Future pilots to guide planes lying flat
The article reports Lieut Col A P Gagge describing future pilots who fly prone or supine to endure extreme speeds. He cites air cooled and conditioned suits, better maneuverability, and safer escape, noting XP79 tests and high altitude temperature challenges at 40 000 feet.
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Boston
American Association For the Advancement of Science
A. P. Gagge
U.S. Army Medical Laboratories
Wright Field
Ohio
Statler
Cambridge
Harvard Observatory
Col. Gagge
Col.Gagge
Preparing For H M S Vanguard Voyage To Capetown
The vessel recently completed a fourteen day running-in trip to Gibraltar and back from Ports mouth with the King Queen and Princesses aboard. Crew take extended leave before rejoining and preparing the ship for the historic voyage. Decorators electricians and other staff will stage final arrangements for Royal party accommodation. Palace officials will visit to study ship layout and note personal appointments.
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H.M.S. Vanguard
South Africa
Portsmouth
Gibraltar
Capetown
Master of the Household
London Entrepreneur Organizes Big Game Safaris
Leslie Cramer, London born engineer and RAF veteran, launches Big Game Safaris Ltd arranging hunting parties in London New York and Africa. Packages include private plane from London to Nairobi with professional hunters and porters for about £200 monthly plus travel and licenses. Mrs Cramer will diary the hunt.
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Leslie Cramer
R.A.F
Cramer
Big Game Safaris, Ltd
London
New York
Africa
Nairobi
Kenya
Safari
Companys
Piccadilly
The
Zoological Society
Chicago
British industrialist proposes moving English woolwork to Canada
Lord Barnby visiting Ottawa suggests overcoming the short shirt age by bringing idle wool knitting machinery from England to Canada for Canadians to operate, citing a shortage of workers in England to run all machines.
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Ottawa Citizen
Lord Barnby
Canada
England
Old Roman es peg alphabet lacks the letter J
A brief note explains that classical Latin alphabets used by Romans did not include the letter J. It discusses historical letter forms and phonetic notes, highlighting how later scripts introduced the distinct J sound and letter.
Hold Up Man Returns Money for Restaurant Theft
A Clarksburg restaurant theft from September netted $100 in conscience money from a former soldier who claimed to be the thief. He sent $60 to manager Frank H. Johnson, $20 to cashier W. C. Robertson, and $20 to city editor Robert F. Hickman, explaining his motive and asking charges be dropped.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Frank H. Johnson
W. C. Robertson
Miraculous Escape In Train Tunnel In New Zealand
Ordinary Seaman G A J Balfour Viscount Traprain son of the Earl of Balfour crew member on the Pamir escaped death at Lyttleton when he and a companion hid against the tunnel wall as an approaching train passed without harm.
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Christchurch
N .Z
G. A. J. Balfour
Viscount Traprain
Eat of Balfour
New Zealand
Lyttleton
First Family to Emigrate to Canada by Air
A Kent England family becomes the first known to emigrate to Canada by air. Alan Huntley, 43, his wife and two daughters arrived in Montreal from England aboard a trans Atlantic air line plane and will seek farm sites in British Columbia for truck gardening fruit growing and mixed and dairy farming. The piece contrasts historic pioneer travel times with modern air travel.
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Canada
Air
trans-Atlantic Air Line
England
Montreal
Alan Huntley
Kent
Air Line
Dominion
Mr. Huntley
British Columbia
Huron
Ontario
Atlantic
Toronto
Hamilton
Sunrise Home for Blind Infants Opens in Auckland
Sunrise Home for blind babies under six opens in Auckland as part of the Blind Institute. Special equipment and expert assistants aid early training. Upon admission children show delays in walking talking feeding, but rapid progress follows as other senses are developed.
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Auckland
N.Z
Sunrise
Salt Lake City woman's five dollar coin surprise
Mrs Mary Brewerton of Salt Lake City Utah turned a five dollar bill into 350 coins from pennies to quarters and wrapped each coin in tissue before presenting them in a ribboned box as a birthday gift.
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Mary Brewerton
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hypocorism Through History From Baby Talk to Jest
Washington reports on hypocorism or baby talk, tracing its history from 1788 in America to 1847 quotes. The speech cites Sir Thomas Elyot’s critique, Noah Webster’s reference, and later uses by lovers, advertisers, and satirical speakers.
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Washington
Alien Walker Read
Modern Language Association of America
Read
Thomas Elyot
Thomas
Columbia University
America
Noah Webster
Joseph M. Field
Faser
Big Boy
Alexander Woollcott
Woollcott
Carrie Jacobs Bond remembered for timeless songs and heartfelt hits
The St Thomas Times Journal notes Carrie Jacobs Bond aged 84 died in Hollywood. An international figure, she wrote about 175 songs and never plagiarized. Her best known piece A Perfect Day sold over 5 million copies and I Love You Truly remains a wedding favorite.
