World Happenings Briefly Told
In Paris Princess Mary the king and queen’s daughter has left hospital after an operation on June 4. Hitler grants ministry of war power to enlist foreigners. The Daily Mail claims Imperial Air Ways plans a detailed north trans Atlantic service with government support. London Daily Express notes Germany’s fleet of war tanks despite Versailles limits. Fanning Islands Ltd offers two British held islands for sale south of Honolulu, buyers must be British subjects. France edges toward drastic budget economies amid a seven to eight million franc deficit. USSR accuses Japan and Germany of provocation and preparation for war on its borders. W J Roche resigns as chair of civil service commission. gratuity of 7500 and one year's salary expected on retirement.
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Adolf Hitler
Ministry of War
Daily Mail
Imperial Airways
Guards to bury government gold at Fort Knox
Soldiers at Fort Knox Kentucky will guard a new underground vault as part of a policy to move monetary stocks from vulnerable coastal cities. Treasury draftsmen ordered the vault construction while hundreds of millions of dollars in gold shift from New York and Philadelphia to the army post for protection against invasion or mobs.
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United States
Fort Knox
Treasury
Nisk
Army Post
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Fox in Hounds Run During Boyle Harriers Meet
A fox breaking cover joined the hounds at a Boyle Harriers Hunt meet in Northern Ireland. The animal ran with the pack but vanished into brush as the hunt neared a brush-covered hill. A pessimistic commentator notes farming struggles since autos replaced horses, with over 90 fresh injuries within 50 miles of Spot Banc Wasa.
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Boyle Harriers
Northern Ireland
Spot Banc
Wasa
Italian seaman Bracco famed for rescues dies in poverty
Salvatore Bracco, Italian born American seaman, earned medals from five cities and Mussolini for rescuing 38 men aboard the Ignazio Florio in 1925 and led Florida lifeboat efforts in 1929. Despite honors and a Congressional Medal, he died in New Jersey in poverty while supporting his family on $7.50 weekly aid.
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Medeia
Salvatore Bracco
Harding
Ignazio Florio
Bracco
Benito Mussolini
America
Florida
Virginia Capes
James J. Walker
New York
Italy
Seaman Bracco
New Jersey
Neglected Grave of Nurse Cavell Sparks England Outrage
Complaints arise in England over the neglected tomb of Raith Cavell the martyred World War nurse. Born at Swardeston she is buried near Norwich Cathedral Life's Green. Visitors report rough gravel and dog damage with wilted flowers and a wreath.
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Raith Cavell
England
Norwich
Nurse Cavell
Swardeston
Life's Green
Cherry Jelly Making Instructions From Frugal Week Guide
To prepare juice stem and crush three pounds ripe cherries without pits. Simmer with water ten minutes, then squeeze juice from fruit. Mix juice with sugar and bottled fruit pectin, boil vigorously four and a half minutes, then pour and seal. Makes about ten glasses of jelly.
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Akim
Strawberry Frosting Recipe From Condensed Milk
A retro frosting method uses 2 cups confectioners sugar 3 cup sweetened condensed milk and strawberry pulp. Stir sugar into milk then add 44 cup pulp and lemon juice. Beat until smooth and creamy then spread on a cold cake or top two layers. Makes enough to cover top and sides or about a dozen cupcakes.
New Radio Active Ray Reported In Germany
A powerful new radioactive microwave was announced in Germany claiming greater power than Hertzian rays. Scientists said the beam would help signal ship arrivals by triggering a loudspeaker on the vessel emitting the waves.
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Germany
Edmonton physicist wins First War Memorial Fellowship
Cecil Edwin Hall of Edmonton won the First War Memorial Fellowship of 500 dollars, announced in Toronto by the Alumni Federation of the University of Toronto. Hall is an honor graduate in physics from the University of Alberta.
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Cecil Edwin Hall
Edmonton
Toronto
University of Toronto
Hell
University of Alberta
National Youth Administration Offers Youths Jobs and Training
President Roosevelt created the National Youth Administration to aid unemployed youths from 16 to 25. With a $50 million program under Work Relief, it funds work, apprenticeships in private industry, high school and college training, and relief payments. Miss Josephine Roche and Aubrey Williams lead the effort to help about 500,000 youths. Average relief pay is $15 monthly, $3 for high school attendees, and $15 for college students.
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United States
Roosevelt
Josephine Roche
the Treasury
Aubrey Williams
Harry L. Hopkins
Works
Platform compares to bunker in golf in politics
A statesman says a party platform is a mighty important consideration. Another notes a platform is like a bunker in golf: required by rules, but true skill lies in avoiding it. The exchange highlights strategic nuance in political discourse.
Air planes used to teach geography in Dutch schools
The Dutch government provides aeroplanes to schools so children can fly over Holland to study geography, turning the country’s landscape into an interactive lesson. The program aims to give students a vivid, practical sense of their national terrain and regions.
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Holland
Leprosy Bacillus Cultured for First Time Since 1871
Dr Albert Vaudremer and assistant Mlle Brun announced before the French Academy of Medicine that seven years of work yielded a positive culture of the leprosy bacillus for the first time since Armauer Hansen's 1871 discovery. The cultured bacillus was agglutinated by serum from leprosy patients and died within 24 hours.
