Highway Crossing Accidents Decline Says Board Summary
A Board of Transport Commissioners summary shows 242 highway crossing accidents in Canada last year with 96 deaths and 300 injuries. Of the total, 150 occurred daytime and 92 at night, many at crossings lacking warning devices, while the whistle lengthening helped cut accidents late in 1938.
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Canada
Board of Transport Commissionrs For Canada
House of Commons
Senate
Board of Transport Commissioners
Salt Ceiling Tops Romanian Pavilion at World Fair
Six and a half tons of rock salt form the ceiling of the Romanian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. Thirty five slabs measure three feet by one and a half feet by a foot, all illuminated from above. The live salt comes from Slanic mines in Romania.
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Slanic
Rumania
Cash Purchases Make Up Small Share of Auto Sales
A newspaper item notes that only about one quarter of automobile purchases are paid in cash, implying widespread use of financing or credit arrangements in vehicle buying.
Feeling of Friendship After a British and American Tour
Lord Kemsley reports strong friendship toward Britain among Americans after weeks in the United States. He believes welcoming the King and Queen would show the world a closer bond between the two nations since the War of Independence. Brantford Expositor.
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United States
Lord Kemsley
Man
Great Britain
Brantford Expositor
Eight Alberta Indian Cowboys To Roam Sydney Expo
Eight Alberta Indian cowboys led by Chief Joe Crowfoot will compete in the Sydney Easter exhibition rodeo and live in a tepee village. They sail from Vancouver aboard the SS Niagara and bring buckskin regalia, beadwork, and relics for sale in the Royal Agricultural Society event.
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Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
Sydney
Australia
Alberta
Crowfoot
Exhibition Village
S. J. Leach
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Department of Indian Affairs
Fiery Itching Skin Relief Promoted by Emerald OIl
An antiseptic oil advertised for fast relief from eczema itching, toes and feet rashes, and other skin troubles. It claims quick healing of open sores, ulcers, barber's itch, salt rheum, and eruptions, with full strength Moone's Emerald Oil available at modern drug stores.
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Moone
Seaweed Proves Beneficial for Cattle Feed Market
News reports Canadian seaweed greatly improves cattle meal with New Zealand buyers entering the market. New Zealand farmers with Nova Scotia heritage value seaweed as a boost to their dairy industry, signaling strong demand from an established dairying sector.
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New Zealand
Nova Scotia
Parrot Disrupts Robbery At West Hill Lunch Stand
A talkative parrot frightened away three armed bandits at a roadside lunch stand in West Hill, a Tor onto suburb. The trio fled in a stolen car with $36 and tobacco. money hidden in a bedroom was missed as the birds alert startled the robbers.
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West Hill
How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice notes concerns of women aged 38 to 52 facing menopause. Suggests fresh air as well as seven hours of sleep and promotes Pinkham's tonic as a remedy to boost vitality and calm nerves during the change.
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Pinkham
Pinkham’s
Grenfell of Labrador Reaches Seventy Fourth Birthday
Sir Wilfred Grenfell marks 74 and recalls his voyage from England to Labrador in the Albert to study fishermen needs. He opened a chain of coastal hospitals where patients pay what they can, with no one refused treatment. He now focuses on administration, lectures, and new development projects.
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Wilfred Grenfell
England
Labrador
Albert
Royal National Mission
London Hospital
Sir Wilfred
Influence of Rothschilds on European Conquests
The Rothschild family, renowned for banking, supplied rulers across Europe with resources to sustain their military campaigns and expand empires.
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House of Rothschild
Glacier Priest Tells Eskimos Prefer Ice Cream Recipe
Father Bernard Hubbard known as the Glacier priest tells a Detroit audience that Alaska Eskimos prefer their own ice cream. He shares a recipe using seal oil, walrus blubber, grass, tallow, snow, and herbs blended in an empty gasoline can at 30 below. The moon’s face remains constant and one in five road accident fatalities in England involve a child under 15.
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Father Bernard Hubbard
Detroit
Alaska
Father Hubbard
Alberta beet sugar industry breaks all records in 1938
Southern Alberta reports record beet production in 1938 with 252 749 tons from 132 acres harvested, yield 12.90 tons per acre, amid beet web worm damage and hail. Fifteen Ton Beet Club notes many growers over 20 tons per acre. industry supports 1 000 farmers, 1 800 workers, and 575 company staff. Total value and tax impacts include over 3 million dollars in wealth, freight, materials, and wages, plus 780 thousand dollars in Dominion excise tax revenue from 1938 beets.
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Alberta
Sugar Company
Lethbridge
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Picture Butte
Martin Brecka
Barnwell
I. B. Roberts
Ore Bay
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John Pavka
B. R. MccMullin
J. J. Tiffin
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Joe Trojek
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Ivan E. Harris
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Appleford Paper Products Limited
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