Prominent Figures in News From Across the Globe
Gene Tunney plans a change from boxing to prospecting. TR Lawrence, a war hero, lived on a £100 income. Canada spent $146,478,320 on military purposes since 1921. Haile Selassie asks the League to halt Ethiopian military plans. Since July 1930, 87 judges earn $5,060 yearly or more. C Baker and B L Marshall receive radio certificates. Britain bans the word Allah on BBC programs. Canadian tour of Russia to study Soviet justice led by Prof. Frank Scott. Ontario dentists show 96 percent favor state medicine.
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Gene Tunney
TR Lawrence
Aratia
Canada
House of Commons
Emperor Haile Selasale
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Haig
Northerat Africa
Department of Marine
C. 8
Baker
Meota
Saask
B. L. Marshall
Baskatoon
Sask
British Broadcasting Corporation
Allah
God
Montreal
Russia
Frank Scott
McGill University
J. 8. Lapp
Ontario Dental Association
Ontario
Gift For Chief Guide Lady Baden Powell Receives Standard
The Chief Guide of the World, Lady Baden Powell, is granted a special standard. In 1922 English and overseas commissioners formed a committee to create emblems mounted as a token of loyalty. The design features a gold trefoil on blue, sea imagery with three ships, a gold fish, red motto bands, green and white triangles as tents, and Baden Powell crests with lions in the fly.
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Baden-Powell
Girl Guides
Powell
Scout and Guide Movement
Canadian High Commissioner Ferguson Recovering in London
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett said Hon. G. Howard Ferguson had been seriously ill but had recovered and there was no plan to replace him. Bennett praised Ferguson as one of the greatest ministers to hold the office since Sir Charles Tupper.
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G. Howard Ferguson
London
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Charles Tupper
Wouldn't Wish For Two Willie Dialogue Snapshot
The fragment shows Willie and Jimmie in a casual exchange about money and going to picture shows. Willie jokes about wishing for a million dollars then dismisses bringing Jimmie along and suggests Jimmie stay at Keane if lazy.
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Willie
Jimmie
Wile
Keane
Discovery of color blindness in pupils shocks researchers
Dr James Drever of the University of Edinburgh tests public school pupils and finds 12 of 120 boys show red green amber color confusion. He notes color blindness rises to 100 percent over prior estimates and is often transmitted from mothers to children with affected mothers unable to correct themselves.
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James Drever
University of Edinburgh
Cape dress for larger figures perfect for warm days
The pattern showcases a versatile cape dress with wrap over sleeves slimming the figure, in maize eyelet fabric ideal for hot weather. Style No. 381 fits busts 36 to 48 inches. pattern 20 cents. Mail orders and the Spring Fashion Magazine offer full illustrated color views and additional patterns.
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Pattern Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Jail at Mooretown to be auctioned amid prisoner shortage
The Amherstburg Echo reports Mooretown Ontario jail to be sold by auction after forty years without prisoners. Turn keys at Sandwich wash dishes for lack of inmates. Winnipeg jail has no cook due to no prisoners in that role. The world is improving.
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Amherstburg Echo
Mooretown
Ontario
Sandwich
Winnipeg
Moon’s Near Side Marked by 30000 Craters From Meteoritic Origins
The lunar near side bears roughly 30 000 craters attributed to meteorite impacts, illustrating a long history of space debris shaping the Moon’s face.
Young British Scientist Returns From Arctic Trek
T. P. Manning, a youthful British scientist with the British Geographical Society, completes two years in the Arctic. Traveling alone from Southampton Island, he endured harsh conditions and studied Arctic fauna. He crossed 40 miles of ice floe with four dogs, reaching Churchill after a perilous coastal trek.
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Arctic
T. P. Manning
British Geographical Society
Churchill
Southampton Island
Manning
Hudson's Bay Company
Chesterfield Inlet
Best Advertising Medium Newspapers Leading 1934 Allotments
The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports that newspapers received 61.8 percent of $223,216,520 from 367 national advertisers in 1934. Magazines took 25 percent and chain broadcasting 13.2 percent.
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Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Chain Broadcasting
Bureau
Berrigan Wins Nenana Ice Break Time Contest
William Berrigan won $61,600 in the Nenana Ice Classic after guessing the break time of the Nenana River ice near Fairbanks. The ice cracked on May 15 at 1 32 p.m. in the annual Alaska contest drawing participants from across the state.
