World Happenings Briefly Told
Britain grants haven to 44 900 refugees from Germany and Czechoslovakia on a temporary basis. The U S House approves 1 135 billion dollars to fund relief for the year starting July 1. An Alberta board announces acreage taxes on wells under the Oil and Gas Conserva tion Act. British troops aided by planes kill nine terrorists near Jericho as renewed Jewish Arab clashes claim 16 lives in Haifa. A new experimental agricultural station may be established in central British Columbia, said Dr E S Archibald. A drive to publicize cancer risk in Canada is planned for the CMA convention. Health Minister Walter Elliot calls for 108 000 women as nurses and ambulance drivers for Britain’s first aid units. Former King Alfonso of Spain reportedly has no immediate plans to return to Spain. Horseshoeing remains a niche trade as an ad for Charleston Navy Yard seeks smiths with 15 applicants.
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Britain
United States
House of Representatives
On & Bn
Turner Valley
Alberta Conservation Board
Jericho
Haifa
British Columbia
E. S. Archibald
Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Canadian Medical Association
Walter Eliot
Great Britain
Alfonso
Spain
General Branco
Charleston
8.C
Navy Yard
Uranium Power Experiments By Nobel Laureate Joliot Curie
Frederick Joliot co winner of the 1935 Nobel Prize in chemistry works independently from Irene Joliot Curie to explore generating heat from uranium. He studies neutron bombardment causing uranium nuclei to split releasing high voltage particles that could power machines.
Naples inventor claims theft stopping car device
Pasquale Cannone of Naples announces a gadget to jam a car if unoccupied. It halts after 100 yards, locks doors, emits a horn, and displays stolen warning until police arrive. The device reportedly cannot be overridden.
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Pasquale Cannon
Naples
Italy
Cannone
Welcome to New York King and Queen Inspires American Welcoming Spirit
The New York Times notes a spontaneous, heartfelt welcome for the King and Queen by American crowds. It credits curiosity and genuine goodwill, praising British guests for charm and tact. The piece stresses a desire for peace between nations and friendship amid global tensions.
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New York
Germany
Great Britain
New York Times
Slim Figure by Counting Calories in Home Service Advice
A Winnipeg notice promotes a low calorie diet to shed pounds with a 1200 daily limit, sample meals, and a 32 page booklet The New Way To A Youthful Figure. It also advertises additional inexpensive booklets on etiquette philosophy travel and gardening.
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Miss Plump
Devil's Food
Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Atlantic Pilot Captain Appointed To Imperial Airways
Captain Albert Store, formerly head of the record for transatlantic flights between England and Cape Town, has been appointed to Imperial Airways Atlantic division and is expected to pilot flying boats to Canada when the service begins.
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Albert Store
England
Cape Town
Haseen
Imperial Airways
Atlantic
Canada
Passengers may avoid seasickness on Queen Elizabeth
Passengers aboard the Cunard White Star liner Queen Elizabeth now under construction at Clydebank may avoid seasickness due to steel in the upper structure that expands and contracts like elastic, helping stability.
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Cunard
Clydebank
Back-Button Style Pattern 4072 For Anne Adams Dress
Anne Adams Pattern 4072 offers a casual back-button dress in misses and women sizes from 12 to 40. The design features a jaunty back closing, yoke pockets and belt with options in checked cotton or striped fabric. Cost is 20 cents and pattern requests go to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept, 175 McDermot Ave E, Winnipeg.
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Anne ‘Adams
Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave. E
Flies endanger health urge controls and home safeguards
A health plea explains flies multiply rapidly from hundreds of eggs and spread disease. It urges removal of outdoor breeding sites near homes, full home screening, covered foods, and indoor sanitation. Fly pads are recommended to curb infestations until cold weather returns. Citizens are urged to participate for a safer, cleaner community.
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Fies
Howier
Wilson's
Solomon’s Vocation and Gift of Understanding Heart
Solomon, newly anointed king of Israel after David’s death, goes to Gibeon to offer sacrifices. That night God appears in a dream and grants Solomon a wise and understanding heart after he humbly asks for discernment to govern well. The tale emphasizes humility, moral character, and divine blessing for service.
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Solomon
David
Gibeon
Jerusalem
God
Selected SPICE CAKE and Raisin Nut Filling Recipe
A two egg spice cake recipe uses Swans Down flour and Calumet powder with mace cloves butter sugar and molasses. Instructions cover creaming, alternating additions of flour and milk, baking in 9 inch pans at 375 F for 25-30 minutes, plus a raisin nut filling and lemon butter frosting. Also included are stray notes on a raisin filling and two historical facts about Canadian railway purchases and Central American volcanoes.
Hope for Stutte A health note on stuttering causes
Miss Ruth Lewis Of Hospital for Sick Children Toronto argues stuttering is largely emotional in origin and urges early, proactive prevention. She links family harmony and parental stress to a child’s speech, warns against over stimulation, and advises seeking guidance rather than hoping the child will outgrow it.
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Ruth Lewis
Hospital For Sick Children
Toronto
Miss Lewis
Health League of Canada Notice from Toronto
Partial readable text shows a Toronto notice from The Health League of Canada, Bond Street address in Ontario. The fragment lacks clear event details, dates, or actions for a fuller summary.
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Stttortas Nota
Ender Desta
the Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
It Is An Interlude For Women In Business
Northwestern University Dean Dr Samuel Stevens argues that most women graduate with home and family aims, creating an impermanent role in business. He claims attitude toward life drives women's limited rise, noting women are often paid less for equal work. He says only those with masculine traits reach executive levels.
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Samuel Stevens
University College
Northwestern University
Evanston
Dean Stevens
Roller Hockey Gains Popularity in the Netherlands
The revival of roller hockey in the Netherlands grows as players use ice hockey sticks and rubber balls on roller skates. The new sport attracts inquiries from Dutch fans and prompts questions about Canadian roller skates.
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Netherlands
Farms of the United States Report Vast Poultry Numbers
Report notes United States farms hold about 400 million chickens and more than 1.4 billion chicks hatch annually.
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United States
Oak and metal alloy tree study at Sevres France
An archival note references the oak family fixed by iridium and describes a platinum alloy tree kept at Sevres in France. It mentions the metre livers, the oak family, and highlights a connection to a prestigious setting and materials.
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Sevres
Young
France
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Annne
Lomon
Sormons
Aristotle
Sol
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Yeattly
Canapal
J. W. S. McCullough
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