World Events and Local Notes From Across the Empire
A mix of brief items: Alberta school voting rules under a new act. a meteorological balloon found by Indian trappers 80 miles west of Sudbury. Windsor Ontario presents a royal jubilee plaque to Windsor England. German arrests in Algiers tied to a French spy plot. Ontario Speaker Johnston honored as chair becomes personal property. Ontario to appoint a committee to review education finances. Paul Leduc addresses separate school trustees. Halifax veteran Bill Brooks travels from Torontos reunion to Montreal then to Vancouver by bike seeking work.
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Burh
Sudbury
Windsor
Ont
England
Windsor-Walkerville
Algiers
Marseilles
Algeria
France
George N. Johnston
Edmonton
Ontario
Paul’ Leduc
Ontario Education Association
William “Bui” Brooks
Halifax
Canadian Corps
Toronto
Nova Scotia
Montreal
Vancouver
Bill
Settlement Pact Signed For Smelter Damage Tribunal
The Washington State claim office reports a convention for final settlement of disputes over damage from a smelter in Trail, BC, was signed in Ottawa by Canada and the United States. The pact creates a joint arbitration tribunal to rule on damages to forests, crops, and livestock since 1982 with a $950,000 payment proposed and requires ratification by both governments. It may also recommend measures to prevent future fumes.
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Mate Department
Washington
Ral
Ottawa
RB. Bennett
Canada
Pierre L. Boal
United States
Can +ada
United States Senate
State Department Ofiis Legar
S!s
Thnternational Joint Commission
Letra i
Mr. Agt
Misa P A.D
Tom
Mosquitoes Preserved in Amber From Ancient Period
Geologists estimate a 2500 year old mosquito entombed in pure amber owned by HL on the Saint John page. The crystal clear amber captured the insect, including fine hair and body details. Amber forms from tree balsam and occurs in Baltic timber regions along maritime Europe. The piece came from the northern Russian coast, once under water for centuries.
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Page
Saint John
Handwriting Analysis Offers Personal Character Readings
A Winnipeg newspaper notice advertises handwriting analysis by Lawrence Mirbert. It promises personal character insights from samples and asks readers to mail specimens with birthdates and small fees, claiming confidential replies within about two weeks.
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Lawrence Ribbert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot
Winnipeg
Man
Pat
Two Way Neckline Pattern for Youth Sportswear
Ellen Worth pattern for smart sports model suitable for plain or print silks sheets wool and novelty cotton linen. Style 744 fits sizes 14 to 18 years with 36 to 40 inch bust. Pattern 20 cents. mail orders to Winnipeg Pattern Department 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. The Spring Fashion Magazine features illustrated color fashions and patterns for all ages.
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Ellen Worth
Pattern
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Seagram Gold Cup Golf Tournament Sets Team Captains
George T. Jacobus announces captains from foreign and native United States professionals for the Seagram Gold Cup with $4900 General Brock Hotel Open at Lookout Point Country Club July 11 12 13 The inaugural Japanese team includes Miyamoto Chin Asani Toda Yasuda Nakamura Kanuma among others and at least ten teams are expected from Japan United States and Canada
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United States
Japan
George T. Jacobus
United Sates Professional Golfers Association
Fonthit St
Japanese Golf Association
Tomekichi Miyamoto
Touragi Golf Club
Kyoto
Seifui Chin
Musashino Country Club
Ryokuzo Asani
Hodagaya
Yokohama
Toschiro Toda
Hirono Golf Club
Kobe
Kokichi Yasuda
Tokio Golf Club
Kenkichi Nakamura
Fijisawa Country Club
Yutaka Kanuma
5.G.A
Wvanese Golf Team
World Scout Chief Visits Thursday Island Discovery
During their world tour Lord and Lady Baden-Powell drew the largest Scout and Guide greeting yet on Thursday Island off Queensland. Of about 700 residents 400 were white and 300 Malay and Japanese, and 200 Scouts and Guides welcomed the World Chief Scout and Chief Guide.
