World Happenings Briefly Told
Mail service from England to South Africa takes 14 days under British post office contracts. Cholera in Siam kills 1 400 through mid April. A swarm of stingless bees arrives in London for experiments and release tests. Italy loses 160 million dollars in gold since the Ethiopian war. Britain’s radium supply is running low per the National Radium Commission. A fur cargo worth about 100 000 dollars arrives in Edmonton. South African motorists see no tax relief until roads are improved. The Canadian Shipping Act will take effect August 1. Auto accidents rise 116 percent in two months versus last year. Londoners live longer life expectancy but suburban residents are healthier overall.
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England
South Africa
British Post Office Department
Italy
L’information
National
Radium Commission
Britain
Edmonton
McMurray
Canada Wheat Exports Rise Sharply as Flour Exports Dip
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that fiscal year exports of wheat reached 179,124,180 bushels valued at 148,576,885 dollars, 83 cents per bushel, up from 165,701,983 bushels worth 132,441,685 dollars. Wheat flour exports fell in quantity to 4,858,947 barrels but rose to 19,382,617 dollars, up from 18,386,040 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
World Boy Scout Jamboree Set for Holland 1937
The fifth world jamboree will take place in August 1937 at Bloemendaal near Haarlem Holland. Officials report consideration of accepting Holland’s invitation and sending a Canadian contingent of scouts and scoutmasters. The Netherlands government plans a special jamboree postage stamp, similar to Hungary’s 1933 issue.
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Bloemendaal
Haarlem
Holland
Dominion
Boy Scouts Association
Netherland
Hungary
Teachers urged to shed self deprecation and narrow image
Dr. G. W. Kerby of Mount Royal College Calgary told the Alberta Teachers Association convention that teachers must abandon an apologetic stance and the public must discard its limited view of the teacher type. He criticized communities that confine teachers to a narrow social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Kerby
Mount Royal College
Calgary
Alberta Teachers’ Association
Kerby
New Zealand Constraints Reveal A Curious Dining Plan
A man with new false teeth orders clear soup and a large screen to block sight of the next table. The waiter asks why and he explains the screen hides a porterhouse steak. The passage notes New Zealand has no native mammals except bats.
Jack Miner Foundation Receives Ontario Royal Assent Bill
Ontario approves The Jack Miner Bill incorporating the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation in Canada. The trust aims to raise one million dollars to fund Canadian educational campaigns and maintain bird sanctuaries with gifts held in trust and invested in government bonds. Jack Miner pledges his home and sanctuary to the foundation once funds suffice.
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Jack Miner
Canada
Dominion
Ontario
Jack Miners
Rare burial at St Pauls as Louise Creighton laid beside husband
Louise Creighton widow of a former Bishop of London was buried in the St Pauls Cathedral crypt on April 18, the first woman interred there since the 1666 fire. She died aged 86 and was praised for her intellectual gifts and a noted biography of her husband. Her husband preceded the current Bishop of London. Recent vault burials include Lord Jellicoe in November and Lord Beatty in March.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Louise Creighton
London
St. Paul's
Creighton
Edward VII
Hampton Court Palace
Oxford
Lord Jellicoe
Lord Beatty
Canadian Association taps E A Corbett for adult education
A sub committee of the Canadian Association for Adult Education recommends E A Corbett to become director of adult education in Canada. Corbett, currently director of university extension at the University of Alberta, will serve voluntarily and later full time. Corbett, a Truro Nova Scotia native, joined Alberta in 1921 and became director of extension in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Association For Adult Education
E. A. Corbett
University of Alberta
Canda
Spinach Gains Critique At Nutrition Institute Session
At Washington the American Institute of Nutrition heard that spinach iron and calcium, though abundant, are not fully usable by the body. Drs Horwitt Cowgill of Yale University and Mendel report that less than half the iron and less than a third of the calcium in spinach arrive in usable form.
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American Institute of Nutrition At
Washington
M. K. Horwitt
G. R. Cowgill
Yale University
L. B. Mendel
The Canadian Badger Description and Habits
The Canadian badger is a low thick-set mammal with a broad fat body short ears and legs. It has silvery gray coat with a white stripe from the nose and hibernates in winter, living mostly underground and rarely seen by day. It is more carnivorous than the European badger and can be a ferocious fighter when cornered.
Has Strange History Of The Tichborne Dole At Tichborne Park
A strange history surrounds the Tichborne Dole recently distributed at Tichborne Park Alresford by Sir Anthony Tichborne. On her deathbed a Lady Tichborne challenged her husband to set aside land revenue to fund an annual poor relief gift. He claimed a blazing brand and had her crawl round a circle to burn out the land area. The Dole, given as flour, continued through war years by a Food Controller permit.
