Pigeon Homeward Flight and Nordic Canoe Meet
World happenings brief includes a Sweden canoe championship set for Aug 6-7 in Vaxholm, England airman Robert Perkins sending a pigeon home from Westminster to Heston, Sir James MacBrien RCMP pension probate, US Congress asked for 700000 more for pest control, Eaton’s Western unit to build an 800000 store in Edmonton, and University of Toronto admission notes with a warned October start.
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Vaxholm
Sweden
Robert Perkins
Btroad
England
Westminster
Heston
James MacBrien
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
United States Congress
T. Eaton Company (Western) Ltd
Edmonton
Calgary
University of Toronto
Swing skirt frock charms teens and twenties style tone
Styles come and go but the swing skirt remains in fashion for young women. Pattern 4722 offers a waist lift and puff sleeves in sheer print, chiffon, or silk crepe. Available misses sizes 12 to 20 with 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 18. Includes step-by-step sewing instructions and a 20 cent mail offer to Anne Adams Pattern Co. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
New Mexico Desert Parachute Brings Ancient Goddard Rocket Home
A desert test near New Mexico reveals a new parachute assisted Goddard rocket from Clark University. The 18 foot aluminum craft weighs 84 pounds after fuel burn and uses two parachutes for a gentle descent. It reached speeds up to 700 miles per hour during tests.
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Farth
New Mexico
Earth
Prof
H. Goddard
Clark University
Goddard
Canadian council for educational research recommended
A five man committee led by Dr. H. F. Munro proposed a national research council for education in Canada. The plan, endorsed by the Canadian Educational Association, calls for representation from British Columbia the prairie provinces Quebec Ontario Maritime regions and three co opted members. The recommendation will be presented at the Halifax biennial conference following a Toronto meeting to draft the proposal.
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Canadian Council For Educational Research
Canadian Educational ‘Association
Halifax
Canada
H. F. Munro
CEA
Toronto
Regina
Research Council
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Quebec-Ontario
Maritimes
Sullus Caesar’s strict kitchen rule contrasts with his wife
The passage notes Sullus Caesar punishing a baker for serving different breads to him and his guests, illustrating his punctilious household management. It contrasts his severity with a quip about needing a new hat during hard times, then comments on his wife’s different approach.
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Sullus Caesar
Thousand Islands International Bridge Opening Planned
Governor Lehman will attend the August 18 ceremony opening the Thousand Islands International Bridge system linking New York and Ontario. Delegations from New York and Canada, plus Prime Minister Mackenzie King, will participate in dedicating the five-span, eight-mile bridge network costing 3.1 million dollars to mark U S Canada peace and goodwill. The project runs from Thousand Islands Landing in Alexandria Bay to Ivy Lea near Gananoque, Ont.
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Maniel Te Bo Beit
Lehman
New York
Thousand Islands International Bridge
Frank J. Martin
Thousand Islands Bridge
Ontario
U.S
Canada
Crucifixion details from Gospel accounts in devotionals text
Devotional reading summarizes the crucifixion of Jesus Christ with notes from Mark and John. It describes Golgotha, the offering of wine and myrrh, the inscription The King of the Jews, robber crucifixions, darkness, the ninth hour cry, and Jesus death.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Golgotha
Calvary
Jesus Swas
Pilate
Edernheim
Mathew
Hamnan
Coe
Good Man For Job at Gibraltar Named Governor General
General Sir W Edmund Ironside is selected to succeed General Sir Charles Harrington as Governor and Commander-in-Chief at Gibraltar. A strict disciplinarian and linguist, Ironside is expected to lead the artillery defenses and master foreign languages through daily word lists. Discovery of two new coal seams at Bemish, England, promises twenty years of work for about 1,000 men and boys.
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Gibraltar
W. Edmund Ironside
Charles Harrington
Great Britain
Ironside
Burton
Bemish
Eng
Rubber Made from True Stories of Chemistry in Everyday Life
A compact look at how rubber originates from natural and synthetic processes, tracing the chemistry behind everyday uses. It explains polymer formation, vulcanization, and key reactions that convert milky tree latex and other materials into durable rubber products.
Neoprene: man made rubber from coal and limestone
The article explains neoprene, a synthetic rubber created from coal and limestone using acetylene and chloroprene chemistry. It highlights neoprene’s resilience against gasoline, oils, oxygen, sunlight, and heat, noting its use in fuel oil bases, printing rollers, electrical tables, and acid resistant gloves.
Fulfilled Early Promise Joseph Thomson One Child
Sir Joseph Thomson master of Trinity College Cambridge receives the Kelvin Medal for engineering science. He entered Owens College at age 14, prompting an age limit raise. He later earned degrees from 20 universities and fellowships from 11 societies, held early Order of Merit status, and won the Nobel Prize for Physics 32 years ago.
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Joseph Thomson
J. J. ‘Thomson
Trinity College
Cambridge
Kelvin
Sir Joseph
Owens College
Manchester
News of the World
Germany promotes cheese to curb hunger with odor laden floats
A Berlin campaign urged citizens to eat more cheese for health with banners along streets. Floats carried cheeses from pungent Limburger to mild cream as the German market faced a glut.
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Limburger
Berlin
Fragmentary notice about Dr McCur cancer case in Ontario
A partial OCR snippet mentions Dr McCur and cancer, with scattered text referencing Ontario and a Canada address. The legible portions are too incomplete to identify a clear event, date, or full names for a coherent news item.
Eskimos Tour Montreal by Train for Eucharistic Congress
Three Eskimo delegates from Chesterfield Inlet aboard the Continental Limited of Canadian National Railways traveled to Montreal then to Quebec as they journey toward the Eucharistic Congress. Accompanied by Rev. Father Ducharme, the group spoke little English or French and described their rail journey and first impressions of civilization with humor and awe. They boarded at Churchill on April 28 and plan to return to the Arctic by boat in July.
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River Cravering Sre
Arctic
Hudson Bay
Civilization
Simon
John
Father Ducharme
Fakimos
Montreal
Churchill
Anticosti Island Name Tied to Indian Meaning Bears
A Toronto Star note traces Anticosti to early names like As Somption and Ascension used by explorers in 1534 and later, concluding the common form Anticosti likely derives from an Indigenous term Nnticousti meaning where bears are hunted.
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Anticosti
Assomption
Jacques Cartier
Ascension
Aid
Toronto Star
Not A Dependent Bachelor Found Income Tax Deduction Not Allowed
A Providence Rhode Island bachelor employing a housekeeper could not deduct wages or a bed purchase as a dependent deduction. The government ruled the housekeeper earned her livelihood and did not qualify as a dependent, despite threats to quit.
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Providence
R.I
U.S
Kind Words Are Often Mislaid in Public Life
A concise aphorism about the way kind sentiments travel in society, noting they are not lost but frequently misplaced while remaining in circulation among people and communities.
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Brefly
Ame Adame
Seanding
Lesso
Ana Con
Agu
Columbus
Haiti
Weser
Simestone
WwaTel
McCullough
McCur
Ena
Ae Canada
Terente
Eskimos
Apany
Chesterfield
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