World Happenings Briefly Told
Ontario granted eighty two divorces last year. Milk in Ottawa dropped to eight cents a quart, the lowest since 1221. The Pope approved a new power station to make the paper state self sufficient in electricity. A South African eight cent emergency stamp, sold in London for 7.40, was 77 years old. Napoleon Blanche of Springbank Alberta died in Calgary at 71 after brief illness. Amelia Earhart Putnam sent 250 to Harbor Grace airport officials for services at her trans Atlantic start. Prince of Wales to patronize fund to save the old wooden battleship as a holiday ship for boys. F Petit of Canadian Pacific Railway Police captured the Dominion marksmen high score trophy for 1932. Canadian stamps won a high placement at the New South Wales philatelic exhibition in Sydney. Canadian medical association membership fell to 3444 as western doctors could not pay dues. Admiral Chatfield will replace Field as lord commissioner of the admiralty and chief of naval staff on February 28 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Napoleon Blanche
Springbank
Alberta
Louis Riel
Calgary
Harbor Grace
Mid
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Prince of Wales
F. Petit
Canadian Pacific Railway Police
Montreal
New South Wales
Post Office Department
Canadian Medical Association
West
Ernie Chatfield
Mediterranean
Frederick L. Field
Admiralty
Naval Staff
Admiralty Board
Milk Scarcity Persists in Pikwitonel Dairy Monopoly
In Pikwitonel, a Hudson Bay Railway division town, milk remains scarce. The provincial government may seize the dairy to run it as a public utility, yet no price change is expected. Betsy Jane, a single cow, dominates output, yielding milk at 50 cents per quart in harsh winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
Manitoba
Pikwitonel
Hudson Bay Railway
Betsy Jane
Young Globe Trotter Heads For Fiji via Winnipeg
Hardy de Gerald, a 13 year old Chicago youth and son of John de Gerald of the People's National Bank and Trust Company, arrived in Winnipeg en route to Vancouver to sail for the Fiji Islands. He has made solo world trips since 1931 including an Arctic journey last year, drawing considerable publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Fiji Islands
Hardy de Gerald
John de Gerald
People’s National Bank and Trust Company
Chicago
Globe
Arctic
German proposes world walk marries in Manchuria
A German who planned to walk around the world reached Manchuria where he married and settled. The venture described as a long journey faced many dangers and challenges.
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Manchuria
German iron and steel exports near half of output
Almost one half of Germany's iron and steel production last year was sold abroad. The export share reflected strong foreign demand and affected domestic supply and prices. The report highlights the balance between industrial capacity and export markets with emphasis on steel shipments to European and non European buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Old Fur Trading Contracts Illuminate New France Era
Montreal archivist E Z Massicotte reports on 13055 contracts from 1670 to 1770 between French traders setters and exporting companies. The study traces northern Quebec Lake Superior and beyond Lake Winnipeg routes, notes pioneering moves to Detroit and the southern US, and highlights early 1700s women joining the trek and families seeking pelts and game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New France
E. Z. Massicotte
Montreal
Quebec
Lake Superior
Lake Winnipeg
Rockies
Massicotte
Detroit
United States
Prince Is Perfect Host Details of private entertainments
The Prince of Wales hosts private and informal gatherings, planning most parties himself, choosing menus, and keeping many recipes from around the world. He notes his own tea after work and usually eats a cheese and celery snack at lunch. York House dinners often occur in the grey and silver room, designed for intimate meals despite small events, creating a cozy atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
Aft
York House
New Farm Management Method Expands Zone Plans in Canada
The Colonization Finance Corporation of Canada adds six zone farm managers to aid farmers during the agricultural downturn. Top executives include C. M. Bowman and J. F. Weston, with Frank W. Reinoehl directing. six new managers join Saskatchewan and Manitoba teams, led by Prof. H. B. Sommerfeld and Q. S. Longman, plus Joe B. Day. The program aims to restore soil conditions and loans’ value, backing both lands and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonization Finance Corporation of Canada, Limited
Colonization Finance Corporation
Insurance and Trust Companies of Canada
C. M. Bowman
Waterloo
Ont
J. F. Weston
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
H. B. Sommerfeld
Yorkton
Sask
Longman
Indian Head
Joe B. Day
Oxbow
Oscar Winkler
Canova
William Harkness
Weyburn
Kenneth D. McLean
Birtle
Man
Frank W. Reinoehl
University of Minnesota
Sommerfeld
Brandon
Regina
Saskatoon
Manitoba Agricultural College
Toronto Royal Fair
Canada Butter Cream Export Prospect Noted by Montreal Brokers
Chance For Canada Henderson Stuart Ltd in Montreal reports to the Quebec Department of Agriculture that English sources indicate sterilized cream in six ounce tins is rising for export to England. The 25 percent butter fat product costs 12 shillings per 46 tins, replacing Dutch and Danish supplies amid a 10 percent duty, suggesting potential Canadian supply opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson-Stuart, Ltd
Montreal
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Ngland
England
Holland
Denmark
Canada
Madrid Lord Mayor Pays Ceremonial Visit to London
Don Pedro Rico of Madrid weighed 280 pounds and arrived with a crimson Castilian cape to showcase Spain's pomp. The lord mayor is described as an institution in Madrid, more than an individual, during a ceremonial London visit.
