World Happenings Briefly Told
Two hundred persons named in the king's birthday honors list on June 23 were hosted by Mrs Majesty on July 14. Hon J. E Michaud left for the Pacific coast on a study tour of the British Columbia sailing industry. Pan American Airways plans to start carrying paying passengers across the Pacific on its clipper route. Dawn to dusk lights across the Caribbean Sea put parts of South America within 24 hours of New York and Chicago. Prime Minister Baldwin said he cannot promise House of Lords reform legislation. Bank of Canada head office construction will begin next spring, costing at least $500,000. Ontario Medical Association prepares for possible health insurance admin costs. Lieut Commander Reg Fletcher urged a Commonwealth conference on foreign policy. An exhibit of prize wheat by Herman Trelle opened at Stanley Park for Vancouver’s Jubilee attractions. King Edward donated $5,000 from yacht Britannia proceeds to the King George memorial.
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Majesty
J. E Michaud
Aaheries
Pacific Coast
British Columbia
Pan American Airways
Pacific
Caribbean Sea
South America
New York
Chicago
Baldwin
House of Lords
Bank of Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
Ontario Medical Association
W. K. Colbeck
Great Britain
Dominions
Reg. Fletcher
British Commonwealth
Herman Trelle
Peace River District
Stanley Park
G G. McGeer
Vancouver
King Edward
London
Nine Years On Stolen Loan Repaid At Troy Optician’s
Robert Sturges of Troy New York recalls a stranger who years ago borrowed seven dollars to help a friend out of jail and now returned the debt saying he would repay at the first opportunity. The act renewed his faith in humanity.
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Robert Sturges
Optician
Troy
New York
Sturges
Joan
Deluxe house trailers promise home comforts on wheels
House trailers for motorcars are surging in popularity with 250000 in use and sales up to 14000 dollars. The de luxe models feature mahogany paneling, six separate beds, electric light and refrigerator, hot and cold water, ice water, heat and cold insulation, driver telephone link, and even air conditioning equipment. Collier's.
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Collier's
Stolen Shoes Auction Leads to 630 Pairs of Size 14
A man bidding at an Army goods auction won 630 pairs of shoes in one lot for 15 dollars. He found all crates were size 14, matching his own shoe size. Nearby, Windsor Castle's nine hole golf course is being expanded to 18 holes with more difficult hazards under King Edward's orders.
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Balboni
Windsor Castle
Edward
Pioneer Of Western Canada fest Man In Saskatchewan Dies
Murdoch McLean of Saskatchewan, aged 105, dies at his son John’s farm near Moosomin. Born February 20, 1831 in Loch Torridon Scotland, he emigrated to Canada as a young man and lived through multiple monarchs. He married Annabel McKenzie, raised a family in Iowa district, faced a major fire thirteen years ago, moved to Moosomin, and spent his final year with his son. He remained engaged in public life, loyal to Presbyterian faith, and voted Liberal in the last election. He did not smoke or drink.
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Saskatchewan
Murdoch McLean
John
Macsomin
Bor
Loch Torridon
Scotland
Canada
Annabel McKenzie
Iowa
Moosomin
McLean
George IV
William IV
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Edward VIII
Presbyterian Church
Liberal Party
Canada considers sports ministry to be created soon
Hon. C. G. Power, minister of health, says an act to establish a national sports ministry in Canada will likely be introduced in the next parliament session. He notes a sports directorate under government supervision has been discussed in Ottawa, with Tommy Church and Hugh Plaxton pushing bills to place all amateur and professional sport under the ministry of health.
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Canada
C. G. Power
Ottawa
Tommy Church
Toronto
Hugh Plaxton
Ministry of Health
Power
Long Electioneering Tour by Northland Musher for Territorial Auditor
Malcolm Sandy Smith a noted northland musher and explorer begins a 5 000 mile campaign in Alaska seeking the territorial auditor post. He previously joined the Wukinson Polar expedition and earned a Hudson Bay rescue medal. Smith plans a rapid tour using aircraft dog teams rafts cars and boats to reach voters.
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Jeb Alexander Malcolm
Sandy” Smith
Northland
Alliwick
Alaska
Smith
Hudson Bay Territory
North
Family Heirloom Basket Brought to Tutbury Ontario
A 190 year old family heirloom straw basket from Germany enters ownership of Mrs. Charles Ross of Prospect Street in Tutbury Ontario. The hand woven item remains in near perfect condition with a straw hinged cover and varnish, passed down generations. Separate note: Dr. Arthur H. Compton of the University of Chicago posits cosmic rays originate in the earth’s atmospheric layer rather than distant space.
