World Happenings Briefly Told
Holland is reported to be censored over the intensive trade invasion by Japan of the Dutch East Indies. The Montreal Gazette marks its 156th birthday since 1778. An imperial conference for an Empire air force may be proposed by Lord Elibank in the House of Lords. Belgium may pay 1934 war debt with a radium shipment to the United States. John L. Beckwith, former Victoria mayor, dies after 31 years in the salmon canning business. Wiley Post eyes a London to Melbourne air derby and a potential altitude record. Germany bans The Trial of Mary Dugan as anti capital punishment. The British Commons repeal insulin duty. Two-and-a-half million feet of lumber to Britain via Hudson Bay Railway from The Pas Lumber Co.
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Holland
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Lord Elibank
House of Lords
Belgium
United States
Brussels
John L. Beckwith
Victoria
British Columbia
Cornwallis
Wiley Post
Melbourne
Mary Dugan
Reich
House of Commons
Toronto
Sir Frederick Banting
Sir Frederick
Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
Manitoba
Great Britain
Pas Lumber Company
Pas
Man
D. D. Rosenberry
Prince Albert
United Kingdom
Government of
Canada
France
Dominion
Train in Germany to Run by Electric Eye System
German State Railways tests an automatic control system using photo electric cells and a self supplied light from the locomotive. Mirrors along the track direct the beam to cells that trigger brakes and halt the train. The device also allows automatic speed adjustment.
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Germany
Dr Gordon Bates Urges Public Health Focus in Canada
Dr Gordon Bates of Toronto, head of the Canadian Social Hygiene Council, spoke in Ottawa asserting disease elimination boosts national prosperity. He warned two percent of Canadians, about 160000 adults, are chronically ill and argued against public fund parsimony. He favored toxin immunization for children and compulsory pasteurization of milk as preventive measures for health.
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Gordon Bates
Toronto
Canadian Social Hygiene Council
Ottawa
Canada
Railway Workers Stage Festival in Reading England
More than 2,250 railway workers joined a musical festival in Reading with participants from England and Wales. The contests occurred in four halls and included poems by a dock foreman, a fitter, a shunter and a tube cleaner.
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Reading
England
Wales
World Antiques Shortage Despite Overtime Demand
Report notes a global shortage of antiques as factories run overtime to meet rising demand. Shortages cited across markets with collectors seeking items amid limited supply and price pressures.
Intriguing Neckline-Smart Cool Sleeves Pattern
Fashion pattern for a hot weather dress with slimming lines and optional scalloped details. Includes neckline sleeves hipline straight edge cuts and handkerchief finish lawn prints blue on grey with white orgadic vest as optional dainty touch. Available in sizes 36 to 50 with fabric yardage and 20 cent price.
Indian relic sparks debate over golf credit near Chaplin
In Chaplin Saskatchewan locals discuss whether Indians or Scots deserve credit for introducing golf, sparked by a found light yellow ball like rock near the CPR main line west of Moose Jaw. It was unearthed on Reichert family land where earlier arrow heads and relics were found, though no golf club has been located yet and theories include marbles or bowls as the pastime.
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Chaplin
Moose Jaw
CPR
Reichert
Air Mail Service In Britain Opens Between Inverness And Kirkwall
Britain launches first air mail links with Inverness to Kirkwall service. Sir Frederick Williamson notes the six month summer operation marks a key step in expanding air mail alongside rail and sea, tying northern Scotland into a regular mail carriage network.
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Inverness
Kirkwall
Scotland
Frederick Williamson
Woman Crown Attorney in British Guiana Trials
Miss Iris de Freitas, B C L, becomes British Guiana's crown prosecutor the first and possibly the first woman in the Caribbean and empire to hold the post. She prosecutes William Nedd for larceny, and earlier won a murder defense and a court of appeal appearance. She serves as secretary to the franchise commission and legal assistant in the attorney general’s chambers.
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William Nedd
Iris de Freitas
B.C.L
Nedd
Demerara Assizes
British Guiana
West Indies
Miss de Freitas
Georgetown
Franchise Commission
Attorney-General
Helium named for sun and its safe use in deep work
Scientists detected a new element in the sun named helium from the Greek helios. Helium is present in trace air amounts but up to one percent in natural gas in Texas Kansas and Alberta. It is seven times lighter than air and used to inflate balloons and dirigibles. Helium does not burn and is liquefied at Calgary plants before returning gases to city mains. In underwater work helium-oxygen mixes reduce nitrogen bubble dangers during decompression, enabling safer caisson and diving operations.
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Earth
Texas
Kansas
Alberta
Calgary
Recipes For This Week Delicate Coconut Cookies
A simple cookie recipe uses graham cracker crumbs shredded coconut and sweetened condensed milk. Fold in stiff beaten egg whites and bake spoonfuls on waxed paper at 350 degrees F until delicate brown. Makes about two dozen.
