World Happenings Briefly Told
Immediate construction of 500 new Aeroplanes for military purposes will be undertaken by Great Britain. Mrs Amy Mollison, premier woman flyer, crashed her new plane at Croydon Airdrome escaping with a severe shaking up. Rosterguyet and Balbur flew a glider 26 hours 29 minutes at Koktabel Crimea, claiming a world record. Five hurt when a bomb was thrown in a crowd at an Indian wedding. Women of Broderick Sask held a tea for King George V cancer fund netting 19.25. 10 000 tons of tee rails ordered from Sydney by the South African government. Sir Malcolm Campbell fined for speed limit breach at Day tona Beach. Queen Victoria diamond jubilee stamps still in circulation. A letter with a 38 year old stamp passed through Albert post office.
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Great Britain
Amy Mollison
Croydon
Rosterguyet
Balbur
Koktabel
Crimea
Broderick
Sask
King George V
Sydney
Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation
Malcolm Campbell
Planes Donated for China's Air Force at Nanking Ceremony
Workers donated nine planes to China’s national air force eight from government airlines in China and one from Java. The eight railway planes cost 830000 dollars and the Java plane 130000 dollars. More than 1000 officials and party leaders and over 10000 spectators attended the Old Ming Palace Airdrome in Nanking as Wang Ching wei accepted the planes and spoke on aviation’s role in national consolidation. The event featured christening and a formation stunt flying exhibition by Chinese aviators.
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China
Java
Fone
Ming Palace
Nanking
Wang Ching-wei
Executive Yuan
Open air blind swimmers path under construction near Berlin
A first of its kind open air swimming path for the blind is being built at Tegel lake near Berlin. Railings rise in the water to keep bathers from swimming out too far and the facility is slated to open in May. Berlin’s example will be followed by other German towns.
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Tegel Lake
Berlin
Germany
Gable
Robert Bruce and
The
No one understands me says everyday family punchline
In a witty exchange a woman laments being misunderstood while a man jokes that her mother was a telephone operator and her father a train announcer, turning a private grievance into a lighthearted family quip.
Cobalt and Nickel in Modern Industry
Gordon H. Guest outlines cobalt and nickel roles in today’s industry. Ores bearing cobalt and nickel come with silver and copper minerals, with major deposits in Cobalt Ontario and Belgian Congo for cobalt and Sudbury Ontario for nickel. Alloy use drives most applications, producing strong hardened steels, high speed alloys, and corrosion resistant instruments. Monel, Nichrome, and Invar illustrate key nickel alloys, while cobalt alloys like stellite provide hard cutting tools.
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Gordon H. Guest
Cobalt
Ontario
Belgian Congo
Sudbury
Nichrome
Tristan da Cunha’s lasting guardian Mr. Gane
The account recalls William Glass and the Tristan da Cunha settlement with mercyful Providence by Douglas Gane a Gray's Inn solicitor who died aged 72. For forty years he supported the islanders sending supplies from destroyers gunboats and cruisers. He bequeathed documents about the origins of the community to the British Museum.
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Don
Tristan da Cunha
Glass
Artillery
Tristan da ,Cunha
Napoleon
St. Helena
Commonwealth
Douglas Gane
Gray's Inn
William Glass
Prince of Wales launches fund for youth welfare
The Prince declares there is no stronger sign of national vitality than active youth and announces a jubilee national thank offering. The fund will support voluntary movements aiding boys and girls aged 14 to 18 during a critical life stage.
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Prince” of Wales
Manchester Sunday Chronicle
Brownies From Betty Barclay For This Week
Betty Barclay presents a brownie recipe. Mix dry ingredients including cup cake flour sugar and baking powder with salt. Melt butter with unsweetened chocolate, combine with eggs and vanilla, fold in nuts, bake in a greased 8x8x2 inch pan at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes, cool and cut into squares.
Rice a la 1935 Time Saver Dessert
Recipe for a 1935 style dessert mixing cooked rice with sugar then folding whipped cream and maraschino. Chill and serve in tall sherbets. Top each serving with chopped nuts extra whipped cream and a maraschino cherry for garnish.
Coldest place named in new Arctic maps
Ormekon in the Soviet Yakut region is reported as the coldest spot, dipping to 75 degrees below centigrade. Verkhoyansk and Yakutsk were previously cited as ice boxes, while Jersey restricts cattle imports since 1763. Woodpeckers sleep hanging head down by their claws.
