World Happenings Briefly Told
King George VI unveiled a memorial to his father at Crathie church near Balmoral. Major Alexander de Seversky set a new transcontinental air record Los Angeles from New York in 10 hours 3 minutes 7 seconds. An Australian plane crash near Innisfail Airport killed all five aboard after the pilot swerved to dodge a tractor. Alberta reports 70 poliomyelitis cases this year, most since July 8. Wheat yields near Westbourne, Manitoba. Thompson finds potential gold in Yellowknife field. Mrs. Campbell of Nesbitt dies from burns caused by a stove polish explosion. Major Graham Shillington resigns as Northern Ireland labor minister. John Gordon named successor. Floyd Richardson finds $1300 silver bar after years of near Trail Creek. Airliner crash victims unnamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander FP. de Seversky
Los Angeles
New York
Innisfall
Alberta
RK. M. Bow
W. W. Lynch
Westbourne
Man
Winnipeg
Fred W. Thompson
Toronto
Edmonton
Yellowknife
N.W.T
Robert
Trail Creek
Forest fires in British Columbia threaten forests wildlife and water
Travel editor reports fires ravage the interior during a dry summer. Cause blamed on human carelessness with discarded cigarettes and matches. Losses include forests streams game fish and ecological disruption with droughts floods and pest migrations echoed hundreds of miles away. Late summer and early fall urge heightened watchfulness by campers and tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
British Columbia
New York Times
Paul Davey
Great
Alaskan
Fur Country
Inventor Builds Rapid Concrete Defense Fortification
Karl P. Billmer, a Swedish inventor, claims six hours to construct a concrete defense fortification using a suction process. Water and air are drawn from the mix as it is poured, causing rapid drying and hardening and allowing an atmospheric pressure of 1500 psi on the wet concrete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl P. Billmer
Buried in Grant's Tomb Joke Explained by Curator
An old New York joke about who is buried in Grant's Tomb is explained by George D. Burnsides, longtime curator, who says visitors from Canada and Europe ask who the famous man is. He notes that many travelers have never heard of General Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grant
George D. Burnside
Canada
Europe
General Grant
Ancient Cave Find Supports Bering Migration Theory
Edmonton reports Dr. Wesley L. Bliss of the University of New Mexico uncovered two distant mountain cave sites in Canada’s northwest during a five month trip. He says the evidence suggests primitive populations migrated from Asia via the Bering Strait and Alaska to North America long ago. Relics and a preserved mammoth tooth were found. findings will go to New Mexico for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Northwest
Asia
Edmonton
Wesley L. Bliss
University of New Mexico
Bliss
America
Dr. Bliss
British Columbia
Mackenzie
Aklavik
N.W.T
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Valdez
China
Mexico
Alberta
Northwest Passage
Bering Straits
Ed. Clausen
Arctic Ocean
International Air Traffic Ties Strengthen Canada United States Links
The St. Catharines Standard notes growing cross border air traffic as Canada negotiates with the United States for terminal rights for Trans-Canada Airlines. American lines already hold rights in Vancouver Winnipeg and Montreal with Toronto likely after the local airport opens. Buffalo and Detroit may become Canadian terminals next, signaling two decades of expanding cooperation and toll free Welland Canal access for US vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Trans-Canada Airlines
C. D. Howe
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Montreal
Toronto
Seattle
Buffalo
Detroit
Great Welland Ship Canal
St. Catharines
Paradox of Chromium in Stainless Steel
Stainless steel gains rust resistance from a microscopic chromium oxide surface layer. The oxide forms as chromium imparts corrosion protection, while excessive chromium makes the metal brittle, requiring carbon additions to achieve hardness and wear resistance.