Savory String Beans Recipe Procedure
Shred two onions and sauté in butter until tender. Combine with strained stewed tomatoes and season with salt pepper cayenne sugar and cloves. Boil then add string beans simmer fifteen minutes add butter and serve.
Fashion Show Signals Soviet Style Shift In Russia
The Soviet fashion show by the Dress and Lingerie Trust drew forty thousand women to view 150 models based on Paris trends. The event, though modified for Soviet tastes, is hailed as a turning point in Soviet culture and may outsell any U.S. recognition in significance.
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Russia
Paris
United States
M. Jean Patou
Fifth Avenue
Washinon Post
Editor Declines Pudging Amid Space Pressure
An editor dines out and, when offered more pudding, declines politely. The hostess asks again, and he replies that space constraints force his refusal, signaling ongoing heavy workload and distraction.
Potent Apple Remedy For Warts Cited In Germany
In Germany apple poultices are believed to combat warts with strong natural remedy claims. Reported folk practice highlights apples as a folk treatment and suggests regular application may aid wart treatment.
Preparing for Peace Takes Longer Than War
A concise reflection notes that diverting resources and planning for peace requires more time than mobilization for war. It suggests complex postwar adjustments, diplomacy, and rebuilding efforts demand sustained effort beyond immediate conflict.
Chicago Skyscraper to Be Fully Air Conditioned
A downtown Chicago skyscraper will be fully air conditioned, aiming to improve climate control for all offices and public areas. The project involves major HVAC upgrades and energy efficient systems throughout the building.
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Chicago
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text Sermon Note
The Sunday school lesson centers on Matthew 28 19 20 the Great Commission with the admonition to baptize teach observe all commands and the promise I am with you always Psalm 116 1 9 provides devotional reading The lesson emphasizes mission and divine presence across nations and generations
Explanations And Comments On the Empty Sepulcher Message
The passage outlines gospel accounts of the resurrection narratives, noting Mary Magdalene and the other Mary at the tomb, the angelic message that Jesus is risen, and the women’s reaction. It cites cross-references and presents the Final Interview and Commission with Jesus’ command to make disciples of all nations and baptize in the Trinity, ending with a exhortation to make belief an experience.
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Jesus
Matthew
Mary Magdalene
Mary
Magdala
Sea of Galilee
James
A. B. Bruce
Peter
John
Christ
Galilee
Paul
Remarkable Pilgrim Catherine Kopp Passes at Oberammergau
Catherine Kopp, a remarkable pilgrim of peasant stock, died at 84 in Oberammergau. She walked twelve pilgrimages to Rome, totaling over 1200 miles each, and met three Popes. She planned another pilgrimage for spring and prayed at St Peter's on arrival. Her first voyage began after turning seventeen.
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Oberammergau
Catherine Kopp
Rome
St. Peter's
Pius X
Not American Innovation at Wellington Dinner Card
The London Daily Telegraph notes an invitation card from the Duke of Wellington at the Royal United Service Museum exhibition. The card uses honor and labor spellings to show Anglo-Saxon roots, reminding that dropping the i is not an American invention. It invites Lieut. Governor Sir James Macdonell to the dinner marking Waterloo anniversary.
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London Daily Telegraph
Duke of Wellington
Royal United Service Museum
James Macdonell
Seed Branch laboratories across Canada list
The seven seed laboratories serving the seven inspection districts of Canada under the Seed Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture are in Sackville Montreal Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg Saskatoon and Calgary. All chemical analyses occur at Ottawa and all microscopical analyses at Ottawa and Toronto.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Sackville
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Calgary
Agricultural notes on crops trade and farming trends
Agricultural notes discuss prairies fruit yields including strawberries and honey grading under the Fruit and Honey Act. It notes cane beet and clover seed production, Canada EU trade with France, timothy seed values, beef sales, and tobacco import shifts. It also covers peat moss absorbency and Canada’s entomologist history from 1884 to 1910.
European house cricket settles in Ottawa basements
The European house cricket, a nuisance in parts of southern Ontario, has established itself in Ottawa. It infests dwellings, especially furnace basements, as it spreads through urban areas.
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Ontario
Ottawa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montreal Gazette
Electric Eye
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
TsfKe
Ruth Rogers
Royal Air Force
Olympia
Royal Air Force School of Physical Training
Uxbridge
Air Mail Service
Britain
Gordon H. Guest
M.A
Betty Barclay
Graham Crumb
Perccessen
McDermot Ave
Oxcawena
Parts
Prairies
California
Denicotea
Chantler & Chaniler, Ltd
Canadian Distributors
Wellington St. WV
Toronto, Ont
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