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Thursday Island
Lord and
Lady Baden-Powell
Queensland
Empire Broadcast From St Pauls Cathedral Starts June
The dean and chapter of St. Pauls join with the BBC to broadcast a monthly service from St. Pauls Cathedral to the Empire. The second Sunday each month begins June 9, lasting 49 minutes from 2 15 to 2 56 pm British summer time. The full choir of St. Pauls will take part and recordings will extend listenership overseas.
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St. Paste
St. Pauls
St. Paul's
British Broadcasting Corporation
Empire
BBC
Daventry
Ake
Flowers By The Ton En Route For Covent Garden
Readable fragments indicate flowers shipped into London for Covent Garden performances. The text mentions a stage route and preparatory shipments, with references to operas and related preparations.
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Covent Garden
London
Recipes For This Week Betty Barclay
Combine quick cooking tapioca salt cayenne salmon parsley and milk. Turn into greased ramekins. Cover with crumbly topping. Bake at 350 degrees F for 85 minutes until done. Garnish with parsley. Serve with celery sauce if desired. Serves 6.
Yankee Rice Pudding Recipe Note
A historical recipe lists rice half to three quarters cup with sugar, four cups milk, and lemon rind. Mix, bake in a cuttered casserole in a pan of hot water for three hours in a very slow oven, stirring every 15 minutes for the first hour, then serve hot or cold with thin cream.
Cyclops Bee Photograph Captured by Iowa State Scholar
J F Reinhart of Iowa State College entomology photographed a one eyed bee, a rare cyclops specimen among three or four known. He explained normal bees carry five eyes. A scientific expedition has departed Cairo to study bird migration across the Libyan Desert. In Birmingham England, seventy percent of idle men in 41981 have returned to work.
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J. F. Reinhart
Iowa State College
Reinhart
Cairo
Egypt
Glif Kebir
Libyan Desert
Birmingham
England
Family farms in western Canada rely on family labor
The article notes a trend toward family ownership in western Canadian agriculture. It cites 1930 data from five Alberta and Saskatchewan areas where farmer and family provided 827 percent of farm labor for 573 farms, highlighting debates on farm ownership.
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Western
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Last Post at Menin Gate to be sounded daily forever
The Last Post will be sounded daily at Ypres Menin Gate in perpetuity after the British Legion funded an endowment. The piece recalls Canadian WWI sacrifices and Belgian firemen who kept the lament. Also notes tests on sweetness loss in sweet corn and a global telephone subscriber figure.
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Menin
Ypres
British Legion
Legion
Great Britain Mobilizes Civilians for Gas and Bombing Defense
Colonel E M Cowell appeals for 1000 volunteers to provide first aid at Croydon airport as Britain quietly builds civilian defence. Over 500 already recruited and trained under the Red Cross in Surrey.
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Great Britain
E. M. Cowell
British
Red Cross
Surrey
Croydon
Gardening screens and quick growing vegetables guidance
The article explains two garden screen classes: annual climbers and perennials, highlighting fast acting annuals like African Marigolds Sosmos and Morning Glories for summer screens. It also advises rapid vegetable growth with frequent cultivation and watering, plus selecting plants by frost tolerance and bloom timing for flowers and bulbs like Dahlias Cannas and Gladiolus.
New Time Table Console Aids Victoria Station Passengers
The London Times reports a new device at Victoria Station that lets passengers press a button to illuminate a time table. Each station is numbered and selecting a key prints a card showing the full schedule between Victoria and that station. Similar machines planned for other Southern Railway stations.
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Victoria
London
Southern Railway
London Times
New York Sun
Oxford Scouts Rally With Roman Pageant Helmets
Oxford Scouts staged a Roman pageant and asked for participants to supply helmets. Resourceful troops provided 100 old bowler hats minus rims and one gallon of aluminium, reflecting welfare work through creative reuse.
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Oxford
New Wool-Based Industry Emerges In England
A new craft industry has appeared in England that fabricates artificial leather by processing wool. Inventors claim the method yields durable material suitable for various uses, signaling an innovative approach to substitute for genuine leather.
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England
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Abiens
Washington State
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Lawrence Mirbert
Waterloo Bridge
Seagram Gold
New Empire
the Ton
Betty Barclay
Cyclops
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Winnip
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