World Happenings Briefly Told
Raids on telephone boxes in London area cause about 1500 dollars monthly loss. An international labor office study estimates world mood costs from 1830 to 1934 at about 149 billion dollars. US coffee consumption nears a billion pounds annually. Per capita coffee use stands at nine pounds yearly. Britain United States and France plan to push early year moves to restore normal trade. Alberta Liberals set April 3 convention in Calgary to pick a new leader. British hotels and restaurants to ban tips under proposed House of Commons bill with fines. British Canadian Arctic expedition winter HQ established at Repulse Bay near Churchill. The 1934 Arms Embargo Act upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court.
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London
International Labor Office
United States
Great Britain
France
Alberta
Calgary
Edmonton
House of Commons
T. H. Manning
Repulse Bay
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Eskimaux
Roosevelt
U.S
Chaco
Bolivia
Paraguay
Supreme Court
Britain to keep five over-age cruisers in service
Sir Samuel Hoare told the House of Commons that Britain plans to retain five cruisers slated for scrapping under the 1930 London naval treaty due to worsening international conditions. He noted 200000 tons of new ships laid in 1936 and said bids for capital ships would be sought, with a possible new squadron of five ships if needed.
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Great Britain
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
Sir Samuel
Hoare
London tubes carry 468 million passengers in 1935 36
The London Passenger Transport Board reports 468 million riders for 1935 36 while noting the underground lines never paid. An official cites high construction costs since 1890 as the main reason, $5 million per mile in early builds, now about $3 25 million per mile under favorable conditions.
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London
London Passenger Transport Board
London Tubes
London Daily Telegraph
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Spaghetti Trick At Grand Central Childs
A regular diner, Mr. Franklin, solves spaghetti serving by trimming each fork with scissors. He routinely orders pasta and clips the ends, a simple personal habit observed at Grand Central Childs.
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Mr. Franklin
Grand Central Childs
New Yorker
Oysters Swim Briefly Before Settling for Life
Young oysters live a fleeting larval stage of about 48 hours during which they swim freely before attaching to a surface and remaining in one location for life.
Concealed Rooms in Historic Great Houses and False Stairs
The article surveys hidden chambers in aristocratic homes such as Glamis Castle revealing secret rooms behind movable paintings and hinged mirrors. It notes secrecy, accidental discoveries over centuries, and clever devices including false staircases and concealed cupboards for emergency hiding.
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Earl of Strathmore
Glamis Castle
Charles II
No Free Legal Advice Banned by State Appellate Court
The State Supreme Court Appellate division bans free legal advice broadcast to the public in newspapers or radio. Attorneys may not answer questions of law or offer opinions via any publicity medium whether paid or not. Violations may lead to professional misconduct and disciplinary action amid a complaint about the goodwill court of the air. The County Lawyers Association claims many opinions lacked sufficient facts.
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United States
Appellate Division
State Supreme Court
Goodwill Court of the Air
The
County Lawyers Association
Piccard Receives 22 Requests for Passengers on Next Ascent
Professor Piccard announced at Le Mans during an international balloon race that he would charge £26 000 for a passenger seat on his next ascent. He seeks 17 miles height on what he calls his most ambitious flight yet.
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Professor Piccard
le Mans
Prince Michael Works On Assembly Line In Romania
Prince Michael heir to the Romanian throne spends his first day on a factory line. The 15 year old prince earns a skilled worker wage and plans another shift soon. He contributes his pay to funds for the unemployed.
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Michael
Sir Hubert Wilkins Designs Ice Submarine for Travel
Sir Hubert Wilkins, the British explorer, is reported to have designed another submarine intended for travel beneath ice. The claim emphasizes his continued innovation in polar exploration technology.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Elephant Contained About 70 Gallons Of Oil Inside
A zoo keeps an elephant filled with roughly seventy gallons of pure oil within its body as part of a curious exhibit. Officials say the oil is used for demonstrations and the animal remains healthy.
Smart Afternoon Frock Pattern 4276 by Anne Adams
Fashion pattern 4276 offers a versatile frock with a rolled collar and adjustable sleeve lengths. Available in sizes 14 through 42, it suits both everyday fabrics and dressier materials. illustrated sewing directions are included. Send 20 cents for pattern and mail order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Tin Can Roads Cut Costs In West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach uses discarded tin cans for street bases. Superintendent D D Howard says cans replace about half the crushed rock, cutting roadbed costs by half. A foot thick layer of cans rolled down then compacted remains as sturdy as rock surfaced streets.
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West Palm Beach
Florida
D. D. Howard
Department of Streets and Public Improvements
Howard
No More Frog Legs On Menus In China Policy Declared
The ministry of industries orders no frogs be killed for food in China, deeming amphibians vital to agriculture over culinary use. In contrast a South Carolina cotton road strip laid eight years ago remains in excellent condition with no repairs needed under normal traffic.
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China
Ministry of Industries
South Carolina
Red Sea crossing theory by Major Jarvis on Exodus events
Major C. S. Jarvis, longtime Sinai governor, argues the Red Sea crossing was not a miracle. He proposes a sand strip between the Mediterranean and Lake Pardawil where a squall and rain could flood the sea, trapping the Egyptian army in 12 hours, citing Exodus and Numbers and noting no Egyptian record of the flight.
