Word: weathered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This special series will be held in the lecture hall of Building D of the Observatory, and if the weather permits, opportunity will be given for telescopic observation of the moon and stars. Exhibits showing the work of the Observatory will be explained by members of the staff. Tickets of admission, for one night only, may be obtained in advance by sending a self addressed envelope to the Dowse Institute Lectures, in care of the Observatory...
More Japanese were killed by Chinese weather than by Chinese bullets during the cocky little Empire's sub-zero conquest of Manchukuo (TIME, Jan. 4, 1932). Last week in Finland arrived the Japanese General Staff's noncommittal Captain Nishimura. "I shall stay here two years to study conditions," said he, shivering...
...Snyder reported he had tested the steering mechanism ten minutes before the crash, and again after it, that on both occasions he found it "a little stiff, but all right in every way." Second Assistant Engineer Parry testified that the Mohawk's steering motor had frozen during cold weather a year ago, forced the helmsman to bring her into port with the emergency hand steering gear. But he was sure it had not frozen last week...
...Weather forecast: cloudy, not quite so cold; another good week...
...staff living in the vicinity, including Willard P. Gerrsh, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and the first observer; and H. Helm Clayton, who was in immediate charge of the observational work from 1886 to 1908. It is expected that there will be present a representative of the United States Weather Bureau, and some members of the Board of Overseers committee to visit the observatory...