Five Expeditions Aim For Earth's Highest Peak This Year
The Himalayas attract five climbing teams this year a German pair an American one Polish and Swiss expeditions pursue Everest Godwin Austen Kanchenjunga Nanga Parbat and Nanda Devi with many peaks still unconquered. Historic feats confirm human adaptation to extreme altitudes and enduring dangers of high altitude mountaineering.
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Himalayas
Europe
Everest
Godwin-Austen
Kanchenjunga
Nanga Parhat
Ramjet
Duke of
Abruzzi
Godwin- Austen
F S Smythe
Mount Everest
Mallory
Irvine
Wilson
Nanga Parbat
Kanchensung
Nandi Devi
Praise for Western Canadian farmers boosts morale
Patrick Ashley Cooper describes western farmers as outstanding in Canadian life. He praises their courage amid crop setbacks and destitution, notes hopeful crop prospects for the year, and jokes about the King and Queen’s royal visit disrupting business discussions in Western Canada.
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Canada
Patrick Ashley Cooper
Hudson's Bay Company
Bank of England
Quebec
England
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
Standards Of Education Canada Quote
The Ottawa Journal notes that true education cannot be measured by schools and literacy rates alone. Real education lies in teaching people to think about life and to assess human and spiritual values and duties toward others. The piece contrasts education with mere reading and technical training. It also mentions sugar and cream used in ice cream as heat producing fuels and reports lightning starting over 200 forest fires in the Oregon and Washington region.
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Canada
oOttawa Journal
Remarkable discovery of ultra dense dwarf stars described in Paris
Dr. G. P. Kuiper reported 18 new dwarf stars at an astrophysics conference in Paris. These masses of fire far exceed steel, range from Earth to Moon size, yet weigh 150 000 to 800 000 times Earth, with surface flames only a few feet high and temperatures from 27 000 to 54 000 Fahrenheit.
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Paris
G. P. Kuiper
University of Chicago
Kuiper
Birds may spread sleeping sickness across continents
At the Pacific Science Congress Dr. F. Rosenbusch links Argentine and California virus strains to migratory birds. Caracas experts P Gallo and E Vogelsang report birds of prey as carriers, while Dr. James Stevens Simmons notes equine encephalitis caused 170000 infections and 50000 deaths in 1937, stressing rising US and Canadian concern.
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Pacific Science Congress
F. Rosenbusch
University of Buenos Aires
California
P. Gallo
E. Vogelsang
Medico-Veterinary School
Caracas
Venezuela
Rosenbusch
Wheat Output in drought area 1921 to 1937
Western Canada drought area produced 4 122 943 951 bushels of wheat 2 537 816 712 bushels of oats and 702 685 641 bushels of barley plus other crops. Value of wheat oats barley totaled 4 303 884 233 dollars with wheat 3 238 859 730 dollars oats 768 100 026 dollars and barley 296 884 482 dollars.
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Canada
Progress of agricultural motors since 1904 exhibition
An English paper notes rapid progress in agricultural motors since the 1904 exhibition. Tractors did not become common until the war years, but engines have improved in efficiency and adaptability, making them serious rivals of the horse.
Probation returns in England and Wales show low lapse rates
Each year 25 000 adult and juvenile offenders are put on probation in England and Wales. The proportion who lapse back into crime is very small.
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England
Wales
Romance Of Botany and Key Names in Plant History
A. Hornby outlines botany history from Theophrastus to Linnaeus, noting Theophrastus’ two herbals, Pliny’s 16 plant books, and Linnaeus standardizing binomials. The tale includes Linnaeus’s vast collections, their sale to Sir James Smith, a swashbuckling pursuit, and the Linnaean Society’s founding. The piece ends by joking about the zipper’s inventor.
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A. Hornby
Dominion Experimental Station
Summerland
B.C
Theophrastus
Aristotle
Pliny, the Elder
Velusius
Sweden
Linnaeus
James Smith
London
Linnaen Society
Spain presses claim to Gibraltar on anniversary of loss
The Spanish government press calls for the return of Gibraltar the strategic Rock at the Mediterranean entrance. British quarters defend Gibraltar saying no open acknowledgement but warn of measures to defend the stronghold if needed. The War of the Spanish Succession is cited as context for Madrid's stance.
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Spain
Gibraltar
Great Britain
Mediterranean
the Rock
England
New Spain
Indian Army Strength Declines Since 1937
Lieut. Col. A J Muirhead told the House of Commons that British troops in India totaled 2 630 officers and 37 668 men on July 1 1939 compared with 3 052 officers and 52 387 men in 1937. Major General Sir Alfred Knox had asked for the figures.
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India
A. J. Muirhead
House of Commons
Sir Alfred Knox
Col. Muirhead
Antarctic claims deepen as Argentina presses sovereignty
May claim hints Argentina may seek a share of Antarctic territories and challenge Monroe Doctrine limits. Government signals possible stance on regional partitioning and opposition to expanding U.S. doctrine to Antarctica.
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Antarctic
Antarctica
Value Of The Canadian Live Stock Industry Over Six Hundred Million Dollars
The article notes the Canadian livestock industry's value exceeding 600 million dollars and outlines livestock demographics. It cites A E Baker and Dr. C Mackenzie discussing feeding science, nutrition research, and the Dominion Experimental Farms Service in Ottawa. It emphasizes basic and applied research to improve efficiency and animal production across Canada.
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C . Mackenzie
Dominion Experimental Farms
Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Central
Ottawa
Dominion
Arm Swinging Signals Mental Health, UC Study Finds
The Medical School of the University of California reports experiments led by Dr. Robert Wartenberg showing involuntary arm swinging during walking reflects a healthy mind. Absence of this swing may indicate brain disturbances and mental disease, with restoration after treatment restoring natural arm motion.
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Medical School
University of California
Robert Wartenberg
Wartenberg
Does Not Require Laws The Toronto Star
The best driver drives well because he is a nice person and thinks of others as well as of himself. Laws do not make him a better driver because he does instinctively those things that the laws try to make other people do. Courtesy on the highways is needed and driving should set an example. The love of money and power are linked to worldly evils.
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The
Toronto Star
Canada in the global spotlight a pragmatic approach urged
An editorial urges a balanced view of Canada’s fortune in a global context. It argues Europe eyes Canada with hope, calling for a measured response that weighs security, wealth and future prospects against historical booms and fair comparison with other nations.
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Cominion
Canada
Europe
Hamilton Spectator
When Every Word Counted In Legal Notices
A brief note on historical writing practices and scribal costs in seventeenth century contracts. It mentions Michael L Toll and a claim that new museums open at about twenty per year in the British Isles.
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Michael L. Toll
British Isles
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Rock of Gibraltar
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Adaline
A. E. Baker
U.S Department of Agriculture
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