World and National News Roundup
Labor federation in France calls a 24 hour nationwide strike opposing the suspension of the 40 hour week. Across Europe and Asia tensions rise as Poland, Britain, France, and China confront territorial and political crises. Civil unrest, strikes, and policy shifts ripple through Germany, France, Britain, and the Far East with notable events in Palestine, Hong Kong, and Persia.
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Labor Federation of France
Great Britain
France
Poland
Chiang Kai-Shek
Britain
Goering
Germany
Neville Chamberlain
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
England
Daladier
China
Hong Kong
Palestine
British
Hankow
Tijuana
Italy
Edouard Daladier
Papa Dionne
United States
Queen Maud
Norway
Oslo
Chamberlain
House of —Commons
Imperial Airways
Persia
Russia
Pope Pius XI
Free City of Danzig
Gruesome Man Trap Displayed in Bolton Bleaching Site
A gruesome object shown in Bolton England is identified as a man trap once used at a bleaching plant to catch thieves stealing cloth left in fields during processing.
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Bolton
England
Gallaudet First to Start School for the Deaf
Dr. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, founder of the first free American school for the deaf in Hartford in 1817, trained teachers who led similar schools nationwide. He married Sophia Fowler. their sons included missionary Thomas and Edward Miner, first superintendent of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, which bears his name.
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Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Gallaudet College
Europe
Leslie Hartley
Washington Star
Gallaudet
Hartford
Conn
Sophia Fowler
Thomas
Edward Miner
Columbia Institution For the Deaf
Washington
Lion Dog of China as Symbol and Myth in Papal Text
A historical piece notes the Pekingese as the Lion dog of China revered in the Purple Forbidden City. It describes its art, religious symbolism, and role in court life, including eunuchs caring for the dogs and grim practices around unwanted female infants.
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China
Forbidden City
Egypt
Chambers’ Journal
Southwest Kivas Guarded as Secret Pueblo Ceremonies
The term kiva denotes the ceremonial chamber central to Southwest pueblos. At least twenty pueblos of the hohokam heritage survive in New Mexico with kivas strictly guarded from visitors. Caucasians may access ancient kivas in prehistoric Southwest ruins.
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Southwest
New Mexico
First Government Lighthouse at Cape Henry
The first federal lighthouse at Cape Henry guarding the Virginia capes began operation in 1791 after the site was ceded from Virginia’s colonial administration. Replaced in 1881 by a modern tower, the old structure remains as a historic landmark.
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First Government
Cape Henry
Virginia Capes
Virginia
Canada larger in area than United States and Alaska
The Dominion of Canada covers 3,729,665 square miles, exceeding the United States proper plus Alaska at 3,617,675 square miles. This shows Canada has a greater total area than the combined U S and Alaska.
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Dominion of Canada
United States
United States Proper
Alaska
Mountains Over 2000 Feet In Vermont Outnumber 900
Vermont contains more than 900 mountains with summits at or above 2000 feet. Mt Mansfield is the state's highest peak at 4393 feet and offers expansive views toward New York State.
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Vermont
Mt. Mansfield
New York State
England Quarter Days and their dates
In England the traditional quarter days differ from modern dates. Lady Day was March 25, and Michaelmas, September 29, marked old quarters. Candlemas February 2 Whitsunday May 15 Lammas August 1 and Martinmas November 11 also served as quarter times.
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England
Police Use Camera to Trap Auto Drivers in England
London report notes northern police using windscreen mounted cameras to photograph motorists who break the law. Mobile Chesterfield squads deploy dashboards to capture evidence without drivers stopping.
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London
England
Chesterfield
Former President Theodore Roosevelt and the 1915 bull moose hunt
Arthur Lirette recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s life saving rifle shot when a charging bull moose endangered the hunting party on the Tourists Game club preserves north of Quebec in September 1915. The ex-president signed an affidavit saying he violated local laws to save lives. Quebec then limited moose per season to one.