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Tichborne
Maritimers claim record rivaling Budapest barber feat
Report says James S. Pitt, formerly of Saint John and later of Cambridge Mass, shaved a man and ran 100 yards in one minute claiming a public record. Cambridge mayor Brooks once offered 500 dollars to break Pitt's alleged record.
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Saint John
N.B
Jamess
Pitt
Cambridge
Mass
Brooks
Victor Weiner Returns as Clerk at Patzan Factory
Victor Weiner once owned a leather plant in Pat zan Czechoslovakia has taken a clerk position there under his former workers. Facing financial troubles he presented the factory to his employees with the condition they employ him.
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Victor Weiner
Patzan
Czechoslovakia
Candy Pill Breath Aerosol for Winter Cinematography
Expensive candy in pill form is used by actors to simulate visible breath in winter scenes for moving pictures. The dissolving candy releases vapor, creating the effect of breath in cold air.
Six sided beauty pattern for easy knit medallion
Ad placed pattern 5584 offers clear directions to knit six triangles that join into a striking medallion. Knitting with string yields durable bedspread scarf or pillow top. Send 20 cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern with diagram and stitch requirements.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Reclaiming Land From Sea In Trinidad Port Area
Port of Spain in Trinidad expands by reclaiming sea area for land. Resident engineer S R H Beard says work is not half finished yet and proceeds at a satisfactory pace. A humorous exchange follows with a doctor and his wife about a torn book appendix.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
S. R. H. Beard
Humane Quip Reflects Regional Folk Saying
A remark from a Near East anecdote describes a husband tying a stocking around his wife's chin when she is talkative, noting it as more humane than slapping with a sock. The line evokes local humor about domestic behavior and discipline.
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Near East
Be Ye Kind and Forgiving Lesson on Luke Seventeen
Sunday school discussion centers on forgiveness and duty in Luke seventeen. The lesson explores causing others to stumble, faith the size of a mustard seed, doing one's duty, and the gratitude of the healed leper, highlighting the lone Samaritan's return to thank Jesus.
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God
Moffatt
Jesus
A. E Garvie
S. D. Gordon
J. H. Jowett
Jerusalem
Has Proved A Success Panel Heating in England
Panel heating using hot water circulated through concealed ceiling coils sprays heat rays downward. It heats air to 65 degrees for sun like warmth while keeping skin and clothes warmer longer. Though installation is costly, operating costs save up to 25 percent.
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England
Governor General and Lady Tweedsmuir Visit Canada
The Governor General and Lady Tweedsmuir will reside at the vice-regal quarters in Quebec from early June to early August and tour the Maritime provinces. They plan to depart on about August 6 for British Columbia where His Excellency will open the Canada Pacific exhibition on August 26.
Garden cultivation tips for small plots and Canada climate
The article outlines soil preparation with spades and plows, annual and intercropping strategies, and rotation planning for small gardens. It stresses turning soil once or twice yearly, careful spacing, and frequent light cultivation to suppress weeds and conserve moisture, with annual flowers aiding gaps in perennial beds and a wide Canadian plant variety offering many color and height options.
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Canada
Guarded Historic Irish Chambers Retain Police Guard
A police guard remains outside the Gray's Inn chambers of Lord Greenwood chief secretary for Ireland during 1920 to 1922. The guard, shadowed by Scotland Yard, traces to the Anglo Irish treaty period. Lord Greenwood, formerly Sir Hamar Greenwood, was last chief secretary for Ireland. Lord Carson also faced constant guarding until his death.
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Gray's Inn
Lord Greenwood
Ireland
Whitby
Ont
Poltics
Scotland Yard
Old Theory Exploded Drafts Wet Feet Cant Cause Colds
Dr J A Doull of Western Reserve University School of Medicine told the Ohio Academy of Science that catching a cold does not result from drafts cold rooms wet feet or going outside without a coat. He emphasized that colds arise from infection. He also noted the 1893 World's Fair featured the first automobile imported to the United States.
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J. A. Doull
Department of Hygiene and Public Health
Western Reserve
W University School of Medicine
Cleveland
Medical Science Group
Ohio Academy of Science
Doull
United States
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Siam
Central
Africa
Howe
Otttawa
Ontario Motor Vehicles Branch
Boy Scout
New Zealand
Tion
J. Bull
News of the World
Alberta
Tichborne Dole
Alice Brooks
Ifsus
West
Carson
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