World Happenings Briefly Told
A flight into the stratosphere is planned by Prof. Auguste Piccard and Max Cosyna in Brussels. The British Air Ministry seeks 1,300 apprentice recruits aged 15 to 17 for the Royal Air Force next August. The British Empire Service League urges machinery to enlist a quota of dominion men in imperial forces. Australia reports 97 percent British extraction and 86 percent Australian born. Poland considers mass evacuation of Jews to Palestine or Madagascar to avoid antisemitic unrest. McGill appoints Dr. W. H. Brittain as temporary principal of Macdonald College. Sydney water polo hopes to gain official sport status at Empire Games. Canada, South Africa and England may participate. Die Wehrmacht asserts France is strongest and best equipped, warning of aggression toward Germany.
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British Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Dominions
British Empire Service League
Imperial Forces
Commonwealth
Bureau of Statistics
Australia
Bureau
Poland
Palestine
Madagascar
Africa
McGill University
W. H. Brittain
Macdonald College
A. E. Morgan
Sydney
Canada
South Africa
England
Europe
Die Wehrmacht
Reich War Ministry
France
Germany
Strange Customs of Papua Natives in Lieutenant Governor Report
Excerpts from Sir Hubert Murray’s annual report describe Papua natives from Kerena and Bariji regions. A village constable arrested his own ward for murder. A 75 foot two storey house built in living trees houses women below and men above. In Marau pigs show abnormal horned feet.
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Papua
Hubert Murray
Commonwealth
Kerena
Purari
Bariji
Marau
Egyptian Government Plans Western Desert Reclamation
Vast waterless desert areas in Egypt will be fertilized under a grand reclamation scheme by the Egyptian Government in the Western Desert. Famine threats to Bedouin tribes over seven years spurred plans for wells, land allocations, goats, corn, and funds for each family, plus a motor road from Alexandria to Sollum on the frontier with Libya.
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Egypt
Alexandria
Sollum
Aid for travelers trials new train call-ahead service
A trial service at Sterling Illinois offers Chicago and North Western patrons a 617 am train option with a one hour before arrival call. If successful the idea could be extended to other cities and stations.
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Sterling
Mlinois
Chicago & North Western
Giant 400 Foot Eucalyptus Found in Tasmania
Scientists report a remote Tasmanian eucalyptus towering around 400 feet with its upper section fallen away. The trunks measure 35 feet in diameter at six feet above the base and the first limb is about 170 feet from the ground.
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Tasmania
France's last year imports fishing tackle from United States
France imported 42 694 worth of American fishing tackle during the previous year reflecting ongoing trade ties between the two nations and the broader Atlantic fishing goods market.
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France
Interesting Birds Nests Showcased by Naturalists
A set of sketches highlights nests from Tailor Birds Baltimore Oriole Weaver Birds and a hummingbird. Each nest varies in size and materials from grass to straw to yarn and silk, with notes on construction and origin. Collected by Dr V Rondeau of Rouleau Saskatchewan.
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Singapore
East Indies
Indore
India
V. Rondeau
Rouleau, Sask
Thorough Lawn Mower Combines Cutting and Vacuum Action
The device shreds grass with rotary blades powered by gasoline and uses rapid rotation to create suction that pulls clippings into a back container. Blades are hollow ground and adjustable for height, enabling thorough cleaning as the mower operates. Also notes Burbank potato triumph and demand for electric refrigerators in Mexico. China's road length has grown fivefold since 1930.
Sleeping Powder Insanity Alters Mental Health Across U S
A report to the American Psychiatric Association from Pittsburgh cites a rise in insanity linked to barbiturate and bromide misuse. Dr. Frank Curran of Bellevue Hospital notes many cases of stupor, convulsions, and speech problems among lay users.
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United States
American Psychiatric Association
Pittsburgh
Frank J. Curran
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Garden Pest Control and Plant Disease Remedies
Two garden pest groups are described. For leaf eaters use poisons and for sap suckers burn sprays like lime sulfur with arsenate. Aphids should be tackled with whale oil soap or nicotine sulfate. Fungal disease calls for Bordeaux Mixture or sulfur dust and careful cultivation with fertilizer to prevent woody roots.