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French Academy of Medicine
Albert Vaudremer
Mlle. Brun
Armauer, Hansen
Vandremer
Canadian Nickel Design Tied to Slot Machines
Finance Minister E N Rhodes said Canada might change the nickel’s size and design in the future but current slot machines and telephones constrain the move. He called the coin one of the most hideous and noted the prevalence of slot machines as a reason for delaying artistic reform.
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Canada
E. N. Rhodes
W. D. Euler
Lib
North Waterloo
Rhodes
Beaver imports reach Edmonton after long Hamburg voyage
Forty nutria from Germany arrive in Edmonton after a voyage from Hamburg to boost fur production in Canada. The import aims to enhance domestic fur stocks as part of industry efforts.
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Germany
Newcastle
Hamburg
Edmonton
Knit and crochet neckwear patterns from Household Arts Dept notice
Fashion highlights wrapping around neckwear with knitted collars and a crocheted jabot. Instructions for two knit collars and a jabot appear in pattern 5374 with materials and an illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern book by Alice Brecks.
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Perlecutton
Household Arta Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Naomi and Ruth in Bethlehem Bible Lesson Reflections
Sunday School lesson outlines Naomi and Ruth leaving Bethlehem for Moab to escape famine, then returning. It covers Naomi’s bitterness as Mara, Ruth's loyalty, and the early chapters of Ruth with focus on family ties, widows, and the law of the next of kin. The golden text highlights Proverbs 81:30 praising those who fear the Lord.
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Blimetech
Naomi
Bethlehem
Moab
Ruth
Elimelech
Canaan
Midan
Larael
Orpah
Jehovah
Mara
Ontario to hire contractors for road building says Heenan
Hon. Peter Heenan announced in Port Arthur that the Ontario government will let contracts for road building under the Great Lakes section of the Trans Canada highway. He said the relief camp system is at least twice as costly, costing about 55000 for a road section, while a contractor could build it for half that amount with fair wages.
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Peter Heenan
Ontario
Heenan
Death of Dr Thomas McCrae Noted Physician Author
Widely known physician and medical author Dr Thomas McCrae died in Philadelphia at 64 after an operation. Native of Ontario he was brother to Canadian poet John McCrae and associate of Sir William Osler. He taught medicine for 23 years at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. In 1927 he served as physician to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald during a US visit.
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Thomas McCrae
Philadelphia
Ontario
McCrae
John McCrae
Sir William Osler
Jefferson Medical College
J. Romsay MacDonald
England
United States
To Fit The Crime In England says Toronto Star
The Toronto Star reports England punishes reckless drivers by suspending licenses for two years. In Czechoslovakia a speedster is fined instead of arrested, with a policeman airing tires to slow the driver before allowing a tire pump back up.
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England
Toronto Star
Czechoslovakia
All Men Are Born Free and Equal But Most Marry
A concise reflection states that while all people are born free and equal, most eventually marry, contrasting ideal equality with common social practice.
Atomic Theory and Tiny Particles Explained
GordonGuest recounts John Dalton's atomic theory, defines atoms as indivisible units, notes electrons and protons as fundamental particles, and explains how atoms form molecules. The piece discusses nucleus size, electron orbits, and the spectroscope and X rays revealing atomic structure, with references to hydrogen and uranium and radioactive elements like radium.
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John Dalton
Dalton
Sta Ting
Secret Of Magic Sword: Nickel Steel Found In Serbia
An 8 man mining party in old Serbia reports a piece of metal in ancient workings likely the oldest nickel steel ever found. They could not bore through it, and analysis in Vienna confirmed its peculiar hardness. The discovery suggests the steel existed at least 1,000 years ago, centuries before nickel steel's modern rediscovery.
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Old
Serbia
Vienna
Actor Stops The Show In Braila Theatre Closure
A comic singer wearing a Mussolini style hat mocked Signor Mussolini with an ironical song. The act found success until the Italian consul learned of it, after which police closed the theatre doors the following day in Braila Roumania.
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Mussolini
Braila
Roumania
Signor Mussolini
Atlanta Doctor Finds Boys Sleep Less Than Girls
An Atlanta physician reports after 150,000 hours watching children sleep with electrical instruments that boys sleep worse than girls. The study highlights gender differences in pediatric sleep patterns based on extensive monitoring.
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Atlanta
Diamonds generate electricity under red and infrared light
Certain diamond types act as light glowing generators, producing electrical energy when exposed to red or infrared illumination. The effect leverages diamond’s electronic structure to convert photons into usable power, suggesting potential for novel solar and sensor applications. Further research clarifies efficiency and material limits.
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Brefly
Paris
Mary
W. J. Roche
Civil Service Commission
E. Core Hind
E Cora
University of Manitoba
Montreal
Duchess of York
Miss Hind
Europe
Winnipeg Free Preas
Fox
Cavell
Betty Barclay
War Memorial Fellowship
MR. Baldwin
National Youth Administraton
Alice Brecks
Nice Brontes
Crochet
Naomi Werman
Faith and Courage
Dr. McCrae
Gordon
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