Fluorescent Lamps to Light Burlington Skyway Bridge
The Burlington Skyway Bridge will feature 480 fluorescent lamps supplied by the Canadian Westinghouse Company. Lamps six feet long will illuminate luminaires atop aluminum poles spanning 68700 feet with poles nine feet high and luminaires mounted in pairs at 150 feet intervals for weatherproof outdoor lighting.
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Burlington
Canada
Burlington Skyway
Westinghouse Supply Company
Dale
Wil
Super Highway Features Linked to Rising Fatalities
A Canadian article argues that monotony and design on super highways contribute to more severe crashes than on conventional roads. It cites highway hypnosis and tailgating as key factors and recommends driver fatigue checks, slower speeds, periodic brakes, and alert monitoring to reduce risk.
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Canadas
Ito
Aafe
Local Women's Institute Enjoy Bus Trip to Elora
The group visited the museum at Elora and the Gorge after a regular meeting chaired by Mrs Archie McBane. Plans were made to take a booth to fairs and a picnic lunch followed a contest led by Mrs McLean. The community mourned the sudden passing of Mr Herd McEachern with funeral services held.
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Wiz
Elora
Willem McLean
Gorge
Mary Stewart
Archie Mcbnecy
Mra Mclean
Copper Cite
Arnold McEnery
Ken Cottan
Robert McEnery
Carolyn McEneey
Milton Muss
Beth McEnery
Ryitre
Electric Eels Aid to Science
Vancouver dispatch reports two electric eels bound for Star Park aquarium from New York, carrying about 100 volts per foot of length. The eels’ electric properties are said to be useful for studying a poisonous gas affecting nerves, with one eel end positive and the other negative. The article notes wartime nerve toxins and claims the United States holds a near monopoly on these eels for military research.
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Vancouver
Star Park Aquarium
New K
Braz
United “States
Township to offer $2 per acre for industrial road land
Council instructed Treasurer John White to approach Leslie McMartin with a settlement offer of $2.00 per acre for land needed to build the Coonwall Row industrial road between the ninth lanes. The firm demanded $3,000 per acre, conflicting with the township’s position.
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Trapalaian
CNH
Contest Debunking of Canadian TV Feeds Public Opinion
Viewers rate Canadian TV content in Liberty magazine contest with 90 percent debunking of US show mimicry. Criticisms target male dancers on GE Showtune and overlong commentary on Press Conference while praise goes to Holiday Ranch Country Hoedown and Juliette Show.
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Liberty Magazine
Shirley Harmer
Denny Vaughan
Holiday Ranch
Juliette
Nathan Cohen
CBOT
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