World Happenings Briefly Too
Several navy ships will spend part of summer in Canadian waters. Dominion Housing Act loans on June 5 surpassed 8 000 900 dollars. Finance minister J L Tiley announced the French air ministry cancelled the New York Paris air race and will award prize money to a Paris Damascus Paris route winner. Ontario premier Hepburn said tuberculosis victims who endanger others will face compulsory treatment under a provincial plan soon. Unemployment in the United States fell to 6 981 000 in April per the Industrial Conference Board. Viscount Corvedale is a title from Shropshire near Much Wenlock, linked to the Baldwin family 300 years ago. The London Gazette notes the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duchess of Kent join the Imperial Order of the Crown of India. Queen Maud of Norway and other royals already hold it.
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J. L. Tiley
French Air Ministry
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Business Corpor
Corvedale
Covedale
Shropshire Valey
Much Wentock
Baldwin
Smal
London Gazette
Duchess of Gloucester
Duchess of Kent
India
Queen Maud of
Norway
Birds Seen Near Pole Suggest Hidden Land Possibility
A Soviet edition reports bird life near the pole prompting scientists to discuss the chance of undiscovered land in the polar sea. Dr Otto J Schmidt’s party at a central outpost observed guillemots flying near the camp while a Moscow scientist notes birds often signal nearby land.
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Pole
Polar Sea
Otto J. Schmidt
Earth
North Atlantic
Moscow 200
Hoard of Saxon Coins Found Near Rakocayn Village
A hoard of silver coins bearing the inscription Ethelbert Dux Anglorum was unearthed by peasants digging in a field near the Polish village of Rakocayn. Ethelbert was a Saxon king of England from AD 858 to 866, a period marked by Viking raids on eastern England and the Baltic coast.
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Ethelbert
Rakocayn
England
Baltic Countries
Sir Ernest MacMillan to conduct Vancouver music exams
Sir Ernest MacMillan, principal of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, will arrive in Vancouver from Calgary this week to conduct the midsummer examinations of Vancouver and New Westminster music students.
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Sir Ernest MacMillan
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Ernest MacMillan
Vancouver
Calgary
New Westminster Music Studets
Sir Ernest conducts Chicago Symphony in Ravinia and Wales festival
During a Western tour Sir Ernest to visit Winnipeg Calgary Victoria Edmonton Saskatoon and Regina for musical discussions and social events. He will guest conduct the Chicago Symphony July 2 3 and 4 at Ravinia Park with Jose Turbil as pianist. He then misses conducting London Symphony July 8 and will adjudicate at the Royal National Eisteddfod Machynlleth August 2 7 and may broadcast for the BBC.
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Sir Ene
Winnipeg
Calgary
Victoria
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Regina
Sir Ernnest
Chicago
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony
Ravinia Park
Frederick Stork
Jose Tturbl
Sir Ernest
London Symphony Orchestra
London
England
Ton
Machynlleth
Wales
British Isles
Str Emest
British Broadcasting Corporation
Anne Adams Pattern 4359 Promotes Slender Frock
Advertisement for pattern 4359 by Anne Adams features a dainty voile dress with flare sleeves and low V neck. Includes sizes 16 through 48 and yardage details for 39 inch fabric, with step by step instructions. Request 20 cents by mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Anne Adams
Anne ‘Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Real estate agent sells land near White Rock to frog farmer
TH Barberee of New Westminster reports selling 20 acres near White Rock BC near the international boundary to a French Canadian frog farmer. The buyer plans Western Canada's first table frog farm with eastern frog stock. Barberee declined to name the purchaser.
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TH. Barberee
New Westminster
White Rock
Barbaree
Western Canada
Eyes Strain Under Modern Machinery Demands
Readers note eyes face harsher tasks as machinery use grows and speeds increase, demanding sharper visual effort beyond earlier norms.
Poland’s 18491 Miles of Rail Plan Noted
The statement notes Poland has a vast rail network totaling 18491 miles. It highlights ongoing infrastructure emphasis and potential expansion plans within the country’s transport sector.
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Poland
Rallaye
Sunday School Lesson on Joseph and Egypt Journey
The weekly lesson centers on Genesis 45 to 50 with accompanying texts from Ephesians and Luke. It recounts Jacob and his family migrating to Egypt, Joseph revealing himself to his brothers, Pharaoh welcoming them to Goshen, and Joseph’s death after 110 years. Pharaoh’s gifts, the caravan’s wagons, and the move to Goshen highlight divine guidance and the community’s settlement.
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Jacob
Joseph
Pharaoh
Canaan
Egypt
Goshen
Beersheba
Isaac
Joeph
Rabbi Herbert Goldstein
Terael
House of Israel
Promised Land
Dietitians Boost Public Health Says McGill Dean
Prof Grant Fleming of McGill University told the Canadian Dietetic Association in Montreal that nutrition plays a key role in disease prevention and health promotion. He argued public health can delay about one third of deaths, linking mental and physical health to economic welfare and urging dietitians to disseminate knowledge on balanced diets and prepared foods.
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Grant A. Fleming
McGil University
Montreal
Canadian Dietetic Association
Fleming
Isolation and power shift shape Queens real estate plans
A reflection links Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany and the global arms race to impacts on Queens real estate and low-cost housing efforts in slum areas. The piece suggests isolation is as hard today as a hermit at Forty second and Broadway.
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Forty-second
Broadway
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Queens
Magistrate Hearing Over Speeding Excuse Gone Too Far
A motorist faces a magistrate as he tries a string of stories to excuse speeding. The judge cuts in with a sharp tease, saying he has half a dozen good tales, while the motorist insists he has a story worth hearing.
Adventurer Charles Goonyear’s Century Journey to Winnipeg
Charles Goonyear, now 85, recalls a life spanning England to the United States, Wyoming ranch work, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West, and service in the Franco-Prussian War. He rode with Carl Hagenbeck in South Africa, joined the Australian gold rush, fought in the South African War, and endured a stabbing by a Chaco Indian before malaria forced him to settle in Manitoba in 1808, where he pursued real estate and fortunes and losses.
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Charles Goonyear
Winnipeg
Hertrora
England
United States
Wyoming
Buffalo Bill
Timne
Berlin
Carl Hagenback
South Afri
Order Bith
Manitoba
Won Content Easily Lulu Nethaway Entered Contests
Lulu Nethaway of Nebraska entered a contest offering a prize for the biggest 'anything' and submitted a star robe she wore. The description lists her as actress author chiropodist dramatic coach entertainer governess investigator masseuse model music teacher pianist practical nurse radio announcer reporter saleslady maxa- phonist seamstress typist and usher in a concise, lineated biographical note.
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Lulu Nethaway
Argent
Nebraska
Masseuse
The Canadian Adventure Trip of Bob Sim
Bob Sim, Ontario farm boy, writes from Parliament Hill Ottawa about Montreal trip, youth congress in Montreal, and Ottawa Valley life. He notes farmers’ views on city folks, rural representation at youth congress, and stock identification practices.
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Bob Sim
Ontario
Clan
Montreal
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Twill
Yeann Valley
Ottawa Valley
McCulloughs
Ottawa
Quebec City
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Buckingham
Navy
American and West Indies
Canadian
Ee Ieee
Amesdam
ca-Canadian
British Columbia
Bob
Dana
Parliament Hill
Bob Sim Tam
Misa
Agnes Macphail
Toronto
Oshawa
Hamilton
Ourwate Cays
Bern
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