World Happenings Briefly Told
Budget deficit for Newfoundland reported at 1 178243 dollars in the year released by J H Penson the commissioner of finance and customs. Mussolini approves 6 million dollar plan for Genoa seaplane base and airport. Bolivia’s President David Toro resigns Col German Busch assumes presidency. Britain issues warning over anti photography rules during air travel. Italy limits newspaper editions to eight pages due to cellulose shortages. Wheat crop to rise 20 30 percent per International Institute of Agriculture. Canada National Railways issues 14 300 000 10 year equipment trust certificates at 22 percent.
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Newfoundland
Olympia
Royal Box
J. W. McIntosh
Vancouver
British Columbia
Washington
British Isles
Italy
International Institute of Agriculture
Canadian National Railways
D. C. Grant
Prosperity Built on War Scare Says Editorial
The Edmonton Bulletin argues the current world trade boom relies on fear of war rather than real demand. It says prices and markets rise due to preparedness buying, and warns that once war clouds clear, markets could collapse without new demand.
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Edmonton Bulletin
Butter Fat In Milk Explained And Its Market Value
The fat of milk is called butter fat as it yields butter. Commercially the fat is key in milk value, with whole milk containing about 3 to 4 percent butter fat, while market milk is judged by the depth of the cream line and the butter fat content.
Kendallville lunch wagon owner bars beggars unless prayer recited
A Kendallville Indiana lunch wagon owner refuses free meals to beggars who cannot repeat the Lord's Prayer. Over five years he says he has given handouts to more than a thousand people who could recite it to qualify.
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Kendallville
Indiana
Tree Health Measured By Temperature And Moisture
A note on diagnosing a tree’s health by measuring its temperature and trunk moisture to assess vitality and water status.
Anne Adams Pattern 4455 Charmer for After Noons
Anne Adams Pattern 4455 offers a chic matron style with flared sleeves bow neck and slim skirt. Available in sizes 34 to 48 with detailed step by step instructions and fabric yardage for size 36. Send 20c and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Air Mail Service Linked Ottawa and Washington D C
Canada and United States reach agreement to establish air mail and passenger service between Ottawa and Washington D C via Toronto and Buffalo. The route will reopen mail between Toronto and Buffalo and support growing U S Canadian communications once trans Canada air mail starts.
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Ottawa
Washington
D.C
trans-Canada Air Mail
Toronto
Buffalo
United States
Oil burning locomotive runs backward on western railroad
For better view of the track ahead an oil burning freight locomotive is tested with the cab at the train’s front, giving the appearance of running backward. An expert estimates electrical energy in each lightning flash at $500.
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Western Railroad
Japan may broadcast 1940 Olympic games to twenty four nations
Report states Japan plans to broadcast the 1940 Olympic Games to 24 foreign countries expanding international coverage. The move reflects wartime media efforts and aims to reach audiences across multiple continents.
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Japan
Glass industry hub Southern New Jersey roots in 18th century
Southern New Jersey stood as the center of the glass industry for nearly a century beginning in 1770, shaping regional craft and commerce through early American manufacturing.
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New Jersey
London to Capetown trekman James Scott tours City Hall
James Scott a 55 year old ex Army sergeant walked from London to Cape Town in three years eight months arriving five minutes ahead at City Hall. He spoke of lean times after losing his job due to Scottish bus company mergers and recalled hardships including 200 miles of pebbles along the Libyan Desert and 18 days on dates and water from Aswan to Wadi Halfa. He sought shelter near Rome in a stable and wore his 23rd pair of boots upon arrival. He hopes for work in Cape Town and plans sea return to London. Distance London to Cape Town is about 6000 miles.
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James Scott
London
City Hall
Capetown
South Africa
Scott
Mediterranean
Libyan Desert
Rome
Mussolini
Assuan Dam
Wadi Halfa
Wadi
Powerful 1,000,000-volt X ray generator unveiled
Huntington Memorial Hospital Boston introduces the most powerful X ray device for cancer treatment. Dr. Richard Dresser notes 2000 grains of radium costing 60 million dollars would be needed for gamma ray effectiveness. The electrostatic generator, 15 feet tall, sits in an underground lead-lined room for safe patient use, designed by Drs. John G. Trump and Robert J. Van de Graaf of MIT.
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Huntington Memorial Hospital
Boston
Richard Dresser
John G. Trump
Robert J. van de Graaf
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Buoy Drifts 7,800 Miles From Lapteff Sea To Bay of Biscay
A buoy launched in 1932 by the ice-breaker Sibiryakoff during a voyage from Archangel to the Pacific has been recovered in the Bay of Biscay near the French coast. It likely traveled over 7,800 miles, drifting from the Lapteff Sea through the Polar basin north of Franz Josef Land, then along the East Greenland current to Greenland’s southern promontory before reaching Europe.
