Northward Quest Through a Relentless Snowbound Trek
Hammond and Jeanne Towers lead a long dog sled march toward a new gold field. A sudden blizzard tests endurance as the group presses on across lake and plateau toward dangerous terrain. Hammond keeps the line intact, searches for a missing musher, and prepares for another grueling push to the end of the lake.
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Hammond
Sue
Terry
Jeanne Towers
Olson
Prince Rupert
Jack
Jeanne
Luken
Fez's World’s Queerest Clock Puts Pots At Each Hour
In Fez Morocco a house displays a curious clock using twelve beam ends. An attendant moves a flower pot onto a rafter at each hour and clears them at twelve, restarting the process. The other clocks include a Swiss face free clock and a Munich sick room clock with ceiling projection.
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Switzerland
Munich
Fez
Morocco
Crown of Hungary shown in Budapest for St Stephen centenary
The Holy Crown of Hungary was displayed publicly in Budapest to mark 1000 years since the death of St Stephen. The crown appeared in the white marble hall of the royal palace in Buda on the Danube. A separate note mentions poultry feed derived from shark flesh.
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Hungary
Budapest
St. Stephen
Buda
Danube
New Wing Formation at Whitney England
A high speed flying wing under construction at Whitney England will carry 19 590 pounds of commercial load at 38 000 pounds loaded weight. Three 1000 hp engines push top speed to 300 mph with cruising 255 mph at 10 000 feet and a 2760 mile range for 20 passengers and crew of six. The rectilinear wing design doubles as passenger cabins and shows non stalled lift at required angles with special wing tips delaying stall in lateral control. Nearby Britain coast lifeboat services include 290 life saving stations and 4 000 volunteers.
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Whitney
England
Old Mother Earth Brightest Painted Lady In Solar System
Flagstaff Arizona reports from Dr. W. M. Slipher describe Earth as the brightest painted lady in the solar system when viewed by moonlight. During a total lunar eclipse Earth's shadow leaves a red halo and the earth reflects sunlight through its atmosphere, enhancing reddish tones.
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Earth
Flagstaff
Arizona
W. M. Slipher
Lowell Observatory
Fireproof enlargement at Shredded Wheat plant Niagara Falls
A fireproof addition is under construction at the Canadian Shredded Wheat Company plant in Niagara Falls Ontario. Upon completion the floor area will grow by over 50 percent and employment is expected to rise by 150 percent. About 390 tons of structural steel will be used and completion is targeted for December. The enlarged facility will produce a full line of Shredded Wheat products, including some not previously made.
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Canadian Shredded Wheat Company Limited
Niagara Falls
Ont
Breakfast For A Penny A Penny Breakfast Scheme
The Port-of-Spain Conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in Trinidad started a penny breakfast program for children and the elderly. In the first six months of 1938 the scheme issued 48 230 breakfasts at a penny each and its expansion is under consideration.
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Trinidad
Port-of-Spain
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
Fitness as defense against disease in Dionne quints case
From the Sarnia Canadian Observer the article notes the Dionne quintuplets in Callander Ontario contracted tonsillitis despite strict hygiene and medical care. It argues immune fitness and good nutrition help the body fight disease even when germs breach safeguards.
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Callander
Ont
Canada
Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Indian language loss and rising English use in far north
The Sault Ste. Marie Star notes that even remote Indian communities are adopting English, with some isolated tribes still unexposed. It warns that dependence on outsiders may erase unwritten languages and end long preserved tribal ways and individuality.
What Hullo Means in Forest Echoes
The term Hullo stems from the old forest warning cry A loup meaning Wolf. In Charnwood Forest England the hailing word survived as Halloup. Saying A loup pronounced Ah loo explains how Hullo originated.
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Charnwood Forest
England
Italian Lieutenant Sets Record Speed in Airplane
Lieut Francesco Agello of Italy established the world absolute speed record in an airplane at 422.8 miles per hour. The achievement marks a new high for aviation performance.
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Francesco Agello
Italy
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Peterbore
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Peterboro
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Great Missenden
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