World Happenings Briefly Told
The will of Daniel G Dodge filed in Pontiac Michigan left 250000 dollars to his widow Laurine McDonald. Montreal Chinese Patriotic Society reports 5000 dollars raised for Chinese war refugee relief. General Malin Craig says new anti tank guns developed by the army. Canada ranks among top flour exporters, second to Australia, US fourth. The estate of Robert P Scripps valued at 3033567 dollars. Sir Henry Page Croft returns from Canada, hopeful Britons may settle in British Columbia. Dominion employees in Ottawa number 12845 with salaries totaling 20600000 dollars. A king Mussolini decree expels foreign Jews who settled in Italy since 1919. Canada 1937-38 feed estimate 18938000 bushels versus 15794000 last year.
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Robert P. Scripps
Henry Page Croft
London
Canada
British Columbia
Vittorio Emanuele
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Speaks From Experience Trained: German War Prep Seen
G S Williams, Sydney motoring editor, says Germany trains for emergency and plans to annex Sudetenland when opportune. He notes German food substitutes, vast public highways, and widespread prep for future scarcity. Also mentions Japanese police wearing bullet proof vests and a record cucumber grown in Vale England.
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Germany
G.S. Williams
Daily Telegraph
Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Czechoslovakia
Williams
Hitler
Sudeten
Royal Automobile Club of Australia
Berlin
Photos of Staff of Flin Flon Mine
Photographs show Butcher and Kin crews at the Flin Flon Manitoba mine on the Manitoba Saskatchewan border. Front rows list staff from Winnipeg Vegreville Blissfield Scotland Ireland England Germany and more with engineers from Manitoba Ontario and the U.S. including K Wilkinson L Jobin FE Paull and G Wilson.
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Butcher & Kin
Bea
Flin Flon
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Joe Skoda
Winnipeg
Paul Skuten
Vegreville Alta
Thos. Holmes
Blissfield
N.B
James Watt
Scotland
John Orr
Ireland
George Watt
Horace West
England
Ben Westendorf
Germany
Walter Gillis
Glendyer
Sweden
Algor Mossell
Wm. Webeck
Finland
Thomas Kennedy
Manus Wilson
Wes Mahan
Girvin
Sask
Wm. Schweitzer
Killaley
Roy Mooney
Kinburn
Ont
Eric Runehjelm
M. A. Roche
U.S.A
W. A. Green
Iver Heggmark
Butcher & Runnalls
Hegina
Flin Flon Mine
K. Wilkinson
L. Jobin
A. Carson
Broderick
FE. Paull
W. Lacey
Waterloo
Iowa
A. Koffman
Stonewall
Man
C. Lewthwaite
Redvers
E. Runehjelm
G. Wilson
M. Gasena
Halifax
N.S
C. Spice
L. Spurrill
Lanigan
J Thompson
Alberta
R. Gayfer
Prince Albert
C. Donald
Saskatoon
F. Dupuis
O. Gwillam
Schenectady
N.Y
A. Johnson
Butcher & Runnalis
Regina
Flin Fle
S. P. Lowe
Denver
Colo
W. Kirkwood
P. Lasteen
Norway
W. McLeish
C. Spencer
McLeod
Wapella
J. Darimont
Ft. Saskatchewan
Alta
T. Howat
J. Brennan
D Davis
Clover
Utah
Abolition Of Honking Aims To End Horn Use In Cars
Public Safety, the National Safety Council magazine, urges abolition of car horns to boost public comfort and safety. It notes places that banned honking saw fewer accidents and cites Italy as a long time example. Miller McClintock, a traffic expert quoted, says horn use brands the driver as a second class motorist and good driving avoids needing the horn.
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Public Safety
U.S. National Safety Council
Italy
Miller McClintock
McClintock
Undersized cattle outperform larger herd in milk output
Otto Gray of Stillwater Oklahoma reports his pint sized cattle, bred from an undersized Angus cow and a Hereford bull, stand 30 to 37 inches tall and weigh 450 to 500 pounds. Despite their small size they produce more milk than other herd members while consuming only half the feed, showing unexpected efficiency after two years of experimentation.
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Otto Gray
Stillwater
Okio
Comic Strip Artists Seek Autumn Style Material
Comic strip creators plan autumn humor from new coiffure trends and hat fashions. The piece notes fresh looks set to inspire panels as artists scout streets for current flair.
