World Happenings Briefly Told
A montage from international and Canadian news notes Italian soldiers deserting to join the Foreign Legion in France. Weston Ontario youth Harry Breedon turns seven by flying to Vancouver to visit a niece. vigilant volunteers respond to a police call for 1900 special constables for the King and Queen’s Niagara Falls visit. Sir Ernest MacMillan urges national scholarships for gifted impoverished musicians. Anthony Eden defends conscription as democratic. Rosita Forbes buys an island in the British West Indies Eleuthera for a home. Japanese officials announce the Hushsing Bank in Shanghai with capi tal 50 million Shanghai dollars. Admiral Chatfield says Britain will have over 1 000 0 men for empire defence with no reserves. Alberta youth program adds 40 more communities to training centres next winter, after 33 last winter.
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Poste
France
Foreign Legion
Harry P Breedon
Weston
Ont
Vancouver
Tistile
Niagara Falls
Ernest MacMillan
Toronto
British West Indies
Eleuthera
Civilization
Shanghai
Hushsing Commercial Bank
Lord Chatfield
Britain
Magna Carta arrives in New York for World’s Fair display
Mayor FH LaGuardia and Police Commissioner Lewis J Valentine receive one of the original Magna Carta copies from British officials. Guarded by 45 policemen, the 1215 charter arrived aboard the Queen Mary and will be shown in the Hall of Democracy at the British pavilion in Flushing.
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FH. LaGuardia
Lewis J Valentine
Godfrey D. N. Haggard
New York
Valentine
Broadway
Flushing
Lincoln Cathedral
Cunard
John
Runnymede
Louis Beale
Hall of Democracy
Speculation on European rulerships and misaligned ambitions
The Manchester Guardian recalls speculative history about rulers for Eastern Europe. It notes three Britons offered the Albanian throne Lord Headley Sir Charles Watkin Hamilton and Lord Inchape. Rumors mention Hungarians proposing Lord Rothermere. It also cites the Marquess of Milford Haven as Bulgaria’s offered crown and hints Gladstone nearly became Greece’s king.
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Europe
Lord Headley
Charles Watkin Hamilton
Lord Inchape
Albania
Lord Rothermere
Milford Haven
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Bulgaria
Prince George
Denmark
Greece
Gladstone
Manchester Guardian
Walking Licences for Malvern West School Pupils
Malvern West School Johannesburg issues walking licenses to pupils after an examination on street crossing bicycle safety and car dangers. Violations bring verdicts by a pupil jury with possible fines or license endorsement.
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Malvern West School
Johannesburg
South Africa
Strange Cargo Arrives in Halifax with Two-Headed Snakes
A Rotterdam Lloyds freighter Kota Intent brings two-headed cylindrophus rufus snakes to Halifax. The reptiles, belonging to A Foehl of Williamstown, reflect odd imports amid a broader note on naturalist findings and blue walls in operating rooms.
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Halifax
A. Foehl
Williamstown
Nla
Helium Oxygen Mixture Eases Infant Breathing
Dr Norman Goldsmith explains in The Scientific American that an oxygen helium mix reduces lung work by about half. Suitable for asthma anesthesia difficulties air passage obstruction and newborn asphyxia. The helium atmosphere has been used in New York Washington San Francisco Boston Cincinnati and the Mayo Clinic.
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Norman Goldsmith
Scientific American
New York
Washington
San Francisco
Boston
Cincinnati
Mayo Clinic
Budget Cars And Cheaper Cigarettes Planned In Britain
British tobacco and automobile makers plan budget packages to offset higher taxes for rearmament. Cigarette packs may drop to two fewer cigarettes, while a 25 shilling per horsepower tax spurs at least five manufacturers to develop tiny cars. Some models would have about six horsepower, top speed 50 mph, and fuel economy near 55 mpg, with production starting soon.
Prove It Yourself: Cigarette Smoking Time Calculations
The Glasgow Bulletin notes a reader asking how long to smoke a ton of cigarettes at 20 per day. It explains 368 cigarettes per pound yields 1840 pounds per ton and 20 cigarettes per day equals 0.01087 pounds daily, giving 112 years 336 days to finish the ton, with an estimated cost of at least £2060.
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Glasgow Bulletin
Nature’s water bottles form in silica caves
Silica impregnates water as it filters through rocks creating cavities that fill with quartz lined walls. A miniature grotto emerges and, so far, none of the museum specimens has leaked.
