World Happenings Briefly Told
Peter Veregin resigns as president of the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood. Wilton Lackaye, 69, famed U.S. actor, dies in New York from heart ailment. Admiral Sir David Murray Anderson eyed as Governor General of Newfoundland. Soviet decree orders tougher action against private food speculation. Dr John G Dunlop dies in Marizawa Japan after 15 years in country. Royal cattle sold to Communist Russia. two shorthorn bulls bought by the Soviet. Madeline Slade, Mahatma Gandhi follower, jailed for one year in Bombay. London jewelers use smoke screens. smash and grab raids push burglary rates up. IRA warns Dublin cinema managers against films showing royals or British propaganda.
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Peter Veregin
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Wilton Lackaye
United State
New York
Sir David Murray Anderson
C.B.E
Newfoundland
Marizawa
Japan
John G. Dunlop
Russia
King George
Madeline Slade
Mahatma Ghandi
Bombay
London
Irish Republican Army
Dublin
Seven provinces sign relief settlement plan for unemployed families
Unemployed families in seven Canadian provinces may receive a one third share from the Dominion, the province, and the municipality, up to $600 per family, to cover land establishment and subsistence for two years. The plan aims to move families toward self support, using public funds to start modest farming ventures rather than direct relief.
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Dominion
Demand for Canadian flaxseed rises in Ireland
The Canadian Department of Agriculture notes strong demand in Ireland for pedigreed flaxseed for sowing. Irish linen industry seeks Canadian fibre flaxseed due to quality germination and purity ensured by government inspection.
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Department of Agriculture
Ireland
Recognition Deserved A Long Service Prize
An elderly Bologna woman Francesca Felicetti received a long service prize after seventy seven years in one family's service starting at age twelve. Twenty nine other servants earned prizes for over forty years with a single family. In Manchester England a cotton pageant drew twelve thousand performers.
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Bologna
Italy
Francesca Felicetti
Manchester
England
Miracles Of the Blind Few People Appreciate
A London scene at Saint Dunstan's shows Helen Keller guiding Captain Ian Fraser by reading his lips with her fingers. Keller, blind and deaf, speaks of perseverance and achievement despite multiple handicaps. The piece notes Keller’s Alabama origin and lifelong advocacy while praising others who conquer disabilities through courage.
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Helen Keller
Ian Fraser
Cb.e
Saint Dunstan’s
London
England
St. Dunstan’s
Captain Fraser
Dr. Keller
Alabama
Riverbend School for Girls to reopen in Winnipeg
Riverbend School for Girls in Winnipeg will reopen for the autumn term on September 13 under Principal Miss Joan Foster. The boarding and day school, linked to the United Church of Canada, offers a Riverbend Diploma and prepares girls from Grades 1 to 12 with a staff of highly qualified teachers and modern facilities.
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Riverbend School For
Winnipeg
Joan Foster
Riverbend
Sir James Atkins
United Church of Canada
Department of Education
Assiniboine River
Foster
McGill
Oxford
Laura Cull
Marian Macdougall
Mary Chestnut
Beatrice Wilson
Barbara May Erith
Gwen M. Bowman
Macdougall
Dalhousie University
Ontario College of Chemistry
Chestnut
Manitoba
Wilson
University College
Toronto
Emmanuel College
United Church Training School
Miss Erith
London University
London
Miss Bowman
Margaret Eaton School of Physical Education
James A. Richardson
L.L.D
Isaac Pitblado
Canada
C. E. Armstrong
Moose Jaw
Robert Forke
Pipestone
C. F. Adams
Calgary
A. F. Laird
Yorkton
B. C. Wallace
Edmonton
J. E. Brownlee
Man who surrendered Jerusalem dies at 65
Ahmed Sharad a former inspector in the Turkish gendarmerie in Jerusalem died in Hebron Government hospital at 65 He helped surrender the city to British forces in 1917 by delivering a white flag on a bamboo pole with Jerusalem�s mayor to the British guards
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Jerusalem
Hebron
Ahmed Sharad
Why Steal It Cartoon Dialogue From The Stealing Tale
A quip exchanges talk about a man named Bill who vanished for months and reportedly serves three years for stealing a car. The remark questions the motive and hints at unpaid car purchase bills. The dialogue uses a humorous or sharp tone.
