World Happenings Briefly Told
The German government orders all military advisers in China to return home. In Britain the Duke of Buckingham changes his name. Vancouver Island coal miners reach a five percent wage settlement. Yugoslav American Electric Company to begin electrification of vast agricultural areas. Canada and Newfoundland sold nearly 30 million dollars of new ordinary life insurance in April. Canada auto production rises 12 percent in April 1937 from 1936. Germany lays down second full sized battleship Gneisenau at Kiel. Bell Aircraft to supply 13 modernized fighters for 3.17 million dollars. Saskatoon to get a new Canadian National depot. Interest on Canada’s funded and unfunded debts takes 30.3 percent of revenues in 1936-37.
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China
Reich
Duke of Buckingham
John Hampden
Hubert- Hampton-Mercer-Henderson
John Hampden Mercer-Henderson
Vancouver Island
Jugoslav American Electric Company
Jugoslavia
Canada
Newfoundland
Life Insurance Sales Research Bureau
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Kiel Bay
United States War Department
Bell Aircraft Company
Buffalo
N.Y
Saskatoon
Finance Department
House of Commons
Robert Fair
S.C. Battle River
Sir Gerald Campbell Promoted to British High Commissioner in Canada
New Yorkers react with mixed feelings to Sir Gerald Campbell being named British High Commissioner in Canada after seven years as Consul General here. His social presence and humor endear him to audiences and friends, and locals wish him well while hoping for his future visits.
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Sir Gerald Campbell
Canada
Sir Gerald
Television Bid Moves Toward Public Home Service
About 1,000 people watched NBC and RCA unveil an all electronic TV system after seven months. A mystery drama from Radio City used three studios and four techniques with seven actors plus film slides and effects. The signal traveled through underground coaxial cable to the Empire State Building and was transmitted from its 85th floor. Viewers at Radio City saw a 7127 by 1015 inch plate screen for 25 minutes with sharp images but limited tonal clarity.
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United States
National Broadcasting Company
Radio Corporation of America
N.B.C
R.C.A
Radio City
New York
London Streets Recast by Haberdashers Change of Trade Names
The Christian Science Monitor notes Charing Cross Road’s shift as haberdashers replace booksellers. It reflects on how London streets retain historic trade associations like Fleet Street and Savile Row while new buyers redefine local commerce without erasing older identities.
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Londons
Charing Cross Road
Haberdashers
W. H. Davies
Charing
Cerberus
London
Fleet Street
Harley Street
Savile Row
Christian Science Monitor
Irrigating the Desert in Sind Aims High Output
The Indus barrage in Sind Province India nears completion and will triple cultivation. About 1,000,000 acres will grow cotton and 50,000 acres new crops. The dam features 66 spans and sluice gates, water channels cover 7,500,000 acres, with 50,000 workers housed in two towns and 1,889 bridges built. The project spans 12,000 miles of operations.
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Sind
India
Hyderabad
New York Herald Tribune
Upset Theory by Petrified Wood Find at Coalinga
A Coalinga California discovery of petrified wood with a screw and a hole suggests petrification may occur much faster than the 500 year standard. The presence of screws not widely used until about a century ago implies a shorter petrification period.
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Coalinga
California
War tolls shift as Spain and Britain suffer heavy losses
The report notes 1,553 killed and 2,007 injured in 215 air raids in Catalonia since the Spanish war began, while Britain records 10,741 killed and 360,326 injured on its roads in the same period, suggesting war is no longer mankind's greatest peril.
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Catalonia
Britain
Peru
Mayo's water advice valued at a billion in medical aid
Dr Charles Mayo prescribes eight glasses of water daily for all people claiming the measure yields a hundred million dollars in medical value. The note 2257, 2 appears as a cataloged reference.
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Charles Mayo
Patterned Anne Adams shirtwaist dress idea
Delighting seamstress note promotes a shirtwaist dress pattern 4740 by Anne Adams. Describes curved yoke back, long front panels, puff sleeves, neat collar, crease resistant fabrics, suitable for many ages and occasions. Pattern size 14 to 42 requires four yards of fabric. 20 cents pattern price. order to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg.
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Boardwalk
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Markets Of World Apples From British Columbia Authors
Mr. C A Hayden editor of Coun try Life in British Columbia estimates the interior province produces 600 million apples yearly for world markets. About 360 million stay in Canada and 240 million are exported chiefly to the United Kingdom Vancouver Province. None of the New World Indians learned to use the wheel until the white man arrived. Utah reports five head of cattle per person.
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C. A. Hayden
Country Life
British Columbia
Canada
United Kingdom
Vancouver
Sunday School Lesson June Devotional Reading Notes
The Sunday school lesson centers on Mark 14:3 11 and 14 27 31 with the golden text She hath done what she could from Mark 14 8 The devotional reading covers Psalm 116 1 2 6 7 12 14 and reflects on devotion and sacrifice in biblical context.
Loyal Devotion and Denial Mark Jesus Final Hours
In Bethany Simon the leper hosts a supper in Jesus honor. Mary anoints Jesus with costly ointment, prompting dispute over waste. Jesus predicts Peter’s denial, contrasting Mary’s loyalty with the disciples’ coming desertion. Peter vows fidelity but will deny him thrice. Sequel follows in Mark 14:66-72.
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Bethany
Simon
Matthew
Simons
Jesus
John
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
Peter
Gethsemane
Zechariah
Galilee
Christ
Dominion drama festival governors elected in Winnipeg meeting
The Dominion drama festival to be held next April in London Ontario. Dates to be set later. Hon Vincent Massey re elected president. Governors re elected include L Bullock Webster Victoria and Mrs Ernest Myers Saskatoon. New governors elected include C R Matthews Lethbridge Alta.
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London
Ont
Winnipeg
Vincent Massey
Canada
L. Bullock-Webster
Victoria
Ernest Myers
Saskatoon
C R. Matthews
Lethbridge
Alta
Panama Census 1930 Excludes Indians
The 1930 Panama census did not count indigenous peoples. Government figures show the Indian population was omitted, reflecting exclusion of indigenous groups from that national tally.
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Republic of Panama
World Forest Acreage Estimated Near One Billion
The text estimates global forested areas at about one billion acres, highlighting the vast scale of Earth’s woods and their potential impact on climate and resources.
Word To Women About Cancer Warns Early Detection
A health feature explains what tumours are and stresses early detection. It notes breast tumours often appear after age sixty six, most are not cancerous, and early surgical treatment offers high cure rates. The piece also cautions against delaying action and promises a future article on cancer in men.
Editorial Note on Dr McCullough Cancer Articles Request
Readers seeking the complete set of Dr McCullough cancer articles may obtain them by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ontario.
Great Force For Peace In Global Scouting Effort
J F M Stewart vice president of the Canadian general council of scout commissioners says world scout work aims at future peace. He presided over Winnipeg conference where provincial presidents and commissioners met for three days. He cites a yearly turnover of 1,000,000 boys and 3,000,000 active members as evidence toward brotherhood of man.
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J. F. M. Stewart
General Council of Scout Commissioners
Canada
Toronto
Winnipeg
Brotherhood of Man
Mr. Stewart
Argyria Linked to Prolonged Silver Medicine Use
The condition Argyria causes the skin to turn grayish blue after long-term intake of medicines containing silver.
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Utah
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
Ontario
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