Global moves and local notes in brief
Reorganization of Alberta relief will be pushed by the Social Credit government. Ninety percent of University of Toronto 1935 graduates in applied science and engineering have found work. Walwyn named Newfoundland governor succeeding Anderson. Allan Wade to adjudicate 1936 festival regional contests. Charlotte Acres may attempt English Channel swim after winning five miles at Toronto exhibition. South Australia restores German town names ahead of centenary. Vancouver island sale prospectus offers bridge to shore. Campbell buys Headley Grove but will pursue motor racing, says Lady Campbell.
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Alberta
Social Credit
Aberhart
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
C. H. Mitchell
Humphrey Thomas Walwyn
Newfoundland
David Murray Anderson
H. C. Osborne
Allan Wade
Charlotte Acres
Vancouver
Toronto
Malcolm Campbell
Headley Grove
Epsom
Lady Campbell
Grim Catacomb Discoveries Reveal 1863 Polish Revolt Relics
In Vilna at a 16th century Dominican convent researchers uncovered an underground passage leading to a former cemetery. There lay rows of coffined monks and a chamber with heaps of unreposed bodies, the remains of rebels slain by Russians who hid in the catacombs.
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Vilna
Chinese Women Pirates Capture Amoy Steamer Lokiang
Chinese travelers aboard the Lokiang were seized by two female buccaneers and 40 men for four days near Amoy. They robbed passengers of 250000 dollars in cash and silver bars, killed one passenger, wounded three, then fled to a pirate stronghold. The pirates combined merciless outlaw tactics with acts of sentimentality. A brother of the slain passenger received 70 dollars for a funeral and each survivor got 2.50 for transportation.
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China
South China
Amoy
North Italian Soldiers Desertion Highlighted by Arctic Bishop
The Arctic Bishop A L Fleming arriving in Winnipeg praised white and native Canadians as decent workers. He cited Eskimo health gains from mission groups and government aid, two Arctic hospitals, and youths entering North life. The piece also notes Italian soldiers deserting to Switzerland and elsewhere, wary of war and conscription.
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Arctic
Canada
A. L. Fleming
The
Saint John
N.B
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
North
Bishop Fleming
Hudson's Bay Company
R.C.M.P
Dominion
Arctic Circle
Fort George
Pangnirtung
Baffin Land
Aklavik
MacKenzie River
Dr. Fleming
Shingle Point
Ludwig Loring
New York Post
Switzerland
France
Yugoslavia
Africa
Duce
Nuovo Avanti
Paris
Milan
Italy
Roverto
Dionne Quintuplets Birthday Bowl Gift Offer
A cereal bowl honoring the Dionne Quintuplets is offered. The six inch chromium bowl features a sculpture of the quints Emilie Annette Marie Yvonne and Cecile on the inside and their names around the rim. Send two Quaker Oats trademarks plus fifteen cents to Quaker Oats Company Saskatoon for postage.
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Emilie
Annette
Marie
Yvonne
Cecile
Quaker Oats Company
Saskatoon
Sask
Iron Jewelry Surges In Mycenaean Women Adornments
Archaeologist Dr. T. Leslie Shear of Princeton reports iron jewelry as the top preference among women from the Mycenaean era up to 500 years before Christ. Excavations at the Athenian Agora uncovered iron necklaces rings and bracelets on many female burials. He notes iron’s recent discovery displaced gold bronze and copper as fashionable ornaments.
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T. Leslie Shear
Princeton University
Agora
Shear
Office lad Whistles While He Works Story
A brief comic exchange shows an office boy whistling at work. The employer scolds him for whistling as a distraction while the boy retorts he is not working but merely whistling. The vignette captures workplace humor in a concise, light tone.
India Growing Richer Says Government Brochure
A Bombay researcher, B B Sen, argues in a government brochure that rising living standards span imports and local goods. He notes per capita cotton cloth consumption up from 8.39 to 12.11 yards and real income doubling as prices rose about 2.5 times since 1871.
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India
B. B. Sen
L.C.S
Bombay
Bengal
A New Plastic Glass Claims Transparence Similar to Glass
A new material reported as a transparent plastic resembles ordinary glass only in clarity. It is described as a cellulose derivative possibly like cellophane and not true glass. The note hints at future uses and manufacturing considerations.
Paper linings patent for coffee percolator tops
Invention proposes paper linings for the tops of coffee percolators to prevent ground coffee from seeping through and to ease removal. The concept aims to simplify cleanup and improve filtration during brewing.
Servant of Jehovah in Isaiah and Gospel parallels
A Sunday School lesson explores who the Servant of Jehovah is in Isaiah and its fulfillment in Christian thought. It debates whether the Servant is a person or symbol, and surveys the prophet’s portrayal of vicarious suffering bearing others’ transgressions.
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Babylon
Jehovah
Hezekiah
Jehoiachim
Friends of
Job
Jesus
Arabs Form First Bedouin Parliament in Cairo
Delegates from 75 Bedouin tribes representing about one million Bedouins met in Cairo under Sheik El Arab S. E. Hamad El Bassel Pasha to form a committee. They will consider compulsory education, Bedouin rights protection, preservation of customs, and intellectual exchange with Arabs in other countries.
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Near East
Cairo
Egypt
Sheik el Arab S. E. Hamad el Bassel Pasha
Viking Building Remains Unearthed in Shetland Excavations
British excavations in the Shetland Islands reveal remains of Viking buildings dating to the 10th century. Archaeologists described wooden structures and ambiguous artifacts suggesting longhouses and workshops from Norse settlement.
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Shetland Islands
Forgotten Southern Colonists Found Deep in Amazon
Dr. W H Haas, Northwestern University geologist, reports a colony named Santeria along the Tapa Jos River in the Amazon, about 600 miles inland. Descendants of aristocratic Southern families who migrated after the Civil War hoped to rebuild life with slavery, but climate and markets failed. many youths returned to the U S while others remained to farm pumpkins, cocoa, and beans.
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Amazon Jungle
W. H. Haas
Northwestern University
Chicago
Dr. Haas
Amazon
Santeria
Tapa Jos River
Haas
Tropics
Alabama
United States
London scientists unveil optical heat viewing device
Three London researchers developed an instrument to visualize heat by looking at a suspended electric light bulb. The device reveals heat as smoke around the flex and can map heat paths in rooms, theatres, and factories. It is used by the Safety in Mines Research Board to study explosive effects.
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British Electrical and Allied Industry Research Association
London
Safety In Mines Research Board
Paris beggars warn of unfair competition before tourist season
Le Journal des Mendigots, the official paper of French beggars, denounces amateur beggars encroaching on beats reserved for professionals. The editorial urges a united stand by self-respecting mendicants to defend their interests against enterprise upstarts.
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Paris
Oxford Don Notes Red-Headed Students Never Win First
An Oxford don says he kept statistics for years and found that no red headed man or woman ever won a first in history at the university. If this is how he occupied his time it is surprising that anyone got a first or even a pass.
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Oxford
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