National Health Council scientists shape Dominion destiny
National Research Council of Canada scientists in Ottawa spearhead work in steel, aircraft, and rust resistant wheat. Major General A G L McNaughton cites wheat gains saving prairie farmers over 35 million dollars in one season and notes striking productivity and employment growth since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Research Council of Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
A. G. L. McNaughton
Vancouver Institute
Council
Department of Agriculture
Western Universiies
Canada
Austra
McNaughton
Nova Scotia
Ottawa Council
General McNaughton
Deaf mute sailor branded undesirable alien in voyage ordeal
Leon Reilli cher, a 24 year old deaf mute, has spent twelve years at sea after secretly boarding the Essonite. He was detained at Waterford upon arrival and forced to depart, later hidden in a lifeboat for 32 hours. Customs officers at Blyth declared him undesirable and ordered his return to Havre, with police guarding him at every port during each voyage. He has reportedly wandered for 12 years and stayed on one ship for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Reillicher
Waterford
Ireland
Havre
Blyth
Bird Hotel De Luxe A unique garden bird house by Bergstrom
Richard H Bergstrom of Miltona Minnesota built for Phil J Noonan of Alexandria Minnesota a highly elaborate bird house named Little Bit o Heaven The martin haven used 3600 pieces of lumber and 13000 screws and nails It took an entire winter and spring to complete and attracted 80000 visitors in 1937 to the garden featuring the structure and its special roofing front porches and railings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Bergstrom
Miltona
Minnesota
Phil J. Noonan
Alexandria
Martin Haven
Mr. Noonan
Christian Science Monitor
Reveries Of A Writer Opie Read At 86 In Literary Circle
Opie Read, 86, still active in letters with humor and wit. The veteran writer, among peers like Mark Twain and Artemus Ward, reflects on philosophy, leadership, and the future of American literature, noting a shift toward a science-minded literary future and the humility gained with age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie Rrad At
Opie
Mark Twain
Eugene Field
John Billings
Artemus Ward
Rockefeller
Read
Unusual Christmas Party Deep Underground at Morris Mine
An annual 400 foot underground Christmas celebration paused at the Morris Iron Mine in Ispheming Michigan for half an hour. A tree from upper Michigan served as the centerpiece while miners sang carols and gifts were doled out by Santa Claus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Iron
Ispheming
Mich
Inland Steel Company
Charles Miron
Penn
Vulcan
Upper Michigan
Jim’ Fowler
Santa Claus
Miron
Self Education and Mind Power in Industrial Age
The author argues intellect grows by action and free will, urging individuals to educate themselves. True education lies in the ability to marshal mental powers in emergencies, not in wealth of reading, with discipline as the key to strength, far beyond raw native vigor. It cites the Robinson Gold Mine’s depth as a metaphor for deep, sustained effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Comprehensive Problems in Science and Society Study
A committee of distinguished scientists formed by the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Cambridge aims to study how scientific advances affect communities and how social conditions influence science. The program includes national economic needs, industry shifts, emergency research coordination, social psychology, consumer research, and light metals distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Cambridge
Consumers’ Research Council
Betting Man Bets On Own Horse After Race Post
An excited bettor places a $100 wager as three horses near the post. The bookie warns the horse may lose, but the punter reveals he owns the other two horses. Separately scientists report a petrified camel head near Puyallup Washington asserting camels originated in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara Desert
Puyallup
Wash
North America
Nebraska
Horror Of War And The Role Of Women
Miss Gordon Holmes of London, finance chair of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, argued that women’s peace efforts helped curb war. She cited Hitler facing three crises: food, labor conscription, and a religious upheaval amid dictatorial pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Holmes
London
International Federation of Business and Professional Women
Ottawa Federation
Miss Holmes
Hitler
Etiquette Puzzles and Historical Handshake Origins
A discussion on table manners questions shows how unclear guidance can be. The Peterborough Examiner notes past and present etiquette standards with a remark on handshakes and the large number of London schoolchildren attending daily.
Something Novel For Your Kitchen Pattern
Tuck your potholders in a windmill case and add a decorative note to your kitchen wall. Bright print Scraps for tulip potholders and a plain material windmill case with three easy stitchery motifs. Pattern 6245 includes transfer motifs about 6 by 8 inches and a pot holder windmill pattern. send 20 cents to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union. No Alice Brooks pattern book published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Humor and the Right to Laugh in Democracy
In a New York Times reflection on Mr. David Low and public humor, the piece argues democracy must protect the right to laugh at power and absurd institutions. It cites French guardsmen in Le Bourget housing, BBC, and international figures to claim honest laughter sustains civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Low
BBC
British Broadcasting Agency
Mr. Low
Low
Roosevelt
Il Duce
Germany
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
England
France
India
Tunis
New York Times
Creed of Lord Nuffield Drives Vast Philanthropy
Viscount Nuffield, whose wealth has supported about 13 million pounds in benevolence from aid to distressed areas to medical devices, spoke of his creed to give his best. He said if a man can die that way, nothing more to do, and vowed to spend his life aiding mankind. The next day he donated 31,000 pounds to Morris Orthopaedic Hospital in Oxford, birthplace of his mass car production journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Nuffield
Empire Hospitals
Morris Orthopaedic Hospital
Oxford
Mary Mussen and the steady stewardess work hours
The Toronto Telegram notes stewardesses like Mary Mussen work about 85 hours a month averaging under three hours daily. High altitude makes the job strenuous and the Clipper ships hire lightweight stewards to fit narrow aisles while passengers favor attractive attendants. The airline tests applicants for sturdy hearts to allow future switches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mussen
Toronto Telegram
Mary
Monastery to Let in Charterhouse Square London
The Registrar's House at Charterhouse Square, once Carthusian, offered to let for 300 pounds yearly. After Henry VIII expelled the monks, it served as a hunting box, later owned by the Duke of Norfolk. Queen Elizabeth stayed in 1558 to ready for her coronation. a curfew tolls each evening for fifty nine elderly residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charterhouse Square
B.C
Henry VIII
St. Pancras
Islington
Duke of Norfolk
Elizabeth
Charterhouse Brothers
London Sunday Express
Wasp Names Recalled Amid Naval Vessels
A fragment mentions six United States naval ships named Wasp and then cites a curious line about Mrs Loud Speaker and her husband's misfortune. The source reads as a miscellany note with no clear event or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Striking Out Afresh at Vancouver Church
Dr. F. W. Norwood, former minister at City Temple London, accepts a call to St. Andrew's Wesley Church Vancouver, one of Canada's largest congregations. He plans to start next October and believes he remains capable of hard work at age 60 plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Norwood
City Temple
London
St. Andrew’s Wesley Church
Vancouver
Canada
Dr. Norwood
National Free Church Council
Norwood
Overseas Daily Mail
Fishermen use boards as decoys on Moonlit seas
In China fishermen rig boats with white varnished boards that slope into the water. On moonlight nights fish mistake the boards for water, dash onto them, and skid into the boat. The note also cites the Victoria and Exchange station platform in Manchester as England's longest at 2,194 feet.
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China
England
Victoria and Exchange
Manchester
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Daniel Webster
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Rand
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Norfolk
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Chile
Peterborough Examiner
Paris
War Ministry
le Bourge
Henry VII
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