World Happenings Briefly Told This Week
A digest of international items notes Britain will fly 1 000 000 miles on inland routes this year up from 600 000 in 1934. The U S Senate passed a 2 248 000 000 deficiency bill funding next year relief programs. Ireland will trade meat butter horses wool hides for German manufactured goods under a new treaty. J E L Graham of Weyburn Sask student at University College wins fourth year political science gold medal per University of Toronto. Tin can conservation becomes obligatory for the German navy. Dr N Ostisovsky reports revival of children’s hearts after death in Moscow. Sir Allen B Aylesworth argues confederation would not last if Canada gains right to amend its constitution. The Canadian Jewish Congress supports intensified boycotts of German goods. The Union of Canadian Municipalities will meet in Vancouver August 19-20, moved from July 27-29, to coincide with Sir Percy Vincent’s visit as Lord Mayor of London.
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United States Senate
Ireland
Germany
J. E. L. Graham
Weyburn
Sask
University College
University of Toronto
Navy
Supreme Naval Command
N. Ostipovsky
Moscow Medical Institute
Allen B. Aylesworth
Senate
North York
Canada
Canadian Jewish Congress
Union of Canadian Municipalities
Vancouver
Percy Vincent
London
Vancouver Harbor Master A H Reed Longtime Port Chief
Commander A H Reed served as harbor master of Vancouver for over a quarter century. After retiring as ship's master in 1908 he briefly pursued horse breeding before returning to the sea and marine surveying for the Dominion Government. He later became port warden of Vancouver and, though past sixty, remained a capable amateur boxer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Reed
Vancouver
Reed
Dominion
Canada to be Represented at King Edward’s Coronation
Canada will be well represented at Westminster for King Edward’s coronation on May 12 1937. Prime Minister Mackenzie King and a large section of the Dominion privy council will attend likely opposition leader R B Bennett and many other leaders and members of the House of Commons and Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Westminster
Edward
Mackenzie King
Dominion Privy Council
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Senate
The Mahabharata Longest Poem Story
The Mahabharata is described as the world’s longest poem begun around 500 B C and completed roughly 1200 years later, illustrating its vast ancient epic scope.
Hertzog Attacks League In Cape Town Debate
General Hertzog denounces the League of Nations as the chief source of postwar friction and warns that its failure would destroy civilization. He urges revising the treaty and says war would be blamed on the current pact while praising Britain for disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. M. Hertzog
Cape Town
League of Nations
Airmen Honored for Antarctic Flight Achievement
Defence Minister Ian Mackenzie announced honorary ranks for H Hollick-Kenyon as air commodore and J H Lymburner as honorary group captain in recognition of their Lincoln Ellsworth trans Antarctic flight. The Canadian aviators, veterans of Arctic flying, served as pilot and engineer for the expedition, hailed as a landmark in aviation history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Hollick- Kenyon
J. H. Lymburner
Defence
Ian Mackenzie
Antarctic
Arctic
Canada
Sir Hubert W Wykins
Hollick-Kenyon
Lymburner
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Royal Air Force
Alcock
Brown
Lindbergh
Kingsford-Smith
Mackenzie
Record-Breaking Communications On Queen Mary Transatlantic Run
On the Queen Mary from Southampton to New York radio wireless and telephone traffic set records. Fourteen operators worked 36 hours non stop handling 1177 radio messages totaling 62,591 words and 975 messages totaling 18,826 words. Atlantic calls 241 minutes for 42 in, 312 minutes out. Longest calls to South Africa. simultaneous calls to London and New York. Ship carried 25,000 postcards sold out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.ms
Queen Mary
Southampton
New York
Ocean Times
Atlantic
South Africa
London
Reelected leader heads League Society in Ottawa
Sir Robert Falconer former University of Toronto president was re elected president of the League of Nations Society. John W Dafoe editor Winnipeg Free Press named honorary vice president and Dr W R C Wallace Queen s University Kingston Ont added as active vice president. Communique urges former soldiers and active defence forces to aid the peace program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Falconer
University of Toronto
League of Nations Society
Ottawa
John W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
W. R. C. Wallace
Queen's University
Kingston
Ont
Going Into Business David Lloyd George Plans Roadside Shop
War-time prime minister David Lloyd George, famed as a model farmer, announces a roadside shop near his Churt estate in Surrey. The stall will sell fresh fruit vegetables flowers eggs honey and jam to attract passing motorists.
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David Lloyd George
Churt
Surrey
Luxury Soviet Boudoir Train Enters Experimental Run
A Soviet luxury train touring to Sochi offers high end features for comfort. It includes a barber shop nursery car bath compartments radios and hotel style crew. Passengers can rent pyjamas and slippers and private seating with curtains for solitude while women access knitting supplies and on board tailoring.
