World Happenings Briefly Told
A medical device inducing artificial fevers caused short wave radio interference across North America and parts of Europe. Air France plans a weekly airmail link to South America this month. James T Howley of St John’s named Rhodes Scholar for Newfoundland. Quetta to be rebuilt on the earthquake site, cost estimated at 30 million dollars. Ontario to tax incomes from January 1,通知 signed Welfare Minister Croll. Roosevelt calls North America wildlife conference in Washington February 3 to 7. Trotsky’s residence in Norway extended to June 18 1936. Henry Pidgeon, 60, arrives Durban Bay after circumnavigating half the world. National Miners Union of Scotland approves strike by 87,000 miners with Britain-wide action threatened.
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North America
Europe
Air France
France
South America
Leon Trotsky
Norway
Henry Pidgeon
Los Angeles
Durban Bay
Pacific
National Miners Union of Scotland
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Palestine Legislative Council Granted Wide Veto Powers
Jerusalem government issues an official communique announcing the creation of a legislative council in Palestine and entrusting Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope the high commissioner with broad veto authority. If any Palestinian group refuses council elections, the high commissioner may nominate British or other representatives to sit on the council. The move faces Jewish leadership rejection and Weizmann’s noted stance against participation.
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Jerusalem
Legislative Council
Arthur Grenfell
Wauchope
Palestine
Assembly
Chaim Weizmann
World Zionist Organization
Jewish Agency For Palestine
New Ship Being Tested The Alumette at Bath Launch
The experimental aluminum alloy ship Fragment built at Bath Maine began its first trip by rail. Its cross section was designed for the Aluminum Company of America in Newport News Virginia. Tests aim to see if aluminum can resist corrosion as well as steel, potentially revolutionizing shipbuilding and speed at sea.
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Bath
Maine
Hby
Aluminum Company of America
Newport News
Britain and Germany Agree on War Grave Maintenance
A Berlin signed agreement calls for shared remembrance of World War I dead. It provides that about 6,500 British graves in Germany will be left to rest there and maintained by British personnel under British principles. Similar arrangements cover German graves in France and Britain.
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Britain
Germany
Berlin
Minister and Johnny Story Fragment
A minister warns Johnny that swearing chills him. Johnny replies hypothetically that witnessing a near accident with someone named Gad caught in a clothes wringer would have frozen him to death. The dialogue hints at fear and a danger anecdote.
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Johnny
Worthing coastal towns plan vast new development scheme
The St Thomas Times Journal reports a large public development near Worthing on the Sussex coast. Contractors have signed land-purchase deals worth 75 million dollars to build tens of thousands of homes over 25 years, with modern town planning and extensive recreational facilities. The project will employ 2,000 workers directly and boost demand in building supplies nationwide.
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London
Worthing
Sussex
St. Thomas
Sacrificed Job Offer to Help Fellow Applicant
Leonard Lyons reports Spencer Hare after a three year job search finally lands with Radio Publicity Service. He beats another applicant who hoped to marry soon if he secured the post, then offers the job to his rival. Hare had faced unemployment while his fiancée faced a broken engagement.
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Leonard Lyons
New York Fest
Spencer Hare
Spencer
Hare
Soviet Union Expels Ten Percent Of CPC Members
Stalin and top Communist leaders announce a purge expelling about ten percent of CPC members. Pravda notes many affected were former White Army veterans from the 1920 22 civil war, especially Kolchak supporters. The drive follows Kirov’s assassination and mass executions, with card control as a tightening measure.
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Joseph Stalin
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Moscow
Pravda
Admiral Kolchak
Siberia
Sergi Kiroff
Stalin
Kiroff
Communist Party
Seed Testing for Saskatchewan Farmers
Saskatchewan farmers mail seed grain to the Dominion Seed Branch in Saskatoon for testing. Due to high sample volume at the seed laboratory, germination test results will not be available for about a month after mailing.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion Seed Branch
Saskatoon
Origin of Term Carat Traces from Quirat in Arabic Roots
The term carat comes from the Arabic quirat meaning the pod of the coral tree of Abyssinia. Its seeds have long been used in the East to weigh gold because they retain constant weight when dry, explaining the standard for carat measurements.
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Abyssinia
Water Aids Digestion After Candy Says Recent Tests
A new report claims drinking water immediately after consuming candy or other dry sugars assists digestion. The tests, cited as recent, suggest hydration helps processing sugars in the stomach.
Across the Channel to a Nationwide Demand via Advertising
The passage notes how innovations shrink barriers from Napoleon to modern transport and marketing. It compares the Channel from a rugged obstacle to a current advertising insight showing efficiency enables a countrywide product demand in a day. It highlights the shift from ships to steam to planes as examples of accelerating progress.
Lufthansa plans North Atlantic airmail service via Lisbon Azores Bermuda
German airline Lufthansa announces regular 1936 North Atlantic passenger and mail service using the Zeppelin LZ 129 and its sister LZ 130. Trials of the LZ 129 begin next month with a southern route 1,875 miles longer than the Ireland Newfoundland path but favored by better weather and natural landing points in the Azores and Bermuda. Small swift planes will refuel from vessels at anchor rather than seaplanes.
