Radium Industry Solidifies Production Basis in Canada
By end 1936 Canada established radium as a production industry. Mining at Great Bear Lake and refining at Port Hope advanced with electrified operations and new transport links. Output reached two grams monthly in October and an ounce by November. demand, especially from Britain, prompted a major expansion to triple refinery capacity and fulfill over 800000 dollars in 1937 orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Great Bear Lake
LaBine Point
Port Hope
Ontario
Mackenzie River
Arctic
Waterways
Alberta
Northern Transportation Company
Rare giant black skink displayed at Staten Island Zoo
Staten Island Zoo exhibits a rare giant black skink from Australia now on view at Barrett Park Zoo. The import includes a pair of double headed skinks and Cunningham's skinks, plus two large Australian tree frogs. Curator Carl F Kauffeld notes this is the first alive giant black skink in 27 years and details distinctive features of the reptiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island Zoological Society
Barrett Park Zoo
Staten Island
Cunningham
Australia
Arthur Foeh
Philadelphia
New York
Carl. F. Kauffeld
Zoo
Philadelphia Zoo
Palisades
Kauffeld
Three aged war horses and mule sent home for retirement
From Belgium battlefields Our Dumb Friends League funded a return to England for three aged horses and an older one eyed mule. Of 50 animals, the rest were destroyed and the survivors, all with war records, were still worked daily in Belgium. The mule, about 40, lost an eye to pull left. horses averaged around 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Belgium
Our
Dumb Friends League
P W Hurndall Oldest Active Piano Tuner Sees Changes
P W Hurndall of San Francisco aged 87 has tuned pianos for 56 years and is the National Piano Tuners Association’s oldest active member. He says more changes have occurred in pianos recently than in the past fifty years, making tuning tougher, yet he believes the craft will endure across generations despite factory efforts at mechanical tuners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Hurndall
San Francisco
National
Piano Tuners’ Association
Hurndall
China Has Area of Four Million Square Miles
A statement notes that China spans about 4,000,000 square miles in area. No additional context or events are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
In Defense Of Old Cars: A Defender of Vintage Models
A letter from Victoria Times argues that old cars are safer than newer models. It cites a U S survey of 494 accidents showing few incidents involving pre 1925 cars and higher accident shares for cars from later years and for 1936 models, challenging the notion that old cars are riskier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
B. H
Victoria Times
New French Naval Base on African Coast
French Minister of Marine Alphonse Gasnier-Duparc said the new base at Mers-El-Kebir on the Bay of Oran Algeria will be a vital link in national defenses and part of a triangle with Toulon and Bizerta. The project costs about 275 million francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
North African
Alphonse Gasnier-Duparc
Mers-El-Kebir
Bay of Oran
Algeria
Mers-El- Kebir
Bizerta
France
Toulon
Excavations in Nippur Unearth Clay Lamps
Archaeologists in the ruins of Nippur reveal baked clay lamps dating before 8000 B.C. The finds come from Babylonian city remains once destroyed around 6000 B.C. National Health Insurance cost England over 130 million pounds in benefits last year.
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Nippur
England
Horse Will Eat An Apple A Day
A humorous item notes a horse consuming an apple daily, joking that it will never keep the doctor away and suggesting simple routines can prevent visits. The remark presents a light playful image rather than a serious report.
Country Needs Leadership Sir Edward Beatty Says No
Sir Edward Beatty president of the Canadian Pacific Railway told a Tor onto service club that leadership must come from businessmen and that higher taxation will not improve business. He warned of speculative optimism tied to the 1929 crash and cited railway debt and public subsidies as excess, advocating free railway service at a cost of four million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Toronto
Dominion
New Back-Lace Shoes Highlight Chicago Shoe Fair
Women’s fashion at the National Shoe Fair in Chicago features a suede pump with a high instep and lacing at the heel. Sandals and sandal effects lead the spring and summer styles with many open toed strap designs and pumps on display.
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Chicago
Brazil fines for no vote at last election
Citizens who did not cast ballots in the most recent Brazilian election face a fine of 500 dollars unless they present a valid justification for their abstention. Authorities emphasize compliance and record collection across states.
