World Happenings Briefly Told
Nelson R. Butcher, once a farmhand and later a peer of Canadian court reporters, died in Toronto. Britain reports its biggest monthly unemployment drop in three years amid Jubilee preparations. Canadian Legion members led by Philippe Roy visited Vimy Ridge with British Legion reps. Alberta moves toward higher income tax levies via a proposed amendment bill. In Paris a fire destroyed parts of 400 year old records at the central courthouse during a long blaze. Canada cites 326.96 million in outstanding Dominion tax free bonds in a Commons answer. ASAir race for South Australia centenary prizes may be held next December in London with Adelaide finish.
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Nelson R. Butcher
Toronto
Ministry of L Abor
Canadian Legion
Philippe Roy
France
Vimy Ridge
British Legion
Alberta
Legislative Assembly
Paris
St. Louis
C. H. Caban
House of Commons
J. F. Paul Tot
South Australia
R. L. Butler
London
Adelaide
Man Lives in Prison of Fear Inside English Home
A Sheffield man, John Scaife, has not stepped outside his house for 20 years due to an extreme fear of catching illness from the open air. He runs his business from home and forbids contact beyond family. Medical observations note several cases of similar air phobia among cottage residents who seal windows to avoid draughts.
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Sheffield
England
Poeurconia
John Scaife
Good Heath
Hia
Mather
Earth
Shire
Swat That Crow Campaign Urges Sportsmen to Eradicate Crows
The text calls on Fish and Game Leagues to organize campaigns to reduce crow numbers this spring and summer, proposing a bounty and organized shooting to protect game birds. It links crow destruction to benefits for ducks grouse and other species, urging local action and community involvement. It also notes bread weights in Ontario and the Bremen Hamburg canal proposal.
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Ainty
Waxwings Spark European War Superstition
Wartime omens arise as waxwings appear across northern Europe fueling fears of war and plague. The belief ties the birds to the devil and marks on wing feathers. Hunters measure elephants by track size and note the goliath beetle's four inch body. Romanian savers continue to add to bank deposits.
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Europe
Huge 1984 Farm Output and Wage Shifts Across Regions
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1984 farm livestock value in Canada at 413.837 million, up from 403.135 million in 1933, and land and building value at 23 per acre versus 2 in 1933. It notes 1934 summer wages and board at 83 for men and 22 for women, with men’s wage and board up 1 monthly dollar from 1983. Gold deposits, US potato consumption, English work weeks, and Japan’s famed archer Tametomo are also mentioned.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Baird’s TV Invention Triumph Won By Britain
L Baird is classed with Raison and Marconi as Britain adopts J L Baird’s television device. Born in Helensburgh 46 years ago he showed early genius by age 14. He tried various ventures during the war, then pursued his invention from Hastings to Soho and Crystal Palace. He married pianist Miss Margaret Albu in 1931.
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L. Baird
Raison and
Marconi
J. L. Baird
Baison and
News of the World
Mr. Baird
Helensburgh
Trinidad
London
Hastings
Soho
Crystal Palace
Miso Margaret Albu
BBC
Education push and new universities across Asia plan
Has Education Campaign Afghanistan advances as King Amanullah seeks Western reforms. Kabul will host Darelmann City of the Mind university, with French and German professors. Peshawar plans a similar institution, signaling a regional race for advancement amid education ties and emigration. Also notes historical leather product trade data and other disparate notes.
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Afghanistan
Amantulla
India
Kabul
Darelmann
City of
France
Germany
Europe
Peshawar
Seagram Gold Cup Trophy To Be Won At Lookout Point Golf Club
The Seagram Gold Cup, a tall ormolu trophy with an ebony base, will be awarded to the six man team with the lowest aggregate score over 72 holes at the General Brock Hotel Open at Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill Ontario on July 11 12 and 13 Entries are invited from Canadian and American teams including amateur and professional sides and may include Japan and other nations. each team member also wins 50 dollars.
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Seagram
Darnley
Mary
Earl of Bothwell
Canada
Japan
United States
Professorae Ee Basil
Profescnais
Rare corneal transplant reported by Columbia Presbyterian
A comparatively rare surgical operation was performed at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in which a stillborn baby's cornea was transplanted into Fremont Clark of Wadena. Dr Ramon Castroviejo led the procedure described as unusual when effective, with the eyelid sewn shut and the eye heavily bandaged to protect the graft as it takes root.
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Lord Darnley
Henry VII
Mary Queen of Scots
James I
England
Mary
Elizabeth
John Knox
Dauphin
France
R Tizzio
Darnley
Rizzio
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre
Fremont Clark
Wadena
Ramon Castroviejo
Bran Banana Muffins From This Week Recipe
Cream shortening and sugar, add well beaten egg then milk and bran. Let stand while measuring dry ingredients. Sift flour with baking soda salt and baking powder. Cut banana and fold into dry mix. Combine with wet ingredients until flour disappears. Bake in muffin tins at 400 degrees F for 10 to 25 minutes. Yield 16 small or 8 large muffins.
Bareless Pudding Dainty Dessert With Lemon Hint
Blend sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and well beaten eggs until thickened. Stir in graham cracker crumbs. Pack into sherbet glasses and chill. Garnish with whipped cream and nut meats. Serves six.
Eighty year old John Hays Hammond eyes plane gift
John Hays Hammond, veteran explorer and engineer, marked his eightieth birthday on March 1 and hinted at buying an airplane to celebrate. His career spanned mining across four continents with ties to the Mexican revolution and South Africa. He has shifted from pony express era to frequent airplane and blimp use as fortune permits. Argentina's exports show growth from last year.
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John Hays Hammond
South Africa
Pony Express
Wild West
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Ontario
Bremen
Hamburg
Donaldson
Queen Mary
Cunard
White Star
Cunard White Star Marine
Northern
Romania
Nome
Alaska
Tametomo
Tournam
Has Education Campaign
Candian
Africa
Central America
Gold Coast
Rand
Betty Barclay
Argentina
James Maria
Main ‘Street
Hamilton
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