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Bill
New Equipment For Houses Describes Air Cooling Prospects
The article envisions future homes with air cooling and air washing, reducing street noise by keeping windows closed. It notes the device is pricey and experimental now but expected to improve and lower in cost within years. It briefly defines Coomb as a four bushel British corn measure.
South Africa farmers push to end hoarding movement
A movement in South Africa aims to curb hoarding by farmers to stabilize supplies and prices, rallying producer groups and government oversight for market fairness and access to essentials. Bulgaria plans to invest 9.25 million dollars in state railways to improve infrastructure and service nationwide.
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South Africa
Sunday School Lesson Golden Text and Devotional Reading
A Sunday lesson centers on Leviticus 10 9 urging abstinence from wine and strong drink. The devotional theme uses Isaiah 5 and Psalm 24 1 4 to frame spiritual reflection.
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Isaiah
The Evils Of Intemperance Across Faith and Time
A compact excerpt notes intemperance warnings from Isaiah and Expository Times, describing early rising to drink and progressive captivity. It contrasts ancient worship instruments with wine at feasts from Hastings Dictionary, and cites Edward King on pleasure seekers neglecting God and duty.
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Isaiah
Edward King
Biscuit Recipe Revised For This Week
Recipe makes about 18 biscuits with shortening flour baking powder salt and grated orange rind. Mix dry ingredients then work in shortening and add milk or water and orange rind. Roll cut and moisten half the cubes with orange juice to place between biscuits. Glaze tops with orange juice and rind, bake 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
Apple Banana Rice Crust Bake Recipe
A recipe using rice flakes and butter with apples and bananas. Layer crumbs and fruit, sprinkle sugar cinnamon and lemon juice, then bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. Serves six.
Times Have Changed Old Farmer Reaps Alone
An old farmer pays for a new reaper and binder and recounts the shift from hiring labor to doing the work himself. He recalls last year thirty men sat on the fence watching while he smoked a cigar. this year he reaped the field himself and watched thirty men sit on the fence.
Horse fears cow on country road shock Toronto rider
A Toronto man reports his horse, trained in a city stable and unused to rural roads, became alarmed and fled when confronted by a cow. The animal only settled after significant effort, highlighting an unusual animal reaction to livestock.
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Toronto
Mission Ships, Never Return
A gleaming white ship the Southern Cross VI visits the Thames before leaving for Melanesia. Built at Cowes for 125000 dollars, it heads to a mission voyage where it will be scrapped like its predecessors. For 783 years mission ships have served Melanesia, a 2000 mile arc of 40 islands. The native population is described as primitive with ancestral worship, magic, and witchcraft. about 50 white missionaries staff Melanesia, using the Southern Cross VI as a floating church.
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Thames
Southern Cross VI
Cowes
Melanesian Islands
South Pacific Ocean
Australia
Melanesia
The Upward Strike Mystery Of Lightning
Scientists reveal lightning can strike upward as well as downward supported by 185 photographs. The piece notes both negative and positive varieties, warns most people survive thunderstorms by avoiding above strikes, and laments lack of guidance on identifying bolt polarity.
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Newark Evening News
French Wheat Quota Hint in Government Action
Montreal Star reports France and Algeria may have 800,000,000 bushels of wheat to meet domestic needs. A shift to Russian grain for mixing would explain France’s reluctance to sign new Canada wheat deals. Russian crop prospects are not as favorable, risking shortfalls in several countries.
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Paris
France
Algeria
Moscow
Russia
Canada
Montreal Star
Saskatoon Opens Egg Powder Plant With 180000 Eggs Daily
A new egg powder plant in Saskatoon Saskatchewan will use 180000 eggs daily. The project aims to challenge China's long held egg powder monopoly by expanding Canadian production and market share.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
China
Rail mileage in the Netherland East Indies mainly in Java
The Netherlands East Indies railway system shows seven-tenths of its total mileage located in Java, indicating the island’s central role in regional rail transport and infrastructure development.
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Stockholm
N. U
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TNO
McDermott Ave
French Guiana
Riverbend School
Bulgaria
R. S. Booth
Cunard
Ascania
Akron
Ohio
Cunard Line
Betty Barclay
South Seas
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