Flirting With Death in Canada At Protected Rail Crossings
A December report by Canada’s Board of Transport Commissioners details dangerous driving at protected railway crossings from Halifax to Vancouver during 1938. It notes 346 observed incidents, 140 crossing in front of trains despite signals, 42 driving under lowering gates, and 31 crashing through gates. The piece urges stricter enforcement and license suspensions to curb the risky behavior.
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Board of Transport Commissioners For Canada
Halifax
Vancouver
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Reductions Forecast for League of Nations Budget
The budget committee urged drastic cuts in the 1939 budget from 7 252 600 to 5 733 850, with staff dismissals and office reductions. Cited reasons include withdrawal of states and ending surpluses from back payments by members. Gloucester, England, will build a new 5 million dollar airplane factory.
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League of Nations
New Germ Destroyer Uses Light to Kill Bacteria
Dr. Harvey C. Rentscher and Dr. Rudolph Nagy of Westinghouse labs reported a light based method to kill specific germs. Each germ type may be destroyed by a targeted light intensity for a set time, with hospital operating rooms as a likely initial use.
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Harvey C. Rentscher
Rudolph Nagy
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Philadelphia
Radioactives Pricing Shift Before Congolese Discovery
Before radium was isolated in Canada, most supply came from the Belgian Congo and sold for 76000 dollars per gram, more than twice the current 840000 dollars per ounce price.
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Belgian Congo
Tomato Canned in Largest Volume in U S Food Shelf
The report notes tomatoes top the nation in canned volume among vegetables while peaches and pineapples lead the canned fruit category. Data point indicates wide industry consumption and storage trends across U S markets.
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United States
Empire Youth City proposed for London frontiers of unity
Lord Bessborough outlines public drawings for a £1,000,000 youth city in central London designed to host visiting students from the UK dominions colonies and foreign countries. The plan includes a 1,200-seat theatre gymnasium pools chapel library and dormitories for 200 students per dominion with public funds to cover about £250,000.
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London
United Kingdom
Guildhall
Empire Press
Earl of Bessborough
Canada
Lord Bessborough
Empire
Dominions
India
Colonies
RAF crew flee charging bull at Loughborough field
A Royal Air Force bomber forced landed near Loughborough and the crew ran from an enraged bull as they escaped. They reached safety beyond a hedge just as the bull charged the aircraft and then retreated.
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Royal Air Force
Loughborough
England
World's largest icebreaker uses nickel steel propeller
The icebreaker keeps the upper St. Lawrence navigable in winter. Its four detachable nickel steel blades weigh 5800 pounds each to withstand heavy impacts at low temperatures. Coral misidentified as an insect is actually a colonial animal polyps. Tunis, capital of Tunisia, has about 250000 residents.
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St. Lawrence River
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise More Energy Through Blood Boost
A health ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a quick proven blood booster. It claims the pills increase red blood cells to improve oxygen delivery, restore pep, and aid stamina, urging readers to buy at their druggist.
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Red Corps
Dr. Williams
Southern Polar Air Route Considered To Cut Flight Time
A white paper reveals plans for a southern polar air route linking Africa and Australia. The scheme would use Adelie Land near the South Pole as a stop, saving about ten days of flying time and requiring French usage rights in exchange for access to UK Australia and New Zealand southern polar domains.
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Southfrica
Australia
Cape Town
Sydney
Africa
Alexandria
India
Singapore
France
Adelie Land
South Pole
United Kings
New Zealand
Mystery of Bertha Sybert bed shivers in Jonesville
In Jonesville Virginia neighbors investigate a rattling bed report tied to witchy explanations. Grandmother Rebecca Sybert recalls a nightly scratching and bumping beginning after Bertha Marie Sybert's six pm bedtime. Reverend Victor Sword notes the events are beyond his knowledge.
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Jonesville
Virginia
Bertha Marie Sybert
Rebecca Sybert
Bertha
Victor Sword
Selected Recipes for Ham Waffles and Variants
Recipes describe making waffles with ham topping and maple syrup using sifted flours, baking powder, salt, eggs, milk, and melted butter. Includes directions to combine yolks and milk, fold in beaten whites, bake in a hot waffle iron, and serve with butter and syrup. Two similar versions yield four to five four section waffles.
Legends and Creatures of Ancient Belief
People long ago embraced many imagined beings from mermaids to sea serpents. Tales of sirens, unicorns, lamias and centaurs reflected the era’s wonder and fear of the unknown.
Modern aircraft and radio transform Canadian trapping
Canada’s oldest trapping industry shifts to aviation and wireless. The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals aids 300 to 400 trappers across Northwest Territories and western provinces as Edmonton firms fly north about 150 trappers each fall. Planes and radios speed moves, open new grounds, and preserve fur quality for peak prices.
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Canada
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
Edmonton
Giants and Dwarfs Found in South Can Caves
Scientists discover bones described as giant horse and dwarf buffalo remains in South Can caves while exploring traces of early human ape like features.
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South Can
Right Man In Right Place Admiral Pound Extended Command
Admiral Sir Dudley Pound will have his command of the Mediterranean Fleet extended for another year. The News of the World praises his seamanship and believes Britain must be ready for any Mediterranean emergency. Pound is credited with courage, having saved a drowning stoker in British Columbia and twice lowered into a foul hold to rescue three men, one of whom was unconscious.
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Dudley Pound
Mediterranean
Britain
British Columbia
Superb
Comdr
Pound
Anthem tempo order sparks Nazi police directive
A music criticism of Chancellor Hitler led Heinrich Himmler to order the German national anthem Deutschland Ueber Alles to be played at a speed “in conformity with its nature.” The Fuehrer complained at a Nazi meeting that the anthem was played too fast.
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Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Fuehrer
Elasmosaurus: Giant Cretaceous Reptile of Kansas Seas
Elasmosaurus, a giant reptile of the Cretaceous, possessed a porpoise like body and a long snakelike neck. It measured about 40 feet in length and inhabited the region now called Kansas when it was a vast sea.
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Kansas
Ice Cream Vendor Noted In Quirky Dialogue
A humorous exchange features a mother asked for a penny by a boy and the reply locating a poor man at the corner selling ice cream wafers. The dialogue captures a playful neighborhood moment.
Coronation Memorials Across the British Empire
The Coronation Planting Committee in London documents thousands of living memorials in the British world. It notes trees open spaces gardens and decorative schemes as lasting tributes to King George and Queen Elizabeth’s 1937 coronation. The Royal Record volume will compile these efforts with photographs for the King and public alike.
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George
Elizabeth
London
Regina Leader-Post
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Gloucester
Star
Teronte Star
Star Weekly
Ciresiaties Department A
Terente Star Weekly
King St. West
Terente
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Vanpire
Bull
Tunis
Tunisia
North Africa
Orpen
Southern Polar Air Route
Daves
Mila Wapeles
Aes Pe
A. S.athirce
Greasches
Gres
Wmadle
Jack Froit
Jack Frost
British Empire
Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
Para-Sani
Appleford Paper Products Ltd
Winnipeg - Regina
Saskatoon
Calgary
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