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Red Sea
Major C. S. Jarvis
Sinai
London
Major Jarvis
Middle East
Jarvis Bey
Mediterranean
Pardawil
Kitwanga Totem Poles Chopped During Floods
Kitwanga in northern British Columbia suffered flood damage as seven totem poles were cut down by natives. Poles carved to show family histories were moved to higher ground but one was lost in the river. Preservation dated nine to eleven years earlier with help from the national museum Indian affairs and Canadian National Railways. Dominion archaeologist Harlan I. Smith notes one third of poles at Kitwanga were affected and questions if ordinary floods would have threatened the concrete bases.
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Kitwanga
Skeena River
British Columbia
National Museum
Department of Indian Affairs
Canadian National Railways
Prince Rupert
Harlan I. Smith
Dominion
War service deaths exceed WWI battle fatalities in Vienna figures
Official Vienna figures show 8 538 000 killed or wounded in WWI and 19 000 000 wounded, with over 15 000 000 dying from war service after Armistice. Other items note a lady and crash remark, cow milk composition, and a drop in English convicts from 50 000 to 6 000 under Queen Victoria.
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Vienna
England
Word became flesh and dwelt among us Lord Jesus
Sunday School lesson centers on John 1 1 15 and Philippians 2 1 5 explaining Logos as the Word of God Christ who reveals and fulfills God's plan. The text contrasts Christ with historic proclamations, stressing that Jesus is the eternal expression of God not an afterthought.
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God
Gaius Glenn Atkins
John
Logos
Jesus Christ
Galileo
Luther
Christ
J. W. Dawson
Jesus
Henry W. Clark
Plane intervention ends tribal fight in New Guinea tale
Charles Bates district officer recalls quelling a savage clash by taking a pilot and swooping over the battlefield in an airplane. Warriors halted the fight in astonishment and fled. Bates spent 14 months in a valley north of the Chimbu and Waghi rivers where 60,000 natives live.
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New Guinea
Sydney
N.S.W
Charles Bates
Bates
Mr. Bates
Chimbu
Waghi
Archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie In Palestine Digging Again
At 83 Sir Flinders Petrie resumes excavations on Palestine's south western frontier after 55 years of fieldwork. He has authored over 100 books on lost civilizations and is accompanied by Lady Petrie. Their expedition employs about 400 servants, mostly Bedouin Arabs, paid a few shillings weekly for tasks from digging to sewing and cooking.
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Sir Flinders Petrie
Palestine
Lady Petrie
What A Capitalist Is What is a capitalist
The Stratford Beacon-Herald argues that capitalism is not limited to owners of factories or railroads. It states farmers retailers and even life insurance or savings account owners are capitalists, since they possess wealth and contribute to wealth production.
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Stratford Beacon-Herald
Two Allied Leaders Alive From Great War
In a wartime reflection it is noted that only Petain and Pershing survive among the Allied high command, underscoring the proximity of conflict and the losses endured by the leadership.
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Allied High Command
Petain
Pershing
Reindeer Reserve Planned for Labrador Territory
Frederick S. Lawrence of New York, formerly of Peace River Alberta, has government approval to select a million acres in Northern Labrador for a large reindeer preserve. A promoter says two thousand head will be imported from Scandinavia soon, with officers watching Newfoundland approval, and a ship will make two trips to stock the herd.
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The
Daily News
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Frederick S. Lawrence
Peace River
Alberta
New York
Commission of Government
Labrador
Scandinavia
Alaska
Mackenzie
Canada
Montreal Gazette
Safety For Planes Milestone In Northland Aviation
Major J. E. Genet of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals supervises two way wireless voice communication now in operation for aircraft companies and licensed planes with required equipment. Seven RCCS stations are equipped to contact planes over northern Saskatchewan Alberta and the North West Territories aiding rescue in remote lands where a mishap could prove fatal. Flyers can receive weather reports ahead and report trouble within minutes facilitating safer flights over hundreds of miles of uninhabited terrain.
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Northland Aviation
J. E. Genet
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Saskatchewan
Alberta
North West Territories
R.C C.S
Historic Tablecloth Signatures by English Figures Revealed
A historic tablecloth once belonging to an English clergyman’s wife and now owned by Miss Agnes Manzies of Vancouver bears signatures of 47 English history figures. Included are Cecil Rhodes Lord Salisbury Charles Parnell Lord Derby Lord Lansdowne Duke of Bedford plus autographs of Rubinstein Coleridge Oliver Wendell Holmes and Sir Percy Drummond among many churchmen.
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Agnes Manzies
Vancouver
Cecil Rhodes
Lord Salisbury
Charles Parnell
Lord Derby
Lord Lansdowne
Duke of Bedford
Rubinstein
Coleridge
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Percy Drummond
Keeping Up With Science
A New York Times quote compares progress in highway and automobile engineering with an ongoing arms race. It notes that as protective measures grow stronger, attackers devise better means to defeat them, highlighting a cycle of increasing defense and offense in technology.
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New York Times
Albatross Flies Better in Gale than Calm Air
A study notes albatrosses show higher flight efficiency in strong winds, using updrafts to glide with less flapping. Researchers observed longer travel distances and reduced energy expenditure during windy conditions compared with calm air.
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Florida Town
Red Sea Crossing
News of the World
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