World Happenings Briefly Told
Eire recognizes the General Franco government of Insurgent Spain. Saskatchewan establishes thirty community pastures totaling 473460 acres with 922 miles of fencing. The Royal Marines band will not accompany the King and Queen to Canada. Ontario Hydro chair W L Houck forecasts 90 percent of World’s Fair visitors will also tour Niagara Falls. A farmer to Canadian railway board is proposed by Ontario Agricultural Council. U S Supreme Court upholds anti trust charges against major film distributors and Texas exhibitors. Earl of Egmont plans England visit to take a seat in the Lords. Three Royal Air Force flyers die in a crash near the Palestine Trans Jordan frontier. China, with France and Russia, aims to open allied airlines linking west China to those nations.
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Eire
Spain
Saskatchewan
Portsmouth
Royal Marines
Canada
W. L. Houck
Ontario Hydro Commission
New York
Niagara Falls
Board of Ralway Commissioners
Ontario Agricultural Council
United States Supreme Court
Justice Department
Texas
Earl of Egmont
Calgary
England
House of Lords
Ella Moodie
Lady Egmont
Royal Air Force
Singapore naval base ready to operate at full capacity
The great Singapore naval base will be completed this year with a modern dockyard capable of maintaining a full battle fleet. Protective guns and an air base will be in full commission, backed by a chain of outlying bases. The project cost about 106 million dollars after fifteen years of work. The base hosts the heaviest guns in camouflaged emplacements and unparalleled anti aircraft defenses.
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Singapore
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Australia
Britain
English Planner Drafted Chicago Junction Railway Plans
Englishman Henry O’Hagan drew up comprehensive plans for the Chicago Junction Railway without visiting Chicago. He worked entirely from a large scale map of Chicago in his London home, outlining the belt line concept and route.
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Henry O'Hagan
Chicago
London
Wartime identity disc found on water edge at St Leonards
Mr. J. Keen of De Cham Road in St. Leonards-on-Sea reported finding a metal object by the water. It was his own identity disc lost on leave in 1917 at the same spot.
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J. Keen
de Cham Road
St. Leonards-on-Sea
How You May Reduce Varicose or Swollen Veins
A home treatment claim suggests applying Moone's meray idl nightly on varicose veins to shrink them. Readers are urged to start immediately and use regular weekly applications, asserting veins will grow smaller and return toward normal.
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Nerma
Moone
Bette
Modern Pope Pius Surges Vatican City Improvements
Visitors soon learn why Pope Pius earned the title. He expanded Vatican City after the 1929 settlement, funding a lavish program including a new railway, broadcasting outfit, electric plant, and a 60 million lire water system transforming ancient conduits into 100 km of treated pipe. The travertine Vatican railroad station stands near the auto gate, a grand 180 foot frontage and 60 foot high central hall.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Pius
Vatican
Vatican Gardens
Children adore charming bolero and suspender frock
Anne Adams pattern 4004 offers a bolero and suspender frock set for children ages 4 to 12. Easy to sew with wool serge crepe or plaid, the design uses one bolero for two frocks and doubles as a street jacket next spring. Send 20 cents and size details to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Chiildren
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Fireflies Aid Chinese Medicine and Woodworking
Fireflies are not only used in Chinese medicine but also provide a grease valued by Oriental woodworkers to harden bamboo. The product supports traditional practices in pharmacology and craftsmanship.
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China
Heat Inside Great Pyramid At Gizeh Surprises
Interior of the Great Pyramid at Gizeh remains extremely hot despite cooler exterior air due to poor ventilation and crowded passages possibly hindering airflow inside the ancient monument.
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Great Pyramid
Gizeh
Egypt
Britain Plans Experimental Airmail Fleet For North Atlantic
Britain eyes a fleet of four 24 ton flying boats plus Mercury and two Albatross landplanes for experimental airmail routes between London Montreal and New York. Mercury holds a world sea plane distance record 6045 miles Dundee to Orange River estuary and has flown cargo to Egypt and Canada. Albatross craft reach 216 mph cruising speed with 3300 mile range. Ennis and Newfoundland airfields become ocean terminals with weekly service planned before summer ends.
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Mercury
London
Montreal
New York
Dundee
Orange River
South Africa
England
Egypt
Atlantic
Foynes
Ireland
Azores
Lisbon
Canada
North Atlantic
Airbone
de Haviland Albatross
Air Ministry
Albatross
Ennis
River Shannon
Newfoundland
A Fine Review Canada's Weekly in Old London
The St Thomas Times Journal notes the January 20 issue, a large annual financial and mining review for Canadians in the UK. It surveys Canadian industries coast to coast with province by province coverage and contributions from ministers and railway presidents, plus an article by Frank G Lawson of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
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Canada
Old London
Percy Hurd
M.P
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Financial and Mining Review
Charles A. Dunning
I. A. Mackenzie
Defence
C. D. Howe
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Frank G. Lawson
Toronto Stock Exchange
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Has Never Been Done There round the world flight debate
There has never been a round the world airplane flight along the globe’s greatest circumference. A flight would have to girdle either the equator or a single degree of longitude to complete the trip.
