New Business Plant Research Expert Sees New Future For The Farmer
Dr John M Arthur of the Boyce Thompson Institute says future farmers on rough lands may profit by converting sunlight into electricity rather than growing crops. He cites potential high value of arid western lands and notes ongoing research to capture radiant energy and store electricity. He compares solar heating success in Florida and discusses artificial light to speed greenhouse growth and plant color responses.
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Yonkers
N.Y
John M. Arthur
Arthur
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
Florida
Dr. Arthur
Heated Highway Near Detroit A Success
America's first warm highway on Eight Mile Road West impressed early tests. A 500-foot heated strip uses five 100-foot mesh wire elements under two wheel tracks per side of the six lane road. Electric energy, thermostat controlled at 34 to 40 degrees, keeps the road passable while ice covers others. Final results and cost will be assessed in spring.
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Detroit
America
Eight Mile
Highway Department
Australia to Build Cheap Car for the People
Melbourne reports Laurence John Hartnett, wartime director of ordinance production and former GM-Holden's leader, plans a French design four seater sedan priced under 1300 dollars. The aim is an affordable Australian automobile for the average buyer.
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Melbourne
Laurence John Hartnett
Ordinance Production
General Motors-Holden’s Limited
Massachusetts Name Derived From Indian Tribe
The name Massachusetts traces back to a Native American tribe. Early colonial records attribute the term to the local people with the spelling and pronunciation later adapted in English usage.
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Massachusetts
Airmail stamps and their collectors history
The column surveys the rise of specialized stamp collections focusing on airmail, noting debates between collecting used versus mint stamps. It highlights valuable early airmail issues from Newfoundland, the Netherlands East Indies, Italy, the Philippines, and United States airship stamps, and mentions famed aviator Charles Lindbergh. An editor’s note invites sales or exchanges of old Canadian, Newfoundland, or British North American stamps via Advertising Director Pratt Kuhn.
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Newfoundland
Netherlands East Indies
Australia
Italy
Chicago
Philippine Islands
Madrid
Manila
London
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Germany
United States
North Pole
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Paraguay
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
New York
Paris
Spain
Cuba
Costa Rica
Panama
Pratt Kuhn
Wellington St. W
Toronto 1
Printing error boosts value of Tangier stamps
In London a batch of 56p stamps for the kings silver anniversary two thirds of the Tangier issue may fetch thousands. A misaligned overprint left Tangier on the bottom of some rows, creating a high valued error. Estimates reach £5000. Similar Olympic errors earlier inflated stamp values with blanks and double surcharges.
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London
Tangier
Morocco
Maskat
Persian Gulf
Movie Television Arrives in England at Bromley Hall
Movie-television debuted in England with broadcasts from Alexandra Palace and the Rank studio, seen on a bright 16 by 12 foot screen in Bromley near London. Cars passed nearby with no interference as the Rank group plans theater installations across the UK pending government permission.
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England
Bromley
London
BBC
Alexandra Palace
Movie-Television
Rank
Rank Film Group
United Kingdom
British restrict maneuvers to protect German heath
British military authorities halt further exercises in the Lueneburg heath area near Lueneburg Germany after protests over damage from recent maneuvers. The site has been preserved for generations for its natural beauty.
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Lueneburg
Germany
Lueneburg Heath
Tuberculin Test Guards Livestock Health Across Canada
The tuberculin test run by Dominion Department of Agriculture veterinarians helps eradicate bovine tuberculosis in Canada. About 5,000,000 cattle are under supervision to protect public health, livestock value, and export markets. Disease-free herds require equal health status or official certification for any new additions.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Canada
Health of
Gear From Mandalay Wreck Found Offshore West Australia
In Western Australia 12 miles off Normalup fishermen recovered gear from the Mandalay wreck dating to 1908. Among the items were clay pipes boat hooks pulley blocks tools and candles some candles buried under sand for about four decades lit brightly when exposed to light.
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Sydney
Australia
Normalup
Western Australia
Mandalay
Red and White Room Decor With Bold Ceiling Pattern
A mother seeks advice on redecorating her sixteen year old daughter's room with white walls and red accents. The columnist suggests using a subtle red and white scheme featuring a patterned ceiling paper with green foliage and red flowers and coordinating solid red or patterned fabrics for draperies and bedspread. Accent ideas include lining vanity glass with the ceiling pattern and trimming drawers with floral motifs from the ceiling paper.
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Boys fight sharks to save cabinmate off Cuba coast
Russell Latona, 13, from Sacramento, recounted leaping overboard to aid Bent Jeppsen, 14, aboard the Grete Maersk. Jeppsen was killed by sharks after a two day struggle. Latona used a life belt to reach shore and was rescued in Cuban waters.
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Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Russell Anthony Latona
Sacramento
Calif
Bent Jeppsen
Jeppsen
Russell
Naval Hospital
Bent
Cape Maisi
Taco
Ufe
Plenty of beaver in northern Ontario trends lower pelts offer
Sudbury district game wardens report a healthy beaver population in northern Ontario and anticipate a good trapping season. About 200 pelts have been registered in the Sudbury district as buyers offer 25 to 35 dollars per pelt, down from 50 dollars last season.
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Sudbury
Ont
Ontario
Cockroaches Survive Through Dinosaurs Era
The note states cockroaches have endured since the dinosaur age, highlighting their long evolutionary persistence and resilience across eras.
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