World Happenings Briefly Told In One Report
A petition signed by 1 841 Australian aborigines asking parliamentary representation and measures to prevent extinction was sent to the king by Prime Minister Lyons. Insulin tablets may replace injections, aviation in Britain advances faster than Germany, and a Canadian egg laying contest records 2 695 eggs in 865 days. King Farouk's wedding set for January 6, Kimberley lime mining expands, a pliant plant worth 875 000 dollars operates with 30 Europeans and 400 natives. Submerged R-14 signals picked up 10 miles away at New London. UK cattle demand rises after a fat cattle bonus in August. Paris exposition fur exhibit wins Grand Prix d Honneur.
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Joseph Lyons
National Academy of Sciences
Rochester
N.Y
London Daily Herald
Labor
Great Britain
Germany
Rhode Island
C. J. Henrich
Waterloo
Ont
Farouk
Egypt
Kimberley
South Africa
Department of Agriculture
United Kingdom
Department of Trade and Commerce
Protest Advisable At Times Says George Ade
Rotarian Magazine quotes George Ade urging not to settle for easy halftones and to play devil's advocate. Be suspicious of surrounding conditions and avoid accepting everything as OK. Grisa Levaneffsky, Sigmund Levaneffsky's nephew, studies at Belgrade Technical University while delivering milk. A librarian notes women read more than men and have a greater gift for reading between the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Rotarian
Grisa Levaneffsky
Sigismund Levaneffsky
The
Technical University
Belgrade
Quakers Rise as Builders of Industry and Peace
The Society of Friends known as the Quakers has produced leaders in banking and chocolate making. Barclays and Lloyds were founded by Quakers, Cadbury Fry Rowntree firms thrived, Britain hosts about 20 000 Quakers, and the world network totals 160 000. A 1920 London conference and a recent Philadelphia gathering featured Barrow Cadbury and Joan Fry among delegates, with B Seebohm Rowntree missing due to inability to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Society of Friends
Barclays and
Lloyds Bank
Colman’s Mustard
Huntley & Palmer's
Jacobs
Cadburys
Frys and Rowntrees
Britain
Joan Fry
Bristol
B. Seebohm Rowntree
Ottawa Gallery Show Showcases 181 Photographs in Salon
Several thousand visitors viewed 181 prints in the Canadian international salon of photographic art at the National Gallery in Ottawa. The catalogue foreword praises progress in photography and notes 28 Canadians contributed 36 prints, with a focus on rhythm, pattern, and sharp detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Gallery
Ottawa
Canada
Radium Found in Port Arthur Rock Formation
Dominion geologists Dr. T. L. Tanton and Dr. Ellsworth report radium in ash from anthroxolite within the hill rock under Port Arthur. Ottawa geological survey orders a local mining engineer to collect samples for further study on potential commercial quantities. Some host rock areas are residential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
T. L. Tanton
Ellsworth
Port Arthur
Geological Survey
Ottawa
Sissy taunts reveal insecurity says psychologist
Dr Nita Mieth of the Chicago Association of Individual Psychology says boys call others sissy to mask doubts about their own equality. The Missouri hawthorn is noted as the state flower while Turkey reports rising mineral production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeel
Sissy
Sonny
Nita Mieth
Chicago Association of Individual Psychology
Missouri
Sanctuary for Boys at Jack Miner Sanctuary
A condensed Forest and Outdoors article recalls Jack Miner as a pioneer in bird sanctuaries and bird banding at his Kingsville Ontario home. It highlights his park and playgrounds for youths, his influence on service clubs, and the annual Lions Club sponsored underprivileged children picnic. The piece notes years of safe, respectful play and dove feeding at Miner Park.
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Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
America
Cobb
Lions Club
Canada
John W. Piggott
Forest and Outdoors
Writer Claims Varsity Girls Marry Very Few
A writer argues that only a small share of varsity girls marry, asserting that husbands cannot be earned by degrees. The remark reflects social attitudes toward marriage and education.
Gay shirtwaist frock offers easy sewing for beginners
Anne Adams unveils pattern 4585 a simple smart misses and women’s shirtwaist frock suited for campus office or town. Includes illustrated step by step instructions and options in collar sleeves and pleated skirt. Size 16 uses 2 1/2 yards of 54 inch fabric. Send 20 cents to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adam
Anne Adams
S.ze
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Education Over The Air Shifts in 1927 to 1935
The New York Times reports Frank Ernest Hill's study for the American Association for Adult Education showing radio broadcasts moving from serious to light content. In 1927 light entertainment was 45 percent while serious content was 50 percent. by 1935 light material reached 60 percent, serious dropped to 25 percent.
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Radio
Frank Ernest Hill
American Association For Adult Education
Hill
New York Times
Sunday School Lesson on Colossians Peace in One Body
The golden text calls believers to let Christ's peace rule in their hearts as one body. The lesson centers on Colossians 3 1 17 with devotional reading from Micah 4 1 5.
New Life in Christ Colossians Teachings and Verse
The text discusses Colossians 3 1 4 and 3 12 17 emphasizing new motives and energies in Christian life lived for eternal values. It cites Paul’s guidance to put on compassion kindness humility gentleness and forgiveness and to let the peace and wisdom of Christ rule within the community. It closes with a Tennyson poem verse on universal peace.
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Colossans
Paul
Colossa
Phrygia
Asia Minor
Christ
C. H. Dodd
Jesus
God the Father
Moffatt
Wasting Fruit in High Prices Sparks Market Call
A Kamloops Sentinel letter argues the shortage of affordable fruit harms low income families. It cites 100000 boxes of Wealthy apples unsold in the Okanagan and proposes selling surplus in cheap second hand crates. The writer urges market controls to benefit the greatest number and suggests lower grade fruit and potatoes could be sold locally at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okanagan
Kamloops Sentinel
The Best Is Yet To Be Eyes Front
A forward looking patriotic message urges Canadians to embrace the future with optimism and effort. It contrasts peaceful, industrious living with seeking trouble and promises happiness and comfort for those who pull their weight in the boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Mud from Demerara River Used to Raise Georgetown
The Government of Georgetown plans to use silt dredged from the Demerara River to raise city levels that lie below sea level. Experiments in England show the grey mud can also be employed in paving and brick making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demerara
Georgetown
England
Quack Remedies and the Cancer Myth
A critique of false cancer cures sold by unscrupulous and ignorant promoters. It enumerates harmful remedies from toxins to electrical devices and faith healing, warns of delays harming treatment, and promotes knowledge through public education as the defense against cancer. The piece cites the Ontario Royal Commission on Cancer and urges tested medical care over quackery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Royal Commission On Cancer
Cancer articles available from Health League of Canada
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
Enemy Planes Threaten U S From Air in Five Year Vision
Major General Frank M. Andrews, chief of the General Headquarters Air Force, warned that the United States could be vulnerable to air attacks within five years. He envisioned war planes with vast ranges and payloads, capable of striking the mainland, with bombing planes seen as essential to destroying enemy bases ashore or on carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Frank M. Andrews
General Headquarters Air Force
Italian expert De Silva finds 23-year-olds have best reflexes
De Silva tested over 4 000 motorists and found that those aged 23 show the sharpest reflexes. House ferns thrive best in partial shade, the study notes.
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de Silva
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Tennyson
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