BBC to Make Daventry World’s Largest Short Wave Station
The British Broadcasting Corporation plans to spend 1 250 000 dollars to build Daventry into the world’s largest short wave station by year end. Six transmitters and 22 aerials will boost reception empire wide, with up to full 24 hour service possible. One transmitter will beam two directions serving South Africa and Canada simultaneously. The government backs the project under The Projection of England as Germany already runs an extensive empire service. Britain aims for global reach and maximum Daventry efficiency for coronation broadcasts.
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British Broadcasting Corp
Daventry
Empire
South Africa
Canada
B.B.C
England
Germany
Berlin
Britain
Age does not dim mental power says leading psychologists
A review of tests by Dr. Irving Lorge and Professor Edward L. Thorndike finds no decline in mental capacity with age and shows adults into their fifties learn as well as youths. Researchers urge seniors to shed retirement fears and remain active contributors in family, community, and nation.
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Irving Lorge
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Albert Wiggam
Reader's Digest
Lorge
Ihe Alower
Edward L. Thorndike
Thorndike
Not An Easy Job Who'd be a parson
Rev C Paul Glidden of St James church Walthamstow speaks in his parish magazine about the perils of parish work and how every action a vicar takes is read as a fault. The piece notes conflicting judgments from parishioners and warns against quiet courtesy in favor of direct speech.
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C. Paul Glidden
St. James’ Church
Walthamstow
London
Imperial study launches on empire telegraphic comms
Edward Wilshaw announces a committee of dominion and colonial representatives to study empire telegraphic communications. He warns the empire faces a threat to its leadership and rising costs, and expects governments to back a satisfactory solution.
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Dominions
Cotoniea
Campbell Stuart
Imperial Communications Life
Montreal
An Addreea
Royal Empire Society
Edward Wilshaw
Cables, and Wireless, Limited
Wilshaw
Fampires
New Bride Seeks Cocktails at Transkei Trading Post
A young bride of an official in the Transkei visits a local trading station to buy odds and ends. She asks for a cocktail shaker and the native assistant, puzzled at first, offers feather dusters instead.
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Transkei
Yukon Explorers Report 19 Peaks Over Ten Thousand Feet
In 1935, Yukon territory researchers announced the discovery of 19 new mountains exceeding 10 000 feet in height. The findings add to the region’s growing catalog of high peaks and indicate significant alpine activity in northern Canada.
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Yukon Territory
Canada
Challenge And Opportunity For The Cooperative Movement
H E Babcock of the Co operative League Federation Exchange urges young people to join the cooperative movement as a life working choice. He argues workers face both chal lenge and opportunity to use full resourcefulness and courage to grow within the movement and to safeguard the farmer’s economic and spiritual freedom against regimentation.
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Co-Operative Movement
Co-Operative
H. E. Babcock
Co-operative League Federation Exchange
Canadian Poultry Draws Favorable Comment At Leipzig
The Department of Agriculture announced a cable from the Canadian delegation at the Leipzig World Poultry Congress noting Canada's exhibition of 69 birds drew favorable comment for vitality and liveliness. Five Canadian delegates attend among 60 nations, led by F. C. Elford of Ottawa and C. Nunnick, director of publicity and extension.
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Leipzig
Department of Agriculture
Germany
Canada
F. C. Elford
Ottawa
Dominion Poultry Husbandman
C. Nunnick
Pubiicity
Paderewski to Appear in London Film Studio
Paderewski the famed Polish pianist will act in a film shot at the Dagenham studio in London. He is scheduled to perform Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and selected Chopin pieces in the movie, bringing his art to cinema audiences worldwide.
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Ignace Jean Paderewski
Poland
Dagenham Studio
London
Paderewski
Beethoven
Chopin
Biplane Goose Impresses at New York State Fair
Emily the biplane goose, exhibited as a gosling at the New York State Fair, reportedly flies using two pairs of wings. Poultry experts note this bird is unique in having an upper and a shorter under pair, both aiding its flight above the Hermon farm where it flies over the Douglas Saw yer barnyard.
