World Happenings Briefly Told In One Column
Soviet Russia's blond parachute trainee Nadetta Babushkina 20 fed at Toahka for injuries from a jump. Crowd of 3,000 stoned Sir Oswald Mosley's automobile at his Fascist club in Hulme. Edmonton judge Lucien Dubuc served with a court summons for dog license. Robert A. Merritt Jr of Winnipeg elected Canadian Legion commander at Windsor Ontario convention. Manitoba University to offer Norse language and literature course. Rev Brother Henry of Christian Brothers dies in Montreal aged 68. Brandon railway line to be abandoned from Morden to the border. Three Saskatchewan nurses and one each from Alberta and Manitoba pass Ontario nurse registration May exams. Saskatchewan nurses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Mosely
British Fascist Party
Hulme
Lucien Dubuc
Edmonton
Robert A. Merritt, Jr
Winnipeg
American Legion
Canada
Windsor
Ont
University of Manitoba
Brother Henry
Christian Brothers
St. Brigid's
Ottawa
Montreal
Toronto
Yorkton
Sask
Board of Railway Commissioners
Brandon, Saskatchewan and
Hudson Bay Railway Company
Morden
Man
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Department of Health
Frances M. Adams
Estvan
Mae Brunelle
Julia Corkery
LaFleche
General Foods announces paid vacations for factory workers
General Foods plans pay vacations of one to two weeks for factory employees across 31 plants in Canada and the U S. Two-year to under-five-year workers get one week with pay, five or more years receive two weeks. The program, proposed by plant managers and announced by V P R K McIntosh of General Foods Ltd Toronto, rewards continuous service and attendance and broadens existing policies. A retirement plan and group insurance already exist, with the firm noting record employment highs recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Foods Fm
Canada
United States
General Foods
Food Company
R.K McIntosh
General Foods, Limited
Toronto
McIntosh
Pierantoni Wins Italian Prize for Longtime Farm Heritage
Giuseppe Pierantoni, descendant of a family that has farmed the same land for 918 years, receives a prize from the Italian government. Records trace the Pierantoni name to 1018 when a peasant reclaimed marshland at Montelabate, a plot kept and cultivated by his family since. Last year the Fedelia Alla Terra prize went to Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiseppe Pierantoni
Pierantoni
Montelabate
Fedelia Alla Terra
Antonio
Britain’s aviation boom fuels record year of spending
The industry anticipates a landmark financial year as Britain commits over 122.5 million dollars to aviation through next April. Short Brothers at Rochester employ over 2,000 on flying boats and engines, Armstrong-Whitworths build land planes, and imperial Airways wins the largest civil aircraft order worth 10 million dollars. The government funds 90.9 million dollars for Royal Air Force expansion. all factories run at full capacity with no new orders accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Cran
Britain
Weenses
Imperial Airways
Atlantic
Empire Lanes
Rochester Works
Short Brothers
Armstrong-Whiteworths
Royal Air Force
Wider Markets Urges End to U S Economic Isolation
Senator Tydings argues for a full readjustment of U S economic policy toward wider markets both at home and abroad. He claims isolation would fail to create jobs or prosperity, warning higher taxes with reduced trade and urging debtors to liquidate obligations gradually through expanded commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States
Senator Tydings
Maryland
Superstition in June weddings defies unlucky dates
The Toronto Telegram notes superstition wanes but June weddings cling to dates. Saturdays in June compete for most marriages, with the 18th seeing a surge, the Saturdays before and after recording high numbers, while June 13 has fewer weddings. Brides insist on fitting plans, some doubting the 13th superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Telegram
British capital in Shanghai tops 750 million dollars
The Hamilton Spectator notes Britain holds large interests in Shanghai with estimates of British capital over 570 million and total investments nearing 750 million. Despite Japan’s larger numbers, the British community pays most municipal taxes and yet the Japanese population grows rapidly in the international settlement areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Britain
China
Japan
Round Table
Far East
International Settlement
Hamilton Spectator
Prince of Wales Loaned Silver Trowel to Hall of Memory
King Baward sent the silver trowel used by him as Prince of Wales to the local Birmingham corporation on permanent loan. The tool marks the foundation stone laying for the Hall of Memory, preserving a royal connection to the landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baward
Birmingham
England
Prince of Wales
Custody and Earnings Settled for Freddie Bartholomew
Judge Harry Archibald approves a family accord ending custody and earnings dispute over Freddie Bartholomew. Custody given to aunt Myllicent Mary Bartholomew. parents Cecil and Lilian Bartholomew retain visiting rights. Union Bank named guardian. earnings about 1250 weekly allocated to father ten percent, sisters five percent each, remainder to Freddie’s estate for education and future needs.
