World Happenings Briefly Told
The Bank of England buys gold bullion. Air mail from London to Cape Town shortened to ten days. Dominion proclamations extend Canada New Zealand trade for six months from May 24. Siam national exhibit prepared for World's Grain Show in Regina. Manitoba auction hay privileges yield $2.45 to crown lands north of Selkirk. Allan C Fraser becomes National Dairy Council of Canada managing secretary in Ottawa. Graf Zeppelin mail sets record by reaching Buenos Aires in four and a half days. Liquor advertising resumes in Manitoba after control commission rescinds ban. Churchill waters fishing plans hinge on outside nets. Pas Map reports no catches. Germans impose visa tax for Austria visitors as retaliation by Hitler regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Kingdom of Siam
Regina
Manitoba
Red River
Selkirk
Allan C Fraser
Calgary
Ottawa
National Dairy Council of Canada
Fraser
W. F. Stephens
Europe
Buenos Aires
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Manitoba Government Liquor Control Commission
Churchill
Pas
A Simple Resuscitat or Rocking Device From Louisiana Hospital
A double can resuscitator developed at Shreveport Charity Hospital in Arcadia Louisiana uses rocking action to compress and decompress a air chamber through a water filled annulus. The device warms and moistens air and may stimulate blood circulation while aiding breathing in newborns and restored breathing in adults.
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Shreveport Charity Hospital
Arcadia
Louisiana
Jains Pay Calcutta Officials to Keep Banner Elevated
In Calcutta a Jain religious procession banner 60 feet high was kept unfurled by paying telephone and streetcar officials $2,500 to cut overhead wires. The banner, dating back to 600 BC, leads the parades and must never be dipped. The Calcutta temple is noted for many mirrors.
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Calcutta
India
Woman traces dog cord chewing and lamp leak risk
A home service note from a female customer questions electric shock risk if a pet dog chews lamp cords and mops up any Brice leaks. The inquiry reflects concerns about safety and potential shocks from exposed wiring.
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Home Service Department
Bargains In European Tours Draw First Trip Canadians
Canadians plan their first European trips this summer as Cunard liner departures from Montreal show many first time crossers. The feature tour spans 31 days aboard ships and comfortable motor coaches through England Belgium Holland and France with prices from about 205.50 and 6.60 a day. It promises extensive sightseeing from Plymouth to Paris with London as a highlight and aims to deliver a comprehensive, efficient itinerary reducing travel waste and maximizing memorable visits.
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Old Country
Europe
Cunard
Montreal
St Lawrence
Atlantic
England
Belgium
Holland
France
Canada
Plymouth
Drake
Liverpool
Mersey
Mecca
London
Devonshire
Torquay
Exeter
Shaftesbury
Wilton
Salisbury
Henge
Camberley
Bagshot Heath
Chester
Warwick
Kenilworth
Elizabeth
Amy Robsart
Guy's Cliff
Leamington
Oxford
Centre of Learning
Windsor
Hampton Court
City
River
Guildhall
Tower of London
St Paul's Cathedral
Westminster Abbey
The
Horse Guards
Tate Gallery
Dover
Kent
Rochester
Canterbury
Thomas A Becket
English Channel
Ostend
Middleburg
Bruges
Tuilleries
Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower
Napoleon's Tomb
Louvre
Latin Quarter
Luxembourg
Sorbonne
Bastille
Boulevards
Versailles
Bois de Boulogne
Paris
le Havre
Ocean
St. Lawrence
Cunard Majestic
Sunday School Lesson on the Crucifixion and Cross Forms
The Sunday lesson outlines Christ's crucifixion at Golgotha, detailing cross types, the mock inscription over Jesus, and the taunts of onlookers. It cites gospel references and notes Jesus refused wine, noting homes in Sydney, Australia demand exceeds supply.
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Simon
Cyrene
Jesus
David Smith
Jerusalem
Golgotha
Calvary
Lot
Pilate
Sydney
Australia
Model Elevator Feature At World's Grain Show
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool prepares a working miniature terminal elevator for the World's Grain Show in Regina during July and August. The ivory model replicates Pool Terminad No. 4 at Port Arthur with a 6,500,000 bushels capacity, showing workhouse, boiler house, annexes, track shed, and a Great Lakes grain carrier alongside the dock. An electrically driven motor demonstrates the main handling process, with sections cut away to reveal storage annexes and grain conveyors with buckets. Dimensions are 57 by 36 inches, 17 inches high for the workhouse and 13 inches for annexes.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Regina
Port Arthur
Bea
Great Lakes
Western Canada
Competing For World Honors Women Athletes In 1934
London will host the largest gathering of women athletes as events are added to the British Empire Games in August 1934. Representatives from across the empire are expected, with about a dozen women per nation, and many British athletes likely to stay for the world games. Mrs Muriel Cornell notes 20 to 25 nations may send delegates.
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London
England
Empre
Muriel ‘A. Cornell
Women's Amateur Athletic Association
Lightning strikes man Grove home and clocks run backward
A stroke of lightning hit L. W. King’s residence in Man Grove Nebraska causing the electric clock in Arnold Widergren’s home a half block away to run counter clockwise until repaired. Meanwhile unemployed men in Airdrie Scotland offered to donate labor to build a new park and repair existing ones.
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L. W. King
Man Grove
Nebraska
Arnold Widergren
Airdrie
Scotland
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Bank of England
Cape Town
Austria
Hitler
Austra
Mestores
W. ON. OU
Virginia Tobacco
TUR Fine
Iss ON
the Cross
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