World Happenings Briefly Told
D H Marshall of Saskatoon was elected president of the Business Educators Association of Canada at the Hamilton meeting. E V Lucas aged 70, a prolific writer, died in London. Two masked men robbed a Toronto Union Station C N R office of 400 after forcing entry. Bertrand Snell announced retirement from Congress. Arthur Henderson urged closer Britain Dominion consultations on foreign affairs. Roosevelt’s battleship size statement hints Japan building super warships. Rabbi Samuel Sachis reported synagogue break in with damage to sacred texts, nothing stolen. Delaware’s 1675 purchase details noted by a paper in Enoch Pratt library.
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D. H. Marshall
Saskatoon
Business Educators’ Association of Canada
Hamilton
E V. Lucas
London
Canadian National Railways
Toronto Union Station
Bertrand H. Snell
House of Representatives
United States Congress
Arthur Henderson
Labor
Chamberlain
Roosevelt
United States
Japan
Samuel Sachis
University Avenue
Toronto
Delaware
Enoch Pratt
Paying Occupation or Begging? A Grim Take
In the Forum James Finan argues begging is a paying job with authenticated take around 50 dollars daily. A 22-year-old arrestee with a Riverside Rhode Island home and 6800 dollar bank balance claimed post recession earnings fell from 65 to 12 or 10 dollars per day in the East. NYC beggars allegedly haul up to 50 thousand dollars daily and syndication emerges with a Bronx overlo rd who drives beggars by car, feeds them, and controls their money and morale with liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Finan
Riverside
Rhode Island
Seaboard
New York City
Bronx
Dutch seed germination method adapts for home gardens
A plant breeder from the Netherlands describes a quick germination trick. Soak seeds in a cloth bag overnight in water, then air dry and warm for two days. After sprouting, broadcast seeds in the garden. Especially useful for beets, carrots, and spinach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
Hitchhiker Thanks Station Lunchroom Helpers with 1000 Dollar Cheques
A hitchhiker about seventy gave Mrs. Barney Carey and her daughter Ruth each a 1000 dollar cheque after sharing a free meal at their Warsaw Indiana service station lunch room. The cheques, signed John S. Smith, were drawn on a New York bank.
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Barney Carey
Ruth
Warsaw
Indiana
John S. Smith
New York
Milk drinking method sparks digestive caveats
The text argues sipping milk is best while gulping may cause curdling that challenges digestion. It emphasizes slower absorption and reduced gastric strain when sipping rather than rapid gulping.
Belgium Tightens Censorship of Motion Pictures
A report notes Belgium has intensified film censorship controls affecting screening and distribution. Separately Luther Burbank is credited with developing white blackberries, highlighting a notable early horticultural breakthrough.
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Belgium
Luther Burbank
Defending Democracy Address at Yale by Lord Tweedsmuir
Lord Tweedsmuir argues for practical Anglo American unity through joint action and shared ventures such as fishing. He praises modern youth in Britain Canada and the United States and casts democracy as a dynamic crusade demanding responsibility, effort, and adventurous pursuit of knowledge.
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Yale University
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Americas
Atlantic
Britain
United States
Walter Disney
Europe
Yale
National Museum field program guides six research projects
The Mines and Geology Branch announces six projects across Canada for year long biological botanical and archaeological investigations. R M Anderson studies mammals in Waterton Lakes Alberta H M Laing surveys British Columbia coast near Bella Coola Angus Shortt maps Manitoba bird life from Churchill to the International boundary R C Hosie continues northern flora work north of Lake Superior and W J Wintemburg plans excavations near Waubushene at a potential old fort site.
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National Museum of Canada
Mines and Geology
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
National Museum
R. M. Anderson
Division of Biology
Waterton Lakes
H. M. Laing
Bella Coola
Angus Shortt
Churchill
Dauphin
R. C. Hosie
Lake Superior
W. J. Wintemburg
Waubaushene
Agricultural staples and diverse snakes noted
The Babylonians focused on barley and dates with onions garlic peas beets and greens grown by farmers. Worldwide there are about 2 500 snake species of which 300 are poisonous.
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Babylonia
New frock and bolero twosome pattern 4839
Anne Adams offers pattern 4839 a summer frock with matching bolero for children sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Instruction step by step sewing tips include fabric yardage ruffling and size details with order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. 20 cents per pattern plus mailing address required.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Queen Mary Receives Albert Medal for Arts Interest
The Royal Society of Arts awards the 1938 Albert Medal to Queen Mary for her unfailing interest in arts and manufactures. It cites her prominent role with the British Industries Fair and yearly attention to its exhibits. The Albert Medal has also gone to Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, the Duke of Windsor, and the Duke of Connaught.
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Council of the
Royal Society of Arts
Queen Mary
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Duke of Windsor
Duke of Connaught
Fashion note voices violet as masculine color of vigor
Karl S. Bolander of the Columbus Art Centre told the Buffalo Advertising Club that violet is the favorite color of every man. He wore a purple shirt violet tie and brown suit to illustrate his point and said violet gives a man confidence and power.
