Scientists honored and political notes from the era
Dr John Howard North sop of the Rockefeller Institute awarded the Chamber medal of Columbia University for digestion chemistry studies. A crest for General Sir Arthur Currie was unveiled at Mount Royal cemetery. The King approved Sir Wilfred Wentworth Woods for a Newfoundland commission. Belgium may appoint a minister to Canada with Baron Francois Silvereruys as envoy. Manitoba imposes 1.20 per case beer tax on brewers in Ontario and Quebec. Sydney steel plant workers receive 7 14 percent wage increases. Major G B Johnson cites Scotland as a key market for Canadian bacon ham and western wheat.
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John Howard Northsop
Rockfeller Institute For Medical Research
Columbia University
Mount Royal Cemetery
Montreal
Arthur Currie
McGill University
Wilfred Wentworth Woods
Commission Government of
Newfoundland
Thomas Lodge
Ottawa
Baron Francois Silvereruys
London
Canada
R. D. Waugh
Manitoba
Equor
Ontario
Quebec
Sydney
Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation
H. J. Kelley
G. B. Johnson
Scotland
Dominion
Provisions Plentiful for Arctic Hudson Bay Trading Posts
Traders along the Arctic coast report ample provisions to last another year under favorable winds. R H G Bonnycastle, Hudson's Bay Company manager for the western Arctic district, notes supply boats broke through after ice floes delayed thirteen vessels near Baillie Inland. An east wind opened channels allowing three HBC boats to reach their destinations.
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Posta
Arctic
R. H. G. Bonnycastle
Western Arctic
Hudson's Bay Company
Edmonton
Aeraplane
Baillie
Mackenzie River
Alaskan
Bonnycastle
Coronation Gulf
Mackenzie
Margaret A
Fort James
Audry B
Germany imposes fats rationing under four year plan
A Reich decree orders curbing fat use to favor workers under the four year plan for economic recovery. Retailers must provide customer lists to government to determine household fat allotments of butter margarine and lard.
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Germany
Canadian Stocks Draw London Buyers In British Market
The London Evening Standard reports that in recent months investment trusts and insurance firms have been purchasing large lines of Canadian stocks. Oldest Scottish companies known for caution are diversifying by reinvesting in Canadian securities amid high-priced British industrial shares.
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The
London Evening Standard
Outstanding Graduates Two Appointments At University Of Saskatchewan
President W C Murray announces two appointments at the University of Saskatchewan as assistant professors for next year. Norman Grace becomes assistant professor of physical chemistry and David Russell assistant professor in education. Grace is a 1927 chemistry graduate and McGill PhD, while Russell holds a Columbia University fellowship and comes from Bristol Quebec.
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University of Saskatchewan
W. C. Murray
Norman
Grace
David H.russell
Columbia University
Norman Singers Grace
McGill University
Imperial Institute
London
England
Gutta Percha Company
Toronto
Nat H. Grace
National Research Laboratories
Ottawa
Archie J. Grace
Western University
Ontario
Saskatoon
David Russell
Melfort High School
New York
Russell
Bristol
Quebec
Short speeches better than long political addresses
The Stratford Beacon Herald notes Lord Asquith urged politicians to limit major speeches to about twenty minutes. It praises his strict habit, and also commends Sir John Simon for similar brevity and lucidity. Long three hour talks bore readers and many papers cannot print such length verbatim.
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Lord Asquith
England
John Simon
Stratford Beacon- Herald
Unusual Exposition to Display Soviet Musical Instruments
Russia plans a Moscow exposition featuring about 800 instruments collected nationwide. The display traces instrument development from simple to complex and highlights music thriving across the Soviet Union. Special sections cover recent folk instruments and instrument making by diverse nationalities within the empire.
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Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Farflung
Eiffel Tower Demands Rise To Demolish Iconic Structure
A portion of Paris society calls for the demolition of the Eiffel Tower, once celebrated as a centerpiece of the 1889 Exposition and still one of the world’s tallest structures. The proposal contrasts with its lasting fame as a symbol of Paris.
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Crystal Palace
London
Paris
SOS Broadcasts Help Find Missing Relatives
Report claims SOS broadcasts for sick relatives succeed in 54 percent of cases. The data notes 2181 occurrences examined, with outcomes varying by case details and broadcasting reach.
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SOS
Sanctuary of asylum extends to refugee celebrities in England
The St Thomas Times Journal notes England has long offered asylum to refugees and even to anarchists who pledge not to plot. It cites Madame Villamanes Gomez, sister-in-law of Venezuela's late dictator, with substantial funds arriving at Tilbury and a trunk of securities, and mentions Emperor Haile Selassie and the abdicating Emperor of Siam residing in England as examples.
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United Kingdom
England
Britain
Tilbury Dock
London
Villamanes Gomez
Venezuela
Juan Vicente Gomez
Haille Selaasie
Bath
Siam
St. Thomas Times-Journal
Canada Could Supply World If Jackpine Newsprint Use
E W McBride statistician for Abitibi Power and Paper said in Toronto that if jack pine can be used to make newsprint Canada could supply the world He noted spruce is used now and recent efforts test jack pine for pulp and paper manufacture was explained in detail.
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Canada
E. W.mcbride
Abitibi Power and Paper Company
Toronto
Engineering Institute of Canada
Jenderizing Wraparound Dress Pattern 4234 by Anne Adams
Advertises Anne Adams Pattern 4234 a wraparound frock with jiffy tie adjustable sash, slim lines, notched collar and long or short sleeves. Available sizes 34 to 48 requires four yards 36 inch fabric, one yard contrast. Includes illustrated instructions and costs twenty cents. Mail order to Anne Adams Pattern Bureau Winnipeg.
