Technological Trends and the Future of Jobs
Time magazine summarizes the National Resources Committee's 1935 report on rapid invention and unemployment. It notes defenders argue technology creates new industries, while Ogburn warns of disruption. Thirteen key technologies are listed, including synthetic rubber, plastics, television, and photoelectric cells, with expected near term social impacts and a proposed monitoring board.
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Roceivell
Potomac
William Fielding Ogburn
University of Chicago
Science Committee
National Resources Committee
Wallace
Science
Caltech
Millikan
M. L T
Karl Taylor Compton
Ben Telephone
Frank Baldwin Jewett
U.S
Frank Rattray Lillie
National Academy of Sciences
John Campbell Merriam
Carnegie Institut
Edward Charles Elliott
Purdue University
Ogburn
John D
Mack Rust
Tennessee
Soviet
Russia
Germany
England
Sew Up Heart After Stab Wounds in Major Surgery
Harold Aldridge a 23 year old munition worker returned to work filling shells a month after surgeons removed his heart twice to repair stab wounds. The Lancet reports the envelope around the heart opened and the heart briefly exposed then replaced as doctors treated a second wound. He walked 40 yards in six days and was discharged in 28 days.
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Harold Aldridge
the Lancet
William Gissane
Bodo Schulenberg
Aldridge
Women On The Land In Wales Rise In Agricultural Work
A survey by the Advisory Council for Technical Education in South Wales and Monmouthshire shows 6 370 women and girls are regularly employed and 965 casually on holdings of one acre plus in the region. They constitute 22 8 percent of all agricultural workers in seven Southern Welsh counties with many engaged in manual labor.
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Wales
Advisory Council For
South Wales
Monmouths
Britain
Canada Thistle Invades North America and its Traits
The Canada thistle, introduced from Europe, spreads across North America. Some plants bear male flowers only and form no seeds, while others are female and seed-producing. Flowers range from pale purple to white.
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North American
United States
Europe
Crickets as Pets in Chinese Royal Palaces
A historic note describes Chinese royal ladies keeping crickets in gold and silver cages, daily cage cleaning, even baths in weak tea, and teaching them to catch balls. As the custom spread, many households valued crickets. wealthier homes even feature entire cricket rooms.
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China
Canaries
No Longer Neglected Holyroodhouse Shines Again
The Edinburgh Scotsman notes Holyroodhouse’s revival under modern royal interest. A recent week of splendid courts and Levee costumes revived memories of Bonnie Prince Charlie as the Palace regains splendor after years of neglect. The late King and Queen and the Office of Works restored comforts Queen Victoria found lacking, and Their Majesties enjoyed their stay, hoping to return soon.
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Edinburgh Scotsman
Casa Loma a Money Making Tourist Sensation
Toronto Saturday Night reports Casa Loma has astonished visitors as a problem castle money maker. Thousands from across the country pay a quarter to peek at it. Many people have never seen a white elephant, a fact noted in the piece.
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Toronto
Casa Loma
Matched Crochet Pattern 5752 for Bedroom and Bath
Crochet pattern 5752 offers a two tone rug towel border and scarf with a flower motif. It includes complete instructions charts material needs color suggestions and an illustration. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg to obtain.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Admiralty Gains Full Control Of Fleet Air Arm
In a House of Commons announcement Prime Minister Chamberlain said the fleet air arm will come under the Admiralty. Admiral Keyes has long pressed for this shift, arguing it would enable the navy to develop its air force without land-based constraints.
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Chamberlain
House of Commons
Fleet Air Arm
Great Britain
Naval Air Force
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Robert Keyes
Helen Keller Welcomed in Japan by Missionaries and Officials
Miss Keller, renowned as deaf and blind, was warmly received on her visit to Japan. Letters from United Church missionaries in Japan say government leaders, the Emperor and Empress, and educators welcomed her. Her aim is to spread the talking book and aid the blind, aided by interpreters Miss Thompson and Dr Iwahashi.
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Helen Keller
Japan
United Church
Constance Chappell
Isabel Govenlock
Miss Keller
Orient
Miss Thompson
Iwahashi
Edinburgh
Imperial government extends ten year British film quota
The Imperial government decides to renew the decade long quota on British films to prevent lapse on March 31. The plan requires film renters and exhibitors to show a set proportion of British titles each year to boost production and improve quality. A renter is defined as the person who acquires films from producers and distributes copies to exhibitors.
Owner Claims Car After Off Duty Sergeant Intervenes
Police Sergeant Edward F. Tucker, off duty, helps a Newark man claim a car ignition error. After a brief exchange the owner admits the key, revealing the car is his. He is then jailed.
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Edward F. Tucker
Newark
N.J
Bud
Tucker
Moist skim lowers electrical resistance risks
The skim when moist reduces electrical resistance significantly, raising the chance of a serious shock from low voltage.
Reopened King Solomon mine in Saudi claims mixed ownership
The Windsor Star reports a revived King Solomon mine on the Arabian edge, now run by British and American miners. They estimate ore at 20 dollars per ton, with tailings worth 14 dollars per ton, implying only 6 dollars revenue per mined ton compared with ancient riches.
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Solomon
Saudi
Arabian Desert
Urals
Russia
Rhodesia
South Africa
Windsor Star
Owner Had The Key A Brief Tale On Faith And Fizzled Attendance
A clergyman on holiday in western England visits a barber and asks if he attends church or chapel. The barber admits he attends neither, saying he steps away from church. The piece also notes an egg opener novelty and reports Moscow Prussia’s tiny telephone ratio of five phones per 190 people.
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England
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Rca-Victor
William Frederick Gericke
University of California
Ogburn Committee
Time
Canada Thistle
U.S. Bureau of Plant Industry
Glasgow
George
Elizabeth
Scotland
Alice Brooks
Houehold
Suanmer
British Admiralty
Charles F. Kettering
American Society of Civil Engineers
Detroit
Mr. Kettering
New York Sun
King Solomon’s Mines
Moscow
Prussia
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