Eire Recognizes Franco Regime Amid Global Briefs
News in brief reports Ireland recognizing the Franco government in Spain. Saskatchewan opens 473,460 acres of pastures enclosed by 922 miles of fencing. Royal Marines detachment will not join the King and Queen in Canada. Ontario Hydro chair predicts 90 percent of New York World's Fair visitors will visit Niagara Falls. A farmer to Canadian railway board discusses appointment. U S Supreme Court upholds anti trust against film distributors and Texas exhibitors. Earl of Egmont to attend Lords. RAF flyers die in Palestine Trans Jordan frontier crash. China negotiates airlines with France and Russia to serve west China.
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Eire
Spain
Saskatchewan
Portsmouth
Royal Marines
Canada
W. L. Houck
Ontario Hydro Commission
New York
Niagara Falls
Canadian Board of Railway Commissioners
Ontario Agricultural Council
United States Supreme Court
Justice Department
Texas
Earl of Egmont
Calgary
England
House of Lords
Ella Moodie
Egmont
Royal Air Force
West China
Singapore Naval Base Set to Open This Year
Britain will complete the great Singapore naval base this year with a full battle fleet ready. The dockyard and air base will be commissioned, backed by a chain of outlying bases and heavy anti aircraft defenses. The project cost about 100 million dollars after fifteen years of work. The Duke and Duchess of Kent may visit Singapore en route to Australia.
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Singapore
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Australia
Britain
Englishman Drafted Chicago Junction Railway Plans
Henry O Hagan of London drew up full plans for a major Chicago belt line without visiting the city. He relied on a large scale map of Chicago from his home to craft the railway concept.
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Henry O'Hagan
Chicago Junction Railway
Chicago
London
Wartime Identity Disc Found on Seaside Shore
Mr. I. Keen of De Cham Road St. Leonards-on-Sea reported finding a metal object at the water’s edge. The item proved to be his lost wartime identity disc, last seen on leave in 1917 at the same location.
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Mr. I. Keen
de Cham Road
St. Leonards-on-Sea
How You May Reduce Varicose or Swollen Veins
A home treatment claims Macone's Emerald cream applied to enlarged veins twice daily can shrink varicose and swollen veins. The advertisement urges immediate use, promises quick improvement, and notes a small bottle lasts a long time despite questionable claims.
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Macone
Modern Pope Pius Led Grand Vatican Improvements
The article notes Pope Pius XI earned the title modern pope through vast Vatican City upgrades after 1929. It highlights a 60 million lire water system, an electric plant, a grand travertine railroad station, and the new palace of government, with the station described as the most sumptuous for its size. The Vatican railroad cost about $1.5 million.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Pius
Vatican
Vatican Gardens
Pattern 4004 Bolero and Suspender Frock Trend
Anne Adams pattern 4004 offers a bolero and suspender frock combo for children ages 4 to 12. Describes fabric options wool serge crepe or plaid with bias skirt, plus tub cotton blouses. Sizes 4 6 8 10 12 with yardage and price 20 cents. order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Fireflies Used in China for Medicine and Woolwork Hardenings
The passage notes fireflies serve medicinal purposes in China and their grease is used by Oriental woolworkers to harden bamboo. It highlights a dual traditional use linking pharmacology and craft, with emphasis on regional practice and material utilities.
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China
Heat inside Great Pyramid at Gizeh puzzles visitors
Interior chambers remain uncomfortably hot despite cooler exterior air due to poor ventilation creating stifling conditions for explorers and tourists alike.
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Great Pyramid
Gizeh
Egypt
World Seaplane Record Could Bring Mercury to America
The Mercury, holder of the world sea plane distance record, may join two long range Albatross landplanes to support a four fly ing boat fleet for experimental airmail runs between London Montreal and New York. The Mercury previously flew 6045 miles Dundee to the Orange River estuary and carried cargo across the North Atlantic on a Canada route. Two Albatross planes built for long distance mail experiments aim to carry payloads of 1000 pounds over 2500 miles non stop, with a calm air range of 3300 miles.
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Mercury
London
Montreal
New York
Dundee
Orange River
South Africa
England
Egypt
Atlantic
Foynes
Ireland
Azores
Lisbon
Canada
North Atlantic
de Haviland Albatross
Air Ministry
Albatross
Fine Review Canada Weekly praised as service for investors
The St. Thomas Times-Journal lauds A Fine Review Canada’s Weekly January 20 issue as an extensive annual financial and mining survey. It covers Canadian industries coast to coast with contributors including Finance Minister Charles A. Dunning and aviation minister C. D. Howe. The publication aims to aid British investors and firms doing business with Canada and Great Britain.
