Britain Finds Marvel Bean With Vast Food and Industry Use
Britain embraces the soybean as a strategic crop after J. L. North discovers four viable English varieties. Henry Ford collaborates with North. soybeans promise vegetable milk margarine sauces cheese and industrial products like oil glue enamel and rubber substitutes, transforming food and manufacturing sectors.
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Britain
Canada
Henry Ford
Marvel
Jack
Great Britain
J. L. North
Royal Botanic Gardens
England
New Britain
Mr Norths
Mr North
Mr Ford
Ford
Essex
North
Mr. Ford
Far East
Far East. Now, However, Mr. North
Loose ignition scare nearly cost Wilbur Shaw the 500
Wilbur Shaw won the Indianapolis 500 after a lensman urged him to remove the engine cowling for a shot. A loose ignition wire could have failed before the start, potentially costing him first place and lap money. The delay to repair would likely have changed the outcome.
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Wilbur Shaw
Indianapolis
John L. Herman
Paramount News
Shaw
Paying Good Dividends From One Hen To A Flock
Mrs. Fred Hamilton of Refugio Texas borrowed a hen and a nest of eggs two years ago. By keeping the hen setting, she now has 75 laying hens 74 baby chicks six more hens ready to brood and sells several dozen eggs weekly while supplying family needs.
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Fred Hamilton
Refugio
Texas
Gainsborough's Blue Boy Counters Blue Portrait Skepticism
The painter Thomas Gainsborough created the Blue Boy to challenge the notion that blue cannot dominate a portrait. The work shows blue as the leading color, reinforcing his skill in tonal layering and fashion portraiture.
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Thomas Gainsborough
Barefoot Pilgrims Cross North Sea To Lindisfarne Shrine
A historic ceremony sees Christian pilgrims walk barefoot across tidal channels from Northumberland to Holy Island. They travel to the Shrine of St Cuthbert at Lindisfarne, recalling St Aidan's spread of Christianity. Today fewer than 300 residents inhabit the island.
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Acros North Sea Inlet
Northumberland
England
Holy Island
Lindisfarne
Cuthbert
St. Aidan
Apostle
North
Quaint
July Island
Language Of The Apes At Harvard On Ape Speech
A joint Harvard Johns Hopkins and Bard College expedition reports first phonographic recordings of a gibbon in Siam. The study aims to reveal natural behavior and physical traits of Asiatic apes, with Coolidge leading the Harvard Museum project. The work seeks clues to human evolution and social origins.
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Harvard University
Siam
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Bard College
Borneo
Sumatra
Harold J. Coolidge, Jr
Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Weakest sounds in English are S and F says expert
Dr Owen Perrina, a sound wave specialist, notes ears are least sensitive to S and F tones and they carry poorly. He cites findings showing sound travels about 1,000 feet per second in air and 186,000 miles per second in radio broadcasts, with other media ranging up to 35 000 miles per second in telephone lines.
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Owen Perrina
Perrina
Refugee Children Spark Royal Welcome in England and Canada
Basque refugee youths in England enjoy warm reception with Salvation Army crowds at Clapton. Canadian delegates lead Wembley coronation pageant opening tableaux for the Women's League of Health and Beauty with Prunella Stack praising the troupe. Torchlight parade completes the display before thousands.
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Dominion
Wembley Stadium
Canada
Women's League of Health and Beauty
United Kingdom
Empire
Prunella Stack
Hearts
Conservation Program Proposed Across Canada
Dr. E. B. Archibald of Ottawa experimental farms urged a real soil based conservation plan from coast to coast. Speaking to Ontario representatives in Guelph, he warned rural population shifts and persistent deforestation in Ontario threaten soil health and long term agricultural viability.
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Canada
E. 8
Archibald
Ottawa
Ontario
Guelph
Canadian
Perfectly Correct A Dining Mishap Tale
A boy recalls dining at a distinguished professor's home. When asked if he behaved perfectly, he says nothing improper occurred. He admits the meat slipped to the floor, then saved face by remarking that tough meat is common.
Utrillo Sues London Gallery Over Catalogue Libel
French painter Maurice Utrillo sues the London State Gallery for libel over catalogue notes calling him an inveterate dipsomaniac and a repeated inmate of insane asylums and stating he died in 1934. He seeks suppression of the passages pending decision.
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Maurice Utrillo
London State Gallery
Utrillo
Travellers Debate Rail Fare Value in Carriage Chat
In a railway carriage the travellers discuss fare strategy for a double journey. One notes the single fare for the round trip is a good investment, and another agrees that one purchases it to get a return on the money.
Fine levied on Lady Elizabeth Prescott for attempted smuggling
A record £1408 fine was imposed in England on Lady Elizabeth Prescott for trying to smuggle valuables through Croydon airfield on April 26. The items valued at £650 included jewelry furs hats and silk clothing with normal duties about £195.
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England
Elizabeth Prescott
Croydon
Horses Fight In Street Endangering Spectators In Faversham
Two horses passed in Stone-street, Faversham, England, and suddenly charged. The animals fought like dogs before one was shot after being badly mauled. The struggle toppled one horse, a cart shaft entering its stomach.
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Stone-street
Faversham
Eng
Dolls Burial Service in Tokyo Honors Broken Toys
In a Tokyo Children's Doll Hospital ceremony thousands of Japanese children mourn the dead dolls that could not be repaired. Abbotts and priests chant sutras as girls sing the Song of the Dolls, and tiny graves hold the broken remains offered with fruit and flowers. Dr. Tetsuji Nishiyama explains the practice as a Buddhist respect for inanimate life.
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Tokyo
Japan
Tetsuji Nishiyama
Oxygen deficiency blamed for many aircraft accidents
Dr Alvan L Barach of New York told the American Medical Association that a high altitude air neurosis or oxygen shortage causes pilots to lose instrument reading balance and coordination. He said most accidents attributed to pilot error may stem from lack of oxygen.
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Alvan L. Barach
New York
American Medical Association
Bureau of Air Commerce
Zarach
Made Into Auto Camp Near Broadway For 1939 World Fair
The last farm inside New York City limits has been transformed into a camp for auto trailers on upper Broadway. Giuseppe Benedeto, the Italian farmer who occupied the land, has moved out to the country. The tract is being outfitted with modern trailer-tourist facilities in readiness for the 1939 World Fair in New York City.
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New York City
Upper Broadway
Giuseppe Benedeto
Luminous first aid milestones found on German roads
A Glasgow Bulletin report describes a traveler returning from Germany who encountered glow ing milestones along rural routes. These hollow markers open with a touch of a button to reveal supplies for road accident care.
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Glasgow
Germany
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