Burma Road Vision Turns Into Historic War Supply Route
The Burma Road connects Rangoon to the Yangtse River, linking Lashio's Burma railroad with Kunming. Begun in 1937 to bypass Japanese cutoffs, the route was built largely by hand under harsh conditions in mountains, jungles, and plateaus.
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Burma
Great Britain
Egypt
Rangoon
Yangtse River
Lashio
Kunming
Yunnanfu
Yunnnan
British Asia
Pacific
Hollywood
Tourists May Visit Commons with Accompanied Entry
Speaker James Glen told the House that visitors to the Parliament Buildings may enter only if accompanied by a responsible person. He said earlier reports of universal bans were incorrect and stressed the need for known escorts to prevent visitors from being separated from tours.
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James Glen
House of Commons
Behavior During Electric Storms Advice for storm safety
Dr. Earl McEachron of Pittsfield Massachusetts warns golfers to stay in the open and not shelter under trees during lightning storms. Swimmers should stay out of the water until the storm passes and housewives should avoid sewing machines and delaying baths during lightning. The Empire State Building is struck about forty to fifty times yearly.
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Arl 5
McEachron
Nera* Electric Company
Pittsfield
Mass
McRachron
Have You Heard The Tailor And The Two Farmers
A humorous exchange unfolds as a tailor pitches a dramatic suit to Harry. Two farmers compare woes with sparrows and crop size. In Aberdeen a manager tells a bookkeeper his job transfer comes with no raise but a hat peg to keep.
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Harry
Aberdeen
Nutshell Cottage Puts Up With Constant Calls
A cottage named The Nutshell lasts two weeks as neighbors pesteringly ask, Is the Colonel in Then a four year old boy at the piano jokes about reaching the gas. A grocer and customer argue fresh eggs. A young husband rises then falls at work and his wife responds with a telegram about feathers and a return home.
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James
Household Answers From Early 1900s Q&A
A reader asks how to stop feather and pine needle punctures in cushion covers by rubbing the fabric’s wrong side with beeswax. Another query covers cementing chipped china using plaster of Paris and egg white. Additional tips include ammonia baths for body odor and vinegar and sassafras oil to deodorize gasoline.
Discovery of new vitamin M by Dr. Paul L. Day
University of Arkansas researcher Dr. Paul L. Day announces the discovery of vitamin M affecting red and white blood cell counts. He identifies liver as the chief source and says he is examining other meats as potential sources.
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Paul L. Day
University of Arkansas
Day
Westinghouse Demonstrates Optical Pyrometer Finding
Westinghouse engineers showed an optical pyrometer measures heat of gases and metals by color. The device records flame and gas temperatures, with a cited example of one puff reaching about 1 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Skin resistance to infection shown in rabbit tests
Scientists report in Science that within an hour of exposure to dangerous bacteria, skin throughout the body develops resistance to the same germs. Rabbits were used to study streptococci and staphylococci causing infections. A second note describes Prof. George B. Riggs’s camouflage spotting goggles using a green visor to reveal color differences in green objects.
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Science
Journal of the American Association For the Advancement of Science
George B. Riggs
Riggs
University of Washington Oceanographic Laboratories
Health Topics Sun Exposure Advice From Health League
The Health League of Canada warns against overexposure to the sun after prolonged darkness. Sunlight and dairy produce are essential, but gradual tanning is urged and sun baths should start at ten minutes, with only small increases later. Prolonged heat can cause deep burns comparable to other injuries.
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The
Health League of Canada
Health League
Canada’s Wildlife Survey Under Way Across Northwest
Canada’s Department of Mines and Resources with the Bureau of Animal Population Oxford University and the Hudson’s Bay Company funds a yearly wildlife survey. The study uses questionnaires sent to traders trappers RCMP officers and government staff in the Northwest Territories to track fur bearing species and predict abundance while guiding measures to prevent depletion during scarce periods.
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Canada
Department of Mines and Resources
Bureau of Animal Population
Oxford University
Hudson’s Bay Company
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Northwest Territories
Modern Etiquette Questions and Answers
A columnist answers common etiquette queries on hosting care for ash, seating order in restaurants, symbolism of zinnias, farewell gifts for a friend, and modesty in knowledge. It advises ash tray placement, allowing the girl to go first, thoughtful gifts or parties for a departing friend, simplicity over ostentation, and proper introductions.
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Edith
Edward Carter
Edith Hali
Fish Stows Away In River Steamer Cabin
A 15 inch mullet leaped from the Clarence River through a porthole into the Moon Gai river steamer cabin. The crew captured the fish and planned to eat it for lunch.
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Clarence River
Australia
Cornwall Tops Canadian Radio Consciousness List
Cornwall is named the most radio conscious city in Canada among towns with 5 000 or more population based on Ottawa released statistics from the transport department radio division. The Cornwall license rate last year averaged 369 per 1 000 residents and the city led all communities in radio licenses in 1936 37 and 1987 38.
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Cornwall
Dominion
Canada
Ottawa
Radio Division
Transport Department
May traffic through Sault Locks hits record wheat and ore
Traffic through the Canadian and United States Locks of the Sault Ste. Marie Canals in May totaled 9,297,320 tons, up from 5,456,242 tons a year earlier. The month saw the heaviest May wheat movement on record, with sharp gains in iron ore and upbound soft coal also reported.
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United States
Sault Ste. Marie Canals
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Chicago
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Right Party
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Making Wild
Dominion Government
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Bluebell
Binder
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Duke and George Sts
Toronto
Ont
Hubbard Portable Oven Co
Bathurst St
Beatty
W. Robbins
Bobcaygeon
BABY
New
Top Notch
New Hampshires
Guelph
Tweddle Chick Hatcheries Limited
Fergus
Ontario
Bray Hatchery
John St. N
Hamilton
Yonge St
Tobacco Road Farm
R.R. No. 1
Harrow
Murphys
Calif
Listowel
Cheese Factory
J. Forman
Saskatchewan
John Armstrong
Reina
Beagles
E. R. Peachey
Goderich
John McVean
Durham
Superior Products Limited
Nelson Street
Sarnia
G & H Laboratories
Pickering
Bartlett's Box
Winnipeg
International Silver Company
Imperial
Imperial Photo Service
Station J
Familex Co
St. Clement
Montreal
Centre
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Levy Auto Parts
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