World Happenings Briefly Told Across Continents
A planned high altitude flight is announced by Prof. Auguste Piccard and Max Cosyns in Brussels. The British Air Ministry seeks 1300 young apprentices for the Royal Air Force next August, with dominion enlistment urged by the Empire League. Canada and Australia weigh mass Jewish evacuations and immigration options amid rising anti Semitism. McGill names Dr. W. H. Brittain temporary principal at Macdonald College. Sydney water polo seeks Empire Games recognition. France, described by Die Wehrmacht as strongest in Europe, faces German concerns over aggression.
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Auguste Piccard
Max Cosyns
Bruss Ls
British
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Dominions
British Empire Service League
Dominons
Imperial Forces
Theommonwealth
Bureau of Statistics
Australia
Bureau
Poland
Palestine
Madagascar
Africa
McGill University
W. H. Brittain
Macdonald College
A. E. Morgan
Sydney
Canada
South Africa
England
Europe
Die Wehrmacht
Reich War Ministry
France
Germany
Strange Customs Among Papua Natives Reported
The annual Lieut.-Gov. Sir Hubert Murray report cites odd practices in Papua. A village constable arrested his own ward for murder in Kerena. A two storey house along a Purari tributary used bamboo cooking by burning its end. Marau pigs have horn like growths on their feet.
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Papua
Hubert Murray
Commonwealth
Kerena
Purari
Bariji
Marau
Forest Sacrificed in Stanley Park for Lions Gate Bridge
Vancouver Province reports the loss of ten acres of forest in Stanley Park to enable a new road and the southern bridgehead for the Lions Gate crossing to the North Shore. The piece laments losing old trees as progress demands the bridge project.
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Vancouver
Stanley Park
Lions Gate
North Shore
Giant Tasmanian eucalyptus tree reported at 400 feet
Scientists claim a remote Tasmanian eucalyptus reached about 400 feet in height before the upper portion fell away. Discoverers estimate the trunk diameter near the base at 35 feet and place the first limb about 170 feet from the base.
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Tasmania
Housewives of Mexico Demand Electric Refrigerators
Housewives in Mexico push for home electric refrigerators amid shortages and rising living costs. Organizers say the campaign seeks faster delivery and affordable models for family use.
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Mexico
Interesting Birds Nests Feature From Around the World
The article presents sketches of four nests including a Tailor Bird nest from Singa pore East Indies four feet long a Baltimore Orioles multicolored nest with yarn silk and cotton strands a Weaver Bird nest from Indore Central India 18 inches long with a four inch tube and a tiny hummingbird nest two inches wide made of plant down. Nests were collected by Dr. V Rondeau of Rouleau Sask.
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Singapore
East Indies
Indore
India
V. Rondeau
Rouleau, Sask
Sleeping Powder Insanity and Barbiturate Abuse Rise
The article cites Dr. Frank J Curran of Bellevue Hospital describing a new form of insanity linked to barbiturate use. He notes 114 barbiturate insanity admissions and 63 bromide insanity cases, with 21 cases due to mixed barbiturate and bromide misuse, detailing symptoms such as stupor and tremors.
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United States
American Psychiatric Association
Pittsburgh
Frank J Curran
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Curran
Bellevue
Gardening pest control and plant disease guidance
Two groups of garden pests are described: chewing insects and sap suckers, with treatment approaches using poisons, burning sprays, lime sulphur, and arsenate. For sap suckers like aphids, recommend whale oil soap mix, nicotine sulphate, or Black Leaf 40. Fungus attacks call for Bordeaux Mixture and sulphur dust. rust on hollyhocks and phlox is prevented by early sulphur. Tender vegetables require slow growth and regular cultivation with proper fertilizer.
Faith In Young People In Anglican Church Highlighted
Archbishop Owen told the Toronto Synod he had utmost confidence in the young people of the day. Critics note ongoing skepticism about youth, a pattern seen in past decades as well.
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Owen
Toronto
Make This Model At Home Wear It For Every Occasion
Anne Adams pattern details a frock for special occasions with flowing lines a low V neck and decorative trims. The design features rippling yoke sleeves a swirl skirt and novelty belt. Instructions promise simple construction with one piece sleeves and yoke and list fabric options and size range. Pattern 4426 costs 20 cents and order details are provided for Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Newmarket to Fit Gas Masks on Racehorses
At Newmarket England valuable racehorses will be equipped with gas masks. The idea prompts chuckles as a horse may win by a nozzle rather than by a nose.
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Newmarket
England
Joseph in Egypt as Dream Interpreter and Leader
The Sunday school lesson outlines Joseph's path from seventeen year old exile to Potiphar’s house and prison, then his rise after interpreting Pharaoh's dreams. It covers his counsel to store grain during plenty and his appointment as second only to Pharaoh in governance of Egypt.
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Joseph
Egypt
Jacob
Hebron
Genesis
Potiphar
Butler
Baker
Pharaoh
Pharoah
Moffatt
India tops world in motor vehicle accident rate
A Motor Vehicles Insurance Committee report shows India has at least 93 deaths per 10 000 motor vehicles, higher than Italy’s 59.4 and New Zealand’s 7.4. Nonfatal accidents are also high, with many unreported cases suspected.
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India
Motor Vehicles Insurance Committee
Italy
New Zealand
May Birthdays Highlight Dionne Quintuplets Family
The Dionne family marks birthdays in May with the world famous quintuplets born May 28, 1934. Their mother Elzire Dionne was 28 on Mother’s Day May 9, and baby brother Oliva Jr. was 10 months old. Therese, the second eldest girl, turned a age on May 22 as Mrs. Dionne visited the quints in their nursery.
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Dionne
Elzire Dionne
Oliva, Jr
Therese
Canadian Adventure Trip of Bob Sim An Ontario Farm Boy
Bob Sim narrates a cross Canada journey from Newmarket Ontario toward Montreal and Nova Scotia aiming for the Pacific. He plans to fund the voyage by newspaper gas payments and hopes to write about farms cities and people along the route with delegates from Pickering College. He sweetens the plan with a youth congress stop and Quebec City ambition.
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Bob Sim
Ontario
Atlantic
Pacific
Bob
Newmarket
Ont
Grey County
Montreal
Nova Scotia
Boeing
Canada
Dad
Bill
Annapolis
Okanagan
Niagara
Peace River
Alberta
Social Credit
Daddy Dionne
Joe McCulley
Pickering College
Quebec City
China opens passenger and freight line to Manila port
China inaugurates a passenger and freight navigation service to Manila, marking the first Chinese shipping line to a foreign port in many years. The move signals renewed maritime links and potential boosts to trade and regional presence.
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China
Manila
Ten Minutes Of Sunshine At 2A Monroe Place
On May 12 a brief sunbeam enters the bedroom of Dr Rayl at 2A Monroe Place Brooklyn for about ten minutes. The yearly event occurs when skies are clear and the Ruyl household follows the sunbeam as it crawls across the floor before Dr Ruyl heads to his New York office.
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Dr Rayl
Ruys
Monroe Place
Brooklyn
Ruyl
New York
The
New Yorker
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