World Happenings Briskly Reported From Wide Lands
A Canada Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan items section notes Seviet Russia teen Nadejia Batusakina dies from injuries in an incident at Teshkarole. A 3000 strong crowd attacks Sir Oswald Mosley’s car and clubs in Hulme. Judge Lucien Duc of Edmonton is summoned for dog license issues. Robert A. Merritt Sr. elected Canadian Legion commander in Windsor. Manitoba students may study Norse language, new course announced. Rev Brother Henry dies in Montreal after 50 years teaching in Ottawa and other cities. Brandon line abandonment approved by railway board. Nurses from Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba pass Ontario nurse registration May exams. Saskatchewan names include Frances Adams Estevan Mae Brunelle Julia Corkery.
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Winnipeg
American Legion
Canada
Windsor
Ont
University of Manitoba
Brother Henry
Congregation of Christian Brothers
J. Brigid's
Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
Yorkton
Sask
Board of Railway Commissioners
Brandon, Saskatchewan and Hudson Bay Railway Company
Morden
Man
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Department of Health
Frances M. Adams
Estevan
Mae Brunelle
Julia Corkery
LaFteche
General Foods Announces Paid Vacations Plan for Factory Staff
General Foods workers across 31 plants in Canada and the United States will receive paid vacations this summer. Employees with two to less than five years of service by July 1 earn one week, those with five or more years get two weeks, while new entrants may receive up to two weeks. The plan, announced by R. K. McIntosh, aims to reward continuous service and regular attendance.
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General Foods
Planta
Canada
United States
Food Company
R. K. McIntosh
General Foods, Limited
Toronto
Mr. McIntosh
Pierantoni Family Wins Italian Government Prize
Giuseppe Pierantoni, heir to a farm kept by his family since 1018, receives the Fedelia Alla Terra prize. The award notes the family has maintained control of Montelabate marshland for 918 years.
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Guiseppe Pierantoni
Pierantoni
Montelabate
Fedelia Alla Terra
Antonio Gastellani
Quericola
Britain's aviation boom drives record year orders
The article proclaims a historic aviation boom in Britain with over 152.5 million dollars to be spent through April on the industry. It notes shortages of skilled workers, widespread employment, and the large Imperial Airways order, including 2,000 workers at Short Brothers and 3,000 more on engines at Armstrong-Whitworths, totaling 10 million dollars, while government RAF expansion nears 90 million dollars.
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Britain
Imperial Airways
Rochester Works
Short Brothers
Armstrong-Whitsworths
Royal Air Force
Wider Markets and Trade Policy Shift
Senator Tydings of Maryland argues for a broad economic readjustment away from isolation. He contends wider markets will boost employment and reduce taxes, while isolation would stifle work and prosperity and burden workers to support the unemployed.
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U.S
United States
Senator Tydings
Maryland
June weddings defy superstition despite Friday the 13th
Toronto Telegram notes superstition waning yet June Saturdays still rival for weddings. This year the 13th shows fewest marriages, while the Saturdays around it record unusually high counts. Brides on the 13th say the date fits plans, though one admits doubt about luck.
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Toronto Telegram
British capital dominance in Shanghai grows despite Japanese population surge
The Round Table notes British investment in Shanghai tops 750 million dollars, with the British community paying nearly double the Japanese in municipal taxes. It highlights shifting Far East conditions as Japanese numbers rise in the settlement while British influence remains strong in local governance.
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Britain
China
Shanghai
Japan
Round Table
Far East
International
Hamilton Spectator
Silver trowel loaned by King Edward to Birmingham Hall of Memory
King Edward presented a silver trowel on permanent loan to the Birmingham-based local corporation. The tool was used by the Prince of Wales to lay the foundation stone of the Hall of Memory, marking a ceremonial opening milestone.
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Edward
Birmingham
England
Prince of Wales
Settlement Ends Custody Battle Over Freddie Bartholomew
Judge Harry Archibald approves a agreement settling a custody and earnings dispute for child actor Freddie Bartholomew. Custody awarded to his aunt Myllicent Bartholomew with parents Cecil and Lilian Bartholomew allowed visitation. Guardian of estate Union Bank and Trust Company to distribute an estimated 1250 dollars weekly earnings: 10 percent to the father, 5 percent to each sister Eileen and Hilda, remainder to Freddie’s estate.
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Freddie Bartholomew
Harry Archibald
Myllicent Mary Bartholomew
Cecil Llewellyn Bartholomew
Lilian May Bartholomew
Union Bank and Trust Company
Freddie
Eileen
Hilda
Home Away From Home Prisons in Glasgow to Ease Conditions
Glasgow authorities plan a 3500 dollar program to improve cells with blankets pillows slips bolsters rubber mattresses collapsible tables and chairs for inmates awaiting trial. policy restricts access to drunks. Parliament questions treatment of detainees. Meanwhile under 700000 domestic servants in the United States live with their employers.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Parliament
United States
Subterranean Sea Monster Report From Papua
Reported from Papua is a description of a serpentine creature with boar like tusks. A specimen about 15 feet long, greyish, with a snake like head and pale stripes under the jaw, was chased by natives near shore but escaped. It rose from the water and men fired shots to scare it away.
