World Happenings Briefly Told
George Black of Alberta appointed livestock promoter for the province. Infantile paralysis outbreak unsettles Halstead Essex England. Turkey launches first submarine built in Germany at Kiel with Turkish officials present. Mexican regional schools gain authority to arm due to attacks on socialist education. Arthur Bartholomew English known as Arthur Ellis buried near Montreal. British Coal Campaign calls for native coal use in ships. Belgian war veterans celebrate King Albert memorial on Yser river. cost covered by veterans. A Vimy Ridge cat dies in Covehithe aged 23. belonged to game-keeper W Folkard. Freight on Fort Fitzgerald to Fort Smith route records heaviest year to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 8. Black
Grand Prairie
Alberta Department of Agriculture
Halstead
Essex
England
Germany
Krupp
Kiel
Arthur Bartholomew English
Arthur Ellis
Canada
Montreal
Belgium
Albert
Yser
Vimy Ridge
France
Covehith
Suffolk
W. Folkard
M. L “Mickey” Ryan
Northern Transportation
No Favorite Painter Yet Sees Art Beyond Realism
The speaker rejects mere literal depiction preferring art that conveys meaning and emotion. A true artist must have a personal vision and grasp of drawing as the grammar of art, or else their emotion cannot be expressed on canvas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembrandt
Pygmies Jump High in Congo Mission Tale
Reverend Howard Bigelow recalls pygmies in the Belgian Congo as short in stature but exceptional high jumpers, with a village record four inches above the Olympic mark. He notes natives labor on roads for nine hours daily and endure disease as a serious issue while subsisting on antelope meat and roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Africa
Howard Bigelow
Calgary
Belgian Congo
London Walk Sparks Public Outcry in Windsor Star
A visitor recounts a German refugee girl in London who greets life with a simple question and a reply about feeling safe. The piece condemns Nazism and notes the hostile treatment of Jewish children, underscoring public outrage over antisemitic abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Windsor Star
Germany
Joyce and Bertie Exchange Mild Banter on an Acceptance
A brief dialogue shows Joyce asking what her father would say about her decision to accept Bertie and receiving a curt reply. The second line notes a separate scientific fact: the northern hemisphere generally has a warmer average temperature than the southern.
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Joyce
Bertie
Red Fescue Grass Emerges As Alberta Golf Seed
Alberta farmers in the Olds district grow a Czechoslovakian red fescue grass prized for golf course fairways. The medium textured seed shows strong turf holding and embankment cling, with sales to U S golf clubs via direct and dealer channels. Originally imported to boost forage crops, its running habit proved ideal for golf use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olds
Calgary
United States
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Empire Unity Urged In Foreign Affairs At London Meeting
Prime Minister Chamberlain urged Empire unity on foreign policy during the Empire Parliamentary Association gathering in London. Capt. Edward Fitzroy chaired as the House of Commons speaker. Scientists warned Britain faces gradual sea encroachment, with towns like Winchelsea and Dunwich already submerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Empire
London
Empire Parliamentary Association
Edward Algernon Fitzroy
House of Commons
Jumper Frock News Promotes Anne Adams Pattern 4859
Anne Adams Pattern 4859 introduces a jaunty jumper dress with blouse in several sizes 6 through 16. Includes sewing instructor and clear steps, with fabric options of cotton breadcloth, flannel, or serge. Order form details and shipping address provided for Winnipeg pattern department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Guatemala Sets May Banana Export High With 1 213 203 Stems
Guatemala posted a new high for banana shipments in May with 1 213 203 stems sent abroad. The record reflects strong export demand and increased agribusiness activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Montreal hunter returns after Africa big game trip
Harry Snyder, a Montreal businessman and big game hunter, sails to New York after claiming a world record elephant kill and photographing the first albino giraffe reported by a white man. He carries museum specimens, 16,000 feet of film, and many still pictures.
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Harry Snyder
Montreal
Canada
Mr. Snyder
New York
Kenya
Arctic
Eldorado
North West Territories
Africa
Athabasca
Mackenzie Rivers
Rockies
Oldest British steamer Edina ported in Melbourne
The Edina, 171 feet long and 26 feet six inches wide, is the oldest steamer in the British Empire with Melbourne as its port of registry. Built by Barclay, Curle on the Clyde 84 years ago, she survived three strandings and as many collisions, now serving as an excursion steamer on Port Philip Bay after a varied career from Leith Hull service to Crimea stores and horses, possibly carrying Florence Nightingale.
