World Happenings Briefly Told At Port Arthur
A compact roundup notes Hon C D Howe named Chief of land and air by a street carnival of Indians in Port Arthur. Finland plans a 60 000 spectator Helsingfors stadium for the 1940 Olympics. Calgary acquires 640 acres for a new 250000 airport at a cost of 31726. Blind lip reading by touch gains a follower Winthrop Chapman son of a Redfield doctor sails to South Africa. Bournemouth buses yield 940 from red fare boxes opened after conductors missed collections. Daladier says French finances are sound. Canada tops 1937 honey imports to Britain with 19984 cwts of 89722 cwts. A 11 ton white marble Buddha gifted by China to Britain creates a housing problem at the British Museum. Dom Pierre Perignon anniversary stamp issued by the French ministry of posts.
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Port Arthur
C. D. Howe
Helsingfors
Calgary
Winthrop Chapman
South Africa
Redfield
South Dakota
Bournemouth Corporation
Edouard Daladier
Canada
China
Great Britain
British Museum
Winnipeg Girl Wins 5000 Dollar Music Scholarship
Ten year old violinist Donna Grescoe of Winnipeg earns a five thousand dollar scholarship from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. Before departure she received a one thousand dollar violin from a friend and will study under Herbert Butler at the Chicago conservatory. She is Ukrainian by descent, daughter of George H. and Mrs. Grescoe, with her father an engineer in Manitoba's government good roads department, and she studies with George Bornoff in Winnipeg.
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Donna Grescoe
Winnipeg
American Conservatory of Music
Chicago
George Bornoff
Donna
George H. Grescoe
Good Roads
Manitoba
Herbert Butler
American Conservatory
Leather gloves industry grows in Canada for European markets
Demand in Holland and Canada grows for cyclist, motorist, and workman gloves. Canada churned out 7,223,676 pairs in 1936 with cowhide 2,505,612, sheepskin 1,971,072, and muleskin 932,208, totaling 4,024,590 dollars.
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Holland
Canada
Dominion
Belgian Woman Bequeaths Millions to 4000 Heirs In Belgium
In Termonde Belgium a Belgian woman leaves millions of francs to more than 4000 relatives. A genealogist has built a 450 foot long family tree tracing back to 1600. Among the heirs are a cabinet minister and two professors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Termonde
Belgium
Letter Boxes On Buses Prove Successful Route Expansion
The Bombay experiment of placing letter boxes on buses on one route succeeded and will extend to a second route. Letters posted reach the G.P.O. faster and can be posted later. Boxes are cleared at a stop near the G.P.O.
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Bombay
G.P.O
In Palestine Families Bake In Fixed Oven Spots
In Palestine families rent oven space by the year and bake their bread in the same spot each time. They believe shifting positions alters the loaf.
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Palestine
Plans for Canadian presence at Seventh World Poultry Congress
Canada expects strong representation at the Seventh World Poultry Congress in Cleveland from July 27 to August 7, 1989. Provincial and commercial exhibits along with live birds will feature as Canada’s contribution. The Canadian executive met at Ottawa to organize pre congress tours and exhibit details.
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Canada
Cleveland
Ohio
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Hague
Holland
Barcelona
Spain
London
England
Rome
Italy
Leipzig
Germany
Ruler Lieut Burder Returns From Tibet Trek
Lieut P Burder of the Leicester shire regiment stationed in India has walked 500 miles to Darjeeling and back from a Tibet journey in a month. He reports friendly Tibetans and a nation awaiting signs of the Dalai Lama reincarnation. Five signs are listed but not all need appear.
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P. Burder
Leicestershire Regiment
India
Darjeeling
Tibet
Burder
Dalai
Dalai Lama
Slim Flattery Shirtwaist Dress Pattern Ad
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4863 a shirtwaist dress with slenderizing yokes puffed sleeves and center front gathers. The design features a neat skirt with inverted pleat and pockets. available in sizes 34 to 48. 3 1/2 yards needed for size 36. price 20 cents plus mail order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Hobbyist Lawyer Opens Villa del Rio To Youth Groups
Tampa attorney Joseph F. Miyares hosts 300 guests weekly at Villa del Rio, inviting high schoolers for “good, clean, wholesome fun.” He notes the gatherings are well chaperoned, with a 50 foot pool and two acres of gardens available for events.
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Joseph F. Miyares
Tampa
Fla
Villa del Rio
Miyares
Railroads Of Tomorrow Advertisement Promises Speed
An advertisement proclaims the future of railroading with high speed streamlined passenger trains and world merchandise carried at unprecedented speeds. Freight trains are described as light weight and modern carriers rushing like the wind.
