World Happenings Briefly Told Across The Globe
A United States temporary air squadron of 14 new warplanes formed immediately. Grain car arrivals at Lakehead terminals in August rose over 70 percent from last year. England losses include test pilot Hindmarsh killed in a near 400 mph crash. Royal Canadian Air Force youths arrive in Calgary from Trent Ontario to Currie barracks. U S customs seize 60 000 dollars of opium from the SS Don Jose in Portland Oregon. Abundant Canadian butter may prompt New Zealand butter imports due to dumping duties removal. An 18 pound field cannon stolen from Cranbrook armouries recovered seven miles away near Halifax. The Bluenose barometer returns to Captain Angus Walters after a thief left it at the police steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehead
England
John Hindmarsh
Canada
New Zealand
OtMcers
24Th Field Brigade
RCA
Cranbrook
Kimberley Road
Old Peru Villages Unearthed by Bennett Expedition
Dr Wendell C Bennett of the American Museum of Natural History returned from a six month archaeological expedition in northern Peru. He uncovered dwelling places temples pottery and metal work of civilization among the oldest known in Peru. Bennett and his wife found villages with up to 50 subterranean houses roofed by massive rock slabs. Some slabs measured 12 feet long and three feet wide. Houses extended two storeys below ground with five or six rooms per floor connected by narrow passages.
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Wendell C. Bennett
Department of Anthropology
American Museum of Natural History
Peru
Bennett
Police entrance exams tease with Holmes and family puzzles
A London Times piece on police entrance tests notes puzzles from the elementary and advanced papers. Questions include how to explain a flash lamp and a thermos, plus a Sherlock Holmes reference and a family aging problem. The advanced section asks for a British liner line name and critiques of faulty arguments about life expectancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irolland
Scotland
Times
Sherlock Holmes
Hercule Poirottow
Brown
Mother
John
Jean
George
Kate
Half Million Accident Free Miles Banquet Speech
The world’s top safety driver for a major bus company was honored with a banquet and medal after reaching half a million miles without an accident. When asked to speak he joked he had one rule driving, treating others as if they were himself.
Mauna Kea Seen Above Pacific Plain in Snow
A fragment describes Mauna Kea in Hawaii as the tallest island mountain, rising 14,000 feet above sea level with a snow cap. It notes the visible portion is small relative to the mountain starting on a broad plain 18,000 feet below sea level, and explains the name meaning White Mountain.
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Yen
Mauna Kea
Hawaii
White Mountain
Three Bund Mice appears in 1608 music book
Fragmentary note reports the nursery rhyme Three Bund Mice in a music book dated 1608 and mentions Sanjen made of paper often kr.
Italian Jews Ordered to Leave Italy Within Six Months
The cabinet decree dated January 1 1919 forces all Jews who settled in Italy to depart within six months, even those who became citizens after that date. It applies to Italy proper Libya and the Aegean isles, excludes Italian East Africa. The measure defines Jews by birth to both Hebrew parents. Estimates put affected people over 10 000.
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Italy
Libya
Aegean Isles
Italian East Africa
Ital
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Eritrea
Mussolini
Appointed To Wheat Board Charles Folliott Career
Charles Folliott of Winnipeg has been named to replace Alexander M Shaw on the Canadian wheat board. His grain career began in 1907 with a Winnipeg trading firm, then British Empire Grain Company from 1908 to 1925. He later led coarse grains sales for central selling agency and managed Winnipeg office for the Alberta wheat pool before serving on the Canadian Wheat Board sales staff in 1935 and 1936, withdrawing in early 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Folliott
Winnipeg
Alexander M. Shaw
Canadian Wheat Board
British Empire Grain Company
The
Wheat Pools
Central Selling Agency
Alberta Wheat Pool
Record of Solar Eclipse Observations by Researchers
Researchers successfully recorded an eclipse of the sun using established observatory methods. The effort captured precise timings and shadows, contributing to understanding solar dynamics and celestial motion for the period.
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Ers
Fall Pattern 4681 And 4691 From Anne Adams
Anne Adams offers patterns 4681 and 4691 for home sewers. 4681 features a long buttoned waist panel with a yoke and pleated skirt, braid edging on heat collar pockets and sleeves. 4691 comes in sizes 34 to 48 with yardage details. send 20 cents and order to the Winnipeg Patterns Dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Union
McDermot Ave
Monument Unveiled for Tig er Battalion Veterans in Vancouver
A simple granite boulder memorial at Canada Pacific Exhibition grounds honors the 29th Vancouver Battalion in the Great War. Lt Governor Eric W. Hamber unveiled it with Canadian Legion members present. He praised the battalion’s battles from St Eloi to Amiens. Legion members laid poppies after the ceremony.
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Vancouver
Canada Pacific
Tiger’ Association
Eric W. Hamber
Canadian Legion
St. Elois
Ypres
Somme
Vimy
Hill 70
Lens
Passchendaele
Amiens
Arras
Cambrai Mons
Govenor
Legion
Outing For Horses At Closter Gala Honors Oldest In Cirque
An aging horse and its entourage traveled from New York to Closter New Jersey for a daylong picnic hosted by Douglas G Hertz. The program included a beauty contest with prizes for oldest and most decrepit horse, featuring Anna the oldest horse in the country who has performed in the Metropolitan Opera Company production of Aida for 25 years.
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Avoone
New York
Closter
Douglas G. Hertz
Anna
Metropolitan Opera Company
First Meeting of Friends in Samuel Chronicle
Devotional lesson outlines David and Jonathan in 1 Samuel chapters 18 to 20. Jonathan warns David, reconciles with Saul, and pledges friendship, gifting armor and weapons as they swear a covenant. David flees as Saul seeks to kill him, while Jonathan risks his own safety to protect his friend.
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Samuel
David
Goliath
Ter
Saul
Jonathan
Michmash
Michal
Kalfim
Ramah
New Visual Education Method For Deaf Children
Saskatoon school superintendent Dr Chatwin introduces a visual education technique to aid deaf children. The method emphasizes oral instruction via lip reading and voice use, enabling many students to converse with normals. Also notes a whippet's speed and a German knitting device for dual yarn work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AF. Chatwin
Saskatoon
University of Toronto
Chatwin
Cancer articles by Dr McCullough at The Health League
The complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles may secure a penny for The Health League of 105 Bond St Toroate Ontario.
Canada Year Book 1938 edition announced by Dominion Bureau
The 1938 Canada Year Book, official statistical annual, revised throughout, provides a comprehensive view of Canada's natural resources, demography, production, trade, climate, and culture. It includes over 30 maps, two photo inserts, and special articles. price $1.50 to the general public, 50 cents to ministers, students, and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
W. D. Yuler
Dominion
John Adams
Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Kings
Verger Guides Visitors Through London Church Belfry
A verger leads a party through a London church and explains that the bell is rung only for visits by the lord bishop or in emergencies like fire or flood. The exchange highlights the church's tradition and solemn practice during special occasions.
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Lonedon
Medieval fishmonger shamed for peddling bad fish
A historic record notes a fishmonger who sold substandard fish in the middle ages faced public shaming. The punishment involved displaying the offending wares to deter future fraud and protect town markets.
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States
Royal Canadian Air Force
Calgary
Trenton
Ont
Currie Barracks
City Limita
United States Customs Bureau
Portland
Ore
Bureau
Halifax
Angus Walters
Odd
London Times
Akers New
Ame Adam
Courag
Lemon I
Germany
DR. J.W. S. McCullough
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