World happenings briefly told in a hurried column
Coverage notes a Soviet parachuting death of Nadejda Babushkina and a 3 000 strong crowd attacking Oswald Mosley’s fascist vehicle and smashing windows at the Hulme club. Judge Lucien Dubuc receives a court summons. Winnipeg elects Robert Merritt Jr. as Manitoba Legion commander. Manitoba Norse language course considered. Brother Henry, long teaching career man, dies. Brandon line abandonment approved. Saskatchewan nurses pass Ontario registration exam.
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Soviet Russia
Nadejda Babushkina
Loshkarole
Oswald Mosely
British Fascist Party
Hulme
Lucien Dubuc
Edmonton
Robert A. Merritt, Jr
Winnipeg
American Legion
Canada
Windsor
University of Manitoba
Brother Henry
Congregation of Christian Brothers
St. Brigids
Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
Yorkton, Sask
General Foods Announces Paid Vacations for Canada U S Plants
General Foods will grant one to two weeks of paid vacation this summer to hourly factory workers in 31 plants across Canada and the United States. Eligibility hinges on years of service and attendance, with two to five years earning one week and five or more years earning two weeks. The plan, announced by R K McIntosh of Toronto, aims to reward continuity and attendance and align with the company’s long-standing policy of paid vacations.
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General Foods
Canada
United States
Food Company
R. K. McIntosh
General Foods, Limited
Toronto
McIntosh
Amateur gardener quipped as one who tends beds and lies
A contemporary defines an amateur gardener as someone who makes his beds and then lies about them, a wry remark on garden work and honesty.
Britain’s aviation boom fuels historic year of orders
Britain expects a record aviation year as 132.5 million dollars will be spent before April on civil aircraft and RAF expansion. Short Brothers Rochester plant employs over 2,000 finishing flying boats and 3,000 building engines. Armstrong-Whitworth produces land planes. Imperial Airways order worth 10 million dollars spans the Atlantic. Government allocates 90 million for RAF growth. No new orders are being taken.
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Rochester Works
Short Brothers
Armstrong-Whitsworths
Royal Air Force
Court approves custody and earnings deal for Freddie Bartholomew
Judge Harry Archibald approves a settlement ending the Bartholomew family dispute over Freddie Bartholomew. Custody goes to his aunt Myllicent Bartholomew, with his parents allowed visitation. Union Bank is guardian of the estate with earnings around 1250 dollars weekly, distributed 10 percent to the father and five percent to each of his sisters Eileen and Hilda, remainder to Freddie's estate for education and future needs.
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Harry Archibald
Freddie Bartholomew
Myllicent Mary Bartholomew
Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew
Lilian May Bartholomew
Union Bank and Trust Company
Freddie
Eileen
Hilda
Domestic workers count under one roof with employers in U S
A small segment notes that fewer than 700000 domestic servants in the United States live with their employers. The fact highlights living arrangements among domestic workers and their households within the country.
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United States
Wider Markets for Prosperity and Labor
Senator Tydings of Maryland argues for a complete readjustment of U S economic policy since WWII. He warns isolation would shrink jobs and raise taxes, while broader trade and debt liquidation would expand markets for U S goods and reduce the tax burden.
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United States
Senator Tydings
Maryland
Minerals and vitamins for daily child intake, says Dr Tisdall
Dr F F Tisdall of Toronto, speaking at the Canadian Medical Association convention in Victoria, listed daily requirements including 25 to 30 ounces of milk, eggs and meat in moderation, two vegetables besides potatoes, and fruit or raw vegetables. He warned that excess minerals and vitamins would not help if the body already has enough.
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F. F. Tisdall
Toronto
Canadian Medical Association
Victoria
Prisons of Glasgow to Become More Comfortable
Glasgow plans spend 3500 to improve cells with blankets pillows and furniture for detainees while drunks are barred from using them. Parliament discusses treatment of persons awaiting trial.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Parliament
Prince of Wales loaned silver trowel to Hall of Memory
King Edward sends the silver trowel to the Birmingham local corporation on permanent loan. The tool was used by the Prince of Wales to lay the foundation stone of the Hall of Memory, marking a ceremonial moment in local history.
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Edward
Birmingham
England
Prince of Wales
Swagger Jacket Takes You Places Crochet Fashion
Advertises baby swagger jacket and plain crocheted skirt patterns 5353 and 5653. Describes sizes 16 18 and 38 40 with illustrations, stitches, materials, and completed outfits. Patterns priced at 20 cents each or 40 cents for both, requests 20 cents for each by mail to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Peter and John Heal Crippled Man and Defy Sanhedrin
A sermon summary notes Peter and John heal a lame man at Solomon's Porch through faith in Jesus Christ. Peter proclaims Resurrection power, warns rulers, and cites Psalm 118:22. He declares salvation is found only in Jesus, challenging the Sanhedrin’s authority and urging belief.
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Peter
Christ
Solomons Porch
John
Jesus
Sanhedrin
Annas
Caiaphas
Alexander
Jerusalem
Rome
Israel
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Sea Serpent Tales From Papua Stir Public Imagination
Report from Papua describes a 15 foot sea serpent with tusk like boars, a snake like head, pale jaw stripes, and huge mouth. Natives failed to trap it as it rose near shore threatening two fishermen, prompting shots but no capture. The New South Wales zoo may showcase the monster if caught, promising a major public sensation.
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Papua
New South Wales
Craving for Worms and Bird Seed Reported in Flight Quote
The speaker quips that after a year of flying it feels natural and jokes about an increasing craving for worms and bird seed. The remarks reflect a light humorous tone and self awareness about long duration airborne experience.
Clothing import bill tops thirty five million dollars
England paid more than 35 million dollars last year for clothing made abroad. The report notes the high cost of foreign imports and implications for domestic industry.
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England
Employment in Canada Rises With Bogging May to June Growth
Bureau of Statistics shows 9690 firms report 23 295 more workers on June 1 than May 1. Total payrolls reach 963 513 with a 102 0 employment index, led by gains in prairie provinces and improvements in manufacturing, logging, mining, and services. building activity lags.
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Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Prairie Provinces
Smuts Urges South Africa to Stand With Britain and League
General Jan Smuts, justice minister of the Union of South Africa, said it would be lunacy for SA to quarrel with England and affirmed support for the League of Nations. He warned SA must avoid war, stressing Parliament must decide its course while opposing sanctions on Italy.
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Jan Smuts
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Great Britain
Union
League of Nations
League
J. B. M. Hertzog
Italy
England
Smuts
Italian Farm Prize Ties 918 Year Family Land
Giuseppe Pierantoni, descendant of a family on the same Montelabate farm for 918 years, wins the Fedelia Alla Terra prize from the Italian government. Records recount that in 1018 a Pierantoni reclaimed marsh land, which his heirs have cultivated since. Last year Antonio Gastellani received the prize, with 19 children and grandchildren on Quericola land his ancestors farmed for 709 years.
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Guiseppe Pierantoni
Pierantoni
Montelabate
Fedelia Alla Terra
Antonio Gastellani
Quericola
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Board of Railway Commissioners
Brandon, Saskatchewan and
Hudson Bay Railway Company
Morden
Man
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Department of Health
Frances M. Adams
Estevan
Mae Brunelle
Julia Corkery
LaFleche
Shorty
British Aviation
U.S
Swagger
Corin
Monsters
General Smuts
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