World Happenings Briefly Told
Two hundred persons named in the king s birthday honors list on June 23 were received by His Majesty on July 14. Hon J E Michaud minister of fisheries left for the Pacific coast on a study tour of the British Columbia fishing industry. Pan American Airways was preparing to start carrying the first paying passengers across the Pacific in its clipper ships. Down to dusk flights across the Caribbean Sea now in effect. Prime Minister Baldwin told a deputation from parliament he could not promise reform of the house of lords. Bank of Canada head office construction to start next spring costing at least 500000 dollars. Ontario Medical Association plans to prepare for health insurance administration costs. Dr W K Colbeck president spoke. Lieutenant Commander Reg Fletcher warned of divergent foreign policies and urged a Commonwealth conference. An exhibit of prize wheat by Herman Trelle opened at Stanley Park as part of Vancouver s jubilee attractions. King Edward turned proceeds from sale of the royal yacht Britannia s estate to 5600 dollars to the King George memorial fund via the lord mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Michaud
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Baldwin
House of Lords
Bank of Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
Ontario Medical Association
W. K. Colbeck
Great Britain
Dominions
Reg. Fletcher
British Commonwealth
Herman Trelle
Peace River District
Stanley Park
G G. McGeer
Vancouver
Electioneering Tales From Troy and Alaska Explorer
A Troy optician recalls a nine year old loan repaid by a stranger who visited his shop to settle seven dollars. Northland explorer Alexander Malcolm Sandy Smith plans a 5000 mile campaign across Alaska as an Independent candidate for territorial auditor using plane dog team raft auto and boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Malcolm
Sandy” Smith
Northland
Alaska
Smith
Hudson Bay Territory
North
Pioneer Moruch McLean Dies Immersed in Saskatchewan Life
Pioneer Murdoch McLean, Saskatchewan's oldest man, died at his son John's Moosomin district farm on Saturday July 11 in his 106th year. Born February 20 1831 in Loch Torridon Scotland, he emigrated to Canada as a young man, married Annabel McKenzie, and settled near Moosomin. He survived a major fire thirteen years ago, moved to Moosomin, and last year lived with his son on a nearby farm. Though hearing and sight faded, he kept interest in national and local affairs and voted Liberal in the last election. He never smoked or drank and remained a Presbyterian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdoch McLean
Saskatchewan
John
Moosomin
Loch Torridon
Scotland
Canada
Annabel McKenzie
Iona
McLean
George IV
William IV
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Edward VIII
Presbyterian Church
Liberal Party
Canadian plan to establish a national sports ministry
Hon. C. G. Power indicates a ministry of sports bill will be introduced in the next parliament session. Ottawa discussions have centered on a national sports directorate under government oversight. Tommy Church proposed the idea after difficulties with the Canadian hockey team at the Winter Olympics. Hugh Plaxton has a bill drafted to place all amateur and professional sport under the ministry of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Tommy Church
Toronto
De Luxe House Trailers Popular For Motorcars
Collier's notes that 250000 de luxe house trailers are in use and sell for up to 14000 dollars. These mobile homes offer mahogany paneling six separate beds electric lighting a refrigerator hot and cold water ice water insulation telephone to the driver and air conditioning equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's
Not Much Of A Bargain At An Army Goods Auction
A. Balboni of Los Angeles bid on 30 pairs of shoes for 15 dollars and won 630 pairs in one lot. The first crates held size 14s, the same for the next two, while Balboni wears size 8. He questions what to do with 630 pairs of size 14 shoes. Meanwhile Wind Sor Castle’s nine hole course is being extended to 18 holes with tougher hazards under orders from King Edward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Balboni
Los Angeles
Balboni
Windsor Castle
Edward
Family Heirloom Lunch-Basket Passed to Tilbury Mrs Ross
A 150 year old German made straw lunch-basket, still popular with North Sea fishermen, becomes the property of Mrs Charles Ross of Prospect street Tilbury Ontario. The well preserved heirloom has a varnished finish and a hinged cover. Dr Arthur H Compton of the University of Chicago suggests cosmic rays originate in the earth atmosphere. The Duke of York becomes affiliated with Glamis Forfar Masonic Lodge via village postman James Beattie who is Right Worshipful Master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
Charles Ross
Prospect Street
Tilbury
Ontario
Germany
Arthur H. Compton
University of Chicago Savant
Space
Earth
Duke of York
Glamis
Forfar
Masonic Lodge
James Beattie
Glamis Lodge
Aging brick becomes harder as metar grows brittle
A brief note reports brick material aging and increasing hardness with time, noting gradual deterioration in composition and strength. No specific locations or entities accompany the observation.
