Future food from soil less farms and other 1963 visions
Scientists predict dramatic advances by 1963 including soil free farming with chemical tanks, erosion prevention with grass cover, automatic climate control in homes, and clothes from cellulose fibers. They foresee film libraries, rocket weather reports, and mail rockets, while noting some 250 year uncertainties and urging citizen restraint to protect resources.
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New York Railroad Club
Edward Pendray
American Rocket Society
Pendray
Atlantic
Regina
Dictionary adds slang terms to new Oxford English list
The University of Chicago scholars compiling the revised dictionary include phrases like C note and cabbage head in the upcoming fourth section. They note C note stems from Roman numeral usage since 1845 and list terms such as in cahoots take the cake cash in one's checks on the carpet to carry on and cabbage head as a stupid person.
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University of Chicago
Sir Willaim Craigie
James R. Hulbert
United States
Unusual Canadian pup kept as family pet natives say
A cousin in Arnprior pays for an animal not quite a dog described as a small brown creature with wolf and fox features. Captured near the Quebec Ottawa border, two pups were found with one destroyed. The survivor is unusually tame and silent though capable of fighting neighborhood dogs.
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Arnprior
Txesa
Quebec
Ottawa
Canada's forests as fuel source and potential boosts
Canada relies on forests for 15 to 20 percent of domestic fuel needs. From 1931 to 1935 average annual fuel wood cut reached about 9,000,000 cords valued around $33,000,000. Studies by Forests Products Laboratories and Mines and Resources aim to extend wood use for fuel, comparing heat value by weight and moisture.
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Canada
Forests Products Laboratories
Department of Mines and Resources
Allergy awareness warned by Dr. Kern in new view
Dr. Richard A. Kern of the University of Pennsylvania outlines a new perspective on allergies. He says sneezing six or more times signals allergy and stresses early-life prevention including washing blankets avoiding fuzzy toys pets and chemical-laden sheets to reduce sensitization.
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American College of Physicians
Richard A. Kern
University of Pennsylvania
Kern
First Of Its Kind Metal Bathing Suits Shown In LA
W H Eisenman of Cleveland introduced a bronze mesh bathing suit at the Western Metal Congress in Los Angeles. Ruth Williamson wore the sparkling garment and Eisenman said it will dry quickly and not cling when wet. The note mentions about 20 000 varieties of Pisces the true fish and their diversity.
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W. H. Eisenman
Cleveland
Ohio
American Society For Metals
Western Metal Congress
Los Angeles
Cal
Ruth Williamson
Eisenman
Newspapers credited for highway safety gains in 1800 lives saved
The National Safety Council credits U S newspapers with boosting highway safety efforts that reduced February traffic deaths 16 percent from 1937 levels. Sidney J. Williams notes increased public awareness and joint work with agencies, American Legion, and PTA groups drove the lower fatalities. In February 1938 there were 2,180 deaths, down 420 from a year earlier. The piece also notes Britain’s reluctance to use the word escalation in naval talks, preferring escalator clause language under the London treaty.
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National Safety Council
United States
Sidney J. Williams
The
Council
Public Safety
American Legion
the Safety Council
State Department
Washington
Japan
Britain
Foreign Office
Private Atholl Highlanders Attend London Wedding
London crowds witnessed the Atholl Highlanders the Duke of Atholl’s private army on duty at the wedding of Lord Fincastle heir of Lord Dunmore and Miss Pamela Hermon-Hodge daughter of Lord Wyfold. The soldiers number about 200 and are funded by the Duke. A cat stalks prey with eyes and whiskers guiding its path. A wife’s warning about garden planning is noted.
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United Kingdom
Lord Fincastle
Lord Dunmore
Pamela Hermon- Hodge
Lord Wyfold
Atholl Highlanders
Duke of Atholl
Queen Victoria
Prince Albert
Blair Castle
Paid For Doing Nothing on New York Stage
The stagehands union protested Our Town in New York over Frank Craven arranging chairs before the show. The union said it was a stagehand duty while Jed Harris argued otherwise. Producers settled by hiring two stagehands to do nothing while actors move furniture as needed.
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Our Town
New York
Frank Craven
Jed Harris
Welsh Banquet Speech Highlights Welsh Chorus Skill
The Duke of Kent told a Welsh audience at the St David's Day banquet of the London Welsh Society that they sing in parts more easily than many of us sing the National Anthem. He warned that we often go out of tune or neglect the last bar's value.
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Duke of Kent
London Welsh Society
Vatican Building A Chronicle Of Papal Additions
The Vatican’s construction began about 482 years ago and has seen nearly every pope contribute additions. The evolving complex reflects ongoing papal involvement across generations.
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Vatican
Origin of Maru in Japanese ship names explored
In the March issue of The P L A Monthly scholars debate why Japanese merchant ships bear Maru. Theories include a heavenly messenger Hakudo Maru, homage to sea god Azuminosora Maru, or from a word meaning circular or complete, with the last view most accepted.
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P. L. A. Monthly
Koted
Visit by a commanding officer in desert campaign
An Egyptian desert outpost recalls a colonel who warned his troops they must stop and die if necessary, then rode off in a sand cloud. A gunner later quips asking if the old blighter will die with them. The text then shifts to a note on the earth moon system gravity center, about 3,000 miles from Earth’s center.
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Desert
Les
Like to Live Together Old Women Propose Community Homes
An Overseas editor argues for community living among elderly women who cannot afford hotels or private rooms. She notes some prefer living alone but advocates inexpensive clubs and unfurnished rooms where residents can furnish their own space, share meals, and read together to ease late life loneliness.
New Geraniums and Seasonal Flowers Shine at Ottawa Greenhouses
A. J. Logsdail leads geranium work at the American Experimental farm Ottawa with plants named after former agricultural ministers. Tulip jonquil daffodil and hyacinth varieties from Helland bloom in spring tests while carnations grown in sand yield longer stems and larger blooms. Bermuda lilies mature under light and temperature trials by Dr. William Hunter aiming to improve bulb storage for frigid arrivals. James McKee reports dramatic chrysanthemum improvements and schizanthus or butterfly flowers reach new sizes and vibrant tones in orchid purple gold red and pink.
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A. J. Logsdail
Kemptville
Ont
Helland
William Ferguson
William Hunter
James McKee
Canada’s February imports by Empire and foreign markets
Canada imported 46.95 million dollars worth of goods in February with 11.86 million from the British Empire and 35.10 million from foreign countries, per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. A year earlier imports totaled 48.65 million with 12.56 million from Empire nations and strong foreign market figures. Also noted are popular dining car meats and a new mechanical inner ear aid for deaf and deaf blind individuals learning to speak.
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Canada
British Empire
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
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