Global Happenings Briefs From The World In Review
Reports range from a Marquis de Montcal's relic to be shown in a Quebec museum to UK plans for bi weekly flying boat service to Australia. Australia and Canada discuss faster ships while UK unemployment fell and insured workers rose. A model Queen Mary by two Edmontonians, and balloon flight plans across the South Atlantic are noted. Manitoba reports no grasshoppers this year and a poison bait fund may go unused.
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British Council
United Kingdom
Australia
Binga
Pores
Port Darwin
Frank Barnard
Fred Schrader
Edmonton
Canada
New Zealand
W. D. Euler
Amazon River
Manitoba
H. E. Wood
Department of Agriculture
Memorial plans for King George V world wide
The article lists 200 memorial ideas for King George V across Britain and the empire. Proposals include a national park, homes for the elderly, a cancer research fund, employment hostels, and numerous statues and plaques. Notable sites: a stained glass window in Liverpool Cathedral, a statue in Aberdeen, a Westminster Hall tablet, a Wandsworth cottage plaque, a Parliament Square statue, and a Princes Park statue in New Delhi with a Bombay memorial infirmary.
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George V
Great Britain
Liverpool
Aberdeen
King George
Westminster Hall
Wandsworth
London
Parliament Square
New Delhi
India
Princes Park
Charles Jagger
Princes of India
George
Bombay
Directional finder stone found in Stanley Park preserves British survey relic
A moss covered stone engraved with 1808 longitude and latitude, left by H M Egeria crew to correct ship instruments, was uncovered near the sunset gun in Stanley Park. The worn marker, long forgotten, will be protected with a chain barrier or raised on a pedestal in a garden.
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Vancouver
B.C
Sunset Gun
Stanley Park
Egerian Historic British Survey
Earsiess
Belfast liner to house marine broadcasting station
The London Times reports a new liner under construction at Belfast named Kanmbla will include a complete broadcasting station. It will feature a powerful transmitter, dedicated studios, and staff to plan and produce programs for listeners ashore. Upon completion it sails to Melbourne to operate between Adelaide and Cairns as a government licensed marine broadcasting service.
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Belfast
London Times
Melbourne
Australia
Adelaide
South Australia
Cairns
Britain faces hard problem in Palestine conflict
The piece notes the British government is burdened by competing wartime pledges to Jews and Arabs in Palestine. It warns that ongoing unrest could erupt into war unless Britain can craft a harmonious solution. A separate report from Telras New Zealand states a man broke his arm while trying to wring a chicken's neck.
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Palestine
Holy Land
Solomon the Wise
Detroit Free Press
Telras
New Zealand
Canadians Link to Britain Keeps Tie With Empire Enduring
An American proponent for a united North America finds little response across the border. Canada remains within the British Commonwealth, its self government strengthened by Westminster, while maintaining a slender but unbroken connection to Great Britain.
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Canada
United States
British Commonwealth of Nations
Dominion of Canada
Great Britain
British Commonwealth
Swift Current Herald
Scarlet fever touts progress and risks from Dr. Cushing
Dr H B Cushing reports scarlet fever is largely controlled with mortality at about one percent yet cautions epidemics remain possible. He notes advances in tests and antitoxins by Dr and Mrs Dick as helpful but not as effective as diphtheria methods. He believes serum use is justified and that the disease may be stamped out eventually though virulent returns are likely.
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Ksa
Deeieor Hopss
H. B. Cushing
Montreal
Ontario Medical Association
Cushing
Dr. Cushing
Lacy Knit Makes Needles Fly Pattern 5535
Quick two piece blouse and matching Skirt in pattern 5535 with lace stitch and plain stripes. Includes sizes 16 18 and 38 40 plus illustration and materials. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 MacDermot Ave E Winnipeg.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Sir Edgar Britten A Storied Cunard Captain and Texan Humorist
Sir Edgar Britten began as a seaman on the Barque Jessie Osborn and rose through Cunard to command vessels including the Berengaria. Knighted in February 1934 he remained a popular figure known for wit and sea yarns. He joined Cunard in 1901 and later served amid Cunard White Star consolidation. He planned retirement at sixty but agreed to three more years.
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Sir Edgar Britten
High Seas
Theophilus
Sir Edgar
Cunard
Berengaria
James Charles
Arthur Rostron
White Star
Bertram Hayes
White Star Lines
Edgar
Jessie Osborn
Royal Reserve
Simple remedy for grease on aik materials with talcum powder
The note advises applying talcum powder to small grease spots on aik materials as soon as possible, letting it sit for two days, then brushing away with a clean stiff brush. It emphasizes a quick, simple, and effective method.
Watch on the Rhine Looms Over Rising Tensions
The remark foreshadows escalating actions as threats loom over distant fronts. The hoatzin bird from tropical America is noted for wing claws, a curious anatomical feature.
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Tropical
America
Sunday School Lesson June 21 exalts Jesus name
Golden text from Philippians 2 9 and Luke 24 sets the theme for June 21 lesson. Devotional reading Hebrews 2 5 9 provides context on Jesus exaltation and authority.
Jesus Appears to the Eleven Disciples After Resurrection
Biblical recounting of Jesus appearing to the apostles in Jerusalem on Easter evening. He comforts them by showing wounds and eating, proving his risen body. After the Ascension they return to Jerusalem with joy, worshipping in the temple as they await his continuing presence.
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Jesus
Emmaus
Jerusalem
A. E. Garvie
Luke
Mount of Olives
Bethany
C. R. Erdman
Christ
God
Barometer of temperament linked to tooth color and sugar use
A humorous note links tooth color to personality traits with blue suggesting temperamental or neurotic tendencies and yellow indicating folly while white teeth hint at poor molars. It also notes America’s rising sweet tooth has driven sugar per capita consumption to near double since 1900.
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America
Greyhound Racing Club Reports Large Registry
The National Greyhound Racing Club of England lists more than 45 ocd dogs and 22 500 owners on its registers as part of its official records.
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The
National Greyhound Racing Club of England
Dentist Quips as Patient Reacts to Tooth Extraction
A patient protests during a dental procedure while the dentist reassures and continues. The exchange highlights a tense moment in a routine tooth extraction.
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Quebec
Empire
Marine Broadcasting Station
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March OF
Prairies
Regina
Saskatchewan
Alice Brooks
By Brooks
Kanit
Au Raitt LU
Kelly, Douglas & CO. Ltd
Canadian Pacific
Weston Shops
Port Moody
Canadian Pacific Railway
Coast
Pattullo
Victoria
Harry A. Abbott
W. H
Billy) Evans
P. A. Barnhart
Kamloops
Jesus Exalted
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