Interfere With Nature Seen As Path To Human Benefit
Assisting Nature Jack Miner argues man holds dominion over all and must actively shape nature. He cites animal breeding, crossbreeding for heat tolerance, and crop development from cattle to wheat, praising human intervention as essential to progress and survival.
Man Developed Crops and Flowers From Nature’s Seed
The speaker credits humans with using brains to develop wheat and flowers from wild germ seeds and to tame weeds. He notes progress from the Marquis and Garnet wheats to irises and the American Beauty rose, while recognizing the need to control pests and weeds to prevent them from overwhelming cultivated plants. He concludes with gratitude for God’s gifts and human ingenuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunders
Ottawa
Marquis
America
Hedda Hopper Refused Hat In English Hotel Dining Room
Hedda Hopper, famed Hollywood actress, prompts a style clash in London as a head waiter declares hats forbidden in the dining room. Hopper protests that hats are fashionable in America, but she must remove her bonnet to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
England
America
Hedda
Bees Work Quietly Humingly For Honey Production
A concise note explains bees hum as they cooperate to gather nectar and produce honey, illustrating collective effort and efficiency in a buzzing hive.
Bright Crochet For Any Room Take stock of your rooms
A crochet project guides readers to brighten dull rooms with a rug, footstool, or pillow using six sided medallions in multicolor flowers on a uniform background. It outlines joining, dark borders, colored stripes, and where to send 20 cents for pattern 5544 from the Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canada Year Book 1936 issued by Dominion Bureau
The 1936 Canada Year Book, official statistical annual of the Dominion, is revised and expanded to over 1150 pages. It covers resources, history, institutions, demography, production, trade, finance, education and more with new material on fertility, immigration, construction, public health and taxation. King George V's death is noted with the frontispiece proclamation for King Edward VIII. The book is available from the King's Printer at $1.50, with paper-bound copies 50c for certain institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
General Statistics
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Vimy Ridge
A. Fortescue Duguid
DSO. B.sc
R.C.A
G.S
Department of National Defence
Vimy
Vimy Memorial
League of Nations
Bank of Canada
Schools of
George V
Empire
Edward VIII
Government of
Ottawa
Bona-Fide
South Africa’s Pirow calls for German colonial compensation
Oswald Pirow, defence minister of the Union of South Africa, told reporters in Pretoria after returning from London that there can be no permanent peace without Germany receiving compensation for its colonies. He said compensation should be territorial but only in Africa and noted significant support in London for German cooperation in Africa to sustain white civilization on the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Pirow
Union of South Africa
Pretoria
London
Reuters
Africa
Germany
England Fens Seed Used for Supertine Mustard
Made from seed grown in the Fens of England. Shells or hulls are removed and only the inner part of the seed is used. Supertine grind ing ensures the full mustard flavour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fens
England
Martyr Stephen and Early Christian Persecution
The lesson reviews Stephen the deacon's martyrdom in Acts 7 and the ensuing persecution led by Paul. It links Stephen’s forgiveness to God’s work, notes the spread of Christianity into Judea and beyond, and cites Peter's call to endure suffering as part of bearing Christ's witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen
Jesus
Dr. Parker
Calvin
Paul
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Phoenicia
Cyprus
Antioch
Peter
Christ
God
Canada and U S Plan Joint High Altitude Weather Flights
Will Work Together Canada will co operate with the United States in aeroplane observation of the upper air to improve weather forecasts. Flights will originate from Fort Smith NWT on the Slave River with observers at about 17000 feet under Dr John Patterson of Toronto head of the Dominion meteorological service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Fort Smith
N.W.T
Slave River
John Patterson
Toronto
Dominion Meteorological Service
Department of Marine
Agnes MacPhail Calls Farm Success A Multi Skill Task
In the House of Commons Miss Agnes MacPhail argues farming requires broad expertise not just planting. She outlines a farmer must be a capable administrator with knowledge in horticulture cereals and stock breeding, warning against amateur farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Agnes MacPhail
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pan American Airways
Pacific
Caribbean Sea
South America
New York
Chicago
Britannia
King George
Robert Sturges
Optician
Troy
Sturges
Ministry of Sports
C. G. Power
de Luxe
Nature
Jack Miner
Plymouth Rocks
Canadian
Professor Charles Saunders
Sir Charles
Wilson
Wilson Fly Pad CO
Hamilton, Ont
Alice Brooks
Keen’s
KEEN
D.S.F
I. Peter
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