World Happenings Briefly Told
Braille Mall published for 15,000 blind in the United Kingdom as a weekly item. Bounties for killing Canadian cougars rise to 20 dollars effective May 15, with last season’s bounty doubled. A sweeping criminal code bill will be introduced in Parliament, while Manitoba expands Girl Guides with 4,585 members. De Valera returns to Dublin after cataract surgery, in good health. Miss Margaret Nicholson assumes health director role in Sherbrooke. Tom Marks, 81, beloved Canadian theatre and film figure, dies in Ontario. Aklavik Anglican hospital fund reaches 7,567 toward replacement after fire.
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National Institute For the Blind
London
United Kingdom
Bacup
England
George Til
George IV
Fone
Queen Victoria
British Columbia
Justice Lapointe
House of Commons
John Bracken
Manitoba
Girl Guides
Brandon
Eamon de Valera
Dublin
Zurich
Margaret Nicholson
Saskatoon Young Women’s Christian Association
Sherbrooke
Que. Y.w.ca
Evelyn Davies
Tom Marks
Canada
Christy's Lake
Ont
A. L. Fleming
Arctic
All Saints
Anglican Hospital
Aklavik
N.W.T
Antarctic expedition plans by Byrd era pilots
Harold S. June, former Bristol chief Byrd expeditions pilot, and Lincoln Ellsworth plan a joint South Pole voyage to reach uncharted 600,000 square miles, a continent thought unseen, aiming to leave in 2 3 years pending ice exploration gear. Announcement made in Providence Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold S. June
Bristol
Lincoln Ellsworth
South Pole
Saan
Providence
Australia
Little America
June
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Linked to Traffic Pollutants
Dr. Harvey G. Beck of Baltimore explains small air quantities of carbon monoxide from traffic exhaust can cause chronic poisoning, impacting mental health and driving alertness. He cites eight hours of exposure raising blood saturation and notes risks for police and city dwellers at busy intersections during the AMA convention in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey G. Beck
Baltimore
Beck
Kansas City
American Medical Association
World unemployment drops across major nations 1935 to 1936
The International Labor Organization reports a world wide decrease in unemployment from March 1935 to March 1936. Countries including Canada Great Britain Germany Japan Australia Belgium Norway Poland Sweden Chile France Finland Estonia South Africa Luxembourg and the United States saw jobless totals decline in this period.
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International Labor Organization
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Australia
Belgium
Norway
Poland
Sweden
Chile
France
Finland
Estonia
South Africa
Luxembourg
United States
Fragmented clipping describes a Berg event and a pickin scene
A garbled clip mentions Berg, a pickin gathering, and attendees at a local event. Readable fragments point to a community gathering with people and activities but specifics are unclear.
New York Bicycle Train Aids Adirondack Style Outing
A New York bicycle train carried 222 enthusiasts to a rural Massachusetts area for a 6 mile course among violet fields then returned them to the city for a restful Monday. The outing, noted for attire and exercise, left riders energized with toned muscles and fewer charley horses, enjoying a lively group excursion praised by Detroit News.
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Adirondacks
Massachusetts
New Forker
New York
Detroit News
Waterloo Bridge Gaffe Prompted Witty Rennie Correction
A Waterloo Bridge slip in an after dinner talk by an architect was deftly handled by a guest engineer. He chose a clever retort to honor both London’s famed builders, John Rennie and Sir Christopher Wren, avoiding embarrassment and preserving professional respect.
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Waterloo Bridge
London
John Rennie
River Thames
Parliament
Greast
Christopher Wren
Wren
Rennie
Christian Science Monitor
Safety device tested in Berlin to guard hillsides
A new elastic Darras device is being trialed in Berlin on a steep hill to protect motorists from edge drops. Two steel ropes span the road at wheel height and are anchored to posts at each end with wire springs. The report adds a note about the Battle of New Orleans occurring after peace was signed in 1812 and cites South Africa's effort to curb rural youth migration.
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Berlin
New Orleans
England
America
Aspirin Safety and History Advised by Family Doctor
A health note urges readers to consult their family doctor about headache relief and highlights Aspirin. It recounts pre aspirin fears for stomach and heart, notes aspirin as a fast relief method for headaches and rheumatic pains, and mentions millions have used it safely. Aspirin Tablets are made in Canada and bear the Bayer cross trademark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bayer Company, Limited
Bayer
Tariff Concession and New Airport Plans Linked to Egypt
A department bulletin from Revenue Minister Hon J L Isley announces Australia will drop the one cent per pound duty on canned vineapples, effective April 14, under the 1931 agreement. Separately Egypt plans to construct a new airport at Port Said, signaling infrastructure expansion.
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Australia
J. L. Isley
Egypt
Port Said
British Plan for Global Arms Control Proposed
The British Government presented a four point plan for uniform international regulation of arms traffic to the Royal Arms Commission. It calls for strict national control of manufacture, publicity for arms movement, an international supervisory body, and accountability for trade returns. The memorandum reflects fourteen years of inter national discussions and urges an international agreement on arms production and trade. The Royal Commission continues its inquiry into private arms manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arms ‘Commission
Royal Commission
Radio board probes 16 hour continuous broadcast idea
A draft plan seeks a 16 hour continuous broadcast schedule and a board member proposes changes to Canada wide radio policy. Weir, ex Canadian Radio Commission staffer, favors retaining national features while abolishing some fan favorites amid debate on regulation and entertainment scope.
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Am Edvioey Board
Ave
Behets
HA. Weie
Canadien Radio Commieica
Alee
Weir
Pro- Prac
Enttauoen
Torall Parta
Canada
Wbc
Sesaioo
Vale Initiative
Canadian historian Alice Lunn to study in Paris archives
Miss Alice Jean Lunn, a McGu University student, will study in Paris and French port archives next winter to clarify obscure points in Canadian history. Author of War and Agriculture in Canada 1740 1760, she has won three university scholarships and a 1500 Royal Society of Canada Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaaa
McGu University
France
Alice Jean Lunn
Royal Society of Canada
Paris
Canada
Miss Lunn
Fruit-a-tives claim relief from headaches and constipation
A reader from Guelph reports years of severe headaches and constipation improved after using Fruit-a-tives. The ad touts Fruit-a-tives as concentrates of fruits and herbs that normalize elimination and tone the body, urging a fair trial to convince users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koogeway
Guelph
Souvenir of British King Visit Featured in Memory Book
Peggy Finn keeps a cigarette butt from Edward VIII when he visited Chicago as Prince of Wales. He left a British flag for Ferry Hall School in Lake Forest and signed the guest book before departing. The memory note also mentions Greenland ice melt affecting sea levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Finn
England
Edward Weil
Chicago
Prince of Wales
Ferry Hall
Lake Forest
Miss Finn
Your Garden Planting Guide for Hardy versus Tender Flowers
The article lists flowers to sow now by frost tolerance, with hardy varieties like Cosmos California Poppy Alyssum Calendula and Candytuft to self reproduce in Canada. It covers sowing depth thinning spacing for flowers and vegetables, bulb and corm planting depths, and tips to save seed for misses while ensuring proper seed mixing and soil preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Hurricanes: The Worst Storms at Sea
A hazy summary notes that hurricanes are the most dangerous storms at sea, feared for their ferocity, unpredictability, and potential to wreck ships and endanger crews.
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University of Paris
Berg
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Alice
Brooks
Publis
Santon
Foreign Office
Radio Commission
AoGill
Greenland
Buisse
Iai
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
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