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Brazil
Mirage Phenomena Lure Animals to Visionary Pools
A fragment notes mirages in South Africa causing animals to hurry to apparent water sources. The brief describes optical illusions drawing wildlife toward deceptive pools amid hot conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Has His Own System Post Office Detective Sid White
Victoria postal detective Sid White credits a code book for decoding badly addressed letters. He lists common errors such as misreading W.A. 12 K St as Wark Street and mistaking royal street names like Princess Street for Duchess Queen or King Street. Other mix ups include Daniel for David Elm for Linden and Quay for Wharf.
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Post Office
Sid. White
Victoria
White
W.A
K St
Wark Street
Princess Street
Duchess
Queen
King Street
Daniel
David
Elm
Linden
Old Eskimo Road
Esquimalt Road
Quay
Wharf
Signal
Toronto
Ontario
Day-Dreaming Linked to Youth and Age says Dr Ewing
Dr J M Ewing told a Vancouver women's group that day dreaming reflects age and youth. He distinguished between aimless drifting thoughts and real thinking and warned excess daydreaming can edge toward insanity or anti social behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Ewing
Vancouver
Dr. Ewing
Botanical note and animal naming correction
The text states that the apple tree grows faster than any other fruit tree while correcting the jack rabbit’s name to prairie hare. This pairs a horticultural observation with a zoological terminology clarification.
Ella the Elephant Tea-Towel Stitch Pattern
A pattern featuring seven Ella portraits for tea towels. Transfer pattern 5788 includes stitched motifs averaging 4% by 5% inches, stitches illustrated, and material guidance. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union to obtain. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella
Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Immense Coronation Prep Sparks Global Alarm and Intrigue
The article surveys vast plans for London’s coronation on May 12 with 60 000 empire troops, special trains, floodlit buildings, and a gilded state coach. It notes warnings against over decoration, plus extensive lighting schemes and a push to balance safety and spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
London
Midlands
Lancashire
Yorkshire
North Wales
Thames
London Associated Electricity Undertakings
No Foundation For Idea About Acid Fruits With Milk
Prof Julius H. Frandsen of Massachusetts State College says acid fruits such as cherries and oranges, when used with milk, aid digestion rather than harm it. He notes milk curdles but this helps digestion and milk should be part of a balanced diet. He dismisses the belief that milk is constipating and urges using milk as a food to replace other foods when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius H. Frandsen
Massachusetts State College
Frand- Sen
Ships From All Countries Invited to Coronation Review
London will send invitations to naval powers for one ship each to attend the royal naval review off Spithead during coronation festivities. Cruisers likely represent most countries, with older warships unavailable since the 1911 review. The Merchant Navy will be represented, while eye care needs affect six or seven in ten persons though only about two in ten seek treatment.
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London
Spithead
Merchant
Prince of Wales
Merchant Service
Standardize Wheat in Canada to Retain Export Edge
Herman Trelle of Wembley Alberta, winner of the Chicago wheat championship, urged Canada to standardize its wheat like Denmark does with bacon. He called Garnet low quality and warned Canada risks losing grain markets without a prairie zoning system to grow only adapted varieties.
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Canada
Denmark
Dominion
Herman Trelie
Wembley
Alta
Chicago
Trelle
Prairies
Sark rulers face stamp collectors biggest annoyance
Their Bigges t problem Mr and Mrs Robert Hathaway rulers of Sark Isle in the English Channel say stamp collectors are their vexatious issue. The feudal state has no taxes or crimes yet collectors seek specimens believed rare though they are ordinary English penny hapenny stamps. Hathaway, a Yale graduate from East Orange New Jersey, holds sovereignty through marriage. After a U S visit they sailed back to Sark.
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Robert Hathaway
Sark Isle
English Channel
British Empire
Sark
Mr. Hathaway
East Orange
N.J
Springtail Tail Snap Propels It Into Flight
The springtail insect folds its tail under its body and locks it. Releasing the tail makes a rapid downward snap that launches the insect high into the air.
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Staten Island Zoo
Ace
Ranean
Winnipey
Gire
Pam IY Gorry Woop
Deanna Durbin
Hollywood
Miss Durbin
Ella the Elephant
Alice Brooks
iHousehol
Evanston
Illinois
Kingston Whig- Standard
National Safety Council
Westminster Abbey
Sark Island
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