Egyptian Tomb Expedition Forges Ahead in Starrr Ellison Tale
Starr Ellison recalls a family passion for Egypt as Professor Ellison and John Lessing uncover a hidden stair to a pharaohs tomb in the desert. The quest, once thrilling, darkens Starr with fear as sunset signals foreboding events to come. The chapter ends with Ellison and Lessing entering the tomb.
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the Queens
Starr
John Lessing
John
Starrs
Professor Ellison
Langer and Deutsch Suspended for Refusing Olympic Participation
Austrian sports authorities suspend Ruth Langer a 16 year old swimmer and Judith Deutsch a 17 year old for two years for refusing to join the Austrian Olympic team. Both follow the Maccabi union boycott decision.
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Ruth Langer
Hakoah
Miss Langer
Maccabi Union
Judith Deutsch
Has Never Changed Address In Australia 1856 Birth
Mrs. T Layton is celebrated her 80th birthday in Grafton Australia and has lived at the same address since birth. She was born in 1856 when her parents arrived in the country aboard a sailing ship. Her carpenter father built their house on a brush track that became a main street.
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T. Layton
Grafton
Australia
World Fallacies and The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency
A Toronto Star viewpoint argues nations cannot become self-sufficient and warns against rising nationalism. It notes modern science and industry rely on global sourcing, critiques trade hostility, and contrasts past imperial commerce with today’s export driven imbalances.
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Britain
England
Toronto Star
Underground bomb proof house plan stirs Barnet council
Alan Daly of Elstree plans a bomb proof underground house for a wealthy client. Barnet Rural Council questions the design citing potential conflicts with building ordinances. Daly may abandon the project but will submit drawings to the British Ministry of Health. Estimated cost about 150000 dollars.
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Europe
Barnet Rural Council
England
Alan Daly
Elstree
Daly
Ministry of Health
Turtle Soup Plan From West Indies Gift For London Jubilee
Chef Cornelius Muysenberg studies four West Indian turtles sent from the Cayman Islands to Vancouver. He plans to boil the 280 pound animals with shells intact to produce turtle soup for London's lord mayor at a Golden Jubilee banquet, using limited meat for each batch that serves about 500 people.
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Vancouver
Cornelius Muysenberg
Cayman Islands
Muysenberg
London
Just On Commission Traveler Makes Diet Brag
A business man on commission grabs a quick lunch at a cafe. Across from him a fit but slim traveler eyes the plate with envy. The man jokes about the traveler being on a diet, clarifying he is a fellow commission traveler rather than an athlete.
Breakfast grapefruit left in fridge overnight hint
A household tip suggests leaving the breakfast grapefruit in the refrigerator overnight to start the day with a cold invigorating shower. This quirky idea blends a breakfast prep with a refreshing morning routine.
Treasures From China Exhibit Opens in Vancouver Chinatown
Chinese artisans showcase priceless art and crafts at a jubilee fair in Vancouver's Chinatown celebrating Vancouver's birthday. Olive skinned girls in kimonos, joss sticks burning before giant paper gods, and a bamboo gateway mark an exhibit with hundreds of carved faces and a towering structure built without nails.
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Orient
Vancouver
Chinatown
China
Dentals
Old Deuteronomy Papyrus Fragments Found in Manchester Library
Four papyrus fragments inscribed with Deuteronomy were found in John Rylands Library Manchester. C H Roberts of St John’s College Oxford announced in Two Biblical Papyri that the second century B C papyri predate other Bible manuscripts by about 300 years. The Septuagint roll lacks origin clues and was bought in 1917 with mummies’ cartonnage.
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John Ryland
Manchester
England
C. H. Roberts
St. John's College
Oxford University
Roberts
Alexandria
Ptolemy Philadelphis
Montreal Pedestrian Campaign Credits Elderly Woman for Traffic Light
Miss Fanny Florinda Drummond, nearing age 100, insists she sparked Montreal’s traffic light system after being struck crossing a street. Friends doubt her age yet she recalls campaigning after the accident and credits the city’s installation to her efforts.
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Montreal
Fanny Florinda Drummond
Sbe
Misa Drummond
Drummond
Row Across Fundy by U S Lawyer in Special Boat
Harry F. Phillips became the first to row across the Bay of Fundy in half a century. He used a 13 foot, 112 pound double ended dory shaped boat built for rough seas after three years of planning. He started from Jonesport Maine and reached Yarmouth Nova Scotia before sailing on to Boston.
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U.S
Bay of Fundy
Harry F. Phillips
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Jonesport
Maine
Boston
Phillips
Platform defined as vague promises to win votes
The Montreal Star quotes Popper describing a platform as unattainable objectives meant to confuse voters with little sincerity. The remark contrasts with a note that Loong can swim faster underwater than on the surface.
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Popper
Montreal Star
Walking with God in Everyday Life
A devotional reflection on Gen 5 24 and the possibility of walking with God in daily work and home life. It questions modern faith, urges a constant divine presence, and compares faith to wings that lift above life’s impediments. It emphasizes living faith as an indwelling, sustaining force.
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Desert
Starr
God
Australian Bushmen To Form Native Constabulary
Australia plans to form a native constabulary from celebrated black trackers once employed by the mounted police. The trackers, famed for following trails across rugged terrain, will join forces with white constables to maintain order among their people, drawing on their courage and endurance.
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Australia
Northern Territory
Jazz in Russia Echoes Old Folk Tunes Says Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff, ex Moscow Art Theatre member, argues jazz is comparatively new in America but ancient in Russia. He likens American jazz to Caucasus zurna music, noting the zurna resembles the saxophone in sound and role.
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America
Smallest Woman Dies in German Town
Princess Elizabeth was declared the smallest woman in the world after her death in Bad Pyrmont near Hanover Germany. She stood 25 inches tall and weighed 22 pounds at age 22, daughter of normal parents and sister to two brothers of normal height.
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Starr
Princesa Elizabeth
Bad Pyrmont
Hanover
Germany
Record Heat in Nome Alaska Sets New Heat Mark
An Arctic heat wave hit Nome with a new official high of 638 degrees breaking the prior 81.4 degree record and the earlier 80 degree mark. Berthold Schwartz, a German monk, is credited with inventing firearms, working on crude weapons between 1320 and 1354.
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Nome
Berthold Schwartz
Schwartz
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