Future Marvels Promised By Scientists By 1963 And Beyond
Scientists forecast soil less farms supplying foods within 25 years and new living comforts. Pendray envisions fireproof fabrics automatic climate houses and earthquake free design aided by electricity. Projections include film books read by projection machines and rocket mail tests, with caveats on limits and resource care.
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New York Railroad Club
G. Edward Pendray
American Rocket Society
Pendray
Atlantic
Regina
Dictionary adds slang entries to major reference list
The University of Chicago scholars Sir Willaim Craigie and James R Hulbert revise the American English dictionary adding slang terms such as C note cabbage head and phrases like in cahoots take the cake cash in one's checks on the carpet and to carry on. The new section, set for spring, traces origins from 1845 and earlier.
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University of Chicago
Sir Willaim Craigie
James R. Hulbert
United States
Desert outpost scene shocks troops with final order
An Egyptian campaign colonel rode to a desert outpost and, after praising the commander, declared that the troops must stop and die if necessary. He departed in a cloud of sand, provoking a gunner to quip that the officer should die with them.
Newspapers credited with leading role in highway safety drive
The National Safety Council credits U S newspapers with a key role in reducing highway deaths since last November. Sidney J. Williams says increased public awareness and safety reporting cut fatalities through February, with 2,180 traffic deaths in February, down 420 from February 1937.
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National Safety Council
United States
Sidney J. Williams
Councils Public Safety Division
The
American Legion
the Safety Council
Welsh Banquet Speech Praises Singing by Duke of Kent
The Duke of Kent praised Welsh singers at a St David's Day banquet of the London Welsh Society noting they sing in parts more easily than the National Anthem and warned about misintoned last bars. A Home front quip advised wives to limit garden planting to what their husbands can hoe.
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Duke of Kent
London Welsh Society
British and American Names Face Es calator Clause Tiff
Washington debates the so called escalator clause in the London naval treaty as Britain and the United States draft notices on naval building intentions. Officials lament the avoidance of the term escalation and note it is not in the dictionary.
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State Department
Washington
Japan
United States
Britain
Foreign Office
Paid For Doing Nothing In Our Town Sparks Stagehand Dispute
In New York the production Our Town faced union objections as Frank Craven prefaces the show by arranging chairs on stage. The dispute centered on whether such tasks fall to stagehands. Producer Jed Harris argued otherwise. The clash ended with hiring two stagehands to do nothing while actors move furniture per the script. San Bernardino County, California covers 20 175 square miles.
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Our Town
New York
Frank Craven
Jed Harris
Why Japanese Ships Are Called Maru The Origin Explained
The March issue of The P L A Monthly discusses why all Japanese merchant ships bear the name Maru. Theories range from a heaven sent messenger Hakudo Maru to a sea god Azuminosora Maru, with a popular view linking Maru to notions of circular perfection and revered valued possessions.
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P. L. A. Monthly
Kotei
Canada February Imports Rise Amid Empire Share Decline
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada imported goods worth 46,951,619 in February. Fifty one percent came from the British Empire and 35,095,309 from foreign markets. The 1930 level showed 48,650,842 in imports with empire origins at 12,859,966 and foreign sources described as the best from foreign markets.
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Canada
British Empire
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Sounds Like Good Idea Community Living for Old Women
The Overseas editor argues for communal living options for elderly women who cannot afford hotels or own homes. She notes many prefer independence but some welcome shared, inexpensive housing with optional personal rooms, a dining lounge, and access to cooking, reading, and social space to ease aging.
Flower breeding progress at Ottawa Experimental Farm
Plant developments from the Ottawa American Experimental Farm greenhouse include one inch vivid geranium blooms named after former ministers. A. J. Logsdail, now at Kemptville, led this work. Tulips, jonquils, daffodils, and hyacinths from Holland will bloom in spring. Carnations show larger long-stemmed flowers in sand. Bermuda lilies tested for light and temperature effects on bulb storage and cold tolerance. Chrysanthemums yield pure white and shaggy forms under James McKee. Schizanthus blossoms enlarge to orchid purple red pink. Roast beef and other meats top dining car menus for travelers in this period.
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A. J. Logsdail
Kemptville
Ont
Holland
William Ferguson
William Hunter
James McKee
The Vast Pisces Group and Its Diversity
A compact note highlights that Pisces, the true fish, comprise about 20 000 varieties, making this class the largest in number with the broadest structural diversity. The term Pisces refers to a broad group of aquatic vertebrates with varied forms and adaptations.
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Iraq
Earl of Athlone
George VI
Princess Alice
Sir Reader Bullard
Arabia
Feisal
San Bernardino County
California
ROYAL
Coolangatta
Royal Mail
Imperial Airways
Southampton
Sydney
Ottawa
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