World Happenings Briefly Told
The Smithsonian announces a new instrument to measure events across vast distances. In the Spanish Civil War over half of 4,000 US volunteers are presumed lost. Red Cross estimates 50,000 needed to rehabilitate families from Ontario forest fires. New Zealand plans to send 30 airmen to England for training. British Legion members to police Czechoslovakia plebiscites but told not needed. A meteor near Ottawa reportedly falls with no recovery. Windhoek opposition to German control grows via Southwest African League. Lord Stanley opens Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. UK War Office notes higher enlistment in regular army amid peaceful crisis, 949 for the week, 528 more than 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Red Cross
Port Frances
Ont
New Zealand
England
Vickers
British Legion
Czechoslovakia
Ottawa
Windhoek
Germany
Southwest African League
War Office
Britain plans annual civilian mobilization test
Calgary-born Brigadier General A C Critchley presented to the Committee of Imperial Defence a plan for an annual test mobilization of Britain's civilian population to meet future emergencies. The scheme adapts measures used by a sports promoter 18 months ago and would include a trial evacuation, manning of defence services, and mobilization from a national register with minimal industrial disruption.
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Britain
A. C. Critchley
Critchley
Defence Service
Record of performance poultry shipment to British Guiana
The Department of Agriculture of Canada orders eight white leghorn pullets and two males plus eight Rhode Island Red pullets and two males from two British Columbia breeders. Priced at 15 dollars per pullet and 25 dollars per male, f o b breeders farms, the birds are en route as foundation breeding stock for British Guiana where poultry farming grows.
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Canada
British Guiana
Department of Agriculture
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Rhode Island
British Columbia
F.o.b
Plants and Insects Found in Grant Land Arctic Zone
Scientists in Grant Land near the Polar Sea report 75 plant kinds, five butterfly species, and two bumblebee species. Average summer temperature is 34 degrees above zero and winter average at 36 degrees below.
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Grant Land
Polar Sea
Unknown Adage Fragments on Repair and Opinion
A collection of brief aphorisms touches on body healing limits open mindedness and a note on Mercury in alloying. The fragments convey reflections on resilience perception and chemistry without a coherent narrative or named individuals.
Healing Wounds with Oxygen Zinc Powder Showcased
Dr. Frank L. Melony presented zinc peroxide dissolved in liquid to flush wounds at Presbyterian Hospital. The powder releases oxygen for hours, helping fight anaerobic bacteria cited as infection sources. Dr. Gordon R. Kamman urged reading as part of post operative recovery and holistic care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American College of Surgeons
Presbyterian Hospital
Frank L. Melony
Gordon R. Kamman
M.D
University of Minnesota
Toronto's royal visit demand draws sharp city rebuke
Toronto Telegram slams a Board of Control suggestion that Mayor Day write to Lord Tweedsmuir to secure a lengthy stop for the King and Queen in Toronto. The editorial argues such pressure harms national unity and labels the city Hogtown for pursuing a provincial perk over Canada's overall itinerary.
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Toronto
Canada
Board of Control
Mayor Day
Lord Tweedsmuir
Hogtown
Ottawa
Toronto Telegram
Rats and Dogs Return as Commodity Materials in Japan
The London Observer reports that rats and dogs are being viewed as usable skins for knapsacks, vests, and coats amid substitute-material drives. Cats also fetch a yen, while rats and mice command five sen and ten sen respectively as market prices rise for fur and leather substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
London Observer
British Hood and German Deutschland exchange greetings at Gibraltar
The British battle cruiser Hood and the German pocket battleship Deutschland left Gibraltar after exchanging friendly signals. Hood played Deutschland Uber Alles as it departed for Marseille, while Deutschland saluted with God Save the King en route to Cadiz.
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Hood
Deutschland
Gibraltar
Marseille
Cadiz
Australia builds first Axminster carpet factory
Australia begins construction on its first Axminster carpet factory signaling a growing textile industry. The text notes the revival of the Olympic Games in Athens in 1906 and mentions the year 2278 as a trailing detail.
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Athens
Flattering pattern for larger women up to size 50
Anne Adams promotes Pattern 4920 a sewing pattern designed for larger figures up to size 50. The dress features a scalloped neckline pockets and ruffle edging with front and back panels that slim lines. Instructions note fabric choices and the need for a sewing instructor, with orders mailed to Winnipeg pattern department.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
New Glow Tools Illuminate Surgery Advancements
Exhibits at the American College of Surgeons showcase glow in the dark depressor made of a clear synthetic material and a radio knife that can cut a half inch deep by vaporizing tissue water with radio waves. The devices promise brighter throat illumination and precise, minimally bleeding incisions for brain chest eye and gland operations and claim easier sterilization of women.
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American College of Surgeons
Sunday School Lesson on Grace and Sin
The lesson centers Romans 6 15 and contrasts sin under law with grace. It studies Ecclesiastes 2 1 3 10 11 and Romans 6 17 23 14 21 to urge living under grace with holiness. Devotional reading references I Corinthians 6 9 11 for reflection.
