World Happenings Briefly Told
Robert W. Babson predicts the United States will exit its low mood in six months and move toward prosperity. Winnipeg health figures show the death rate halved since 25 years ago from 13.6 to 7.6 per thousand. Kingston Jamaica hosts mass meetings praising Britain for standing against Italy before the League of Nations. A building site collapse in Mas caused injuries. another collapse in 1913 is noted. Jackie Cooper wins the Madison Square Garden rodeo with Stamp. A Mexican report claims government seeks to abolish religion. Andrew Mellon donates over 10 million dollars for a national art gallery in Washington. Dominion fire chief says Canada needs 15 million dollars for new equipment. Acts of kindness come back to you.
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Robert W. Babson
United States
Winnipeg
Health Department
Kingston
Jamaica
Great Britain
Italy
League of Nations
Jackie Cooper
Jasper Park
Alta
Madison Square Garden
New York
American Committee On Religious Rights and Minorities
Monster like liner uses sea power to propel itself
German engineer R. J. May designs a whale shaped ocean liner with a mouth intake and side spouts to eject pressurized water for thrust. A rear suction pump, diesel powered drive, and nine propulsion points aim to test on the Elbe near Dresden with model trials planned before seeking ship company interest.
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Germany
Ats
R. J. May
Pirna
May
Elbe
Dresden
Saxony
New Motorship Canada Arrives On Maiden Pacific Run
The motorship Canada of the Danish East Asiatic Line reaches Port of Vancouver after its maiden voyage from Europe. Captain C Knudsen commands the new vessel with refrigerated cargo capacity for 75 000 boxes and luxuriously appointed seating for 55 passengers. The ship features a large dining room, smoking saloon, ladies lounge, dance foyer, cocktail bar, children’s dining room, and an onboard swimming pool. Paintings by Danish artists decorate the smoking saloon and dining room. All rooms are outside, air conditioned, with standard beds and seven teen of 29 double staterooms having private baths.
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Motorship
Canada
Danish East Asiatic Line
Europe
Vancouver
C. Knudsen
Amerika
Pacific Coast
Riberhold
Denmark
Fredensborg Castle
Axel Johansen
Canadian Business Conditions Mixed Change in September Index
A September update shows partial gains in revenue freight, construction awards, and electric power production. The combined weighted index stands at 81.3 percent of normal after seasonal adjustment, with bank debits easing and the all time high index touching 100.9. Comparisons cite September 1934 and August 1935 figures.
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McConnell,etraction
Baxter & Eastman
Ieeees
Belshazzar’s Fate and the Writing on the Wall
The lesson recounts Belshazzar's feast and Daniel's interpretation of the handwriting Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin, warning of Nebuchadnezzar's pride and divine sovereignty. It notes Belshazzar's downfall that night and Darius the Mede receiving the kingdom.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Belshazzar
Daniel
Nebuch
F. W. Farrar
Temple
Jerusalem
Moffatt
Darius the Mede
Highest Death Rate Reported for Skopije Town
A newly published statistic ranks Skopije in Southern Yugoslavia as having the world’s highest death rate. Twenty four per 1000 people die annually here, twice Europe’s average. Causes cited include poor hygienic care for babies and a widespread tubercular cow infection.
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Skopije
Yugoslavia
Europe
Tax Confusion Over Split City County Home
Officials in Van Nuys face a tax puzzle on Earl Mancle Smith’s residence straddling city and county lines. He starts his day in the city and reads the newspaper in the county, leaving authorities unsure how to apportion taxes.
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Vann
Washington
Earl Mancle Smith
Smith
Organist Walter MacNutt Wins National Composition Prize
Walter MacNutt, organist and choir director at Trinity Anglican Church in Barrie Ontario, won first prize of 50 dollars in a nationwide competition by the Assiniboine chapter of LODE Winnipeg for Take Me To A Green Isle. Mrs Lillian J Edward Winnipeg announced the work will be used in fall concert programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter MacNutt
T.C.M
Trinity Anglican
Barrie
Ont
Assiniboine
Lode
Winnipeg
MacNutt
Green Isle
Lillian J. Edward Winnipeg
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Phillips
Crug
Nmwhite
Vicks
McConnnell Baxter & Eastman Limited
Bete
Fred
Atents
Bank ST
Ramsay Co
Ottawa
Mathieu
Surup
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Alice Brooks
1.C.C.E. of
U Etl
Dmonton
Regina
Minard
Ull Iere
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