Crack the Antarctic Ice Cap With Atomic Bombs?
The piece notes Eddie Rickenbacker and scientists flirt with blasting Antarctic ice to access minerals. It warns of giant sea level rise, ecological upheaval, and earthquakes, arguing global consent and UN duties would block such acts.
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Eddie Rickenbacker
Antarctic
Canada
Rickenbacker
Nagasaki
New York Times
Wilhelm Meinardus
Goettingen
Edgeworth David
Sydney
Australia
Meinardus
David
Arctic
Florida
South Pele
Argentina
U.N.O
Great Catastrophe Would Be Britain’s Withdrawal
Ottawa Journal notes that British leaders Bevin Attlee Churchill and Eden share a single line against Britain renouncing sovereignty. A London retreat from empire would spark civil strife in India and disorder in colonies, leaving a world burdened with crises and unprepared to face them.
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Mr. Bevin
Labor Party
Conservative Party
Bevin
Attlee
Churchill
Eden
Britain
Ottawa Journal
Hitler letters fetch price at London sale
A collection of 30 German war leader letters and documents, including two signed by Hitler, sold in London for £55. Fifty letters signed by Bona parte fetched £420.
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Hitler
Napoleon
London
Bonaparte
Demand High Chief Foresees Record Farm Demand in 1846
Chief reasons for rising farm product demand in 1846 include larger export volumes and relief, plus a strong civilian purchasing power.
New Type Houses Aim to Reshape Home Building
A machine hammering out houses on vacant lots is showcased by Robert G. Le Tourneau with a steel hen that lays four room homes in 24 hours. Balloon and cement shell houses are tested in Los Angeles, while R Buckminster Fuller explores a clock-swinging house on a single steel post in Kansas.
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Truman
Robert G. le Tourneau
Los Angeles
R. Buckminister Fuller
Kansas
Sorrel horse Charlie Runs Route as Strike Ties Up Driver
Charlie the sorrel horse has pulled a milk wagon for 15 years on a Detroit route for Ebling Creamery Co. When dairy workers went on strike, driver Russell Pengelly joined the walkout, leaving Charlie to start alone. Police found Charlie 45 minutes later waiting in the street for the driver to resume duties.
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Charlie
Ebling Creamery Co
Detroit
Russell Pengelly
Pengelly
Has Its Limitations U S Naval Research Expert Gives Opinion On Atomic Bomb
Dr Leonard Loeb a physicist and naval research expert says the atom bomb has natural limits that keep its destructive power from scaling linearly. He cites rapid heat from exploding atoms causing slight separation of undisturbed atoms and a non linear relationship between blast power and destruction radius in a Naval Bulletin report.
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Leonard Loeb
Naval Research
Loeb
United States Naval Bulletin
Some Queer Laws
A humorous roundup notes odd statutes still on the books in the United States. It lists Ohio requiring red light on a cat’s tail at night, Boston banning violin playing and imposing dog height limits, and South Carolina forbidding carrying a revolver to church.
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Uncle Sam
Ohio
Boston
South Carolina
Becoming Human In Japan After War
The Ottawa Citizen editorial argues Japan has shed emperor worship as democracy spreads. It notes Hirohito in civilian dress touring factories and hospitals, meeting workers face to face without guards, and the Empress engaging with women, signaling a shift toward Westernized, freer life.
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Japan
Hirohito
Ottawa
Birds Used to Carry Messages Through History
The ancient practice dates back to 218 BC when birds carried messages across distances. This concise note highlights early communication methods using avian messengers.
Not Really Beaten Says Germans Not Mentally Conquered
The correspondent argues Berlin and Essen show war’s wreckage but German mentality remains intact. He predicts a later spiritual shift and potential future conquests after postwar reeducation and military control for a generation. He also discusses Captain Smellie of the Nascopie and Arctic voyage history.
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Berlin
Dewitt MacKenzie
Essen
Amateur Astronomer Bert Topham Heads Toronto Hobby Observatory
The Lancashire born observer Bert Topham builds a 1936 hobby observatory in Toronto with a revolving canvas roof and a synchronized telescope that tracks a star through a sidereal day of 23 hours 56 minutes. He grinds lenses turning $7 glass into a $300–$400 reflector and shares findings with Harvard Cornell and the American International Academy. In 1941 he earned the Professor A Chant Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada for his astronomy contributions.
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Hobby
Bert Topham
Toronto
Canada
Topham
Harvard
Cornell
American International Academy
A. Chant
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Fathers Known by Many Names Unearths Nine Variants
The article notes that Japan has nine names for father and asserts the US also uses many terms. Examples include Father, Dad, Daddy, Pa, Papa, Pop, Pater, the Governor, and the Old Man. It mentions Richard Strauss learning to read notes before letters and playing piano at age four.
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Japan
Father
Dad
Daddy
Papa
Pop
Pater
Governor
Richard Strauss
Piano
Home Sweet Home chair set pattern 7108
Filet crochet chair set that lasts for years and can be used for scarf ends. Pattern 7108 includes chart directions. Send twenty cents in coins to Household Arts Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 175 McDermot Avenue E Winnipeg Man write name address and pattern number clearly.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
India Ranks Among Nations with Chromite Resources
India holds a significant chromite reserve, ranking with the Soviet Union and Russia as one of a few countries with vast chromite deposits. The mineral supports industries such as ferrochrome production, stainless steel, refractories, and tanning chemicals.
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India
Soviet
Russia
Birds Pulse Higher Than Humans
The article notes birds have faster pulse rates and higher body temperatures than humans, stating their pulse is nearly double the human rate and their body temperatures exceed ours by several degrees.
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Brampton
Onto
Mary Morden
Nascopie
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Sprellie
Smellie
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