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Ormekon
Soviet Republic
Yakut
Siberia
Verkhoyansk
Yakutsk
Handwriting Analysis Promises Truths About Character
A Winnipeg notice urges readers to send handwriting samples for personality analysis. The piece promotes letter inquiries to Lawrence Hibbert, promising confidential responses within two weeks and outlining the process and costs for analysis. It also discusses personal issues of a letter writer, advising separation for safety and happiness.
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Lawrence Hibbert
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
MacDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Busby Becomes Full Dress Headgear for Royal Artillery
A British Army order designates the busby as full dress for all artillery corps and the Royal Engineers, with the Royal Horse Artillery retaining the sable black busby and white feather. Other RA units may wear a black coney skin busby with white goat hair plume, while the Royal Corps of Signals will use a black lynx busby with a scarlet plume.
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Busby
Royal Enginers
Royal Horse Artillery
Field Artillery
Garrison Artillery
Royal Artillery
Royal Engineers
Royal Corps of Signals
Prominent Russian Surgeon Claims Growth Through Thyroid Transplant
A Russian surgeon asserted he discovered a method to promote growth in physically stunted children by transplanting the thyroid gland from a recently deceased 13 year old into a 15 year old stunted child. The recipient reportedly resumed growth and began developing normally within months.
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Russa
Ordeves
No significant impact from beautifier on turtle
A light exchange notes that the beautifier has not noticeably helped the turtle, implying minimal or ineffective results. The remark contrasts expectations with the observed outcome, suggesting performance issues or the simplicity of the task.
Bride in Korea Wears Gummed Lashes in Tribal Rite
A bride in Korea engages in a tribal custom by wearing eyelashes glued together for the entire day. The practice is described as a distinctive cultural ritual reflecting local tradition and identity.
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Korea
Soil Cultivation Measures to Curb Soil Drift by Gov
Alberta proposes legislation to promote soil cultivation methods to control wind erosion and prevent soil drifting. The bill would penalize landowners who neglect practices and outlines summerfallowing with alternating narrow strips, seed covers, and growth barriers. It also suggests sowing grass or legume seed plots for farm use.
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Alberta
Trans Atlantic Air Service Plans Galway to Newfoundland
Expert arrangements for terminal aerodromes at Galway Ireland and Newfoundland establish an Ireland to Newfoundland airmail and passenger service. Experimental flights within six months will test United States built seaplanes including a Glenn Martin monoplane carrying 46 passengers six crew and airmail across 1500 nautical miles in about eight hours. A smaller Sikorsky seaplane may also be used.
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Galway
Ireland
Newfoundland
Atlantic
C. H. Glendinning
Notre Dame Bay
Glendinning
Igor Sikorsky
Snake venom cures bleeding in striking test at London
Dr. MacFarlane of St Bartholomew's Hospital and Dr. Barnett of the London Zoo report important results using Russell's viper venom to halt bleeding. Diluted to one part in 100,000, the venom causes blood to coagulate in about one minute.
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MacFarlane
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Barnett
London Zoo
Russell
Masks Craze Among Riviera Women Affects Fashion
A French Riviera trend sees women wearing costly face masks styled to resemble the wearer. The fashion claim says masks ease facial strain from the constant fashionable smile and involve large expenses. A referenced writer mentions mask materials with high tensile strength contrasts to ordinary substances.
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Wott
Riviera
France
Garden Soil And Care In The Home Plot
Gorton L. Smith discusses ideal garden conditions, noting south or east exposure and well drained soil. He advises using loose loam, sand over clay, adding humus, manure, and green crops to retain moisture, and proper drainage. For fencing and shading, evergreen screens and climbers like Virginia creepers are suggested. Seed depth guidelines are provided with exceptions for beans peas corn and squash.
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Canada
Virginia
Boston
Asylum
Ban On War Materials Prance Forbids Bauxite Exports
A French decision to ban bauxite exports to Germany highlights Nazi supply problems as Hitler aims for self sufficiency. France argues the move will hinder Germany’s aluminum production, complicating substitution plans for scarce metals.
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Prance
Germany
Europe
Adolf Hitler
France
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