World Happenings Briefly Told
A gold bowl was given to the King and Queen at Ottawa by the Canadian government. Empire Air Day featured 5,000 RAF planes in a growing display. A U S Army aircraft crashed into Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton California killing the pilot and at least two others. William G. Abbott of Winnipeg owns a 1799 Motley's Naval and Military Journal. Germany to build a Siegfried line for defense against Poland and the east, says Voelkischer Beobachter. Britain and United States reject Japanese calls for wider Shanghai settlement council seats. A Toronto rental firm reports a rent-out of formal morning garments for royal visitors, with one house supplying 75 outfits. Queen Mary visited Clubland in South London and unveiled wall plaques for a recreation and clinical facility serving 2,000 youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Royal Air Force
United States Army
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
California
Motley’s
Naval and Military Journal
William G. Abbott
Winnipeg
Napoleon
Hitler
Voelkiacher Beobachter
Germany
Siegfried Line
Poland
Toronto
Horse and buggy era recalled in 1898 mishaps
The St Marys Journal Argus notes three road accident items from forty years ago. Billy Diamond, once a St Marys resident, sued Ingersoll Waterworks Co after being thrown from his buggy in Ingersoll. A Woodham resident hurled his mate onto Queen Street and escaped with a broken shaft. A youth was thrown from a buggy on Water Street and laid on the road at Ontario House for comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Marys
Woodham
Queen Street
Water Street
Ontario House
Moveable date pushes back America's first inhabitants
Anthropologists report a Sandia Mountains cave find near Albuquerque suggesting a prehistoric human presence earlier than the 10 000 year Folsom period. Frank Hibben of the University of New Mexico says the finely finished dart point could shift the date of man's entry into America back further, with the artifact sealed since the pleistocene by stalagmitic material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande Valley
New Mexico
Frank Hibben
University of New Mexico
Sandia Mountains
Albuquerque
Hibben Asid
America
Hibben
Canada urged permanent force reforms to lift morale
Leslie Mutch urged improvements in Canada permanent force service to attract ambitious young men and improve morale. He pressed the government as defence estimates of 17 million dollars won approval, criticizing army leaders for outdated procedures and calling for contributory pensions, child allowances, and broader marriage rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Leslie Mutch
Winnipeg South
Commons
Mutch
Paris Evacuation Plan Amid War Tension Debated
The Winnipeg Free Press discusses Paris plans to evacuate four million residents if war begins, with trains and buses allocated to move people to rural areas. Authorities warn the period of tension may fail to precede war and note the difficulty of leaving homes, a repeat of Great War challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Millias
Winnipeg Free Press
New Royal Seal Created for King’s Canadian Visit
Minister of Justice Lapointe secured passage of a bill authorizing a new royal seal for the King’s use during his visit to the Canadian parliament. The Royal Seal of Great Britain remains restricted to the British Isles, and the governor general’s seal was deemed unsuitable for the King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
British Isles
Lapointe
Effective Phrases For All Occasions promotion
A 32 page booklet promises bright word combinations to improve everyday talk and social ease. Readers are urged to send 15 cents to the Winnipeg Union in Manitoba to obtain the guide and learn phrases for greetings refusals and business interactions. Additional booklets on gardening ballroom dances and personality development are advertised at the same price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth
Beb
Service Dept. Winniper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Easy-To-Make Charmer Pattern 4073 by Anne Adams
Anne Adams Pattern 4073 offers a simple six-piece bodice design with a unique neckline formed by front fullness and yokes. Trim includes lace bought belt buttons and three ribbon bows. Available in misses and women sizes from 14 to 42, size 16 requires specific fabric and lace quantities. Send 20 cents to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Study Says Insanity Not Inheritable
New evidence presented before the American Psychiatric Association, from researchers Dr. Horatio Pollock and Dr. Benjamin Malzberg of the New York State Department of Mental Health, shows no inheritance pattern for insanity after studying 300 students at state asylums and their relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Psychiatric Association
Horatio Pollock
Benjamin Malzberg
New York State Department of Mental Health
Thousands of Czechs in France form to aid war effort
Thousands of Czechs in France have registered to join a Czech Legion ready to serve France and help re-establish a homeland. The community includes at least 20,000 former soldiers and plans to form an infantry division of about 12,000 well-trained men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Indian youth craft exhibit sent to Paris for Red Cross loan