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North Sea
Charles Ross
Prospect Street
Tutbury
Ontario
Germany
Rome
Arthur H. Compton
University of Chicago Savant
Bur Heads
Duke of York Affiliated to Glamis Lodge by Postman Beattie
The Duke of York was installed as an affiliated member of Glamis Lodge in Forfar by James Beattie the village postman, who serves as Right Worshipful Master of Glamis Lodge. The report notes the ceremony and the elder warder role as part of the lodge’s activities.
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Duke of York
Glamis
Forfar
James Beattie
Assisting Nature By Jack Miner on Dominion Over All
Canadian writer Jack Miner defends human mastery over nature, noting that through selective breeding and managed interference, animals and crops prosper. He cites cattle breeds, horses, and wheat development, crediting scientists like Sir Charles Saunders for improving Canadian grain resilience and yield.
Man and God in Nature and Progress
The author chronicles human development of crops and flowers from wild origins to cultivated varieties, praising wheat breeding by Saunders and the Marquis and Garnet lines. He argues God gave humans brains to improve and control nature, from roses and irises to weeds, while stressing responsible pest control and stewardship in farming and animal husbandry.
Hedda Hopper Defies English Dining Etiquette Hat Ban
Hedda Hopper, famed American actress reputedly among Hollywoods best dressed, is refused a hat in a London hotel dining room. The head waiter explains hats are not done in England. Hopper protests that hats are fashionable in America and will come here soon.
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London
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
England
Detorum
America
Hedda
Bright Crochet For Any Room Pattern 5544
Take stock of your rooms and brighten them with a colorful crocheted rug. Easy ways use rug wool, rags or candlewicking to form six sided medallions joined with stripes. Pattern 5544 provides full instructions, illustrations, materials, and color ideas. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Winnipeg for the Brooks pattern book.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winsipe
Canada Year Book 1936 edition features extensive updates
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics announces the 1936 Canada Year Book, a comprehensive official statistical annual. It covers resources, history, institutions, demography, production, trade, education, and more in over 1,100 pages with new material on fertility, immigration, construction, and municipal taxation. It notes revisions to external trade, retail trade indices, and national wealth estimates, plus a frontispiece proclamation of King George V’s death and King Edward VII’s accession. Copies cost $1.50, with a 50 cent paper-bound option for students and teachers.
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Canada
Dominon Bureau of Statistica
Dominion
Thore
G.S
Department of Nat Sona Defence
League of Nations
Bank of Canada
George V
Empire
Edward VII
Government of
South African minister calls for German colonial compensation
Union of South Africa defence minister Oswald Pirow urged in Pretoria that there can be no permanent peace without adequate compensation for Germany’s colonies. He told Reuters that compensation should be in Africa and supported by London, stressing Africa as essential for German cooperation.
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Germany
Oswald Pirow
Union of South Africa
Pretoria
London
Reuters
Africa
Britain Leads World Trade Share in 1930s Survey
The Calgary Herald notes Britain was the world’s largest trading nation in 1985 per the League of Nations monthly bulletin on statiation. Britain’s imports and exports totaled 142 percent of world trade, with the United States second at 11 percent, Germany 87 percent, France 62 percent, and Canada and Japan at 36 percent each. South Africa and Australia held 22 and 21 percent respectively, while twelve nations excluding Italy accounted for 62.3 percent of last year’s trade.
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Great Britain
League of Nations
Britain
United States
Germany
France
Canada
Japan
South Africa
Australia
India
Netherlands
Italy
Calgary Herald
Weather cooperation plan between Canada and US announced
Canada and the United States will work together on upper air aeroplane observations to improve weather forecasts. Flights from Fort Smith on the Slave River will carry observers at about 17 000 feet under Dr John Patterson of Toronto who leads the Dominion meteorological service. The aim is safer aircraft operations.
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Canada
United States
Fort Smith
N.W
Sla
John Patterson
Toronto
Dominion Meteorological Service
Department of Marine
Noiseless Marble Floor Alternative Uses Plastic Rubber
A process uses plastic rubber instead of cement for jointless terrazzo floors. Marble chippings mixed with plastic rubber form a compound easily laid in a semi-fluid state and adheres to wood, concrete, steel, or cork underlay. The surface is skid proof, easily cleaned, and claimed to wear as well as cement terrazzo. Miss Agnes MacPhail notes farming requires skill, organization, and broad knowledge beyond sowing seed.
London reading stores plan BBC viewing rooms for public
Several London reading stores have engaged architects to design viewing rooms for BBC television programs. The rooms will be elaborately designed and furnished and will hold 25 or more people.
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London
Reading
BBC Television
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de Luxe
Ministry of Sports
Ational Sports
Nature
Jack Miner
Oval
Ania
Fa Omar
Nee
Nome
Erie Lanndien
Salrman
Earth
Charles Saunders
Sir Charles
Mamitos
Saunders
Marquis
Odd
Stille
Brooks Pattern Book
Brooks
Feas
ADA
Mons
Agnes MacPhail
M.P
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