World Happenings Briefly Told From Far Places
A roundup notes China replacing a failed guardian god with a warlike image in homes, rising Indian civil aviation activity with air clubs in Jodhpur Jaipur and Hyderabad, and a 25 percent Palestine Jewish immigration quota increase. Radios face license fees, a Canadian arctic land claim may pass to the United States, Montreal weighs new arms for its seal, and Soldier Settler totals in Canada reach 9,888 with 25,017 having taken land under the Soldiers' Settlement Act.
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Jodhpur
Jaipur
Hyderabad
Palestine
Transport Department
Pete
Stafford King
Peterborough
Ont
Yellowknife
N.W.T
Canadian Airways, Ltd
Toronto
New York Times
Washington
Arctic Ocean
Point Barrow
Alaska
United States
Montreal
Jacques Viger
Canada
House of Commons
Fernand Rinfret
Birthday of Chief Scout Leads February Celebrations
February birthdays include Lord and Lady Baden-Powell on February 22. The Chief Scout turns 81 while a child’s note wishes him to 115. His playful reply says he will “stick it until I am 115” and then retire, continuing in the spirit of the Wolf Cub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Baden-Powell
B.P
Comparative Modern Phillips Brooks Fork Folly
A story recalls Phillips Brooks dining with a friend and seeing the small daughter attempting to manage a large fork. He suggests using fingers, noting fingers preceded forks, and the girl quickly answers that hers were made before forks.
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Phillips Brooks
Island’s divorce court never granted a divorce in a century
An Ottawa authority notes Prince Edward Island hosts the world’s only divorce court that has never granted a divorce. In its century of history the court has seen only one divorce application, which was dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Island
Ottawa
Spellers Triumph in First Trans Atlantic Contest
English spellers outpaced Harvard Radcliffe in the second international spelling bee. An actress, secretary, radio commentator, army officer, athlete, author, businessman and schoolboy from London competed against American contestants in roughly five rounds, building a 37 to 27 lead amid light pronunciation errors and several mispronounced words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Broadcasting Company
British Broadcasting Corporation
Oxford
London
Brownell
Gettings
Gardening Pruning and early beds for spring plants
Garden care notes discuss protecting roses perennials and fruit trees from late winter damage with straw leaves and snow cover. March to June is best for pruning. grapes raspberries and early bloomers have specific timing. Describes hot bed basics using horse manure heat soil and window sash for indoor seed starting and hardening before transplant.
Old Egyptian Hairnets Exhibit at Field Museum
A Field Museum exhibition displays ancient Egyptian hairnets from about 1600 years ago. A red wool knitted cap uses tie strings, paired with linen veils, while another sun bonnet shows brown silk embroidery on tan linen with blue striped edging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Alberta Fallentimber area eyed for oil as depth nears limestone
Oil prospects spread from Turner Valley to Fallentimber where promising anticlinal structures lie beneath Upper Cretaceous rocks. A Silver Creek well has reached 2350 feet. Ottawa’s Department of Mines publishes three 1:1,000,000 scale maps 405A 406A and 404A detailing topography for aiding development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner Valley
Alberta
Calgary
Silver Creek
Department of Mines and Resources
Ottawa
British Columbia
Red Deer River
Bureau of Geology and Topography
Home and School Movement Across Canada and World Ties
Alice M. Curtis outlines the Calgary and Alberta origins of the Home and School movement, noting early leaders, provincial federations, and the Canadian and International federations. She details dates from 1913 onward, aims of parent teacher cooperation, and recent international engagements including 1937 Tokyo and Paris conferences.
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Calgary
Alberta
L. H. Luck
Prairie Provinces
Toronto
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Halifax
Ontario
E. E. Reece
British Columbia
W. G. Black
A. R. Ryan
Manitoba
Alice L. Gray
Winnipeg
Nova Scotia
Dora Baker
Truro
Saskatchewan
W. J. Young
Saskatoon
W. P. Percival
Quebec
New Brunswick
W. K. Tibert
Department of Education
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
Canada
International Federation
A. H. Reeve
National Congress of Parent-Teacher Associations
United States
Ishbel McDonald
England
Kerby
International Federation of Home and School
Paris
L. J. Payne
World Federation of Education Associations
Tokyo
Japan
Alice M. Curtis
Estimated link between murder cases and suicides
Estimates indicate that in about one in four murder cases the perpetrator commits suicide. This statistic highlights a notable pattern in violent deaths and suggests a higher closure rate without trial in such cases.
