Moderns Use Silver Iodide for Rainmaking Says Expert
CRC correspondent reports Vincent J. Schaefer cites silver iodide as a more effective rainmaking agent than natural materials and argues artificial rain could reduce severe storms and crop damage. The piece notes warnings from scientists about manipulating weather and recounts historic methods involving unclothed women in various cultures, concluding with a provocative question about patenting rain-making and liability.
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Vincent J. Schaefer
Schaefer
Billions Spent Yearly On Car Comforts
A travel expert claims Americans spend about 2.0 billion dollars annually to outfit cars with home like comforts. Shell Oil travel director Carol Lane notes options include car kitchens refrigerators collapsible cutlery and roof top bedrooms. Average new car buyers invest 230 dollars in add ons and 50 to 100 dollars on gadgets such as bottle warmers and heated steering wheels.
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New York
Carol Lane
Miss Lane
Shell Oil
Oss Lane
Unpredictable Prices For Wool
The 1951 wool market showed dramatic swings with early year highs near a dollar per pound before May setbacks. Canada saw higher earnings for orderly sales, while global stocks shrank and synthetics failed to replace wool soon enough. Outlook both volatile and hopeful, as 1952 aims for stability amid continued uncertainty.
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Canada
England
Stop Being Shrinking Violets
Agnes Macphail urges women to speak up and take public roles alongside men. She notes issues once seen as women's are now discussed publicly, citing welfare work as an example and calling for women to participate in farm policy discussions. Kingsley Brown praises women's contributions but says they are often absent from policy debates.
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Toronto
Agnes Macphail
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Miss Macphail
Canada
Kingsley Brown
Mule Kicks Back After Car Runs It Over
In Spring Hope North Carolina a mule was struck by a car and then kicked the vehicle into a ditch, scene described as remarkable by witnesses. The animal survived the incident despite being run over.
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Spring Hope
N.C
Californian Finds Health In British Columbia
A Santa Rosa businessman aged 48 who was told he might die now lives in Vancouver after moving to northern British Columbia with his wife and dog. He sold his auto business and traveled by trailer, boat, bus, plane, car, train, dogsled, and snowshoes seeking health and happiness inspired by Eskimo philosophy. He plans to screen north-country home movies across the United States.
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Vancouver
California
British Columbia
Jim Porter
Santa Rosa
Carolyn
Northland
B.C
Alaska
Porter
United States
Gems of Thought on Children and Virtue
A collection of brief quotations emphasizing the value of children and virtue. Notable speakers include Joseph Joubert Mary Baker Eddy Christ Jesus Thomas Carlyle Abba Hillel Silver and John Ruskin. The passages urge innocence kindness humility and the duty to do right.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Abba Hillel Silver
Sprinkles for Spring Laundry Fragrance Tip
The column suggests drying laundry indoors during cold spells and adds a light scented boost. Choose airy scents like Violet See or Yanky Clover to keep sheets pillowslips and towels smelling fresh.
English Student’s Blind Date Dances Into Real Life
Delta Chi brothers at Penn State arranged a “blind date” for Derek Turnbull with his fiancee Gladys Robson from England. The 27 year old English student gushed as he realized his date at the fraternity dance became his fiancée, after nearly $1,000 was spent to bring her from Wardley, England.
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State College
Delta Chi
Derek Turnbull
Penn State College
Gladys Robson
Wardley
England
Miss Robson
Sunshine As Builder Of Teeth
Oregon State College researchers report sunshine may boost teeth health in children, outweighing fluorine exposure. The study compares six districts across Oregon, linking lower decay with sunnier central regions and higher altitudes, while noting no clear effects from fluoride, candy, soda, or dental care differences.
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New York
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Ore
Oregon
Cascade Mountains
Rain Maker Sets Up Big Fund To Study Cloud Seeding
Dr. Irving P. Krick, head of the Water Resources Development Corporation of Denver and a leading proponent of cloud seeding, established a $100,000 fund for independent studies. He criticized the United States Weather Bureau as ultra conservative and said it is slow to embrace radiosonde and long range forecasting. He argued the bureau is adopting a similar stance toward cloud seeding and its possibilities.
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Denver
Irving P. Krick
West
Krick
Water Resources Development Corporation of
National Weather Improvement Association
United States Weather Bureau
Bureau
Italian Scientist Predicts Grim World Future
Italian seismographer Raffaele Bendani, a self taught observer from Faenza, predicts a world cataclysm around April 6, 2521. He claims to have discovered four new planets and that planetary alignments trigger earthquakes and historic deluges including Atlantis. Orthodox scientists dismiss him, though his forecasts show occasional tremor accuracy.
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Biblico
Raffaele Bendani
Bendani
Earth
Atlantis
Atlantic Ocean
Bendan
Italy
Pompeii
Lisbon
Ancona
Faenza
Bendant
Bride-to-be Robbed by Masked Gunman in Medellin Prewedding
In Medellin the eve of a wedding a bride-to-be hosted guests when a masked attacker entered and abducted her to a bedroom, stealing a large sum from a bureau. She begged him to exit via the garage to avoid a scene, but the assailant used a different door and fled, prompting her to summon the fiancé.
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Serta
Romania
Solok
Sumatra
Medellin
Colombia
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