World Happenings Briefly Told
Miss A Crummack left Winnipeg for Kingston Jamaica to lead the first deaf school in the country. Dr A J Douglas Winnipeg health chief will retire April 1. Nelsons column in Trafalgar square bombarded for Jewish child refugees from Germany. King Georges birthday fixed May 20 in Canada Gazette. Quebec newsboys to receive schooling and lodging. Christian Brothers open a home for newsboys. Scotland Yard studies television for police use with long range cameras to track suspects remotely. Canadian railroad labor leaders meet to shape a unified policy for transport. Alberta extension into northwest with new highways discussed in Ottawa by ministers Fallon and Crerar.
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Miss A. Crummack
Winnipeg
Kingston
Jamaica
A. J. Douglas
Winnipeg Health Department
Pener
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Germany
Canada Gazette
George
Dominion
Quebec
Christian Brothers
Scotland Yard
International Railroad Labor Organizations
Canada
Alberta
Northwest Territories
Ottawa
W. A. Fallon
T. A. Crerar
Crowds At Rose Bowl And Ibrox Highlight New Year Sports
The Rose Bowl drew ninety one thousand for Southern California versus Duke in Pasadena on New Year’s day while Glasgow’s Ibrox hosted Rangers against Celtic before about one hundred twenty thousand fans with thirty thousand turned away. The Ottawa Journal notes the British lead in sports crowd sizes and ends with a wry line about optimists and pessimists.
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Southern California
Duke
Pasadena
Rangers
Celtic
Glasgow
Ottawa Journal
Congress Spent 10000 to Bombard Clouds for Rain 1891
Congress appropriated ten thousand dollars in 1891 to bombard the clouds in an effort to bring rain. The remark about aging and appearance notes that people are often misled by looks and feelings.
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Congress
Discovery conquers sea sickness says Mayo Clinic doctor
Dr Walter M Boothby of the Mayo Clinic reports success with 100 percent oxygen inhalation aboard the Lady Nelson to relieve sea sickness. With Dr Richmond Goulden, he used a natal oxygen mask on three passengers, restoring balance and appetite and offering a practical relief, though not perfect, for travelers.
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Harvard Medical School
Walter M. Boothby
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Dr. Boothby
West Indies
Canadian National
Lady Nelson
Boothby
Richmond Goulden
Road to North plans 300 mile link to mining ports
Premier Aberhart announced federal cooperation to build a 300 mile road from Meikle River in Alberta to Hay River on Great Slave Lake in the North West Territories. An aerial survey will choose the route. Alberta's 225 mile segment costs 52500 with 35000 funded by Ottawa and 17500 by the province. The 75 miles north of the border will be built by the Dominion government.
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North West Territories
Aberhart
Meikle River
Edmonton
Peace River
Hay River
Great Slave Lake
Alberta
Subversive Elements Urged Deportation in Canada Speech
Karl K. Komuth M.P. told the London Ont unit of the Canadian Corps Association that subversive foreign born and naturalized residents should be deported. He urged a purge of subversive elements from Canada's democratic structure amid the European crisis, claiming people waved the swastika.
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Canada
London
Canadian Corps Association
Ont
Karl K. Komuth
M.P
Waterloo South
Dragon's Blood Still Sells As Love Potion In Britain
In parts of Great Britain the resin known as dragon's blood remains popular as a love potion despite its traditional use in dyes and varnishes. The practice reflects enduring folk beliefs and regional customs.
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Great Britain
Ireland to send high commissioners to Australia Canada South Africa
Ireland plans to appoint high commissioners to Australia Canada and South Africa as part of expanding diplomatic liaison. The move signals renewed focus on Commonwealth ties and regional cooperation.
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Ireland
Australia
Canada
South Africa
Anne Adams pattern 4835 for shirtwaister with yoke
A sewing feature promotes Anne Adams pattern 4835 a shirtwaister flattering to stout figures. Two collar and sleeve options with optional pockets, in wool crepe or launderable fabrics. Pattern available in misses and women's sizes 10 18 20 34 36 40 42 44 46 48 with yardage and 20 cent order to Winnipeg pattern dept.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Blackstone's Boston Trick Ends With Vanishing Rabbit
Magician Blackstone staged a trick at Children's Hospital in Boston showing a rabbit pulled from a hat then hidden in newspapers and disappearing. The act ended with the rabbit missing and the magician leaving. Later eight year old Bobby McConnell of Brookline recovered the rabbit from under his bed covers. children named it Henry, but nurses said it could not live in the war.
