World and Dominion Briefs From North America and Britain
A mixed digest reports debt peaking at 34 450 000 000 dollars in the United States and a series of appointments, honours, and sports results. Canada lists seed growers meetings in Saskatoon on June 24 25 and 24. Edward W Meyerstein backs a half million fund for a London convalescent home. The air ministry confirms air commodore in chief for the auxiliary air force squadrons. William N Gibson of Calgary dies in hospital aged 6 in Calgary. Canada quotes employment at 83.1 percent on Nov 1 1936 versus 90.4 percent a year earlier per the ILO Geneva bulletin. The Duke of Gloucester advances to major general and his wife is named Dame of the Grand Cross St John. Lt Col Ronald B Stafford drafts war time BBC regulation measures. Rodeo figures crown Pete Knight champion bronc rider of 1936 and John Bowtwan of Oakdale earns cowboy title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Ministry
Xing
Auxiliary Air Force
William N. Gibson
Calgary Inhibition and Stampede Ltd
Calgary
Danville
Que
Canada
Statistical Bulletin
The
International Labor Bureau
Geneva
Duke of Gloucester
George VI
Duchess of Gloucester
Ronald
H. Stafford
British Broadcasting Corporation
Stafford
Fred McCargar
Rodeo Association of America
Pete Knight
Crossield
Alberta
John Bow- Twan
Oakdale
Calif
Scientist wins $1000 prize for life from lifeless protein
The AAAS award to 52 year old Dr W M Stanley of the Rockefeller Institute honors a discovery claiming a new principle of disease and the origin of life. The report says lifeless protein crystals can become at least half alive and act like bacteria, reproducing traits and spreading disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For the Advancement of Science
W. M. Stanley
Rockefeller Institute
Longest Solar Eclipse Set For June Two Centuries Ago
Astronomers hailed the forthcoming eclipse on June 8 as the longest since 1200 years, lasting seven minutes and four seconds and visible only along a narrow Peruvian coast strip. It won't be surpassed until 2150 when seven minutes and 14 seconds occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem
Peruvian
Population on Isabella Island dwarfs humans with vast cattle
Isabella Island in the Gala pagos group hosts 40,315 residents, only 135 being human while about 40,000 cattle roam in semi wild state across 1,650 square miles. Cattle dominate the landscape with broad, scenic presence throughout the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Island
Galapagos Group
Cattis
Bine Ivory Net Artificial Bine Ivory from mammoth tusks
The article explains that bine ivory is not dyed but derives its color from metallic salts absorbed as mammoth tusks fossilized in northern Siberia over centuries. It notes the British post office processes Jettera at about 7,000,900,000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Adorable dress pattern for gay occasions from Anne Adams
Glamour fashion notice describes Pattern 4270 a full skirted frock in satin crepe or silk with puff sleeves and ribbon trim. Includes illustrated sewing steps and size range 12 through 40. Send 20 cents plus size name address to Anne Adams Pattern Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Canberra Crime-Free City Sets Global Benchmark
Canberra in Australia, nine years old with a population of 9 000 across 22 suburbs, boasts no serious crime. Police report mostly minor traffic and drunken behavior, crediting the garden city with no crowded slums. Photographs reveal a leading dart in lightning that travels about 5 000 miles per second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
George's Upcoming Marriage Raises Comforting Concerns
In a brief quip, Bill mocks George's wedding by noting the groom once lent money easily. Tom questions the sentiment while Bill highlights the cost of familiarity, hinting at past financial favors and the social tension of change.
Ottawa Journal: Pensions debate on age of eligibility
Ottawa corre spondent notes a rising tide favoring earlier old age pensions in Canada but highlights a key difference from the United States. Canada funds pensions entirely from the state—75 percent by the Dominion and 25 percent by provinces—leading to costs that could reach 50 million if eligibility drops from 70. The piece stresses pensions are necessary yet costly while the federal treasury remains about 100 million in the red.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
The
Financial Post
Canada
United States
Quebec
Ottawa Journal
Miracles Of The Future List From Fact Digest
A list of future miracles includes radio electricity transmission and mature age of 101. Projections cover 100 year lifespans, durable artificial teeth, non dulling blades, wear free rugs, oversized chickens, two hour workdays, home based communication by television, dream pills, selective dream pills, meals by pneumatic tubes, lilac scented streets, scrape glass fiber fabric replacing cotton, winged taxis, direct mail via mail chutes, and early speech for newborns per George Bernard Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fact Digest
George Bernard Shaw
Modern Alchemy by Lord Rutherford at Cambridge
Lord Rutherford spoke in the Henry Sidgwick Memorial lecture at Cambridge on modern alchemy. He said minute quantities of gold could be produced by transmuting an even costlier element platinum, usually one minute scale and often invisible or weighable only rarely. A London Times note adds a poultry expert’s radio crowing experiment with caged roosters triggered at broadcast time for dawn-like noise.
