World News Briefs From 1935 In One Compact Roundup
Admiral Sir Roger Keyes calls for British naval supremacy. Lz-129 dirigible to test fly early next year from Friedrichshafen. House exchanged for a postage stamp in Canada worth about 500 dollars. Canadian bacon exports nine months 1935 reach 159.6 million pounds valued at 15.76 million dollars, up from 1934. Ellen J. Ackerman dies in New York leaving 200 thousand dollars. Canadians seek Social Credit dividend in Calgary and Edmonton. U.S. and Brazil reciprocal treaties take effect January 1. Janssen fined two dollars fifty cents for stop and go light claim in London. Manitoba Saskatchewan Ayrshire directors re elected. Alberta British Columbia director elected.
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B.C Berger
Seattle
United States
Brazil
Carl Janssen
England
Thames
London
William Brown
Deloraine
Man
Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
John Richards, Jr
Red Deer
Alta
Alberta
British Columbia
Trade treaty praised at Thorold dinner by Sir Edward Beatty
Sir Edward Beatty addressed the Thorold Board of Trade dinner praising the Canada United States reciprocal trade treaty as a step in the right direction. He called for increased trade and deferred costly public works to spur employment and recovery, and warned against destroying a system over a few defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Edward Beatty
Thorold, Ont
Edward Beatty
K.C
Thorold Board
Canadian Pacific Railways
Canada
Mail Delayed 32 Years Reveals Ancient Letters
Fort Worth postal workers finished a long delayed delivery after letters slipped into crevices of old rent boxes in the city’s old post office. Some documents crumbly. remaining mail delivered. New boxes aim to prevent repeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Service
Fort Worth
Texas
Man disobeys orders as 663 pigs drown in creek
A hired man in Alberta disobeyed orders causing 663 pigs owned by J. H. Parsons valued at 600 to drown when the herd fell through a hole into Seven Persons Creek. The man reportedly moved to the center of the stream instead of near shore to avoid bruising the animals.
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J. H. Parsons
Seven Persons Creek
Alta
American cars sold more in South America than elsewhere
Statement notes that more American automobiles are purchased in South America than in any other country. It also says friendship grows from knowing someone well but cautions against knowing them too well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Tonga’s Utopia boasts taxless economy and thriving legislature
Crown Prince Taufa Ahau describes a Pacific island with no unemployment and universal property, funded by a yearly ten dollar male tax and customs duties. Each 16 year old receives 84 acres and a home, with free primary schooling, two colleges, and medical care for families, while the prince pursues law studies and athletic distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Island
Island of
Tonga
Taufa Ahau
Melbourne
Australia
Methodist Church Centenary
Prince Taufa Ahau
Medical science in Russia praised by Banting in Hamilton
Sir Frederick Banting lauded Russia’s medical science standards in a Hamilton Ontario Health Association address. He credited early tuberculosis detection by factory doctors and unions, reducing bedridden cases. He urged prevention alongside treatment and noted Russia’s rapid medical progress.
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Russia
Frederick Banting
Hamilton
Ont
Frederick
Sir Frederick
Strange multi colored bird baffles Lewiston naturalists
Naturalists from Lewiston Idaho report a mysterious bird resembling a China pheasant blue grouse and bronze domestic turkey in one plumage. The bird is twice as large as a pheasant with a rounded stunted tail and vivid eye markings combining several species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Idaho
Bottle crosses the Atlantic after nine month voyage
A bottle cast into the sea from the Lafayette near Newfoundland Banks on Jan 22 1935 drifted nine months to North Uist Hebrides Scotland. Malcolm Robertson of Lochmaddy found it and delivered it to Havre town hall where officials received his letter requesting a reward.
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Atlantic
North Uist
Hebrides
Scotland
Malcolm Robertson
Lochmaddy
Havre
Robertson
Lafayette
Newfoundland Banks
Elastic safety curb on sharp Ger man bend to catch exiting cars
A new elastic barrier is being tested on a steep bend near Frankart-on-Main Germany. Two steel ropes at wheel height run along the road’s dangerous side and are anchored by wire springs to iron posts at each end. The device aims to steer cars back onto the road if they run too near the edge.
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Frankart-on-Main
Germany
Recruit Skips Salute Triggers Officer Challenge
A new recruit ignores a salute as an officer calls attention to the uniform and item shown. The exchange centers on discipline and standards within the unit.
German Railways official opens Canada Information Bureau
Werner Haag official representative of the German State Railways has opened an Information Bureau in Toronto Canada. Haag has long served in Berlin London and Paris offices and now acts as organizing committee representative for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Haag
Canada
Toronto
Mr. Haag
Berlin
London
Paris
Canadian Bacon imports show strong gains in 1935
Canadian Bacon totals reach 100,000,000 pounds valued at 15,756,171 dollars with an approximate one million dollar increase from 1934. The second line notes Palestine’s reduced fertility compared to ancient Christ times.
University of London to Build 210 Foot Tower in Bloomsbury
Special permission has been granted by the London County Council for a new 210 foot university tower in Bloomsbury. The eight storey structure will rise above the 80 to 100 foot limit, with work starting on the base and completion expected around 1937. The tower will house library storage and sit atop a base library area.
