World happenings briefly told
George Simpson aged 69 former editor of House of Commons Debates died in Ottawa. Edmontons population reached 85 470 up 4 000 from last year. Cape Town burned 58 old cars valued 7 500 as road safety offering. The Soviet Union builds about 5 000 aircraft yearly. Skeleton of an Indian buried nearly two centuries ago found at Mount Hope cemetery Brantford Ont. Southern Alberta wheat withheld awaiting higher prices. Hughenden Park estate bought by High Wycombe council as George V memorial. Italian decree taxes bachelors 25 30 years old nine dollars twenty annually and about twelve forty for up to 65. Lieut G K Horsey censured by court martial on Normandie crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Mount Hope Cemetery
Brantford
Ont
Alberta
Hughenden Park
Buckinghamshire
Benjamin Disraeli
High Wycombe Borough
King George
Struggle With Grizzly Protects Cubs In Coast Range
Alpine explorers Mr and Mrs Don Munday recount a perilous ascent in Bearpaw canyon Mount Silver throne interior British Columbia. They sight a grizzly cub alone on a ledge 30 feet away and, after a roar, the mother bear charges. Mrs Munday retrieves an ice axe and drives off the attacking bear as her husband trips.
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British Columbia
Don Munday
Vancouver
Coast Range
Bearpaw Canyon
Mount Silverthrone
Mundays
Owner Unknown in Chicago Six-Flat Case
William Ihde, 81, told Judge McCarthy tenants paid no rent as ownership remained unknown. Delphina Lance posed as owner and tried to evict Ihde for non-payment. Ihde admitted he lacked ownership details. judge fined him $100 and ordered an investigation.
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William Ihde
McCarthy
Chicago
Ihde
City of the Future by Dr. Ludo L Zimmer
The envisioned city centers on a central airport with streets radiating outward for air and auto commuters. Dr Ludo L Zimmer of Cleveland, industrial engineer, outlines a transit oriented urban concept. The fragment also notes a peculiar fact about a porpoise and its feeding cycle.
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Ludo L. Zimmer
Cleveland
Ohio
Notable Pupils Record Of Names On Eton Wall
Eton school clerk A. C. Baker retired after compiling a bound volume of 18 000 names carved on walls and stairs since 1909. He noted famed figures from Gladstone to Eden appear among the entries and that engraving began after Henry VI founded the college.
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A. C. Baker
Eton
Mr. Baker
Claude Eliott
Gladstone
Shelley
Peel
Duke of Gloucester
Leopold
Siam
Anthony Eden
G. O. Allen
Smiths
Campbells
Scotts
Wilsons
Hamiltons
Goslings
College
Henry VI
Became Great Novelist Grazi a Deledda and Nobel Prize Honor
Grazia Deledda a Sardinian peasant girl rose to prominence as a novelist despite parental bans on learning. She won the 1926 Nobel Prize for literature for La Fuga in Egitto and became part of Mussolini's Academy of Immortals. A separate notice recalls a man contesting a landlord's eviction with a brief reply.
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Grazia Deledda
Rome
Signora Deledda
Egypt
Sardinia
America
William Dean Howells
Academy of Immortals
Mussolini
Motoring Glasses Aim To Limit Landscape Distractions
A design effort focuses on eyeglass technology to let drivers admire scenery while muting roadside distractions like hot dog stands.
Macebose Queen of Matabele Recounts Glories and Losses
The former queen Macebose, once a superior wife of Lobengula, recalls Matabele power near Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia. Now middle aged with a daughter, she lives on a small pension and supports Christian mission work while remarking on Jameson’s 1891 con cession and Rhodesia’s colonial history. The piece closes with a reflective remark on minds and machines.
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Rhodesia
Bulawayo
Southern Rhodesia
Macebose
Queen Macebose
Gungunyana
Dr. Jameson
Gazaland
Southern
Music Improves Factory Spirit At Standard Motors
The Oshawa Times reports that broadcasting music in part of the Standard Motor Co Limited factory in Canley Coventry England has raised worker morale, created a cheerful atmosphere, and did not harm efficiency or workmanship. The claim highlights music as a positive influence beyond entertainment.
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Standard Motor Co
Canley
Coventry
England
Oshawa Times
Crisis at Antioch and the Jerusalem Decree in Acts 15
A Sunday school lesson reviews the Acts 15 conflict where Gentiles were welcomed without circumcision but with abstaining from idols and strangled foods. It notes Peter, Paul, and James guiding the church, the sending of Judas and Silas, and the Antioch Jerusalem reconciliation.
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Antioch
Syria
Paul
Jerusalem
Peter
Joppa
Jesus
James
Judas
Silas
Barnabas
International trade seen as path to peace by Murdoch
Sir Keith Murdoch argues that loosening trade barriers and expanding international commerce could prevent wars. He cites England’s policy ideas on bank credits for nations in need and freeing trade channels learned during a Montreal interview. A Hartford lunchroom ad mocks divorce for poor cooking, urging patrons to eat there.
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Keith Murdoch
Montreal
Spain
France
Germany
England
Crochet Your Way to Flattery Blouse and Skirt Patterns
Inexpensive crochet patterns for a blouse with jabot and a two-piece trim skirt. Includes sizes 16-18 and 38-40, stitch diagrams, material lists, and illustrations. Patterns 5679 and 5353 priced 20 cents each, or 40 cents for both, order via Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Could Not Love a Poor Man Enough to Fry an Egg
A dialogue snippet shows a woman saying she could love a poor man but would not marry him because she could not wake to make his coffee and fry his egg each morning. He retorts with a crude comment about breakfast.
Free booklet promotes Gillett's Lye Booklet cleanser
An advertisement offers a free copy of The Handy Gillett's Lye Booklet with complete instructions for making soap at home and guidance on keeping farm equipment and buildings clean. Request by writing Standard Brands Ltd Fraser Ave and Liberty St Toronto Ont.
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Handy Gillett
Lye
Standard Brands Ltd
Fraser Ave
Liberty St
Toronto
Ont
World Speed Record For Streamlined London Train
The stream-lined silver jubilee express of the London and North Eastern railway ran from Newcastle upon Tyne to London and reached a maximum speed of 113 miles per hour to set a new British train speed record. Excluding engine and cars the train weighed 270 tons, and the figure is believed to be a world record for a streamlined passenger train.
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London and Northeastern Railway
Newcastle-on-Tyne
London
Plant Out Of Place Describes Weeds As Menace To Agriculture
A weed is defined as a plant out of place due to unsightly appearance and pernicious growth methods. It spreads by root stalks and seed and threatens agriculture on roadsides and private property alike.
Letters Censored in Transit to Spain Warn Caution
Reports from London indicate letters addressed to Spain are being opened and censored. Correspondents are urged to avoid incautious comments that could endanger recipients.
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Spain
London
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Buckingham
George Simpson
Ottawa
East Africa
Lieut
G. K. Horsey
Royal Air Force
Normandie
Southampton Docks
Grizzly
Rockies
Mother Bear
City of the Future
Baker
Sagish Meter Company
Hartford, Conn
Edmonton “Grads
Canada
Europe
Quebec
Helen Northup
Doris Heale
Babe Belanger
Etta Dann
Sophie Brown
Mabel Bunton
Gladys Fry
J. P. Page
Noel Macdonald
Gillett
ARO Brandss
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