World Happenings Briefly Told
A digest of global and domestic items including South Africa mineral output near 20.5 million dollars, Canada 1930 milk plant output at 13.6 million, British Columbia trade treaty effects, a hat periscope at Chicago expo, Croydon air freighter cargo, Chaucer 1532 edition sold for 11250 pounds, Manitoba co operatives winning ice cream butter award with 193.8, Daltren Manchuria newspapers adding Sunday issue, uncertainty over a Peace River outlet policy, and Miss Millie Orpen renouncing a $25000 blue law suit award as a test case.
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South Africa
Canada
British Columbia
Chicago
Croydon
England
Paris
France
Chaucer
United States
London
Saskatoon
Manitoba Co-Operative Dairies
Winnipeg
Daltren
Manchuria
Manshu Nippo
Dairen Shimbun
Peace River
R. J. Manion
House of Commons
Millie Orpen
Turkish government burns Arabic script papers at Angora
A special Turkish government commission visited Angora departments and burned books and papers in the Arabic alphabet while sparing a few historical documents as part of a crackdown on non Latin script.
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Turkey
Angora
Brother and twin fates echo in German exchange
A wry dialogue from Der Gemutliche Sachse in Leipzig contrasts two brothers. One claims the other is his exact opposite in every way, inviting curiosity about their differences and possible acquaintance. The quotation underscores themes of identity and irony in a compact cultural vignette.
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Tor
der Gemutliche Sachse
Leipzig
Pattern Description for Stylish Jiffy Dress with Vestee and Pockets
The advertisement showcases pattern No. 750 for sizes 16 to 50 inch bust with a four seam construction and a v shaped neckline. Features include an inset vestee with jabot frill and attached collar, envelope pockets, removable belt, and contrasting fabric options in yellow white dimity, blue linen with white dots, and printed lawns. Materials listed include yardage for size 36 and pricing at 25 cents, with wrap coin payment.
Grocer’s Wife Seeks Schooling for Little Boy
Winnipeg dialogue captures Mrs Newlyrich praising her son Billy who is learning French and Algebra at school. She confirms the boy attends classes and speaks to a lady about his progress. The exchange highlights parental pride and educational advancement in the family.
Sunday School Lesson August Golden Text Devotional Reading
The weekly church lesson centers on Acts 8 4 where scattered believers preach the word and explores Acts 85-40 and Matthew 153 3b 8 Devotional guidance highlights spreading faith as believers move beyond Jerusalem.
Philip Teaches Isaiah in Samaria to Ethiopian Treasurer
Reading and Explaining God's Word covers Philip's gospel pursuit from Samaria to the Ethiopian treasurer. Philip questions, guides, and preaches Jesus from Isaiah 53, leading to the man’s baptism and Philip’s journey toward Caesarea. The narrative emphasizes divine guidance, Gospel fulfillment, and immediate faith response.
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Christ
Stephen
Jerusalem
Philip
Samaria
Gaza
Candace
Ethopians
Egypt
Caesar
Rome
Ethopia
Indich
Trenaeus
Eusebius
Arabia Felix
Ethiopia
Phillip
Isaiah
Jesus
Bengel
Azotus
Caesarea
Centenary service for Order of St John at Westminster Abbey
Royal family and Order members gather at Westminster Abbey to mark the 100 year revival of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The Archbishop of Canterbury delivered the centenary address broadcast worldwide. The Duke of Connaught, Duke of York, Princesses and other royals attended, with Grenadier Guards band and Ambulance and Nursing Divisions present. The Grand Prior presided at Westminster School Great Hall for the General Assembly. Messages from Canada and Sweden were read. Canada exempted the Order from a House of Commons resolution and invested several Canadians with insignia at Buckingham Palace.
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Duke of Connaught
Duke and Duchess of York
Westminster Abbey
Great Britain
Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
Canterbury
Grenadier Guards
Duchess of York
Duke of York
Royal Air Force
Louise
Beatrice
Prince
Arthur of
Connaught
Alice
Countess of
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Sweden
Bennett
House of Commons
Buckingham Palace
London Times
England
Mining Equipment Carried By Plane Near Arctic Circle
New mining history unfolds on Hunter Bay shore at Great Bear Lake as Dominion Explorers and Ventures, Ltd. conducts diamond drilling within ten miles of the Arctic Circle. Over 27,000 pounds of drill gear was flown in by two pilots and operations run 24 hours a day since daylight never ends in summer.
