World Happenings Briefly Told
An array of brief items includes forecasts on food supplies by a secretary named Peter, a Bermuda suffragist delegation visiting a official, Italians seeking British citizenship in Queensland to dodge service, Dr. J M Neelands the Canadian dentist marking his 97th birthday after 63 years practice, plans for a trans-Pacific aviation club in Papeete, a burglary involving plumbers in Chicago stealing bathroom fixtures, H A Fitzgerald reporting $14000 plumbing equipment loss, and Newcastle showings of ice-embedded cabblias shipped from California to Australia as fresh blooms.
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Queensland
N.8.w
Papeete
Tabiti
France
H. A. Fitzgerald
Chicago
Fitzgerald
Newcastle
California
Australia
Firing Squad Ends A Soviet Grandmother Case
A grandmother on a collective farm in the Soviet Union killed her grandson Peter, who betrayed her to the police over stolen grain. She claimed drowning, but authorities found his charred remains and she was executed by firing squad. The grandmother was sentenced to eight years for accomplice status.
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Parenova
Christina Parevenova
Peter
Christina
Grandmother Parvenova
Windsor Daily Star
Architect Sues Owner Over Torn Down House
A Paris Seine Civic Tribunal case pits a young architect against a proprietor who razed a finished house eight days after completion to accept a larger offer. The architect claims moral rights in his creation and damages to his reputation from the destruction. The owner argues the sale offer justified the demolition.
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Seine Civic Tribunal
Paris
Saskatchewan Beekeepers Harvest Record Honey Yield
Saskatchewan producers gathered over 1,034,000 pounds of honey this year, up 59 percent from 1934, driven by more beekeepers and larger colonies. The piece also notes that certainty of punishment, rather than its severity, deters crime.
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Saskatchewan
Wire in Cattle Hides Alarms Canadian Tanner Trade
Wires found in cattle skins raised alarms among tanners and meat packers. Samples sent to The Industrial and Development Council of Canadian Meat Packers show multiple hides with wire fragments, challenging industry reputation and prompting calls for eradication of harmful practices.
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Tanners
Industrial and Development Council of Canadian Meat Packers
Widespread Wire Insertion Devalues Western Cattle Hides
Shipments traced to sellers reveal wires inserted into cattle skins especially in the dewlap and brisket areas. Wires cause machinery damage in tanning and degrade hides, with wattles also lowering value. Western Canadian cattle hides most affected as origin traces to western ranch districts.
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Western
Canada
Plane In Museum Wiley Post's Machine Sent
A fragmentary report notes a machine associated with Wiley Post sent for display or preservation. The text references sub stratosphere flight, Mae, and Mrs Post, mentioning immense costs and global flight ambitions tied to the era's aviation display efforts.
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Wiley Post
Herve
Surry
Petar
Names That Puzzle Western Ontario Registrars
London Ontario registrars at the University of Western Ontario face odd names as they sort student registrations. They encountered James Helen, a name with uncertainty about gender. A subsequent entry showed the reverse, a female first name with a male second name. The registrar may require students to declare sex on future forms. A separate note adds Birmingham makers of Jew's harps report a shortage of skilled tongue setters.
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Western Ontario University
London
Ont
University of Western Ontario
James Helen
Birmingham
England
Neutron beam tests begin at Berkeley under huge magnet
University of California researchers produce the first sizeable beam of neutrons, a new form of radiation far more lethal than X rays. The beaming through a strong 80 ton magnet cannot be shielded by lead, with water as the best protection. A remote panel at 50 feet directs experiments via microphone.
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University of California
Berkeley
Calif
California
Vancouver youth chosen BC Rhodes scholar 1935 graduate
Arthur Joseph Johnson, 20, son of Mr and Mrs J F Johnson of Vancouver, has been selected as this year’s British Columbia Rhodes scholar. A University of British Columbia arts graduate, class of 1935, he earned first class honors all four years in history economics and political science. He will study at Oxford in autumn 1936 to pursue jurisprudence and a PhD in jurisprudence.