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William Berrigan
Nenana
Fairbanks
Berrigan
Alaska
Whale lesson sparks girl’s royal curiosity
In a classroom exchange a student asks what the prince has to do with whales, prompting the teacher to guide a discussion on the topic and its connections. The moment highlights how stories and science intersect in early education.
Germany Reveals Fleet of Vest Pocket Torpedo Boats
Foreign experts say Germany has built 450 small fast torpedo boats capable of 60 knots with five crewmen and four torpedoes each. A larger version would carry 10 men and operate up to about 2000 miles. Analysts note low cost, small crew, rapid maneuverability, and four torpedoes as key advantages amid plans for 250 ton submarines.
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Germany
Reich
Chocolate Nut Fudge from Weekly Recipes
Sugar and chocolate candy recipe yields soft ball stage fudge. Combine sugar kare unsweetened chocolate salt milk and vanilla then heat to 288 degrees F. Cool and add vanilla and nuts. Cook until thick and creamy, pour into oiled pan, chill, and cut into squares.
Pineapple Coffee Cooler Recipe
A simple iced drink blends cold coffee with pineapple juice and cream. Dissolve sugar with water and orange rind for ten minutes, cool, mix with coffee, then add pineapple juice and cream just before serving over cracked ice.
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Pat
Worship in Spirit and Truth Glorifies God in Joy
A Sunday School lesson emphasizes worship as a joyful, vocal praise to God. It cites John 4 24 Psalm 92 and 100 praising God as Creator and Shepherd, urging full congregational participation rather than relying on a deputized choir. It quotes F B Meyer on missionary praise and stresses thanksgiving in public worship.
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God
F. B. Meyer
J. M. Willoughby
Cows Attend Banquet With Noted Guests in New York
Members of the American Guernsey Cattle Club hosted their annual luncheon in midtown New York with two honored guests Iceberg and Foremost Southern Maid. Iceberg, born near the Antarctica and part of the Byrd expedition, and Foremost Southern Maid, milk supplier for the crew, appeared at the center table while Lt Commander G. O. Neville accepted the Byrd gold dairy service medal in his chief's absence.
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New York
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Iceberg
Southern Maid
Antarctic Circle
Admiral Byrd
G. O. Neville
Cheap Sea Trip Offered by German Strength Through Joy
The Strength Through Joy program in Germany plans a three week cruise to Madeira for 8000 Berlin workers at 6.25 dollars per week. The charge covers all costs and the group will sail on German liners with families. The program previously sent 80,000 workers to sea last year and hopes to reach 180,000 this year.
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Madeira
Berlin
Population doubling forecast for year 2000
The world population is doubling roughly every 30 years and at that pace would reach about 3.8 billion before 2000. A dugout canoe thought to be 2,000 years old was found at Geahi-mura in Japan.
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Earth
Geahi-mura
Japan
Little Journeys In Science Gold History and Methods
The article explains the origin and occurrence of native gold, its production by placer and hydraulic mining, stamp milling and amalgamation or cyanide refining, then covers gold properties. It notes gold’s density, malleability, and ductility, and explains carat fineness from 24 to 18 carat used in jewelry.
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South Africa
Won yernest Babes Named by Sneeze Rite in Africa
Frederick G. Carnochan explains Won yernest customs where a christened baby receives the name of an ancestor after a sneeze. He notes the ritual high priest naming and the belief that an ancestor's soul enters the child. He also describes the belief that a hunter's wife is struck to atone when the husband is hurt.
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Frederick G. Carnochan
New York
Africa
Salvage Plan Targets Twenty White Sea Wrecks
A special engineer squad will refloat, salvage cargo, and junk 20 ships at the White Sea. Archangel maps show 114 wrecks from the Great War era, but only twenty are technically salvageable.
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White Sea
Archangel
Canadian Macaroni Hits British Isles Markets
Canadian macaroni imported into the British Isles has become so popular that this Canadian export nears the scale of major Italian and French supplies, reflecting shifting tastes and trade ties in the region.
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British Isles
Italy
France
King George Keeps Personal Diary Since Boyhood
A royal note reveals King George has maintained a diary from childhood, chronicling daily life and personal reflections. The document underscores long standing habits of the monarch, offering a glimpse into private routines and historical continuity.
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King George
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