Wealth From Water and the Quest for Ocean Treasures
Chemists report progress in extracting gold from sea water and other substances from oceans including bromine iodine and salt while noting the high costs. The piece surveys natural soda deposits near Magedi Kenya and the Trinidad pitch lake, and highlights heavy water discovered with costly beginnings but potential for medical and rejuvenation uses as costs drop.
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Wiliam Dow
de Courtois
Magedi
Kenya Colony
Lake Victoria
Trinidad
Getting Hired Then Fired A Job Question
A chaotic exchange at Super-Colossal Pictures ends with the president firing a young man who reveals he only sought a position. The man asks what job he held before being fired, prompting a terse exchange captured by the periodical.
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Super-Colossal Pictures
Christian Science Monitor
Herring Run Nets Heavy Catch in Quatsino Sound
In Vancouver Island waters a group of seiners landed 950 tons of herring between 6 PM and midnight in Quatsino Sound. The haul, worth about 1 900 000 pounds, reflects the large runs typical of the British Columbia season. A Stiner may take many tons per net set. Also noted a wedding in England with the bride’s three police brothers in attendance and John M. McKenzie, long-time secretary of Glace Bay Oddfellows, claiming a lodge record.
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Quatsino Sound
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Canadian Fisheries Bulletin
Quality Wheat Imports to Scotland steady in 1937
G B Johnson, Canadian trade commissioner at Glasgow, reports that imports of Canadian wheat into Glasgow and Leith remained steady in 1937 with a small decline late in the year due to high Manitoba prices. Dominion share stood at 62 percent of Scotland’s total imports. prospects for 1938 looked unpromising amid high prices.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Leith
Manitoba
G B. Johnson
Commercial Intelligence Journal
Canada
Dominions
Dominion
Brandon Sun
Artificial Light Extends Hens’ Winter Laying Hours
Poultry experts at Iowa State College say artificial light can boost winter egg production. Use 12 to 14 hours of light daily, with one 50 watt bulb per 200 square feet, and arrange morning or split lighting. If power is scarce, kerosene or gas lanterns with wire netting work. Proper insulation also helps reduce heat loss and keep birds productive.
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H. L. Wilcke
Iowa State College
Giant nickel plating machine boosts daily casting finish
The White Metal News Letter reports a new automatic system plating 75,000 pounds of zinc die castings per day with bright nickel. Castings are suspended in electrolyte in a 140 foot long tank holding 20,000 gallons, moved slowly to form the nickel layer before a separate chromium flash finalizes the finish.
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White Metal News
Aviator Recovers After 16000 Foot Fall In Flight
Harold Alford, a daily weather observer for the United States Weather Bureau, plunged about 16 000 feet when he fainted from oxygen deprivation. His plane spun and he managed a last minute recovery before crashing into a tree, suffering only a broken shoulder.
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Harold Alford
United States Weather Bureau
War Tanks Do Stunts Spectacular at Army Manoeuvres
Spectacular demonstrations during army exercises in Austria featured tanks performing stunts such as a massive tank standing on its tail and then righting itself, and another large tank leaping a high wall. The report notes the dramatic display of mechanical prowess amid military drills.
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Austria
Sacred volcanic lake in Madagascar linked to crocodile worship
Reports from Tananarivo describe a sacred lake where crocodiles are venerated and offerings once included humans. Natives now sacrifice cattle, with the lake believed to house the spirits of a submerged village after an earthquake.
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Madagascar
Tananarivo
Dogs Carry Mail Teams Across French Alps
Dogs hauled over 160 pounds of mail in the French Alps where heavy snow blocked routes. At 6000 feet altitude the teams traveled 37 miles with an average speed of about five miles per hour.
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French Alps
Word Counts and Nectar Sources Compared
The passage notes that about 300 words account for 75 percent of ordinary speech and writing. It also states that although hundreds of plant species secrete nectar, only around two dozen provide it in meaningful quantities.
Early Chess Roots Traced to Tepe Gawra Tablets
Archaeologists report 6000 year old Terra cotta chess pieces from Tepe Gawra in Northern Iraq as the earliest evidence of chess like play. Dr E A Speiser notes ancient Mesopotamians used an early game long before modern chess appeared. Egyptian art also hints at a chess like game around 3000 BC.
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Tepe
Speiser
Balmoral Row and Station Broadcasts Highlighted
The Manchester Guardian reports Queen Victoria's Balmoral loch outing caused consternation while a game keeper’s wife lamented grace and Christ on the Sea of Galilee. A Scottish bystander muttered about two blacks not making a white as loudspeakers test on Japanese trains reveal next station announcements.
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Balmoral
Victoria
Manchester Guardian
Sea of Galilee
Mounties plan science led crime fight under Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police chief Commissioner S T Wood outlines a renewed campaign to combat crime using scientific investigation and aviation. A Regina lab under Dr Maurice Powers will aid detection of murder, counterfeit coins, and smugglers, with plans for a national police school in Ottawa and Regina. Wood emphasizes future air support across Canada while recalling his Arctic service and North First priority.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada
S. T. Wood
James MacBrien
Ottawa
Regina
Maurice Powers
RCMP
United States
G-men
Col. Wood
Criminal Investigation
Walla
Col
Wood
Metropolitan Police College
London
James
Prairie Provinces
Maritimes
Northwest
Yukon Territories
R.C.M.P
Royal Military College
Kingston
Ont
North West Mounted Police
Western
Arctic
North
Exercise With Care For Winter Radical Exercise Guidance
Begin with mild activity after a long indoors confinement. Do not rush to match an athletic friend in hiking golf or games. Soft muscles and a tender heart require cautious progression from gentle walks to longer distances and faster steps before engaging in games or swimming.
Noted New York Doctor Reaches 80 and Finishes Four Miles
Dr. Graeme H. Hammond of New York celebrated his 80th birthday by running four miles, saying he could have gone further but did not tire himself. Hammond has run three miles three times weekly for 62 years, keeping himself in fine fettle.
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Graeme H. Hammond
New York
Dr. Hammond
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Glace Bay
N.S
John M. McKenzie
Oddfellows
Lodge
Isaac Babbit
Belleville, Ill
Belleville
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Michigan
Washington
President Lincoln
Australia
James Cook
Europe
Great Britain
Britain
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