World Happenings Briefly Told
Unqualified approval of Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles appears in Izvestia. Halifax reports suggest CN ships Prince Henry and Prince David may resume New York cruises. The Nizam of Hyderabad to speak on Empire Day May 24 for BBC. Scout carries Dr Leopold Von Hoesch’s body from Dover to Wilhelmshaven. Soviet industry up 13 percent in Q1 1936 vs year ago. Mellon Institute reports pneumonia advances and tuberculin diagnostic aid. German railroads test loading entire car on a motor truck for freight. F Napier Denison retires after 37 years at the Dominion meteorological service. The king becomes National Rifle Association patron. Duke of Gloucester named president. King Edward donates £250 for the king’s prize.
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Halifax
Prince Henry
Prince David
New York
Nizam of Hyderabad
British Broadcasting Corporation
Scout
Leopold von Hoesch
Britain
Dover
Wilhelmshaven
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
F. Napier Denison
Dominion Meteorological Observatory
Gonzales Heights
Government Meteorological Department
Parachute Medical Service Formed by 34 Soviet Surgeons
A group of 34 surgeons and physicians educated at the Soviet parachute school has organized a parachute medical service. They will respond to urgent calls by plane and descend in parachutes where landing fields are unavailable. The service is headquartered at Moscow civil airfield.
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Moscow
Origin of Cambridge University Traced to 12th Century Movement
The origin of Cambridge University in England remains obscure but likely emerged from a local educational movement in the twelfth century, indicating a gradual scholarly growth tied to regional initiatives.
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Cambridge University
England
Jack Miner's 71st Birthday Celebrated by Prominent Figures
Birthday observances for Jack Miner on April 10 feature praise from Edgar A. Guest and Irvin S. Cobb. An Ottawa Citizen editorial credits Miner with popularizing the bird sanctuary idea. Miner discusses wealth, friends, health, and living for life, not just money, with views on education, religion, and personal conduct.
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Jack Miner
Edgar A. Guest
Detroit
America
Irvin S. Cobb
Ottawa Citizen
Watt
Bell
Million Dollar Wrigley Sign Lights Up Times Square
The Wrigley Spearmint Gum Sign in Times Square New York City began operation on Saturday March 28. It fills the Broadway block 44th to 45th and rises ten stories on a purpose built structure. The sign features a 42 foot long fish, 21 independent neon displays, and nearly seventy miles of wire with 1 084 feet of tubing. Investment totals one million dollars as hundreds of thousands pass daily.
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Wrigley
Times Square
New York City
Broadway
44Th
45Th Street
Wrighley
Toronto
Smarter Spring Matching Hat and Purse Set Pattern 5559
Crochet a jaunty dip brim hat and matching purse with guimpe and rib stitch. Full instructions, illustration, and stitch details are included. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave E Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Ring of Electric Current Causes Magnetic Storms Theory
Two English scientists propose a ring of electric current around Earth causes magnetic storms that disrupt telegraph and cable networks. An explorer claims discovery of a remarkably fast growing bean in Southern Asia. Standard method is to plant the bean and jump clear.
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Earth
Saturn
Asia
Why Many People Past 40 Feel Off and Tired
An article claims many over forty feel weak and ill due to stomach acidity. It advises neutralizing excess acid with Phillips Milk of Magnesia after meals and at night, available as liquid or tablets, made in Canada.
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Canada
Parable of Dives and Lazarus Explored in Sunday Lesson
The lesson contrasts wealth and poverty from Luke 16 with a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. It explains luxury represented by Dives with purple dye and fine linen and notes Lazarus’s suffering and final outcomes, with Lazarus carried by angels to Abraham and the rich man in torment.
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Dives
Lazarus
Lydia
Europe
Nile
Eleazar
God
Abraham
Hades
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Christie's
Sultanas
Christie's Biscuits
Turkey
Dardanelles
Izvestia
National Rifle Association
Duke of Gloucester
King Edward
A Ledy
Mecca
Af Drag and Dept Stores
Harold FF
Fivctua & Company
Lad
Torenta
Ramsay Co. Sci Srzaman
Naturalist
Phillips
Phillips Milk
Jesus
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Sige
Pet
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