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Anne Adams
Anne’ Adams
Winnipeg
Rewarded for bravery by RHA bronze medal awarded
Bertram Owen Jones, a Vancouver seaman, receives the Royal Humane Association bronze medal for rescuing three schoolteachers near Sechelt on the British Columbia coast. Barbara Beney led the drowning swimmer toward the ship. Owen Jones raised the alarm and saved them until a lifeboat arrived.
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Bertram Owen-Jones
Vancouver
Royal Humane Association
Sechelt
British Columbian
Barbara Beney
Owen-Jones
Ear graft attempt by New York doctors on deaf child
New York physicians announce an unusual operation to graft a dead ear to a child born without ears but with normal hearing. The plan describes creating a head flap, inserting the ear to grow skin over cartilage, then attaching it in place as the living organism forms. Identities of doctors and patient not disclosed.
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New York
Wife of Cabinet Minister Refuses Party Invitation Tale
The widow of John Burns, former president of the Board of Trade, lived many years with lonely companionship after his death. She recalled a Court presentation in King Edward’s era and declined a Government circle invitation with a witty remark about the distance between Battersea and Grosvenor Square.
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John Burns
Burns
Board of Trade
Edward
Mrs. Burns
Grosvenor Square
Battersea
Underground lighthouse aid shines from Berry Head beacon
An underground lighthouse at Brixham near Berry Head is claimed to be unique in the world. The light sits 30 feet underground in solid rock and revolves automatically. It flashes twice every 15 seconds and can be seen over 30 miles at sea, due to the 300 foot high bluff.
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Bee
England
Brixham
Berry Head
First Canadian dentist to use gas for extractions milestone
Dr Jacob Neelands of Lindsay Ontario, pioneer in nitrous oxide dentistry, celebrated his 98th birthday while having practised until age 90. He served Lindsay patients for over 68 years pioneering pain relief in extractions.
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Canada
Jacob Neelands
Lindsay
Ontario
Neelands
Bridge Whist Travel to Constantinople and Greece
A 19th century note recalls bridge whist in Constantinople now Istanbul and Greece around 1870 before Western Europe adoption. An authority claims ample sleep is the best route to beauty, while many people appear to be taking detours.
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Constantinople
Istanbul
Greece
Europe
Love as Proof of Sonship in Sunday School Lesson
Sunday School lesson on 1 John 4 7 19 and Luke 2 14 centers on God’s love as the source of sonship and the mark of believers. It asserts love proves God’s Spirit within and that we love because He first loved us, using maritime imagery to illustrate the bond between heaven and sea and the call to reveal God’s love to others.
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John
God
Moffatt
Self-Starter Pioneer Charles Kettering Honored 25th Anniversary
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Charles Franklin Kettering, inventor of the automobile self starter, is celebrated on the 25th anniversary of his invention. The article laments old cranking ordeals, praises the shift empowering women to drive, and credits modern ignition advances with broader mobility.
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Charles Franklin Kettering
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nurse Granted Indefinite Leave From Dionne Quintuplets Care
Miss Yvonne Leroux, longtime nurse to Canada's Dionne quintuplets, has been granted leave of absence from Dafoe Hospital for an indefinite period. Leroux arrived at the Dionne home at Callander on the day of the girls' birth and has cared for them with brief breaks since. Rastus meninges?
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Canada
Yvonne Leroux
A. R. Dafoe
Miss Leroux
Dafoe
Ignorant About Canada Inspires Amusing Misconceptions
About 200 teachers in Ottawa heard examples from a questionnaire of U S high school students revealing crude notions of Canada. Robert J C Stead of the migration and colonization department noted replies that ranged from fish and snow to forests and Indians, with Stead joking one answer could be “100 per cent correct.” Canadians travel more in the United States than Americans in Canada.
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Canada
United States
Ottawa
Robert J.C. Stead
Department of Tiismigration and Colonization
Dominion of Canada
Stead
Loch Ness Monster Film Makes Celebrity Debut
A Scottish film news reel features pictures of the Loch Ness animal described as over 30 feet long and moving at about 30 knots. Photographer Malcolm Irvine of Scottish Film Productions first glimpsed it in December 1933 and, after several sightings, secured a film record. Experts who viewed it privately say it shows a creature unknown to zoologists, though skeptics may remain until better size comparisons are possible.
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Great Britain
Malcolm Irvine
Scottish Film Productions
Edinburgh Scotsman
Maiden voyage bookings begin for liner 552 sister ship
Taking no chances fifty reservations have already been made for the maiden voyage of liner 552, sister ship of the Queen Mary, though she is not due to sail for four years. Those who have booked include many who failed to obtain berths for the Queen Mary’s first Atlantic crossing. Cunard White Star opens a waiting list on a first come, first served basis.
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Cunard White Star Company
Bill on Chicago law fees splashed in New York Post
Neal O'Hara reports on a Chicago law firm whose bill for untangling the Insull financial mess was itemized revealing large charges for reading case material with reporters and for telephone conversations with newspaper men. The exchange includes a quip about avoiding wear and tear on the ball.
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Neal O'Hara
New York Post
Chicago
Insull
Centenarian Zulu Woman Reweds in Harrismith South Africa
Mochechi Nigagere, a Zulu woman aged 110, has remarried in Harrismith South Africa. In a separate note the text says that under favorable conditions an airplane may be seen at altitudes between 10 000 and 15 000 feet.
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Mochechi Nigagere
Harrismith
South Africa
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