World Happenings Briefly Told
Gene Tunney plans to give up globe trotting for prospecting. Col T E Lawrence lived on £100 income in recent years. Canada spent $146,478,320 on military purposes 1921 to Feb. end. Haile Selassie asks League to halt Italy in northeast Africa. Since 1930, 97 judges now earn $5,000 plus. C B Baker and B L Marshall awarded radio certificates. BBC bans use of Allah to avoid offense. 15 Canadians to tour Russia to study justice administration. Ontario dentists favor state medicine for low income people.
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Gene Tunney
Col
T. E. Lawrence
Arabia
Canada
House of Commons
Department of Marine
Baker
Meota
Sask
B. L. Marshall
Saskatoon
Montreal
Russia
Frank Scott
McGill University
J. 8. Lapp
Ontario Dental Association
Ontario
Gift For Chief Guide Lady Baden Powell Receives Standard
Lady Baden Powell the Chief Guide of the World is privileged to use her own standard as a token of loyalty. The design includes a gold trefoil on blue, blue sea with silver waves and three ships, a gold fish, red motto bands with Be Prepared and Welsh motto, green white triangles as tents, and Baden Powell crests with two lions.
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Baden-Powell
Girl Guides
Powell
Baden and Powell
Scout and Guide Movement
Wouldn't Wish For Two Willie in a Narrow Era
Dialog excerpt shows Willie and Jimmie in a lighthearted exchange. Willie refuses to take Jimmie to picture shows, joking about laziness, while Jimmie pleads to join. The short scene captures domestic humor and postwar social tone.
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Willie
Jimmie
Germany unveils vest pocket torpedo boats and submarines
Naval experts note Germany’s production of 450 tiny speed boats armed with four torpedoes and capable of 60 knots, plus a larger speed boat design for 10 crew and 2,000 mile range. They cite low cost, small crews, high maneuverability, and potential impact on naval power, alongside Germany’s 250 ton submarines.
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Reich
Young British Scientist Returns From Arctic Trek
T P Manning a youthful British scientist with the British Geographical Society ends two years of Arctic study. He traveled alone from Southampton Island 500 miles north, living chiefly at a Hudson's Bay post. Manning crossed 40 miles of ice floe with four dogs and reached Churchill along the coast without mishap.
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Arctic
T. P. Manning
British Geographical Society
Churchill
Southampton Island
Manning
Hudson's Bay Company
Chesterfield Inlet
Best Advertising Media Share in 1934 Exceeds 1933
Best advertising medium newspapers captured 61.8 percent of 223,216,520 from 367 national advertisers in 1934. Magazines took 25 percent and chain broadcasting 13.2 percent. The rise over 1933 reflects more national advertisers and higher average spend.
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Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Chain Broadcasting
Bureau
Souvenir Jug From Queen Victoria Jubilee Auctioned Artifact
Harry Davis of Victoria British Columbia cherishes a tiny brown beer jug made for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee in 1887. The limited gift to royal navy officers features raised white figures of Victoria on the throne and empire sections. the mould is destroyed.
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Empire
Harry Davis
Victoria
B.C
Queen Victoria
Royal Navy
Jail auction in Mooretown as no prisoners in forty years
The Amherstburg Echo reports the Mooretown jail in Ontario will be sold by auction due to forty years without any inmates. Similar notes show Sandwich and Winnipeg facilities lacking prisoners and staff as the world supposedly improves.
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Amherstburg Echo
Mooretown
Ontario
Sandwich
Winnipeg
Worship with Joyful Noise in Public Service
Sunday School lesson highlights John 4 24 God is a Spirit and true worship. Psalm 92 1 5 12 devotional. Psalm 100 invites all lands to praise. Dr F B Meyer calls Old Hundredth a perpetual hymn of praise. Celebrate God as Creator and Shepherd with a joyful, communal song and thanksgiving.
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God
F. B. Meyer
Church
J. M. Willoughby
Caped dress for larger figures perfect for warm days
The cape dress offers a versatile wrap over design that slim the figure for larger sizes from 36 to 48 inches bust. Maize eyelet batiste inspires the style with other fabrics such as chiffon cotton voile and linen prints. Pattern No. 381 costs 20c with mail orders to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
William Berrigan Wins Ice Breakage Contest in Alaska
William Berrigan won $61,600 in the annual Nenana ice clock contest after the ice on the Nenana River broke on May 15 at 1 32 p m near Nenana 50 miles west of Fairbanks. The event draws participants from across Alaska.
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William Berrigan
Nenana
Fairbanks
Berrigan
Alaska
Moon surface bears 530000 craters from meteoric origin
The near side of the moon shows about 530000 impact craters attributed to meteoric activity. The count reflects long geological history and resurfacing processes shaping the lunar landscape.
Color Blindness Found in One in Ten Boys at Edinburgh Schools
Dr James Drever of University of Edinburgh reports tests in public schools showing about 10 percent of boys are color blind. He warns of dangerous traffic implications as red green and amber signals may be misread. Only one of 12 girls showed defect. color blindness is often inherited from mothers.
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James Drever
University of Edinburgh
Cows Attend Banquet With Antarctic Brethren in New York
Members of the American Guernsey Cattle Club held their annual luncheon in a midtown New York hotel. Iceberg and Foremost Southern Maid, honored guests from the Byrd expedition, wore the spotlight as the Admiral Byrd gold medal was accepted by Lieutenant-Commander G. O. Neville in his chief’s absence. The two cows calmly observed the ceremony while bellhops feigned cowhand duties.
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American Guernsey Cattle Club
New York
Iceberg
Southern Maid
Antarctic Circle
Admiral Byrd
Club
G. O. Neville
Canadian macaroni gains popularity in British Isles
Canadian macaroni imports into the British Isles rise in popularity, approaching levels near the large imports from Italy and France.
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British Isles
Italy
France
Little Journeys In Science: Gold
The article traces gold from ancient use to modern mining methods. It covers placer and hydraulic mining, stamping mills with amalgamation or cyanide processes, and refining. It explains gold properties including density, malleability, ductility, leaf use, and carat fineness.
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South Africa
Cheap three week sea cruise to Madeira for German workers
Three week cruise to Madeira priced at 6 25 a week includes fare food trips and tips. Organized by the Strength Through Joy movement 3000 Berlin workers plus families will sail on German liners. Many have never seen the sea and the program aims to double sea voyages from 80000 last year to 160000 this year.
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Madeira
Berlin
Joy’ Movement
Salvage Plan Seeks Refloating Twenty White Sea Ships
A special squad of engineers works on refloatation and salvage of ships sunk in the Great War era at Archangel. Although maps show 114 wrecks in the White Sea, only twenty are considered technically salvageable. the plan covers salvage, cargo recovery, and junking.
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White Sea
Archangel
Population Doubling Time and Future Earth Count
The text projects that world population doubles roughly every 30 years, reaching about 3.8 billion by the year 2000 A.D. This estimate assumes a constant growth rate across decades and highlights concerns about resource and demographic pressures.
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Earth
Ancient Dugout Canoe Unearthed at Goshimura Japan
Archaeologists report a roughly two millennia old dugout canoe uncovered at Goshimura in Japan. The find highlights early maritime activity and prompts study of ancient seafaring in the region.
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Goshimura
Japan
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League of Nations
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British Broadcasting Corporation
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Gordon H. Guest
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