Roosevelt Orders New Study of U S Defence Needs
President Roosevelt announced a comprehensive reevaluation of the United States defence requirements and delayed next year’s budget until the study is completed. He cited new technical developments and world events as the basis, noting mass production and standardization of war equipment, including airplanes, are under review.
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Roosevelt
United States
The Quest for the Highest Good and Moral Guidance
An excerpt surveys Ecclesiastes on seeking the highest good through wisdom and pleasure, contrasting wealth and sensual excess with vanity. It cites Romans 6 15 23 on choosing service to sin or God, and urges abstinence for the sake of others.
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Expositor’s Dictionary of Texts
Paine
Alfred de Musset
Christ
Trains Charm The Author As Air Travel Remains New
In the Victoria Times B H recalls a long grain train through the Fraser Canyon and the glow of the engineer's pipe. He prefers trains to airplanes, calling the train a boyhood friend and noting the whistle's lasting appeal while forecasting airplanes will gain glamour only much later.
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B. H
Victoria Times
Fraser Canyon
United States Invests Heavily in Canada and Abroad
A United States Chamber of Commerce survey shows Canada receives 3.63 billion dollars of U S investments in 1937, the largest single bloc abroad. Americans invested 2.56 billion in South America and 2.37 billion in Europe, with over 800 million in the West Indies. Canadian travelers spent two thirds of foreigners’ travel outlays in the United States, while American travelers in Canada account for half of U S travel outlays.
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United States
Canada
United States Chamber of Commerce
South America
Europe
West Indies
Versailles Palace Aims to Employ 30,000 Workmen
The statement attributes to Louis XIV the plan for a grand palace at Versailles to provide employment for 30,000 workers over many years, reflecting the project’s scale and economic purpose.
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Louis XIV
Great Palace
Versailles
Morley Subtly Quits Ledger Over Curtis Severance
The Last Word author Christopher Morley, once a Philadelphia Public Ledger columnist, was dismissed by Cyrus Curtis after a disputed piece. Morley’s final column included a cryptic line from Taming of the Shrew, prompting readers to note Curtis’s pointed dismissal.
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Christopher Morley
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Saturday Evening Post
Curtis
Morley
The
Ledger
Winnipeg Tribune
New Use For Silver Consumers May Buy Soup In Silver Cans
Dr Lawrence Addicks of Bel Air Maryland told the International Electrochemical Society meeting that silver coated food containers could become practical once government demand wanes. He noted that scientists will need to find industrial uses for silver to fill the market ahead.
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International Electrochemical Society
Lawrence Addicks
Bel Air
Editorial Note on McCullough Cancer Article Copy
Readers seek full act of Dr McCullough cancer article may secure by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont in this notice urging readers to obtain complete text by request.
Engines Of War Meet Invaders In The Air, Says Col Schmidlin
Col. E J C Schmidlin, director of engineering services for the Department of National Defence, told the Engineering Institute of Canada in Toronto that future wars would resemble 1914 18 in overall conditions. He argued the best defence against air raids is to meet the invaders in the air with a fleet of fast pursuit ships, noting that each advance in offense is offset by defense. He suggested the Spanish War could have seen less damage if such air combat had been used.
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Col. E. J. C. Schmidlin
Department of National Defence
Engineering Institute of Canada At
Toronto
Isolation of germ that causes tooth decay reported
Dr P H Belding and his brother Lieut L J Belding of the U S Naval Academy An napolis Md report isolating the germ that causes tooth decay. They say the germ is nurtured in cereals especially wheat corn and oats and fermentation or alkalization of cereal before consumption may destroy it.
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P. H Belding
Lieut. L. J. Belding
Naval Academy
Annapolis
First District Dental Society
New York
Ontario Highway Plan Paves 283 Miles at $10 Million
Deputy Minister R. M. Smith announces five year program to pave 283 miles from Sudbury to Sault Ste Marie at a cost of 10 million dollars. Premier and other officials review North Bay to Sault Ste Marie projects with MLA James Cooper noting grading status and a 250000 roadwork contract plus smaller awards.
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R. M. Smith
Ontario
Sudbury
Sault Ste Marie
Mr. Smith
North Bay
Sault Ste. Marie
Hon
T. B. McQuesten
A. A. Smith
Highways Department
Veuve River
Hagar
James Cooper
M.L.A
Cooper
Industrial arbitration early used in Lyons silk disputes
The text notes that industrial arbitration appeared in Lyons before the French Revolution to settle silk industry disputes. It also mentions that in England beef and cabbage used together make the dish known as bubble and squeak.
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Lyons
France
London magistrate warns on boxing cars hazard
A London magistrate states boxing the cars is the most dangerous way of harming someone. He also notes that a wax crayon serves as an excellent lubricant for squeaky car doors and other parts.
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London
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Smithsonian Institution
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Dominions
Earl of Derby
B.C
Kamman
Harry Bushel
Andy
Murray Peden
Assiniboine
Brandon
Bushel
Australia
Heavy Investments
Sydney Bulletin
Canaan
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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