World Happenings Briefly Told
J F Philie of Montreal reports the city’s 12 943 000 loan is fully subscribed. The 1996 Presbyterian Church in Canada general assembly will meet at McNebb Street Church in Hamilton. The Prince of Wales backs a goodwill visit to Germany by a British Legion delegation. Henry Ford receives an honorary LLD from Colgate University in Hamilton NY. Germany and Italy discuss a plebiscite to resolve the Austrian question. NRA administration costs in the US reach 93 884 595 over two years. Twenty eight civil servants under 44 retire for health reasons since Aug 1 1930 per Ottawa house return. Jerry Johnson of Minneapolis claims a new daily record with 15 parachute jumps. Leather footwear for the Dionne quintuplets, size No 2, white leather with T straps and Parl buttons, is chosen in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F Philie
Montreal
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In Canada
McNebb Street
Hamilton
Prince of Wales
British Legion
Germany
Henry Ford
Colgate Univesity
Italy
Austria
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Ottawa
Jerry Johnson
Minneapolis
Chicago
Shoe Manufacturers
Life Guards Lead King Charles Jubilee Procession
A London Daily Mirror item notes the Distinguished Unit Life Guards leading the Jubilee procession. The unit traces to two troops of cavaliers who followed King Charles II into exile, guarding the sovereign with a history from Dettingen and Fontenoy to the Great War, and marks the first time since Queen Victoria's Jubilee the entire procession was led by a Life Guards captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Guards
Charles IL
Dettingen
Fontenoy
London Daily Mirror
Here Is A Definition Of Berserker Anger From Icelandic Roots
The phrase connotes fren zed anger bordering on madness and traces to the Icelandic berserker. It alludes to the mythic Scandinavian hero Berserk who fought naked and reckless while intoxicated.
Last Of The Commanders Of The Canadian Corps
The text notes the last of the Canadian corps commanders, two being regular soldiers and one a citizen-soldier. It mentions Lord Byng and Major-General E A H Alderson who led the Canadians when the corps was first formed. The passage ends with a peculiar note about a diving beetle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Byng
E A. H. Alderson
Radio waves touted as cure for fevers and colds
Dr Wiliam H Dietten bach of New York describes a treatment using ultra short radio waves administered by a compact apparatus. The patient lies with head between two non touching electrodes and endures 10 to 15 minutes daily for five to six days for fever, colds, abscessed teeth and tonsillitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam H. Diettenbach
New York
Pravda urges stringency in Soviet divorce laws
Pravda denounces Don Juan ideas and abuse of easy Soviet divorce rules as part of a Bolshevik morality drive. It argues women must not be treated as casual partners and notes marriage and divorce are simply registered in neighborhood civil offices, critiquing views of marriage like a casual streetcar ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Union
Fashion Fancies for Mummy and Me Pattern Styles
Many a smart mummy dresses a small brother and sister in matching toy-like outfits. Sister wears white jaminty while brother sports baby blue cotton broadcloth shorts and a white dimity blouse. A yellow pique option exists for both, with price terms: same size 15 cents each, different sizes vary. Style No. 667 covers ages 2,4,6. size 4 needs yardage of 15 yards 35 inch material plus 1% yards contrast. 1 yard contrast required. Winnipeg newspaper ad notes.
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Brother
Sister
Dimity
Winnipes
Newspaper Union
Meee
Mot Ave
Winnipeg
The Blue Geese and the Arctic Goose Banding Tale
The narrator recalls attempting to band geese in North America with guidance from Paul Reddington of the United States Survey. He details plans thwarted by a late letter, then describes creating a pond and windbreak in a ten acre field, banding seven wavies and blues, and observing a rare blue goose sighting east of home. A large autumn migration followed with hundreds arriving, including honkers circling and resting, confirming the narrator’s pride in home-based banding efforts.
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Canada
Far
Paul Reddington
United ‘Survey
Wash
United States Survey
Criege
Lee
United States Biological
Mr. Reddington
America
London
Nora Air Line
A.L
Lucy
Atty Honkers
Tay Ross
Saat Kingsville
Nant
Kowidge
James Bay
Louisiana
No Leather Shortage In Canada Despite U S Slaughter Rise
Canadian officials say no heavy sole leather shortage risk exists even if U S cattle slaughter increases. They note Canada slaughters little, markets cattle earlier, and about 95 percent of boots and shoes worn in Canada are made domestically with most imports from the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Republic
Dominion
Canada
United Kingdom
Roses Old And New Hybrid Perpetuals Reco
The piece notes the enduring charm and fragrance of the old Dominion home garden rose, praising hybrid perpetuals for beginners while warning hybrid teas lack fragrance. It cites 1934 Canadian imports totaling 285000 roses, with Holland supplying 125000. Safe beginner varieties include Hugh Dickson, Mrs John Laing, and Frau Karl Druschki. climbers like Dorothy Perkins and Tausendschon warrant protection.
