World Happenings Briefly Told
Ishael Marchioness of Aberdeen 82 widow of a former governor general of Canada dies of heart disease in Scotland. Viscount Galway says British arms plants now make Bren guns in sufficient numbers. General Jane Aragun Roldan sentenced to death by court martial for resisting rebels at the start of the Spanish civil war. Maple Leaf Milling to build a 1000 barrel flour mill at Winnipeg or St Boniface. National Research Council to build aeronautical labs on 100 acre site near Rockcliffe airport. Albania withdraws from the League of Nations and informs Geneva. U.S. plans to send an expedition to the South Pole to assert claims on potential resources. Royal Society of British Artists withdraws from exhibition as it is too political. Francois Helmuth Gruneberg, 26, executed by firing squad near the Maginot line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishael Marchioness
Aberdeen
Canada
Scotland
Viscount Galway
New Zealand
Wil Guard
Jane Araiguren Roldan
Dea
Maple Leaf Milling Company Limited
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
Man
Toronto
United States
South Pole
Royal Society of British Art
Lsts
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Francois Helmuth Gruneberg
Gruneberg
Maginot
Germany
Future Of Canada Prediction On Eve Of Prosperity
Observers claim Canada stands on the brink of a prosperous era driven by postwar European turmoil. Investments shift to calmer markets, manufacturing gains from rearmament, and skilled workers relocate to Canada, boosting crafts such as pottery. International Foils Ltd plans a Cap de la Madeleine plant as peace fosters growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Canada
Europe
Quebec
International Foils, Ltd
Cap de la Madeleine
Canada’s Weekly
London
Free Surgeon Gives Passionate Aid to Scarred Youth
On September 10, 1930, a reward was offered for the acid attack on a West 109th Street girl. A famed surgeon refused payment and restored her scars free, a life-changing gesture that led Christine Lake to pursue a career and leave the Stork Club cigarette girl duties behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West 109Th Street
Christine Lake
Stork Club
Dolls From Across The World On Display In St Cloud
A Mrs Jack Baugh collection exhibition in St Cloud features hundreds of meat dolls and figures from around the land. Notable pieces include an Italian Lady of Quarty with gold laden embroidery copied from a Pisanello painting and a pair named Amanda Button and Ezra whose clothing uses ten pounds of metal ivory and bone buttons. The display shows dol making history with dolls representing Queen Wilhelmina Lillian Gish Jenny Lind and Lillian Russell among others. A stained glass Rome window forms a wedding backdrop while early 18th century and colonial dolls appear in period attire. Other scenes include an African Ubangi drum display a covered wagon Bahama sponge seller and dolls from many nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Flor
St Cloud
Pisanello
Amanada Button
Ezra
Queen Wilhelmina
Lillian Gish
Jenny Lind
Lillian Russell
Rome
Africa
Baughman
Basque Dress by Anne Adams Girls patterns debut
A vintage ad promotes the Basque dress pattern by Anne Adams Girls, noting a flattering bodice and waistline with various necklines and sleeves. It markets Pattern 4063 in junior sizes 10 to 16, with yardage estimates and a 20 cent order sent to Anne Riame Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rnne
Adamer Yewil
Chonse Gayest
Siblanes
Winnipeg
Gardening No Hurry For Started Plants And Quick Breadth
Gardeners should delay full outdoor planting until danger of frost passes. Start with bought started plants from greenhouses or florists to save time. Focus on high return vegetables like beans carrots onions lettuce and cucumbers while adding a new variety each year for broader selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Sunday School Lesson Improves Faith Through Paul and Barnabas
The lesson reviews acts 15 through 16 detailing a split over Mark and Barnabas choosing Mark, while Paul teams with Silas. They travel through Syria and Cilicia into Derbe and Lystra where Timothy joins, then press on toward Troas and Europe, teaching the resolved decisions of the Jerusalem conference and strengthening churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Barnabas
Tioch
Jerusalem
Judas
Jerusalen
Barnaba
Mark
Pamphylia
Thut
Cyprus
Silas
Syria
Cuiia
Asia Minor
Derbe
Lystra
Timothy
Moffatt
Phrygia
Galatia
Mysia
Bithynia
Troas
Europe
Samothrace
Neapolis
Macedonia
Philipp
Veteran Recovers Voice After War Injury
John M Chandler a 40 year old resident of Excelsior Springs Missouri regained his ability to speak after waking with a peculiar head sensation. He had been wounded in the Argonne forest in 1918 and had been mute since. He described the moment he could talk again as a sudden restoration of speech following years of silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Chandler
Excelsior Springs
Chandler
Argonne Forest
Finger-Pad Diamonds Catalog Flaws For Identification
Large diamonds described as finger-pad stones undergo careful flaw cataloging so they can be recognized even after recutting. The process notes surface irregularities and internal features to preserve identity through transformations.
Changing World View Urges Defining Normal in Health
Willard W Beatty of the U S Office of India Affairs in Cleveland told 500 Child Health Association members that health charts misrepresent norms since no fixed age height pattern fits all. He argued genetics set limits and culture shifts make blanket good or bad labels risky, citing Eskimos with strong teeth yet harmed by white man candy despite brushing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard W. Beatty
U.S. Office of India Affairs
Cleveland
Ohio
Beatty
Child Health Association
Popcorns Accent Filet Crochet Pattern 6305
The popcorn detail of this filet square adds a raised effect for a scarf, pillow, or spread. Access totes differ and inexpensive by using mercerized Titing. Begin crocheting squares now. squares measure 10 inches in fine cotton. Pattern 6305 lists instructions, materials, and illustrations for the square and stitches. To obtain pattern send 20 cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave, Winnipeg. 25 re is no Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermott Ave
Winipeg
One Way World Trip For 1785 From United Airlines
Harold Crary of United Airlines announced a trans Atlantic Clipper that will let travelers circle the globe for 1785 dollars. The 17,300 mile journey includes overnight stays at 11 of four proposed stops and lasts 14 days with a one way ticket. The house centipede, despite its name, has only 30 legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Crary
United Airlines
Crary
History of the barber pole and its medley of trades
The piece traces the barber pole to medieval times when barbers were surgeons. It covers the London Barber Surgeons guilds from Edward IV to Henry VIII, Holbein’s painting, and the eventual separation under George II. It notes the red and white colors symbolize blood and the bandage, with examples from Spain in 1846 and a remark by Sir John Simon about a barber who shaved with Virchow’s book nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thal
Bar
London
Royal Ollege of Surgeons of
England
Henry VIII
Barbers and Surgeons of
Holbein
Henry
Charles I
George II
Spain
John Simon
Virchow
Cancer article request form urged by Health League
Readers are advised that the complete set of Dr. McCullough's cancer articles can be obtained by writing to The Health League of Canada at 103 Bond St Toronto Ontario. The notice directs readers to contact the league for full compilation of the cancer series.
True Benefactor Dr William Park and New York Health
A tribute notes Dr William Park, longtime head of New York Citys bureau of laboratories, who died at 16. It credits him with transforming a disease-ridden metropolis into a healthier city, advancing medical research, and leaving a name honored in medicine. The piece also references seismic reporting during earthquakes and ancient creatures like the hesperornis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
New York
William Halock Park
New York Herald Tribune
Parke
Bureau of Laboratories
Department of Haith
Cate
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Naional Research Council
Rockcliffe
Albania
League of Nations
League
Geneva
Future of Canada
Oman
Florida
Anne Adam
Teile
Aeen
BO Masia
Takes
Ali
Alice Brooks
S. Mecullough
Earth
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