Selected Recipes for Jell-O Cranberry Mold
Dissolve Lemon Jell-O with sugar in hot water then chill. Pulse cranberries and fold into the thickened Jell-O with diced apples. Turn into molds and chill until firm. Unmold on lettuce and serve with tart mayonnaise. Serves eight.
Shortbread Cookies Recipe From Plain Instructions
Cream butter and sugar then add cream and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients then mix into the creamed mixture. Drop by teaspoons on greased tins, press with fork tines, bake at 325 to 356 degrees F until very light brown.
Rest cures for vacationers and a London clock tolls
The Los Angeles Times suggests compulsory rest cures for returned summer vacationers as humane welfare policy. A weary worker who cannot pitch in after a long fishing season is quoted humorously. London's Tim telephone clock earned 450000 last year in tolls.
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Los Angeles Times
London
Tim
Bank of Canada Now Under Full Government Ownership
The Bank of Canada, nationalized by Parliament, is the central bank of the Dominion established in 1934 and operating since 1935. Initially privately owned, the government now holds full ownership after purchasing controlling stock. Chartered banks remain the country’s commercial lenders with vast domestic and international branch networks and a strong 15 year record of safety.
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The
Bank of Canada
Dominion
Bankers’ Bank
Canada
France to Replace Taxis of the Marne with Buses
The war ministry ordered the Paris Transport Company to hand over a number of regular city buses for army manoeuvres to speed troop movements from Paris if needed again, replacing the famous taxis of the Marne used 24 years ago.
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Marne
Paris
War Ministry
Paris Transport Company
Sunday School Lesson September 25 Reflects Psalms 23 27
Golden text Psalm 23 proclaims Jehovah shepherding and guidance through green pastures and danger. Psalm 27 emphasizes light, salvation, and protection, with confidence to dwell in Jehovah's house, seeking presence in temple and refuge in his pavilion.
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Jehovah
Judge Wins Settlement In Goderich Wood Payment Case
Judge T. M. Costello settled a debt dispute in division court at Goderich Ontario by accepting two cords of wood valued at 6.55 dollars as payment. The debtor offered wood in lieu of cash and the baker demanded cash, prompting the judge to arrange delivery of the wood to cover the debt. Both parties reacted with relief at the unique settlement.
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T. M. Costello
Goderich
Ont
Paris Lawyer Wins 20 Year Battle Over Toothpick Fee
A Parisian lawyer challenged a railway station check attempt in 1907 and sued the French government. After a twenty year legal fight, the case concluded with the government paying 200,000 francs in costs.
Canadian films sought for Imperial Institute library
Sir Harry Lindsay, head of the Imperial Institute in London, aims to expand the institute's film library with more Canadian films. He notes Canadian titles already form the largest section, but school and society demand far outstrips supply, so they have not publicized the collection to avoid disappointing applicants.
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Harry Lindsay
Imperial Institute
London
England
Harry
Dominion
Flowers forbidden at Hitler rally cars in Nuremberg
Nazi rally organizers in Nuremberg ban spectators from throwing flowers at Adolf Hitler or his entourage cars. The decree cites danger to occupants and storm troop cordons, forbidding advancing toward the Fuehrer’s car to prevent serious accidents.
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Adolf Hitler
Nuremberg
Geta Revival Amid Economic Strain Stuns Japan
Footwear makers report a phe nomenal comeback of Geta as a traditional wooden sandal in Japan amid national economic stress. A new book from a tire company titled Quit Your Skidding highlights a related push toward practical, economical options.
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Japan
Earth travels about 1.6 million miles daily
The article notes the earth’s orbital motion averaging about 1.6 million miles per day as it circles the sun. This highlights the vast scale of planetary movement within the solar system.
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Daniel G. Dodge
Pontiac, Mich
Laurine McDonald
Montreal
Chinese Patriotic Society
Malin Craig
United States Army
United States
Ottawa
Finance Department
Brown
Vaie
St. Lawrence
Durham
the Bank of Canada
France
Matt Lr
Firestone Tires
Firestones
Firestone
Ldrab Alley Sa
LAL Eac Dh Lines
David
Judge
Py Canada
DR. 5. W. S. McCullough
McCullough
Health League of Ca
Toronto
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