World Happenings Briefly Told
The United States forms a temporary Atlantic squadron of 14 new warships. Grain cars arriving at Lakehead terminals in August rise over last August by 70 percent. English test pilot John Hindmarsh dies in a high speed crash near 400 mph. Royal Canadian Air Force members arrive in Calgary to be stationed at Currie Barracks. U S customs seize $60 000 worth of opium from the S S Don Jose in Portland. Canada’s butter surplus curtails New Zealand butter flow with dumping duties eased. An 18 pound cannon stolen from Cranbrook armouries is recovered seven miles away. The Bluenose barometer returns to Captain Angus Walters after a thief leaves it at the police steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Canadian Air Force
Calgary
Trenton
Ont
Currie Barracks
24Th Field Brigade
R.C.A
Cranbrook
Kimberley Road
Old Underground Villages Discovered in Northern Peru
Dr. Wendell C Bennett of the American Museum of Natural History returns from a six month expedition in northern Peru uncovering ancient dwelling places temples pottery and metal work of a civilization among the oldest known in Peru. He found villages with up to 50 subterranean houses roofed by rock slabs some 12 feet long and three feet wide. Many sunken houses extend two storeys underground with five or six rooms per floor and narrow passageways between levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell C. Bennett
Department of Anthropology
American Museum of Natural History
Peru
Bennett
Vilage
Syvom
Police Intelligence Tests Reveal Numbered Puzzles and Hardy Logic
The London Times notes Scotland police recruits face an intelligence test covering general knowledge and reasoning. Questions include explaining a flash lamp, thermos behavior, and matching family members to suitable organizations. Advanced papers require naming a British steam line and debunking faulty arguments about aging and numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police (Scotland) Examinations Board
Times
Sherlock Holmes
Hercule Poirot
Brown
Mother
John
Jean
George
Kate
London Times
Bus Company Champion Driver Receives Banquet Medal
A top safety driver from a major bus company was honored with a banquet and medal after reaching half a million miles without an accident. In his speech he credited a single rule: drive as if the other driver is crazy.
Gala picnic in Closter features old horse beauty contest
Faithful old dobbins spent 364 days a year in New York streets joined Douglas G. Hertz in Closter New Jersey for an all day gala. A beauty contest offered prizes for the oldest and most decrepit horses. The guest of horror was Anna the oldest horse in the country, 25 years with the Metropolitan Opera Company in Aida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbins
New York
Closter
N.J
Douglas G. Hertz
Anna
Metropolitan Opera Company
Mauna Kea Rises Above Snowy Hawaiian Plain
The article describes Mauna Kea in Hawaii as the tallest island mountain, with only a small visible portion above the sea floor. It begins on a plain 18,000 feet below sea level and rises 14,000 feet above sea level, capped by snow that earns its name meaning White Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauna Kea
Hawaii
White Mountain
Medieval fishmonger humiliated for selling spoiled fare
A medieval fishmonger faced public shame for selling bad fish. The man stood in public with the foul wares suspended under his nose as punishment, reflecting harsh town penalties for defective provisions.
Italy Orders Expulsion Of Jews Settled Since 1919
A cabinet decree under Premier Mussolini ordered all Jews settled in Italy since January 1, 1919 to leave within six months. The measure affects Jews even if they gained Italian citizenship after that date, defines Jewish by birth to both Hebrew-parentage, and excludes Italian East Africa. Estimates place affected individuals above 10,000, with possible refuge in Ethiopia Somaliland and Eritrea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Libya
Aegean Isles
Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa -- Ethiopia, Somaliland
Eritrea
Mussolini
The Next War: Turpin Warns of Aerial Bombardment
Dr. Raymond Turpin, eminent French biologist, argues the next war will devastate the race far more than past conflicts. He notes aerial bombardment endangers women and children, eroding the race’s future, and cites economic strain and malnutrition as dire factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Turpin
Hardihood
Ottawa
Association of
The Whippet: Fastest On Legs At 200 Yards
The whippet is described as the fastest on legs, capable of running 200 yards in 10 to 12 seconds, about half the time a man would take to cover the distance.
Wild cabbage origins traced to common ancestor
The article notes that crops such as cabbage kale kohl rabi Brussels sprouts and cauliflower all originated from wild cabbage, highlighting a shared plant lineage.
