Harvard Cambridge and Copenhagen plan high altitude expedition
An expedition organized by Harvard University with Cambridge and Copenhagen universities studies adaptation and physiology in high mountains north of Kashmir in British India. Five months in 1936, base at 17 500 feet in Kolumpa Valley near Leh with detailed measurements of respiration circulation metabolism and heat regulation at multiple altitudes along the Turkestan Kashmir caravan route.
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New York
INS
Cashmir
British India
Ife
Harvard University
Cambridge University
England
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
Kolumpa
Leh
Himalayas
Fatigue Laboratory of
Harvard
Ancel Keys
Fatigue Laboratory
E. Hohnu Christensen
Copenhagen University
Gordon Bowles
Anthropological Department
Harold T. Edwards
William Hathaway Forbes
King's College
John T. Talbott
Department of Medicine
Turkestan
Chickens Solve Theft Case By Vocal Pets
In Slairsville a pair of “one man chickens” who knew their masters voice helped crack a chicken theft ring. Over six months more than 1000 fowls were stolen. Deputies arrested a man who allegedly sold the birds after the pets identified their owners at a Bethesda Ohio grocer.
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Slairsville
William Daugherty
Bethesda, O
Daugherty
Napoleon
New York Town Seeks Horse Drawn Street Car
Rochester officials seek an 1884 horse drawn street car for the centennial exhibition and dramatic spectacle Pathways of Progress. The city has no such vehicle and issued a nationwide appeal to save the celebration.
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New York
Rochester
N.Y
Pajama Patterns Show Varied Summer Styles
The Anne Adams patterns feature several pajama styles including pattern 1896 and 1729 with options for frill or sleeve omission. Descriptions emphasize beach wear potential with jersey or linen, new braided rope belts, and bright colors. Sizes range widely with detailed fabric requirements and accompanying sewing instructions. Orders sent to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department in New York City.
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Jersey
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids
West Seventeenth Street
New_York City
Closely Chaperoned Girle Poorest Wives He Says
Dr J Edgar Park president Wheaton College Norton Mass says closely chaperoned girls become poor wives. He adds boy friends teach selection of a husband and warns virtue with automobile dangers. He suggests mothers give children less attention to help them thrive.
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Cleveland
J. Edgar Park
Wheaton College
Norton
Mass
College urged to shed jelly bean image by Dr Sachar
Dr A L Sachar of the University of Illinois told a Jewish Welfare Fund audience in Cleveland that American college students must grow up. He condemned stadium rah rahs and called for more revolt against social injustice, urging campus groups to reject the "hard-knock school" label.
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Cleveland
A. L. Sachar
University of Ilinois
Hillel Foundaion
Sachar
Man from Outlook seeks wife via flour bag notes
A Saskatchewan man, M Olson of Outlook, sends marriage proposals in bags of four. Women who find the flour bags discover a note reading Looking for a wife Mr. M Olson Outlook Sask, but all reported respondents are already married.
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Winnipeg
Man
M. Olson
Outlook
Sask
Olson
Canadian Describes Shortest Air Route Via Europe to Chicago
Ottawa report quotes MP W W Kennedy of Winnipeg South Center describing the shortest air route from Europe's Rhine valley to Chicago. The path runs through Belgium France Britain Northern Ireland the Straits of Belle Isle and the St Lawrence valley to Montreal and on to Chicago.
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Ottawa
Ont
Europe
Rhine Valley
North America
Chicago
Belgium
France
Britain
Northern Ireland
Straits of Belle Isle
St. Lawrence Valley
Montreal
W W Kennedy
Winnipeg South Center
Canada’s Air Service Vision Takes Off
A speaker urges redefining Canada from a vast distance of 3 500 miles to an 18 to 24 hour width. He calls for outreach to place Canada among nations and to seize new opportunities in aviation with bold actions to give the country wings.
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Ing Development
Air Services
Canada
Unusual Request For Rig Delights Massachusetts Guests
STOCKBRIDGE Mass UP Mr and Mrs Charles E Bascom of St Louis MO approached Clerk James Panderson at a local hotel desk and requested a pair and driver It was the first time in a decade a hotel guest ordered an old fashioned rig Panderson procured one and the Bascoms enjoyed a ride away from the motor highways.
