Anniversary of Bible’s First Printed English Edition
A report lists upcoming events including the 400th anniversary of the first printed English Bible on October 4, and various global economic and political notes. It cites wheat area estimates, British naval base gifts, US red ink for the year, Radek on Far East policy, and a film rights acquisition by Alexander Korda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Britain
Singapore
Ramsay MacDonald
Commons
United States
Recovery Obstacle Highlighted by Texas Editor
Peter Molyneaux editor of a Texas weekly warned that U S policies impede global recovery. He cited Hawley Smoot tariffs war debts and the Johnson Foreign Security Boycott Act as barriers while urging currency stabilization as essential to international exchange. He praised Cordell Hull's reciprocal trade efforts as a small step forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Peter Molyneaux
Texas Weekly
Carnegrave
de Valera
Molyneaux
Cordell Hull
Provinces Use Reciprocal Judgments Act Across Canada
Ontario cabinet issues an order in council to enforce Alberta and Ontario court judgments under the reciprocal judgments enforcement act. Alberta followed with a similar move to make Ontario judgments enforceable in Alberta. Five provinces including British Columbia Saskatchewan Alberta New Brunswick and Ontario have utilized the Dominion legislation for both supreme and county court decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Ontario
Supreme Court
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Wembley Stadium Seats 100000 Spectators
London’s Empire Stadium at Wembley Park can seat 100000 spectators, more than Rome’s Colosseum. The office boy responds after being late, asking what happened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Empire Stadium
Wembley Park
Rome
Colosseum
Large Shanghai Apartment Buildings Rise
Construction of multiple large apartment houses accelerates in Shanghai China signaling rapid urban housing expansion. The note on loyalty versus cleverness contrasts value judgments while highlighting contemporary city growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Vimy Pilgrimage Grows Into Global Peace Movement
The Vimy and Battlefields Pilgrimage led by Canon Scott of Quebec draws 548 ex servicemen applications with 25 000 expected guests. The $160 trip covers Montreal departures July 1936 to Paris and Vimy Ridge memorial unveiling, with rail, lodging, passports and insurance provided. The Legion runs at cost, controls funds, and aims to honor Canada’s war dead and promote peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Canadian Corpu
Canon Scott
Quebec
Exservicemen
Cunard White Star
Canadian Pacific Lines
Montreal
Vimy Ridge
France
Belgium
England
London
Tilbury Docks
Canada
Legion
National Pilgrimage Committee
Atlantic Conference of Steamship Lines
Ypres
Albert
Etaples
Mons
All Nations
Walter S. Allward
Dominion of Canada
S. C. Mewburn
C.M.G
Canadian Battlefields Memorial Commission
Belief Not Shaken Over Fortunes and Gypsy Theft
Police Sgt. Charles Mc Williams visited the home of Mary Krafick regarding a $900 gypsy theft. He found she was away at another fortune teller having tea leaves read, her husband said.
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Charles McWilliams
Cleveland
Mary Krafick
Novel method tests stretchered evac under Moscow plane
A new transport method using stretchers suspended under a plane’s wings and fuselage was successfully trialed in Moscow. Three Red Cross doctors volunteered, each strapped in a stretcher with oval aluminum covers, one under each wing and one beneath the fuselage.
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Moscow
Red Cross
Smart shirtwaist dress pattern from fashion feature
By Ellen Worth a quick to sew shirtwaist dress with front paneled skirt and fullness. Patterns suit washing silks rayons and cottons with sizes 14 to 42 bust. Pattern No 656 15 cents mail orders Winnipeg Pattern Department 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The latest Fashion Magazine offers colored illustrations and models for all ages.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Well Qualified Armour Named U S Minister to Canada
The New York Herald Tribune praised Norman Armour as a well trained and sociable diplomat with warmth for Canadians and strong Canada US relations. The New York Times called his appointment merited and said it signals regularization of the post and shows Americans with strong cultural ties and world affairs experience will represent the country.
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Norman Armour
Canada
United States
New York Herald Tribune
Armour
The
New York Times
Laureate of Canada Hailed at Cana dian Authors’ Society
Sir Charles G D Roberts of Toronto was hailed as the laureate of Canada and given an ovation in Montreal as he chaired a Cana dian Authors Association session. The dean of Canadian literature, created a knight bachelor in birthday honors, drew cheers from writers across the Dominion. Professor Watson Kirkconnell Winnipeg, vice president, conveyed fellow writers’ gratification and led a poetry discussion that adopted a resolution to sponsor a poetry magazine if feasible.