Gas masks for racehorses at Newmarket
In Newmarket England officials plan to fit valuable racehorses with gas masks raising questions about pace and safety. The note compares a future win by a nozzle to a nose and adds a trivia line about the lion’s life expectancy of forty years.
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Newmarket
England
Make This Model at Home Wear It for Every Occasion
Anne Adams offers a charming frock pattern 4426 for misses and women's sizes 14 through 42. The design features a low V neck, rippling yoke sleeves, a swirl skirt with button trim and novelty belt. Instructions are illustrated and pattern requires 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Forest sacrificed in Stanley Park for Lions Gate bridge
Vancouver Province notes the necessity of cutting ten acres of Stanley Park forest to build a bridge across the Lions Gate to the North Shore. The piece laments the loss of old friend trees and the impact on the park, urging recognition of progress over sentiment.
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Vancouver
Stanley Park
Lions Gate
North Shore
China Opens Passenger Freight Route to Manila
China has established a passenger and freight navigation service to Manila, marking the first Chinese shipping line to a foreign port in many years.
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China
Manila
Sunday School Lesson Reflects Diligence in Business
Golden text from Proverbs 22 29 notes that a man who is diligent in his work will stand before kings. Lesson covers Genesis chapters 37 39 to 41 and devotional reading from Luke 19 11 to 23 highlighting diligence, faith and stewardship.
Joseph in Egypt and Dream Interpretation
A compact summary of Josephs rise from slavery to power in Egypt. Josephs brothers envy him, he is sold as a slave, falsely accused, interprets dreams in prison, and his skill earns him Pharaohs trust. He advises on famine planning after a long prophetic dream.
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Joseph
Egypt
Jacob
Hebron
Potiphar
Butler
Baker
Pharaoh
Pharoah
Moffatt
India tops world in motor vehicle deaths report
A Motor Vehicles Insurance Committee report finds India has the highest deaths per motor vehicle at 93 per 10 000, versus 59 4 in Italy and 74 in New Zealand. It urges compulsory third party insurance and stricter penalties for negligent driving and notes under reporting of non fatal accidents.
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India
Motor Vehicles Insurance Committee
Italy
New Zealand
Month of birthdays in the Dionne family
The Dionne quints led a May birthday sequence with the youngest born May 28 1934. Their mother Elzire Dionne was 28 on Mother's Day May 9 while baby Oliva Jr. was 10 months old. Therese turned 8 on May 22 as Mrs. Dionne visited the quintuplets in their nursery.
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Dionne
Elzire Dionne
Oliva, Jr
Therese
Faith In Young People Cited By Archbishop At Synod
Archbishop Owen voiced utmost confidence in the Anglican Church youth before the Toronto Synod. He noted how skepticism about young people recurs in every era, yet history shows the same pattern across past decades.
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Anglican Church
Owen
Toronto
Scrap Iron Shortage Hits Insh Free State
The Insh Free State faces a scrap iron shortage amid supply disruptions. Officials urge mills and hoarders to release stock to prevent production slowdowns.
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Insh Free State
Canadian Adventure Trip of Bob Sim A Farm Boy
Ontario farmer boy Bob Sim chronicles his plan to drive from the Atlantic to the Pacific in the family car while writing for newspapers to fund gas. He leaves Newmarket after a chat with his father about farming, seeks delegates to Montreal Youth Congress, and aims to reach Quebec City on the next leg.
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Bob Sim
Ontario
Atlantic
Pacific
Newmarket
Bob Sin
Ontrio
Holstein
Grey County
Montreal
Nova Scotia
Boeing
Canada
Dad
Bill
Annapolis
Okanagan
Niagara
Peace River
Alberta
Social Credit
Daddy Dionne
Joe McCulley
Pickering College
Quebec City
Ten Minutes Of Sunshine Atop Brooklyn Dentist Weathervane
A yearly May 12 event lights Dr. Rayl’s bedroom for about ten minutes when morning sun pierces the Ruyls home at 24 Monroe Place in Brooklyn. On other days surrounding buildings block daylight as the family rises and watches the sunbeam travel across the floor before he heads to his New York office. The New Yorker notes school Latin popularity and suggests renewed talk of a Channel Tunnel.
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Dr. Ray
Ruyl
Monroe Place
Brooklyn
New York
The
New Yorker
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Miss Jones
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