World Happenings Briefly Told
Crumbling a piece of soil in Southampton reveals a Roman Maximinus coin from AD 285 205 with London mintmark. The Le Duc jet plane reached 90 kmh in its second test flight at half throttle. Japanese women enter beer halls after five years of reopening. A J Janzen and sons returned from Sacramento with 550 packages of Italian bees. A Berlin gun battle ends with a family captured and an arsenal found. The Zebrula becomes Newfoundland’s first vessel to Toronto since Canada’s 10th province. Lady Megan Lloyd George marks 20 years in the House of Commons. Canada savings rise to 4 338 894 006 in chartered banks as of April 30.
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Southampton
England
Leduc
Maid
Golden Windows in Jane Dale Kitchen Meditations
In a morning scene the narrator admires the hilltop house with sunlit windows that seem golden. A longing to have such windows persists until sunset when a nearby girl reveals their own windows have turned to gold, transforming the narrator’s view.
Police officer writes up tickets after bank ink gift
In Timmins Ontario a traffic officer claimed his pen ran dry and entered a bank to refill. The manager kindly lent his private ink bottle. After filling the pen the officer issued another ticket to a car owned by the bank manager.
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Timmins, Ont
Timmins
Ontario Pastor Urges Canadians to Explore Western Canada
Rev Terence Finlay of St. Johns Anglican Church urged Ontarians to visit other parts of Canada, praising Western cities such as Winnipeg and Vancouver. He spoke at a Gyro Club meeting in Ottawa noting many stay within Ontario and that the United States is not the only great destination. He recalled a trip across the country highlighting the Rockies and major western cities as worth seeing.
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Ottawa
Ontario
United States
Terence Finlay
St. John’s Anglican Church
Gyro Club
Chateau Laurier
Canada
London
Winnipeg
Pacific Coast
Sparks Street
Portage Avenue
The
Rockies
Vancouver
San Francisco of Canada
Victoria
Edmonton
Embroidery Panel Pattern 7346 Offered by Winnipeg Aid
The notice promotes a family friendly embroidery panel pattern 7346 with transfer 15 by 19 inches. It suggests outline and single stitches in wool or cotton, framing options, and an improved visual with photos and directions. Send twenty five cents in coins to the Household Arts Department at Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern, and include name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
Crossword Puzzle From Historic Page Reveals Clues
A fragmented crossword puzzle appears with clues listed for horizontal and vertical entries. The readable items mention continents elements and places such as the Orient Okinawan capital and the Great Lakes, alongside various wordplay prompts and archaic terms.
Prince Albert Eyes Growth as Northern Resource Hub
Prince Albert looks to become a major distribution centre amid new uranium and base metal findings in Northern Saskatchewan. The city, Saskatchewan's geographical core and a growing center since 1941, gains momentum from a government building completion for its natural resources program and its role near Prince Albert National Park.
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Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Canada
Prince Albert National Park
The
Financial Post
Flavoring Tips for Cold Mixtures
A weekly tip advises adding flavoring extracts to mixtures only when cold to preserve flavor. If added while hot, much of the goodness escapes with the steam, reducing taste impact.
Alberta Agriculture Drives Prosperity Through Ranching And Irrigated Farming
Alberta's agriculture spans superior range grasses and breeding stock, strong sire exchange policies, and plentiful forage. Irrigated areas support sugar beet refs at Raymond and Picture Butte, yielding about 100 million pounds annually. Grain, hogs, dairy, poultry show Alberta as Canada’s leading farming province with future growth in plastics and farm-based manufacturing.
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Alberta
Department of Agriculture
Canada
British Columbia
Raymond
Picture Butte
Prairies
Great Peace River
Dominion
Changes In Car Engines Unlikely For Five Years
Experts at a Society of Automotive Engineers meeting in French Lick Indiana say major engine changes are five years or more away with minor updates like overhead valve and V eight engines likely. They note widespread fuel economy gains remain limited by exhaust waste and incomplete combustion, though 12 to 1 compression engines could boost mileage up to 40 percent once standard.
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French Lick
Ind
Society of Automotive Engineers
Eye as Instrument: Vision Depends on Nervous System
The eye functions as an instrument of vision and light processing requires a healthy nervous system. The statement notes vision as a brain-based process dependent on neural health.
Rudolf Bing Named Head of Metropolitan Opera
Rudolf Bing, with a strong European opera background and Edinburgh festival ties, will succeed Edward Johnson as Met Opera head when Johnson departs after 15 years next June. Bing plans to arrive in New York in October to study Met operations.
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Rudolf Bing
Edward Johnson
Metropolitan Opera Association
Johnson
Bing
New York
Met
Europe
S.N.S
Alberta Oil Reserves Reach New High Amid Tar Sands Talk
Dr Theo A Link of Toronto and Calgary says Alberta’s proven oil reserves have risen by more than 750 million barrels since 1947. He asserts Alberta may exceed Texas and possibly the entire United States when tar sands are counted. He spoke at the 26th annual convention of the National Oil Scouts and Landsmen’s Association. Twelve major oil firms are exploring in Alberta with ten semi majors and about fifty independents.
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Houston
Tex
Canada
Theo A. Link
Toronto
Calgary
Alberta
Texas
United States
Link
National Oil Scouts and Landsmen's Association
One of Largest Trees Sneezewood in Cape Colony
Sneezewood ranks among the largest trees in Cape Colony Africa. It sometimes yields logs forty meters long and over two meters in diameter. The tree’s name comes from the irritating sawdust produced when worked.
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Cape Colony
Africa
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Megan Lloyd George
Liberal Party
House of Commons
BY Jane Dale
New Holland
West
Chie Parole
Great Lakes
U.S
Russia
New Zealand
Faroe
David J. Wilkie
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Virginia Ferguson
Ovneta
Nebraska
Sopr
NEA Service, Inc
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Little Reggie
Margaria
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al Vermeer
Priscilla
Waldo
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