Civil Service Control Seen as Key to Efficient Public Service
The Citizens' Research Institute of Canada urged creation of provincial Civil Service Commissions like the federal model to standardize appointments, promote mobility between municipalities, and reduce favoritism. It warned that without nationwide study of provincial and municipal payrolls and reforms, Canada cannot achieve a comprehensive plan for public economy.
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Citizens’ Research Institute of Canada
Dominion
Royal Commission On
Civil Service Commission of Canada
Civil Service Commission
Canada
Institute
Retirement Plan for Provincial Supreme Court Judges
A senior justice department official says they are studying a retirement plan for provincial supreme court judges but will not reveal any specific proposal to Parliament. Representations are common yearly, and legislation would not force retirement. Under the British North America Act provincial judges are appointed for life with a 75 year suggestion already in force for federal courts.
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Justice Department
Supreme Courts
Supreme Courts of
Provinces
Supreme Court of Canada
Exchequer Court of Canada
United States WILPF Urges Roosevelt to Lead World Government
The World Government appeal from the United States section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom closed its Minneapolis annual meeting. A resolution urged President Roosevelt to convene an international conference of experts to craft a constitution for a democratic non-military federation of nations.
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Roosevelt
United States
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Minneapolis
League
Federation of Nations
North Dakota hotel sleep ban traced to 1929 punctuation error
In Bismarck lawmakers discover a 1929 law makes it illegal to sleep in hotels due to a punctuation mistake. The rule bars hotel dining rooms and kitchens from being used as sleeping or dressing rooms by employees or others. A school joke about inheritance quotes the saying about sins of the fathers.
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
Baltimore Biologists Claim Discovery of Two New Vitamins
Biologists in Baltimore report the discovery of two new vitamins. The article notes caution. readers are urged to wait for practical guidance on how to obtain these nutrients from food and diet.
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Baltimore
Odd Historic Cures From Iron Heat to Fifteenth Century Remedies
A London man died after ironing himself with a hot iron to treat rheumatism. The piece surveys a long arc of medicinal quackery from Charles II era to modern times, noting Berlin claims of iron cures and bizarre doses from garlic to pearls. It catalogs strange folk remedies and the use of reading and music as calming aids, ending with claims that short wave massage and diet affect health.
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London
Charlies II
Raleigh
Berlin
Neville Chamberlain
Forgotten About The Ice Tale Surfaces In Renovation
A temperance advocate's home renovation uncovers a hidden wainscot nook with glasses liquor bottles and a bowl of ice. The carpenter recalls longtime occupant Captain Bunce from thirty years ago and marvels the ice remains unmelted.
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Bunce
Wall Street
New Pictorial Stamps Issued by Post Office Dept
Six new regular pictorial stamps set for June 15 include 10-cent Memorial Chamber Peace Town Parliament Buildings Ottawa 20-cent Fort Garry Gate Winnipeg 50-cent Vancouver Harbor entrance Hyderabad Chateau de Rame say Montreal 6-cent air mail Mackenzie River and 20-cent special delivery with Canadian coat of arms all double sized except the special delivery which will be larger than present A 13-cent regular pictorial stamp will be issued on a date to be announced.
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Memorial Chamber
Peace Town
Parliament Buildings
Ottawa
Fort Garry Gate
Winnipeg
Vancouver Harbor
Chateau de Ramesay
Montreal
Mackenzie River
Missouri Wit Redefines Company Hospitality
A sharp quip from Missouri captures the year’s best definition of tact as making a visiting company feel at home when you wish they were elsewhere. The line highlights a dry, regional humor about social misfires in business settings.
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Wilds
Missouri
Empire population estimated at 516 million
The official population estimate for the British Empire is 516 009 000. The figure reflects the vast reach of imperial territories and their combined demographics as recorded in the latest census-like tally.
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British Empire
Disney early career and the birth of Mickey Mouse
J. Carmichael Jones recounts Walt Disney's early jobs from ambulance driver to advertising designer. He notes Disney sold weekly cartoon subjects to Kansas City managers and produced cheap films. Disney studied a local mouse, mortimer became Mickey, a name far surpassing the creator's fame.
