World Happenings Briefly Told
A Royal Institute of British Architects delegate predicts 15 liners the size of the Queen Mary could dock at Southampton. T. H. Cunliffe of the Montreal Gazette recalls wartime service. A Sheffield England confectionery firm fined for child labor. Fred R. Goodwin flies to India and back with wife. Three women magistrates on Eastbourne beach hear motoring cases before a male colleague. A 7000 mile three minute telephone call between South Africa and Sweden. Alberta wildlife decline cited by J Selby Walker. Jack pine destroyed by spruce budworm invasion per Col H J Stevenson. The largest private nursing home in the world is planned for Johannesburg, housing 250 patients.
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Royal Institute of British Architects
Southampton
T. H. Cunliffe
Finanial
Montreal Gazette
Snce
Fed
Montreal
Shefield
Rongland
Fred R. Goodwin
Croydon
England
India
Eastbourne
South Africa
Sweden
Prout
Alberta
J. Selby Walker
Calgary
Manitoba
Col. H. J. Stevenson
Johannesburg
New York
First Visit To Britain Maharajah Of Mysore In London
The Maharajah of Mysore, fortune about £80 million, embarks on his first Britain trip with no meat, alcohol, or dairy. A temple room was prepared in his hotel for Chamundeswari worship. He travels unofficially with a 90-member retinue, meets officials, and is likely to be received by the King. He previously met the Prince of Wales in 1922 and beat him at equestrian sport. After a continental stop, the party will return to India in September.
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Maharajah of
Mysore
Masang
London
Indian Prince's Hotel
Chamundeswari
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
Equash
India Office
India
Should Hold Seed Wheat Across Alberta Border
Hon W N Chant minister of agriculture warns farmers not to export seed wheat to seek premium prices across the international border. He urges dry area farmers to conserve feed and seed supplies as relief seed grain distribution will be limited for those who have threshed grain.
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Alberta
W. N. Chant
New Ceramic Process Advances in 3000 Year Art
MIT researchers led by Professor F H Norton unveiled a rare ceramic advance termed nut frost. Metallic crystals form when metals freeze near 2000 degrees Fahrenheit, producing rainbow colors and lustrous surfaces. The process stems from controlled under glaze crystal formation and yields varied crystal sizes and flowerlike metallic patterns.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
F. H. Norton
Norton
South Africa Census Counts With Notched Sticks
The South Africa census used a tally method with notched sticks for counting in Zululand where heads of families gathered at dipping tanks to list family members. Over 8,000 enumerators surveyed the first census in a decade, relying on horses, donkeys, and Cape carts where roads were absent.
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South Africa
Zululand
British aviator narrowly escapes high tension wires
British amateur pilot Mr Phil Avery, delivering an aeroplane at Basle Switzerland, struck and severed 70 000 volt lines over Belfort Fortress on the French frontier. Amid a violent storm he miraculously escaped unharmed and landed the crippled aircraft.
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Phil Avery
Basle
Switzerland
Belfort Fortress
Avery
Englishman Belittles Scotland and a Scot Replies
Fragmentary OCR recounts a scene of an Englishman belittling Scotland over drinks. A Scot counters with wit about the mind needing to match great Scots like Walter Scott. The text then devolves into garbled remnants about the Queen Charlotte, Great Britain, and a reported find on a cylinder returning to Victoria.
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Scotland
Walter Scott
Nuediences
Wien
Charlotte Sanda
Ste
Victoria
Nes
Long Arctic Flight Showcased by Soviet Pilots
Soviet flyers Chekaloff Baidukoff and navigator Beliakoff completed a 5858 mile Arctic flight lasting 56 hours 20 minutes landing near Nicolaievsk Siberia. Official praise calls it among the most difficult and plans reward with hero titles and cash grants.
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Arctic
Moscow
Chekaloff
Baidukoff
Beliakoff
Nicolaievsk
Siberia
Commissariat For Heavy Industry
Perpetual lakes in Saskatchewan named for Victoria Cross winners
Four Saskatchewan Victoria Cross holders will have lakes named in their honor. Hon. W. F. Kerr, minister of natural resources, asked Canada's geographic board to name lakes 102 Zengle, 108 Cairns, 109 Mullins, and 114 Combe after RL Zengle, Hugh Cairns, Henry Mullins, and R. G. Combe, veterans with Saskatchewan battalions The lakes honor their service in World War I and tie the names to local places Zengle from 5th Battalion Saskatoon unit, Cairns from 46th Battalion Saskatoon, Mullins from Moosomin with the Princess Pats, and Combe from Melville with the 27th Battalion.