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Lufthansa Company
Lisbon
Azores
Bermuda
Lufthansa
Milk bars become a Scottish success with plans for chains
Milk bars prove very successful in Scotland with Glasgow Edinburgh and Aberdeen firms planning chains. Both hot and cold weather drinks to be prepared. A physician claims to capture ultra violet rays in vaseline enhancing jelly healing properties. Philadelphia allows Sunday movies. If the city grows wickeder residents may not need New York.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Philadelphia
New York
Night raid on air base sparks spy hunt for secret aircraft
Night raid by suspected spies at Gravesend airport sparked a national manhunt. A sentry confronted a man in a hangar during his rounds, was knocked unconscious by an accomplice, and authorities searched for the intruders believed to seek plans for the new all metal British aeroplane. The plans are kept elsewhere.
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Gravesend
Scotland Yard
Gravesend Army Airport
Lifeboat Institute reports lifesaving totals for 1984 and 1985
At the Edinburgh Leith and Granton Branch annual meeting figures show 254 lives saved in 1984 and 394 saved by December mid 1985. Since founding, RNLI crews have saved 64,335 lives. Edinburgh’s year shows strong support with subscriptions and donations up over 500 pounds. Three new motor lifeboats joined Scotland’s fleet this year.
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Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
Edinburgh
Scotland
Edinburgh Scotsman
Wop May to lead Mackenzie River district airways
Pioneer of northland flight W R Wop May will assume superintendent duties for Mackenzie River district Canadian Airways Limited. He succeeds C H Punch Dickins who is promoted to Winnipeg in a Edmonton announcement.
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Canada
W. R
Wop" May
Mackenzie River District
Canadian Airways Limited
C. H. “Punch” Dickins
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Midwest states host large share of high schools
Illinois Missouri Ohio Pennsylvania and Texas together hold more than a quarter of the nation’s roughly 23,930 high schools. The remark notes many visitors skip seating and end up staying about an hour.
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Llinois
Missouri
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Texas
United States
Crochet Neckwear Patterns for Frocks and Accessories
Pattern 5288 offers crocheted collar and cuff sets in white or tinted net with a crocheted border, plus a lacy scarf in cotton and a square sailor collar with a bow. Complete instructions, stitches, materials, and color ideas are included for making the collar, scarf, and perky bow collar. send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Magnificat Sermon Reflections on Mary's Song
Devotional text analyzes Luke 1 46 55, noting the Magnificat as a mosaic of Old Testament echoes. Mary’s humility and chosen role are highlighted with reflections on sorrow and joy, and the notion that life’s greatest joys come through burdens and care.
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Mary
Jesus
Elisabeth
God
Israel
J. M. E. Rosa
Simeon
Calvary
Foot firewalking secret of rapid footwork hints at heat tolerance
Dr. R. Plato Schwartz of Rochester argues that rapid foot motion and precise toe arch timing explain why Hindu firewalkers can tread hot coals without burning. He cites Kuda Bux in London and notes the foot bears weight briefly during normal gait, suggesting trained foot control minimizes blister risk.
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R. Plato Schwartz
Rochester
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Chicago
Kuda Bux
London
Eng
Schwartz
Selected Recipes Cookie Dough From Historic Card
Cream the shortening gradually add sugar and Crown Brand Corn Syrup beat well Add unbeaten eggs one at a time mixing until no trace of white is visible stir in the oatmeal Sift flour baking powder salt and cinnamon stir in raisins Add to the first mixture alternately with the milk This should make a stiff dough Drop by spoonfuls on an oiled cookie sheet Bake in a moderate oven Mazola will make the under surface crisp and crunchy.
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Crown
Improvement In Building Canada Leads The World In 1935
Canada led global gains in building industry during the first ten months of 1935, up 91 percent from 1934, per a League of Nations statistical bulletin. Australia rose 50 percent, the United States 45 percent, and the United Kingdom 17 percent, with broader industrial activity also rising nine percent overall. Russia showed the largest industrial increase at 20 percent, followed by Italy at 19 percent, and the UK at seven percent.
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Canada
Monthly
Statistical Bulletin
League of Nations
Australia
United States
United Kingdom
Russia
Italy
Man of His Word in London Taxi Misunderstanding
A Scotsman visiting London during Christmas first meets taxi drivers at Euston then Bristol. After a station exit he again hears Taxi sir and snaps I said No in London and I meant it, stop following me. The humorous tale hinges on cross city miscommunication and the phrase No.
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Highlands
London
Euston
Donald
Bristol
Blood Used to Forge Unbreakable Buttons
A note explains that certain button types are made from blood derived materials to achieve unbreakable properties. The article discusses the unusual manufacturing process and potential ethical questions arising from using biological sources.
Nizam of Hyderabad Prepares Silver Jubilee Feasts
The Nizam plans a grand jubilee next month feeding the poor with 1,000 oxen and 10,000 sheep roasted for the festival. He is described as a premier Indian prince with vast wealth including 50 marble palaces, a solid gold state coach, and a private vintage carriage. His income is estimated up to 50 million dollars a year with vast gold and jewel vaults rumored underground.
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Hyderabad
India
Akbar Hydari
Midas
Man Wakes After Four Year Sleep From Shell Shock
Victor Cleave of Folkestone England, a railway worker, awoke from a four year sleep described by friends as coming back from the dead. He suffered shell shock, slept through meals since 1931, was fed by doctors, and did not recognize his children upon waking. He returned home after long hospital confinement.
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Victor Cleave
Folkestone
Eng
Cleave
Pioneer X ray physician Dr William G Krauss Dies
Dr William G Krauss 74 a founder in southern x ray medicine and surgery died in Memphis Tenn from cancer caused by x ray damage to his left hand. He warned of the risks of radiation as cold weather approaches may affect youth and mayflies live only from evening to dawn.
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William G. Krauss
United States
Memphis
Tenn
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