Life in the Arctic as Soviet explorers report
Soviet researchers led by Mazuruk describe life at Rudolf Island and Bay Tikaya in Franz Josef Land. They detail regular air links, map work, bear and walrus hunts, film viewings, a chess tournament, and varied wildlife while noting open water and ongoing Arctic exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Arctic
Mazuruk
Rudolf Island
Franz Joseph
North Pole
Bay Tikhaya
Dubrovsky
Chapayev
Guy de Maupassant
Suez
Tikhaya Bay
Venice
Franz Joseph Archipelago
Prospectors Bullets Cast From Gold In Dakota Boom
Carl Worm bootmaker recounts a tale from the Black Hills gold rush when one prospector used gold to cast bullets. He claims ownership of the gun tied to the source known to Indians as Doc Suamico, a weapon still serviceable after loading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Carl Worm
Black Hills
Dakotas
Worm
Doc Suamico
Old Age Is Often Mental Says Iowa Professor
Iowa City professor McCloy argues premature old age is largely a state of mind. He cites attitude and compensation as factors and says aging can be inherited by tissue and gland quality, with some people wearing out sooner than others and others aging through self-induced sleepiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa City
Government Plans Aid for Fisheries Treaty Talks
Washington plans to secure federal protection for Atlantic migratory fish through treaties with Canada Mexico and several Latin American nations. A migratory fish control law may follow for interstate and international scope. Striped bass and bluefish are highlighted as the foremost migratory species with varying state protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce
State Department
Canada
Mexico
Atlantic
Congress
Supreme Court
Massive buffalo graveyard formed by Cheyenne bison drive
Sometime in the early 19th century Cheyenne tribes drove bison to a Grand River bluff then forced the herd over the edge and harvested meat. The bone bed grew into a vast riverbank mound later mined for bone markets until the state halted work upon learning the site lay on public land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntosh
S. D
Joseph E. Waggoner
Keldron
Sitting Bull
Dakota
Grand River
Average American Spends 2.50 a Week on Food
A government survey of 20 000 families shows the average per person weekly food cost is 2.50, with regional variations. New England families spend more, Southeastern families least, and Pacific coast diets noted as more adequate. In Syracuse three unlisted books were found in a branch library, borrowed twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
United States
New England
Pacific Coast
Bureau
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse Public Library
Mother Hopes New Heights In Horseshoe Pitching
Mrs. H. C. Sill of Fort Worth mother of four has dominated local horseshoe tournaments since 1923 and now seeks fresh challenges and titles in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
H. C. Sill
Greenbelt to Open Suburban Housing Project Near Washington
Washington reports the government will open Greenbelt in Berwyn Maryland as a model nonprofit district. The Farm Security Administration governs the three low rent developments and leases Greenbelt commercial outlets to Consumer Distribution Corporation to operate until resident cooperatives take over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berwyn
Milwaukee
Clevend
New
Farm Security Administration
Resettlement Administration
FSA
Consumer Distribution Corporation
Greenbelt
Edward A.filene
Boston
Co-Operative
Herbert Evans
Percy Brown
Henry A. Wallace
Women Run Town Government in Friendly West Virginia
In Friendly, a town of 175, women now hold the mayoral, council, and recorder offices. The all woman administration, aided by a still-male town marshal aged 84, faces no strong opposition as K. D. Doak notes the town’s historic shift and hopes it puts Friendly on the map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly
W. Va
J. Mack Doty
K. D. Doak
Map 50 Years of Ocean Weather to Guide Planes
W. F. McDonald of the U S weather bureau in New Orleans proposes using half century ship captain observations to chart safest trans ocean air lanes. He notes nearly 6,000,000 observations fed into Washington underpin global weather tendency maps for pilot route planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
W. F. McDonald
United States Weather Bureau
Seven Seas
McDonald
Weather Bureau
Washington
Expedition Fails to Find Seal Breeding Grounds
A San Diego report notes an expedition failed to locate the breeding grounds of a female elephant species. The search covered Guadalupe Island and nearby islets in an ongoing effort to map the animal’s habitat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Guadalupe
Islands
Reform Church Service Schedule and Catechism Class
A. Funck, pastor, leads Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and a morning service at 10:30 a.m. with the theme Curse and Blessing from Genesis 49 5 17. An English Bible hour at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday catechism at 9 a.m. for junior classes. Visitors are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
A. Funck
Union Congregational Church Service Preview
Union Congregational Church schedules church school at 9 50 a m and a worship service at 11 00 a m with a sermon titled Making Use of Our Larger.
Christian Science meeting and Sunday services details
Alfred T. Chandler leads a 7:30 p.m. Christian Endeavor gathering. Christian Science Society announces 11 a.m. worship and 10 a.m. Sunday school with lessons on Are Sin Death Real, citing the Bible and the Golden Text from Romans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred T. Chandler
Christian Endeavor
James Livers
L’esson
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mother
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Jesus
Shafter-Wasp Irrigation District Adopts New Office Headquarters
At the regular monthly meeting the Shafter-Wasp Irrigation district rented permanent offices in the Jake Neufeld building adjoining A. Peter Channeson’s offices. The new offices will house filing devices and serve as the district headquarters. The salary for the assessor collector treasurer was deferred to the November board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter-Wasp
Jake Neufeld
A. Peter Channeson
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Papanin
Shirshov
Central
Arctics
Bison
Evans
Union Congregational Church
Christian Science
Christian Science Society
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Massacusetts
Corner Sixth and E Streets
Wasco
Mary Baker Eddy
Irrigation District
Justesen
San Joaquin Valley
Justesen’s
Cleanser Lighthouse
Westminster
Libby
Purex
Shafter
del Monte Sardines
del Monte
Ibe
Folger’s Coffee
Thecureen
the Choc
Utah
Palmolive
iBrooms
Walder Tune
Scott Tissue
Scott
Meat Department
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