Treasures of Egypt Drive Starr to Destiny
Starr Ellison, raised amid her father’s Egyptian artifacts, follows him on a fateful dig toward the hidden tomb of Tut Amen Ra. The expedition stirs longing and fear as a perilous ascent into history looms, ending with her father guiding the team into the ancient tomb.
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Starr Ellison
Bison
Egypt
Starr
Enets
Myrale
Ameil
John Lessing
Star
Tut-Amen-Ra
Ama-Sun
Ellison
Desert
Refusal to Participate Suspends Austrian Jewish Swimmer
Ruth Langer a 15 year old swimmer with the Hakoah club is suspended for two years for refusing to join the Austrian Olympic team. The action follows a Maccabi union boycott decision. Earlier 17 year old Judith Deutsch was suspended for no years for the same reason.
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Ruth Langer
Hakoah Jewish
Miss Langer
Maccabi Union
Judith Deutsch
Hag Never Changed Address Mare cr Layton 80th Birthday
Mare Layton celebrated her 80th birthday in Grafton Australia as she has lived at the same address since birth in 1856 aboard the sailing ship that brought her parents to the country. Her carpenter father built their home on a then lonely brush track that grew into one of Grafton s main streets.
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Starr
Debria
Mare
Cr. Layton
Grafton
Australia
World Fallacies Drive Nations Toward Self Sufficiency
A Toronto Star editorial denounces calls for national economic isolation. It argues no nation can be self sufficient, cites reliance on global trade, and criticizes nationalism as a misguided retreat from interdependent markets.
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Britain
England
Sips
Toronto Star
Bomb-Proof Underground House Sparks Barnet Council Clash
Alan Daly of Elstree says a wealthy client commissioned a bomb-proof underground house amid Europe war talk. Barnet Rural Council officials doubt the plans meet building ordinances. Daly may abandon the project but will submit drawings to the British Ministry of Health. Estimated cost about $150,000.
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Europe
Barnet Rural Council
England
Alan Daly
Elstree
Daly
Ministry of Health
Present From West Indies Turtles for London Banquet
Chef Cornelius Muysenberg studies four West Indian turtles sent to Vancouver as a gift from the Cayman Islands. He plans to boil the 280-pound creatures with shells intact to make soup for the lord mayor of London’s golden jubilee banquet, using portions of meat to feed about 500 people.
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Vancouver
Cornelius Muysenberg
Cayman Islands
Muysenberg
London
Traveler on Commission Distracts Dieting Athlete
The big business man hurried a quick lunch at a cafe while a lean traveler on commission sat opposite him and eyed the plate. The dieter asked if the traveler was an athlete on a diet. the traveler replied he was one of their commission men.
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Bisness
Jooka
Household Tip Guides Overnight Fridge Prep
A household hint advises leaving the grapefruit in the refrigerator overnight before starting the day with a cold shower. The note emphasizes sanitation and a brisk morning routine. The reference number 2162 appears at the end of the tip.
Treasures From China At Vancouver Jubilee Fair
A Vancouver China town market hosts an Oriental tribute to the citys 50th birthday. Chinese artisans display priceless art treasures from Cathay as Olive-cheeked girls guide visitors past joss sticks, paper gods, bamboo gateways, and a Western styled gate with no nails in its construction.
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Vancouver
Chinatown
China
Anv
Oldest Deuteronomy Papyrus Fragments Found in Manchester
Four papyrus fragments inscribed with Deuteronomy, said to be 300 years older than any known Bible manuscript, were found in John Rylands Library Manchester. C H Roberts of St John’s College Oxford announced in Two Biblical Papyri that the roll is part of the Septuagint written in the second century B C.
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John Ryland
Manchester
England
C.H. Roberts
St. John’s College
Oxford University
Montreal’s oldest piano teacher campaigns for tram safety
Miss Fanny Florinda Drummond near hundred years old denies she is that old yet she astonishes friends by claiming a traffic accident spurred Montreal to install the light system. She started her push after being knocked down, and the city later set up the signals. Her old time language charms readers.
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Montreal
Fanny Florinda Drummond
Miss Drummond
Drummond
Lawyer Crosses Bay of Fundy by Custom Rowboat
Harry F. Phillips became the first man in fifty years to row across the Bay of Fundy in half a century. He used a specially built 13 foot, 112 pound double-ended dory style boat designed for rough seas. Planning spanned three years, with the journey from Jonesport Maine to Yarmouth Nova Scotia and onward to Boston aboard ship.
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Bay of Fundy
Harry F. Phillips
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Jonesport
Maine
Boston
Phillipe
Walking With God In Everyday Life Sermon Reflections
A devotional piece urges daily spiritual walking with God through life’s shop, office, and home. It questions flaws in religion when trials overwhelm us, and argues divine love must be an indwelling presence guiding and uplifting the soul through daily burdens.
Australian Bushmen Trackers Form Native Constabulary
Australia’s famed black trackers are to be formed into a native constabulary under the Northern Territory police. The stone age observers are celebrated for following trails across harsh terrain and will assist white constables in maintaining order among their communities.
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Australia
Manbaked Rock
Jazz in Russia Mirrors Caucasus Zurna Music Says Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff, former Moscow Art Theatre member, argues American Jazz is essentially the same as Caucasus zurna music. He notes the zurna resembles the saxophone, linking the two styles as historically aligned with Russia.
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America
Russia
Akim Tamiroff
Moscow Art Theatre
Caucasus
Smallest Woman in World Princess Elizabeth Dies in Germany
The so called smallest woman in the world, "Princess Elizabeth," has died in Bad Pyrmont, near Hanover, Germany. She stood 24 inches tall and weighed 22 pounds, though she was 22 years old and the daughter of normal parents with two tall brothers.
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Princess Elizabeth
Bad Pyrmont
Hanover
Germany
Arctic record listed at Nome hits 838 degrees
An arctic neat wave was recorded at Nome with a new official listing of 838 degrees, surpassing the prior 814 degree mark. The previous record dated from August 1928 at 80. Berthold Schwartz, a German monk, is credited with firearms invention. Schwarte worked on crude weapons between 1320 and 1354.
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Nome
Berthold Schwartz
Schwarte
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