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Arthur Joseph Johnson
J. F. Johnson
Vancouver
British Columbia
Rhodes
Johnson
University of British Columbia
Oxford University
Bright Decorative Aprons Pattern for Gifts
A housewife’s suggestion to sew bright aprons for newly married Sue and Cousin Betty. Includes quick rose and leaf patches with optional embroidery, simple seams, and binding tips. Pattern 428 offers transfer motifs, color ideas, materials, and instructions, available for 20 cents from Household Arts Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Betty
Sue
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave E
Winnipeg
Cost Of War Figures From The League Of Nations
The Manitoba Co-operator reports vast war costs for Canada and others. It notes Canada spent 1.7 billion dollars in the Great War, with daily and yearly equivalent figures. It cites global totals and calculates heavy ongoing tax burdens and labor implications for Britain.
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League of Nations Society
Canada
Great Britain
Manitoba
Adventurous British Vice Admiral Sir Edward Evans Named Nore Commander
The veteran officer known for daring exploits received a royal accolade and now heads the Nore Command. His career spans rescuing coolies at sea, fighting German destroyers with the Dover Patrol, and restoring order in China and Antarctica. He has written adventure books for boys and is married to Lady Evans, a Norwegian, with two young sons.
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Full
Edward Evans
Nore
Capt. Scott
Dover
Swift
Broke
China Station
Tshekedi
Sir Edward
Lady Evans
Prairie Census Set for Three Prairie Provinces Next Year
A prairie census will be conducted next year by a new organization to be created by February. Applicants for census positions are many, but no action will occur until January. One commissioner serves per electoral district, totaling 54 commissioners. The census, taken every five years, adjusts provincial Dominion subsidy payments based on population.
Quebec barley malt industry nears perfection says Roy
Assist Industry Methods of converting barley into malt have reached near perfection and the industry depending from this conversion is gaining ground in Quebec. L P Roy, chief of services in the provincial department of agriculture, states the province could absorb 1 000 000 bushels of barley annually. This year 135 000 bushels were bought compared with 25 000 bushels in 1951.
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Quebec
L. P. Roy
Department of Agriculture
States
Roy
Weird Sacrificial Ritual in Trinidad for Ethiopia
A description from a Port of Spain area village reports a daily ritual by Yoruba influenced practitioners. They gather around an outdoor altar with drumming and chants invoking help for Ethiopia in its war against Italy. The rite culminates in animal sacrifice led by a witch doctor.
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Prinidad Negroes
Ethiopia
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Italy
Woman Sues Santa Claus For 25000 In Birmingham
Mrs. Linnie Honeycutt sues a man dressed as Santa Claus for injuries after a lump of peppermint rock from a truck ad promoting a local store strikes her. The incident occurred in Birmingham Alabama.
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Santa Claus
Birmingham
Albania
Linnie Honeycutt
Canadians Sweep At Chicago Grain Show 1935 Awards
Canadian farmers dominated the 1935 International Livestock Exposition in Chicago with Ontario leading in awards and Indiana in first place overall among U S states. Canada took numerous championships, blue ribbons, and high auction prices for Aberdeen Angus and Shorthorn stock, with wheat king honors going to W F Wilford of Stavely Alberta.
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Chicago
Ontario
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Quebec
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Canada
W. Frelan Wilford
Stavely
Alta
William Rogers
Tappen
G. Gordon Finlay
Northwood
Ont
James William Shearer
Morrin
C. W. Stirling
Sidney
B.C
H. Graham
Iron Springs
George Taylor
Milford
Wether
Lincoln Wether
Newstadt
Imperial Oil Co. Ltd
Toronto
G. L. Smith
Meadowvale
Rose industry growth in Britain after 1932 duties
The Association of British Rose Growers reports rapid expansion of Britain's rose tree industry since import duties on foreign trees were imposed in 1932. Employment rose from 1,200 to 2,946 workers and cultivated land increased from 1,280 to 2,835 acres.
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Britain
Association of British Rose Growers
Fine Wool Production Up In Western Canada
W. H. J. Tisdale of the Co operative Wool Growers reports a sharp rise in fine wool output across Saskatchewan and western provinces. Over 15 years fine grade wool has grown from about two to forty percent, driven by imported breeding stock. Mary questions a pending marriage as Jennie recalls a past engagement with the same man.
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Saskatchewan
W. H. J. Tisdale
Co-operative Wool Growers
Mary
Jennie
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