World Happenings Briefly Told In Pieces Across Globe
Great Britain divides into 100 Home Office districts to warn of air raid danger in war. In Orillia, Ontario police solve jewelry store theft. 42 watches stolen, 43 recovered. Dr W C Graham to lead United Colleges Winnipeg starting Oct 1. Bulgaria postwar army limits canceled seen as step to Balkan entente. Buckingham Palace says no Canada trip planned for the King. Convicted spy Kurt Law hanged in Marseille rather than serve 16 years. 1938 European wheat crop estimated 45.5 million metric tons equals 1.665 billion bushels. Mussolini adds two naval destroyers, Ascaro and Fuciliere, launched at Leghorn and Ancona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orillia
Ont
W. C. Graham
University of Chicago
United Colleges
Winnipeg
Bulgaria
Buckingham Palace
Canada
Kurt Law
Marseille
France
Profit On Illicit Drugs Indication Of Canadian Fortunes
Official records of the Department of National Revenue reveal large profits from illicit drug traffic in Canada. In 1919 over $850,000 of narcotics were imported through customs for alleged legal use, while customs figures show about $800,000 entered illicit trade. Last year’s entry valued at $42,210 and the prior year at $34,652. About 75 percent of imports are straight narcotics and 25 percent are used in narcotic preparations. No narcotics may be used to manufacture patent medicines, say narcotics officials with RCMP and other departments assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Pensions and National Health
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Department of National Revenue
Wright Aeronautical unveils steel crankcase engine boost
How ard Hughes used a Wright Aeronautical new engine with steel crankcase on a round the world flight achieving 2200 horsepower for take off with heavy loads. The motor, heavier but more power per horsepower, allows higher supercharging and combustion pressures. Four hundred motors ordered to arm 200 high speed bombers for the British Air Ministry from Lockheed in Burbank California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hughes
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Hughes
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Cal
British Air Ministry
Early War Measures Unearth Fortifications At Armageddon
Archaeologists reveal Armageddon’s earliest fortifications built around 3000 B C as inhabitants doubled a 12 foot thick wall. The piece notes war as oldest and costliest of arts.
Automobiles Still Largely Bought on Instalment Plans
Three of every five new automobiles are purchased on the instalment plan, according to statistics.
Inherited Wanderlust Keeps Mrs Livingstone Wilson Traveling
Mrs. Livingstone Wilson, 80, daughter of David Livingstone, was hosted for lunch at the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow. She admired a plaster statue of her father beside the Victoria Falls model and spoke of his wanderlust, lectures to mission societies, and his diary made from gathered newspaper edges and homemade ink.
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Livingstone Wilson
David Livingstone
Glasgow
Victoria Falls
Wilson
Livingstone
Bechuanaland
Scotland
Humor In Court A Magistrate Tale From Notts
A BBC Listener quote recalls two magistrates summoned for speeding. In a joke setup they swap roles with one on the bench and the other in the witness box. The light exchange ends with both men pleading guilty and fines rising as the referee notes the streak of similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hopkin
J.P
Nottinghamshire
No. 2
No. 1
B.B.C
Wood-Clad Lead Pencils vs Metal Cased Types
In Marketing J C K notes wood clad pencils may outlive metal or celluloid leads. A single California national park could yield 15 million board feet of suitable trees for pencils, ensuring wood clad pencils remain available for the author’s lifetime. He, partly Scotch, prefers this type over loss of a 5 cent lead pencil and tolerates it more than a refined propelling pencil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California National
Deadly Germ Photographs Shown By London Doctor
Dr Herbert Rogers resident pathologist at North Middlesex Hospital London arrives on the steamship Nova Scotia to confer with Harvard medical authorities He says he discovered the dread streptococcus germ four months ago while examining the blood of a 30 year old woman patient He asserts the germs rarely have been located despite entering the bloodstream in victims
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Rogers
North Middlesex Hospital
London
Nova Scotia
Harvard
Rogers
Yellowstone Prospector Launches in Northwest Canada
The Yellowstone Prospector, Canada’s northerly newspaper, is mimeographed and edited by Charles Jerkins and Larry Alexander both ex-Edmontonians and University of Alberta graduates. Maiden edition appeared Wednesday July 13 with two weekly issues planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Yellowstone Prospector
Sandhill cranes tower near a man in height
A report notes sandhill cranes reaching heights nearly equal to a man, highlighting their impressive stature and presence in the landscape.
The Global Toll of Insect Attacks Through History
The article cites losses from 1915 to 1926 in Canada totaling 1.375 billion dollars, the United States facing 2 billion dollars annually, and India reporting 1.6 million deaths and 75 million dollars in damage. Dr. A S Neave estimates ten percent of world food is destroyed or lost to insects.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
India
A. S. Neave
Imperial Institute of Entomology
Tailored Trends Pattern 4749 Offers Soft Modern Style
Anne Adams promotes pattern 4749 for misses and women with soft tailoring. Choose pastel wool flannel or dark sheer wool with puff sleeves and self or contrast collar. Includes sewing instructions. ships to Winnipeg addresses for 20 cents in stamps.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg
Pea “Ye Union
McDermot Ave. E
Czechoslovakia Fortifies 2500-Mile Front Against Invasion
Military experts note three defensive lines spanning the border with heavy fortifications. Despite a small army, Czechoslovakia is well armed and trained, promising costly resistance if Germany crossed the frontier, with key stands planned inside the border mountains and along the Vang River.