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Freddie Bartholomew
Harry Archibald
Mary Bartholomew
Cecil Liewel
Yn Bartholomew
Lilian May Bartholomew
Union Bank and Trust Company
Freddie
Eileen
Hilda
Home Away From Home Glasgow Prisons Relaxed Comforts
Glasgow prisons will be upgraded to feel like a home away from home for a favored class of inmates. The city plans to spend 3600 on bedding, cushions, mattresses, tables and chairs along with other conveniences. Drunks will be barred from these comforts. Parliament questions focus on treatment of awaiting trial detainees. Separately, under 700000 domestic servants in the United States live with their employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Cella
Parliament
United States
Sea Serpent Report From Papua Inspires Fearsome Tale
Territorial reports from distant shores recount a sea serpent in Papua resembling a boar tusked creature. A 15 foot gray behemoth with a snake like head and pale jaw stripes eluded capture as two fishermen encountered it near the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papua
New South Wales
Mineral And Vitamins What Every Child Should Eat Daily
Dr F F Tisdall of Toronto outlined daily mineral and vitamin needs at the Canadian Medical Association convention in Victoria. He urged 25 to 30 ounces of milk daily including cooking use, about one third of total intake, with meat in moderation, at least two vegetables besides potatoes, and some fruit or raw vegetables. He warned that excess does no good if the body already receives enough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Tisdall
Toronto
Canadian Medical Association
Victoria
Bat Vision Extends From Night to Daylight Hours
People of England spent over 35 million dollars last year on clothing made abroad. The note highlights a bat’s exceptional night vision and decent daytime sight, contrasting animal senses with human trade figures.
Crochet fashion patterns for Swagger jacket and skirt
Crochet patterns 5653 and 5353 describe Swagger jacket and plain crocheted skirt with sizes 16-18 and 38-40, including illustrations of stitches and material lists. Each pattern costs 20 cents, or 40 cents for both, and requests 20 cent payment by coin or stamps to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg News saner Union at 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts
Winnipeg News Saner Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Elevator Accidents Rare Then Sudden Headlines in City
A night school group on a Manhattan elevator plummeted from the twelfth floor to the pit bottom, injuring several passengers while the car and shaft suffered extensive damage. New York hosts 41470 elevators moving 100000 miles daily, with 96 Manhattan elevator accidents in 1934 and 231 nationwide deaths that year.
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Manhattan
Wurlitzer Building
New York City
North America
New York
U.S
Employment in Canada Shows June Hiring Rise Across Firms
Bureau of Statistics data from 9,690 firms indicates 23,295 more people on payroll on June 1 than May 1, with a 102.0 employment index versus 99.5 last month and 97.6 a year earlier. Gains occur in manufacturing, food and lumber, logging, mining, transport, and trade, while building construction remains weak. prairie provinces report the largest employment increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Smuts Signals South Africa Stays With League Pact
General Jan Smuts, South Africa’s justice minister, said it would be lunacy to quarrel with Britain and that the Union would stand by the League of Nations to the end. He warned of dangers from aerial war and affirmed South Africa would pursue its own course, not entering any war without parliamentary consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Smuts
South Africa
Union
Cana war prep figures show Canadian forces by unit
Canada is actively detailing military preparedness with totals for each service. Royal Canadian Navy 102 officers 830 men. Permanent Active Militia 416 officers 3,585 men. Royal Canadian Air Force 147 officers 884 men. Royal Canadian Naval Reserve 43 officers 148 men. Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve 71 officers 897 men. Non Permanent Militia 6,883 officers 41,873 men. Non Permanent Royal Canadian Air Force 52 officers 289 men. Location Niagara Falls Below.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Navy
Miliia
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Canadian Naval Ae
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Niagara Falls
British Royal Air Force Display At Hendon
A massive crowd of about 150000 including delegates from seven foreign powers watched Britain's new combat aircraft perform intricate maneuvers at Hendon airfield. The display featured a training drill with two pilots in the air while ground instructors relayed instructions to spectators by radio and loudspeakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Royal Air Force
Hendon
Hospital At Aklavik Opens New All Saints' 24-Bed This Autumn
The 24-bed All Saints' hospital in Aklavik, diocese of the Arctic, will open this autumn to replace the fire-destroyed building from April 6. Miss Margaret Field of Chilliwack B C joins nurse-in-charge Margaret A Solomon and house matron Marion Harvey in staff deployment, traveling down the Mackenzie River by the season's last boat in August.
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All Saints’ Hospital
Aklavik
Diocese of the Arctic
Margaret Field
Chilliwack
B.C
Toronto
Miss Field
Margaret A. Solomon
Marion Harvey
Aldavik
Mackenzie River
Solomon
New Westminster
Miss Harvey
Indian Boys Build Boat at Sardis B C Four Months
The Colquabeetta Industrial School in Sardis British Columbia directed by Mr R Huddleston reports fourteen to seventeen year old Indian boys completed a 35 foot long 8 foot beam boat in four months The vessel uses a hundred horsepower motor with BC red cedar planking oak ribs and half a ton of Australian gum wood The project ties to local boat-building and fishing work and includes kas engine construction training Meanwhile girls show results from the arts and crafts department and a rowboat is under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardis
B.C
Colquabeetta Industral School
R. Huddleston
British Columbia
Fox dog earns daily pay in moving pictures
A mongrel named Shorty makes about $25 each day for his owner by acting as a fox in films while trained foxes earn only about one third of that amount.
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Shorty
Amateur Gardener Quip Captures Bed Making and Truth
A witty contemporary defines an amateur gardener as someone who first makes his beds and then lies about them, capturing a light humor about garden work and honesty.
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Soviet
Russia
Nadetta Babushkina
Toahka
Ang
Monsters
Swagger
Cana
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