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University of London
Bloomsbury
England
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
London
University Tower
London County Council
Lloyds Granted Charter in Alberta Insurance Move
Lloyds of London has been granted a charter to operate in Alberta by provincial cabinet. The firm previously faced refusal when first applying last year to the U.F.A. government, with protests over bond requirements. Lloyds will not open a Edmonton branch but will operate through existing agencies.
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Lloyds of London
Alberta
U.F.A
Lloyds
Edmonton
New Commander George K Baillie Heads Letitia First Passenger Voyage
Captain George K Baillie appointed commander of the Donaldson Atlantic liner Letitia bringing the ship into Montreal Harbour as his first passenger command. He previously skippered the Cortona for fourteen years on Glasgow River Plate Vancouver runs and is a Highlander who began as a sail apprentice. He last served in Montreal during the war as an officer on the Casandra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Baillie
Letitia
Montreal Harbour
Baillie
Donaldson
Cortona
Glasgow
River Plate
Vancouver
Montreal
Yew Needlework Pattern For Home Crafts
A 5494 pattern offers a knitted square used for pillow or scarf, two squares joined as a deilce, edging instructions, and post Christmas ideas for bedspread or dinner cloth. It includes the star pattern and lacy openwork, with material lists and full instructions. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Ezra and Nehemiah Teach Law at Jerusalem Feast
Devotional lesson on Ezra 7 10 and Nehemiah 8 18 describes Ezra the priest reading the Book of the Law at the Water Gate on the Feast of Trumpets while Nehemiah and the Levites comforted the people and urged joy rather than mourning. The event marks the new moon and the holy day, with instruction to share provisions and celebrate.
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Ezra
Jerusalem
Persia
Nehemiah
Gihon
Jehovah
Moffatt
Death Defying Dive Brings Halifax Visitor 45 Degree Insight
Red Brady, a Halifax visitor, makes 110 foot dives into five feet of water from a 110 foot tower. He relies on precise angle judgment and wind estimation to hit a shallow splash in a 15 foot pool, with nightly demonstrations tied to a gasoline soaked back. He avoids smoke alcohol tea or parties and maintains peak condition to prevent serious miscalculations.
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Red Brady
Halifax
N.S
Brady
Educational Worker Edward E Best Dies at 83
Edward E Best a longtime Manitoba educational worker died at age 83. Born in Ireland he moved to Canada as a child and lived in Ontario before teaching in Manitoba beginning in 1881. He served as school inspector and earned a B A degree from the University of Manitoba at age 72. His son Ernest E Best is general secretary of the Y M C A for Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Best
Manitoba
Ireland
Mr. Best
Canada
Ontario
Winnipeg
Regina
Witty Note Backfires as Police Issue Ticket
Cleveland police report a motorist parked in a forbidden spot and left a note on the windshield reading do not leave ticket back in 10 minutes. The motorist returned to find a reply sorry couldn't wait and a ticket.
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Cleveland
Unprecedented Hurricane Stuns Weather Bureau
Nassau Bahamas waited as a hurricane crossed from Bermuda toward Florida. Miami reported sunny winds while Nassau forecast a wallop. The storm veered into Florida, leveled homes, wrecked boats, cut wires, killed seven and injured many, provoking sharp criticism of meteorologists.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Bermuda
Grady Norton
United States Weather Bureau
Miami
Florida
Associated Press
Florida Spa
Weather Bureau
United Press
I. R. Tannehill
Springfield Republican
Bacon Exports Up A Million Dollars
Canada reports bacon exports in the first nine months of 1935 rising by about 1 million dollars from 1934. Exports reached 159.6 million pounds worth 15.76 million dollars, up from 14.87 million in 1934, driven largely by the British market which absorbed 98.84 million pounds. Canada’s bacon shipments to Britain rose from ninth to second place among exporters since 1951, with sales also to fifteen other countries including the United States, Bermuda and Japan.
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Canada
Great Britain
United States
Newfoundland
Bermuda
British West Indies
French West Indies
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Japan
China
Fiji
Colombia
Peru
Alaska
Domestic Navy Courts to Aid Ratings and Families
The British navy will establish domestic courts in naval barracks at Portsmouth Devonport and Chatham to help ratings with family welfare and well being. Three women have been appointed to assist and have begun duties in the Welfare and Marriage Allowance section.
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Naval
Portsmouth
Devonport
Chatham
Rodent Plague Threatens Bucharest Public Health
In Bucharest Romania a rat infestation worsens public health concerns as packs of rats cross the Dniester from Russia and invade the capital. The Ministry of Public Health warns of the crisis and uses control measures, but the rats persist tumbling across Calea Victoriei near the royal palace at night.
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Bucharest
Dniester
Russia
Roumania
Ministry of Public Health
Calea Victoriei
Royal Palace
UC Scientist Grows Plants in Mineral Rich Water Tanks
A University of California researcher cultivates soil plants in water-filled tanks with added mineral salts and artificial sunlight to study growth under hydroponic conditions.
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University of California
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Roger Keyes
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
South Africa
Utopia
Tonga Islands
Island
Sir Frederick Banting
Naturalists
Bottle Crosses the
Ocean
Palestine
Christ
Wedalli
Alice Brooks
Law OF
God
Edward Best
Navy
Romania
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