World Happenings Briefly Told In March Numbers Rise
A digest of global notes shows March motor car counts for the United Kingdom at 43 725 compared with 33 746 in March 1933. Amid obituaries a U S senator and former Colorado governor Charles B Thomas dies after a career marked by debate over gold hoarding. Canada sends birthday greetings to the Prince of Wales through the Earl of Bessborough. A tragic crash at Herby airport, Yorkshire, claims Henry Lawson Boyle 16. Manitoba professor Dr William Boyd takes a Stanford post, leaving Winnipeg in August. The International Institute of Agriculture warns of a wheat shortfall of 260 million bushels from 1933, with a 1934 harvest pegged at 1 470 000 000. Bishop Ernest Barnes urges British disarmament despite solo parity. Rotary International opens its 29th convention in Detroit with 10 000 delegates from 80 nations. Polish journalist Nowak Kazimierz arrives in Cape Town after cycling across Europe and Africa.
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Charles
Thomas
United States
Colorado
Roosevelt
Canada
Prince of Wales
Earl of Bessborough
Henry Lawson Boyle
Herbery
Yorkshire
Wm. Boyd
Manitoba Medical College
Stanford University
California
Winnipeg
International Institute of Agriculture
Ernest William Barnes
Birmingham
London
Great Britain
Detroit
Rotary International
Nowak Kazimierz
Warsaw
Cape Town
Europe
Africa
Chinese Poems Mistaken for Lottery Tickets in Montreal Case
Judge Lacroix dismissed thirteen lawsuits by Montreal Chinese accused of running lotteries after police found slips of Chinese characters. A scholar testified the slips were fragments from Confucius poems, not tickets or drawings, so no lottery existed. The judge cited missing ticket, prize, and drawing elements.
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Confucius
Lacroix
Montreal
Charles Coderre
Clock That Runs Seven Minutes Fast Remains In City Name Silesia
In Gorlitz a clock in the ancient Silesian city has not shown correct time for centuries. In 1953 conspirators planned to murder councillors at noon, but one rebel added seven minutes past, causing their arrest. The clock remains seven minutes fast in memory of the escape.
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Gorlitz
Silesian
Through With Speed Hawks in Detroit Visit
Capt Frank Hawks, famed aviator, says he is through breaking speed records and warns that safe living is the real job for air pilots. He arrived in Detroit to take delivery of a new aerodynamic automobile after a stint in China for an American aircraft company. Java is noted as one of the world’s most densely populated regions with about 40 million people in under 90 000 square miles.
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Frank Hawks
Detroit
Hawks
China
Java
Scientists to Install Cosmic Ray Labs on Two Colorado Peaks
Two Colorado mountains will host rival teams studying cosmic rays. Dr Joyce Stearns of Denver R D Bennett MIT and Carol Bowman McDonald College Canada will operate atop Mount Evans while Dr Robert Millikan Pasadena leads equipment on Pike s Peak near Colorado Springs in a clash of views with Compton and associates.
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Colorado
Joyce €. Stearns
Denver
R. D. Bennett
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carol K. Bowman
McDonald College
Canada
Mount Evans
Denver Mountain Park
Robert A. Millikan
Pasadena
Compton
Bia Associates
Will
Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs
Trained Engineers Needed Say Nevada Senator at Mines Graduation
Former United States Senator Tasker L. Oddie of Nevada addressed the 1934 Colorado School of Mines graduates. He warned that world competition in metals production grows sharper and nations with the greatest technical progress will lead in invention and processing advances.
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United States
Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada
Colorado School of Mines
Youthful sportswear pattern described for linen fabrics
The notice outlines a style for active or spectator sports in white linen with red belt and lipstick. It explores fabrics like dotted striped linens, yellow or aqua pique, eyelet batiste, shirting cottons, and pastels. Pattern No. 330 fits sizes 14 to 18 years with busts 36 to 40 inches and requires 3% yards of 35 inch material. Price is 20 cents.
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Batiste
How To Order Patterns From Winnipeg Newspaper
Winnipeg address listing for pattern orders at 315 McDermot Ave. reads like a quick order form. Pattern number Sime is noted, with instructions to contact the newspaper for pattern requests and delivery details.
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Winnipeg
Uni
McDermot Ave
Assisting Nature by Jack Miner in partnership with God
The author argues humans should actively manage nature rather than hinder it. He cites livestock breeding, horses, poultry, crops like wheat and roses, and orchard trees as outcomes of human intervention. He insists dominion over nature is a divine mandate to improve and cultivate, not a disruption of balance.
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United States
Canada
Charles Saunders
Ottawa
America
North America
Ida M. Thomas
Little Journeys In Science Niagara Falls and the Great Lakes
The article explains the four major ice ages shaping North America and how melting ice caps created the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls. It notes vast ancient ice cover and that life persisted in unfrozen regions while geologists view ice ages as marks of deep earth changes.
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Niagara Falls
Great Lakes
Western Plains
Hemlock misunderstood as poison by Socrates tale
The statement notes that the hemlock tree is not poisonous and that the classic poison named hemlock derives from a plant related to wild carrot. It claims the poison resides in root, stem, leaf and seed, contrasting tree and plant origins and suggesting a common misperception about the source of ancient poison.
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Socrates
Woman's Intuition Questioned as Knowledge Surge Emerges
A saying declares a woman's intuition surpasses a man's knowledge, yet observers note evolving intelligence and data driven insights may redefine expertise. Experts discuss bias, experience, and judgment in decision making across fields and professions.
Sunday School Lesson July 8 Examines Asa and Azariah
The lesson centers on Azariah son of Oded warning King Asa to stay loyal to God as he returns victorious over Zerah the Ethiopian. Asa reforms Judah by removing idols, destroying heathen rites, grinding Maacah’s Astarte image, and rebuilding the burnt offering altar, stressing obedience to God for continued victories.
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Azariah
Oded
Asa
Judah
Zerah
Benjamin
Jehovah
God
Matthew Henry
David
Solomon
Azariah the
Son
Summer Lemonade Recipe Tips
Extract lemon juice and dissolve sugar in it, then add cold water and serve over crushed ice. Chill glasses with lemon slices over the rim. Dissolving sugar in lemon juice before adding water yields the real knack of lemonade making.
Corn Flake Pastry Crust Method
A recipe directs grinding corn flakes into fine crumbs then sifting. Cream butter with sugar, add crumbs, knead, and press the mixture into the bottom of a mold or pie pan for a crust.
Man’s Impact on Earth Surfaces Through Ages
A reflective quote notes human activity over the last five millennia transforming the landscape far beyond natural changes seen in five million years. It contrasts long geological time with rapid, cumulative alteration by civilization, hinting at profound environmental effects.
Byrd South Pole trip funded by fourteen thousand contributors
About 14 000 persons contributed to finance Admiral Byrd s second presented trip to the South Pole, with supporters from many communities joining the fundraising effort to back the expedition.
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Byrn
South Pole
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