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Died. Herbert Janvrin Browne, 74, newspaperman, long-range weather forecaster; of pneumonia; in Washington. D. C. Selling his forecasts to industrial concerns and agriculture, he reached his zenith in 1925 by predicting that 1927 would be "a year without a summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Feb. 3, 1936 | 2/3/1936 | See Source »

...Tomaschek and Schaffernicht; and disturbances of electromagnetic radiation, as observed by Italy's Piatti. No successful forecast has resulted from any of these observations. The other approach is to take cognizance of possible contributing causes of quakes, such as the tidal pulls on Earth of heavenly bodies. Herbert Janvrin Browne, a heterodox Washington long-range weather forecaster, thinks the high frequency of quakes this year may be related to the fact that 1935 will have seven lunar and solar eclipses, the maximum possible number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Quakes & Prophet | 7/22/1935 | See Source »

Playing its first game of the season, the Junior Varsity baseball team will meet Tufts at 4 o'clock this afternoon on Soldiers Field. Since formal practice only started on Monday under the supervision of Coach Janvrin, the Crimson's hopes for this afternoon's contest are at best doubtful. As a compensating factor, however, material for the team has appeared excellent during the first few days of practice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: JUNIOR VARSITY NINE MEETS TUFTS TEAM THIS AFTERNOON | 4/13/1933 | See Source »

Approximately 30 candidates for the Junior Varsity baseball team reported to Coach Janvrin at Soldiers Field yesterday to prepare for their first game on Wednesday, with the Boston University Seconds. The game starts at 4 o'clock and will be played on Soldiers Field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jayvee Baseball | 4/11/1933 | See Source »

...Coach Janvrin seems to have a wealth of battery material and may start either Gorman, Lainer, Sprague, or Taylor on the hill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Minor and Freshman Sports Calendar | 5/13/1931 | See Source »

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