Congo Red proposed as cancer fighting tool at radiology congress
New York doctors Isidore Arons and Boris Sokoloff told an international radiology congress that Congo red slows cancer growth and may boost body defenses when used with X ray and radium treatments. Dr Gustav Bucky unveiled an automatic X-ray dosimetry device, the ultra sensitive electrometer, to calibrate doses precisely. The meeting planned for 1940 in Berlin included a scientific cross word puzzle for members.
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Isidore Arons
Boris Sokoloff
International Congress of Radiology
Congress
Berlin
G. Lenthal Cheatle
London
Max Cutler
Chicago
Sumatra
France
Australia
Japan
Lost Radium Locating Method Hails From Distance
Dr. Robert B. Taft declares at an international radiology congress that radium can be located remotely. A Geiger Muller counter variation detects radium in houses or sewers by electron emissions, flashing lights or audible signals to pinpoint a tiny tube containing a microgram.
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Chicago
Robert B. Taft
Charleston
S.C
Snow darkens cities speeding melt by heat absorption
In cities, snow covered with dirt and soot darkens its surface and melts faster because a dark surface absorbs more heat. Thirty-one cities worldwide have more than 100,000 telephones.
Future Achievements And The View From The Moon
In Rotarian Magazine, Sir James Jeans suggests viewing humanity in time by placing stamps on a penny atop Cleopatra’s Needle replicas to scale Earth’s history and civilization. He notes the future may require beyond current spans, with Mont Blanc as a limit as civilization continues.
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Mars
Sir James Jeans
Thames Embankment
London
Central Park
New York City
Sir James
Mont Blanc
France
Earth
Rotarian Magazine
Ban Extends Parades Ban In East End Of London
Scotland Yard extends a three month ban on political marches in London's East End. The move, approved by the Home Secretary, targets the Jewish population centers as the British Union of Fascists planned a fifth anniversary march. Neil Francis Hawkins criticizes the order as a government surrender to Jewry and disorder.
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Scotland Yard
East End
London
Police
Home Secretary
Neil Francis Hawkins
British Union of Fascists
Union
Egg yolk rich in fats oil and lecithin
The yolk of an egg carries high fat content in the form of oil and contains lecithin. Lecithin is described as a substance aiding growth and nourishing nerves.
Moon Temperature Report At Noontime
At noontime the moon shows a surface temperature of 250 degrees Fahrenheit according to a recent observation. The data note references a recorder reading taken during daylight hours and suggests extreme temperature variations between lunar day and night.
Royal Household at Balmoral Quiet and Formal
The London Evening Star explains Balmoral’s limited space and royal routines. The king uses the library for audiences and work with ministers. a footman assists visiting ministers and explains daily routines. Ministers may golf or be driven around Deeside. evening receptions occur in the library without interruptions.
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Balmoral
London Evening Star
Royal Castle
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Dee Valley
Deeside
Robes for Exhibition Across Australia 1938
Lord Gowrie reports the king and queen will send coronation robes for Australian exhibition from January to April 1938. The robes were shown at the Royal School of Needlework Kingston and were on view at the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh. A kangaroo reportedly hops 25 feet and clears a nine foot fence.
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Lord Gowrie
Australia
Royal School of Needlework
Kensington
Royal Scottish Museum
Edinburgh
Vanished Prairies Stage Coach Roads in Alberta
Historical routes linking Calgary Macleod and Lethbridge faded as railways and new highways replaced the old coach roads. In the early days four to six horses pulled coaches on rugged stretches with drivers in charge. Forty years on, fences and fields cover the route with little evidence remaining of the historic journey.
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Alberta
Calgary
Macleod
Lethbridge
Hottest Place Azizia Tripoli Records Extreme Heat
The article notes Azizia in Tripoli as the hottest spot, with temperatures reportedly reaching 136 degrees in the shade, underscoring extreme heat records and regional climate conditions.
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Azizia
Tripol
Fossil Study Suggests Western Origin of Human Ancestors
Dr George Gaylord Simpson of the American Museum of Natural History argues a four-inch tree dwelling mammal fossils from central Montana may be the granddaddy of all mammals and possibly the origin point for humans in the western United States. The fossils, collected 1908 to 1932 by Silberling and Gidley, date 70 to 100 million years ago and indicate true mammal characteristics and early primate relations that could place humans on an ancient evolutionary line either as direct ancestors or a side branch.
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George Gaylord Simpson
American Museum of Natural History
Crazy Mountains
Montana
United States
Asia
Simpson
Smithsonian
Albert C. Silberling
The
States Geological Survey
James W. Gidley
United States National Museum
Christ
Dr. Simpson
Courtesy and pronunciation in cross border titles at the fair
A Toronto Globe letter and Ottawa Journal debate proper address for a US naval band leader at the Toronto Exhibition. It notes the accepted Canadian form leftenant while acknowledging the lead usage leotenant by the band leader himself as courtesy, and compares derby usage with American and British practice.
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Toronto Globe and Mail
United States
Toronto
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
Webster's
Oxford
U.S
Ottawa Journal
A Traveller and the Diverse Station Clocks
A traveller complains there are six clocks at a major station and each shows a different time. The porter replies that if they were all the same, one clock would suffice.
Oxford Founded by King Alfred in 872 Says Chronicle
A northern chronicle asserts that the University of Oxford was founded by King Alfred in the year 872. The claim ties the English monarch to the early origins of the renowned university.
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University of Oxford
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