BRIEFLY TOLD Battered by War News and Local Notes
Reports on John Evans, a Royal Navy stoker, believed dead in the Jutland battle and later found alive after a 1919 discharge. Missouri grasshopper plagues affect farmers. London to Portsmouth record cut by a woman. Norman Prior fined 12 50 for theft. royal treasures exhibit planned. BC beer and liquor spend tops 14 million dollars. Philip Wills sets new gliding record of about 110 miles. BC wheat potential shipment to southern Alberta. Seed wheat offered from 12 000 acre Creston farm. Tar sands found between Lac la Nonne and Lac Ste Anne and near Lacombe for road surfacing.
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Jutland
John Evans
Stoker
Navy
Missouri
Women's Road Records Association
London
Portsmouth
Norman Prior
Battersea
Eng
Royal Tressures
Liquor Centre Board
Philip Wills
British Columbia
Alberta
Creston
B.C
Drouth
Lac la Nonne
Lac Ste. Anne
Lacombe
Canadians Honor German War Dead With Maple Leaf Wreath
Thousands promenading Unter Den Linden witnessed a Canadian ceremony at the former Frederick the Great palace honoring Germany's war dead. Dr. Ross Millar led official participation for pensions and health. Eighty Olympians joined diplomats and British officials in a downtown procession ending at the memorial. Torchy Peden and Tom Allison led the wreaths.
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Germany
Frederick the Great
Unter den Linden
Ross Millar
Department of Pensions and National Health
Foreign Office
William“Torchy” Peden
Victoria
Tom Allison
BBC Seeks Extra Funds for London Television Launch
The British Broadcasting Corporation plans three hour daily programmes from October with a staff of 100 at Alexandra Palace. Officials say expenditures beyond the $900,000 already granted by the Television Committee are possible, as launch and ongoing maintenance costs remain uncertain.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Alexandra Palace
B.B.C
Where is your dog official taunts umpire after game
An irate fan confronts an umpire as he leaves the grounds after a heated rival game. The fan demands the dog of the umpire. The umpire quips back that he has no dog and is the only blind man who lacks one.
How to Remove Grass Stains From Clothes
Grass stains can be removed by washing in warm water with a teaspoon of ammonia. If the stain persists, cover with bicarbonate of soda and let stand until it disappears.
Remarkable Dame Henrietta Barnett Dies in London
Dame Henrietta Barnett 85 founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb died at her South Square home. A friend of Queen Mary she helped launch Toynbee Hall with Canon S A Barnett after urging undergraduates to work in Whitechapel and championed social reform for decades.
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London
Henrietta Barnett
Hampstead Garden
South Square
Queen Mary
Dame
Henrietta
Canon S. A. Barnett
Weat End
Whitechapel
East End
Arnold Toynbee
Toynbee
Millionaire seeks plan to spend a million for public good
An anonymous Midwest man with three million dollars seeks the best plan to use a million for maximal public benefit. He offers a $1,000 prize for the winning idea and invites the public to propose advertising slogans and testimonials to persuade him.
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Atlantic Monthly
Solomon
Tugwell
Detroit
Eye surgery with improvised tools in India described
Sir Henry Tristram Holland spoke before the East India Association about using hair pins crochet hooks and embroidery scissors as makeshift instruments in eye operations in Baluchistan He recounts performing double cataract surgery on a woman and treating another man who fell from a palm tree Both patients recovered well and were transported by camel to rail for hospital care
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India
East India Association
Sir Henry Tristram Holland
Baluchistan
Quetta
Sir Henry
No Pure White Color Study Presented at MIT Conference
David L. Macadam of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology presented findings from a three year study on white color at a color conference. The results rank natural whiteness from new fallen snow to chalk, with industrially produced whites following.
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Earth
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David L. Macadam
Monuments Proposed To Mark Western Settlement Routes
Ottawa based Historic Monuments and Sites Board considers two new stone monuments in Manitoba. One near St Anne des Chenes to honor the Dawson road from Lake Superior to Winnipeg, possibly a cairn and to be erected this year for dedication. The other honors Fort Maurepas at the Winnipeg River mouth, highlighting its fort founding and trading importance.
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West
Historic Monuments and Sites Board
Ottawa
F. W. Howay
New Westminster
B.C
Winnipeg
Dawson Road
Lake Superior
St. Anne Des Chenes
Fort Maurepas
Winnipeg River
la Verendrye
Howay
Canadian Named President of Poultry Judges Association
The Department of Agriculture disclosed that George Robertson, Dominion poultry husbandman, was elected president of the American Poultry Judges Association at its recent Topeka meeting. He is the first Canadian to hold the post in the association's 53 years.
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Poultry Judges Association
Department of Agriculture
George Robertson
Domainion Poultry Husbandman
American Poultry Judges’ Association
Topeka
Kas
Robertson
Association
New Zealand Milk Law Triggers Britain Contrast
New Zealand enforces a milk law that bans choosing a milkman, with the Milk Council appointing the supplier. If the milkman is fired, residents reportedly go without milk, a contrast to Britain’s looser rules.
