World Happenings Briefly Told From Ottawa to California
A gilt bowl was given to the King and Queen in Ottawa by the Canadian government. Empire Air Day showcased 5 000 planes in the British air fleet. A U S Army plane crashed into Mount Hamilton Observatory in thick fog, killing the pilot and at least two others. A 1799 Motley's Naval and Military Journal copy owned by William G. Abbott of Winnipeg reports Napoleon's campaign against the Turks. Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter says Germany will build a Siegfried line for defense against Poland and the east. Britain rejects Japan’s broader representation at Shanghai, and the United States echoes the stance. A Toronto clothing rental firm reports a formal wear rental done for a royal presentation. Queen Mary was greeted in South London’s Clubland, where 2 000 youths were served in recreation and communal facilities.
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Ottawa
Regal Air Force
United States Army
Lick Obveervatory
Mount Hamilton
California
Motley’s
Naval and Military Journal
William G. Abbott
Winnipeg
Napoleon
Hitler
Voerkischer Beobachter
Germany
Poland
East
Road mishaps recalled from 1898 in St Marys
The St Marys Journal Argus reflects on 1898 highway accidents with three local items: Billy Diamond sues Ingersoll Waterworks Co after being thrown from a buggy, a Woodham resident loses a shaft in a street mishap, and a young man is hurled from a buggy on Water Street ending on the road near the Ontario House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys
Woodham
Queen Street
Water Street
Ontario House
New Find Pushes Back Date Of America's First Inhabitants
Anthropologist Frank Hibben of the University of New Mexico confirms a finely finished dart point from a Sandia Mountains cave near Albuquerque suggesting human presence earlier than Folsom times. The artifact, sealed since the Pleistocene by stalagmitic buildup, is unofficially dated between 10 000 and 25 000 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Frank Hibben
University of New
America
Mutch Pushes Morale Fixes for Canada's Permanent Force
Leslie Mutch urged the government to improve conditions of service to boost morale and attract ambitious young men. He spoke during defence estimates, noting the emphasis on defence spending, and proposed a contributory pension plan for other ranks, allowances for minor children, and broader marriage regulations to modernize the force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Leslie Mutch
Winnipeg South
Commons
Mutch
Evacuation plan for Paris sparks debate in war prep
The Winnipeg Free Press notes Paris plans rapid population evacuation if war looms. Residents face orders to leave during a stated tension period, with trains and buses assigned for mass transport and four million residents to move to rural or designated areas. Critics fear timing and attachment to home will hinder departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Millias
Winnipeg Free Press
New Royal Seal Created for King's Canadian Visit
The King approved a bill authorizing a new royal seal for his use during the Canadian parliament visit. The existing seal could not be used by the King, and the Governor General's seal was deemed unsuitable. Justice Minister Lapointe led the bill through Parliament to authorize the seal's creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
British Isles
Lapointe
Effective Phrases For All Occasions Booklet Ad
A Winnipeg service notice promotes a 32 page booklet titled Effective Phrases For All Occasions offering bright word combinations for daily social and business talk. Readers are urged to send 15 cents to the Winni Newspaper Union for a copy and notes on related booklets available for 15 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth
Beb
Winni Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave. E
Winnipeg
I made it myself triumph pattern 4073 by Anne Adams
A vintage sewing pattern feature promotes Pattern 4073 by Anne Adams for Sunny days. It highlights a flower print silk or rayon dress with six main pattern parts and simple trim including lace belt buttons and ribbon bows. Sizes 14 to 42 available, pricing two dimes plus postage, order to Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Inheritance Not Shown For Insanity Study
Dr. Horatio Pollock and Dr. Benjamin Malzberg reported new evidence before the American Psychiatric Association that insanity is not inheritable. An intensive study of 300 students at state asylums and their families found no clear inheritance pattern unlike physical traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Psychiatric Association
Horatio Pollock
Benjamin Malzberg
New York State Department of Mental Health
Czechs in France ready to form legion and infantry division
Thousands of Czechs in France have registered to form a Czech Legion to aid France and pursue the restoration of a homeland. The community includes at least 20,000 former soldiers who expect to raise a 12,000-man infantry division from their ranks and join the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Indian children’s art exhibit sent to Paris for Red Cross loan
Exhibit of Junior Red Cross artwork from residential Indian schools across Canada ships to Paris for loan to national Red Cross groups. Included are Inkameep Day School pieces, North Vancouver St Pauls work, Alberni raffia pieces, and Cardston crafts, with religious scenes reinterpreted as Indigenous life. Francis Batiste of Inkameep won a Royal Drawing Society bronze.
