Weather Bureau Summary Guides Seasonal Sky Conditions
Weather reports note cloudiness across the west of the divide and into the northeast with rain giving way to sleet and snow in that region. Temperatures are near normal nationwide. The piece also explains fronts isobars and wind patterns and shares reader letters on celestial and mammoth topics.
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Weather Bureau
Fide Weather
Continental Divide
Pacific Coast
Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Sirius Twinkle Weather Predictor Skywatch Guide
A historical note describes Sirius the Dog Star as a bright blue green beacon whose twinkling signals weather. It explains light refraction through Earth's atmosphere causes color shifts and that persistent twinkling indicates cold upper winds and dry conditions, while quiet twinkling warns of approaching storms.
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Sirius
Steady Air and Imminent Wet Weather Hint
Astronomers note a steady gleam with few flashes and no colors, signaling calm upper air soon followed by warm wet wind near the ground. This change squashes star twinkle and promises rain or snow, as the dancing image through a telescope grows steadier when the air clears.
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Alf
Stars of the Winter Sky Prompts Reader Requests
The notice invites readers to request a guide titled Stars of the Winter Sky from Prof. Selby Maxwell at Syracuse Herald American. It explains how to send a stamped self addressed envelope and asks readers to mail their inquiries for the star guide and winter sky details.
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Selby Maxwell
Orion
Pleiades
Atle
The
Syracuse
Herald-American
Senate to Probe Small Independent Newspapers
Senate small business chair Murray announces public hearings beginning January to study rapid growth and concentration of newspaper ownership. He says inquiry targets smaller independently owned papers and costs they face, not content or press freedom, with owners across parties contributing letters.
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Washington
Murray
D- Mont
Senate Small Business Committee
Senators consider future of small business committee hearings
Senate Republicans expect control on Jan 3 with Senator Wherry presiding over three days of hearings. The small business committee may be dissolved Jan 30 unless extended. Topics include newsprint costs, Alaska and Northwest production, postal rates for small papers, potential government aid, and taxes for independent publishers. Murray aims to scrutinize newsprint shortage and free market obstacles via a 10 000 publishers survey.
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Murray
Wherry
Neb
Alaska
The
Northwest
Montana
German Teachers May Study in U S
Lt General Lucius D. Clay endorses an American education mission proposal to send several thousand young German teachers to the United States for study. He calls it the most urgent step to educate Germany’s present generation toward democracy and notes that most proposals are already in effect or planned.
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United States
Lucius D. Clay
War Department
U.S
Clay
Germany
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