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Canada
Charles G. D. Roberts
Toronto
Montreal
Canadian Authors’ Association
Dominion
Watson Kirkconnell
Winnipeg
Sir Charles
Kirkconnell
J. Murray Gibbon
Girl Coach Leads Bradford Boys to Second Place League
Miss B Casey, Bradford School head, trained a boys football team to reach second in the league for the second year running. She learned the game from observing brothers and is a skilled hockey player. Using blackboard sketches, her team notched 55 goals while rivals managed eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Casey
Bradford School
Bradford
England
Casey
Manuscript by Lawrence of Arabia Hidden Until 1950
The late Lawrence of Arabia left a manuscript recording his life in the Royal Air Force titled The Mint. Described as of forceful character, it contained comment on the RAF that made immediate publication impossible.
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Lawrence of Arabia
Royal Air Force
the Mint
Silver Jubilee Forest Park proposed in Argyllshire Scotland
A plan to establish a national park in Argyllshire Loch Long district is promoted to honor King George VI. A committee will meet in Edinburgh to discuss the project covering over 30 000 acres and called the Silver Jubilee Forest Park to mark 25 years of his reign.
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Scotland
Argyllshire
Edinburgh
Loch Long
River Voyage: Sailing the Amazon Without Shore Sight
A description notes the unusual experience of navigating the Amazon River where sailors can travel for days with neither bank in view. The text emphasizes vast, tree-lined horizons and the endurance of crews facing long, uninterrupted water.
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Amazon River
Pride and Stewardship Lessons From Old Testaments
Sunday school lesson explores Moses warning Israel about pride in wealth and prosperity and the need to recognize God's ownership. It cites Deuteronomy 8 11 7 Psalm 96 and II Corinthians 9 6 8, stressing cheerful giving and dependence on God for power to acquire wealth.
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Israel
Promised Land
Moses
God
Egypt
Paul
Orange Vitamin Salad Recipe Serves Four
Pare oranges and cut in thin slices. On lettuce plates arrange a circle of orange slices then halve them. Sprinkle with grated coconut and carrot. Serve immediately with mayonnaise blended with orange juice.
Almond Butter Squares From Thin Nutty Cookie Base
Cream butter and sugar then salt and milk slowly. Stir in flour and vanilla. Spread thin on an inverted roasting pan, top with grated almonds, bake very slowly until brown. Mark into three inch squares, bake, then roll while warm. Fill with whipped cream if desired.
Isognathus Caterpillar Uses Whip Attachment
The tropical Isognathus caterpillar wields a whip-like appendage used to deter predators, flashing the motion as a defense mechanism.
Chlorine in Science and War Its Many Uses and Dangers
Gordon A R Guest surveys chlorine as a poisonous gas in World War I and its later roles. He notes its liquid storage, heavy cloud behavior, and rapid breath suppression. The gas bleaches and disinfects, aids textile and pulp bleaching, chemical production, explosives, and water purification. He cites its impact on typhoid reduction and medical digestion as hydrochloric acid gas in gastric juice.
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North America
Dominion Drama Festival Receives Royal Charter
The Dominion Drama Festival gains a royal charter to ensure its perpetuation after the Earl of Bessborough's departure. Named The Governors of the Dominion Drama Festival, the body may hold real and personal estate up to $25,000 and receive grants while appointing officers and awarding prizes under the will of His Majesty's Silver Jubilee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Bessborough
C. H. Cahan
Cahan
Canada
Kansas City Tot Symphony Plans Japan Tour in 1936
Children's orchestra led by Thomas Bruce features 95 youngsters aged four to nine who learn from age two and perform demanding pieces such as Rachmaninoff's Prelude. The group, taking turns directing, proves highly popular and may travel to Japan in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bruce
Kansas City
Tribute to Sir James MacBrien Knight Commander Bath
Sir James H. MacBrien commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police receives the Knight Commander of the Bath in the King's birthday honors. He says the honor reflects on the RCMP’s good work rather than personal distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. MacBrien
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
James
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russia
Far East
Karl Radek
Investia
American Institute of Homeopathy
Linn J. Boyd
Homeopathic College
Countess of
Bessborough
Labor
W. A. Gordon
House of Commons
Alexander Korda
London Film Productions
Col. T. E. Lawrence
Desert
Office Boy
Office
Ellen Worth
U.S
Authors’ Association
National Park
King George
Betty Barclay
Stanley Argyle
Melbourne
Australia
Argyle
Eric Hill
Stanley
Victoria
Gordon AR. Guest, M.A
Dominion Drama Festival
Kansas Organization of 95 Tots
Japan
R.C.M.P
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