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Saskatchewan
W. F. Kerr
Kerr
Geographic Board of Canada
Zengle
Cairns
Hugh Cairns
Saskatoon
Mullins Lake
Henry Mullins
Moosomin
Princess Pats
Combe Lake
R. G. Combe
Melville Saskatchewan
Glider Tour Of Japan Sparks Interest In German Craft
A German glider piloted by a renowned Osaka flyer tours Japan to arouse interest in gliding. Towed by an airplane, the 2500 mile journey visits major and many smaller cities. The machine mirrors Wolf Hirth’s design and is regarded as the country’s best of its kind.
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Osaka
Japan
Wolf Hirth
Nudists Return to Clothes at French Island Retreat
Nudists at the Natural ist colony on Heliopolis Island in the Seine about 25 miles from Paris have returned to clothing. Only babies under three may go entirely unclad. The island hosts hundreds of tiny tents and asbestos cabins built by the back to nature group. Nudists now wear more than typical seaside bathers.
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Heliopolis
Seine
Paris
Kittens Crochet Pattern 5 Cents for Baby Airing Set
Promote a crochet pattern 5672 for a kitten themed airings set pillow and cover in white with blue or pink. Describes easy plain crochet, yarn choice Germantown wool, and charts with illustrations. Request 20 cents in stamps or coin to Household Arts Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Being Foolishly Kind Who Pick Up Hitch Hike Invite Trouble
Two US motor tourists were robbed in Quebec by a young man and woman hitchhikers who threatened them with a gun as they traveled toward the border. The Ottawa Journal warns drivers to beware of stopping for itinerants, noting most travelers are harmless but some may be dangerous.
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United States
Quebec
Ottawa Journal
Test Flights Delayed On North Atlantic Route
Ottawa reports North Atlantic test flights between Great Britain, Newfoundland and Canada unlikely this year due to rearmament delays. A December Ottawa conference directed April trial flights. Sydney and Gander Lake facilities rushed for transatlantic service. Imperial Airways ordered composite flying boats with launching seaplanes. one unit has been tested and allegedly cruises around 200 mph.
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North Atlantic
Great Britain
Newfoundland
Canada
Ottawa
England
Sydney
N.S
Gander Lake
Imperial Airways
Self-Sufficiency Program Aims to Buy Less Sell More
Foreign Trade Commissioner Archibald Rozentglotz outlined a drive toward self sufficiency in Soviet policy. He said imports will be reduced and that Moscow plans to rely less on foreign salesmen as defense needs and gold reserves grow.
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Sla
Russia
Archibad Rozentglotz
Conference For Foreign Trade
Moscow
Rozentglotz
High Salaries Among U S Industrialists Spar Over Pay
The Toronto Star notes five large American industrialists earn salaries above 200000 yearly and nineteen exceed 100000, justified by building vast production forces. Critics compare with stars and argue whether such compensation is warranted versus standard wages in productive industries. Aboriginal numbers in Australia show 60000 full blooded natives with 24000 employed or in supervised camps. 26000 are nomadic. More than 7 million members belong to athletic clubs in Germany.
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Unite States
Toronto Star
United States
St. Catharines
Australia
Canberra
Strange Dishes From Swindon to Salons of the World
A travelogue of unusual foods across Britain and beyond mentions Swindon Wiltshire with snails as a regional curiosity while Radnorshire, Devonshire, Cornwall and Wales showcase eccentric delicacies. It notes jellied eels spotted dog toad in the hole seaweed soup and sturgeon imitations among many others alongside extravagant global fare.
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Swindon
Wiltshire
Lands End
John O' Groats
Radnorshire
Epicures
England
Devonshire
Wales
Ireland
Odd Uses For Electricity In Agriculture And Farming
The text highlights diverse electric applications in farming such as lighting duck farms to settle their fear of dark, using electricity to cook soy beans for hog feed, electric pumping to warm creek water for vegetable irrigation, and electric coolers with thermostats to maintain ideal egg storage temperatures. It notes benefits like reduced labor, better prices, and preserved produce.
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Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Underground Telephone Wires To Move Underground
Dr. Oliver Buckley of Bell Labs foresees replacing above ground telephone wires with underground coaxial pipes capable of transmitting hundreds of messages simultaneously. He spoke to Denver area telephone company employees about this latest development in telephony. A Swiss expert warns of over 35 poisonous gases ready for use in the next war.
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Oliver E. Buckley
New York
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Denver
Cal
Buckley
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Britain
Thames
King George
Aome
Thames Embankment
George V
Edwin Cooper
Port of London Authority
King's Reach
Westminster
George
Lady Ritchie
Lord Ritchie
Glider Touring
Oasebor
Ger
Abe
King
Duke of Gloucester
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