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Sochi
Crimea
Motex English lenses offer shatterproof eye protection
Shatterproof Motex lenses mimic ordinary glass but resist breaking on the face. They can be ground to any strength in white or colored and used for single or double vision correction like regular lenses. The feature guards eyes in sports and work where flying debris risks injury, especially for children.
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Motex
Tempest in Bed Begins With Record Question
A champion athlete complains of a fever as the doctor reports a temperature of one hundred one degrees. The athlete asks how high the fever is and inquires about the world record, prompting a quiet, humorous moment.
Green Frogs Rain Down in Grenoble France
Residents report a dramatic shower of thousands of green frogs in Grenoble France during heavy rain. Local authorities urged calm as streets briefly echoed with unusual wildlife spectacle.
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Grenoble
France
Remark Sparks Laugh as Farmer Teases Airman
A humorous exchange follows an airman's attempted stunt. After landing in a tree, he says he aimed to set a new record. The farmer quips that the airman indeed set one by being the first to descend before climbing up.
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Airman
Colorful Motif In Simple Stitchery Pattern 5528
A sewing feature promotes a dainty embroidered motif for bedroom decor. It describes a poke bonnet, hoop-skirt patches, a companion garden scene, and a bolster motif using French knots outline and lazy-daisy stitches. The transfer pattern 15x16% inches includes a 4x15 inch motif with material lists and stitch illustrations. Request pattern 5528 for 20 cents via Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Excessive Heroin Production Reported in Shanghai 1934
A League of Nations committee heard that heroin production in Shanghai in 1934 greatly exceeded legitimate needs. Officials said output was 12 to 14 times the required world demand, signaling a major illegal drug problem at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations Committee On Suppression of
Shanghai
Natives Bake Bread in Anthill Ovens
African tribes bake flatbread in large anthill ovens. Workers scoop out deep holes in towering mounds and seal the openings with a stone slab door.
Crucifixion Sermon on Jesus and the King of the Jews
A Sunday school lesson reflects on the crucifixion of Jesus outside Jerusalem and the humanity he showed. It recalls the test of Messiahship, Pilate’s question, and the Lamb of God prophecy, ending with Jesus’ final words and the temple curtain’s tearing.
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Gonlgotha
Jerusalem
Jesus
G. Campbell Morgan
Christ
God
Pilate
David
Faith
A. E. Garvie
Holy Place
Temple
Remarkable reader for the blind via light powered shocks
Emil Ranseen a Northwestern University psychology student in Evanston announces an apparatus that lets blind readers “read” printed pages. A photo electric cell converts reflected light into electrical energy to drive nine coil ends under a wooden glove, where different shock sequences map to letters after training, inspired by Helen Keller.
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Emil Ranseen
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Helen Keller
Ranseen
End of Ethiopia’s Flourishing Meerschaum Trade and Administrative Split
The article notes the decline of Ethiopia’s once thriving meerschaum pipe trade centered in Vienna and recalls Simon Schild, famed for his carved pipes. It also reports Mussolini’s division of Ethiopia into five administrative regions with Addis Ababa as the capital under a viceroy and vice-governor general.
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Vienna
Simon Schild
Schild
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Eritrea
Asmara
Amhara
Gondar
Galla
Sidamo
Jimma
Harar
Somaliland
Mogadiscio
Addis Ababa
Cameronians Dine In Style At Quebec Barracks Reform
The Cameronians Second Battalion at Quebec Barracks Bordon now enjoys a refined meal service with white tablecloths service by soldier waiters in white jackets and a self service approach. Major Graham credits the shift to cost savings and smoother dining, with flexible dress and casual entry allowed within limits.
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Cameronians
Scottish Rifles
Quebec Barracks
Bordon
D. A. H. Graham
Science hits a record with rapid wire photo of Indy 500 finish
After Lou Meyer won the 500 mile race at Indianapolis, Associated Press transmitted a finish photo by wire just 16 minutes later. The groundbreaking move sent the image from coast to coast while fans left the speedway, reaching Atlantic and Pacific newspapers within minutes of the camera recording the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Speedway
Science
Lou Meyer
Associated Press
Atlantic
Pacific
Gas War Casualties Highlight British Losses and Costs
The World War gas tragedy produced 181053 known British casualties with over 9000 deaths. The passage notes the lingering impact as people reflect on paying for aging cars from that era.
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Britain
Commander Reed
Harel
Hertzog
Union of South Africa
League
Tomas Visser
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
D. F. Malan
National Party
Visser
Hollick-Kenyon and Lymburner
Justice Porter
London Law Courts
Judicial Tribunal
Lloyds
R.mls
Sir Robert Falconer
Lloyd George Building
Russia
Alice Brooks
Pyes
USA
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