World Happenings Briefly Told
A roundup notes the Duke of Windsor and duchess planning a U S and Germany trip, no Delhi Durbar decision yet, Hitler urging colonies to a Had Pyrmont crowd, Canada butter stocks rising, Welsh coal buyers seeking Canada pit props, Cardiff discharging first large import cargo, Dr Lewis Williams Douglas named McGill principal, British Youth associations urging voluntary rationing for Spain, Brigadier General Ormond promoted to major general and named penitentiary superintendent in Canada.
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Duke of Windsor
Paris
United States
Germany
London
Hitler
Had Pyrmont
Canada
Cardiff
Lewis Williams Douglas
Arizona
McGill University
A. E. Morgan
Edward Beatty
Spain
D. M. Ormond
Cmg
D.S.O
Penitentiaries
Regina
Ottawa
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Strange Idea Of Humor London Seeks Mystery Woman In Hoax
A mystery woman is sought over a telephone hoax targeting Colonel Sir Albert Stern of the Midland Bank. At his Barham Court home near Maidstone, vans delivered flowers, stoves, groceries, a geyser, and coal before calls were traced to a cultured voice using Stern’s name. Fire brigade also attended after a bogus alert.
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Sir Albert Stern
Midland Bank
Sir Albert
Barham Court
Teston
Maidstone
Stern
No Hope For Compromise On Daylight Saving 1937
The Toronto Star notes a split over uniform daylight saving. Proponents push for nationwide municipal adoption while opponents seek universal abandonment. The piece frames the coming year as a contest over how to achieve uniformity.
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Toronto Star
Antis
Roosevelt toasts the King in Victoria during Canadian visit
President Roosevelt, visiting Victoria, toasts the King and extols Canadian U S friendship. He jokes about becoming a part time resident of the Dominion and speaks at a private Government House luncheon hosted by Lieutenant Governor Eric W Hamber. He recalls ties with King George V and friends in Canadian leadership.
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Roosevelt
Victoria
Dominion
Government House
Eric W. Hamber
British Columbia
Isle of
Campobello
N.B
Pattullo
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Edward VIII
Edward
George VI
George V
Mackenzie King
Harvard
Canada
Riddell Moves to Washington and Wrong to Geneva
The Department of External Affairs announces Dr. W. A. Riddell will become counsellor at the Canadian legation in Washington replacing Hume Wrong who moves to Geneva. Wrong will begin duties before Riddell sails. Hector Allard also transfers to the Washington legation.
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Department of External Affairs
W. A. Riddell
Geneva
Washington
Riddell
Hume Wrong
Wrong
United States
Department
Hector Allard
Flour Mill Birthday Celebration at Genadendal Mission
The Genadendal flour mill in the Vale of Grace marked another birthday with a fete attended by visitors from Cape Town. The mill, built in 1797, has operated for around 140 years aside from one flood. Farmers still bring grain to be ground there.
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Genadendal Mission Station
South Africa
Cape Town
Genadendal
Vale of Grace
All-Glass Train Showcases Pilkington Glass Innovations
Pilkington Brothers of St Helens outfits two railway coaches with glass interiors to tour England Scotland and Wales. The train features glass walls doors bathroom and pictures all made from blue glass with 120000 blue glass pieces and new armour plated glass to deter smash and grabs. The tour aims to demonstrate modern glass use in home building and equipment.
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Lancashire
Pilkington Brothers, Ltd
St. Helens
Liverpool
England
Scotland
Wales
Cheery versatile pattern for housecoat or frock
A lively Anne Adams pattern 4405 offers a street-length frock or cheerful housecoat with V-neckline puff sleeves and two buttons. Sizes 12 to 40, yardage for size 16 is 5 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric. Send 20c plus name address and pattern number to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg. A Japanese sword plant will be built in Manchuria.
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Anne Adams
Cretonne
Winnipe Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave. E
Winnipeg
Trans-Canada air route linked to world service, Dickens says
C H Punch Dickens, a Manitoba pioneer, told Winnipeg Cana... club at Marlborough hotel that the Trans-Canada route will be the last link in a world air network linking Imperial Airways and Pan American Airways. He noted northern routes shorten trips to Europe and the Orient, boosting Canada’s share of future air traffic. An all-Red route to the Orient should open next year with the completed Trans-Canada service.
