World Happenings Briefly Told
The post office announces a weekly mail between Prince Albert and Stony Rapids via Goldfields Fond du Lac and Norihe Bay Saskatchewan. A seaplane base will be built by the Royal Canadian Air Force on Moresby Island in the Queen Charlotte group BC. Senators from eastern and central Canada should visit western Canada to study its benefits and problems. Senator John A. McDonald of Shediac NB spoke in Edmonton. A. E. McNaughton, Northwest Rebellion veteran and former dominion speed skating and snowshoeing champion, died in Vancouver aged 65. Australian astronomers propose world globes show the southern hemisphere uppermost to avoid an inferiority complex from the term down under. Two new islands appeared in Japan's Kuriles after submarine eruptions, reported by a Japanese fishing boat. Eric J. Hosking, Cardiff photographer, was injured by an owl while night photography and will lose sight in one eye. About $450000 plus ordinary donations have been contributed since Oct 1 to Ontario Red Cross for western drought relief, says Dr. E. W. Routley.
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Post Office Department
Prince Albert
Stony Rapids
Goldfields
Fond du Lac
Norihe Bay
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Air Force
British Columbia
Moresby Island
Queen Charlotte
Canada
John A. McDonald
Shediac
N.B
Edmonton
A. E. McNaughton
Vancouver
Japan
Kuriles
S.S. Princess Helen
Bay of Fundy
R. Alex. Sim
Bob A. Sim
English Channel
Digby
Maritimes
Kingsleys
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Antigonish
Annapolis Royal
Careful Check Needed to Prevent Tire-Related Auto Fatalities
Worn tires causing blowouts at high speed and skidding at corners lead to deadly accidents. Emphasizes careful drivers ensure tires are reliable and effective and urges refusing to drive with unsafe tires to reduce deaths.
Fire destroys half a billion dollars in U.S. property yearly
An estimated 500 million dollars in property is destroyed by fire each year in the United States. The figure highlights the scale of fire damage across homes commercial structures and other facilities.
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United States
Blind population worldwide and in India
An estimated 6,000,000 people are blind globally, with about 479,500 residing in India. The figures highlight a significant regional concentration of the global blind population.
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India
Bells of Red River preserved by Manitoba writers
Winnipeg Free Press lauds Mrs. Margaret Arnett MacLeod and fellow writers led by W. J. Healy for preserving Red River history. MacLeod’s Bells of Red River collects eight magazine articles into a booklet detailing Lord Selkirk, John West, and bells of St Boniface and St John’s, urging amateurs to seek forgotten diaries and journals to rescue Red River yesteryears.
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Red River
W. J. Healy
Margaret Arnett MacLeod
Free Press Magazine
Lord Selkirk
Yesteryears
Winnipeg Free Press
Flax Growth and Fibre Trials Rise in Canada
Canada increased flaxseed production in 1936 reaching 1,795,300 bushels. Saskatchewan supplied about 1,240,000 bushels while Manitoba saw higher output. Fibre flax acreage reached 6,242 acres with 635,100 pounds valued at $114,318.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Co-operation Urged to Protect Canadian Forests
Fire-rangers in Canada number 6 000 guarding forests from fires. They request tourist and camper cooperation to fully extinguish camp fires and avoid tossing cigarette stubs into dry brush. Public care could save thousands of dollars in fire losses and preserve timber resources.
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Canada
Conductor-Turned Airliner Employee Recounts Fare Policy
Jones, once a railroad conductor, now works for a major airline. A former crony asks if the job differs. he replies that it mostly does not except they no longer eject passengers for nonpayment.
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C. N. Railways
Jones
First Woman Actuary Miss Mudie Honours Canada
Miss Muriel Mudie of Toronto becomes Canada's first woman actuary after twelve years of study and work in a local company. Insurance men note only four women actuaries in the American Institute of Actuaries.
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Muriel Mudie
Toronto
Canada
American Institute of Actuaries
Silkworm Moth Flight Limits Noted Along With Cheese Definition
A brief note explains cheese forms when milk coagulates with rennet an ingredient common in plant foods. It also states the female silkworm moth cannot fly and the male can fly only downward.