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Mother Nature
Garden cultivation and paths with flagstones and shade tips
The article stresses cultivation as key in spring, with thorough digging and regular subsequent cultivation. It highlights using three or five fingered cultivators or a Dutch hoe, keeping weeds down and conserving moisture. It discusses flagstones for paths, other walk materials, and the need for ample water after transplanting plus shade and careful handling of larger plants and roots.
Tap Dancing Simplified booklet offered by Winnipeg Union
Home Service advertises a 32 page instruction booklet with diagrams and directions for basic taps. It teaches a three tap combination, timing to waltz beats, and party routines with its aim to boost social fun.
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Home Service Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Faster Planes Possible
Langley Field Va NACA announces successful drag reduction experiment cutting air resistance by 65 to 75 percent. The director Dr George Lewis did not specify exact speeds but noted aircraft could reach roughly 400 to 500 miles per hour.
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Langley Field
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
George Lewis
Newest Spring Day Flatterer Pattern 4073 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams introduces Pattern 4073 for spring wear with a six-piece bodice and unique neckline. The design offers a easy to sew, flattering silhouette with yoke details and lace belt options. Available in misses and women sizes, order by sending 20 cents to the Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Durban airport plan calls for marsh reclamation and river diversions
Proposals to build a civil airport for Durban involve reclaiming marshland at the head of Durban bay and diverting one river while canalizing another. The project echoes the Taj Mahal effort where 20,000 workers labored 22 years.
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Durban
South Africa
Durban Bay
Agra
India
Mumtaz Mahal
Shah Jahan
Delhi
Cable to connect Copenhagen Aarhus and Aalborg
A new cable will support twelve telephone calls simultaneously on each line, linking Copenhagen Aarhus and Aalborg. The project envisions multiple city connections and enhanced communications among the Danish cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Aarhus
Aalborg
Sunday School Lesson Reflects Unity in Christ
Golden text from Ephesians 2 13 speaks of reconciliation through Christ. Lesson focuses on Acts 18 18 20 38 and Ephesians 2 1 10 with devotional reading emphasizing salvation by grace through faith and the close of the Sunday school study.
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Christ Jesus
Paul Preaches in Ephesus and Spreads Early Christian Teachings
Paul arrives in Ephesus after Apollos in Corinth and preaches in the synagogue for three months until Jews resist. He then teaches daily from Tyrannus' lecture room for five hours after work, two years reaching Asia's cities and founding churches while miracles validate the message.
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Paul
Ephesus
Apollos
Corinth
Moffatt
Tyrannus
Ramsay
Ionian
Asia
Odd Violin Crafted in Woods Near Everett
Joseph Lambert, a long time hobby luthier, carved a violin from Norway spruce using a jackknife and broken window glass last summer while in the woods near Everett Washington. The instrument took five months to complete.
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Joseph Lambert
Everett
Wash
Stewardess Miss Clara Johnson Sets World Mileage Record
Record for United Airlines stewardess Clara Johnson marks her ninth year in service and her flight milestone of 2,000,000 miles, celebrated in Oakland California as the most miles flown by any woman.
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Clara Johnson
United Airlines
Oakland
Cal
Timing chain slack causes slap and tightness causes hum
The article notes looseness in the timing chain makes a slapping sound while a chain that is too tight causes a humming. It also estimates World War pensions may last at least a hundred years.
Toxoid Immunization Cuts Diphtheria in France and Beyond
More than three million adults and children in France plus over two million in Canada and over one million in New York State have received toxoid by 1935. Diphtheria deaths have fallen dramatically in Paris from 1,500 yearly to 87 in 1937, with compulsory toxoid use in France, Hungary, Romania, Poland, and Geneva. Canada reports several small cities free of diphtheria deaths for 5 to 10 years, and broader US decline follows similar immunization efforts.
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France
Canada
New York
Jules Renault
Paris
Hungary
Romania
Poland
Geneva
Switzerland
Atlantic
United States
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles
Readers may obtain the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
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MccCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Paris celebrates Eiffel Tower 50th with first-floor party
The Eiffel Tower marked its half century in Paris with a birthday party on the first floor while crowds sang the Marseillaise. An average motorist paid about $17 in tire costs four decades ago, now under a tenth that amount buys six times the mileage.
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