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Emily
Douglas Sawyer
Hermon
N.Y
Memorial Service Honors Earl Haig at Orryburgh Abbey
A Canadian government and people wreath for Earl Haig of Bemersyde was laid at his grave in Orryburgh Abbey Scotland. Rev John Kelman led the service with Vimy pilgrimage and Canadian Legion Veterans in attendance. He recalled attacks on Haig's memory faced by Lady Haig, widow of the commander.
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Waelles
Fairbank Presbyterian Church
Toronto
Tuberculous Veterans’ Section
Canadian Legion
Haig
Braille Notes Guide Sir Ian Fraser Speech Technique
The article notes Sir Ian Fraser, a blind MP, used embossed Braille notes on light brown cards with one or two words per heading. He read by touching the cards and kept his head up, avoiding interruptions unlike others reading manuscripts. Major Tryon faced inaudible speech from manuscript use, while the Postmaster General bore the sharper fault.
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M.P
Sir Ian Fraser
Sir Iana
M.p.’S
Tryon
London Daily Telegraph
Anglo-Russian Trade Credit Announced in London
Walter Runciman reports a £10,000,000 credit plan for Soviet orders to Britain with formal Russian approval to place orders by Sept 30, 1937. Munitions are excluded. He also notes suspension of Anglo-Italian trade talks as Italy resists debt arrangements and tightens UK import limits.
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London
Walter Runciman
Board of Trade
Runciman
Russia
Ancient Casinum site reveals Augustan age theatre find
Archaeologists uncovered an exceptionally well preserved theatre at Casinum dating to the Augustan era. Remnants include curtain machinery inscriptions statues money and stagecraft artifacts from the time of the Caesars. The Casinum amphitheatre site is linked to legacy of Mark Antony and Roman activity there.
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Italy
Casinum
Mark Antony
Deer Damaging Crops Leads to Protection Request
A. Fletcher of Glenmorris asked Ontario Agriculture for protection from deer after a herd of about 20 nocturnal visitors raided his garden twice this year. He reports roughly 5 000 cauliflowers and 3 000 heads of late cabbage eaten.
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A. Fletcher
Glenmorris
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Fletcher
Soviet to Have Eleven Thousand Sound Films Theatres
The Soviet Union plans to have eleven thousand sound equipped motion picture theatres in operation by end of 1936, with total theatres and related venues rising to 44,800, up 8,000 from 1935. New theatres rise in Moscow and other cities as construction completes the largest cinema in Leningrad with a 1,500 seat capacity and grand marble interiors.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Leningrad
Alma-AtaeIzan
Simferopol
Ulan-Ude
Chelyabinsk Batum
Karkov
Ashkhabad
Selected Recipes for Cocoa Cake Mix
Cream butter with sugar, then beat in eggs. Dissolve soda and cocoa in boiling water and add to the mixture. Sift flour with baking powder and salt, add alternately with milk. Bake in a slow oven at 300 degrees for 35 minutes.
May Get Radio Job At The BBC Presidency
The London Daily Mail reports the Marquess of Willingdon may be offered and likely accept the BBC presidency. The BBC's new five year charter starts January 1 1937. Ronald Collett Norman currently serves as BBC president and is Montagu Norman's brother.
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London Daily Mail
Marquess of Willingdon
British Broadcasting Corporation
3B.B.C
Ronald Collett Norman
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
B.B.C
Adventurous zoologist Gloria Hollister heads new British Guiana expedition
Gloria Hollister, a young zoologist with the New York Zoological Society, led a 20 member party to British Guiana South America by plane and boat. They faced jungle travel and a sunk boat before continuing their journey despite swollen rivers and heavy rains.
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Gloria Hollister
British Guiana
South America
Miss Hollister
New York Zoological Society
Peace Garden praised as boundary of peace ceremony
In Boissevain Manitoba federal interior minister T A Crerar cited the Peace Garden as a monument of peace on a boundary 3000 miles long between Canada and the United States. Governors and senators from North Dakota addressed the crowd of over 3000 attendees led by Governor Walter Welford and Senator Nye.
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Canada
United States
Boissevain
Man
T. A. Crerar
Interior
International Peace Garden
Walter Welford
North Dakota
Nye
Police to equip air defense drill with steel helmets
The Ministry of the Interior orders steel helmets as part of regular police equipment for participation in air protection drills.
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Ministry of the Interior
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