World Happenings Briefly Told
This year railway air services will fly 1 000 000 miles on inland routes in Britain compared with 600 000 miles in 190. The United States senate passed a 2 248 000 000 deficiency bill carrying its next year's relief appropriations. Under a new treaty Ireland will ship meat butter horses wool hides and other products to Germany in exchange for manufactured goods. J E L Graham of Weyburn Sask student at University College was awarded the fourth year gold medal in political science. Conservation of tin cans as part of Germany's raw material resources has become obligatory with the navy. Dr N Ostitovaky reported successful experiments reviving children's hearts after death at the Moscow Medical Institute. Sir Allen B Aylesworth urged Canada to amend its constitution, warning Confederation might not last. The Canadian Jewish Congress resolved to support measures promoting a boycott of German goods. The Union of Canadian Municipalities will meet in Vancouver August 19–20 instead of July 27–29 to coincide with Sir Percy Vincent's visit.
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Britain
United States Senate
Ireland
Germany
J. EL. Graham
Weyburn, Sask
University College
University of Toronto
Navy
Supreme Naval Command
N. Ostipovaky
Moscow Medical Institute
Canadian Jewish Congress
Union of Canadian Municipalities
Vancouver
Percy Vincent
London
Airmen receive honorary ranks for Antarctic flight achievement
Defence Minister Ian Mackenzie announced honorary ranks for H Hollick-Kenyon and J H Lymburner in recognition of their pioneering Lincoln Ellsworth trans Antarctic flight. Both Canadian aviators with Arctic experience were selected by Sir Wilkins to serve as pilots and engineer for the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Hollick- Kenyon
J. H. Lymburner
Defence
Ian Mackenzie
Antarctic
Arctic
Canada
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Hollick-Kenyon
Mr. Lymburner
Lymburner
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Royal “Air Force
Alcock
Brown
Lindbergh
Kingsford-Smith
MacKenzie
Hollick-Kenyon and Lymburner
Re elected head leads League of Nations Society in Ottawa
Sir Robert Falconer, former University of Toronto president, was re elected president of the League of Nations Society in Ottawa. John W. Dafoe of the Winnipeg Free Press became honorary vice president and Dr W R C Wallace new Queen's University president joined active vice presidents. The communique urged former soldiers and active defence forces to support the society's peace program.
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Robert Falconer
University of Toronto
League of Nations Society
Ottawa
John W. Dafoe
Winnipeg Free Press
W. RC. ‘Wallace
Queen's University
Kingston
Ont
Vancouver Harbor Master Reed Long Service in Ports
Commander A H Reed served as Vancouver harbor master for over a quarter century after initial retirement from ship duties in 1908. He later returned to seafaring as a marine surveyor for the Dominion Government and became port warden, continuing into his later years. His life reflects the era’s shift from horse breeding to maritime work and a note on eye color and aptitude.
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A. H. Reed
Vancouver
Landaman al Reay
Dominion
Vancee
Reed
Mr Justice Porter Heads to London Courts for Budget Secrets Inquiry
Mr Justice Porter walks to the London Law Courts to preside at a judicial tribunal examining alleged leakage of Budget secrets. A number of prominent people took out Lloyds insurance against higher tea and income taxes before the Budget was read in the House of Commons.
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Justice Porter
London Law Courts
Judicial Tribunal
Lloyds
House of Commons
Simon Schild Pipe Carver Dies At 68 In Vienna
Simon Schild, famed for meerschaum pipes and cigar holders carved with lions and philosophers, died in Vienna at 68. Once a flourishing trade, Vienna held a near monopoly and his works commanded enormous prices while two other masters survived, never matching Schild’s fame. The piece also notes a querying athlete's playful exchange about temperature and world record figures.
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Vienna
Pas
Simon Schild
Schild
Unclear Improvised Steering Wheel Feature Report
A fragmented OCR note describes a steering wheel with missing upper spokes, claiming improved rain rain handling for automobile driving. The text is incomplete and lacks verifiable context or specifics.
Pattern 5528 dainty bonnet and hoop-skirt adornment
A faded advertisement fragment offers pattern 5528 for a charming poke-bonnet and hoop-skirt accent. It invites readers to send 20 cents by stamps or coin to Household Arts Winnipeg Newspaper Union at 175 McDermot Ave to obtain the motif and color suggestions.
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Rome
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Inday School Lesson on The Crucifixion and Mercy
Devotional text cites Romans 5 8 and Luke 23 33 38 explaining Christ dying for sinners. It reflects on Jesus forgiveness at the cross, Messiah misunderstood, and the torn temple curtain signaling death and release of the spirit.
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Christ
Jerusalem
Jesus
G. Campbell Moreau
Christ of God
Oters
Pilate
David
A. E. Garvie
Luke
Holy Place
Holy of Holies
Remarkable device lets blind read printed pages
Emil Rameen a Northwestern University psychology student in Evanston announced a reader that allows blind persons to read ordinary print via minute electric shocks. A photo electric cell converts light from the page to energy that drives coil beads in a wooden glove. Sequences of shocks correspond to letters after training, inspired by Helen Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Rameen
Northwestern University Peyehology
Evanston, Ill
Helen Keller
Ranseen
Canadians to Attend Edward VIIIs Coronation in Westminster
Canadians will be well represented at Westminster for King Edward VIII's coronation on May 12, 1937. Prime Minister Mackenzie King and much of the Dominion privy council will attend, with likely attendance by opposition leader R B Bennett and numerous MPs and senators.
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Canada
Westminster
Edward
Mackenzie King
Dominion Privy Council
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Senate
Dine In Style Replaces Old Meal System At Barracks
Second Battalion Cameronians at Quebec Barracks Bordon transformed mess service into a refined dining experience. Soldier waiters in white serve meals on neatly set tables with napkins and flowers while uniforms vary from full parade to civvies. Major Graham says the changes save money and reduce noise from prior chaos.
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Secondattalion Cameronians
Scottish Rifles
Quebec Barracks
Bordon
D. A. H. Graham
Soviet Boudoir Train Shown On Experimental Run
A Soviet boudoir train showcased luxury features on an experimental run to Sochi in the Crimea. It includes a nursery car, bath compartments, radios, hotel-doorman crew, and optional pyjamas and Mippers. Curtains separate chairs for privacy, and a tailor shop promises wrinkle-free clothing on arrival.
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Sochi
Crimea
Lloyd George to open roadside farm shop near Churt
The war time prime minister, noted for farming success, plans a roadside store near his Churt estate in Surrey. The shop will sell fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers, eggs, honey and jam to attract passing motorists.
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David Lloyd George
Churt
Surrey
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Allen B. Aylesworth
North York
Acre
Wight
Mve
Jane Alice Brooks
Ooek
Inday
Lasury
Russia
Loyd George Building Shop
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