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Stockbridge
Mass
Charles E. Bascom
St. Louis
James Panderson
Panderson
Bascoms
Vera the six ton elephant refuses modern transport
Residents in southeast Nebraska watched in astonishment as Vera the elephant wandered along highways. The stubborn circus pachyderm balked at entering a trailer expected to haul her from Columbus to southeastern Nebraska, prompting the trainer to lead her by foot.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Vera
Columbus
Railroad Across Lake Baikal Linked to War Effort
During the Russo Japanese War a railway was laid over the frozen Lake Baikal in Siberia. The feat connected distant fronts and showcased engineering boldness amid hostilities.
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Lake Baikal
Siberia
Joe Finally Gets Name in Detroit Directory
Detroit resident Joe Abedasnabaladiedoescheda, born of Flemish parents on a Belgium France border farm, says his 24 letter surname now appears in the city directory for the first time in 22 years. He arrived in 1912 after wandering Europe and learning weaving and bootmaking, then built a life in Detroit with five handicraft trades.
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Detroit
Joe
Aledasnabaladiedo Escheda
Belgium
France
Europe
Flanders
Germany
Switzerland
Man Uses Abandoned Still As Makeshift Raft In Alaska
In Seward Alaska Nels Skolberg cooked up a raft from old liquor barrels after finding an abandoned still on Tusta men Lake. He sealed barrels with bungholes plugged and tied them with roots to reach the mainland. He was confronted by a mayor and arrested but released after being ordered to row back to the island for an on site inspection.
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Seward
Alaska
Tustamen Lake
Nels Skolberg
Vermont Girls Planning Cooperative Housing Test
Vermont University to introduce cooperative housing at the Rand House next year for twenty four female students. Each resident will have a specific work duty, division based on schedules and experience. Estimated cost per coed is two to two and a half dollars weekly covering gas ice and extras.
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Burlington
Vi.i
University of Vermont
Rand
Auto Thefts Decrease On West Coast
Los Angeles AP reports lower auto thefts than any year since 1924 despite rising car registrations. Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz credits stronger deputy and urban police cooperation, noting 1933 records show 9,367 of 9,550 stolen cars recovered, about 98 percent.
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Los Angeles
Eugene Biscailuz
Biscailuz
Tin Can Mail Box Proved To Be Effective
Robert Warren, patient at the Veterans Hospital in Roseburg Oregon, received a letter from his son R 8 Warren mailed in a tin can tossed into the South Seas. R 5 Warren, an electrician aboard the U S S Mariposa, hurled the message overboard near Niu Fo ou. Natives recovered the can and relayed the mail to stopping vessels at the port.
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Roseburg
Ore
Robert Warren
U. S. Veterans' Hospital
Warren
South Seas
U. S. S. Mariposa
Niu Fo'ou
Slender Straps and Halter Ties Dominate 1934 Swimwear
Fashion writers note the 1934 swimsuit season centers on slender halter necks and narrow straps with varied back styles. Colors like brown and black with braided or silver accessories lead trends, while silk and rubber fabrics, sun tan concerns, and new cap designs shape beach attire across cities and resorts.
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Adeline Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Gasless night crisis solved by locals in Newington
In Newington a vignette shows two men stranded with a empty tank shouting for help. Deputy Sheriff Raymond Halloran and Constable William Halloran responded with goodwill and provided fuel, turning a panic into aid.
Unusual Accidents in Hartford Record Shows Odd Claims
Hartford insurers report surprising accident cases from routine mishaps to strange events. A den head mount fell and fractured a skull, a fishhook wound a fisherman, and a hunter’s nose blast led to a mistaken shot. Riding, boating, and skating injuries rose with activity, while a golfer’s bee sting yielded a hole in one.
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Hartford
Conn
Ban on Sunshine Silhouettes Triggers Office Dress Note
In Sacramento a state sales tax office bans sunlit silhouettes in dress code prompting young female employees to adjust attire. The notice urges correction of outfit choices seen as disruptive while acknowledging hot weather and the need to stay cool in accounting rooms.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Sales Tax Administration
Epg
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