World Happenings Briefly Told
General Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army will leave London in November for a Far East tour. A Maine hen laid 214 eggs in 214 consecutive days at Monmouth state experiment station, setting an egg laying record. Deaf since birth, B L Pitcher, 26, earned a bachelor of science degree with second class honors at Lenton University. Hans Eduard Giese, 32, faces possible first German execution for kidnapping a Bonn merchant’s 11-year-old son on June 14. H A Taylor of Clear Prairie Alberta lacks running water yet diverts a stream delivering fresh water to his doorstep. The last link between Haile Selassie and his empire was severed as Italian invaders publish a decree confiscating the emperor’s property. Hughenden Park estate in Buckinghamshire, home of Disraeli, is bought by High Wycombe council as a George VI memorial. Britain protests Coast Guard seizure of a Frum runner flying the British flag. Saskatchewan yields a triceratops find stirring interest at the Royal Ontario Museum, which owns no specimen of this type.
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United States
Maine
Monmouth
B. L. Pitcher
Worthing
England
Lenton University
Hans Eduard Giese
Germany
Giese
Bonn Amer
Buckinghamashire
Benjamin Disraeli
High Wycombe
King George
Coast Guard
Saskatchewan
Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology
Growth rings solve striped bass migration mystery
Yale zoology graduate student Daniel Merriman studies microscopic annuli on Niantic River striped bass scales to match tree rings and reveal age growth rates and winter movements. He finds most Connecticut bass winter south, with 10 percent staying cold along southern New England shores, while tagging data from 500 fish show spring northward movement from April to June toward Rhode Island.
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Daniel Merriman
Yale University
Niantic River
Merriman
New England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Talking Chair Delights Dentists at National Meeting
Cincinnati dentist Dr J H Sharon told about a talking chair at the National Dental Association convention. He demonstrated how Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony could aid a stubborn molar, using headrest devices to play music to the patient or to all in the office, as desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
National Dental Association
Beethovene
J. H. Sharon
Traveler Waits Two Hours Seeks Audience With Boss
A clerk reports a traveler has waited two hours for an audience. The boss instructs sending him away and apologizing for not having done so earlier. The terse exchange highlights strict schedule discipline and dismissive management style.
Ancient Greek Roman Egyptian Blood Transfusion References
Writings from ancient Greece Rome and Egypt mention blood transfusion concepts. Scholars note early ideas about exchanging blood or fluids, though practical methods were limited. The discussion highlights historical curiosity about altering blood supply in medical practice.
Great Barrier film unit brings Canadian epic near completion
Revelstoke in British Columbia hosts Gaumont British Picture unit filming The Great Barrier about the first transcontinental railway. Production employs nearly 100 on payroll, with 44 on location, 425 extras at Silver Tip Falls, and stars including Richard Arlen and Antoinette Cellier. Location camps establish in Kicking Horse Pass as crews shoot in Glacier, Golden, Field, and Lake Louise.
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Rockies
Revelstoke
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Confederation of Provinces
Prairies
Golden, Field
Lake Louise
Gaumont British Picture Corp., Limited
Alberta
Dominion
Frst
London
Glacier
Richard Arlen
Moodyville” Street
Main
J. Farrell Macdonald
H Mfajor Hell
Bella Rogers
Hollywood
England
Great Barrier’ Company
Gunther Stapenhorst
Great Barrier
Calgary
Stoney Reserve
Vancouver
Silver Tip Falls
Big Bend Highway
Canada
Antoinette Cellier
Barry Mackay
Roy Emerton
Lilli Palmer
Ben Welden
Atlantic
Milton Rosmer
Constance Hennett
George Arliss
Gaumont
Kicking Horse Pass
Heraldry authority Sir Gerald Wollaston retires soon
Sir Gerald Wollaston Garter King of Arms, a barrister and ex diplomat, heads heraldic duties and coronation ceremonies. A grandson of a Queen Victoria era Herald, he has led the College of Heralds since 1930 and will retire at age 65 in three years.
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Gerald Wollaston
Naylor Wollaston
Gerald
College of Heralds
Judge Apologizes for Remarks in Palestine Trial
At London Sessions judge Sir Herbert Wilberforce withdrew remarks made during a trial and publicly apologized saying they arose from temporary emotion. The World Jewish Congress in Geneva discussed Palestine tensions as David Ben Gurion warned that immigration doors could close, urging mobilization of Jewish defense and rights in the Diaspora and Palestine.
