Elder minds prove capable. age need not invite retirement
A synthesis of tests by Dr. Irving Lorge and others argues mental power does not decline with age and adults up to fifty or sixty can learn as well as youths. The findings suggest older individuals retain value in work and public life, challenging retirements and endorsing “elder statesmen” roles across family and society.
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Fenti
Irving Lorge
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Accord Loree
Poort Wiggam
Reader's Digest
Tanner
Ce Eet
Edward L. Monica
Thorndi
Lorge
Vanaltien
Troe
Feet
Dr. Large
Goose with two pairs of wings amazes New York fair
A gosling displayed at the New York State Fair astonishes poultry experts by being the only known fowl with two pairs of wings. The bird reportedly uses both sets to fly, with the upper pair larger and longer.
Study Committee to Examine Empire Telegraphic Communications
Edward Wilshaw of Cables and Wireless announced a committee will review empire telegraphic communications. The panel, chaired by Sir Campbell Stuart, includes dominion and colonial representatives to address defense relevance and economic viability amid growing global competition.
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England
Dominions
Sir Campbell Stuart
Imperial Communications Advisory Committee
Montreal
Royal Empire Society
Edward Wilshaw
Cables and Wireless, Limited
Wilshaw
Haig Memorial Service Honours Scottish Graves
At Dryburgh Abbey Scotland a government and Canadian tribute to Earl Haig of Bemersyde was held with a wreath of poppies and Canadian maple leaves laid on his grave. Rev John Kelman spoke, noting attacks on Haig’s memory and praising Lady Haig’s composed response to the controversy. Vimy pilgrimage delegates and Canadian officials attended.
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Dryburgh
Scotland
Tweed
Canada
Earl Haig of
Bemersyde
France
Haig
John Kelman
Fairbank Presbyterian Church
Toronto
Tuberculous Veterans
Canadian Legion
Braille Notes Aid MP Sir Ian Fraser Speech
The British debate on broadcasting sees Sir Ian Fraser using Braille notes on light brown cards with one or two words per heading. Sir Tan, a war blinded MCP, championed free wireless licenses for the blind. Major Byron’s speech suffered from manuscript reading, while Fraser’s technique kept his head up and voice steady.
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Sir Ian Fraser
Sir Tan
MCP
Anglo Russian trade credit tied to Soviet orders in London
Walter Runciman announced a £10,000,000 credit to Soviet orders for British exports with orders due by Sept 30, 1937. Russia will place up to the full limit but not for munitions. He also said Anglo Italian talks on trade are suspended as Italy blocks trade debt arrangements while imposing import restrictions on UK goods.
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London
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Runciman
Russia
Ancient Casinum theatre unearthed in Italy dates to Caesars era
Archaeologists announce a major find at Casinum revealing an Augustan age theatre with intact curtain machinery. The well preserved ruins contain inscriptions statues money and stagecraft utensils dating to the time of the Caesars. The site at Casinum ties to the Roman amphitheatre legends linked to Mark Antony.
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Italy
Casinum
Mark Antony
Theatres In Russia Eleven Thousand Palaces In Operation
The Soviet Union plans to have eleven thousand sound equipped motion picture theatres by 1936 end, with total theatres, houses and circuses rising to 44,800, an eight thousand increase from 1935. New venues will rise in Moscow Leningrad Alma Ata Kazan Simferopol Ulan Ude Chelyabinsk Batum Karkov Ashkhabad and other cities. Leningrad completes the country’s largest theatre, a five storey palace with 15 granite pillars marble interior bas reliefs and 1500 seats.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Leningrad
Alma-Ata
Kazan
Simferopol
Ulan-Ude
Chelyabinsk
Batum
Karkov
Ashkhabad
Selected Recipes for Quick Chocolate Cake
A compact set of cake formulas lists ingredients such as brown sugar butter eggs cocoa baking powder and sour milk. Instructions outline creaming sugar and butter, beating in eggs, dissolving soda and cocoa in boiling water, sifting flour with baking powder and salt, then alternating with milk and baking at a slow oven for about 35 minutes.
Point Of View On Gloria Hollister Adventure Claim
Gloria Hollister, famed for venturing to British Guiana, returns from a zoological expedition and downplays excitement. The New York Zoological Society member, in her twenties, recalls traveling by jungle and river, including a boat sinking then being raised as the party pressed on.
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Gloria Hollister
British Guiana
South America
Miss Hollister
New York Zoological Society
Marquess of Willingdon May Become BBC President
The Lomuvn aaaly aan stated the Marquess of Willingdon will probably be offered and accept the BBC presidency. The BBC’s five year charter starts January 1, 1937, with Ronald Collett Norman currently serving as president.
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Lomuvn Aaaly Aan
Marquess of
Willingdon
British Broadcasting Corporation
B.B.C
Ronald Collett Norman
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
BBC
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Ogden
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Ogden's
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