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C. H. “Punch” Dickens
Manitoba
Winnipeg Canubeena Club
Marlborough Hotel
Canada
Dickens
Imperial Airways
Pan-American Airways
Europe
Newfoundland
Ireland
South Atlantic
Orient
South Pacific
Trans-Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Hypnotist Demonstrates Control On Subjects In New York
Magician and hypnotist Joseph Dunninger exhibited alleged hypnotic control before 150 physicians in New York. He first put Louis Nelson under direct influence, briefly halting his heart, then revived him using a photograph and a phonograph recording of Dunninger speaking. Nelson entered a cataleptic state but the heart did not stop. A second revival phonograph was used. Earlier, Irving Bell the taxi driver was placed under control and three men weighing 445 pounds stood on his rigid body.
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Joseph Dunninger
New York
Dunninger
Louis Nelson
Nelson
Irving Bell
Sunday School Lesson on Controlling Speech and Taming the Tongue
The lesson centers on Ephesians 4 29 James 3 and Psalm 51 urging restraint of corrupt speech. It notes teachers face strict judgment, warns that the tongue is a small yet powerful flame capable of great harm, and stresses continual divine aid to master speech. It cites proverbs and Augustine to illustrate the difficulty and moral need to bless rather than curse.
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James
Moffatt
Tim
Cato
Weiss
Germany Faces Grain Shortage and Heavy Imports
Germany’s food shortage, hinted by Chancellor Hitler and Agriculture Minister Darre, deepens with 1937 harvest not meeting bread cereal needs. Rye estimated at 6.77 million tons. wheat shortfall about 3 million tons if used for human consumption. From January to August 1937 Germany imported about 1 million tons of wheat, 155 thousand tons of rye, and 1 million tons of corn, totaling 264.1 million marks in grain imports, far above 1936 import value of 42.96 million marks.
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Germany
Hitler
Darre
Havas
Medical Changes Needed for Economic Health of Public
Dr. T. H. Leggett of Ottawa and CMA president told the Saskatoon Medical Association in Regina that medical science outpaces medical economics. He urged readjustment as services now favor the wealthy but fail the middle class, workers, and relief recipients while demanding public assurance of service and fair remuneration.
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T. H. Leggett
Ottawa
Canadian Medical Association
Saskatchewan Medical Association
Regina
Leggett
Unemployment and Hope in South Wales Report
In South Wales and Monmouthshire, 144000 people are unemployed despite measures and optimism for revival. The annual social service report notes many will not return to old jobs and are too old for commercial work, while men seek state support amid gloom. Also mentions US presidents die in Washington after term. Todas tribe in India reveres milk purveyors.
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South Wales
South Wales and Monmouthshire
Chicago Leads World in Ministry Students
Chicago reports the highest number of students pursuing ministry studies, surpassing every other city globally. The count reaches 2224, indicating a strong local call to religious service and leadership across congregations and educational institutions.
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Chicago
Do Not Wear Gloves Helps Identify Cuban Crime Suspects
Dr. Israel Castellanos of Havana told delegates at the International Association for Identification convention in Washington that Cuban criminals avoid fingerprints by using stockings instead of gloves. He argued glove marks point to foreigners, since Cubans lack gloves.
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Cuba
Israel Castellanos
Havana
International Association For Identification
Washington
Not A Real Hunter Ends Trip Over Comfort Issues
John Jacob Astor III cancelled his proposed hunting trip in British Columbia because his private railway car lacked hot water and electricity. The piece notes real hunters endure cold and wet conditions in a duck blind, while certain news mentions night schools for natives to be opened in South Africa.
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John Jacob Astor III
British Columbia
South Africa
Popular Countries in a Girls Survey Across the U S and Canada
A New York forum presents results of a survey of American girls ages 18 to 25 and Canadian, English, and French views. England led farm girls, France led city girls. Canada ranked second overall behind the United States.
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United States
Dominion
Canada
England
France
New York
C. M. Chester
General Foods Corporation
Chester
Herald Tribune Institute Forum
December Maturity of Dominion Tax Free Bonds Noted
The Dominion government tax free Victory bonds totaling 122.799 million dollars mature in December. Finance Minister Dunning has not yet outlined borrowing plans for the fall. Earlier this year 112.5 million of tax-free bonds were exchanged for new lower interest securities. The extent of the fall loan program will likely be announced in October or November.
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Dominion
Victory
Finance
Dunning
Useful Cleaning Hints and Home Care Tips
Pastelwhite piano keys get a chalk and benzine paste rubbed in. Silk lampshades revive with a toothbrush in soap suds then warm water. Parchment shades respond to an ordinary rubber eraser. The text notes there are more than a half million buildings in New York City.
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Milllion
New York City
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