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Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

May 20, 1937

Page

6

World War II Pacific crash claims two airmen

Two naval airmen died when their plane crashed and sank during U S fleet war games in the Pacific. A despatch notes a death in Italy of painter Hugh de Tenebrokes Glazebrook who lived in Toronto briefly. Alberta reports nearly 10 000 more car licences sold in four months, and Italian pilot Mario Pezzi set a new altitude record. Manitoba chemists work on a dandelion killer for lawns with details undisclosed.

Pacific Ocean United Sates Naval Oficers Pat Portsmouth Georgetown Guianaa United States Frances Perkins Roosevelt Mim Alpha Warner New York Times Italy Hugh de Tenebrokes Glazebrook Toronto Lady In Black National Gallery Ottawa Alberta Mario Pezzi F. R. D. Swain Royal Air Force University of Manitoba Chemiats Manitoba

Printing Press Typewriter With 8500 Keys At Japan’s Letter Desk

Kathleen Tauch iya of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco explains a massive Japanese typewriter with 3500 ideographs. An unnamed inventor built the machine using metal type and a lifting arm to press characters onto paper. Six Japanese typists work in San Francisco, with Miss Truchiya the only one fluent in both English and Japanese.

Kathleen Tauchiya Japan Puszied San Francisco Miss Truchiya Ony St. Thomas Times-Journal

Unusual Record in Italian Village: No Births or Deaths

In San Gottardo, Italy, a 400 resident village reports three years with no births or deaths. Elders exceed 100 years, and the aged priest recalls the funeral rites as visiting bishop notes the anomaly. The quiet record stands amid aging lines and scarce life events.

Allan San Gottardo Italy

Jovian attractions could pull in other moons and more

The passage notes that if Jupiter were not bound by solar attractions its gravity could seize nearby planets, adding them to its already extensive system of nine moons. It highlights the planet’s immense pull and the hypothetical consequence of capturing other celestial bodies.

Jupiter

World Wheat Field Size and Key Regions

The food research bureau of Banford University notes about 400,000,000 acres under wheat, roughly 1 percent of world land. About 90 percent lies in the northern hemisphere with Asia holding over a third, Europe just under a third, and North America under a quarter. Russia leads with 78.4 million acres, followed by the British Empire at 72.3 million and Canada near 30 million. The United States has 65.3 million acres, China 49.1 million, the French Empire 22.4 million, and the Italian Empire 12 million.

Food Research Bureau of Banford University Equator Asia Europe North America Russia British Empire Canada United States China French Empire Italian Empire

Fragmented OCR reads mix of words and garbled phrases

A damaged text segment contains scattered words about injuries and places but lacks clear events or subjects. The legible parts mention injury and time references but no coherent people, organizations, or outcomes to summarize into a complete news item.

Evidently Not On Diet Last Hawaiian King Was Served

The discovery of Kalakaua’s coronation menu reveals a lavish Iolani Palace dinner with three soups six fish courses seven roasted meats two curries and a wide array of sides wines and desserts. The menu contradicts claims of dieting and highlights imperial hospitality. The note about Hiawatha and Daimler appears as additional trivia.

Covention Kalakaua Tawau Iolant Palace

Pattern 4413 shirtfrock for summer wear by Anne Adams

Pattern 4413 offers a shirtfrock with notched collar slashed sleeves and front buttons. Available in fabrics percale weersucker or linen, sizes include 14 through 44. Pattern price is 20 cents sent to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.

Anne Adams Anne Adams Winnipeg Union McDermot Ave

Hidden drawer yields diamonds in Australia auction find

A Geelong woman bought a Bureau for 85 dollars. On dusting it she found a secret drawer with a bundle of sheep wool concealing diamonds valued at 15000 dollars. The text also notes that tuberculosis of the spine appears in human skeletons over ten thousand years old.

Geelong Australia Iamonds

Helium Supply Tied to Amarillo Plant and Global Demand

The text notes most helium is refined at a US plant seven and a half miles west of Amarillo Texas with a 20 million cubic feet yearly capacity. It cites historical costs and global interest from Germany, plus deposits in Canada and Kansas, and includes unrelated notes on Shell-Mex House, radio news, and motion pictures.

United States Amarillo Texas Germany Canada Kansas

Sunday School Lesson on Esau and Jacob

The lesson contrasts twin Isaac Rebekah sons Esau and Jacob driven by parental favoritism and hunger for immediate gain. It notes Esau’s impulsiveness seeking quick food over the birthright, Jacob’s cunning, their flight to Paddan-aram, and the looming threat of Esau’s vengeance as Isaac lives on for decades more.

Zaan Jacov Itrasica Isac Rebekah Faan Jacob Esau Enan Paddan-aram Isaac

Garden sowing and thinning rules for healthy beds

Gardening guidance notes sowing several times for most vegetables to avoid a glut and emphasizes fresh harvests. It outlines seed depth by size, from tiny poppy to large bulbs, and stresses thinning for strong, well spaced plants. It also warns crowded plants become spindly, advising space roughly half the plant height for vegetables flowers or shrubs.

Mystery Stonehenge theory challenged by French archaeologist

French scientist Professor A Wayson de Pradenne argues Stonehenge was a roofed temple rather than an open air circle. He compares the structure to a North American earth lodge with massive beams and plaster over a stone skeleton, suggesting indoor worship rather than outdoors.

Britain Stonehenge England A. Wayson de Pradenne University of Paris Antiquity Great Plains Victoria Times

Widow of Marie Celeste first mate dies at 91 in New York

Frances N Richardson widow of Albert Richardson, first mate aboard the Marie Celeste, the phantom ship whose crew vanished in 1873 after the vessel sailed from New York for Genoa with a cargo of alcohol. She died recently in New York leaving the ship’s mystery unsolved.

Frances N. Richardson High Seas New York Azores B.S. Briggs

Johnson population estimate in the United States

A historical note states 1,024,000 persons named Johnson live in the United States with a fragment mentioning 2203. The text appears as an OCR snippet noting surname frequency and an incomplete figure.

Johnson United States

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