World Happenings Briefly Told
Final approval of a compulsory pension plan for Eémenton’s 1,017 firemen was given by the city council. The British Columbia legislature opposed Oriental immigration into British Columbia. A chair in forest entomology will be added to the forestry school of the University of New Brunswick. Toronto city asks Ontario for legislation enabling a special tax on chain stores and gasoline service motions. The Calgary General Ministerial Association to conduct a city wide religious census in January under Rev. Douglas H. Telfer. Lloyd's quotes 32 to 1 odds against Britain involved in war before year’s end. U S ranchers seek Alberta cattle in lots of 500 to 1,000 to rebuild drought depleted ranges. Kenneth Coppock announced. E B H Bridgman to study municipal health insurance schemes. Premier Aberhart to appoint a commission to gather youth crime statistics. Trans Canada Air Lines airmail doubled as western service extended to Toronto Ottawa and Montreal on an experimental basis.
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Eémenton
British Columbia
Britis Columbia
Toroto City
Ontario
Calgary General Ministerial Association
Douglas H. Telfer
Lloyd's Insurance
Great Britain
United States
Alberta
Kenneth Coppock
Western Stock Growers’ Association
E. B H. Bridgman
Wil A
Prairies
Aberhart
Citizenship and Brotherhood Association
Trans- Canada
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
King's Medal extended to Canadian police and fire brigades
An order in council renews eligibility for the King’s Police Medal in Canada for bravery by police and fire services. Nominations are submitted yearly, with a 12 medal annual allotment. additional bars and a silver rose on the ribbon denote subsequent acts of gallantry.
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Dominion of
Canada
Two Tablets Mistaken for Writing Tables in Meeting
Oklahoma City draftsman Brewster Gallup asked for two tablets during a staff meeting. An efficient secretary filled the order with two aspirin and a glass of water. Gallup gulped them before realizing he meant writing tablets.
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Brewster Gallup
Oklahoma City
Gallup
Clever banker evades frontier police with hidden gold
A Jewish banker formerly in Italy smuggled gold by concealing it within mudguards for a car and painting over the metal to hide the wealth from frontier police. The narrative notes his clever approach and the historical context of such concealment schemes.
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Frontier Police
Italy
Graceful at home frock by Anne Adams pattern
Youthful sewing pattern advertises Anne Adams designs with sizes 36 through 50. Highlights include scalloped neckline, slenderizing panels, puffed sleeves, pockets, ruffles and buttons. Pattern 4820 in printed synthetic or percale requires specific fabric yardage. orders to the Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ava
Winnipeg
King and Queen to Hold Two Courts in March Nineteen Thirty Nine
Earl of Clarendon and Lord Chamberlain announce the King and Queen will hold two courts in March 1939. They plan to visit Canada in May when the first courts of the season are usually held. Two more courts will be held after the sovereign's return in June.
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Hoking Courts
Eariler
Earl of Clarendon
Canada
England legal Sunday takeout loophole for ice cream containers
In England a law allows taking home ice cream in cardboard containers on Sundays while edible containers or cones are prohibited, creating a Sunday trade quirk.
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England
Soybean noted as principal Orient crop for centuries
A fragment states the soybean has been a principal crop in the Orient for probably fifteen centuries, highlighting its long-standing importance in regional agriculture.
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The
Orient
Dreamthorp Christmas Visions by Alexander Smith
A reflective meditation on Christmas as memory and imagination. The narrator recalls Dreamthorp citations of past Christmas nights, the marching of seasons from midsummer to Christmas, and the inner solace found in solitary festive thought. It ends with Christmas 1862 and a watchful, tranquil mood.
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Reat
Ammonia byproduct from coal gas and animal myths noted
Ammonia is obtained on a commercial scale as a by product when coal gas is made. In South America there are tiny oppositums no larger than mice. The African gnn has a head like an ox body and tail of a horse and limbs of an antelope. Skeletons of sea creatures are often found in sections of the Himalaya mountains.