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Canada
Old London
Percy Hurd
M.P
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Charles A. Dunning
I. A. Mackenzie
Defence
C. D. Howe
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Frank G. Lawson
Toronto Stock Exchange
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Has Never Been Done There
There has never been a round the world airplane flight of this kind. A circumnavigation would require traversing the globe at its greatest circumference either along the equator or a single degree of longitude.
No Disarmament Says U S Government Must Aim For Protection
Cordell Hull states no basis for a world disarmament conference now and argues the United States must protect the nation. He notes repeated readiness to disarm but cites no progress since Geneva 1932 and London 1935. Hull recalls past conferences and says obstacles among naval powers remain unchanged.
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Cordell Hull
United States
Ludlow
Indiana
Geneva
London
Selected biscuits from a home recipe card
Instructions describe a biscuit recipe using cake flour baking powder soda and salt with lard buttermilk or sour milk. The steps cover sifting measuring cutting in shortening adding milk forming a soft dough kneading rolling cutting and baking in a hot oven for twelve minutes to yield about 2 1/2 dozen biscuits.
Pumpkin Pie Recipe From Historic Kitchen Note
A vintage pastry recipe lists 12 cups coconut as a base with 2 cups mashed pumpkin 1 cup sugar and spices, butter, eggs, and milk. Line a 9 inch pie plate with pastry, bake 20 minutes at 450 F, then 30 minutes at 350 F.
Engineers Discuss Appliances Economic Impact Worldwide
Dr R C Wallace principal of Queens University Kingston Ont told over 200 engineers at the Engineering Institute of Canada convention in Ottawa on how new appliances influence world economies. He cited the automobile’s effect as homes grew less permanent, living standards shifted, motorists demanded better roads and governments funded highway programs many could ill afford.
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R. C. Wallace
Queens’ University
Kingston
Ont
Enginering Institute of Canada
Ottawa
Leather workers of South Africa boycott Japanese goods
Leather workers in South Africa organize a boycott against Japanese goods citing price competition and local industry protection. The action aims to pressure producers and raise awareness amid broader anti进口 sentiments and trade tensions.
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South Africa
Sunday School Lesson on Peter John in Samaria Faith
The Sunday lesson interweaves Isaiah 65 1 and Acts 8 4 25 with devotions from Isaiah 55 17 noting the early Jerusalem church clung to Jewish views yet sent Peter and John to Samaria to review Philp s work. They prayed converts receive the Holy Spirit and the laying on of hands spread blessing as the apostles preached in Samaritan villages on the return to Jerusalem.
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Peter
John
Samaria
Jerusalem
Philp
Jesus
Rackham
Hideaways in the Metropolis A Texas Banker’s Milk Route Escape
A New York Herald Tribune commentary notes that cities shelter embusques who vanish from home and work. A Texas banker, using a new name, worked as a Memphis milkman for six years before a circular with his portrait led to his arrest. the piece argues concealment thrives in large cities and underlines rising federal bank scrutiny.
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Musica
Coster
Texas
Memphis
Metropolis
New York Herald Tribune
Trade barter talks with Germany eyed by Midwest farmers
German sources report negotiations on extensive barter deals with Germany and US Midwest farmers and packers. Officials say non-governmental agencies could handle exchanges without permits. Dr. Wilhelm Tannenberg indicated Germany would trade lard and wheat for German goods, with hundreds of tons of lard and 150000 tons of wheat involved.
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Germany
United States
Midwest
Wilhelm Tannenberg
Washington
Long deed delays 16 acres to church in York Pa
Trustees of Eliza Snyder estate took five years to finalize a deed transferring 16 acres to Emanuel's Evangelical Church Cemetery Association in York Pennsylvania. Ninety seven heirs and about as many witnesses across the country signed the document. Temperature notes compare Barrow Alaska and Montana records and mention firefly catchers.
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Eliza Snyder
Emanuel’s
Evangelical Church Cemetery Association
York
The Sad Death of Mary Seaton at 21
A narrator recalls Mary Seaton, a striking young woman who commuted by streetcar in winter. She coughs blood and is later reported in hospital, with hopeful Christmas notices before the tragedy: Dead at 21.
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Mary Seaton
San
B.M.D
Seaton
Mary
Editorial Plot for Complete Cancer Series by Dr McCullough
Readers are urged to request the full Dr McCullough cancer article series by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice promotes gathering all installments for convenient reference.
Canberra Government House Alterations For Governor General
Work has begun on alterations to Government House in Canberra for the new Governor General. Plans include day and night nurseries, a special kitchenette for children's meals, and nine extra bedrooms as preparation continues.
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Melbourne
Duke of Kent
Canberra
Government House
Shortest Essay on Life’s Two Problems Wins With Twins
A contest winner answered the prompt on life’s two great problems with a succinct takeaway: twins. The playful line suggests duplication solves paradoxes and echoes themes of identity and connection. The brief joke underscores clever thinking in a concise form.
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