World Happenings Briefly Told
Peter Veregin resigns as President of the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood. Wilton Lackaye, 69, a famed U S actor for decades, dies in New York of a heart ailment. Admiral Sir David Murray Anderson eyed for Governor General of Newfoundland. Soviet police order strict measures to stamp out private food speculation. Dr John G Dunlop, Canadian missionary in Japan, dies in Karuizawa. Royal cattle sold to Communist Russia. two shorthorn bulls bought by the Soviet. Madeline Slade sentenced to one year in prison for defying a Bombay government ban. London jewelers use smoke screens to deter thieves. smash and grab raids raise burglary rates. Irish Republican Army warns Dublin cinema managers against showing royal family films or British propaganda.
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Peter Veregin
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Wilton Lackaye
United State
New York
Sir David Murray Anderson
Newfoundland
Karizawa
Japan
John G. Dunlop
Russia
King George
Madeline Slade
Mahatma Ghandi
Bombay
London
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Seven Canadian Provinces Agree on Relief Settlement Plan
Unemployed families in seven provinces may receive a third each from the Dominion, provinces, and municipalities to cover up to 600 per family for land establishment and subsistence for two years. The plan targets those on direct relief who are fit for farm life, aiming to turn relief into self support rather than colonization, by helping families gain a modest start on the land.
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Dominion
Recognition Deserved A Long Service Prize
Francesca Felicetti of Bologna received a long service prize for seventy seven years of employment with a single family starting at age twelve. Twenty nine other servants also received prizes for over forty years of service with one family.
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Bologna
Italy
Francesca Felicetti
Railway mileage in the Indies mostly lies in Java
A stock exchange style fragment notes that seven tenths of the Netherland East Indies railway mile age lies in Java. An heir seeks hope from a doctor who replies that hope depends on perspective.
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Alla
Stockholm
New Equipment For Houses Air Cooling System Model Necessity
The article envisions air cooling becoming a standard home feature alongside bathrooms and plumbing. It notes high current costs and experimental status but predicts future perfection and lower prices, enabling quiet, air cooled living with sealed windows and doors to exclude heat and street noise.
Man Who Surrendered Jerusalem Dies at 65
Ahmed Sharad, once an inspector in the Turkish gendarmerie in Jerusalem, died in Hebron Government Hospital at age 65. He helped surrender the city to British forces in 1917 by delivering a white flag with the late Jerusalem mayor to a British guard.
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Jerusalem
Hebron
Ahmed Sharad
Guimpes Reflect Youthful Trend in Crepe Silks and Cottons
Fashion note describes navy crepe silk guimpe with bright red spotted silk, plus options in lacy cottons, pique, wool blends, and rayons. Two piece skirt and waist, separate blouse, optional short sleeves, Style No. 424 fits sizes 14 to 20 with busts 36 to 38 inches. Pattern price 25 cents. wrap coin.
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Union
Winnipeg Pattern No. details and ordering address at 472 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Pattern orders are handled by the Winnipeg Newspaper Union, though the exact pattern number is not provided in the readable text.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Riverbend School for Girls Winnipeg to reopen Septemb er 13
Riverbend School for Girls Winnipeg will reopen for the autumn term on September 13 under Principal Miss Joan Foster A with a Grade 1 to 12 program. The academy, long connected to the United Church of Canada, offers a Riverbend Diploma for Grade II and emphasizes literature history music and art.
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Riverbend School
Winnipeg
Joan Foster
Riverbend
Sir James Atkins
United Church of Canada
Department of Education
Assiniboine River
Manitoba
Wilson
University College
Toronto
Manuel College
United Church Training School
Erith
London University
London
Bowman
Margaret Eaton School of Physical Education
James A. Richardson
L.L.D
Isaac Pitblado
Canada
C. E. Armstrong
Moose Jaw
Robert Forke
Pipestone
C. F. Adams
Calgary
A. F. Laird
Yorkton
B. C. Wallace
Edmonton
J. E. Brownlee
Demand For Flaxseed Bolsters Canada Ireland Trade
The Canadian Department of Agriculture notes strong demand for pedigreed flaxseed in Ireland for sowing and for the linen industry. Quality germination and purity are credited to government inspection. Bulgaria outlines a $9 250 000 plan to invest in state railways.
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Department of Agriculture
Ireland
Bulgaria
Times Have Changed Reaping Change Reflected in Farm Tale
An old farmer recalls buying a reaper and binder. He notes last year he watched thirty men reap his field while he sat on the fence with a cigar. This year he reaped the field himself and thirty men sat on the fence watching him.
Coomb Corn Measure Defined as Four Bushels
The term Coomb refers to an old British unit of dry volume for corn amounting to four bushels. This historic measure appears in historical texts describing agricultural practices and trade standards from earlier centuries.
Sunday School Lesson on Intemperance and Worship
The lesson cites Leviticus 10 9 Isaiah 5 and Psalm 24 1 4 to warn against intemperance. It contrasts ancient worship instruments with wine in feasts and explains how reliance on drink enslaves, dulls conscience, and erodes duty and compassion.
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Isaiah
Edward King
Lightning strikes upward never mind the danger
Scientists reveal lightning can strike upward with 185 photographs as proof suggesting shocks may rebound. The piece notes negative lightning is deadly while positive is no worse than melting fillings, yet offers no method to distinguish bolt polarity in advance.
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Newark Evening News
Saskatoon Opens Egg Powder Plant Aims to Enter Market
A new egg powder plant in Saskatoon Saskatchewan will process 180000 eggs daily and challenge China's long held supremacy in the global egg powder trade. The Saskatchewan venture seeks to gain a share of the industry in coming years.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
China
Movement to curb farmer hoarding in South Africa
A movement in South Africa works to stop hoarding among farmers. The report notes a stance against stockpile practices and emphasizes fair distribution, with local organizers seeking cooperative farming measures and community awareness.
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South Africa
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