Americans Reserve Seats for Moon Mars and Jupiter Trip
About 10 000 Americans signed up for imaginary space trips offered by Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History The show promotes a future interplanetary flight service with reservations and possible insurance plans while many readers reply with humorous or earnest letters about traveling to the Moon Mars Venus or Jupiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mars
Jupiter
Space Travel Bureau
Hayden Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History
Venus
Saturn
Rocket
Chesley Bonestell
Moon
Frank Forrester
Robert R. Coles
Kansas
Lloyd’s of London
Mississippi
Millions of Letters Returned by Dead Letter Office
Yorkton Sask public relations officer J G Shaw reported last year more than 3 million letters and 30 thousand parcels arrived at the dead letter office. About 17 thousand dollars in cash was recovered and the rest turned over to the receiver general. Parcels were partly returned, 8 thousand valued, 5,003 sold at auction. Shaw urged better mailing practices to firms and colleges including return addresses and legible writing.
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Yorkton
Sask
J. G. Shaw
Saskatoon
Shaw
Post Office Publi Relations
Canada
Fashion and whimsy from a distant era
A column of playful notes mentions Grandpappy Jenkins on the fate of Little, a pipe smoking claim of 88 puffs, a tailor and suit purchase rate, derby comeback, whale ranching, a whistling flying saucer, solar system cap, back swept drape fashions, shirt market drive by Japanese manufacturers, a Paris critic on women’s shapes, eating flowers for beauty, and science denying spring fever.
Cleanliness Emphasized In Homes and Public Eateries
The piece urges rigorous sanitary methods in both restaurants and private kitchens, arguing that proper food handling at home is as vital to public health as standards in public eating places.
Formation of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
The Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society formed as a national voluntary agency in 1948 after a 1947 conference at the request of the Department of National Health and Welfare. It incorporated on March 15, 1948 and outlined provincial divisions duties in diagnosis, education, welfare, and fundraising. The first national funds appeal occurred in spring 1950.
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Department of National Health and Welfare
Canadian
Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
Dominion Companies Act
Federal Health Department
Canadian Rheumatism Association
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Spring fashions call for definite figure control
Fashion writers urge slim lines for warm weather with light weight foundations to shape hips and waist. Corsets and foundations slim the hips and refine the waist, tubular looks reduce bust emphasis, bare tops demand strapless options, and one piece garments gain acceptance for smooth lines.
Diet Emphasis for Expectant Mothers and All Adults
The article stresses diet as a crucial factor in care for expectant mothers and the unborn child. It argues that a proper pregnancy diet, with few reservations, is suitable for non-pregnant adults, advocating a moderate well balanced and adequate regimen.
No Visas Needed By Canadian Tourists To France
Canadian tourists in France or Algeria may visit without visas for up to three months under a French Canadian agreement. A French citizen visiting Canada gets a free visa valid for unlimited entries for 12 months. Canadians to France or Algeria travel with a valid passport. Tunisia travel is limited to two months.
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Winnipeg
France
Algeria
Canada
Tunisia
Gems of Thought on Individuality and Power
A sequence of quotations emphasizes individuality as the core of life and progress. Henry Van Dyke, Giles, Spurgeon, Emerson, John Stuart Mill, and Mary Baker Eddy are cited. The notes argue that common faculties form identity, while true power comes from single individuals acting within society.
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Henry van Dyke
Mary Baker Eddy
Budget Friendly Meals For Healthy Family Nutrition
Plan menus days ahead using plentiful cheap foods. Budget meals include veal chops with buttered noodles and fruit, creamed corn omelet with canned peas and grapefruit, spaghetti with cheese and salad, baked pork chops with potatoes and cookies, beef liver and onions with slaw and jelly, all with coffee and milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
TRY AND STOP ME!
Bennett Cerf recalls Jane Cowl attending a Hamlet benefit where John Barrymore shone as star. Cowl spoke aloud famous speeches, Barrymore kept composure, then bowed and quipped for Miss Cowl and himself. A circuit favorite jokes about a henpecked husband driving with wife issuing endless warnings.
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Bennett Cerf
Jane Cowl
John Barrymore
Miss Cowl
Barrymore
Miss Cow
Japs Still Yell Oi to Summon Wives
A Tokyo based public opinion study finds 28 percent of Japanese husbands still yell Oi to summon their wives. The report notes Oi as the equivalent of Hey you and adds that success comes in cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan Public Opinion Research Institute
Colour Coding In Industry For Safety
Colour applied in industrial plants improves safety and morale by highlighting hazards and guiding traffic. Cases show 12 and 38 percent reductions in accidents and time loss respectively. A planned paint program brightens work areas, improves illumination, and supports emergency, traffic, and equipment locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Health Bulletin
New Diseases Can Be Expected
Boston report from a meeting of the American College of Physicians warns that more diseases will emerge. Physicians say new illnesses originate in birds, bugs, and animals, having long hidden in hosts until human contact increases as population grows and global travel accelerates.
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Boston
United States
American College of Physicians
Women Drinkers Said More Extreme
TORONTO. Women who smoke and drink tend to be more extreme than men, Anglican Bishop G A Wells said recently. He advised: Stop aping the men. If you're under 20, leave the stuff alone. If you go 20 years without tobacco and liquor, you'll probably never use them.
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Toronto
G A. Wells
Diplomatic Toy Space Prompted A Humorous Plan
In a child friendly moment Willie, guided by his mother, invited friends to play with his toys. Two pals clambered onto his hobby horse making the seat crowded. Willie proposed a diplomatic solution to create more room. The polonaise, a Polish dance, originated in Cracow in 1574.
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Willie
Cracow
Stamp Corner keen on dominion status for British West Indies
Plans progress for a central government for the British West Indies with dominion status as a possibility. Stamps from Antigua to Virgin Islands could come under a shared administration, reducing issuing colonies, while noted values include the 1856 one cent magenta of British Guiana valued at $50,000 and Bermuda postmaster stamps of 1848 valued at $2,500.
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British West Indies
Antigua, Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
Leeward Islands
Montserrat
St. Kitts-Nevis
St. Lubago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands
British Guiana
British Honduras
St. Vincent
Pratt Kuhn
Wellington St. W
Toronto
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Grandpappy Jenkins
Tarnation
Solar System
Paris
Central Press
Giles
Spurgeon
Emerson
John Stuart Mill
Stolkholm Tidningen
Earth
James Montagnes
Pamarcue BF
Philatetic Section
T. Eaton Co. Ltd
Nicaragua
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