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J. Carmichael Jones
Chamber's
Disney
Kansas City
Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse
Mortimer Mouse
Mickey
Mouse
Language Enrichment Through War Name Changes Cited
Jesuit Father William Amyot visiting Calgary notes Chinese warfare terms evolving with conflict. He says Chinese now use terms like quick gun for machine gun and gun car for tank, reflecting wartime influence on vocabulary. He, with Father J. J. Mac Donald, prepares to tour Toronto on furlough after years in China.
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China
William Amyot
Calgary
Father Amyet
Toronto
J. J. MacDonald
Chekiang Province
Malnutrition Action At League Of Nations Study
Constance Hayward of Moncton New Brunswick told the Local Council of Women in Windsor Ontario that malnutrition is an international issue needing public education on protective foods. She noted such foods are expensive and tied to economic factors while producers face poor markets. She cited League of Nations and International Labour Organization studies calling for international and national cooperation.
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League of Nations
Constance Hayward
Moncton
N.B
Maritime Provinces
League of Nations Society
Society
Canada
Council of Women
Windsor
Ont
International Labor Organization
Indian Chief Surprised by Lafayette Wig Reveal
An elderly Indian chief, recognizing Lafayette in his old age, is astonished by his full head of hair. Lafayette removes his wig, surprising the chief who did not know wigs existed. The anecdote ends with a reflection that much of civilization is artificial.
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Lafayette
America
An Undesirable Record Prompts New Call for Reform
Philadelphia crime investigator A. Bernard Leckie states that one in twenty five Americans bears a criminal record. He argues it is time to create a new public record focusing on reform and prevention rather than punishment.
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A. Bernard Leckie
Philadelphia
U.S
Corn Meal Served in Over Thirty Ways by U.S. Agency
The United States Bureau of Home Economics developed more than 35 methods to serve corn meal, offering varied options for cooking and presenting corn meal dishes.
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The
United States Bureau of Home Economics
Not Always Malicious Gossip Across Society and War Zones
A London Sunday Dispatch column argues gossip crosses gender lines, from homes and clubs to Parliament, Athenaeum, ships, and trenches. It claims gossip is a universal social habit, sometimes harmful but inherent to human conversation, and questions the ideal of silence when no news exists.
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London Sunday Dispatch
Old Testament Ends With Chronicles Not Malachi
The Hebrew Bible ends with Second Chronicles and a final blessing saying Let him go up. The popular belief that Malachi finishes the Old Testament is incorrect. The concluding verse reads Whosoever there is among you of all His people the Lord his God be with him let him go up.
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Malachi
Uniformed air raid squads in Leeds announced
The Correct Costume Air raid precautions squads in Leeds England will be uniformed. Women volunteers will wear blue berets white scarves blue tunic and blue overalls with blue macintosh. Men will wear blue tunics red striped trousers peak caps and waterproof leggings.
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Leeds
England
Early Iron Plate Etching Trials Show Crude Results
The report notes that iron plates were used in the first experiments at etching, yielding very crude outcomes and limited refinement in technique.
Streamlined trains and the fate of the railroad hobo
The New York Times notes how progress from whale oil to kerosene and steel has reshaped industry and fashion, while a Buffalo incident shows a hobo trapped behind a tender of the Twentieth Century Limited. Police and crew freed him after a half hour.
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Madison Square Garden
Buffalo
Twentieth Century Limited
Santa Fe
New York Times
Worries of Youth Highlighted by Rochester Study
Dr James Page of the University of Rochester reports a survey showing many young people fret about popularity death financial security and future responsibilities. The study notes low willingness to discuss fears and suggests schools teach worry prevention as part of critical thinking in the curriculum.
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James Page
University of Rochester
St. Catharines
No New Frontier in Depression Outlook Says Vancouver Paper
The Vancouver Province argues that the 1930s depression lacks a frontier as an escape. Without new lands to seek work or start anew, joblessness deepens and the long climb out of hardship becomes harder for men and families.
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Vancouver Province
Accidental Upset Leads to Discovery of Celluloid
An anecdote records that the accidental spilling of collodion resulted in the discovery of celluloid, marking a pivotal moment in the development of early plastics and film material.
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la Petihue
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