World Happenings Briefly Told From Several Nations
Lethbridge votes 705 to 47 to spend 20000 to modernize air harbor and hangar facilities for a potential air mall route port of call. Prince of Wales nearing pilot license after 200 mile West England flights without landings. Germany deposits 100000000 marks at BIS under Hague terms per Frankfurter Zeitung. Scotland Yard hires eight women detectives known as the mystery eight. Amy Johnson awarded Commander of the British Empire. Chrysler Building in New York formally opened May 28, 1030 feet tall. Fraser River salmon treaty signed in Washington by Vincent Massey and Henry L. Stimson. Lieut Singht survives parachute fall after a wreck over Ontario. eight plane squadron aboard.
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Lethbridge
Prince of Wales
England
Frankfurter Zeitung
Cermany
Bank of International Settlements
Scotland Yard
Chrysler
New York
42Nd Street
Lexington Avenue
Eiffel Tower
Fraser River
British Columbia
Washington
Vincent Massey
Henry L. Stimson
Kitchener
Ontario
M. F. Singht
Detroit
Kingston
Ensures Quality and Length in Binder Twine
The Seed Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture inspects binder twine in Canadian factories and imports. Every bale must show maker name and feet per pound, with common lengths 550 600 and 650 feet per pound. Inspections reveal few infractions and emphasize quality for farmers.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Germans Consume Nearly Two Million American Sausages
A historical note reports that people in Germany ate almost two million American sausages during the previous year, reflecting postwar food trade and consumer preferences.
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Germany
Railways Boost Ontario Fruit Growth Then and Now
Railways enabled rapid transport of fruit, spurring Ontario’s commercial orchards. Since mid eighteenth century apples were grown, but large scale production surged only in the last 50 to 60 years. Key winter districts radiate from Lake Ontario, along Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, and into the province’s southwest.
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Ontario
Canada
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
Georgian Bay
Producing Better Bacon Live Hog Grading Policy
Canada's Live Hog Grading Policy supervised by the Great Inspection Service of the Dominion Live Stock Branch yields more select bacon hogs. Fed on dairy by products and finished on small hard grains, these hogs are prepared for market by government inspected packing plants under ideal conditions. The product is mild, well cared for and delivered to retailers as better bacon for the housewife.
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Canada
Great Inspection Service
Dominion Live Stock
One sided bolero school frock pattern No 2046
Pattern description for a girls school frock in brown and white gingham with a one sided bolero and sash, offered in sizes 6 to 14 years. Includes yardage for 40 inch material in 8 year size and various color combinations. pattern price is 25 cents. Pattern department address provided.
Manitoba Diamond Jubilee Speech Highlights Sixtieth Anniversary
Premier Bracken outlines Manitoba's Diamond Jubilee milestones for 1930. He cites July 15 as the province’s sixtieth birthday, transfer of Natural Resources to provincial control, harbor plans for Port Churchill, and northern mineral development with rail access to Flin Flon and Sherridan. He calls for nationwide ceremonies, bronze pioneer tablets, and local histories while praising transportation progress and economic growth.
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John Bracken
Manitoba
Canada
Hudson Bay
Port Churchill
Flin Flon
Sherridan
Confederation
Hudson Strait
Nelson
Hayes River
Red River
Fort Churchill
Great North West
Prairie Provinces
Parliament
Selkirk Association
Old Timers Association
Sunday School Lesson June Ii
Golden Text from Hebrews 12 2 and lesson references Matthew 27 66 Devotional readings Psalm 22 4 5 14 19 27 37 for June Ii Sunday school program notes crediting the authoring verses and select passages for study
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Jesus
The Crucifixion and Mockery at Golgotha in Bible Verse Fragments
Readings recount the crucifixion of Jesus at Golgotha with wine and gall offered, the sign King of the Jews, and three crosses while passers by mock and priests jeer. It notes the calm of Jesus amid despair and a concluding remark on early Jerusalem and native crops.
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Jesus
Golgotha
Calvary
Alfred Fdersheim
Jerusalem
Frederick Lawrence Knowles
Phillips Brooks
Christ
God
May Reclaim the Sahara with Desalination and Radio Probes
J H Richard former French Minister of Agriculture arrives in New York to study American desert reclamation machinery. He envisions turning the Sahara into a blossoming region and France into a leading agricultural nation. He favors using radio methods to detect underground water layers. Geologists say vast water beneath the Sahara exists and water at El Golea South Algeria has raised rose bushes ten feet high.
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Sahara
J. H. Richard
France
Richard
New York
el Golea
Algeria
Visitor proves old white horse saying on London Bridge
For three weeks a visitor in London tested the claim that crossing London Bridge would reveal a white horse. He reports sighting at least one white horse each crossing, though he admits occasional forgetfulness. The custom arose before mechanized transport, and much bridge traffic remains horse drawn.
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London
England
London Bridge
League of Nations Swiss pact grants wireless control agreement
The League of Nations and Switzerland reached a pact granting the League complete control of a wireless station in emergencies for world communication. Sir Eric Drummond signed for the League and Joseph Motta for Switzerland, with normal operation under the Radio Swiss Company.
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League of Nations
League
Eric Drummond
Joseph Motta
Switzerland
Surgery Through Motion Pictures At University Of Berlin
Films are introduced to teach surgery at the University of Berlin Germany. A camera records each step of the operation on the clinic table for classroom study and later demonstrations. The piece notes a town’s principal street being renamed Main Street.
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University of Berlin
Germany
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Amy Johnson
Australia
Mideaglos Liniment
Peasitie
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Annebelle Worthington
Winnipes Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnineg
Henry Hudson
Montreal
Jesus ON the
Cross
Tin
Brooder
Buntocome
John A. Chantler & Co., Ltd
Wellington St. W
Toronto, Ont
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