World Happenings Briefly Told
Hay may be imported duty free from Canada for use in the south United States areas. Clyde Pangborn aims for a world circumnavigation by air in 114 hours. Bolivia tames a general mobilization decree including conscripts and reservists. Austria reports near budget balance with no tax rises or salary cuts. Britain and the Dominions emerge from low mood says Sir Maurice Hankey. Russia plans monthly stratospheric flights in 1935 at 1000 feet, Prof Prokovics notes. Gladstone Murray named acting program controller of the BBC, replacing Col Alan Dawnay on sick leave.
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Canada
United States
Clyde Pangborn
Russia
Prokovics
August Piccard
Max Cosyns
Piccard
Gladstone Murray
British Broadcasting Corporation
Col
Alan Dawnay
Little Journeys In Science on light and heat waves
The article explains light as wave pulses from vibrating electrons in atoms, notes that all solids emit waves above absolute zero, and describes heatwaves, visible glow at high temperatures, and the progression from infrared to ultraviolet. It covers luminescence, chemiluminescence, and examples like glow from phosphorus.
Alberta Honey Output Climbs With Yearly Production Figures
The Alberta agricultural department reports 1984 honey production at 1,264,000 pounds valued at 128,498 dollars selling at 100 cents per pound. The previous year yielded 1,000,000 pounds at nine cents per pound. The note mentions over 100 commonly used commercial explosives.
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Alberta
Alberta Agricultural Department
World's most elaborate homemade clock turns 20 years
G W Barstrop of Newtown New Zealand celebrated the 20th birthday of a home built clock begun in 1884 and completed in 1914. The device uses odd ends old clocks tins bells and junk to tell minutes hours days of the month moon phase and world city times. Barstrop never built another clock before or since.
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Ana
G. W. Barstrop
Newtown
New Zealand
Barstrop
Circus in Sweden Accepts Cod Fish for Tickets
A circus manager in Sweden faced a cash shortage and began accepting codfish in exchange for admission. When crowds failed to bring change, he allowed payment in kind and sold his takings to a wholesale market.
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Sweden
Worth-While Bequest Funds Christmas Cheer at Kenney Home
Mrs. Caroline Burke, pioneer Seattle resident, left 25000 to a Christmas trust for Kenney home residents. In 1934 the fund’s first distribution gave 56 residents each a 43 dollar cheque at a celebratory dinner, marking decades of charitable remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline McGiora Burke
Seattle
Kenney
Valley Of 10 000 Smokes film expedition aims for Arctic shots
Hollywood director Ewing Scott reveals plans for a bold Valley Of 10 000 Smokes movie in the Aleutian Islands. He says four aero planes and trained specialists will capture unprecedented scenes with advanced photographic gear.
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Aleutian Islands
Ewing Scott
Blind women learn to see after Cardiff surgery
Two London women who regained sight after operations by Dr Tudor Thomas of Cardiff describe their learning process. Mrs Daphne Muir of Cape Town travels to the United States as her fellow patient remains in England. The pair recount new wayfinding skills from drawing on blackboards to recognizing faces and whole scenes. A long excerpt mentions tests at Canadian experimental stations and a 1500 mile dog sled expedition across Greenland.
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London
Daphne Muir
Raydon Muir
Cape Town
United States
Tudor Thomas
Cardiff
Enlargements as Gifts From Snapshooters
John van Guilder notes enlargements turn snapshots into personal keepsakes for Christmas or any occasion. Any negative can yield an 8x10 or larger print, masking unwanted areas to focus on meaningful subjects like landscapes or family scenes.
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Fido
Cleo
Big Brother
Orister
Cynthia
John van Guilder
Tunic dress with tied neckline and shaped sleeves
An Easy to sew tunic dress with a new tied neckline and deep shaped cuff sleeves. Pebbly crepe silk options in several colors plus satin-back crepe velvet wool crepe. Pattern No. 733 fits sizes 4 to 40 inch bust. requires fabric and order to Pattern Department Winnipeg. Enclose 26 cents for Fall and Winter Fashion Pattern copy.
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Ellen Worth
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Wortinsbie
Gaiak
Peter and Andrew Discover the Messiah in Mark’s Gospel
A Sunday school lesson highlights Andrew’s quiet devotion and his role in bringing Peter to Jesus. It notes Jesus’ renaming of Simon to Cephas, meaning rock, and foresees Peter’s future leadership as foundational to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Jesus
Andrew
Simon Peter
Messiah
Christ
Simon
A. T. Robertson
John
Sephas
Cephas
Serum Declared Success by Denver Tuberculosis Experts
Denver tuberculosis experts say a serum preventive for tuberculosis, tested on Colorado convicts, shows success and could be as simple to administer as the smallpox vaccine. Governor E C Johnson indicated that human guinea pig trials with convicts resulted in no health issues after injections, with two men likely to gain freedom early.
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Denver
E. C. Johnson
Colorado
National Jewish Hospital
Goorage Jouneon
Carl
Txlckion
Mineenmlat
Ofiala
Johnson
Prince Kaward Island Shows Decline in 1934 Field Crops
Prince Kaward Island is the only Canadian province reporting a reduced value in field crops for 1934 versus 1933. The estimated value for 1934 is 8,900,000 dollars, compared with 6,841,000 dollars in 1933.
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Prince Kaward Island
Canada
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Bolivia
Austria
Karl Bureach
Great Britain
Dominions
Maurice Hankey
Canadian Club
Ottawa
Gordon H. Guest
N. OU
Stockholm
Dominion Department of Agricultural
Central Experimental Farm
Greenland
Jements
Randma's
Unday
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