Northern Lights Shape on a Waving Bed Sheet Debate
A group led by Henry Munro claims they can bend the aurora borealis by waving a bedsheet at it, saying the lights form an inverted V. Eskimos and a police official doubt the feat while an Hayden Planetarium curator calls it implausible and a Chicago astronomer cites the lights as a solar atmospheric phenomenon.
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International Falls
Henry Munro
Munro
Neee
Robert R. Coles
Hayden Planetarium
New York City
Brunett
Radar Reveals Thunderstorm Structure From Radar Insight
Dr. E. J. Workman of the New Mexico School of Mines reported radar findings at a Washington session of the American Meteorological Society and American Geophysical Union. The study shows storms grow straight up, top off with strong winds aloft, and collapse rapidly when top temperatures reach about 50 below zero, with rain at the base around 45 to 50 above.
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E. J. Workman
New Mexico School of Mines
Washington
American Meteorological Society
American Geophysical Union
Stamp Corner looks at exhibition stamps from around the world
James Montagnes surveys how nations issue commemorative stamps for exhibitions and anniversaries from Britain and the United States to France, Germany, Switzerland and beyond, noting examples from 1883 to postwar years and upcoming issues in several countries.
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Canada
Great Britain
United States
San Diego
New York
San Francisco
St. Louis
Hampton Roads
Buffalo
Omaha
Columbia
Chicago
America
France
Paris
Germany
Leipzig
Munich
Switzerland
Zurich
Egypt
Brazil
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Haiti
Russia
Vasili V. Dokuchaev
New Zealand
Canterbury
Bolivia
la Paz
Argentina
Universal Postal Union
Spanish
Morocco
Goethe
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Cartago
China
Newfoundland
Decorating a Dark Upper Hall With Light Mushroom Tones
Dear Miss James advises using a light mushroom background in the upper hall to brighten the space and avoid harsh contrast with the blue lower hall. She suggests light blue patterns to echo the blue on the stair wall, or an all-over wallpaper if paneling or door spacing is irregular.
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James
Bicycles built for three may become popular
A humorous look at odd scientific trivia and amusing observations. Topics include a pilot and passengers on bicycles, brain weight, insects attracted to yellow light, buffalo milk versus cow milk, a four year old lobster’s shell changes, raccoon habits, and word counts in the average man. South America’s winter cold wave highlights Chile’s low temperatures.
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South America
Chile
Wheat from Diamond Jubilee returns to Canada for tests
Canadian wheat shipped to Great Britain over 50 years ago is back in Canada for germination tests and possible display. It was part of a British Empire exhibit erected during Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee at Admiralty Arch in Whitehall, London.
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Great Britain
Canada
Foreign Trade
Department of Trade and Commerce
British Empire
Admiralty Arch
Whitehall
London
British girls seek veterinary careers in London
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons reports women make seventy of every hundred applicants but few are admitted. A spokesman notes if all women on the waiting list were trained now there would be a heavy female majority. Currently one in seventeen surgeons on the college register is a woman. A few women vets have achieved notable success.
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London
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Lord Chesterfield
Women’s Department
Fish Die If Placed In Boiled Or Distilled Water
A fish would suffocate if placed in boiled or distilled water. The statement notes that fish require water with proper salinity and minerals to survive, highlighting risks of water lacking ions and oxygen for aquatic life.
Flying peril may be solved by cybernetic radar aids
Dr Paul A Campbell told the Aero Medical Association that at seven miles a second pilots cannot rely on human sight or reflex to dodge hazards. He proposed radar aided seeing and control as a solution to avoid hitting objects at extreme speeds. Brazil nuts grow in pods containing 12 to 20 nuts.
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New York
Aero-Medical Association
Paul A. Campbell
Chicago
Campbell
Brazil
Dutch engineers use giant vacuum cleaner to reclaim sands
In Chester England a Netherlands team operates a two mile network of pipes and a 1 060 horsepower pump to draw tens of thousands of tons of sand from the Dee estuary. The sand is compacted into firm foundations for a blast furnace and coke ovens. The technique, developed from Zuider Zee reclamation, could transform marshy British waste into farmland or industrial sites.
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Chester
England
Dee
Shotton
Cheshire
Netherlands
Zuider Zee
Britain
Charlies Kingsley
Connah's Quay
Cooked Water Lily Roots Featured By Canadian Botanists
At the Canadian National Exhibition Institute of Aviation Medicine displays edible plants that could sustain life in the bush. Among the items are boiled water lily roots, jack in the pulpit and arrowhead, cat tail roots in fall, and sweet gale tea.
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Toronto
R.C.A F
Institute of Aviation Medicine
Side topics mix humor and danger in scattered notes
A collage of humorous tips for bachelors on dating lines and astrological wedding planning contrasts with a critique of drunk driving penalties. Other snippets discuss European travel by car, coffee and beer habits, a Paris cat swimming lore, and a dairy farmer defense in a milk watering case, ending with a judge seeking expert opinion.
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France
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North Pole
James Montagnes
Imperial Stamp Shop
Romania
Moldavia
Walachia
Belgium
Bruges
Czechoslovakia
Chopin
Central Press
Francis James
J. G
Mrs. J. G
E. Oses
Stargazers
Nto
Berkeley
Calif
Europe
Spain
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