No end to the North trek in pursuit of a gold bonanza
Hammond leads a long dog sled caravan across a harsh icy landscape toward the Caribou valley. Jeanne Towers helps and shares in the grueling march as chinook winds give way to stinging snow. A missing jumper triggers a search as the convoy presses on toward the plateaus and Luken river.
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Hammond
North
Terry
Jeanne Towers
Jack
Olson
Prince Rupert
Jeanne
Luken
World’s Queerest Clock In Fez Morocco Keeps Time With Flowers
A Fez home features twelve beams with flower pots placed on each hourly. At noon all pots are cleared, then the cycle restarts. Other clocks include a face free clock from Switzerland and a geyser driven clock in an American town.
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Switzerland
Munich
Fez
Morocco
Johnson
Crown of Hungary shown in Budapest for 1000th St Stephen anniversary
The holy crown of Hungary was displayed to the public in Budapest to honor the 1000th anniversary since St Stephen's death. It appeared in the white marble hall of the royal palace in Buda on the Danube's right bank. A note adds that a poultry food source is derived from shark flesh.
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Hungary
Budapest
St. Stephen
Buda
Danube
New Wing Formation Built in Whitney England
A high speed flying wing under construction in Whitney England will carry 19 590 pounds of commercial load with a 38 000 pound loaded weight. Powered by three 1000 HP engines the craft tops 300 mph and cruises at 255 mph at 10 000 feet. It seats 20 passengers with six crew over a 2 760 mile range. The rectilinear wing serves as passenger cabins and shows reduced stall tendencies with special wing tips. Around Britain’s coast about 290 life saving stations and 4 000 volunteers supplement the regular lifeboat service.
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Whitney
England
Britain
Old Mother Earth Brightest Painted Lady In Solar System
Flagstaff scientists led by Dr. W M Slipher observed Earth as the brightest painted lady in the solar system during a total lunar eclipse. They describe Earth's halo as a rainbow around its rim from atmosphere refraction and absorption, noting high albedo when sunlit.
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Solar System
Flagstaff
Arizona
W. M. Slipher
Lowell Observatory
Earth
Factory Expansion At Canadian Shredded Wheat Plant
A fireproof addition to the Canadian Shredded Wheat plant in Niagara Falls Ontario is under construction. When finished the floor area will grow over 50 percent and employment will rise about 150 percent. Completion is expected in December with about 390 tons of structural steel. The enlarged facility will produce a full line of Shredded Wheat products including new variants.
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Canadian Shredded Wheat Company Limited
Niagara Falls
Ont
Breakfast For A Penny Penny Breakfast Scheme in Trinidad
A penny breakfast program started by the Port of Spain Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul aids school children and the aged in Trinidad. In the first half of 1938 they issued 48 230 breakfasts at a penny each and consider expansion. Also noted is high mortality of manuscripts and a bicycle built from old cans and scrap metal by C Gilbert and G Horlick of Great Missenden England using 700 hours of work.
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Trinidad
Port-of-Spain
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
C. Gilbert
G. Horlick
Great Missenden
England
Impossible To Evade Disease Germs The Quintuplets Case
The Dionne quintuplets in Callander Ontario faced tonsillitis showing even perfect isolation and modern hygiene cannot fully shield against illness. Despite scientific care they contracted a sore throat from airborne germs, yet recovered quickly illustrating that strong constitutions and good nourishment help defeat disease when attacked.
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Callander
Ont
Canada
Sarnia
Canadian Observer
Language Loss Among Indians and Eskimos Reported
The Sault Ste. Marie Star notes that even far north tribes are adopting English, with some isolated groups still not infiltrated. It warns that continued dependence on outsiders endangers unwritten languages and old ways of life, foretelling the possible end of age old tribal individuality.
Hullo Origin in Forest Warning Call
The old warning cry A loup meaning Wolf gave rise to the greeting Hullo. In Charnwood Forest England halloup survives as a hailing term. Saying A loup quickly reveals how Hullo originated from forest residents’ call.
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Charnwood Forest
England
Italian lieutenant sets world air speed record
Lieut Francesco Agello of Italy achieved the fastest ever airplane speed at 423.8 miles per hour, establishing a new world record in a historic aviation milestone.
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Francesco Agello
Italy
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Aesi
Moroccs
Settebello
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