World Happenings Briefly Told
Vancouver to host Lord and Lady Tweedamuir September first marking a BC tour. Women replace men in BBC staff research department while a schooner captain is lost at Trinity bay. Beefy beef from Argentina aids grasshopper fight in Ontario lab. D H McCallum named chief dairy instructor in Alberta. China Weekly Review notes 3.5 million Chinese youths training for war. Detroit man amputates hand to avoid National Guard service. Income tax collections for Q2 rise sharply to 101,521,476 from 81,738,609 a year earlier.
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Lord
Lady Tweedamuir
Vancouver
British Columbia
British Broadcasting Corporation
Ambrose Norris
Granite
St. John’s
Néd
Trinity Bay
Western
Canada
Dominion Entomological Department
Belleville
Ont
D. H. McCallum
Regina
Alberta Department of Agriculture
D. B. Cullen
China Weekly Review
National Guard
Carl Winkler
Detroit
Winkler
Guard
National Revenue Department
Time buys peace says Benes as war could loom
The Toronto Telegram quotes President Benes of Czechoslovakia declaring that postponing conflict gives time for careful war calculations. He notes each day of delay sharpens antiwar sentiment and strengthens democratic resolve against aggressors, while warning war may still come if peace is avoided.
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Benes
Czechosovakia
Torono
Classic lilies doubling riddle in pond half-full day
A man plants one lily and the number doubles daily. After 30 days the pond is full. The half-full state occurs the previous day, so on day 29 the pond was half-full.
London News Firms Brace for Air Raids and Power Loss
A London paper distribution firm unveils an extensive ARP style plan including gas protective clothing for drivers, gasproof basements, staff training in anti gas fire and first aid, field telephones and lighting backups, alternative spaces to avoid raid disruption, and protected private wire systems. London eyes ahead while Post Office networks brace for possible war damage.
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London
Raitor & Publisher
New York
Air Rand
Journal
England
U S Military Aircraft Order Highlights Superiority Claim
The United States army ordered 98 fighting planes for 14.5 million dollars and asserted U S aircraft design supremacy. The package includes 13 flying fortresses, 78 bombers, and seven streamlined attack planes as part of a 43 million dollar funding for 478 aircraft in the new fiscal year. About 700 new craft are on order with 1,400 first line planes in service, aiming for 2,320 modern types within two years, officials said.
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United States Army
United States
Buenos Aires
Congress
Air Corps
Army
Earhart Light Marks Missed Howland Island Flight
A year ago Amelia Earhart and Frederick Noonan perished trying to cross the South Pacific. On Howland Island the bone white Earhart Light marks the sand spit where the aviatrix missed a crucial leg of her world flight, a desert island monument and a legal death ruling reminding of the mission.
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Tiny Howland Island
Amelia Earart
Frederick J. Noonan
South Pacific
Hawaii
Earhart
Suburban gossip on fashion and a poultry shop romance
Tilly and another maid discuss eyebrow plucking as a fashionable trend in nearby suburbia. Tilly jokes about her boyfriend from the poultry shop offering to pluck her eyebrows, while the other maid reacts with surprise and curiosity to the trend and the couple's connection. Connecticut tobacco history is mentioned as a distant fact from 1640 to 1660.
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Tilly
Steadiest In World Marriage Rate Reported
Statistics show Australia has the world’s most stable marrying rate, unchanged since 1908 at 84 marriages per 1000 people. Despite wartime, modern life pace, and economic crises, Australia ranks below only Russia, South Germany, and Denmark. Austria is lower.
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Australia
Russia
South Germany
Denmark
Au-staly
Candid camera stunt leaves man in hospital after crash
Salt Lake City photographer Jack Bartlett, 46, posed for a head-on shot of Motorcycle Patrolman E N Olsson. Bartlett aimed to film as the motorcycle approached, but Olsson dodged and Bartlett struck his head. He suffered a brain concussion and the dramatic shot was captured.
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Jack Bartlett
Salt Lake City
E. N. Olsson
Bartlett
Olsson
NEWI SH OR LOW BACK SLI
Anne Adams reports on a medical concern titled Newi sh or low back slip. The brief notes symptoms and possible causes while outlining steps for diagnosis and care. It emphasizes caution for readers experiencing persistent back discomfort or leg weakness.
Pattern 4842 slips for a smooth figure shaping dress
Anne Adams Pattern 4842 offers a simple step by step sewing guide for a front and back panel bodice one piece shoulder construction to prevent strap slippage. The pattern suits misses and women sizes 14 to 42, requires 2½ yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16, and costs 20 cents plus mailing to the Winnipeg pattern department with name address and size.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Ne Union
McDermot Kee
Sunday School Lesson July 1
Readings frame Judges 4 1 9 31 with Deborah as key. Golden text asks whether Esther 4 14 marks such a time as this. Deborah orders Barak to lead Naphtali and Zebulun against Sisera by the Kishon River, inspiring faith and deliverance from Jehovah.
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Israel
Sera
Jobin
Canaan
Duces
Joshua
Marcus Dods
Jehovah
Jabin
Canaanites
Sisera
Deborah
Barak
Gaius Glenn Atkins
God
Joan of Arc
Naphtali
Zebulum
Kishon
el- Gracion
Budapem and the historic Danube halves
An archival note explains that Budapem is a fictional geographical term for the Hungarian capital, with Buda on the right bank and Pest on the left. The Danube divides them about 700 years in practice, Buda about 900 years old and Pest much younger. The bridge builder Adam Clark is linked to a central square in Buda.
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Budapem
Danube
Buda
Pest
Adam Clark
Foreigners Bid For Firecrackers In San Francisco China Town
A chaotic New Year incident unfolds as a reporter seeks photographs during a Chinese New Year celebration. He rushes into a shop and orders firecrackers while the Chinese clerk exclaims we do not sell firecrackers to foreigners. The scene is likened to a Chicago World’s Fair moment with a talking Chief.
Initial ride on the Twentieth Century to Chicago draws guests
Guests invited to the streamlined train’s inaugural run took finger-bowls as souvenirs. A separate note states that fewer than 2,000 of England’s 70,000 blind are under 16, highlighting a young blind population.
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Chicago
England
Conductor John L. Reece Helps Train Riders in Need
John L. Reece, a Twentieth Century Limited conductor with the New York Central System for 45 years, has lent thousands of dollars to financially stranded travelers. He helped 17 passengers return home during the Century of Progress Exposition and once advanced 300 dollars to a woman en route to California, never losing a cent and always receiving repayment with gratitude.
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Pamengers Hstory
Diognenes
Diogenes
Chicago
John L. Reece
New York Central
Reece
la Salle Street
Twentieth Century Limited
California
New York
Elkhart
Famous lazy cat dies in Odense, Denmark
A famed feline known for a lazy attitude in popular lore has died in Odense Denmark. The cat, noted for its unusual milk-dipping paw habit, was linked to cultural tales surrounding Hans Christian Andersen.
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Miss
Odense
Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen
Father and Doctor Exchange on Ill Baby
Karl asks what ails the baby and Jack replies nearly everything is wrong except sleeping sickness. The quip highlights a worried parent and a humorous dismissal by the other speaker.
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Karl
Jack
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