White Mountains Awe and a New Cannon Mountain Tram
The piece recalls P T Barnum calling Mount Washington the second greatest show on earth as New England plans a tram to Cannon Mountain towering 2025 feet above Franconia Notch. It traces the White Mountains name origin, two regions, Darby Field’s 1642 ascent, and the Old Man of the Mountain Profile amid tourist interests and pioneering exploration.
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Barnum
New England
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
INCE
White Mountains
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Cannon Mountain
Franconia Notch
P. T. Barnum
Canada
Maine
Connecticut Valley
Vermont
New
White Hills
Atlantic
Presidential Range
Plymouth
Gorham
Dixville
Berlin
Grant
Darby Field
Erin
Mount
Washington
Massachusetts
Field
White Mountain
Hawthorne
Profile Mountain
Nathaniel Hall
Hall
Faithful Collie Longs For Law Classes At Iowa
Towa City notes report Huckleberry Finn a red-gold collie owned by Law Professor Percy Bordwell attends University of Iowa law classes for the ninth straight year. The dog is famed on campus and featured in an Iowa song by C. M. Updegraff. In a past mock trial he calmly watched Iowa Supreme Court justices until a blank pistol startled him and he bolted toward a window.
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Towa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Percy Bordwell
C. M. Updegraff
Iowa Supreme Court
Law College
Huck
Robot rivals man as problem solver
Sydney Australia. In the research laboratories of the University of Sydney a machine has been invented to solve engineering scientific and mathematical problems that almost rivals the human brain. It traces curves on paper to cut weeks of work to hours and can aid railway engineering artillery range tables physics bacteriology electrical research and lightning protection calculations. Inventor D. M. Myers a young research physicist on a government grant demonstrates its potential.
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Sydney
Australia
University of Sydney
D. M. Myers
Radio Research Board of Australia
American Style Bandits Rob French Payroll Truck
In Carcassone France a five-man group using submachine guns and a broken-down auto ambushed a gold mining company's payroll truck. A guard was held and the driver jackknifed. guards fired as the gang fled. Police seek clues and consider one suspect severely wounded. Payroll about $20000.
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Carcassone
France
Surete Nationale
Marseilles
Five Zelms Children Row Sandusky Bay to School Daily
In Lakeside Ohio five Zelms siblings row a mile across Sandusky bay to Marblehead Peninsula each morning after leaving their Johnson’s Island home, then walk a quarter mile to a bus. Fourteen year old Lloyd leads the crew, braving rough waters and winter ice to reach classes before returning home in late afternoon.
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Lakeside
Ohio
Zelms
Sandusky Bay Channel
Johnson’s Island
Marblehead Peninsula
Lloyd Zelms
Jewish violinists sentenced for currency smuggling into Russia
Two Baltic musicians from Riga, Latvia, David Oistrakh aged thirty and Bussy Goldstein aged fifteen, were sentenced after being caught smuggling currency concealed in their violins into Russia. They had appeared in a Brussels competition last year, won prizes, and toured Europe.
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Riga
Latvia
Russia
David Oistrakh
Bussy Goldstein
Brussels
Europe
What to Eat and Why Fats in the Diet by C H Goudiss
C Houston Goudiss argues fats are essential, outlining their energy value and digestibility. He explains fat sources from butter to margarine and lard, and notes high digestibility for oleomargarine. He advises 30 to 35 percent of total energy from fat, with proper cooking and high smoking point fats.
Fat in Diet Supports Growth and Vitamin Conservation
Nutritionists emphasize fat as essential for growing children and active men to meet calorie needs. Experimental data show small amounts of unsaturated fatty acids help maintain normal nutrition, while fat in the diet appears to conserve vitamin B. Animal fats supply vitamins A and D, while vegetable oil fats may contain vitamin E.
Fats and Diets Build Staying Power and Morale
The article argues fats give staying power to diets by delaying hunger and influencing mood and life enjoyment. It notes wartime fat shortages in Europe lowered morale and that fats sustain longer hunger delay than same calories from other spreads. It compares different fats as energy sources and guides homemakers in fat choices.
Help ful Hints on Planning a Laxative Diet
Readers are invited to write to C. Houston Goudiss at 6 East 39th Street New York City for a free copy of his bulletin Help ful Hints on Planning a Laxative Diet. It offers concrete tips for correct eating and hygiene, lists laxative foods, and includes a full week of sample menus.
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C. Houston Goudiss
East 39Th St
New York City
East 39Th Street
Digestibility of Fats and Digestion Rate
The article explains that fats are believed hard to digest because they slow digestion rather than because they are incompletely digested. It distinguishes digestion time from completeness and notes fats generally retard digestive secretions.
Carry With You Crochet Square Pattern 6030
Learn to crochet a versatile square you can carry and assemble into cloths, scarves, bedspreads, or pillows. Pattern 6030 provides complete instructions, stitch guide, material needs, and a photo of the square. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle at 259 W. 14th St., New York.
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Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Iron content in meats and laxatives in fruit juices
Reader questions cover iron in meats with organ meats higher and beef richest. pineapple juice as laxative has no special virtue beyond acids, while fruit pulp aids elimination. Dandelion greens provide phosphorus and vitamins A B C G. inheritance of overweight linked to body build but diet and habits drive weight. 1938-13 references WN Houston Goudiss.
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C. Houston Goudiss
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Mount Mitchell
North Carolina
Great Sino Mountains National Park
Whittier
General Grant
Webster
Mark Twain
Winston Churchill
Collie
Man
Food Authority
C. Houston
Goudiss
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