World Happenings Briefly Told
Population losses and injuries from a Reinsdorf munitions factory explosion are reported. Britain invites Russian naval talks. British Columbia 1934 agricultural revenue estimated at 99.8 million dollars. An aerial traffic survey examined police aid to ease New York traffic. The Caban bill to amend the Franchise Act passes Commons. Karl Barth suspended from Bonn chair for oath of loyalty to Hitler. Salvage plans for the Lusitania wreck include A A Bestie. A beached skeleton identified as Herman Nothnagel found near Spiritwood. Captain Bob Bartlett sails from New York on a Greenland voyage. Canada’s supplementary estimates show militia 1.65 million, naval 145 thousand, aviation 1.80 million.
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British Columbia
New York
First
Harold Fowler
Caban
House of Commons
Karl Barth
University of Bonn
Adolf Hitler
A. A. Bestie
Wll
Herman Nothnagel
Sask
Joe Doucette
Spiritwood
Nothangel
Bob Bartlett
Effie G. Morrissey
Greenland
Canaan
Naval Service
Amazing Apparatus Lets X Rays Be Seen With Closed Eyes
A Canadian device by Dr. A. Howard Pirie of Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital draws attention at the American and Canadian Medical Association exhibit in Atlantic City. The apparatus lets physicians press a closed eye to an eye socket before an X ray tube and read words or see pictures as if eyes were open. It aids locating foreign bodies in the eye and assessing retinal damage.
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Canadian Medical Association
Atlantic City
A. Howard Pirie
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
Pirie
Origin of Pall Mall Street name linked to 17th century game
The article explains the London street Pall Mall took its name from a popular 17th century game called Pall Mall a croquet like pastime played by gentry. The game used a smooth shell strewn alley and a mallet to drive balls through rings, a pastime now remembered only by the street name.
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London
Pall Mall
Pall ‘Mall
Pall Mall Street
Pit Crews Drive Indy Race To New Track Record
The Indianapolis Speedway Classic showcased pit crews as crucial as drivers. Kelly Petillo won at 106.24 mph, aided by Pete DePaolo and Firestone tires, with engineers monitoring performance throughout the 200 mile race.
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Kelly Petillo
Petilio
Firestone
Pete DePaolo
DePaolo
Petillo
Fashion Fancies Darling Dress With Pockets and Trim
Fashion note by Ellen Worth presents a simple child dress design with cleverly placed pockets and banded trim for chic individuality. The cut uses seersucker in red white and blue and blue pique accents, with size guidance and fabric yardages.
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Ellen Worth
Seersucker
Weeknight Sausage Stuffed Peppers Card
Betty Barclay offers a simple weeknight recipe. Mix sausage bread crumbs grated onion and diced celery. Moisten with tomato. Parboil green peppers then stuff with sausage mix and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Humidity's Role in Comfort and Weather Explained
The article explains humidity as water vapour in air, its dependence on temperature, and how saturated air leads to condensation and phenomena like fog and rain. It notes relative humidity values, its impact on evaporation, and how comfort hinges on temperature, wind, and humidity, with examples from daily life. It ends with a brief trivia: Europe has 11 monarchs, and most plants are weeds in nine of ten cases.
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Gorda Bec Umes
Prairie Provinces population trends 1901 1931 study notes
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report titled The Prairie Provinces in Their Relation to the National Economy of Canada traces population shifts from 1901 to 1931. It records farm and non farm counts, urban shares, and regional densities across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba, noting rapid growth, doubling of mean population since 1901, and uneven geographic distribution.
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Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Royal Marines to use private shoemakers for economy
The Royal Marines plan to switch footwear production from their own workshops to private firms to save costs. Since 1662 marines have made their own shoes, but Admiralty officials say the change aims at economy, while shoemakers claim squeaks in marine footwear prompted the move. Snow fell in Durban on June 13, disrupting transport and causing casualties as a cold wave hit the hot South African city.
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Royal Marines
Britain
Admiralty
South Africa
Durban
Natal
Mustard Salad Dressing Recipe Card
A compact recipe instructs blending tomato catsup prepared mustard and sweetened condensed milk to form a dressing. Chill before serving on lettuce or vegetable salad. Yields about one half cup.
Coast to Coast Canada charts 25 000 mile precise level system
Canada adopts mean sea level as datum for latitudes and uses five primary tidal stations Halifax Yarmouth Father Point Vancouver Prince Rupert. Geodetic Survey of Canada ensures accessible data for new developments as the system stretches coast to coast over 25 000 miles.
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Canada
Geodetic Survey of Canada
Department of the Interior
Hydrographic Service Department of Marine
Halifax
Yarmouth
Father Point
Atlantic
Vancouver
Prince Rupert
Pacific
Conscription of wealth and resources urged by Saskatchewan Legion
The Saskatchewan command of the Canadian Legion at Moose Jaw passed a resolution calling conscription of wealth natural resources and manpower in wartime. Another resolution urged abolishing private manufacture of primary war implements. Officers were elected F C Leslie Regina president L Z Chase Mervin first vice president R D Roberts Fort la n honorary treasurer J C Malone Regina T V 8 representative and several reports were read.
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Canadian Legion
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
F.C. Leslie
Regina
L. Z. Chase
Mervin
R. D. Roberts
Fort Lan
J. C. Malone
H. T. Pizzey
Saskatoon
T.V
Eight-Eyed Camera Captures 220 Square Miles From Air
A Munich optical firm unveiled an panoramic camera able to photograph a 220 square mile area from 15 000 feet. The device produces instant developed plates and uses a new de deformation correction to deliver faithful countryside reproductions suitable for rapid military intelligence.
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Germany
Munich
The Hardest Mineral and the Largest Diamond Exhibit
The American Museum unwraps the world’s largest diamond, praised as the hardest and most brilliant mineral yet exceptionally rare and near useless. A New York Herald Tribune note likens it to admired yet feared qualities in rare men, while a separate line states Germans face a tax to leave Germany.
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American Museum
New York Herald
Canadian Pacific invites tenders for 1500 new freight cars
As part of the Unemployment Relief Act program, Canadian Pacific Railway invites tenders from railway car companies for 1500 new freight cars. The first batch includes 750 box cars, 300 coal cars and 150 refrigerator cars, with orders for passenger cars and locomotives to follow.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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Pita
Betty Barclay
Europe
APR
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