World Happenings Briefly Told From Alberta to England
A compact digest notes Premier Aberhart will tackle the Alberta relief system under the Social Credit government at the soonest. Toronto University graduates show high employment, with 90 percent of 1835 in jobs. Walwyn named Newfoundland governor succeeding Murray Anderson. Allan Wade to adjudicate in the 1936 Dominion Drama Festival. Charlotte Actes, Vancouver swimmer, may swim the English Channel next year. South Australia restores German town names ahead of a centenary. Vancouver seeks a buyer for an island, with a bridge planned if price allows. Sir Malcolm Campbell buys Headley Grove near Epsom. he will continue racing duties despite settling.
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Alberta
Social Credit
Aberhart
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
C. Mite
Humphrey Thomas Walwyn
Newfoundland
David Murray Anderson
Col. H. ©. Osborne
Dominion Drama Festval
Allan Wade
Vancouver
Toronto
Sele
Malcolm Campbell
Headley Grove
Epsom
Lady Campbell
Relics of 1863 Polish Revolt Found in Vilna Monastery
Grim discoveries in a 16th century Dominican convent near Vilna reveal an underground passage and a mass grave. Excavators uncovered rows of coffins and the piled remains of rebels and civilians slain by Russians after the failed 1863 uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Vilna
China’s Women Pirates Stride South China Coast
300 terrified Chinese travellers aboard the Lokiang on the Amoy route were robbed by two female buccaneers and 40 men for four days. The raid yielded 250000 dollars in cash and silver bars, one passenger killed and three wounded before the pirates fled to a coastal stronghold. The female leaders were described as merciless yet humane. Before escaping, they provided 700 to the slain passenger’s brother for a funeral and 250 to each traveler for transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Sesauin
South China
Amoy
Arctic Bishop Praises North Native Resilience and Services
Bishop of the Arctic Rev A L Fleming lauds North American natives in Canada as decent and capable. He highlights relief efforts by missionaries Hudson's Bay Company RCMP and Dominion Government during famines and epidemics, plus improved hospitalization and medical supervision in his diocese spanning Arctic Canada. He notes two hospitals at Pangnirtung and Aklavik and urges Eskimo youths be trained in the North through local apprenticeship programs.
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Arctic
Canada
A L. Fleming
The
Saint John
Winniper
Canadian National Railways
Hudson's Bay Company
RCMP
Dominion
Bishop Fleming
Arctic Circle
Fort George
Pangnirtung
Baffin Land
Aklavik
MacKenzie River
Dr. Fleming
Shingle Point
Dionne Quintuplets Birthday Bowl Gift
A Dionne Quintuplets Birthday Bowl is offered in honor of the five sisters. The 8x inch chromium cereal bowl features a Quint sculpture inside and the babies Emilie Annette Marie Yvonne and Cecile on the rim. Readers send two Quaker Oats trade marks plus fifteen cents to Quaker Oats Company Saskatoon for postage.
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Emilie
Annette
Marie
Yvonne
Cecile
Quaker Oats Company
Saskatoon
Sask
Italian Soldiers Deserting to Switzerland and France
Italian troops refuse to fight in Africa and desert to neutral lands as reports from Paris based Ovo Avanti reveal widespread anti-war sentiment among Fascists. Milanese leaflets urge youths to flee and evade conscription, with soldiers describing disillusionment with government propaganda and disease at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutwig Lonng
New York Post
Switzerland
France
Yugo- Slavia
Africa
Duce
Ovo Avanti
Paris
Milan
Italy
Roverto
India Becoming Richer India to Grow Rapidly Says Research
A Bombay press officer reports growing Indian wealth based on brochure data. Per capita cotton cloth consumption rose from 30 to 1211 yards in the early 1900s, while average income climbed from 20 to 107 rupees though prices rose about 2.5 times. Real income for masses appears doubled. New plastics and inventions noted for everyday use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
B. B. Sen
LCS
Bombay
Government of
Bengal
Servant of Jehovah Isaiah Suffering and Messianic role
A Sunday school devotional examines Isaiah 53 the Servant of Jehovah pondering whether the Servant is a person or symbol and whether the suffering servant represents Israel or a coming Messiah. It contrasts ancient views of suffering as punishment with the servant bearing others sins as a vicarious burden with scripture cross references from Luke 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senovah
Babylon
Jehovah
Hezekiah
God
Job
Jesus
Arabs form first parliament for Bedouins in Egypt
Cairo reports that Bedouin delegates from 1,000,000 Egyptians formed a committee to urge compulsory education, protect Bedouin rights, preserve customs, and foster intellectual exchange with Arab countries. British digs in Shetland reveal Viking-era remains from the 10th century.
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Near East
Cairo
Egypt
Sheikhi Arab
S. FE
Hamad el Baseel Pasha
Enl
Iron Jewelry Replaces Gold as Prize in Ancient Times
Princeton archaeologist Professor T Leslie Shear reports in Athenian Agora excavations that iron jewelry became the most prized adornment for women early in the Mycenaean era around 500 years before Christ. He notes numerous iron necklaces rings and bracelets found on female remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Leslie Shear
Princeton University
Agora
Market Place
Shear
Whistling Sparks Mild Office Fracas
An office boy, new on the job, is told off by his employer after being seen whistling while at work. The boss snaps he should stop whistling and focus on the task, prompting a terse exchange as the boy defends his activity.
A Colony Of Forgotten People
Dr W H Haas, Northwestern University geologist, reports on a Amazon basin colony of Southern aristocrats who migrated after the Civil War. Settled along the Tapa Jos River, miles inland from the ocean, the community of about 300 people faced climate and market hardship. Some younger Southerners returned to the United States. others remained to grow pumpkins, cocoa and beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ople
Tropics
Alabama
Dr. Haas
Amazon
United States
New Optical Device Reveals Heat From Electric Light
British researchers unveil an optical apparatus that makes heat visible by viewing a suspended bulb. The instrument also maps heat flow in rooms and helps study ventilation, draughts, and heat paths. The device is already used by the Safety in Mines Research Board to analyze explosive forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Electrical and Allied
The
Safety In Mines Research Board
Paris Beggars Demand Protection From Amateurs
The journal Le Journal des Mendigots, widely read among beggars, claims unfair competition as amateurs encroach on beats reserved for professionals. An editorial urges a united stand by mendicants to defend earned interests while noting amateurs pressuring the professional ranks. Also referenced is an Oxford don asserting red-haired individuals never claimed a university first.
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Paris
le Journal Des Mendigots
Dom
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Budapest
States Bishop of the
Dionne
Aiah
I Vant
Isaiah
Tobe
Revelation
Shet and
Islands
WDD
Snellike
Cnet
wTo
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Amazon Jungle
Oxford
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