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Canada
League of Red Cross
Paris
France
Red Cross
Great Britain
Inkameep Indian Day School
Oliver
Francis Batiste
Royal Drawing Society
London
Santa Fe
New Mexico
St. Paul's Indian Residential School
North Vancouver
Alberni Indian School
Vancouver Island
S&j Mary's School
Cardston
Alta
St. Joseph
Virginia Surgeon Describes Cellulose Film Use in Tendon Repair
Dr. Thomas Wheeldon of Richmond reports a safe surgical technique using cellulose film to sheath a severed tendon. In a Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery case, an 18-year-old patient with a five inch tendon gap after glass injury recovered near normal thumb movement after wrap-in-film treatment following silk bridging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Thomas Wheeldon
Richmond
Wheeldon
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
May Move Observatory Due to Bright London Sky
New lighting around London has lit the sky so brightly that some astronomical work is halted at Greenwich. Dr. H Spencer Jones, Astronomer Royal, suggests moving the Royal Observatory if darkness cannot be restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Greenwich
Royal Observatory
H. Spencer Jones
Royal
Up-to-the Minute Crochet Bolero Pattern 6117
A jiffy crochet bolero pattern offers a quick project for summer wear. It uses a large hook and two strands of thread to create a lacy jacket with single crochet banding. Pattern 6117 includes directions illustrations and material list and costs 20 cents in coin to Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Paul Defends Faith in Speech to Jerusalem Mob
Series on Acts 23 3 and Acts 21 27 28 1 24 10 26 32 reflects Paul’s plea to speak to the people in Aramaic. He defends himself as Israelite educated by Gamaliel, recalls his former zeal, conversion, Baptism, Ananias encounter, and mission to the Gentiles as obedience to the Lord’s command.
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Paul
Jerusalem
Temple
Tarsus
Gamaliel Gamaliel
Gamaliel
Sanhedrin
Peter
John
Damascus
Ananias
Princess Margaret’s Teasing Broadcast on River Thames
On a Thames trip aboard the St Katherine the young Princess Margaret Rose stood on tiptoe at the captain’s microphone and asked, Are you enjoying it Grandma Isn’t it lovely We are soon going to have some tea now Her voice echoed through the ship startling Queen Mary and the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Rose
St. Katharine
C. H. J. Snider
Toronto Telegram
Queen Mary
Father Thames
Ireland Aims to Boost Volunteer Forces as Recruitment Lags
Irish authorities report a weak response to a recruitment drive for the volunteer defense forces across 26 counties with Donegal as a bright spot where men cross from Northern Ireland. The plan seeks 30 000 troops and air raid work while many Irish enlist in UK forces and the RAF. Prime Minister de Valera said representations were made to Whitehall to stop Irish air force ads. Neutrality policy holds though aid to Britain continues.
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Donegal
Northern Ireland
Irish Sea
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
de Valera
Dail
Whitehall
Britain
Editorial Calls for Dominion Health Conference in Canada
The Health League of Canada editorial urges a national health conference to develop a Dominion wide health programme. It notes past inter provincial meetings lacked preparatory planning and warns that unanimity and solid pre conference work are essential to address venereal disease tuberculosis and broader health system gaps, aiming to lower death rates.
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The
Health League of Canada
House of Commons
C. G. Power
Pensions and National Health
Washington
United States
Canada
Inter-Provini
Dominion
Editorial Offer for Complete Dr McCullough Cancer Series
Readers are invited to obtain the full set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice promotes a complete collection through a dedicated Canadian health group.
New Invention Uses Cold Light Microscope to Visualize Living Tissue
The American Medical Association closing session showcased a device by Dr. Malvin H. Kiisel of the University of Chicago. It uses cold light deep into tissues to let scientists observe living cells and drug effects, with potential diagnostic uses pending human trials. The article also mentions Hilaire Belloc advising daily writing practice and record keeping for writers.
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American Medical Association
Malvin H. Kiiseir
University of Chicago
Knnsely
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International Settlement Council
Shanghai
Toronto
South London
Ntario Paper
Sion
His
Home Service
New Raroom
Bolero
Paull
Princess Margaret Rose
Elizabeth
River
Thames
Roy Lundin
Quincy
Mass
DR. J.W. S. McCullough
Hilaire Belioc
New York Times
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