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Stanley Abel
Wasco Grange
Kern County Oranges
Jasmine
Delano
Karl Monsen
Wasco
WPA
Woody
Fellows
Starichpe
Taft
East Bakersfield
Georgia Hester Bilyeu
Jack Bilyeu
Wasco Post Office
Oil Workers Union
ST. Raymond
Quebec
Theodore Roosevelt
Arthur Lirette
Quebec City
Teddy
Tourists Game Club
Teddy” Roosevelt
Alexander Lambert
New York
Lizette
Odilon Genest
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Tourisls Club
Explorer Triumphs After Bitter Labrador Expedition
Philadelphia scientist Jacques Francine returns from a four month winter to spring trek in the Labrador peninsula with Swampy Cree Indians. Millard the French trapper and the group navigated 500 miles north from Quebec by air and canoe, baptizing infants and enduring extreme cold as they collected mammals for the Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Philadelphia
Jacques Francine
Labrador Peninsula
Academy of Natural Sciences
Francine
Paul Millard
Quebec
Labrador
Kowashamiska
Millard
Hudson's Bay Company
Attempt to Kill Sick Cat With Gas Makes It Well
In New York the Greater New York Safety council reported a case where a cat sick with pneumonia was placed in a gas chamber by its owner. After 30 minutes of exposure to running car motors in a locked garage, the cat appeared recovered though dazed, and after another 30 minutes it walked out cured.
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New York
Greater New
Dancing in a Doctor's Office Cartoon Snippet
A brief humorous dialogue features a caller asking about a woman’s appearance at a concert and a doctor prompting a patient to say ah. The exchange pivots to a playful mishearing and a childlike interruption, reflecting light magazine humor.
Conversation on boats and pronouns between Dottie and Joe
A brief exchange has Dottie questioning why boats are called she while Joe jokes that she could not imagine steering one. The light dialogue hints at nautical convention and playful banter.
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Dottie
Joe
Changed Her Mind About Divorce Rumor
A brief overheard exchange hints that Jane plans a divorce while her husband questions the belief in it. The fragment reflects domestic speculation and shifting attitudes toward separation.
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Jane
White City of the North Helsinki Finland
The Finnish capital Helsinki earns the nickname White City of the North for its many light colored buildings. The term highlights the city's distinctive architectural tone and appearance.
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Relsinki
Capital
Finland
North
Beet Acreage Limited In Shafter District
Local sugar beet acreage in Kern and Tulare counties is capped at 2000 to 2500 acres for next year. M A Lindsay, county farm advisor, says 1000 acres have already been signed in Buttonwillow. The Oxnard refinery allocates farm allotments and the federal government prorates annual sugar output.
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American Crystal, Sugar Company
Oxnard
Shafter Distrct
Kern
Tulare
M. A. Lindsay
Buttonwillow
United States
Government plans gradual rise in domestic refinery output
The statement notes that domestic production will grow slowly as an increase is distributed across national refineries. It adds that new beet growing areas like Shafter district will develop gradually and acreage allotments may change with favorable or unfavorable weather during planting.
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Shafter
Lindsay
Vitalamin Dip Handled Locally
Announcement by Vitalamin Corporation of Los Angeles that Siemens and Hitchcock, local potato growers and shippers, were appointed to handle the product in the Kern county area. Vitalamin is a newly developed quick dip for potatoes with regional distribution plans outlined.
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Vitalamin Corporation of
Los Angeles
Siemens & Hitchcock
Kern County
Vitalamin
Early Windows Shape From Huts to Paned Shopfronts
The piece traces how windows evolved from simple light admitting holes in huts to small many paned shop windows. It notes early windows were not seen as important, reflecting a slow growth in architectural emphasis on glazing and daylight.
Wheeler Migratory Waterfowl Refuge Added to System
Washington reports the Wheeler refuge in northern Alabama near Decatur covering 41 000 acres along both sides of the Tennessee River above Wheeler Dam. The sanctuary extends 18 miles and marks the latest addition to the federal migratory waterfowl refuge system.
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Washington
Wheeler Dam
Alabama
Decatur
Tennessee River
Wheeler
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