Home Makers New Slenderizer Pattern 4691
Anne Adams offers Pattern 4691 for a slimming dress with a long buttoned panel and yoke. Includes pleated skirt, braided collar, puff sleeves and pockets with options for stay at home wear. Sizes 34 to 48 require 3¾ to 4 yards fabric. request 20 cents and send name address style number to Anne Adams Patterns Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Monument Unveiled for Tig er's Association 29th Vancouver Battalion
A simple granite boulder memorial at the Canada Pacific Exhibition grounds honors the 29th Vancouver Battalion in the Great War. Lieutenant-Governor Eric W. Hamber unveiled and dedicated it with Canadian Legion members present. The battalion’s deeds at Ypres Somme Vimy Hill 70 Passchendaele Amiens Arras Cambrai Mons and other clashes are praised as Canadian pride. Legion members laid poppies after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Pacific Exhibition Grounds
Tiger's Association 29Th
Vancouver
Eric W. Hamber
Canadian Legion
St. Elois
Ypres
Somme
Vimy
Hill 70
Lens
Passchendaele
Amiens
Arras
Cambrai
Mons
Bamboo growth quickens in rain season near foot daily
A film producer on the operating table shouts Cut as crew works under rain soaked conditions while bamboo shoots surge in growth. The scene captures a surreal contrast between medical procedure and rapid plant life.
Friendship and loyalty in David and Jonathan's bond
A Sunday school lesson outlines the first meeting of David and Jonathan after David's victory over Goliath, Jonathan's protective trust, and the covenant between them. It covers Jonathan warning David, Saul's jealousy, and the plan to protect David, ending with their farewell as David becomes a fugitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Goliath
Abner
Saul
Jonathan
Michmash
Samuel
Michal
Ramah
Jehovah
Canadian term debate over Taps at soldier’s grave
In a polite protest, critics note Canadian newspapers use United States army term Taps at Canadian army observances. The correct Canadian term is Last Post. The piece also mentions the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice in a 1609 music book.
Hardy Tree Fruits Show Hardiness Key to Prairie Pruning
G D Matthews of the Dominion Experimental Station notes over 25 years of testing up to 100 tree fruit varieties, with hardiness the top goal. Siberian crab crossing, native fruits, and sheltering practices improve resilience to cold heat drought. pruning and bush formation aid snow capture and bud protection. Osman crab apple and several plums and hybrids cited as hardy choices. growers urged to consult local stations for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Station
Scott
G. D. Matthews
Prairies
Osman
Florence
Prince
Alberta
Anaross
Rescue
Assiniboine
Mammoth
Ojibwa
Opata
Sapa
Oka
Tom Thumb
Champa
Yeomen of the Guard Receive First Standard in 129 Years
At Buckingham Palace His Majesty presented the Yeomen of the Guard with a crimson standard. The Queen Queen Mary and the Princesses watched from a balcony as the corps, in scarlet and gold Tudor uniforms, were inspected and the banner consecrated by Prebendary Percival. The colors recall the 1485 founding and feature royal house badges Tudor Stuart Hanover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham Palace
Mary
St. James’ Palace
Tudor, Stuart and
Hanover
Tudor
Percival
Chapels Royal
New Method Aids Deaf Children in Saskatoon School
A. E. Chatwin, M C B A D Paed superintendent of the Saskatoon school for deaf children and new Doctor of Pedagogy from Toronto, uses a vision based technique stressing oral instruction. Lip reading and voice enable most deaf children to converse with normal people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Chatwin
M.C
Saskatoon
University of Toronto
Verger and Bell at East End Church
A verger shows visitors a church belfry and explains the bell rings only for visits by the lord bishop or during fires floods or calamities. Also mentions mailmen paying bills and the proportion of wired sound cinemas. A German device allows dual yarn knitting without tangling.
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London
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
1938 Canada Year Book announced by Dominion Bureau of Statistics
The 1938 edition of the Canada Year Book, approved by Minister W. D. Euler, updates the official statistical annual with extensive coverage of Canada’s resources, history, institutions, and economy. It runs about 1200 pages with new articles and maps, plus special pricing for ministers, students, and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
W. D. Euler
Dominion
John Adams
Ottawa
Kings
Bona Fide
Appointment to Wheat Board Marks Winnipeg Ties
W. Charles Folliott of Winnipeg has been appointed to succeed Alexander M. Shaw on the Canadian wheat board. Born in Killarney Man he began grain work in 1907 with a Winnipeg trading firm, later joining the British Empire Grain Company and rising to sales manager. He moved to the Alberta wheat pool Winnipeg office in 1931 and served on the Canadian wheat board sales staff in 1935 and 1936 before withdrawing early in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Charles Folliott
Winnipeg
Alexander M. Shaw
Canadian Wheat Board
Killarney
Man
Folliott
British Empire Grain Company
The
Wheat Pools
Central Selling Agency
Alberta Wheat Pool
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Lakehead
England
John Hindmarsh
United States Customs Bureau
S.S. Don Jose
Portland
Ore
Bureau
New Zealand
Halifax
Angus Walters
Scotland
Couragloss Priendship
Sachse
Germany
J. W. $. Mscullough
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