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Pullman
Man Fishes From Car On Chemong Bridge
A motorist drove to the centre of the Chemong floating bridge near Peterborough Ontario parked and fished from his seat. He caught a bass then drove away leaving the scene.
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Peterborough
Ont
Automobiles From Abroad Reach Dominion During Eight Months
The report notes 3,184,000 foreign automobiles entered Canada in the first eight months of last year. It also recalls Ohio executing its first criminal capital sentence by electrocution in 1897.
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Dominion of Canada
Ohio
New Wheat Class Added to Chicago Show Prize List
Dr. John H. Parker of Manhattan Kansas announced a new Class A for wheat at the Canadian Seed Growers Association Alberta branch meeting in Lacombe. Milling and baking qualities will be major judging points along with hardness moisture and maturity.
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Chicago
Stockholm Locomotives Plan Radio Alerts at Crossings
Stockholm Sweden plans to announce train approach via radio loud speakers at level crossings. Each train’s speed will also be indicated to improve safety and awareness for pedestrians and drivers.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Butterflies Found With Thoracic Hearing Organs
A note on butterfly anatomy states some species possess hearing organs on the thorax. A second fact claims Britain maintains about 1.4 million domestic servants as a statistical figure.
Hannah Prays and Devotes Samuel in Biblical Lesson
Sunday School lesson centers on Hannah in Ramah who prays for a son at Shiloh during a feast. It covers Eli misjudging her, her prayer answer, and her dedication of Samuel to Jehovah, with references to 1 Samuel chapters 1 and 2 and Psalm 128.
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Hannah
Elkanah
Ramah
Shiloh
Eli
Samuel
Polar Air Mail History from Arctic Flights and Polar Expeditions
Arctic mail carried on Byrd’s 1926 King's Bay pole flight. Norge airship reached Alaska two days later with secret 175 covers. Italia dirigible 1928 sent official mail to the pole but wrecked. Amundsen died in rescue attempt with 29 salvaged covers. Sweden 1929 and German airships in 1931 conducted polar mail flights. Greenland route diverted, later sent by steamer.
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Byrd
King’s Bay
Pole
Polar
Norge
Alaska
Italia
Amundsen
Rome
Sweden
Greenland
New York
His Scheme Worked in Norwich Honey Trade Incident
A man visited T Wright & Son in Norwich Ontario, claiming a California trip left him short of cash. He offered five pound pails of honey in exchange for meat at 10c per pound. The shop weighed a $1 piece of meat and the man went to fetch honey, then vanished with no return.
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Norwich
Ont
T. Wright & Son
Aylmer
California
Wright
His Funny Story Elevator Tale on the 50th Floor
Three men ride an elevator that fails. To pass time they tell stories. On reaching the 35th floor the third man plans a heart story but reveals he left the key downstairs. The joke ends with a punch line about the forgotten key.
Nighthawk Makes Longest All Over Land Flight
The nighthawk is noted for the longest all over land flight among birds. It migrates from Yukon country to Argentina.
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Yukon
Editorial Offer for Complete Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the full Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canadas at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice promotes access to a complete article collection through the league.
Britain's wealthy women fund homes and crusades says reporter
A London Daily Express piece notes most of Britain's fifty richest women inherited wealth and spend on charity and homes for animals rather than fashion. It highlights Lady Louis Mountbatten and Mrs Cunningham-Reid as exceptions, describes their lifestyles, and cites Lord Mountbatten's penthouse rent. It also mentions Gracie Fields as a rare self-made millionaire.
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London Daily Express
Britain
Louis Mountbatten
Cunningham- Reid
Sir Ernest Cassel
Lord
Lady Louis Mountbatten
London
Brook House
Park Lane
Gracie Fields
Varied Revenue Sources Raise Tax and Relief Debate
The Windsor Star argues federal taxation is easier to collect and more diverse, funding relief without harming most people. It contrasts municipal dependence on real estate taxes, warns high mill rates threaten home ownership and building, and cites a London Ont magistrate ruling that a tomato can be a vegetable or a missile.
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Windsor Star
Thomas White
Ostrich Egg Incubation Time Cited as 40 Days
A historical note states that artificial incubation would require about 40 days and nights to hatch an ostrich egg, illustrating long incubation periods in early poultry science.
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French Ministry of Posts
Dom Pierre Perignon
Jim Hogan
Jasper
Alta
Charles H. Sclater
Hamilton
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Sclater
London Hunt and Golf Club
Florida
Walter E. Prince
Massachusetts State College
Amherst
Prince
State College
Charlottetown
Chicago Grain Show
International Harvester
Ontario
First
Polar Air Mail
North Pole
Health League
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
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