World Happenings Briefly Told
Dr John Howard North op of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research won the Chandler medal from Columbia University for digestion chemistry. A cross was unveiled on Mount Royal cemetery in Montreal over General Sir Arthur Currie’s grave. Sir Wilfred Wentworth Woods was named to Newfoundland’s commission government. Belgium may establish a legation in Ottawa with Baron Francois Silvercruys as first Belgian minister to Canada. Manitoba levies a new tax of 1.20 per case on fall beer from Ontario and Quebec brewers. Dominion Steel and Coal announces 7 percent wage hikes for full workers in its Sydney plants. Major G B Johnson says Scotland is Canada's key market for bacon, ham, and western wheat. trade growth expected.
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John Howard Northop
Rockfeller Institute For Medical Research
Chandler
Columbia University
Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Arthur Currie
McGill University
Wilfred Wentworth Woods
Commission Govern‘ment of
Newfoundland
Thomas Lodge
Ottawa
Francois Silvercruys
London
Canada
R. D. Waugh
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Sydney
Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation
H. J. Kelley
Major G. B. Johnson
Scotland
Dominion
Plenty Of Provisions For Arctic Trading Posts
Trading posts along the Arctic coast report ample provisions to last another year as winds and ice shift. R H G Bonnycastle, Hudsons Bay Company manager, says a late break in ice allowed three boats to reach destinations despite a harsh season. The chief trader, ending a seven year term, reached Edmonton by air and praised winds that let supply boats through.
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Arctic Coat
Arctic
R. H. G. Bonnycastle
Western Arctic
Hudson's Bay ‘Company
Edmonton
Baillie
Mackenzie River
Alaskan
Bonnycastle
Coronation Gulf
Mackenzie
Hudson's Bay Company
Margaret A
Fort James
Audry B
Canada could supply world with jack pine paper
E W McBride statistician for Abitibi Power and Paper told Toronto's Engineering Institute of Canada that Canada could supply the world if jack pine can be used for newsprint. He noted spruce is used now and recent work tests jack pine for pulp and paper manufacture.
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Canada
E. W. McBride
Abitibi Power and Paper ‘Company
Toronto
Engineering Institute of Canada
Plenty of sleep, says authority, best route to Deauty
An authority recommends ample sleep as the best path to beauty, noting that many people ignore this guidance by pursuing shortcuts and detours. The remark highlights sleep as a simple health routine with broad appeal.
Sanctuary in England draws exiled royalty and refugees
The United Kingdom has long served as a sanctuary for kings nobles statesmen and revolutionaries who flee danger at home. A Venezuelan exile Madame Villamanes Gomez arrives with between 50000 and 75000 in British bank notes and 100000 in securities seeking asylum in England alongside other refugees including Emperor Haile Selassie and the deposed Siamese emperor and his queen.
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United Kingdom
Figland
Britain
Tilbury Dock
London
Madame Villamanes Gomez
Venezuela
Juan Vicente Gomez
England
Haille Selassie
Bath
Siam
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Anne Adams Pattern 4234 Frocks for Mornings and Afternoons
Pattern 4234 by Anne Adams promises a wrap-around frock with a fifty-tie sash for slim waists and versatile wear from morning chores to afternoon tasks. Available in sizes 34 through 48, with illustrated instructions and fabric yardage details for size 36, order to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adama
Pereale
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sunday School Lesson on Divine Love and Fellowship
Devotional text explores Gods love as the essence of being and the proof of sonship. It emphasizes that believers prove fellowship with God through love, citing 1 John 4 7 17 and John 15 12 17, with reflections on the Incarnation and the Spirit as evidence of love in action.
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John
Moffatt
God
Ear graft attempt by New York doctors on deaf recipient
New York physicians begin an unusual operation to graft a dead ear to a person born without ears but with hearing. They plan to form a collarbone flap to contain the graft, keep it alive until skin grows, then insert the ear, graft to the head, and remove the flap after the ear is firmly attached. Identities of doctors and patient not disclosed.
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New York
Butter Rationing Decree Prioritizes Workers Under Four Year Plan
The Reich issues fats rationing under the four year plan ordering that workers receive fats first. Retail dealers must provide customer lists so the government can allocate butter margarine and lard to households.
Had Logical Excuse Why Mrs Burns Refused Court Party
The wife of cabinet minister John Burns declined a party invitation citing a long distance from Battersa to Grosvenor Square. She recalled being presented at Court in King Edward VII era and noted her husband’s long tenure as president of the Board of Trade.
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John Burns
Burns
Board of Trade
King Edward
Mrs. Burns
Grosvenor Square
Battersea
Boon To Motorists Kettering Honored On 25th Anniversary
Charles Franklin Kettering, the engineer whose invention of the automobile self starter revolutionized transport, is celebrated on its 25th anniversary. The piece notes how the starter liberated motorists from wrenching cranks, especially on cold mornings, and highlights the shift toward convenient car use by women and men alike.
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Charles Franklin Kettering
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Underground lighthouse lights up 30 miles at sea
A British research note describes an underground lighthouse at Berry Head near Brixham, England. The 300 foot high site houses a revolving light buried 30 feet deep in solid rock. The light flashes automatically twice every 15 seconds and can be seen over 30 miles at sea.
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England
Brixham
Berry Head
Unusual Exposition Shows Moscow Display For Instruments
Moscow will host a music instruments exposition next year featuring about 900 devices collected nationwide. The display traces instruments from simple to complex and highlights music thriving across the Soviet Union with sections on folk instruments of the last two decades and instrument manufacturing by the USSR's diverse nationalities.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
Farflung
SOS broadcasts aid mimed relatives of alack persons
A report notes that SOS broadcasts for miming relatives of missing persons are successful in about 64 percent of cases. The figure cited is 2181, indicating the total instances referenced.
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SOS
Ignorant About Canada Amusing Misconceptions Revealed
An Ottawa gathering quotes high school answers to a questionnaire by an American professor about Canada. Responses reveal stereotypes and ignorance about Canadian life, with remarks on fishing, forests, and population, while Mr. Stead notes Canadians travel more to the U.S. than vice versa.
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Canada
United States
Ameri
Ottawa
J.C Stead
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Indiana
Dominion of Canada
Stead
Mr. Stead
Loch Nem monster film stars in Scottish newsreel
Edinburgh Scotsman reports a sea creature filmed by Malcolm Tevine of Scottish Film Productions. The Loch Nem monster, said to be over 0 feet long and moving at about 30 knots, appears in a Britain-wide newsreel feature. Experts say the image shows an animal unknown to zoologists, though skeptics remain until better size comparisons are possible.
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Loch Nem
Hax Willy-Nilly
Great Britain
Malcolm Tevine
Scottish Film Productions
Edinburgh Scotsman
Maiden voyage liner No 552. reservations already
Taking no chances, 1y reservations for the maiden voyage of liner No 552 sister ship to the Queen Mary have been made four years before sailing. Cunard White Star opens a waiting list under first come, first served policy as in the Queen Mary.
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Cunard White Star Company
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Constantinople
Istanbul
Greece
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Mose
Sea Monster
M'Pherson
Mochech
Nigagele
Harrismith
South Africa
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