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New Zealand
Britain
Auckland
Milk Council
Small Thanks For Favors Publicity Space Acknowledged
Publishers note the slow rate of thanks from individuals and organizations for publicity space in newspapers. Space and circulation are the main commodities, yet many forget to acknowledge favors or express gratitude for the courtesy shown to worthy causes.
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Sekion
Toronto
Empire
Sugar Factory Nears Completion at Picture Butte Alto
A million-dollar sugar factory is nearing completion at Picture Butte Alto and should be ready to operate before the September 16 contract date. It will process beet crops from the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation district and nearby areas.
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Picture Butte
Alto
Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District
Method Seems To Work In Budapest Duelist Seventieth Birthday
William Clair, author of the Hungarian duelists manual, turned seventy in Budapest. He fought 68 duels and was never hit, remaining hale. A quip has a father asking a scientific kettle question and the son replying about opening letters.
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William Clair
Budapest
Newest Notion Knits Pattern 5678 For Coat And Hat
Simple knitted coat with matching hat in stockinette main fabric and checkerboard yoke cuffs and hat band. Includes 4 6 8 year sizes with illustrations and material requirements. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave to obtain pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
God Not Mocked Harvest Truth From Galatians Lesson
Sunday School lesson for August 16 explores Galatians 6 1 10 stressing that God cannot be mocked and one reaps what one sows. It covers sowing to the Spirit versus the flesh and urges gentle restoration of others while pursuing good works and enduring in well doing for a sure harvest.
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Schaff
Moffatt
Malcolm McLead
Friends For A Week Bennet McGeer Fraternize In Vancouver Jubilee
Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett and Mayor G. G. McGeer mingle at Vancouver’s golden jubilee. Bennett calls their bond fidus Achates for a week, citing a July Port Moody photograph with the first transcontinental train’s engineer and conductor. The moment links historic transport with current civic ties.
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R. B. Bennett
G. G. McGeer
Vancouver
Bennett
Mr. McGeer
Fidus Achatea
Achates
Aeneas
McGeer
RAF Reserve to create volunteer pilots for expanded force
Viscount Swinton announced in the House of Lords the creation of a Royal Air Force volunteer reserve open to civilians. The scheme aims to provide 800 pilots annually, up from 60, with entry ages 18 to 25 and an annual retaining fee of 525.
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Viscount Swinton
Air
House of Lords
Royal Air Force
If the Earth Were Flattened The Sea Would Be Deep
A humorous exchange aboard a voyage ends with the passenger joking about swimming as a flat earth theory is discussed. The information man prompts a surprising question and the elder traveler replies with a witty threat to anyone flattening the planet.
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Atlantic
Special classes planned in Manchester schools for visually impaired children
The education committee will establish special classes in Manchester schools to support children with impaired vision, aiming to improve educational access and outcomes for visually impaired students.
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Manchester
England
Fokker unveils two story sleeper plane for 66 passengers
From Holland comes word that Anthony Fokker designed a two story passenger plane the F-56 to carry 66 passengers with sleeping accommodations dressing rooms and more. It is described as an enlargement of the F-36 in service on the London Amsterdam Berlin route. The F-56 is not an experiment and aims for regular commercial service with speeds up to 225 mph and cruising around 200 mph at high altitudes. The service ceiling is about 24 700 feet.
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Holland
Anthony Fokker
London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Brandon Sun
Germany Sells Off Warship Scraps For Steel Reuse
Germany buys back and re smelts captured warship steel at its steel works. Battleships surrendered at Scapa Flow are cut into scrap for plates and guns. Queen Mary and Mauretania reportedly reuse resmelted German steel in their components and fittings.
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Scapa Flow
Germany
Mauretania
Race of the Century Ox Teams Set for Sept 1 in Nova Scotia
Halifax district trades and labor council backs a Labor Day ox cart race to showcase coastal village teams. Preston entered "Gee-Haw" as the first competitor in a go-as-you-please event with no fixed course length or time limit.
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Nova Scotia
Halifax
Bluenose Trials With New Engines Showable Power
The international champion fishing schooner Bluenose completed a first power trial with 300 passengers aboard. Captain Angus Walters reported nine miles per hour under power and said the engines would improve after break-in. the ship can revert to its previous rig by removing the engines and reinstalling the old bow topmast and spars if needed.
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Crosa Island
Angus Walters
Bluenore
Married couples debate limits on habits
Mudge asks to quit smoking drinking and clubs before marriage. Ted responds with a witty retort about the idea of marrying.
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Mudge
Ted
Braille Mail Published for UK Blind Community
The Braille Mail, printed in Braille by the National Institute for the Blind, is issued weekly for 75,000 blind residents across the United Kingdom. The note contrasts cheap notoriety with costly luxury.
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National Institute For the Blind
United Kingdom
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