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Papua
New South Wales
Mineral and Vitamins For Daily Child Diet
Dr F F Tisdall of Toronto told the Canadian Medical Association convention in Victoria that daily meals should include 25 to 30 ounces of milk with cooking use, eggs and meat in reasonable quantities, at least two vegetables besides potatoes, and some fruit or raw vegetables to preserve body minerals and vitamins. More than needed provides no extra benefit.
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F. F. Tisdall
Toronto
Canadian Medical Association
Victoria
British clothes import bill tops thirty five million
Noting batlike night vision and daylight sight, the report says England spent over 35 million dollars last year on garments produced abroad, highlighting the nation’s reliance on foreign sewing and fashion.
Crochet patterns for swagger jacket and plain skirt
Pattern 5653 offers a crochet swagger jacket with sizes 16 18 and 38 40 plus complete stitch instructions and materials. Pattern 5353 provides a plain crocheted skirt in the same sizes with illustrations and materials required. Each pattern costs 20 cents, 40 cents for both, order from Household Arts Dept Winnipeg News paper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
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Household Arta
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Peter and John Heal a Cripple and Boldly Testify in Jerusalem
A sermonical section recounts Peter and John healing a cripple at Solomon’s Porch and declaring salvation through Jesus Christ. It notes the Sanhedrin’s arrest and Peter’s bold defense, then shifts to Canada’s employment gains as of June 1, 1936, with industry and regional variations and a rising employment index.
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Peter
Christ
Solomon
John
Jesus
Apostles
Sanhedrin
Kulky
Annas
Caiaphas
Alexander
Jerusalem
Rome
Israel
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
British Royal Air Force display at Hendon crowds gather
Thousands watched the annual Royal Air Force display at Hendon airdrome as 47 foreign powers' representatives looked on. Britain showcased new fighters streaking overhead at 300 miles per hour with complex maneuvers. A notable feature was a radio guided training demonstration where a flyer acted as pupil under the teacher while ground crew relayed instructions.
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Royal Air Force
Hendon Airdrome
Britain
All Saints Hospital Aklavik Adds New Staff This Autumn
The 24 bed All Saints hospital in Aklavik, Arctic diocese will open this autumn replacing the building lost to fire on April 6. Miss Margaret Field of Chilliwack will join the staff alongside Margaret A. Solomon and Marion Harvey, who will travel by the Mackenzie River last boat in August. Solomon has been in New Westminster since the fire and Harvey in Toronto.
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All Saints‘ Hospital
Aklavik
New Westminster
B.C
Pince
Miss Harvey
Toronto
Lying becomes second nature says speaker
A quoted exchange hints at long deception, with one speaker remarking that lying has become natural over a year. The other jokes about minor cravings, mentioning worms and bird seed, reflecting a casual, offbeat dialogue style.
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Tom
Smuts Says South Africa Will Stand With League
General Jan Smuts in a speech warned against quarrelling with Great Britain and affirmed South Africa will stand by the League of Nations and oppose dropping sanctions on Italy. He cautioned of dangers from aerial attack and said war decisions must come from Parliament, not the government alone.
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Jan Smuts
Union of South Africa
South Africa
Great Britain
Union
League of Nations
League
J. B. M. Hertzog
Italy
England
Smuts
Indian Boys Build Boat at Colqualeelza Industrial School
Indian boys aged fourteen to seventeen at Colqualeelza Industrial School Sardis British Columbia completed a 35 foot boat in four months under Mr R Huddleston. The vessel uses BC red cedar planking fir keel oak ribs and Australian gum wood and will be fitted with a 100 horsepower motor. A rowboat is under construction as part of gas engine training. Meanwhile girls showcase arts and crafts work from the department.
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Colqualeelza Industral School
Sardis
B.C
R. Huddleston
British Columbia
Arts and Crafts
Fox actor dog earns more than trained foxes
Shorty the mongrel dog earns thirty five dollars a day for his owner by playing fox parts in moving pictures while Rea trained foxes make only about eleven dollars daily. This contrasts the value of instinctual talent versus trained animal performers in old cinema.
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Shorty
Rea
Amateur gardener defines himself as one who makes beds
A contemporary defines an amateur gardener as someone who creates garden beds and then lingers about them, offering little practical upkeep while enjoying the act of shaping soil and arranging plants.
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British Aviation
Monsters
Swagger
Brooks
T. Corin
Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Prairie Provinces
All Saints’ Hospital
General Smuts
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