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Northland
Hunter Bay
Great Bear Lake
Arctic Circle
Dominion Explorers and Ventures, Ltd
Canada Wool Production and Use Report
Canada produces about 21 million pounds of wool annually. Canadian mills use at least twice that amount each year and domestic consumption of manufactured wool equals roughly four times the clip. Some butterflies have a strong per fume.
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Canada
Fast Service London to China Opens Through Siberia
The new 7,000 mile combined air rail route through Siberia cuts London to Shanghai to eight days. The fastest surface journey still takes 89 days. The service is already attracting many passengers.
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Siberia
London
England
Shanghai
China
Regent Exhibition to House Canadian Provinces Exhibits
All Canadian provinces will be represented by provincial exhibits in the new building of the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference at Regina in 1932. These will total a space of 11,000 square feet.
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Regina
Horticulturist places BC apple crop at 93000 boxes
The B C Provincial Government Horticulturist estimates the apple crop in the Kootenay and Arrow Lake districts of British Columbia at 93000 boxes, up from 76000 boxes last year. Fairbanks, Alaska near the Arctic Circle, experiences heat waves causing dizziness at times.
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B.C
Kootenay
Arrow Lake
British Columbia
Fairbanks
Alaska
Arctic Circle
A Very Good Stew For Eight Servings
Recipe lists sirloin steak onions fat potatoes carrots peas lemon juice water salt and pepper. Sauté fat, add chopped onions, brown meat, simmer with water until tender, add vegetables and lemon juice, finish with thickener. Serves eight.
Chrysanthemum Salad Assembly with Citrus Apples
A recipe instructs to slice orange skins three quarters down in fine strips without tearing, remove pulp and cut pieces, arrange on lettuce, fill centers with orange pieces and thin apple strips, and serve with dressing of choice.
Saskatoon Seeks Over $2 Million Federal Relief Aid
Saskatoon mayor John W. Hair announces a public works plan asking federal aid exceeding two million dollars to run for twelve months. A payroll of seventy thousand dollars per month is projected to employ all jobless married men, with no plans for single unemployed as it is deemed a federal issue.
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Saskatoon
John W. Hair
Woman Delegate Calls Government to Preserve Nationality
At Cheltenham England a Women’s Co-Operative Guild Congress delegate declares she is a woman without a country after marriage to a Swede who died years ago. Long residence in England left her husband stateless and by marriage she lost her own nationality. A quip from a suitor and a comic line from a small brother close the report.
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Women’s Co-Operative Guild Congress
Cheltenham
England
Hospital Opens at Chesterfield Inlet Arctic First
Bishop Turquetil and four Grey Nuns arrived in Churchill en route to Chesterfield Inlet where the far north hospital opened last week. The Arctic bishop calls it a dream realized after two decades, with plans for Eskimo hygiene courses and services for nomads, trappers, and frontier residents.
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Bishop Turquetil
Grey Nuns Sisterhood
Churchill
Quebec
Canadian National Railways
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Arctic
Canada
Interesting War Relics Showcased by Regina Collector
J H Halls of Regina owns a complete set of German government plaques from 1914 to 1918. The reproductions depict morale boosting and anti English themes, including the Lusitania sinking and a German soldier defeating an Allied figure. The plaques, noted for artistic merit, target blooded passions from the Great War.
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J. H. Halls
Regina
Germany
England
Lusitania
Lord Northcliffe
Les
Strange Tyne Dipper Dredger Cyclops Goes to Havre
The Cyclops is the strangest craft built on the Tyne a dipper dredger with no propelling machinery. It uses four 70 foot legs to raise itself and jab into the river bed. The dipper tears into rock and scoops up to 10 tons at a time before sailing to Havre France.
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Tyne
Havre
France
Did Not Improve Matters Clergyman's Daughter Joke
A clergyman's daughter Laura tells a caller an insult about another woman’s looks. Laura's mother corrects the remark, saying the joke would have been better if she had praised the other woman's appearance. The exchange highlights social graces and childlike bluntness.
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Laura
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Tok
By Annette
McDermot Ave
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Betty Barclay
Regina Man
Brooder
Chantler & Chantler Limited
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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