World Happenings Briefly Told
Sir Ronald Ross dies at 75 a noted tropical diseases authority. Adventurous whaling may revive on British Columbia coast due to oil price rise. Emery Cross embarks on a seven year world voyage from Wel land Ontario. Tarsus, home of Saint Paul, burned destroying 144 houses and 200000 dollars in losses. German armored ship keel laid for a new pocket battleship to be named presently. Berlin streets neglected for years hamper heavy trucks. Mrs W Thrift of Sidcup learns her missing husband in World War II was killed near Cain beat. Alberta faces potato shortage from hot dry weather. Sweden now motorized only 11 of every 100 vehicles are horse drawn. Swedish Road Congress notes. Sir Henry Simson died at 60, physician at birth of Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose.
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Ronald Ross
British Columbia
Emery Cross
Welland
Admiralty
Germany
Berlin
W. Thrift
Sidcup
England
Cainbeat
Sweden
Gothenburg
Henry Simson
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Duke of York
Half Million Fur Shipment From Hudson Bay Region Moves Globally
A ton and a half of prime fur sourced from the northern barren lands along Hudson Bay was transported via The Pas to markets worldwide. Eskimos, Indians, and white trappers caught fox, mink, and marten in the sub Arctic, with the goods flown to Churchill and loaded onto the muskeg train to The Pas. The shipment, valued at about half a million dollars, will move by Canadian National Railways to Revillion Freres in Canada and Hudson Bay Company in London.
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Hudson Bay
Pas
San
Arctic
Chesterfield Inlet
Churcfill
Canadian Airways
Manitoba
Canadian Natral Railways
Revillion Freres Company
Canada
Hudson Bay Company
London
England
A Mark Of Distinction In Job Hunting
An Ottawa journal notes a New York job ad praising silence and listening as marks of distinction. It critiques a candidate who relies on front and self depreciation, arguing genuine ability shows in actions behind the facade.
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New York
Ottaw
Journal
Veteran Doctor Honored by Thousand in Mulvana Kansas
Tribute to a veteran physician who served as a country doctor, performing surgery under harsh conditions and answering every call. About a thousand gathered in Mulvana to honor his lifelong dedication, contrasting old fashioned practice with modern medicine while praising courage and duty.
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Mulvana
Kansas
New York Evening Post
British Pilots Claim New Altitude Records
Two British flyers contest altitude marks across the empire. Captain Cyril Unwins tops 45,000 feet in a land plane at Bristol, challenging the US Navy’s 43,154 foot record held by Lieutenant Apollo Coucek. An Albatross aircraft at Port Darwin reports 23,000 feet, while a balloon released from the ship soars beyond 70,000 feet. Professor Auguste Piccard ascends to nearly 11 miles over Italy in a stratospheric flight.
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Cyril Unwins
Bristol
Apollo Coucek
United States Navy
Port Darwin
Australia
Auguste Piccard
Italy
Widow Recalls Tombstone Dealer Epitaph Debate
In a brief vignette a widow recounts an exchange with a tombstone dealer. After several futile suggestions he muses that the inscription “Gone Home” would fit. The widow reflects that it would be the last place he ever thought of going.
Sunday School Lesson on Prayer and Reverence in Matthew
Devotional text surveys the Lord's Prayer from Matthew 6 9 15 and Luke 11 2 4 and explores how prayer should balance divine and human needs It contrasts public flashy prayer with private communion reframing The part about hallowing God s name warns against profaning the divine nature and urges reverent worship This card notes the lesson draws on Psalms Daniel and Timothy for broader reflection on grace knowledge and devotion
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Jesus Christ
Timothy Ae
Jesus
God
Kirsopp Lake
J. D. Jones
Diamond Tints Make Dress Stand Out At Picnic
An Ontario woman recounts using Diamond Tints to revive a faded last year dress. With a drugstore tip, she dissolved the powder in rinse water and dyed it a vivid green, earning praise as the prettiest dress at a daylong picnic.
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Ontario
England to Retain 13000 Ex-Service Clerks on Pension Basis
England has arranged permanent government employment for over 13,000 ex service clerks who were previously in temporary posts. They will be pensionable workers. More than 2000 temporary women clerks and stenographers are also to receive pensionable status. Rice arrived in this country aboard a sea captain returning from Madagascar in 1694.
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England
Madagascar
Canapar Aims to Cut Kitchen Odors in Apartments
An article promoting Canapar sheets for cooking without strong smells, describing how to use the product to confine flavors and steam vegetables. It emphasizes apartment living and domestic packaging, claiming odor reduction for neighbors and easier meal prep.
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Union
Ruth Rogers
Colnd Cults
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
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Vancouver
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Canapar
Hamilton
Napa
Tf Jain
Canapars
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