World Happenings Briefly Told
Squadrons of the British Royal Air Force will soon have individual crests like army regiments. Canada plans more ship sales in ongoing negotiations. A 12 carat diamond from Enachu sold in Georgetown for registration with buyer O D Lieberman paying 1200. Radium poisoning now treated effectively per National Academy of Sciences. A German city saw one Lutheran pastor flee and another jailed over the March 29 Reichstag vote. Grantham earns no fatal accidents since 1934 but an elderly woman was killed at a crossing. Japan and the Soviet Union agreed in principle to two joint commissions to handle border disputes. Alberta will mount flood rehabilitation aided by federal funds. Scout John C Ward of Grande Prairie awarded gilt cross for saving a man in the Peace River.
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British Guiana
Enachu
Georgetown
O. D. Lieberman
National Academy of Sciences
Washington
England
Grantham
John C. Ward
Grande Prairie
Alta
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Peace River
Soviet Diver Konstantinov Claims 418-Hour Sea Depth Record
Konstantinov, a Soviet diver, says he set a world record by staying under water 418 hours while repairing a sunken tugboat hull in the Arctic Ocean. The report notes his record as reported from Moscow. Cowrie shells remain money in isolated communities in the South Seas India and Africa, sourced from shallow Indian Ocean beds.
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Konstantinov
Moscow
Arctic
South Seas
India
Africa
Indian Ocean
Hungarian artist paints world’s smallest miniature portrait of Hepburn
Josef Hilpert, a multilingual former Hungarian officer and lawyer, rushed 4000 miles to the British Industries Fair gate for a close view of King George V and his entourage. He secured a buyer ticket, joined the royal party, and painted Premier Hepburn on bloodstone. He now returns to Canada with several miniatures and earlier published a book in English.
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Josef Hilpert
Premier Hepburn
Toronto
Canadian Women's Press Club
King Edward VII
Mr. Hilpert
Canada
Pangborn Plans Record Flight Toward Moscow Route
Clyde Pangborn aims for a world distance record of 5 657 miles set by Rossi and Codos and a non stop round the world flight with mid air refueling. He has the new aircraft and hopes to begin late June from Dallas or Daytona Beach with Moscow as the primary objective and possible refueling links in Edmonton and Siberia.
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Clyde Pangborn
Edmonton
M. Rossi
P. Codos
France
Pangborn
Dallas
Daytona Beach
Fla
Moscow
Russia
Chita
Siberia
New York
Provinces Adopt Hatchery Rules for Blood Tested Flocks
Six provinces now enforce hatchery regulations requiring chicks to come only from blood tested flocks. Imports are barred unless from the same grade of flocks. Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island implement the rules.
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Extension Service
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Shanghai Hosts Better Homes Exhibition
Shanghai showcases a Better Homes exhibition featuring home improvement ideas and consumer products. The event highlights interior design trends and new household gadgets appealing to local shoppers.
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Shanghai
China
Persevering Prayer Lesson From The Unjust Judge
Sunday school lesson uses Luke 18 13 and the parable of the Unjust Judge and the Importunate Widow to teach persistent prayer and not losing heart. Referent quotes from Moffatt translation and Cadman analogy illustrate how continual pleading leads to justice from a just God.
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Jesus
Moffatt
S Parks Cadman
Shropshire
Calgary charity raffle yields family double in blanket prize
Six year old Phyllis Stephen drew a ticket from 1 800 for a blanket at a Calgary charity carnival. The original winner was absent so another number came up and Phyllis identified her mother as the winner while her father A Stephen donated the blanket. Investigation confirmed the coincidence.
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Phyllis Stephen
Centre Ice
Calgary
A. Stephen
Alberta tar sands set for $1.5 million plant at Fort McMurray
A preliminary program of 1.5 million dollars will fund a tar sands separation plant and oil refinery at Fort McMurray. A J Smith of Kansas City announced the plan on arrival in Edmonton. Initial plant work begins by September with 250 ton equipment from Kingston to be shipped in six to eight weeks.
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Fort McMurray
A. J. Smith
Kansas City
Edmonton
Kingston
Ont
McMurray
Color Coding Submarines Enhances Sea Camouflage
The British admiralty will paint submarines in varied colors to blend with their seas. Gray-green remains for Atlantic patrols while Mediterranean boats adopt royal blue and Red Sea vessels will be black, aiming to defeat low flying aircraft.
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Admiralty
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Wingless airship tested in France with twin windmill blades
A wingless airship now tested in France uses two windmill blades mounted over the pilot. One blade sustains flight while the other provides forward motion.
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France
Bids Sought for Sister Ship to Queen Mary Liner
Construction bids are being invited for a sister vessel to the new British liner Queen Mary. The call signals a major expansion in the Cunard line fleet as shipyards compete for the contract.
Cars Replace Camels On Royal Caravan to Kuwait
King Ibn Saud leads 700 armed men from Central Arabia by car convoy to visit the Sheik of Kuwait on the Persian Gulf shore. About 200 cars were chartered for the journey, a sharp shift from past use of over 1,000 camels.
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Ibn Saud
Central Arabia
Kuweit
Persian Gulf
Equator Distance Said to Shrink by Ten Miles
A historical note claims the Earth’s equatorial circumference has contracted by about 10 miles over the past century. This brief item cites the idea as a notable geographic curiosity without detailing the source.
Crochet Pattern 5193 for Lace Squares and Kooi
Pattern 5193 offers a crochet lace square design to make tablecloths bedspreads and decorative pieces. It includes instructions required stitches materials and an illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 MacDermot Ave Winnipeg to obtain the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
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Buckingham
Royal Air Force
Army
Department of Agriculture
W. N. Chant
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Edward
Ambitious Air Adventure
United States
John
London
Great Britain
Alice Brooks
KE P
Cere Fedex
Venience
Xegina
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