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Blackstone
Boston
Children’s Hospital
Bobby McConnell
Brookline
Henry
Growth rings Reveal Age in Rocky Mountain Sheep Horns
Scientists note that the horns of Rocky Mountain sheep display annual growth rings revealing the animal's age. The rings form as the horn expands each year, providing a natural age indicator observed by researchers.
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Rocky Mountain
Highways and waterways modernize Holland transport network
A London Times correspondent describes Holland's expanding road system with 20 000 miles of paved roads and 5 000 miles of waterways. He notes high speed roads up to 90 mph, preserved canals, and separate cycle paths plus rural traffic lanes. Traffic includes 200 000 motor cars and 3 250 000 bicycles as horse traffic declines.
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Holland
London Times
Germany
Belgium
Noon gun time kept by local chronometer
A Canadian city unit of the permanent militia uses a jeweller’s chronometer to set the noon gun each day, showing a half minute discrepancy with a civilian watch. The jeweller confirms the chronometer is synchronized with the noon gun, not radio signals.
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Inquirer
Special Stamp Plan For World Poultry Congress
Representatives from the United States and Canada will meet in Cleveland to plan a special stamp honoring the World Poultry Congress held there from July 28 to August 7, 1939. The event marks the first U S hosting of the triennial congress with more than 96 nations invited and over 60 preparing to attend. Canada’s Fred C. Elford says Canadian representation will be strong as the U S Congress would need to approve the stamp.
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United States
Canada
Cleveland
Ohio
Congress’ Executive of
Fred C. Elford
Dominion
United States Congress
Cleveland Congress Executive
Bridges for chickens: a new path to pedestrian friendly towns
Communities debate adding chicken-friendly bridges as part of multimodal infrastructure. Proponents cite improved farm access and safety for poultry, while critics warn of maintenance costs and unclear utility beyond rural areas.
Peter Denies Jesus as Crowd Looks On
Sunday school lesson focuses on Peter's denial before the cock crowed as Jesus foretold. The tale spans from the arrest to the upper room, ending with Peter weeping, his sorrow marked by a look from the Lord. Devotional reads Psalm 51 and emphasizes repentance.
Simplicity Aboard The Repulse Keynote Queen King Visit Canada
The royal quarters aboard HMS Repulse will house King and Queen during May visits to Canada. A group of newspapermen toured the battleship where 900 sailors are preparing the vessel for its epochal mission. Cabins mirror officers quarters with the king dining room in captain's area and a single porthole in that room.
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H.M.S. Repulse
Canada
Admiralty
Becoming Lost Art The Three R s Lament in American Education
Paul Moser of Chicago, head of a business college and former president of the National Commercial Teachers Federation, says the three R s are a lost art as the federation’s 41st annual convention in Chicago critiques modern reading methods. He argues readers skip letters, learning to read sentences at a glance, causing poor spelling and illegible writing.
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America
Paul Moser
Chicago
National Commercial Teachers’ Federation
A Fashionable Ailment Estimates of allergy sufferers rise
Dr Theodore D Beckwith of the University of California says at least ten million Americans have an allergy a fashionable ailment. Allergies involve hypersensitivity to foods drugs animals plants climates and emotional disturbances with hives hay fever asthma and headaches among symptoms. Wife learns to drive quip ends the item.
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Theodore D. Beckwith
University of California
Science
Dominican frog skips tadpole stage
The Dominican frog develops inside a crystal like egg and emerges as a full frog, bypassing the tadpole stage entirely.
The Science of Health and Chemo Therapy Progress
Public interest in science soared during holidays with many meetings. Dr Charles F Code of Mayo Foundation reports a breakthrough in allergy study linking a white blood cell type to mechanisms and the potential to treat millions with food and dust allergies.
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America
Hitler
Mussolini
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Richmond Va
Charles F. Code
Mayo Foundation
Code
Readers urged to request complete cancer articles set
Editorial note invites readers to obtain the full Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont. The notice directs readers to request the complete series in one mailing.
Manion Leads Conservatives as Ninth Post Confederation Premier
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes Dr. Manion is the ninth Conservative leader since Confederation and all predecessors became Prime Ministers. By contrast the Liberals produced only four leaders, with Edward Blake the only one not to reach office.
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Dr. Manion
Conservative Party
Canada
Brockville Recorder
Times
Edward Blake
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