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Karl S. Bolander
Columbus, O
Bolander
Buffalo
Air Force Strength and New Silver Plating Patents
The present strength of the Royal Canadian air force totals 167 officers and 1,489 men in other ranks. British inventors have patented a silver plating that does not have to be polished.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Red Cross Home Nursing Course Teaches Schaefer Resuscitation
The Red Cross demonstrates the Schaefer Method of resuscitation for drownings gas poisoning and electric shock to about 50 000 Canadian women and thousands of high school students. Initiated in 1924 the course aims to teach life saving basics and emergency procedures with the Home Nursing Manual offering explicit drowning instructions.
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Red Cross
Schaefer
Lord Tweedsmuir Urges Conservative Anarchism At Harvard
Governor general Lord Tweedsmuir told a Harvard audience that men live in a distressed chaotic world and civilization is in grave peril. He praised conservative Christian anarchism as a means to preserve vital heritage while clearing away rubbish and urged deep respect for human nature. Humor, he said, is needed to combat pedantry and inflated rhetoric.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Harvard University
Harvard
Harvard Annual Association
Bathtub accidents blamed for huge insurance costs
Claris Adams of Columbus Ohio told delegates at the National Accident and Health Association convention in Cleveland that tub related accidents have driven insurance claims to nearly 20 billion dollars, far exceeding government relief spending since 1929.
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Claris Adams
Columbus
Ohio
National Accident and Health Association
Cleveland
The Dead Sea of Palestine Holds Extreme Salt Wealth
The Dead Sea of Palestine is said to contain no living organisms due to extreme salinity. Its chemical contents are valued at more than 1.2 trillion dollars, signaling vast mineral potential.
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Dead Sea of
Palestine
Caleb and Joshua’s Enduring Faith Secures Hebron
A devotional study on Caleb’s loyalty to Jehovah and his 85 year journey from Kadesh to Hebron. The lesson recalls the spy mission, Moses’s promise, and Joshua’s blessing as the land is divided among Israel.
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Canaan
Israel
Lot
Eleaazar
Joshua
Caleb
Gilgal
Kadesh-barnea
Moses
Egypt
Jordan
Francis J. McConnell
Hebron
Youth rebellion signals shift from family to individual
D G McCullagh of Toronto University warned at the Vancouver meeting that today’s youth resist old conventions. Citing Peter the Hermit he argued adult attitudes toward youth barely change across centuries. He linked rising divorces to growing family disorganization and the move from clan to family to individual as society evolves.
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D. G. McCullagh
Department of Social Science
Toronto University
Vancouver
Social Work
Mr. McCullagh
Peter the Hermit
McCullagh
Veteran Mountie Dead Alan Forrester 72
Alan Forrester veteran Mountie died in Nelson British Columbia aged 72 He crossed the prairies with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and was among BCs earliest police members He joined the Moun ties in Regina after the Riel rebellion later served in customs and BC police at Rossland He rose to be the youngest sergeant in the force He was a Glasgow native who moved to Bruce County Ontario in 1872 and studied at Royal Military College Kingston Ontario.
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Alan Forrester
Prairies
Steel
Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Nelson
B.C
British Columbia Police
Mounties
Regina
Riel
Forrester
Customs Service
Rossland
Glasgow
Scotland
Bruce County
Ontario
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
Egyptian Scientists Pursue Beeswax Standards Upgrade
Government researchers in Egypt completed two years of studies aimed at raising beeswax quality and standards. The project coordinated with national science bodies to improve production processes and product consistency.
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Egypt
Animal Response Shows Ancestral Defense Pattern
A sheep or deer stamps its fore feet when faced with a dog, a behavior echoed in its ancestors who faced wolves in early times, illustrating a preserved defensive gesture across species.
Editorial Note Promotes Complete Cancer Article Series
Readers urged to obtain the full set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada in Toronto Ontario. The notice invites patrons to request a comprehensive collection of medical features from the author.
Allies and the American democratic way of life
In Europe’s democracies and in Scandinavia the American finds a shared way of life. Dictatorships threaten these outposts, and the United States will side with nations defending democracy through good will, moral support, and eventual power, as New York Times notes.
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Europe
Scandinavia
France
Britain
United States
New York Times
Dream Remote Mower Lets Man Rest While It Cuts
Alvin Lodge of Millersville Pennsylvania makes his lawn mowing possible from a shaded chair. He installed two motors on a standard mower with the handle removed and runs three wires to a chair so he can power each wheel to steer. A paint can serves as a spool for the wires and ordinary house current powers the motors.
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Alvin Lodge
Millersville
Pennsylvania
Lodge
Boothbay Harbor merchant ships worms to New York anglers
During the fishing season a Boothbay Harbor businessman ships 6,000 pounds of blood and sand worms to the New York area to supply bait. A week’s supply totals about 20,000,000 worms ranging from six to 24 inches. The piece also notes a discussion about Edison’s impact and his legacy.
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Boothbay Harbor
Maine
New York
Counterfeit Tickets Dominate Irish Sweepstakes Sales in America
A startling figure claims two of every three Irish Sweepstakes tickets sold in the United States are counterfeit. The assertion highlights widespread fraud in the lottery's American market and calls for stricter controls and verification measures.
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America
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Natonal Museum of Canada
Albert
the Red Cross and Resuscitation
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Opes
Sydney Bulletin
Australia
Mountie
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
Edison
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