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Carrie Jacobs Bond
Hollywood
St Thomas
Fish Story Wins Liars' Club Title
Atanacio Garza of San Antonio Texas won the 1946 Burlington Liars Club title with a fishing yarn about a stubborn hooked fish. Honorable mentions went to R B Wallace Beverly Hills California for a polar expedition tale and Louis C Mason Danville Illinois for a weather essay.
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Fish Story
Liars’ Club
Burlington
Wis
R. B. Wallace
Beverly Hills
California
North Pole
Pole
Wallace
Louis C. Mason
Danville
Illinois
Elks Considered as Horse Substitute in Moscow
The London Times reports a Russian scientist trained domesticated elks as potential draught animals after successful harnessing trials near Moscow. About 20 elks at an experimental station can be driven. one elk covered a mile in about a minute fifty. The professor notes elk meat would be a fallback if elks fail as draught animals.
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London Times
Moscow
House Changes Color in Santa Cruz Overnight
T H Campbell awoke to find his white frame house now a brilliant orange red. Dr John O Rafferty Santa Cruz health officer explained hydrogen sulphide swamp gases from a nearby lagoon mingled with the lead in the white paint, producing the color change.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
T. H. Campbell
John O. Rafferty
Drink Water For Skin and Eyes Rewarded by Hydration
Hydration offers noticeable skin and eye benefits. Regular water intake tightens pores and balances skin, while eyes appear brighter as moisture improves clarity. A daily goal of eight glasses is advised, with a carafe or bottle kept handy to avoid skipping drinks.
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Fountain of Eternal Youth
Ponce de Leon
Welfare branch pays 1946 family allowances record
Health Department year-end review shows welfare payments totaling 246 million dollars for 1946. Average monthly support about six dollars per child, with more than 3,335,000 children eligible nationwide.
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Health Department
Canada Club Gift To Westminster Abbey
The London Times says the Canada Club announced a gift of two chairs for the use of the King and Queen at a dinner welcoming Canada’s new High Commissioner Norman Robertson. Lord Greenwood noted no previous chairs exist for royal use and the Dean of Westminster welcomed the gift while highlighting chairs for ordinary worship are lacking.
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London Times
Westminster Abbey
Canada Club
Canada
Norman Robertson
Lord Greenwood
Westminster
Abbey
Scottish Soil Institute Pioneers Spectrographic Analysis In Aberdeen
The Macaulay Institute for Soil Research in Aberdeen founded 1930 by Dr. T. B. Macaulay with aims to study Scottish soils including peat moorlands. It became a leading national institute and a major spectrographic center, using a spectograph to detect rare soil elements. Earlier, Macaulay funded Arnish Moor farm on Lewis for peat drainage, fertilization, and cattle demonstration, later transitioning a peat moss in Lanarkshire to fertile pasture under government oversight.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture For Scotland
Macaulay Institute For Soil Research
Aberdeen
T. B. Macaulay
Scotland
Britain
Macaulay
Arnish Moor
Island of
Lewis
Lanarkshire
Department of Agriculture For
Sugar diet may curb blood pressure and ulcers, scientist says
A scientist argues higher sugar content could lower blood pressure prevent arterial hardening stomach ulcers and rheumatism. He suggests encouraging world sugar production to remove rationing.
French scientists win Nobel Prize 16 times in 45 years
French researchers have claimed 16 Nobel Prizes over 45 years since the award began, reflecting enduring contributions to science across multiple fields and generations, reported in a retrospective view of the prize's history.
Good Housing and Ventilation for Laying Flock
The article stresses proper laying flock housing with adequate floor space and location. It covers lighting to boost production, insulation to retain heat and aid ventilation, moisture control, and the role of deep litter and restricted ventilation. Proper equipment and controllable front ceiling slots are urged for bird comfort and sustained output.
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ES. Synder
Poultry Department
Ontario Agticultural College
Snyder
Smallest Public Railway Plans For 1947 In Kent
The Romney Hythe and Dymbruch Railway plans a streamline train and a miniature buffet car for 1947. The 15 inch gauge line runs along Kent coast and carried nearly 271000 passengers last summer. The line’s youngest crew member is a 14 year old boy.
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United Kingdom Information Office
Romney, Hythe and
Dymbruch
Kent
England
France
Good Points About One-Storey Schools
The Owen Sound Sun-Times highlights daylight use from large glass, ground level exits for rapid evacuation, and easy age segregation with separate play areas as safety benefits. It notes lower costs and reduced fireproofing but cites land, roof, and glass expenses as drawbacks.
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Owen Sound Sun-Times
Hot clue melts in snow at Detroit police station
Detroit police probing a safe robbery found a footprint in the snow and carefully collected it for transfer to a cooler at headquarters. The cooler failed to chill the evidence adequately.
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Detroit
Police
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