World Happenings Briefly Told
United States public debt hits new peak of 34 657. Canadian Beed Growers' Association to meet at University of Saskatchewan on June 24 25. Howard W. Meyerstein offers 500000 to build a London convalescent home. Air Ministry states air commodore in chief named. William N. Gibson dies at 64 in Calgary. Canada reports 3.1 percent employment, Geneva bulletin notes. Duke of Gloucester promoted to major general and Duchess titled Dame of the Grand Cross. Lt Col Ronald B H Stafford to draft wartime BBC measures. Pete Knight crowned champion bronc rider for 1936. John Bowman wins cowboy national title.
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Beed Growers’ Association
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Air Ministry
Auxiliary Air Force
William N. Gibson
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd
Calgary
Danville
Que
Canada
Statistical Bulletin
The
International Labor Bureau
Geneva
Duke of Gloucester
George VI
Duchess of Gloucester
Ronald
H. Stafford
British Broadcasting Corporation
Stafford
Fred McCargar
Rodeo Association of America
Pete Knight
Crossfield
Alberta
John Bowman
Oakdale
Calif
Wins Science Prize For Protein Life Origin Discovery
Dr W M Stanley of the Rockefeller Institute wins a $1000 AAAS prize for a principle that certain lifeless protein crystals can become half alive and reproduce like bacteria. The finding links inert matter to life and to the origin of disease and vitality, suggesting proteins can acquire life-like activity and hereditary traits.
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American Association For the Advancement of Science
W. M. Stanley
Rockefeller Institute
Longest Sun Eclipse in 1200 Years Draws World Hunt
Astronomers awaited the June 8 event viewed only at sea and along a narrow Peruvian coast. The 1937 eclipse would last seven minutes and four seconds, a record not surpassed until 2150 when seven minutes and fourteen seconds will occur, nearing the maximum of seven minutes thirty seconds.
Blue Ivory From Siberian Mammoth Tusk Found
Blue ivory is natural not artificial and comes from extinct mammoth tusks embedded in frozen Siberian soil. The blue color results from metallic galts that penetrated the tusks over centuries.
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Siberia
Pensions debate in Canada may raise costs beyond estimates
Ottawa Journal reports a tide of opinion to start old age pensions before 70, noting US 65 start may influence Canada. Unlike the contributory US system, Canada’s scheme is 100 percent state funded with 75 percent federal and 25 percent provincial. Costs could reach 50 million annually with Quebec included, while the federal treasury remains about 100 million in the red.
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Ottawa
Financial Post
Canada
Benefta
United States
Dominion
Quebec
Ottawa Journal
Miracles of the Future List From Fact Digest
A collection of futuristic promises includes radio electricity,.Child maturation at ten, longer life, artificial teeth, leakproof roots, non dull knives, durable rugs, larger chicken meat via new substances, a two hour workday, home based socializing by television, dream pills to select dreams, meals by pneumatic tubes, lilac scented streets, replacing cotton with scrap bottle glass fiber, winged taxicabs, home mail chutes, and early claims about infant speech. Photographs reveal lightning secrets showing a fast moving leading dart at about 5 000 miles per second.
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George Bernard Shaw
George's forthcoming wedding alarms a loan-sfrugal friend
In a muted exchange, Bill laments George's marriage as a problem because George was a simple target for borrowing money. Tom asks what is awful, prompting the implication that George's financial habits would complicate the union.
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Bill
George
Tom
Dress Up To Your Gayest Occasions In This Charming Style
Fashion notice for an Anne Adams dress pattern 4270 offering a full skirted, puffed sleeve design suitable for daily wear and gala events. Describes fabrics satin crepe or silk jersey, neckline bows, and availability in multiple sizes with yardage details. Pattern cost 20 cents, mail orders to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Include size name address and style number.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canberra Police Report Record Crimeless Nine Years
Canberra, the capital of Australia, reports no serious crimes for nine years with a population of about 9 000 across 22 suburbs. Police handle only traffic and betting cases and occasional drunkenness, attributed to the garden city layout and lack of crowded slums.
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Canberra
Australia
Meeting of Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
Devotional reading on John 4 1-9 explores Jesus asking a Samaritan woman for water and offering living water that quenches eternal thirst. The lesson notes the encounter's social tensions, the woman's recognition of deeper meaning, and Jesus's promise of spiritual fulfillment through new life in Christ.
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Jesus
Samaria
Jerusalem
Gal Hee Re
Samara
Sychar
Jacob
Vilage
Dr. Jowett
Christ
Great Lakes Fleet Sold in Major Shipping Deal
Great Lakes fleet of Eastern Steamships Limited is sold to Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation Co Ltd for about 1.3 million dollars after months of negotiations. Ten boats were taken over last spring and the remaining ten were acquired in the latest transaction. Eastern Steamships operated freighters on the lakes for 13 years. The latest deal was reported to involve 700 thousand dollars.
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Great Lakes
Eastern Steamships, Limited
Upper Lakes and St
Mining Development In The West
Review of Northwest Territories mining progress through November shows rapid aerial exploration and new discoveries. Gold finds near Gordon Lake, Yellowknife Bay, and Great Slave Lake attract prospectors. 600 claims staked near Gordon Lake reveal veins with quartz and visible gold across up to 700 feet.
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Northwest Territories
T. A. Crerar
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Pine Point
Aurous Gohd
Wilson Island
Eorth
Hunter Bay
Coppermine River
Freho Bay
Great Bear Like
Outpost Island
Yellowknife Bay
Gordon Lake
Taltson River
Proves Too Costly Lord Rutherford on Modern Alchemy
In the Henry Sidgwick Memorial lecture at Cambridge Lord Rutherford argued modern methods can produce tiny amounts of gold only by transmuting the more costly element platinum. The transformation is typically minute and often not visible or weighable, and in gold cases is not visible. London Times
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Lord Rutherford
Henry Sidgwick
Cambridge
London Times
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Howard W. Meyerstein
London
Science
Peru
Fact Digest
By Anne Adanew
Jesus the Water OF
International Harvester
Hamilton
Ont
International Harvester Company
F. M. Morton
Canadian Council On Girls
Morton
J. G. Rayner
Canadian Council
Harvester Company
Rayner
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