Giant California telescope to weigh a million pounds
Albert Einstein and 100 scientists witnessed the final bolt in the 20 inch mirror tube of a colossal telescope planned for Mount Palomar California. The 1,000,000 pound instrument rises as a 44 storey steel frame and will be operated from a moving tube with astronomers riding in baskets and cages. Plans call for operation in 1940.
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Sky Cpoge
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Ierp
Mt. Palomar
California
Well Known In England His Highness Prince Aga Khan
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shiah sect, is highlighted as a key figure among British Indian representatives at the Coronation. He earns a substantial yearly income, vast horse and investment wealth, and has held high colonial and international posts including leadership roles at the Bombay Presidency salute, the London round table conference, and the Geneva disarmament conference.
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British India
Aga Khan
Ali
Mahomet
India
England
Bombay Presidency
London
Geneva
Wool shortages and war demand fuel world prices
Boston wool officials say a large share of world wool is tied to armaments with uniforms in progress. If world calm returns, wool could reenter consumer markets and lower prices. The rise in wool prices stems from European loom activity and a Geneva report noting scarce raw materials for wool and cotton alike. Programs push home production of substitutes and recovering used wool and waste.
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Boston
Europe
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
International Labor Office
Geneva
Washington
Germany
Italy
Nepal Honors King George With Diamond Star at Buckingham Palace
A Nepalese mission presented King George VI at Buckingham Palace with a diamond studded star and a centerpiece of crossed knives, the insignia of the Nepalese Order of Rattunya, to honor royal ties. Sir Kaiser Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana led the delegation on behalf of the Maharajah.
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India
Tibet
Himalayas
Buckingham Palace
George
Rattunya
Kaiser Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana
Mount Everest
Anderson argues machines not menace to workers
Sherbrooke Record summarizes economist B. M. Anderson of New York who argues that fears of technological unemployment are followed by improved worker conditions. He cites the 1925 27 decline in manufacturing jobs as absorption into services and increased demand for luxuries and schooling, reducing the threat from machines.
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B. M. Anderson
New York
Mr. Anderson
Anderson
Persian Design Precedes Mother Goose Motif by 5,000 Years
Archaeologist Dr. Phyllis Ackerman cites 5000 year old Persian designs showing a cow leaping over the moon similar to Hey diddle diddle. She notes early eastern makers used animal acrobatics in patterns to foster hope and calm fears, with the cow’s leap symbolizing triumph of heavenly forces and good crops.
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Phyllis Ackerman
Institute of Persian Art and Archaeology
Saskatchewan Civil Service Seeks Fit Applicants
L Sifton public service commissioner told a legislative committee that 19 000 civil service applications on file in Saskatchewan are graded by ability honesty repute appearance and personality though no province wide examination is used performance is closely scrutinized before appointments. An eastern educator asks about spelling and patience in waiting.
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Saskatchewan
L. S. Sifton
Coronation recollections of King George VI through Col Scott
Col Louis Scott of Edmonton recalls ordering Prince Albert to get a haircut during RAF Sussex training in 1918. He notes the future king disobeyed briefly but returned to duty and complied with the haircut command. The duke, unfazed by strict discipline, was a good sport among cadets. Also, note: South Africa bans big game hunting in national parks.
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George VI
Louis Scott
Edmonton
Prince Albert
Col. Scott
Legion of Frontiersmen
Duke of York
Central School of Instruction
Royal Air Force
Sussex
South Africa
Moose River miner Alfred Scadding revisits town
Alfred Scadding, linked for life to Moose River Nova Scotia mining, hobbling from an automobile as he revisits the site where he spent 10 days 141 feet underground with Dr D E Robertson and Herman Magill. His trench feet led to toe amputations. townsfolk urge a walk demonstration before a triumphal drive through the town.
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Alfred Scadding
Moose River
Nova Scotia
Scadding
Blue eyes may signal longer life says German authority
A German medical expert suggests blue eyed people live longer than brown eyed individuals, with a fellow doctor agreeing. In America experts urge caution and propose eyes pale with age, making dark eyes less common as people age. Also noted are KNIGHT of the Garter insignia wear at all times and large Chinese highway expansion plus a 265 foot longest snake at the New York zoo.
Lace Medallion Crochet Pattern for Dinner Cloths
Learn to crochet six sided medallions that join into a repeat lace design for a dinner cloth or smaller items. Pattern 5850 provides complete stitches, an illustration, a near actual size photo, material needs, and a pattern price of 20 cents mailed to the Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Cash And Carry System Is Introduced In Bill To Keep U. S. Neutral In War
A bill proposes a cash and carry system to keep the United States neutral during wartime. The piece notes critics and a rewrite process for a movie about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. An expert script reviewer, Bruce Carruthers, flags linguistic and factual errors in dialogue and era details.
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U. S
Hollywood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Bruce Carruthers
Carruthers
United States
Canada
Britain
Senate
House
Dominion
Long Speeches and How to Stop a Windy Orator
A blended reflection on tactful limits to lengthy speakers from a Swinburne commemoration, with Saintly pulpit joke and Shaftesbury anecdote, followed by notes on historic parliamentary silencing methods and a primer on hissing and hemming.
Succeeded Second Time Captain Becomes Gold Staff Officer at Coronation
Captain Haskett Smith, famed as a King's Messenger, finally attended the Coronation as a Gold Staff Officer after decades of waiting. He returned to England weeks before Coronation Day and, despite an initial late-hour exclusion, secured a late invitation from the Duke of Norfolk. He joined the Gold Staff on May 12, marking a long pursuit rewarded after 25 years. Hurricanes reached 80 mph, 32 pounds per square foot pressure, and London's last British Industries Fair proved highly profitable since 1928.
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Haskett Smith
George V
England
Earl Marshal
Duke of Norfolk
Nazi newspaper endorses substitute flour for grain shortage
The Korrespondenz reports substitutes to real flour amid scarcity. It notes three Reich varieties: type 502 high quality used sparingly, type 8121 for general use with added potato and corn starch to whiten, and type 1050 viewed with concern but deemed better than its reputation.
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Germany
Korrespondenz
Reich
Court rules mandate hats for women in Clan william court
In Clan william, South Africa, Magistrate C. J. Lemmer scolded a bareheaded witness, stating court rules require a woman to wear a hat. He insisted fashion cannot override decorum in his court. A second item recalls a child quipping to avoid the wringer after a mud pie bath.
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Clanwilliam
South Africa
C. J. Lemmer
Tommy
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