World Happenings Briefly Told
British RAF squadrons to have individual crests like army regiments. Canada considering sale of more government ships. A 12 carat diamond from Georgetown sold after arrival for registration. Diamond buyer paid 1200 dollars for radium treatment research. A German city pastor expelled and another detained for not supporting the Reichstag election. Grantham claims safeness record after no fatal accidents since 1934. an elderly woman killed at a crossing. Japan and the Soviet Union plan joint border commissions. Alberta drought rehabilitation funded by federal aid. Scout from Grande Prairie awarded gilt cross for saving a swimmer with artificial respiration.
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Royal Air Force
Army
British Guiana
Enachu
Georgetown
C. D. Lieberman
National Academy of Sciences
Washington
England
Grantham
Alberta
Povincial Department of Agriculture
W. N. Chant
John C. Ward
Grande Prairie
Alta
Lord Tweeds
Muir
Canada
Peace River
Meteor theory of Grand Canyon formation proposed near Flagstaff
A new theory in the southwest section of the Association for the Advancement of Science proposed that the Grand Canyon in Arizona was created by a meteor strike 40 miles west of Flagstaff about 600 years ago, challenging the erosion-based view. Capt. J Turjey of Albuquerque, civil engineer, advocated the meteor impact explanation.
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Grand Canyon
Arizo
Arizona
Association For the Advancement of Science
J. Tur Jey
Albuquerque
Civil
Flagstaff
Final word in London factory porters clash ends with insult
Two porters in a London clothing factory argued over a matter and ended with shouted exchanges. The scene features strong dialect as they accuse each other of lacking brains and rains. The second detail notes a claim that the equator has shrunk about 15 miles in the last century.
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London Clothing Factory
Canadian painter nears King Edward portrait via close encounter
Josef Hilpert, a multilingual Hungarian-born artist and former city mayor, traveled 4 000 miles to London to paint the smallest miniature of King Edward VII. He snuck into the British Industries Fair as a buyer, joined the royal procession, and secured permission to view the monarch up close. He later sent several miniatures to Canada, choosing Hepburn as his subject for the world’s smallest miniature. He spoke little English, knowing only "business" and "yen" when he arrived seven years ago and published his first English book last year.
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Josef Hilpert
Hepbburn
Toronto
Canadian Women's Press Club
King Edward
Mr. Hilpert
Canada
Hilpert
Hepburn
Ike
Hungary
Diversion Study Demonstrates Suggestion Power at Midland
Professor Hickman of Midland College Fremont Nebraska uncorks a bottle and asks students to raise hands when they smell chloroform. Twenty six of thirty students declare they smell chloroform before the bottle is revealed to contain water. The incident underscores the power of suggestion.
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Fremont
Nebraska
Hickman
Midland College
Montreal
Cost Of Commis Nine Firms Paid 198000 In 1934 Receipts
The nine accounting and auditing firms shared 198000 in receipts for services in the price spreads inquiry of 1934, as shown in a House of Commons return. The top payment to a single firm was 104277 and the bottom 161. Senior partners billed 75 per day with rates stepping down to 10 for stenographers. About 3000 wood ties per mile of railroad track are noted.
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Frms
House of Commons
King Edward Makes Surprise Visit to Coldstream Guards
During a formal inspection of the First Battalion, King Edward in review order dress requested a look at the sergeants mess and married quarters at Windy Windward. He met Mrs. Syrett, wife of Sergeant Major Syrett, in the mess and joked he would spoil lunch before departing.
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Edward
Coldstream Guards
Britain
Wind
Mrs. Syrett
Syrett
Frogs Help Produce Talking Picture In Australia
Government officials working on a film about Aboriginal life faced a problem adding local atmosphere. Frogs were placed in the ground to croak, but they stayed quiet until sprinkling water created a chorus. Lights cameras and jars then captured the bedlam of croaks to save the scene.
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Australia
Tar Sands Mission Under Way at Fort McMurray Plant
Preliminary work starts on a 1.5 million program to build a tar sands separation plant and oil refinery at Fort McMurray. A J Smith of Kansas City announces plans on arrival in Edmonton. Initial plant equipment is being manufactured in Kingston and will ship within six to eight weeks for installation.
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Fort McMurray
A. J. Smith
Kansas City
Edmonton
Kingston
Ont
McMurray
Navy to paint submarines in colors to blend with seas
The British admiralty after years of tests will color submarines to match sea conditions. Atlantic boats stay gray green while Mediterranean units shift to royal blue and Red Sea craft will be black. This protective coloring aims to thwart low flying aircraft.
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Admiralty
Dceana
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean
Thone
Red Sea
Wingless airship tested in France with twin windmill blades
A wingless airship in France uses two windmill blades mounted over the pilot. One blade sustains flight while the other provides forward motion. Bids are invited for a sister ship to the Queen Mary. Dances are back as balls in London.
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France
Easy Crochet Makes Lovely Filet Pattern 5193
Crochet pattern 5193 offers a simple lacy square with complete instructions and an illustration. Send 20 cents to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Pangborn Plans Around-the-World Flight With Midair Refueling
Aviator Clyde Pangborn negotiates two coplanes for a distance record and a non stop round-the-world flight. He targets a Moscow leg with Russian refueling links and possibly Edmonton for support, starting late June from New York or Daytona Beach.
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Clyde Pangborn
Edmonton
MC Rom
P. Codoe
France
Ites
Pangborn
Dallas
Daytona Beach
Fis
Moscow
Russia
Chita
Siberia
New York
Soviet Diver Claims World Record Undersea Stay
Konstantinov, a Soviet diver, says he set a world record by remaining beneath the sea surface for 18 hours while repairing the hull of a sunken tugboat in the Arctic Ocean, according to Moscow reports.
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Konstantinov
Moscow
Arctic
A Queer Coincidence Draw At Charity Carnival
A Calgary charity carnival features Phyllis Stephen drawing a ticket for a blanket prize. The winner was the wife of donor A Stephen, who announced the tie and verified the coincidence with reporters. King Saud leads 700 men visiting the Sheik of Kuwait in the Persian Gulf journey.
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Phyllis Stephen
Calgary
A. Stephen
Jon Saud
Central Arabia
Kuweit
Persian Gulf
Garden seeds suited to Canadian conditions for fruitful plots
An article urges gardeners to source seed from reliable Canadian suppliers and highlights easy care plants like Alyssum Portulaca and Calendula. It explains productive vegetable crops with tight spacing and intercropping to fit short Canadian summers.
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Great Britain
Canada
Provinces Adopt Hatchery Regulations for Chicks
Six provinces including Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island operate under hatchery rules. Chicks may only come from blood tested flocks of the same grade and no imports are allowed from outside these flocks. Shanghai, China recently hosted a Better Homes exhibition.
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Extension Service
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward
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Star
Los Angeles
Freddie Bartholomew
Freddie
Miss Bartholomew
United States
Real Britain
London
Brooks
Ambitious Air Adventure
South Seas
India
Africa
Indian Ocean
Shanghai
China
Regina
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