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Melbourne
Australia
British Empire
Barclay, Curle, & Co
Clyde
Port Philip Bay
Leith
Hull
Crimea
Florence Nightingale
North Sea
Manchester Guardian
Racial Doctrine Bulletins Blast Fascist Racial Theory
Catholic parish bulletins in Rome denounced a new Fascist racial doctrine as a "new type of idolatry" threatening Europe with apostasy and barbarism. The church emphasized worth lies in soul nobility, not physical traits, warning the new religion would sow hatred, war, and persecution.
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Rome
Europe
Canadian visitor’s moving toast at Edinburgh luncheon
George Tuffs of Niagara Falls Ontario gave an unscripted reply at a civic luncheon in Edinburgh honoring the Duchess of Kent. More than 120 touring Canadian schoolboys received surprise invitations, and Tuffs declared the occasion one of the greatest events of their lives.
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George Tuffs
Niagara Falls
Ont
Edinburgh
Duchess of Kent
Tuffs
Antarctic Region Colder Than Arctic by About 30 Degrees
A report notes the Antarctic region is roughly 30 degrees colder than the Arctic region, highlighting the broad temperature contrast between Earth's polar areas.
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Antarctic
Arctic
Sunday School Lesson on Ruth and Psalm Pair
Devotional summary noting Ruth 1 16 golden text Thy people shall be my people and thy God my God. Focus on Book of Ruth with Psalm 4 1 8 as supporting reading for reflection and prayer.
Explanations And Comments A Foreigner in Moab Ruth 1
The text discusses Naomi leaving Bethlehem during famine with her husband and two sons. In Moab her sons marry Ruth and Orpah, then die, leaving Naomi alone. She plans to return to Bethlehem despite hardship and scarcity. Ruth's steadfast pledge to accompany Naomi is highlighted with famous vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moab
Ruth
Judea
Naomi
Bethlehem
Orpah
Better Left Alone Door-to-door rug pitches warn buyers
The Peterborough Examiner cautions against door to door rug salesmen claiming city dropouts or moving sales offer bargains. A Toronto victim bought a so called genuine inlaid broadloom for a steep discount, only to learn the rug was inferior jute.
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Toronto
Peterborough Examiner
Payment For Wet Weather Fund Approved In London
A special London meeting of the National Joint Council for the Building Industry of Great Britain approved a scheme to create a £2,000,000 fund. Craftsmen pay sixpence weekly, juniors two pence half-penny. employers double. When weather stops work, workers receive 50 percent of wages. The plan starts a year after fund payments begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
National Joint Council For the Building Industry of
Great Britain
Unusual accident at Kirkland Lake game leaves boy finger severed
Young Thomas Brady lost his index finger at a Kirkland Lake Ontario baseball game after he sat on an iron fence and jumped down as a fly ball struck his hand, the ball landing squarely on his hand and severing the finger.
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Thomas Brady
Kirkland Lake
Ont
Flamingo Tops Birds in Bright Color Parade
The flamingo is noted as the brightest colored of all large birds, celebrated for its striking plumage and vivid appearance.
Readers urged to request full cancer article set
Editorial note invites readers to obtain the complete Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Loch Ness Monster Scheme Fails to Raise Funds
Glasgow story reports Captain Munro's plan to observe Loch Ness with cameras and echo sounders. He sought 1500 pounds via one shilling shares to fund a three month study overseen by eminent scientists. Only 50 pounds was raised, leaving the mystery intact and the project abandoned.
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Glasgow
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Loch Ness
Highlands
D. J. Munro
Munro
Missouri
Misplaced dates haunt Burlington man in long wait for death
Willard Hyatt, 84, of Burlington Michigan, recalls planning a tombstone inscription from 1919 for his own death year. He believed his family’s pattern of dying in their eighties would end his life in 1934, but death has again eluded him and he continues to wait.
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Willard Hyatt
Burlington
Mich
Hyatt
Arlo Mumaw
Marshall
Corrected Arithmetic Joke About a Suitor's Intentions
A father confronts a suitor at the door asking about his intentions with his daughter. The suitor replies he hopes to become an addition to the family. The father retorts the man must subtract, not add.
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Mabel
England Seashore Seekers Hunt Semi precious Stones
Searchers along English shores comb beaches after winter gales for crystals carnelian amethyst quartz and other semi precious stones to be used in jewelry making.
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England
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The
New York Times Magazine
Alberta
Britain
Isle
Thames
Old Winchelsea
Dunwiches
East Anglia
Norfolk
Howard Hughes
Barkentine
Cap Pilar
Globe
Adrian Seligman
Ugal Ih
DR. 3. W. S. Mscullough
Michigan
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