Isolated China and an aged Fraser sturgeon headline
The report cites Mrs. W Shantz describing China’s isolationist practice of restricting foreign entry. In a separate note, officials say a Fraser River sturgeon, 747 pounds, shows over a century of age via otolith rings counted by British Columbia fisheries staff, with over 200 rings noted in the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Fraser River
Dominion Department of Fisheries
Chile
Quebec Chronicle
California
Autumn Bolero Frock Pattern 4932 From Anne Adams
Ann Adams promotes Pattern 4932 a budget friendly dress and matching bolero for fall. The high waist and action pleat are highlighted with options for long or short sleeves. Pattern covers sizes 14 through 42 and requires 5 yards of fabric for size 16. Cost is 20 cents plus mail to Winnipeg Patterns Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Life in a Northern Mining Town: A Visitor’s View
Mrs. John Ferguson from Sachigo River Ont., visiting Winnipeg, calls life in a mining town fun. She arrived as a bride last November and, with few local white women, the community stayed active by knitting visiting and bridge. She notes frugal North living and that she is a University of Manitoba graduate who earned a Master of Arts in 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ferguson
Winnipeg
Sachigo River
Ont
Dope Epidemic Strikes British Cities In Marijuana Trade
Scotland Yard probes rising narcotic use as marihuana enters London and major cities. Old opium dens fade, replaced by lounges where patrons lie on trestle beds and smoke. Authorities suspect a syndicate grows and distributes reefers from country-house gardens, with sales in Soho cafes West End bars and docks. seizures span Liverpool Hull and Glasgow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
London
East End
Soho
West End
Liverpool
Hull
Glasgow
Navy Plans 1939 40 Naval Build To Include 18 Ships
The United States Navy begins a 1939 40 program targeting at least 18 fighting ships and roles for two battleships two cruisers eight destroyers six submarines and possibly one aircraft carrier. War Secretary Woodring signals the Army also aims for a modernized force before Congress convenes in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Congress
Woodring
Thrilling Return Flight Baffles Returning U.S. Pilot
A man recently back in the United States from Germany described a solo trip that began in Cleveland and went to Detroit then across part of Canada. He noted there was no pursuit plane in sight, calling it a contrast to experiences in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Cleveland
Detroit
Canada
Europe
Sunday School Lesson on Obedience Over Sacrifice
Golden text To obey is better than sacrifice. Lesson references I Samuel chapters 10 and 15 and 1 2 3 5 31 1 10 and Matthew 7 21a. The reading emphasizes obedience as a central virtue with biblical examples and cautions against partial or ritual obedience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Samuel
I. Samuel
Saul Disobeys Samuel and the Amalekite Victory Trial
The account details Saul’s partial obedience to God's command to destroy the Amalekites and the later confrontation with Samuel. It covers Saul sparing Agag and livestock, Samuel’s rebuke that obedience matters more than sacrifice, and Saul’s subsequent actions and death in battle with the Philistines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul
Samue
Zobab
Judah
Samuel
Agag
Gilgal
Aaron
Israel
Christ
Gilboa
The Good Old Days and the Horse of Romance
The Ottawa Journal recalls a time when horses led lovers and marriages, with Ned for Kate guiding home to the barn and old Dobbin aiding courtship in the gay nineties. Now motor cars replace horses, and romance must yield to public safety and practical driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned
Kate
Dobbin
Public Safety
Ottawa Journal
Readers urged to request full cancer article series
Editorial note invites readers seeking the complete set of Dr. McCulloughs cancer articles to write to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont for full collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. McCullough
Health League of Canada
Bond St
Toronto
Ont
Candlemaker Ajello's Legacy Illuminates Catholic Uses
Antonino Ajello senior partner of a long island candle firm has died in New York. The Ajello family crafted sacred and decorative candles over generations, supplying the Vatican and major churches worldwide. Their work spanned more than a century, with prized pieces valued up to ten thousand dollars each.
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New York
Antonino Ajello
Long Island
Ajello
Sorrento
Italy
Ajello Brothers
Ajellos
Vatican
Washington
Ion
Washington Monument
Ajelio
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Fisheries Report Details 1937 Catch and Jobs
The report for the year ending March 31 1937 shows Lake Superior and North Channel commercial fishermen earned 495000 dollars from their catch and employed 587 men. It notes 26000 whitefish fry were released along with lake trout fry and fingerlings in the same areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishtario Department of Game Eries
Lake Superior
North Channel
Sault Daily Star
Royal effigies in pink alabaster sought for Queen Mary and King George V
Royal patron Queen Mary commissions Sir William Reid Dick to craft a pink alabaster recumbent tomb effigy of herself, matching the existing King George V statue. The rarity of large blocks and a Derby quarry search delay progress. completion hoped within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Reid Dick
George V
Derby
England
Drought Prevention Proposals Create Mixed Reactions
The Graziers' Federal Council rejected two unusual drought ideas in Australia, one to drop sand and salt on clouds from planes and another to arm 2,000 aircraft with water spray tanks for drought zones. Meanwhile French women increasingly work, with millions running farms or earning wages, and a travel alarm clock debuts with a single key winding both alarm and time springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graziers
Federal Council
Australia
Skillful Grouse Shooting Advice From News of the World
The article notes grouse shooting is tricky with birds rising steeply then moving forward. timing is at the pause from perpendicular to forward. Blewbury, England, votes unanimously against street lamps. The Tharms river rises from a small spring in the Cotswold hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News of the World
Blewbury
England
Cotswold Hills
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King George VI
Crathie Pariah Church
Balmoral Castle
Harry Luke
Cm.g
Fiji
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Quebec
Harry
Malta
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Columbia
States
W Shantz
Orient
Stone
Ann Adams
Ettes
U.S. Navy Program
Fem Canada
DR. 3. W. $. McCullough
Sault Ste Marie
Mary
Queen Yo
France
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