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Lord Rutherford
Henry Sidgwick
Cambridge
London Times
Fish Conservation Plan Drives Increase In Funding
Canada to seek 15000 dollars from the Dominion government for advanced biological research and a forward policy in fish propagation. The plan calls for intensified scientific propagation, study of game fish methods to boost tourism, and a national program to increase Canada's edible fish supply. An executive committee will finalize details with leaders from the National Research Council and federal fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
National Committee On Fish Culture
Ottawa
Dominion
National Research Council
A. G. L. McNaughton
Biological Board of Canada
A. T. Cameron
Winnipeg
J. A. Rodd
Federal Fisheries Department
Robert Newton
B. W. Taylor
Quebec
D. J. Taylor
Ontario
Game and Fisheries
C. K. Howard
Canadian National Railways
G. G. Ommanney
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hayes Lloyd
National Parks Branch
Meeting of Jesus and the Woman of Samaria
Sunday School lesson from John 4:1-54 focuses on Jesus passing through Samaria and speaking with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well. He offers living water that quenches eternal thirst, illustrating the spiritual depth beyond superficial dialogue and the need for rebirth in Christ.
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Jesus
Samaria
Jerusalem
Galilee
Sychar
Jacob
Walter
Dr. Jowett
Christ
War Veterans Allowance Numbers Rise As Dec 1 Count Reaches 10 362
War veterans allowance totals 10 362 recipients on December 1 with an annual disbursement of 3 275 000 dollars. Amendments last year broadened eligibility and granted about 500 claims. The grant assists ex service men aged 60 who cannot work. singles receive 20 dollars monthly and married men 40 dollars, with limited earnings up to 250 dollars yearly for married recipients.
Buckingham Palace Laundry Cost in 1936
Buckingham Palace in England spent thirty thousand dollars on laundry work in 1936. The item notes the royal household’s maintenance expenses and assigns a precise amount to cleaning and laundering services.
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Buckingham Palace
England
Mining Development In The West
A 1929 1936 survey directed by Minister T A Crerar tracks Northwest Territories mining growth from early prospects to major discoveries. Key sites include Hunter Bay Coppermine Ottawa area and Echo Bay Great Bear Lake with pitchblende silver and gold finds. Gordon Lake near Yellowknife Bay yields veins with quartz galena sphalerite chalcopyrite pyrites and visible gold across 700 feet.
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Northwest Territories
T. A. Crerar
Mines and Resources
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Pine Point
Wilson Island
Hunter Bay
Coppermine River
Echo Bay
Outpost Island
Yellowknife Bay
North~west Territories
Gordon Lake
Taltson River
Thrift Drive Encourages SA School Savings
South Australian school children have deposited over 1,000,000 in the bank scheme over the past year. There are 76,636 child depositors with an average of about 8 dollars per head, a figure surpassed globally only by Sweden. Prizes include thrift shields and an annual two year scholarship worth 100 dollars per year.
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Sweden
General Banking Department
Great Lakes Fleet Sold to Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence
The Great Lakes fleet of Eastern Steamships, Limited, was purchased by Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation Co., Ltd. for about 1.3 million dollars after months of negotiation. Ten boats were taken over last spring, leaving the remaining ten in the completed deal. Eastern Steamships operated freighters on the lakes for 13 years. The latest agreement was reported to involve 700,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Eastern Steamships, Limited
Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation Co., Ltd
Toronto
Eastern
First Shipment of Quiet Shoes Sold Out in Sydney
New South Wales police test silent rubber shoes for horses in Sydney. If shoes prevent slipping on hard surfaces and ease horse strain, they may be widely adopted. The first shipment from England has sold out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Australia
Iis
Sydney
England
Exits From Manhattan Island Rise to Thirty Four
The installment notes that including tunnels and bridges, Manhattan Island has thirty four exits. The line ends with a stray figure 2185 tiie.
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Manhattan Island
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Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Edward W. Meyerstein
London
Science Prize
Peru
Bine Ivory
By Anse Adame
Bill
George
Tom
Eamson
Thomas Edison
Menlon Park
N.J
Jesus the Water OF
International Harvester
Hamilton
Ont
International Harvester Company
F. Ml Morton
Canadian Council On Girls
Morton
J. G. Rayner
Canadian Council
Harvester Company
Rayner
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