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London
Sir Herbert Wilberforce
House’ of Commons
Baldwin
St. Thomas
Times-Journal
Palestine
World Jewish Congress
Geneva
David Ben Gurion
Gurion
Jewish Agency For Palestine
League of Nations
Holy Land
Kimberley Diamond Mines Restart Prospects Grow
South Africa shows steady gains in diamond trade with Kimberley set to resume full production this year. The Dutchspan Diamond Mine is reopening and may begin normal-scale output soon, while another Kimberley mine is expected to reopen before 1937. The note ends with a quip linking commonality to the weather and thoughts on ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Dutchspan
Makes A Difference And A Boy's Dead Dog
A sympathetic arranger consoles a crying boy who laments his dog's death. The boy remarks that the arranger cannot relate as his grandmother died recently, but he did not raise her from a pup. The note ends with a general aphorism about speaking kindly and a historical aside on ice cream.
Rejoice in Cutwork Without Bars Pattern 5645
Doilie transfer patterns 10x15 inches and two doilies 7x10 inches shown with all stitches, materials, and color ideas. Send 20 cents in stamps or coin to Housenois Arta Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Frenniner for pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Housenois Arta Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Frenniner
The Gospel Preached to Gentiles In Antioch
In Antioch the church forms among Gentiles as Barnabas seeks Paul to aid the mission. The believers, first called Christians there, grow rapidly under Holy Spirit fueled preaching to Gentiles, Jews, and Greeks, expanding the new faith beyond Jerusalem.
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Antioch
Stephen
Phoenicia
Cyprus
Syria
Cyprians
Cyrenians
Christ
Barnabas
Paul
Tarsus
Third Man In Cab A Plea For Softer Seats On Locomotives
Washington report notes the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to require railroads to fit engine cabs with cushions foot warmers and padded arm rests. The head brakeman rides in the cab and endures heat cold and jolts while shuttling between boiler and cars. In Canada a similar request was made but foot warmers are not demanded.
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Washington
Brotherhood of Railway Trains
Interstate Commission
U.S
Canada
Board of Railway Commissioners
Dominion
St. Thomas Times- Journal
Strange Lichen Exhibit At Shaw’s Garden In St Louis
Shaw's Garden in St Louis Missouri displays thirteen lichen species gathered from the Byrd Antarctic expedition. The moss like growth was seen on rocky northern exposures near the South Pole during the voyage. The exhibit highlights a remarkable remnant of polar vegetation observed by Byrd's team as they neared the pole.
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Shaws Garden
St. Louis
Missouri
Richard E. Byrd
Nature
Shaw's Garden
South Pole
Pole
Vitamin C Sensitizes Guinea Pigs To Poison Ivy
A study reports that vitamin C deficiency makes guinea pigs insensitive to poison ivy, while skin application of vitamin C induces widespread sensitivity. injections do not. The reaction is localized to theApplied skin area and spreads if the scarified patch remains beyond 24 hours. Human applicability remains untested.
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F. A. Simon
Louisville
Journal of Immunology
Recruiting in Britain intensifies drive to enlist youths
Propaganda floods Britain as military leaders urge reluctant youths to join the colors. Oratory and appeals to national pride highlight army life and war seriousness. Secretary Duff Cooper pushes recruitment and hints conscription may be needed as pressure grows on territorial forces.
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Britain
Duff Cooper
Pedigree Dog Spending Rises in First Half of 1936
A New York survey by the American Kennel Club shows American purebred dog owners spent 30,286,392.50 to feed kennels and modify pets in the first half of 1936, up about 23 percent from 24,535,737.50 in the same period in 1935.
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New York
American Kennel Club
United States
Boxed Apple Production in British Columbia Through 1935
Boxed apple output from British Columbia declined over five years from 8,447,000 crates in 1931 to 5,404,300 in 1934. The 1935 crop totaled 4,953,700 boxes, about average, yet higher prices yielded returns exceeding five million dollars.
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British Columbia
Beggar Refuses to Enter Banking with Missing Tools
A gentleman quips about profit in business and a beggar replies he’d start a bank if he had the tools, implying challenges of entry and aspirations beyond begging. The exchange reflects social mobility limits and wit in a historical context.
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Brefly
Evangeline Booth
Belvation Army
Far East
Saye Jt
Castle
Alice Brooks
St. Louis Garden
Antarctic
B.C
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