National Research Council shapes Canada’s industrial destiny
National Health Council scientists in Ottawa report on research across steel, aviation, and wheat. Major General A G L McNaughton says rust resistant wheat saved prairie farmers over 35 000 dollars in a single season while council partners note a fivefold plant employment rise since 1932 and a $1,000,000 annual output of a new Canadian steel mill product. X ray testing cut early aviation fatalities by revealing castings flaws. Hormones synthetically produced in Ottawa promise higher wheat yields, with field tests showing 68 extra bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Research Coater of Canada
Ottawa
Dominion
A. G. L. McNaughton
Council
Vancouver Institute
Department of Agriculture
Canada
Austria
McNaughton
Nova Scotia
Ottawa Council
General McNaughton
Deaf mute sailor kept from the seas for twelve years
Leon Reilli cher, a 24 year old deaf mute, secretly boarded the steamer Es senite at Havre, hid in a lifeboat for 32 hours, then was held at Waterford and Blyth before being declared an undesirable alien and sent back to Havre. He has wandered for 12 years and remained aboard one ship for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Reillicher
Waterford
Ireland
Havre
Blyth
Bird Hotel De Luxe A grand bird house for garden display
Miltona craftsman Richard H Bergstrom built a elaborate bird hotel for Phil J Noonan of Alexandria Minnesota. The martin haven required 3600 pieces of lumber and 13000 screws and took a full winter and spring to complete. It features special roofing front porches and tiny railings as part of Noonan’s Little Bit of Heaven garden visited by 80000 tourists in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Bergstrom
Miltona
Minnesota
Phil J. Noonan
Alexandria
Martin Haven
Mr. Noonan
Heaven
Tire rotations at 60 mph reveal 43000 per hour
At 60 miles per hour, average size vehicle tires rotate about 43 000 times each hour, illustrating tire engagement with road as speed increases.
Dublin Goat Arrested for Eating Billboards Posters
A Dublin goat was captured after chewing posters off city billboards. Authorities documented the incident, noting the animal caused property damage and disrupted public notices. The goat was detained for inspection and later released to its owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Opie Read At 86 Still in the Literary Picture
Opie Read, aged 86, remains active in reading, writing, and conversation. He jokes on philosophy as the undershirt of truth and criticizes American political intellectuality while reflecting on literature and its future. He notes self doubt, tremulous timidity, and the chance that future literature may evolve with science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opie
Mark Twain
Eugene Field
John Billings
Artemus Ward
Rockefeller
Read
Annual underground Christmas party at Morriston Mine
1 400 feet underground at Morriston Mine in Ispheming Michigan miners pause for a half hour to celebrate Christmas. The event, begun in 1920 by mine captain Charles Miron, features a tree from upper Michigan, carols, and gifts handed out by Santa Claus as part of a long standing annual ritual.
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Michigan
Morriston
Ispheming
Mich
Inland Steel Company
Charles Miron
Penn Mine
Vulcan
Upper Michigan
Jim" Fowler
Santa Claus
Miron
Self education and self discipline drive personal growth
The writer argues that intellect grows only through one’s own action and free will. A person educates themselves, relying on books and teachers as aids, not as the source. True education is the ability to mobilize mental powers in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Troy
Comprehensive Problems Guide Science Impact On Society
A British Association for the Advancement of Science committee considers how science affects well being. The plan covers national economics, industry shifts, employment, emergency research, coordination of work, social psychology, consumer research, and light metals usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Cambridge
Consumers’ Research Council
Betting Man Bets $100 On Unbeaten Horse
An excited bettor places a $100 wager as three horses race to the post. The punter claims certainty, the bookmaker suspects trouble, and a twist reveals ownership of the other two horses. A separate scientific note states a petrified camel’s head near Puyallup suggests camels originated in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara Desert
Puyallup
Wash
North America
Nebraska
Horror Of War And Women’s Peace Efforts
Miss Gordon Holmes of London, financial chair of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, told Ottawa federation members that women’s peace work counters claims they are too emotional for world affairs. She warned Hitler faces three crises: food, forced labor on government projects, and a religious crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Holmes
London
International Federation of Business and Professional Women
Oittawa Federation
Miss Holmes
Questions and Answers on Etiquette in Newspapers
The Peterborough Examiner reflects on how etiquette guidance appears in print and notes the unclear rules about table manners such as handling a fork. It recalls the origin of handshaking as a peace gesture and mentions London school attendance figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterborough Examiner
Something Novel For Your Kitchen Pattern
Tuck potholders in a windmill case to decorate a kitchen wall. Pattern 6245 offers three towel motifs usable in easy stitchery, plus a windmill case and pot holder pattern with transfer designs. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Ave. E., Winnipeg for the pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Alice Brooks
Democracy Must Cherish Its Right To See The Humorous Side
A New York Times editorial argues that democracy must protect the right to laugh at power and folly. It cites British cartoonist David Low on the absurdity of leaders and systems, warning that loss of humor would harm civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democraty
David Low
BBC
British Broadcasting Agency
Mr. Low
Low
Mr. Roosevelt
Il Duce
Germany
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Engand
France
India
Tunis
New York Times
Lord Nuffield’s Creed and Benevolence Legacy
Viscount Nuffield, famed donor with about £13 million in gifts for distressed areas and hospitals, spoke of his creed to pass out feeling his best. He asserted others could do the same and would regret it if they did not. The following day he donated £31,000 to the Morris Orthopaedic Hospital in Oxford, linked to the origins of mass car production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Nuffield
Empire Hospitals
Morris Orthopaedic Hospital
Oxford
Stewardess Short Workload Sparks Airline Style Debate
Mary Mussen a 27 year old stewardess says she works about 85 hours a month about three hours a day. The Toronto Telegram notes Clipper ships employ stewards for this reason altitude and strenuous runs limit hours. Passengers prefer a pretty attendant and a weight limit of 120 pounds is set due to narrow aisles as airlines test husky heart applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mussen
Toronto Telegram
Mary
Monastery to Let at Charterhouse Square
The Registrar's House in Charterhouse Square, once a Carthusian monastery, is for let at 300 pounds yearly. Henry VIII expelled the monks, it served as a hunting box, later belonged to the Duke of Norfolk, and Queen Elizabeth prepared for her 1558 coronation there. A curfew tolls for the Charterhouse brothers, now fifty nine elderly residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charterhouse Square
B.C
Henry VIII
St. Pancras
Islington
Duke of Norfolk
Elizabeth
Charterhouse Brothers
London Sunday Express
Striking Out Afresh Elderly Minister Takes New Post
Dr. F. W. Norwood, former City Temple minister in London, accepts a call to St. Andrew's Wesley Church in Vancouver, one of Canada’s largest congregations. He plans to move next October and hopes to keep working vigorously despite being in his sixties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagland
Vancouver
F. W. Norwood
City Temple
London
St. Andrew's Wesley Church
Canada
Dr. Norwood
National Free Church Council
Norwood
Overseas Daily Mail
Fishermen Use Boards to Lure Fish on Moonlit Nights
In China fishermen fix varnished boards that slope into the water to lure fish. On moonlit nights fish mistake the boards for water and jump aboard, guiding them into the boats.
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China
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Robinson
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Rand
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Norfolk
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Chile
Caarriou
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Paris
War Ministry
le Bourget
United States
Victoria and Exchange
Manchester
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