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South America
Himalaya Mountains
Wise-men Visit Herod in Bethlehem Story
In the tale from Matthew 2 8 12 the Wise-men travel from the East to Jerusalem seeking the newborn King of Jews. Herod feigns worship but plots to kill the Child, learns the star’s timing, and directs the search toward Bethlehem. The Wise-men follow the star to Jesus, worship him, offer gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh, then flee to avoid Herod.
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Herod
Jerusalem
Herod the Great
Hirod
Josephus
Cunningham Geikie
Bethlehem
Jesus
Mary
Largest Shark Placed in Marine land Occinarium
The world’s only occinarium in Marine Land, Florida now houses the largest live shark, about 600 pounds and 11 feet 6 inches long, captured via drug injection by a specialized harpoon. A second ground shark, 8 feet 8 inches and 400 pounds, was added to the display.
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Marineland
Florida
History of handkerchiefs and decorative accessories
The piece traces handkerchief origins through eras. It notes that modern handkerchiefs are recent, with early uses by ladies to hide decayed teeth and even earlier fox tails serving as combined handkerchiefs and fans.
Moon's Day and Month Share Equal Two Week Lengths
The day on the Moon and its orbital month both span about two Earth weeks, making the lunar day and the synodic month align in duration. The coincidence highlights how the Moon's rotation and orbit tightly couple over a fortnight-long cycle.
New CN Rail Branch Opens Linking Mining District to East
A 100 mile CN Railways branch completes a direct link from Senneterre to Rouyn through Val d Or connecting with Taschereau. The line serves rich mineral mines south of the Transcontinental and promises lower transport costs and faster shipments to Montreal Quebec City and Toronto. Last year district output valued over 21 million dollars with current mines expected to total 42 million.
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Canadian National Railways
Quebec
Montreal
Quebec City
Toronto
Senneterre
Val d'Or
Rouyn
Cn.r
Transcontinental
Taschereau
Noranda Group
Growing Pains Not Due To Rheumatism in Children
A study of 100 patients with rheumatic heart disease at Ly Manhurst Health Centre Minneapolis found 84 individuals had definite histories of major rheumatic infection. Sixteen showed signs of ongoing rheumatic infection without a major prior attack. A three year follow up of 200 other children found leg pains without rheumatic infection, supporting growth as the cause.
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Lymanhurst Health Centre
Minneapolis
Editorial Note on McCullough Cancer Articles Availability
Readers may obtain the complete Dr McCullough cancer article set by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Band St, Toronto, Ontario. The notice directs requestors to mail for full compilation.
Locked House Mystery In Airdrie Vanished Sisters
Forty years ago Miss Laurae Young and her sister left a locked eight room villa on Alexander Street in Airdrie and never returned. The house remains empty as a lawyer firm pays £141 annually to the town council. Locals recall quiet sisters and a breakfast on the table. some say the house is haunted.
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Laurae Young
Alexander Street
Airdrie
Lanarkhire
Airdrie Town
Housekeeper Job Ad Sparks Interest From Kansas City Reader
A Kansas City resident under moderate circumstances placed a housekeeper wanted ad. The first applicant asked in a letter whether the advertiser had a modern home private room private bath telephone and extension nurse chauffeur and a secretary. The writer invited the chauffeur to visit and offered to come inspect the place. The ad still appears in the newspaper.
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Kansas City
Native Beliefs Mention Raven Light and Shapeshifting Whale
Todiana of British Columbia believes the raven is the source of night and life and that the Hiller whale can transform into a man. The phrasing reflects a mythic view tying animal power to human traits.
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Todiana
British Columbia
Global highway miles by region and loon diving fact
The data cites 9,278,398 total highway miles with 8,689,623 in the Americas and 3,387,964 in Europe. It also notes loons can remain underwater for eight minutes and 2286.
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North and
South America
Europe
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Gret
Forestry School
University of New Brunswick
Mming Chic
Iby Anse Adama
Alexander Smith
Smith
Dreamthorp
Harlequin
Fantaleon
Columbine
Orion
Ames
Y, Patmary
J.W.S. McCullough
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