World Happenings Briefly Told
Ireland may recognize Kaly's conquest of Ethiopia in the near future. Capt Henry W Metcalfe 73 died at Canterbury. BBC plans television for next year's Derby rugby tests and university boat race. Paris shops strike in sit down protest. Imperial Airways opens Atlantic school at Croydon for pilots. Hamburg Kiel canal tunnel planned. Empire Industries body votes against ceding Mandated territories. South Africa promotes cheaper night rates for government phone service. Filipino women vote for provincial board seats with men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Metcalfe
Canterbury
Eny
British Broadcasting Corporation
Germany
Empire Industries’ Association
House of Commons
South Africa
Worth Over Million Dollars in US Teeth Trade
The United States aims to boost exports with dental instruments labeled scientific instruments. In 1936 US teeth exports to Britain reached 41.8 million units valued at 1.201 million dollars, with total US teeth exports at 1.801 million dollars. British dentists assemble plates locally for patients. About 4 million Britons rely on US teeth for their smiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cordell Flull
Britain
Department of Commerce
John Bull
Great Britain
British Isles
The Spirit Of Christmas and Saint Nicholas Faith
The passage extols the Christmas spirit as a universal source of goodwill and home warmth. It quotes Frank Church praising Santa Claus as a real force whose existence is proved by its effect, delivering gifts to children and embodying "the most real things" unseen by sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Nicholas
Santa Claus
Frank Church
Mr. Church
Impressive twentieth century changes by Yuletide 1937
An imagined man out of touch for thirty years returns for Christmas to find rapid progress. He witnesses streamlined trains automobiles airplanes and ocean liners replacing horses and letters aided by telegraph and cable. Radio has replaced the gramophone and global messages link nations in a season of peace on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speedy
Christ
New Fashion Highlights Favor the Stout Figure
Anne Adams profiles an Afternoon Dress sized for larger figures with a curved front yoke and gathered details. Sleeves range from slight puff to elbow darts, with short versions ending above the elbow. Pattern 4661 suits sizes 34 through 48, requires four yards of 39 inch fabric for size 36, and includes illustrated sewing steps. Send 20 cents and order to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Doctor Endorses Daily Hot Baths For All
A physician claims daily hot baths benefit everyone raising questions about personal habits and possible boarder experiences. The remark sparks debate on health routines and lifestyle.
Hammell Drives Canadian Hinterland Prospect Crack
Dr E L Bruce first technical reporter on Beaver Lake discovery. Hammell leads rapid push for claim development in 1915. Funding talks with Hayden Stone & Co and Daniel Jackling yield three million dollar option with initial diamond drilling and two engineers dispatched. Brooks and Peterson report Hammell underestimates the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Bruce
Queen's University
Dominion
Beaver Lake District
Beaver Lake
Tom Creighton
Hammll
Hammells
Hammell
John Mosher
Jack
Rockefeller
Mining Corporation of Canada, Ltd
Dan Milligan
Isadore Dion
Canada
New York
Hayden Stone & Co
Stone
Pas
Jackling
Raymond Brooks
Orin Peterson
Brooks
War talk and self defense in a Bronx hockey chat
In a men’s grill a pair of youngsters debate war and pacifism. One says he would defend himself if enemies near his home but the other points out the enemy would reach the Bronx first. They then drift to hockey talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx
The
New Yorker
Persistent New Year Etiquette and Tiny Bee Miles
A mother scolds Terry for returning a dime without thanks on Christmas Eve. Terry brushes off manners with a vague reply. The piece adds a quip about a knowledge expert and a tangent claim that bees fly about 4000 miles when making a pound of honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Belief Claims Birds Rode on Cranes During Migration
Ancient lore held that small birds rode the backs of cranes on long migrations. The image reflects early cultural views about animal cooperation and flight guidance during seasonal journeys.
Readers urged to request complete Dr McCullough cancer articles
A note invites readers to obtain the full set of Dr McCullough's cancer articles by mailing request to the Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Sunday School Lesson 26 on Philippians and Paul’s imprisonment
Devotional study surveys Paul’s imprisonment in Acts 28 and its impact on spreading the gospel. It highlights three outcomes: soldiers hearing Christ, brethren gaining boldness, and mixed motives among listeners. The piece centers on Christ as life and Paul’s Christ centered view in Philippians 1 21 26 and quotes W Douglas MacKenzie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Philippi
Phlippians
Christ
Charles R. Erdman
Christ of God
Lord
Man
W. Douglas Makenzie
Date Palm Symbol In Hebrew Names And Palestine History
The date palm serves as a symbol of elegance and grace in Hebrew naming, with Tamar as a common feminine name tied to its palm trees. Bethlehem’s proximity to Jerusalem suggests date palms flourished there at Christmas. Many places derive their names from palm abundance, including Jericho The City of the Palms and Hazazon Tamar near Gibeah. The text also notes alligators reach about two feet in length by age fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamar
Palestine
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Jericho
Hazazon-Tamar
Ban-Tamar
Gibeah
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Eamon de Valera
Dail
Irish Free State
Kaly
Ethiopia
Paris
Imperial Airways
Croydon
United Kingdom
North America
Hamburg
Kiel Canal
Christmas
Claus
Whitney Troup
David Fasken
Asswcutes
Fasken
Mining Corporation of Canada
William Boyce Thompson
Hammel
Thompson
Mining Corporation
Flin Flon
Creighton
Leon Dion
John
Dan Mosher
Alex
J. P. Watson
Scott Turner
Harry Payne Whitney Group
New York City
R. E. Phelan
Whitney
Complex Ore Recoveries Co
Flin Fion
Fr Fey
DR. J.W. S. McCullough
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