17 year old worker Arthur Toplee wrote for gifts for a bazaar. A queenly reply sent about a dozen items.
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Prince of Wales
Queen Mary
Arthur Topple
St. Swithan's Mission
Tooting
Arthur
St.Swithan's
Lytton Gives Last Bow in London Opera Run
Sir Henry Lytton, veteran Gilbert and Sullivan star of almost five decades, bowed out at the Savoy on January 21 but plans a provincial tour that will extend well into 1934, denying retirement.
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Henry Lytton
London
The
Savoy
Shakespeare Journey Surfaces in Regina to Winnipeg Note
A reader notes that Shakespeare never made a continuous trip from Regina to Winnipeg, suggesting a quirk in travel lore. The remark highlights regional lore about literary history and travel paths between Canadian cities.
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Shakespeare
Regina
Winnipeg
Woman's weight loss letter touts Kruschen cure
A reader describes dropping from 186 to 162 pounds in three months after starting Kruschen. She reports measurements shrinking from 41-38-48 to 39-36-45 inches and says daily half-teaspoon in hot water before breakfast improved health and reduced headaches.
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Kruschen
M. A. H. Kruschen
No Merger With Canada Confed discussion denied
Premier F C Alderdice of Newfoundland denies any talk of confederation with Canada or Labrador disposal. He says the issue was not discussed at Ottawa or in negotiations that led to a 1 quarter million loan. He warns opposition would be strong amid protective duties and loyalty to Britain's oldest colony status.
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Canada
Dominion of
Newfoundland
F. C. Alderdice
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Dominion
Labrador
Confederation
Great Britain
Mussolini Refunds a Bad Watch Sale Incident
An Englishwoman paid £35 for a watch in Rome, had it appraised in London, and was told it was worth little. She wrote to Mussolini, who apologized and sent £35. A later letter came from the brigand who sold the watch, claiming shop closure and a six month jail term, asking intercession.
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Rome
London
Mussolini
I Duce
Italy
Signor Mussolini
Stretcn
New Bulb Lets Black Light Flashlight Take Photos
Samuel G. Hibben described a new "black light" electric bulb to the Illuminating Engineering Society of Newark New York. The bulb enables flashlight photography in apparent darkness. There are about 1125 species of trees in the United States.
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Illuminating Engineering Society of
Newark
New York
Samuel G. Hibben
United States
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Victoria
Gyake
Cppleford Paren Eagovers
Toa
Ontario
W. ON
Amy Johnson Mollison
Captain Mollison
Amy
St. Moritz
Switzerland
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Fafnon
Ruth Rogers
Betty Barclay
Earth
Heaven
Whittler
J. M., E. Ross
McDermot Ave
Lytton
British Columbia
Watchmaker
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