Humble Kindness in Mines Aids Workers Holidays
In 1937 Flin Flon mines grant paid holidays to 1 109 employees including 920 wage workers and 189 salaried staff. Each gains about nine days, based on a four year schedule. The plant houses 986 married and 722 single workers with bunkhouses converting to apartments for families. A growing auto fleet and new transport link to Phantom Lake mark improved life as roads reach the district and Beaver Lake prepares a summer resort and hotel be added.
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Flin Fion
Shank's Mare
Phantom Lake
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Beaver Lake
Quiet Life in Flin Flon Away From Winnipeg
The town enjoys health and plenty with a sparse population, 580 miles from Winnipeg. Trains run every other day, a pattern seen as a social filter keeping out unwelcome visitors and ensuring few stay long in Flin Flon.
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Winnipeg
Flin Filon
Flin Flon secures rediscovered classic book
The search for the worn or lost original book Sunless City ends with a 1905 edition found in London. Jack Carr, Flin Flon zinc plant superintendent, preserves the 316 page cloth bound volume. The tale notes Josiah Flintabbaty Fionatin and author J E Preston Haddock.
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London
New York
British Museum
Flin Flon
Jack Carr
Community thanks Hudson Bay Mining officials and Flin Flon authorities
A reader expresses gratitude to Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co Ltd officials in Winnipeg and at the Flin Flon mine, and to town authorities, for unfailing courtesy. The writer notes many unnamed individuals are doing a wonderful job for Manitoba and Saskatchewan and benefiting personally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flin Flon
Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Tested Recipes for Four Pretty Desserts from Leftovers
A thrifty guide converts greengages raisins and fruit leftovers into four jelly set desserts. Recipes use lime and lemon flavored powders with plums, marshmallows, pineapple and prunes to yield molded desserts serving 32 in total.
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Little Billy
Francis I
Gage
England
Readers urged to obtain complete cancer articles set
An editorial notice invites readers to request the full collection of Dr. Mulloughs cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada located at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Pharisees Confront Jesus Over Ceremonial Washings
A Sunday School lesson outlines Mark 7 1 5 where Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem challenge Jesus and the disciples for not observing ceremonial washings They accuse their disciples of breaking tradition while Jesus rebukes them quoting Isaiah 29 13 about honoring God with lips while hearts are far away and condemning human precepts over God commandments
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Mark
Isaiah
Moffa
God
Synthetic Ice Toledo Iceolite for Skating Uses
A Cleveland Plain Dealer report describes Iceolite a secret artificial ice compound by Mrs. Bessie Pastor developed over 30 years. It uses 1.5 inch slabs that resist moisture and heat and are smoothed by a hot flat iron. Skaters endorse the material and its durability.
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Toledo
Bessie Pastor
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Krupp Works Expansion Under Hitler Increases Workforce
The Krupp armament works, reputedly the world's largest, employed 108,765 last year up from 98,341 in 1936. In 1932 the workforce was 46,107, and since Hitler became dictator about 62,000 more workers have joined the Krupp works.
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Krupp Works
Hitler
Krupp
Will Thorne’s Amusing Ticket Request Tale
Will Thorne the British MP shared a lighthearted anecdote about a constituent seeking admission tickets to the Strangers’ Gallery. When told the House was not sitting, the constituent then asked for two tickets to the Zoo, noting the Houses would be closed.
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Will Thorne
House of Commons
Thorne
Naming Queen Elizabeth Troubles Cunard Ship Naming
The discovery of a Thames River 90 ton pleasure steamer named Queen Elizabeth risks delaying the Cunard White Star sister ship for Queen Mary. Regulators may bar using the name Queen Elizabeth, prompting belief the Thames boat will be renamed Queen Elizabeth I to resolve the issue.
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Cunard-White Star
Board of Trade
Thames
Canadian Poultry In Guiana Arrive In Excellent Condition
A letter from the British Guiana Department of Agriculture to Poultry Services states eight Barred Rock pullets and two Barred cockerels imported from Canada arrived in excellent condition. Five pullets began laying eggs with good weight immediately after arrival.
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British Guiana
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Dixie
China
Pallentimber
The
Home and
J. E. Preston
Haddock
J. E. Preston-Haddock
Josiah Flintabbaty Fionatin
F. W. White & Co., Ltd
Bedford St
Strand
W.C
Dick Donovan
Winnipeg Free Press
Flin Flon Miner
Katharine Baker
Billy
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Doice
Queen Elizabeth
Guiana
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