No Disarmament Hopes For Now Says Hull
Cordell Hull states there is no basis for a world disarmament conference at present and that the United States must protect the nation. He notes the U S has offered to disarm but cites no progress since the Geneva 1932 and London 1935 conferences.
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Cordell Hull
United States
Ludlow
Indiana
Geneva
London
Selected Recipes for Quick Biscuits
Instructions for making fluffy biscuits with cake flour lard and buttermilk. Sift the flour with baking powder soda and salt, cut in shortening, add milk to form a soft dough, knead briefly, roll and cut, bake 450 F for about 12 minutes yield about two dozen biscuits.
Pumpkin Coconut Pie Recipe Instructions
Line a 9 inch pie plate with pastry roll to a small thickness. Combine coconut pumpkin sugar mace cinnamon allspice butter eggs and milk in order and mix thoroughly. Pour into shell and bake 20 minutes at 450 F then 30 minutes at 350 F.
Engineers at Ottawa discuss appliance impact on world economy
Dr. R. C. Wallace of Queens' University Kingston cites effects of technology on daily life and prices. He notes the automobile's influence as roads improved and living standards rose, prompting governments to fund highway programs despite costs.
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R. C. Wallace
Queens’ University
Kingston
Ont
Engictring Institute of Canada
Ottawa
Leather workers of South Africa boycott Japanese goomis
Leather workers in South Africa stage a boycott of imports described as goomis from Japan, citing price competition and quality concerns. The action aims to pressure manufacturers to adjust pricing and sourcing amid regional trade tensions.
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Leather Workers
South Africa
Sunday School Lesson on Free Gospel for All
Devotional text cites Isaiah 55 and Acts 8 4 25 and notes the early Apostles in Jerusalem clinging to Jewish exclusivity. Peter and John inspect Philip's Samarian work, approve it, and pray for the new converts to receive the Holy Spirit. The passage recalls John’s past zeal for fire and contrasts it with the Spirit’s fiery blessing. On the return to Jerusalem they preach in many Samaritan villages.
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Peter
John
Samaria
Jerusalem
Philip
Jesus
Rackham
Hideaway in a City Escapes and Reveals a Milk Route Banker
A New York Herald Tribune item notes people hide in big cities to escape scrutiny. It cites a former Texas banker living as a Memphis milkman for six years, who was caught after a circular with his portrait circulated. The tale warns fugitives may be found when authorities pursue banking secrecy.
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Musica
Coster
Texas
Memphis
New York Herald Tribune
Barter Talks With Germany Reported By U S Cooperatives
Trade German sources described ongoing negotiations for broad barter deals between Germany and Midwest farmers and packers in the United States. Non-governmental agencies could handle such exchanges without special permits, exchanging U S farm goods for German manufactured articles. Dr Wilhelm Tannenberg indicated Germany would accept several hundred tons of lard and 150000 tons of wheat in barter arrangements.
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Germany
United States
Midwest
Wilhelm Tannenberg
Washington
Long estate deed ties 97 heirs to York church
Trustees of Eliza Snyder's estate spent five years securing signatures from 97 heirs and numerous witnesses nationwide to finalize a deed transferring 16 acres to Emanuel's Evangelical Church Cemetery Association in York Pennsylvania. Point Barrow Alaska records extreme cold while Montana reports 65 below. Chinese merchants hire firefly catchers who work the summer to collect thousands nightly.
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Eliza Snyder
Emanuel's
Evangelical Church Cemetery Association
York
Point Barrow
Alaska
Montana
Mary Seaton Dies at 21 After Winter Car Ride
A recounting narrator recalls Mary Seaton a striking young woman seen daily on the streetcar. She coughs blood, falls ill, is hospitalized in the San, and dies at age twenty one during Christmas time, leaving a lasting impression of a life cut short.
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Mary Seaton
San
B.M.D
Seaton
Mary
Health League Ad Offers Cancer Article Set
Readers are invited to obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
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McCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Government House Canberra renovations proceed for Duke of Kent family
Plans for a Canberra residence for the new Governor General progress, with alterations including day and night nurseries a separate kitchenette for children meals and nine extra bedrooms. Authorities in Melbourne have not finalized a suitable home for the Duke of Kent and his family.
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Melbourne
Duke of Kent
Canberra
Government House
Shortest Essay on Twin Paradox Wins Contest
A contest prize went to a thinker noting two grand life problems by answering with the single word twins. The witty response underscores how pairs shape existence in biology and life choices.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Cheer
An ad-style piece advises readers feeling blue to try Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It touts herbal roots boosting energy and mood and claims millions of women have used it and recommended it to friends and neighbors.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkhem
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