Nahuatl newspaper aids millions in Mexico
Miguel Barrios publishes Mexihkatl Itonalama in Nahuatl to reach two million indigenous readers. Since 1944 the paper educates readers and provides current news, using university staff and local channels to deliver lively headlines and features to isolated villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Watt Mulvey
CPC
Mexico City
Mexico
Miguel Barrie EB
Mexico City College
Miguel Barrios
Jeep
Burro
Miguel
Mexihkatl Itonalama
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
Yucatan
Inventor Uses Mercury Teased Horn to Deter Car Thieves
In Rustenberg South Africa a local inventor employs a small mercury device in cars. A tiny contact on the vehicle triggers short horn blasts when thieves interfere, using the metal to warn and deter intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rusternberg
South Africa
Globe Travelling Girl Finds Canadians The Most Hospitable
Enid Tibbett from Sydney Australia works behind a London Ontario lace counter after an 18 month global journey. She plans to return Down Under and write a book about her adventures featuring Blackpool publicity fame and fan mail, with Canada shaping a major chapter.
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London
Ont
Sydney
Australia
Enid Tibbett
England
Miss Tibbett
Blackpool
Lancashire
Enid
Wendy
Paris
Canada
Montreal
Toronto
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Mexico
228 Rations From A Small Sheep
In Leeds Britain a butcher carves a small sheep into 228 lean rations to supply eightpence of fresh meat weekly per customer. Butchers report being busier as they adjust cuts to fit the tiny portions while meeting demand.
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Leeds
England
Britain
Plow From Pictou County Aids Local Museum Effort
Artifacts presented to Earl Oxford junior high school form a historical museum core. A plow from Pictou County Nova Scotia dated 1897 aided the first sod between Portage la Prairie and the Rocky Mountains. Also noted is Oregon’s vast forest land comprising about half of its 60 million acres.
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Brandon
Man
Earl Oxford
Pictou County
N.S
Portage la Prairie
Rocky Mountains
Oregon
Rain-Makers Predict Control Over Weather Some Day
Washington report on rain making forecasts a future possibility of weather control. Dr Bernard Vonnegut of General Electric touts cloud seeding as highly valuable while the weather bureau urges caution and more study before conclusions. Senator Anderson questions if repeated spraying causes rain, prompting a humorously cautious reply from W F McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Senate
Bernard Vonnegut
General Electric Company
Vonnegut
G.E
Weather Bureau
W. F. McDonald
Bureau
McDonald
Clinton Anderson
Dem
N.M
Thieves Mistake When Hailing Police Car Leads to Capture
Two men, Edward Donnelly and Charles Brown, stole a tire and wheel then hailed a passing taxi which turned out to be a police patrol car. The officers stopped, watched, then arrested them. both pleaded guilty and received six months in jail.
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Edward Donnelly
Charles Brown
Pharmacist seeks refuge in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
Nanaimo man Harry H. Dickenson asks Moose Jaw city council for housing and job information as he seeks evacuation to Saskatchewan to escape potential bombing in a looming global war. He states he wants to move to the prairies for safety and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Jaw
Nanaimo
B.C
Prairies
Harry
Dickenson
Saskatchewan
Magistrate Rules No Stop Required At Crossing With Wig Wag Signal
Windsor magistrate rules a driver under 20 mph need not stop at a railway crossing when a wig wag signal is active. The decision says the Highway Traffic Act does not compel a stop regardless of an approaching train. The Ottawa Journal notes risky pride in ignoring warnings and urges caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Ottawa Journal
Pinza Performs Unseen in Manaos Leper Colony Concert
Ezio Pinza sang for an unseen audience in Manaos Brazil a single concert for an impresario who paid double the fee. He later learned the show was for a leper colony in the Western hemisphere while mustard gas had caused 400000 casualties in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezio Pinza
U.S
Rio
Manaos
Amazon Jungle
Pinza
Jed
Western Hemisphere
London's Festival of Britain Rose Show Sets Two Day Event
The National Rose Society reports high visitor interest for this year's Festival of Britain with 2000 new trees arriving and seven new beds being prepared under superintendent W Austin in Regent's Park. A two day show runs June 29 and 30 featuring an orange pink rose called Gordon Eddie from a British Columbia nursery as last year's gold medal winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
National Rose Society
Regent's Park
W. Austin
Britain
The
Rose Society
Canada
Gordon Eddie
British Columbia
All Provinces Boost Canadian Electric Output In January
Canada wide electric energy production rose 17 percent in January with a new all-Canada record of 4 783 142 000 kilowatt hours. Primary power consumption reached 4 366 801 000 kWh and exports to the United States totaled 172 499 000 kWh.
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Ottawa
Canada
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
German Housewives Get Menus Via Telephone
In Stuttgart housewives call 995 to receive a complete menu with cooking instructions. The program uses tape or wire recordings to provide information and entertainment on demand, allowing subscribers to listen as long as they wish and hang up when done.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Stuttgart
West Germany
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Junio
Miquel Barros
Santender
Éskapo
Eaiko
Glondses
Inglaterra
Fumio
Eudafrikerna
Central I Press Canadian
Teaxi
Vancouver
Bennett Cerf
Freddie Fimble
Kate
Dept. Si Matione
Central Press Canadian
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Rio de Janeiro
Urea
M. Harrison-Gray
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