World Happenings Briefly Told
A stitched-together miscellany notes Dr Horace Bashore of York cancelling his bills, Canadians spending large sums on alcohol and cigarettes, Alfred Horn’s death, delays to the Vimy Ridge Memorial, a 300000 loan bill in Canada, Gerald Williams's death, Gandhi named to a conference committee, RCMP transfers, Manitoba rail area politics, a proposed Sons of Freedom migration, a Russian iron deal, and a radio anecdote from Kasper in Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace A. Bashore
York
Pennsylvania
Canada
Alfred Aloysius
Trader’’ Horn
Trader Horn
Whitstable
England
Vimy Ridge
D. M. Sutherland
National Defence
House of Commons
New Westminster
B.C
Gerald Egerton Williams
Bournemouth
Praises St Lawrence Route by Cunard captain on Antonia
Captain W C Battle DSC R D N R praises the St Lawrence aids to navigation as the finest in the world built on shipboard radio support and quick answers. He recounts 24 years with Cunard including command of the Antonia and prior service on Carmania Lusitania Pannonia Aquitania and more. The report also notes a New York shoe sale and then a biblical sermon excerpt detailing Peter and John before the Sanhedrin and their bold defense of Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence River
W. C. Battle
DSC. R.D
R.N.R
Cunard
Antonia
Battle
Carmania
Lusitania
Mauretania
Cap Trafalgar
Mediterranean
Cumard
Pannonia
Aquitania
Montreal
Cunard Line
Peters
John
Temple
Peter
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Luke
Christ
Jerusalem
Sanhedrin
Annas
Caiaphas
Alexander
Israel
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Noisy inventions and tired workaday tasks
An elderly woman asks a rodman if his paper gathering job is tiring. he says he was born to it as his father harpooned whales. A new noiseless riveting machine is claimed by its inventor, joked to next tackle peanut brittle and celery. A backseat driver is jokingly called the poet's ideal for a perfect woman.
Sunday School Lesson for July 12
Golden Text We must obey God rather than men Acts 5 29. Lesson covers Acts 3 1 to 4 31 and 1 Corinthians 1 21 to 25. Devotional reading Romans 10 15.
Demand for Vegetables Drives Canadian Canning Growth
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa reports rising vegetable consumption boosted Canada’s canning industry last year. Demand increased by 64.8 percent in 1930 versus 1929, with total production reaching 10,066,614 cans across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Post Offices in Canada Rise and Rural Carriers Count
Hon. Arthur Sauve, postmaster general, told the House of Commons that Canada operates 12,427 post offices, up 18 from last year and 180 since 1922. Rural mail carriers nationwide total 4,256.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Arthur Sauve
House of Commons
Poor Man's Pudding Frappe
Wash the rice then bake with milk sugar and salt in a moderate oven for two to three hours. Stir early, add vanilla, finish baking, chill, skim crust, fold in finely chopped candied ginger and half the whipped cream. Spoon into sherbet glasses, top with whipped cream rosettes and ginger. Chill nearly to freezing before serving.
Dinner Punch Recipe Versatile Citrus Drink
A simple juice blend combines juice of two lemons and one grapefruit with two cups of water and sweetener to taste. Optional variations add a cup of another fruit juice or a puree made from peaches pears apricots bananas or berries for extra flavor.
Beef Grading Service Shows Rapid Growth in Canada
The Dominion Department of Agriculture reports a surge in the Beef Grading Service, with volume rising over 70 percent from April to May. From a little over a year in operation, 1,199,357 pounds were graded in April and 1,983,022 pounds in May, including 1,333,247 pounds blue branded good and 649,775 pounds red branded choice. Ontario and Quebec show strongest demand for government graded beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Sea Safety Paradox: Sea Fewer Ships, Hazards Rise at Home
The New York World notes a paradox as sea travel becomes safer with bigger ships and better reports, while land life grows more dangerous. British ship losses fell from about 450 ships and 175000 tons annually in 1895 1899 to 175 ships and 95000 tons in 1924 1928 with deaths dropping from about 1000 to 220 annually, yet human-made land hazards rise, attracting little concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Aid for Blind Plea Seen as State Responsibility
P. E. Layton, president of the Canadian Federation of the Blind, urged at Montreal that aid for sightless Canadians must come from the state rather than from charities or institutions. He questioned why governments should not provide pensions now, addressing delegates from across Canada at the federation's fourth conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. E. Layton
Canadian Federation of the Blind
Mr. Layton
Federation
Montreal
Canada
Halifax
Vancouver
Prairie Provinces receive vast tree gifts from government
Between 1901 and 1930 the Canadian Government Forest Service mailed over 116 million young trees to more than 100,000 applicants in the prairie provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and related regions. Last year over 6 million seedlings and cuttings were shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Government
Forest Service
Department of the Interior
Kruschen Salts Promised To Help Fat Reduction
A Virginia woman claims starting a second bottle of Kruschen Salts helped her shed flesh. The ad touts Kruschen as more than a laxative, saying it revitalizes organs with minerals and urges morning doses before breakfast alongside diet changes and exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Churchill Seaport Townsite Plan With Modern Amenities
The Churchill townsite and seaport developments in northern Manitoba outline a modern town with central heating, fireproof public buildings and semi-fireproof homes. Boulevards parks and squares will be laid out under a town planning system approved by Minister Donald G McKenzie. The plan envisions 50 year leases with five year revisions and naming streets after Canadian explorers and heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Manitoba
Hudson Bay Railway
Donald G. McKenzie
Record Poultry Devotion Noted By UBC Professor
Professor F E A Lloyd head of the University of British Columbia poultry department reports Rhode Island Reds in his university family average over 100 eggs in their second year with potential to exceed 200 before fall. Eight birds constitute the family and production is claimed to be unmatched globally. Japan reports 37 million postal savings depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F E. A. Lloyd
University of British Columbia
Rhode Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
London
Manitoba and
Western Ontario
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Richard Field
Winnipeg
Dawson
V.T
A. B. Allard
Yukon
Glad
Nelson
Kootenay River
Canadian Pacific Railway
Nelson- Rossland
Sons of Freedom
McEt
Russia
German Iron and Steel Trust
Berlin
Moscow
Mattison
Master Mattison
Maid
Oer
Kasper
Stockholm
St. Lawrence
Hotel Victoria
New York
Seventh Ave
Baby’s
Betty Barclay
Poles
Albert Einstein
French
Morocco
B.C. University
Rhode Island Reds
Gladys
Harry
Hugo Grotius
Japan
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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