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Madrid
Don Pedro Rico
London
Don Pedro
Spain
France Opens Mountain Canine Hotel For Quarantined Pets
A luxury dog hotel is being built near Mentone France to serve visitors to England who must leave their dogs due to quarantine. Promoters promise modern kennels and fresh mountain air for exercise.
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England
Mentone
France
Eggs Butter Milk and Salmon as Vitamin D Sources
A note advocates eggs butter milk and salmon as top dietary sources of vitamin D highlighting their role in nutrition.
Saskatchewan and Manitoba farmers pick new Cana rica zonal managers
The Colonization Finance Corporation adds Oscar Winkler and William Harkness to Canora Weyburn zones, with Winkler a Manitoba Agricultural College grad and multilingual ex-sugar beet farm manager, and Harkness a Scotland-born farmer-turned-soldier settlement supervisor and CF C veteran. Kenneth D. McLean named assistant in Brandon and Moosomin zones. both regions draw on prior farm, economics and settlement experience.
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Canora
Colonization Finance Corporation
Oscar Winkler
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winkler
Canada
Margo
Sask
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Steinbach
Man
William Harkness
Weyburn
Scotland
Hartney
Poplar Point
Glenlea
Harkness
Soldiers’ Settlement Board
Saskatchewan
Swift Current
Oxbow
Regina
C.F.C
Kenneth D. McLean
Birtle
Brandon
Moosomin
Reston
Pioneer Problem Committee
Swan River
Co-Operative Marketing Board
Chance for Best Ed Howe's Fountain Pen Debate
Ed Howe, famed writer and philosopher from Atchison Kansas, visits a local stationers to sample a fountain pen. The dealer argues it saves time, while Howe retorts he only rests when dipping the pen into ink.
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Ed. Howe
Atchison, Kansas
Recipes For This Week Serves Six To Eight
Cream and sugar folded with marshmallows orange segments and whipped cream served cold. Variation suggests coloring marshmallows pink green and orange and adding halved maraschino cherries for color.
Orange Ambrosia Recipe and Fragments of News Snippets
A simple orange dessert recipe for six is given with steps to peel slice and dust with sugar and coconut. Scattered text mentions Tutankhamun artifacts covered in hieroglyphics and a humorous exchange about the dead, along with Bulgaria restricting luxury imports and a note on the sweet pea’s Sicily origins.
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Devotional Reading
The lesson centers on Proverbs 22.6 Train up a child in the way he should go and notes that he will not depart from it. It references Exodus 2.1-10 Acts 7.20s 22 and Psalm 119.9-16 for devotional reading, guiding instruction and reflection for readers.
Birth and Hidden Moses and Moral Duty to the Unprivileged
A sermon reflecting on Moses birth and rescue by Jochebed, noting his strength and beauty, and Stephen’s praise. It argues privilege and responsibility are linked, urging every person to confront oppression and serve moral ends, citing Jowett and biblical passages.
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Moses
Amran
Jochebed
Stephen
Lfe
R. CG
Gillie
Nile
Miriam
Sanhedrin
J. H. Jowett
Case puzzles doctors over fragile bones girl
Mary Mestdagh, 11, of Homer Michigan, has suffered 35 to 40 fractures without a serious accident. In Chicago hospital Dr. Frederick Harvey at Northwestern University reports X rays show nearly every large bone broken at least once. He notes bone structure is thin and brittle and slight stress causes fractures.
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Mary Mestdagh
Homer, Mich
Chicago
Frederick Harvey
Northwestern University
Secret of Stainless Steel Unlocks in 1960
Harry Brearley, who discovered stainless steel, has given Sheffield’s Cutlers Society a sealed envelope not to be opened until the 1960 feast. The envelope reportedly contains the full story of the discovery, kept secret for years.
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Harry Brearley
Cutless Company
Sheffield
Cutlers
German Railways Test Secret Excursion Destinations
German railways will run excursion trains to secret destinations, giving passengers a mystery travel experience. Officials state routes and final stops remain undisclosed until departure, aiming to spark interest while maintaining security and crowd control.
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Ontario
Ottawa
Globe Trotter
Olsen
Karikaturen
Oslo
Prince Is
Kenner Mclean
H.B. Sommerreto
Wat. Harkness
Oscar Winter
Joe
Yorkton, Sask
Board of Trade
Reinoehl
Prof. Sommerfeld
Wisconsin
B. Sommerfeld
University of Saskatchewan
University of Wisconsin
Q. S. Longman
Carnduff
Deloraine
Claresholm
Olds
Hanna
Oxbow, Sask
Mr. Day
Iowa
Wilcox
Chance For Canada
Day
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
Canora, Sask
Potato Hill
Betty Barclay
Tomb of
Tut-Ankh-Amen
Bulgaria
Sicily
Moustique
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