World Happenings Briefly Told
A Vienna decree bans Jews from attending public sports events. Lord Hawke, 78, famed Yorkshire batsman, dies in London. The Countess of Ashburnham dies in Fredericton after a heart attack. The Reichsmark becomes the legal currency in the Sudeten territory. A Belgian airliner crashes near Soest, killing twenty. U S wheat crop estimated at 46,229,000 bushels with corn production at 2,459,316,000. Giant horse bones and dwarf buffalo found in South African caves. Sir Kingsley Wood announces a new aircraft factory and expanded military production. D de Waal Meyer arrives in Ottawa as Union of South Africa representative to Canada.
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Vienna
Lord Hawke
Yorkshire
London
Countess of Ashburnham
Fredericton
N.B
Sudeten
Midai
Soest
Germany
Agriculture Department
United States
Cor
D. de Waal Meyer
Union of South Africa
Canada
Ottawa
Planes Location Beams Link With New Instrument
Dr F B Jewitt of Bell Telephone Laboratories revealed a lab tested instrument to locate aircraft off radio beams. A frosted glass dial shows direction from the base. cross bearings from two units give near instant pilot location. The device, eyed for Trans Canada Airlines use, aims to boost aviation safety.
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F. B. Jewitt
Bell Telephone Laboratories of
New York
Toronto
Trans- Canada Airlines
Lee crystals five to ten inches in diameter found
Lee reports discovering crystals ranging from five to ten inches in diameter in the Antarctic. Researchers note the unusual size and location, with scientists from local expeditions examining the samples for mineral composition.
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Lee
Antarctic
Parent Grebe Dives Under Water to Shelter Young
When danger threatens the parent grebe tucked its young beneath its wings and returned to safety by diving underwater, a protective behavior noted in the birds.
Castle in Wales Sold For Profit to Hearst Art Lover
A Welsh castle at St Donat's on a promontory overlooking the Bristol Channel, bought by William Randolph Hearst about 13 years ago, is for sale after extensive renovations. Hearst transformed the 12th century fortress into a modern 90-room residence with a 2000 acre park, golf course, and a premier swimming pool, keeping its medieval character intact.
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South Wales
Bristol Channel
St. Donat's
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Society For the Preservation of Ancient Monuments
Esterling
Normandy
Mr. Hearst
P. O.D
Toronto
Jumper Dresses Pattern 4859 for Anne Adams fans
The newest Anne Adams pattern 4859 offers a jaunty panel jumper with matching blouse in girls and junior sizes 6 to 16. Includes a Sewing Instructor, fabric yardages for 36 inch cloth, and a 20 cent order to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Facts and Figures on Population and Heartbeat
A note states about half of Canada’s population lies south of Minnesota’s northernmost point. It adds scientists say the human heart contracts roughly 100,000 times each day.
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Canada
Minnesota
Money Spent on Prevention Kept War at Bay
London reports Britain spent 140000000 on unitary preventive measures during a crisis. The public believed it avoided a war costing billions. Preliminary defense outlays prevented conflict without a shot fired and saved the nation from economic ruin.
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London
Britain
France
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Gum chewing shown at Imperial Institute exhibit
An exhibit at the Imperial Institute in South Kensington traces the gum habit from Honduras to Britain. The display notes gum resin used in RAF rations and as a stimulant for long flights, and cites its export role behind mahogany as Honduras’ second largest.
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Imperial Institute
South Kensington
Royal Air Force
British Honduras
Institute
Honduras
United Kingdom
London
London astrologer claims star backed racehorse system
A London astrologer announces a method to back race horses using celestial guidance. He describes a system aligning planetary positions with horse performance to inform bets and selections.
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London
Remembering the Sabbath Day Devotion and Duty
A Sunday school lesson emphasizes Exodus 20 8 11 and related verses on Sabbath observance. It argues the seventh day must be set apart from labor, reflects God the Creator, and honors deliverance from bondage urging rest worship and a life aligned with divine purposes.
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Ruskin
Jesus
God
Egypt
Paying Venture and Tiny Heroes in Our Dumb Animals
An item notes a tenant farmer kept a cat for six years to control mice and rats, estimating the pest control value at about $805 over 2000 days. Other short notes report Ostend policemen wearing a Union Jack badge, Everest’s height under ocean, castor oil from castor bean, and orchid seeds tiny enough to rest on a pinhead.
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Lois M. Marmon
Turkey Builds Railways and Bridges Since 1925
Turkey reports completion of 1 910 miles of railways and 75 bridges since 1925. The figures reflect ongoing infrastructure expansion across the republic.
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Turkey
Sir Horace Wilson The Man Who Took A Hand In The European Crisis
In days of apoplectic European diplomacy a mild immaculately dressed man sat beside Neville Chamberlain and served as the Prime Minister’s emissary to Hitler. Sir Horace Wilson, long a civil servant and mediator, became Chamberlain’s trusted adviser and industrial mediator shaping policy during critical Central European crises. His background spans 1903 entry into civil service, strike mediation, and leadership as permanent secretary before rise to chief industrial adviser. He is described as patient, influential, and central to labor and industrial policy at No 10 Downing Street.
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Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Sir Horace Wilson
H. J
Chamberlain
Sir Horace
Labor
Wilson
Lloyd George
Ramsay MacDonald
No. 10
Downing Street
Empire
Mr Chamberlain
First Parcel Post Package Delivered to Mrs Grover Cleveland
The item marks a historic milestone as Mrs Grover Cleveland receives the United States first parcel post package in a ceremony reflecting early federal mail service. The event underscores the launch of parcel post across the nation.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Phasmids of New Guinea Camouflage as Leaves
Phasmids, curious insects of New Guinea, blend with their surroundings, camouflaged as leaves. Because of the relative lack of friction on water, wind travels faster over water than over land.
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New Guinea
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Kingsley Wood
Air
Wales
Wm. Randolph Hearst
Goa
India
England
Coleman
Berns
Coleman Lawp
Stove Ce, Ltd
Ont
St. Thomas
China
Eighth Route Army
Hopei
Japan
Chiang Kai Shek
Galden
Beaty
Farmer
Ostend
Belgium
Smith Minor
DR. J.W. S. McCullough
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