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Dominion
Holand
Canada
Holland
Great Britain
Denmark
France
Belgium
Italy
United States
Hugh Dickson
John Laing
Karl Druschki
Domiton Department of Agriculture
Dorothy Perkins
Flower
Fairfeld
Betty Barclay Week Recipe Cards for Loaf and Squares
Betty Barclay presents a week’s recipes including a butter sugar egg flour baking powder salt condensed milk water and vanilla batter directions for a loaf pan or square pan baked at 375 degrees until done.
Salmon Mold Salad Ring with Salmon and Horseradish
A gelatin salad combines salmon peas carrots and horseradish layered with vinegar salt and warm water, then chilled firm unmolded and served on lettuce with mayonnaise. The piece shifts to a London church scene noting King George placing his plumed hat on the floor at his feet during a thanksgiving service at St Pauls Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat
George
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Crochet Summer Dress Pattern Notice
Crochet in cotton with soft draping and charm. Pattern 360 includes stitch instructions and materials. mail 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg for the pattern and where to obtain it at 175 McDermot Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg
APS
Icom
Union
McDermot Ave
Delegates Gather in Vancouver for Canadian Authors Meet
The Dominion delegates to the Canadian Authors Association convened in Vancouver, Montreal delegates in session, with plans for the city to host jubilee celebrations next summer. Mrs. Hamar Jackson of the Pacific coast city advised on the Vancouver jubilee plans. The text notes that the only native American authors cited were Indians of Mexico. It also mentions the South African railway electrification set to begin soon.
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Vancouver
Seasion
Montreas
Hamar Jackson
Pacifc
BBC to test high fidelity TV with sound addition
The report notes plans to broadcast high-definition programs to television receivers with forthcoming demonstrations of a record containing both vision and sound. Mr Plew states he has spent about ten years on television and two years on this idea, and suggests adding sound is a simple matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BBC
Plew
Light Ray as Test for Natural and Cultured Pearls
Los Angeles jeweller George C. Black notes a tiny beam of light can distinguish natural pearls from cultured ones. An endoscope sends light through a needle into the pearl. true pearls show light reflected by concentric layers, while cultured pearls reveal the artificial mother of pearl core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Black
Los Angeles
Brock
Unexpected Good Luck Man Wins Large Sum From Sweepstake Ticket
Gordon Fox of Kingsville Ontario received a $24,500 share from an Irish Free State sweepstake ticket he refused to buy. He had co owned with Liam Platen a Field Trial Derby ticket on Epsom Downs finishing third, worth $49,000. Fox, who never bought sweepstakes tickets, never commented on the windfall.
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Fox
Law Reform Bill Ends Husband Property Rights in England
Long-standing English law principles are set aside as the Law Reform bill receives a second reading in the House of Lords. The measure aims to relieve husbands from burdens of marriage by wiping out their rights to their wife’s property and removing liabilities for her civil wrongs or contractual breaches.
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England
House of Lords
Leave For Arctic Posts Rom Three RCMP Constables And Inspector Take Up New Positions
Three RCMP constables who left Regina for Arctic posts will be joined by Inspector G J M Curleigh and his bride Miss Jean Stoddart of Regina. Inspector Curleigh and wife head to Aklavik. Constable G Abraham, with prior northern service, is sent to Arctic Red River detachment while Constable D C Slim goes to Fort Resolution and Constable R E Medley to Cameron Bay. They travel from McMurray by river boat. Also note: Zuni Indian women of the American southwest balance large pottery jars on their heads and can run with jars.
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American Southwest
Spider Woman and Navajo Weaving Tradition
The Navajo people credit spider woman with teaching weaving and for generations many blankets featured a spider-hole at the center as a tribute to the ancestral influence.
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Alice Brooks
Mummy
Ellen Worth
Old Golf Club
Moscow
Wen
Betty Barclay
Deening
Mexico
Rand
South Africa
Arctic
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