Universal military training urged to curb future war costs
Lt Gen Ray and McLain warn war expenses soar to 340 billion dollars to date with projections over 700 billion in 25 years. McLain pitches universal military training to deter wars and shorten future conflicts by having ready forces, noting WWII costs vastly exceed earlier wars and detailing historical war outlays.
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Washington
Ray & McLain
United States
McLain
War Department
Eskimo Girl To Teach In Alaska
Nita Amundsen, once famed as Eskimo girl linked to Roald Amundsen, travels from Red Deer Alberta to study at Nazarene College and plans to teach Inuit natives in Alaska after completing two more years of college. Her life includes time in Oslo California Washington Cloverdale B C and Red Deer with a foster father who died during the Italia air rescue.
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Red Deer
Siberia
Alberta
Nita Amundsen
Nazarene College
Nita
Roald Amundsen
East Cape
Asia
Cook
Amundsen
Norway
North Pole
Oslo
California
Washington
United States
Italia
Canada
Cloverdale
B.C
Alaska
Island Appears At Pelican Point In Walvis Bay
W L Speight notes vanishing Walvis Bay islands in Nautical Magazine. A clay isle 150 feet long emerged near Pelican Point on June 1 1900, hissed like a volcano, then sank. It reappears twice more, wrecking Swakopmund jetty and severing a submarine cable, while millions of dead fish wash ashore and whales sometimes accompany them. Sulphur taint follows each sighting.
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Walvis Bay
W. L. Speight
Nautical Magazine
Pelican Point
Swakopmund
Walvis
Springs Feed River Nile Source Location
The Nile, Egypt’s great river, originates from springs in the Mountains of the Moon a range near the equator in the Belgian Congo between Lake Edward and Lake Albert.
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Egypt
The
Moon
Equator
Belgian Congo
Lake Edward
Lake Albert
Calculus Etymology Traced to Latin Pebble Meaning
A note in linguistic history links the term calculus to the Latin pebble word meaning pebble as used in early counting. Scholars explain how small stones served as counters shaping the development of mathematical calculation.
Irate motorist fails with crank confession at police desk
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. An angry driver argues with Patrolman Frank Morrissey over a parking ticket insisting a nickel was deposited and the meter cranked. The officer explains meters are automatic and there are no cranks. The motorist leaves after paying a $1 fine.
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Johnson City
N.Y
Frank Morrisey
Morrissey
Commercial air service licensed from Kamsack Saskatchewan
The Air Transport Board approved a licence for W. B. Carss and D. E. Lew to operate a commercial air service from Kamsack Saskatchewan. The approval covers non scheduled charter flights for passengers and airfreight, flying training, and recreational sightseeing from a base at Kamsack.
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W. B. Carss
D. E. Lew
Kamsack
Saskatchewan
Air Transport Board
C. D. Howe
Move Father’s Day to Saturday Night Out
The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder urges a cautious revival of Father’s Day noting fathers have faults but deserve recognition. It suggests moving observance from Sunday to Saturday and making it a no-questions-asked night out with the boys to improve the idea's reception.
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Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
Father
Bumble bees defined as social bees known as Bombus
The term Bombus is the generic name for social bees popularly called bumble or humble bees.
Britain Preparing Holiday Camps
Two million people will spend their vacation in Britain's holiday camps this summer. Sixty camps flourish nationwide offering beaches gardens ballrooms theatres and play centres with professional care under an inclusive tariff for visitors seeking affordable outback style leisure.
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Britain
Canada urged to send doctors to needy nations
The Canadian Medical Association argues Canada must dispatch physicians and nurses to disaster zones. Dr Routley cites China’s 400 million population with under 12,000 doctors and calls for 50 to 60 Canadian medical leaders. He notes Ethiopia and Liberia have minimal medical staffing postwar.
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Canada
Canadian Medical Association
China
Routley
United States
Ethiopia
United Nations
Liberia
Togba
Czechoslovakia
New Chemical To Kill Grasshoppers
Tests in Saskatchewan last summer show benzene hexachloride as an effective grasshopper killer. A mix of 20 pounds of 50 percent wettable powder with 80 pounds bran, moistened, applied at 20 to 25 pounds per acre, yielded strong results. The Sardinia outbreak prompted UNRRA aid, delivering 300 pounds of the chemical to halt the invasion. Millions died, some bodies cannibalized by survivors, and the plague was brought under control.
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Saskatchewan
Mediterranean
Sardinia
UNRRA
Serious Diseases Plague Raspberry Plants in Canada
The most serious raspberry diseases in Canada are virus infections that persist yearly and spread via aphids. Mosaic, leaf curl, yellow blotch curl, and necrotic fern leaf mosaic are cited, along with various fungous diseases. Controls are outlined in Publication 760 and via Dominion science offices in Ottawa and St. Catharines.
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Canada
Dominion
G. H. Berkeley
G. C. Chamberlain
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
St. Catharines
Ont
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Central Experimental Farm
Dominion Laboratories of Plant Pathology
Province
Migraine Insights and Prevention from a Doctors Talk It Over
Dr. Harold G. Wolff explains migraine as a vascular and tension related condition. The discussion covers two fold treatment to cure and prevent recurrences, emphasizing ergotamine tartrate and stress reduction through relaxation, attitude changes, and environmental adjustments.
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Lederie Laboratories
American Cyanamid Company
Harold G. Wolff
Cornell University Medical College
New York Hospital
Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Spark Jibe Over Empire
During a South Africa royal visit the princesses chatted outside a ballroom. Elizabeth notes it is late and they should go in, while Margaret replies she prefers staying out and will look after herself.
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South Africa
Princess Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Hannen Swaffer
The
People
Australia Tops Wool Production Globally
Australia is identified as the leading wool producing country in the world, maintaining a dominant position in global textile fiber supply.
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Australia
$2,000,000 Deal for Norwegian Herring
Herford Germany reports that British and United States military governments have concluded a $2,000,000 deal with Norway to import 13,000 tons of Norwegian herring for Germans in the Anglo American zones.
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Herford
Germany
United States
Norway
Pocket watch invention credited to Nuernberg
An ancient note states the pocket watch was invented in Nuernberg, reflecting historical craft innovation and the city’s early contribution to timekeeping devices.
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Nuernberg
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U.S
Joint Defence Board of Canada
Dayton
Ohio
Franc-Tireur
Paris
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