Flexibility Of Air Travel Spurs Canadian Mining Frontier
Air travel’s adaptability fuels northern development as pilots deliver supplies to distant mines from Saskatchewan to Quebec. In eight years Canadian Airways Wings Ltd and Starratt's Airways logged over 18 million miles with zero passenger deaths, enabling communities, trapper camps, and families to thrive despite isolation and brutal winters.
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Saskatchewan
Quebec
Red Lake
God's Lake
Bear Lake
Airway
Canadian Airways
Wings, Ltd
Starratt’s Airways
Sioux Lookout
Government Forestry Reserve
Canada
Sunlight Aids Failing Sight Claims In Eye Health Note
Dr James E Slocum research director says direct sunlight benefits eye trouble and helps nerves and eye muscles. He argues gaze at the sun is safe, cites tribal gun gazing and urges daily eye exercises with bright sunlight to combat fixation and eye strain.
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James E. Slocum
The
National Research
Belonging to Canada for Arctic Submarine Quest
Sir Hubert Wilkins outlined a plan to the Canadian Geographical Society for a submarine expedition to the North Pole. Built on the River Thames, the craft would depart May 1938 for Spitzbergen to load supplies and begin under the ice about 200 miles north of Spitzbergen.
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Ottawa
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Canadian Geographical Society
North Pole
River Thames
Sir Hubert
Spitzbergen
Bering Sea
Evolution Theory Father Teilhard de Chardin
Jesuit scholar Father Teilhard de Chardin, a renowned geologist, argued before an international scientist gathering that humans descend from apes yet Christianity need not conflict. He highlighted Sinanthropus findings near Peking, emphasizing thought’s emergence as the key human factor.
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Father Teilhard de Chardin
Father de Chardin
Peking
Sinanthropus
Hoover denies two prints were identical in Los Angeles
Federal Bureau of Investigation director John Edgar Hoover from his office in Los Angeles says the bureau has examined two fingerprints described as almost identical and declares them distinguishable. The remark follows claims of near duplicates cited in press reports.
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John Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Los Angeles
Mr. Hoover
Singing to lower blood pressure proposed by Berlin doctor
Dr. Herbert Biehle of the Acoustics Institute reports experiments linking voice and lung activity to blood pressure. He found most singers had normal pressure and that patients in Berlin hospitals improved after singing lessons, with cases noting chest expansion and asthma relief. Cristobal and Colon are the Atlantic end of the canal.
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Herbert Biehle
Berlin
Biehle
Western pioneer leader Sir Frederick Haultain recovering from arm injury
A Real Westerner recalls Sir Frederick Haultain 80, Saskatchewan chief justice and western founder figure. The veteran Saskatchewan Alberta advocate helped shape law and resources policy, led early Northwest Territories government, opposed autonomy bills, and inspired future western honor. The note also cites a London Free Press view praising his pioneer and cowhand ethos. It adds a statistic that about half of global fishermen are Japanese.
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Frederick Haultain
Saskatchewan
Haultain
Alberta
C.P.R
Macleod
Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Wilfrid Laurier
Pioneers
Prairies
London Free Press
Crochet chair set uses initials as pattern inserts
Initials from a complete alphabet are woven into filet crochet to decorate a chair back and arm rests. The pattern offers a full alphabet, charts, and directions for a 124 by 16 inch chair back plus 6 by 12% inch arms, with material lists. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Winnipeg for this term from the Winnipeg newspaper union.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Protest Sparks Over Destruction of London Landmarks
A wave of public outcry in London condemns modern redevelopment that erases historic sites. Editorials and Commons debate emphasize saving famed venues like the Alhambra and Covent Garden as new modern buildings replace centuries old landmarks.
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London
George VI
House of Commons
Waterloo Bridge
Carlton House Terrace
Adelphi
Lansdowne House
Whitehall
Covent Garden
Long Acre
Mayfair
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Church of All Hallow
Christopher Wren
St. Paul's
St. Edmunds
King
Black Vultures Taste Guatemalan Avocados, Study Finds
Dr. Alexander Wetmore of the United States National Museum spent six weeks in Guatemala studying black vultures. He reports the birds favor tree ripened avocados that drop when gusts shake the groves, showing refined taste unlike other scavengers.
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Alexander Wetmore
United States National Museum
Guatemala
Wetmore
Nature Study
New York Sun
Robot Radio Alarm Aids Ship SOS Operations
The Radio Corporation of America announced an automatic radio alarm for ships that sounds when SOS signals are detected while the radio operator is off duty. The device is activated by the operator and notifies him to monitor critical Morse code alerts.
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Radio Corporation of America
Television beauty teams with makeup for camera
The article explains announcers and a television beauty using makeup to suit electric cameras. It notes tan skin, bold lips, and brown lipstick to avoid red showing white, and stresses no retakes in television as in film.
Canada Exports Poultry to Britain Rise in Early 1937
Exports of poultry from Canada to the United Kingdom rise in the first two months of 1937, totaling 22 770 boxes versus 16 119 boxes in January and February 1936. Chickens dominate the shipments with some turkeys included.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Cheese Demand Rises in Scotland Driven by Industrial Improvement
Industrial improvements in Scotland boost cheese consumption. Canada supplied more cheese to Scotland last year than any year since records began, with an increase of 31 percent over the prior year, according to the Agricultural Department of the Canadian National Railways.
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Cincinnati
Laurence Chenoweth
Student Health Service
Harvard
United States University
Chenoweth
Scotland
Canada
Agricultural Department
Canadian National Railways
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University of Cincinnati
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