A Canadian Junior Red Cross display of Indian children's art from residential schools has been shipped to Paris for loan to national Red Cross groups. The collection highlights work from Inkameep Day School Oliver B C St Pauls North Vancouver Alberni Vancouver Island and Cardston Alta with pieces including wood fretwork, kiva and tepee themed Nativity scenes and buckskin paintings by Francis Batiste who won a Royal Drawing Society prize in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Gue
Red Cross
Paris
France
Great Britain
Inkameep Indian Day School
Oliver
B.C
Francis Batiste
Royal Drawing Society
London
Santa Fe
New Mexico
St. Paul's
North Vancouver
Alberni
Virginia surgeon describes cellulose film use in tendon repair
Dr. Thomas Wheeldon of Richmond reports successful sheathing of a severed tendon with cellulose film in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. An 18 year old patient with a tenon cut between wrist and thumb showed near normal thumb movement after wrapping the tendon in a tube like film following initial bridging with silk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Thomas Wheeldon
Richmond
Wheeldon
Journal of
Bone and
May Move Observatory Amid London Lighting
Astronomer Royal Dr. H. Spencer Jones warns that new lighting around London has brightened the sky enough to force certain astronomical work to be abandoned at Greenwich. He says it may become necessary to relocate the Royal Observatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Greenwich
Royal Observatory
H. Spencer Jones
Astronomer Royal
Up-to-Minute In Jiffy Crochet Top Pattern 6117
The notice promotes a summer crochet bolero pattern 6117. It describes using a large hook and two strands of string to create a lacy bolero with single crochet. To obtain the pattern, send 20 cents to the Household Arts Department in Winnipeg. No Alice Brooks pattern book exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Paul Defends Faith Before Jerusalem Mob in Aramaic
In Acts 21 40 to 22 2 Paul speaks to the Jerusalem crowd in Aramaic defending his life as a Jew and follower of Christ. He recounts his past zeal in persecuting Christians his dramatic conversion and his mission to the Gentiles fulfilling the Lord's command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Jerusalem
Temple
Tarsus
Gamaliel Gamaliel
Gamaliel
Sanhedrin
Peter
John
Damascus
Ananias
Queen Mary Aboard Thames Steamer Stuns with Tea Tease
On a River Thames voyage the young Princess Margaret Rose climbed the St Katherine bridge and spoke into a ship microphone startling Queen Mary and the crew. Her broadcast praising the river and hinting at tea echoed across the vessel erasing the formality of the royal delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Margaret Rose
Queen Mary
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
River
Thames
St. Kath
St. Katharine
C. H. J. Snider
Toronto Telegram
Father Thames
Irish enlistment drive faces poor response outside Donegal
Irish army authorities report weak recruitment across 26 counties for the volunteer force as Donegal shows promise with Northern Ireland men crossing the border. The drive aims to raise defense strength to 30 000 and include air raid precautions. Meanwhile many Irish enlist in UK forces and RAF. Prime Minister de Valera says Whitehall ads for air force recruits should stop. Government pursues neutrality but will maintain and boost food shipments to Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donegal
Northern Ireland
Irish Sea
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force
de Valera
Dail
Whitehall
Britain
Gave Up Too Soon In Quincy Safe Heist
Roy Lundin owner of a steel cast ing company in Quincy Mass sat to open his office safe. The combination came off in his hands and police said a burglar gave up cracking the strongbox as it was about to fall apart. Long delay in kindness takes the kindness all away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lundin
Quincy
Mass
Public health conference urged to improve Canada health
The Health League of Canada editor urges a Dominion wide health conference as proposed by Minister C G Power. He notes prior U S discussions, calls for preliminary studies by groups, and warns that lack of planning has blocked provincial efforts. He cites venereal disease, tuberculosis, full time health service and insurance as key issues requiring coordinated action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Health League of Canada
House of Commons
C. G. Power
Pensions and National Health
Washington
United States
Canada
Dominion
Editorial Offer to Obtain Cancer Articles in Canada
Readers are invited to request the full set of Dr McCullough cancer articles by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
New Invention Uses Cold Light to Show Tissues Under Microscope
Dr. Marvin H. Knisely of the University of Chicago unveiled a device that sends cold light deep into animal tissues to reveal their function under a microscope. After seven years of work, the invention may aid disease diagnosis though human use remains to be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Marvin H. Knnsely
University of Chicago
Knisely
Belloc counsels daily writing and meticulous record keeping
The New York Times notes that after forty years Belloc advises literary beginners to write daily, even a couple lines, and to keep records of every contract, letter, and review. He recommends filing notes under clear heads for quick reference.
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Hilaire Belloc
New York Times
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International Settlement Council
Shanghai
South London
Ontario
Sion
His
Home Service
Bolero
Arine
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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