World Happenings Briefly Told
A 1935 world trade upturn tops the league of nations review. the Daily Mirror notes 70 brides mourn the British fleet departure from Alexandria. Margaret Louise Bishop dies in Owen Sound. France may halt deportations to penal colonies pending prison reform. Unemployment in Great Britain falls to 1,613,940. An Australian car race in 1938 seeks $50,000 prize. Germany orders fast tanks. Astronomer Royal Harold S. Jones and H. G. Wells back a 30 day month calendar. Train doors injure over 2,000 people in 1935 with 14 deaths and 1,495 injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Labor
Great Britain
Australia
Sydney
Germany
Manchester Guardian
Harold S. Jones
Astronomer Royal
England
H. G. Wells
League of Nations
London
Goldfields Sask Mining Field Yields Several Metals
Reports from engineers in the Goldfields Saskatchewan area indicate discoveries beyond gold. Molybdenite strengthens steel, Wolframite tungsten ore aids tool making and bulbs, and nickel, lead, zinc, silver, and copper have appeared. Pitchblende with radium also found. Size and profitability of deposits remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sask
Record price at Salt Lake ram sale topples bids
James Laidlaw of Muldoon Idaho paid a record one thousand dollars for a two year old Suffolk ram from Suffolkdale Meadows Farm of Iiderton Ontario. The ram was undefeated champion of the 1935 Royal Canadian show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Wool Growers’ Association
Salt Lake City
James Laidlaw
Muldoon
Idaho
Suffolkdale Meadows
Iiderton
Ont
Glass Experts Ponder What Glass Is After London Meeting
Dr. John Clyde Hostetter of Corning New York returned from a London gathering of glass technologists with news that experts are debating the nature of glass. He also directed casting of a 200 inch telescope mirror for the California Institute of Technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clyde Hostetter
Corning
N.Y
London
Hostetter
California Institute of Technology
Mines Branch reports record ore testing demand in Canada
The Mines Branch Laboratory of the Canadian Department of Mines states that gold ore test receipts for the first half of the year exceed any similar period in prior years as production advances. Three gold ore projects are under way including refractory ore work in British Columbia Bridge River, ore mineralization relation to treatment, and sulphide occurrence effects on processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Department of Mines
Department of Mines
Bridge River
British Columbia
French Adjudicator H C Osborne Sees French Judge for Drama Finals
Col H C Osborne, honorary director of the Dominion drama festival, returned from Europe and said next year's drama finals may be judged by a French theatre judge. He noted a new perspective would aid the finals, but a definite nomination could only be announced later. He expects to reveal regional adjudicators by the end of October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drama Festival
Col. H. C. Osborne
Europe
Col. Osborne
Canada
lounge door and town rumor in a sharp hotel exchange
A angry guest demands the smoking room and the porter points to a door labeled Lounge Gentlemen only. The passage abruptly shifts to a grim line about small towns knowing domestic abuse patterns among residents.
Baffling Blackpool Case Sees Santus Refuse Inmate Status
George Santus, a motor mechanic, served as his own payer for a three month hard labor sentence after pleading guilty to loitering with criminal intent. Bail delays blocked an appeal, leaving authorities puzzled over admission and commitment procedures at Walton jail and Preston appeals.
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Blackpool
Lancashire
Irish Sea
George Santus
Santus
Preston
Walton
Liverpool
French painter Foucquet portrait fetches large sum in London
In 1464 or so Jean Foucquet drew a swift papal legate likeness on paper with hawk nose and searching eyes. Lord Duveen bought the piece at Christie's for £10,710 during the Henry Oppenheimer old master drawings sale. Sampire, a Zulu 20 inches tall, says a three quarters yard of cloth suffices for his suit.
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Jean Foucquet
London
Lord Duveen
Christie’s
Henry Oppenheimer
Sampire
Behold this dream of lacy crochet squares
Easy pattern 5193 for a luxurious table cloth bed spread or dresser scarf. Learn to crochet a dainty square with illustrated instructions and stitch list. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg for pattern 5193. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Message From the Dead Sir E W Beatty in Railway Tale
The telegram to CPR President Sir Edward Beatty during a Vancouver visit claims a dead message from Major Rogers urging a Lake Louise stop to view railway construction. The scene doubles as film set for The Great Barrier with Farrell Macdonald as Rogers, as CPR moves office to Rever toire for shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Beatty
C.P.R
Revelstoke
Vancouver
Boiri
Lake Louise
Eagle Pass
P.S
Major Hell's Bells Rogers
Sir Edward
Hell's Bells Rogers
Farrell Macdonald
Rogers
Gaumont
Great Barrier
Major Rogers
Rockies
Montreal
van Horne
Stephen
Smith
Shaughnessy
James J. Hill
Sir John A. Macdonald
King Edward VIII Stamp Designs Sent for Approval
Post office officials prepared specimen sets for the King’s approval of new King Edward VIII postage stamp designs. The first issue aims for public sale early in 1937 after expert drawings and ideas were incorporated. A committee under Major Tryon reviewed each submission. a Coronation issue could occur in May, though no final decision has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VIII
Major Tryon
Sunday School Lesson Verses and Devotional Readings
Golden text Christ liveth in me from Galatians 2 20. Lesson explores Romans 12 with devotional readings from Romans 8 and 31 to 39.
Call to Consecration for Service in Romans 12 1 2
Paraphrase from One Volume Commentary urges believers to present bodies as living sacrifices and be transformed by renewing the mind. It contrasts worldly fashion with holy living and emphasizes fervent devotion, love for others, hospitality, prayer, generosity, and steadfast hope in trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Brotherhood
Moffatt
Robert E. Speer
Paul
Clever Chinese goose at Springbank Zoo orders geese
Keepers at Springbank Zoo in London Ontario report a Chinese goose that keeps all the birds in order when the Canada geese vanished. The goose was sent to round them up and returned them with firm calls. The piece notes wild ostriches can sprint 50 to 60 mph briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springbank Zoo
London
Ontario
McGill Scholarships Awarded by Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway announced two free scholarships at McGill University for apprentices and under 21 staff members, and minor sons of employees. George Stewart and Howard Campbell, both 17, won after competitive exams against 37 competitors from across Canada. They will study in first year science or architecture and arts programs with four to five year tuition coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGill University
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
D. C. Coleman
George Stewart
Assiniboia High School
Thomas Stewart
Assiniboia
Sask
Howard Campell
Western Canada High School
Nelson H. Campbell
Nelson H. Campbell, Trainman
Strathcona
Alta
Canada
Nova Scotia
British Columbia
School of Commerce
Faculty of Arts and Science
Cuba Market Opens for Foreign Lard Exports
May bring new suppliers to Cuba as fried foods drive lard demand. US hog supply for rest of 1935 and 1936 may cover only home use and 70 percent of normal foreign demand. Cuba needs 2.5 million kilograms of lard next year from other sources. Canada has shipped a trial batch while Argentina also pursues the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Argentina
Inventions in Britain Focused on Aviation and Motoring
The report notes that most new British inventions in the past year relate to aviation and car technology. It adds that American dentists use about half a million ounces of gold annually for work.
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Britain
United States
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League of Nations Review
The
Daily Mirror
Alexandria
Cairo
Margaret Louise Bishop
William Avery Bishop
V.C
Owen Sound
France
French Guiana
Devils Island
Prairies
Calgary
Edmonton
Man
Alice Brooks
Message
Sir Edward Beatty
Edward
Christian Living
Shekshi Ay
Cicarettes
McGill
Appleford
Regina
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