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Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Vang
Europe
Germany
Austria
Inexpensive X-ray Machines Demonstrated at Winnipeg
Prof. John W. Dorsey of the University of Manitoba showed two low cost X-ray devices for generating high direct current voltages for cancer treatment. One machine produced 100,000 volts and the other 40,000 volts. The units resemble a cluster of radio tubes and small transformers in oil, using vacuum tube rectifiers costing about $1.50 each, with easy replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
John W. Dorsey
University of Manitoba
Dorsey
Television telephone patent by Alexander Nicolson in New York
Alexander Nicolson of New York patents a television telephone that lets users see the person they talk to. He envisions inter office use within a building and potential for long range radio television communication. The device features a bell shaped horn with television scanning for sending and receiving plus a radio microphone and loudspeaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Nicolson
New York
Nicolson
Arbitration settles street dispute in Franklinville
Police Chief Schemeley stopped a dispute in the Franklinville street over a half dollar between two Black men. He took the coin, split it into two quarters, and gave a lecture on economics. Both men left arm in arm as he resumed his beat.
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Schemeley
Franklinville
N.J
Paternal exhortation to walk in righteousness and watchfulness
A Sunday school devotional ties Proverbs to New Testament warnings on sobriety and vigilance. It contrasts the wicked life of violence with the righteous path, urging believers to heed wisdom, resist evil, and remain watchful for the Day of the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
G. Campbell Morgan
Christ
James Denney
Jesus
Paul
Crime Does Not Pay Averages Reveal Small Robberies
A Columbus Dispatch excerpt notes government figures show the average robber earned 89.36 dollars, burglar 59.19, and larcenist 29.27 last year. The piece argues that many youths still take the risk for meager returns, despite dangers.
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United States
Columbus Dispatch
Queen Mary Wins Public Acclaim Along Thames Banks
Despatches from London note thousands gathered along the river to praise Queen Mary whose popularity and role as wife and mother are celebrated. The record calls her an imperishable favorite of the British people and the finest queen in monarchy history.
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London
Thames
Mary
Danish girl swims Baltic to Germany in 40 hours
Jenny Kammersgaard, a one year old Danish girl, completed a 28 mile Baltic swim between Denmark and Germany in an unofficial time of 40 hours 20 minutes. She believes she is the first to swim the Baltic. In the same report, Americans spend about 50 million dollars daily on food.
Dulce Seaweed Used As Food In British Isles
A report notes that dulce, a type of seaweed, is used as an article of food in the British Isles and other northern countries.
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British Isles
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers are invited to obtain the complete set of Dr McCulloughs cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 103 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice directs requestors to contact the organization for full compilation.
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Dr. McCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Jack Miner Praised as Practical Naturalist in Conservation
In Kingsville, 73 year old naturalist Jack Miner is lauded for his hands on approach to wild life. He studies birds and flora to provide food and shelter for threatened species and is credited with pioneering low cost conservation seen as a model beyond theory. Eccles Gott praised Miner's enduring care for birds outweighing Canada’s game wardens.
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Irvin &. Cobb
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Eccles J. Gott
M.P
South Essex
House of Commons
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Seven Ages Of Elephant High Points Coincide With Man
A London letter notes curious parallels between elephant growth and human aging. It cites Burmese captive elephants leaving mothers at three to four years, reaching prime around fifty to fifty, with old age after threescore years and ten, and notes wild elephants may live longer if tusks are favorable.
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London Times
Burma
German Officers Question Return From China
German officers recalled from China by request of Japan face doubts about returning home. Insiders say the recall will be difficult as some officers married non Aryan wives and fear losing promised jobs in Germany.
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China
Japan
Naziland
Germany
Brandon Sun
Not a Czechoslovakian But a Czechoslovak
A playful remark notes that a native of Czechoslovakia is correctly termed a Czechoslovak, with proper demonyms emphasized as the policy rather than the lengthy variant. The tone suggests light humor about linguistic precision.
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Czechoslovakia
Poland and Lithuania Forge Lasting Friendship
Postwar rivalry cooled after a three month agreement shows Poland and Lithuania working together. Observers urge broader adoption of friendship as a path to regional stability.
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Poland
Lithuania
Bookplate inscription on Sir Walter Scott volume
An inscription on a Sir Walter Scott bookplate reads please return this book I find that many of my friends while poor arithmeticians are excellent book-keepers indicating a humorous note about bookkeeping abilities.
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Sir Walter Scott
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Great Britain
Home Office
International Institute of Agriculture
Rome
Russia
Mussolini
Ascaro
Leghorn
Fuciliere
Ancona
Fighty
Sesss
Livingtone
England
America
The
Ned Hanlan
Bob Pearce
Evans Paddon
Australia
Hanlan
Elwood Hughes
Paddon
Pearce
Theo Ealonians
Praim
U.S. Government Bulletin
Baltic
DR. J. W. $. McCullough
Lance Connery
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