Make This Model at Home Slim Flattery for Matrons
A sewing pattern notice for a summer frock design labeled Pattern 4371. It markets a slimming panel front dress with a fitted bodice and cooling sleeves, suitable for parties and informal events. Available in women's sizes 34 through 46, with yardage listed for size 36. Send 20 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Diamond made from gum arabic starch shown to science
Dr Willard J Hershey of McPherson College demonstrates a 130th carat diamond grown from gum arabic starch. He notes starch can yield larger diamonds than sugar, with 25 starch diamonds produced as he studies natural formation. The process uses carbon in molten iron heated to 5400 to 7400 F and cooled, sometimes yielding up to six diamonds per run.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
Willard J. Hershey
McPherson College
McPherson
Kansas
Transit of Venus Noted With Long Gap Ahead
Astronomers mark a 67 year wait for the next Venus transit. The last transit occurred on December 6, 1882, while predictions place future crossings with minute accuracy for any Earth location. Guernsey covers 24 square miles and dairy fame.
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Island
Guernsey
Queen Victoria bonnet travels from London to Indiana
A horsehair coronation bonnet once worn by Queen Victoria was crafted by London hatmaker William Gore. Queen Victoria gifted it to Gore who kept it until his grandniece Mrs. Eliza Blaker of Indianapolis inherited it. Blaker’s student Forrest, later Mrs. Tolle, became keeper of the bonnet now prized at her New Ross farm home.
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Victoria
Indiana
George
Queen Elizabeth
William Gore
London
William IV
Gore
Eliza Blaker
Teachers
Photographs From Air Canada Leads In Forest Survey
Air photography increasingly maps and inventories Canada's forests. The Dominion Government with the Royal Canadian Air Force and civilian agencies has photographed 713700 square miles, while provinces and private interests added 70000. Over 400000 square miles of forests have been photographed and mapped across about 109000 square miles.
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Canada
Dominion
Royal Canadian Air Force
Spectacular RAF Air Show Dazzles 170000 at Hendon
The Royal Air Force staged its most spectacular display at Hendon Middlesex drawing 170000 spectators. Planes flew in close formation darkening nearly a square mile of sky with 260 aircraft from 26 squadrons and 500 plus planes overall. Planes linked together performed mock sky battles and bombing runs under royal watching eyes including the king and queen.
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Royal Air Force
Hendon
Middlesex
Canadian Hog Trends Show Big Rise in 1936 Livestock
A survey of Canadian farms shows a large rise in swine numbers at year end 1936, with hog marketings up markedly in 1936 and exports also higher than 1935. Hog counts rose 12 percent from 1935 to 1936, while marketings increased 22 percent over 1925.
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Canada
Notable shoppers tease over price in Honduras sale
A playful exchange shows a shopper urging the other to look at pricier items as they browse a market. The Honduran currency, the lempira, is introduced as the nation’s monetary unit named after an Indigenous chief.
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Honduras
The Canadian Adventure Trip of Bob Sim
A travel letter from Bob Sim an Ontario farm boy recounts a voyage through Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Quebec toward Ontario. He notes Bay of Fundy tides the Maritimes grievances with Ontario and Quebec and a plan to reach the Pacific with observations on people places foods and landscape plus biblical notes on Moses Exodus chapters.
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Bob Sim
Ontario
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Bob
Pacific Ocean
Letters From the West Prospecting for Travel Plans
A writer inquires about reader interests for upcoming letters from British Columbia and Ontario. They anticipate returning to Ontario then heading West and request letters from the West to help plan an itinerary. Care of Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 Mc Dermot Ave East will forward replies.
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Ontario
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Setup
Sunday school lesson draws from Exodus passages 2 1 22 and 3 1 12 with the golden text Exodus 3 10 and devotional reading Psalm 2 1 8. The material frames Moses call at the burning bush and God’s directive to go forth.
Americanization debate gains new angle in Canada
The Canadian Manufacturers' Association reports that in the last 15 years Canadian interests have acquired control of at least 50 manufacturing concerns in Canada that were previously American owned. It also notes Canada’s proportionally larger direct investment in the United States than vice versa.
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Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Canada
United States
Brockville Recorder and Times
Instructive Maxims on Conduct and Materials
A compact set of aphorisms noting how to argue with a spouse, select teak for shipbuilding, and how talkative women invite trouble. It emphasizes restraint, material choice, and caution in speech within domestic and practical contexts.
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Eric J. Hosking
Cardiff
Wales
Ontario Red Cross
E. W. Routley
First Woman
Actuary
Queen Victoria
Royal Family
Air Force
Confederation
New England
Montreal
Royal Commission
Ottawa
Annapolis Valley
Gulf of Mexico
New World
Longfellow
Moses
Midian
Reuel
Jethro
Zipporah
Israel
Horeb
God
Pharaoh
Egypt
T. Whithead Murrell
Oka- Ragan Valley
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