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Lapteff Sea
Arctic
Sibiryakoff
Archangel
Pacific
Bay of Biscay
French
All-Union Arctic Institute
Leningrad
V. Y. Wiese
Polar Basin
Franz Josef Land
Greenland
London Times
Modern Moses Helps Drummucks Water Supply
Alexander Wilkinson a diviner earns the nickname modern Moses in Dungannon as Drummuck village seeks a domestic water supply. After 40 feet of bedrock blasting yielded no water Wilkinson offers to solve the problem for 40 dollars and within a fortnight the village gains a working supply.
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Alexander Wilkinson
Dungannon
Irish Free State
Drummuck
Wilkinson
Drummucks
Two Things To Learn From Socrates On Oratory
An eager youth visits Socrates seeking instruction in oratory. After a long talk dominated by the student, Socrates declares a double fee because he must teach two sciences: how to hold one’s tongue and how to speak.
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Socrates
Christian Science Monitor
What Is Cancer A Basic Cellular Overview
The article explains cancer as a disease of cell disorder. It compares normal cell division to cancer cell growth, noting cancer grows uncontrollably while healthy cells are regulated. It suggests researchers may soon find the controlling factor.
Two Londoners Plot Swift Atlantic to Cape Town Trip
Two Londoners in a 75 foot speed boat plan a 25 day voyage from Southampton to Cape Town aiming to average 300 miles daily. Commander C O Luxmoor is pilot and Robert Stewart is engineer. They sail via the French and Spanish coasts the Mediterranean the Suez Canal the Red Sea and the East African coast.
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Southampton
Cape Town
South Africa
C. O. Luxmoor
R. N
Demonocled
Robert Stewart
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Red Sea
East African
Dust Storms Move Tonnes of Soil Across Oklahoma
In Central Oklahoma storms from the high plains during March and April 1935 deposited dust at an average rate of 2 pounds per acre. Estimates suggest one inch of surface soil blown from a section equates to about 100,000 tons of soil moved.
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Oklahoma
High Plains
United States
Bats Cannot Glide or Sail Despite Expert Flight
A brief note explains bats, though skilled flyers, lack gliding or sailing abilities and rely on rapid wing strokes for maneuvering and control.
Sunday School Lesson on Moses and Passover Learnings
A Sunday school lesson outlines the Exodus struggle with Pharaoh, the plague sequence, and Moses’ courage, leading to the Passover and Unleavened Bread instructions. It notes Pharaoh’s hardening heart, the blood door sign for protection, and the feasts as acts of faith commemorating deliverance.
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J. E. McFadyen
Moses
Pharaoh
Egypt
Israel
Moffats
The Canadian Adventure Trip of Bob Sim
Bob Sim reports from Saint John and Fredericton in New Brunswick and Quebec as he follows the St Lawrence to Kingston Ontario. He notes potato yields up to 300 bushels per acre, French language challenges, and large rural church attendance while detailing farms, hogs, and local scenery. He plans westward travel from Ontario, with a final note on Thumbing versus driving.
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Bob
New Brunswick
Quebec
Riviere du Loup
Bob Sim
St Lawrence
St. Lawrence
Kingston
Ontario
Manitoba
St. John Valley
Annapolis Valley
West
Mussolini press order to boost circulation by law
The Chicago Daily News reports Italian Fascists must subscribe to Popolo d Italia per party order from Gen. Starace. It notes Germans are expected to buy at least one copy of Mein Kampf, increasing Mussolini’s income from his newspaper and royalties.
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Fascist Party
Italy
Mussolini
Popolo d'Italia
Gen. Starace
Germany
Hitler
Chicago Daily News
Second Hand Planes Auction Sparks Bidding Frenzy
The Daily Mail reports at Heston the first public auction of used airplanes drew brisk bidding as a sign of a growing second hand market for aircraft. The piece envisions a future with rows of machines priced and ticketed along main roads.
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Heston
Overseas Daily Mail
Hyatt Discovers Celluloid While Seeking Cheap Billiard Ball Material
Type setter Hyatt explores alternatives and discovers celluloid while searching for an affordable billiard ball material. The find highlights early material science intersections with everyday goods.
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Hyatt
Quicksand Stabilization Techniques for Heavy Structures
Chemical engineering methods can transform quicksands and quagmires into load bearing foundations. These techniques enable construction of heavy buildings by stabilizing unstable ground conditions.
Man seeks to buy car as obscenity group proposal cited
A caller asserts a society aims to ban profanity entirely while Jones points out a buyer for their car. The exchange pairs a provocative proposal with a pragmatic street greeting.
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Jones
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Leong
Ture
Boston Hospital
French Coast
Canada
Health League
DR. J. W. S. Mscullough
England
Bay of Fundy
St. John
City of
Quebec City
Continent
America
St. John City
Fredericton
L. M. Montgomery
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