Road deaths rise as drivers jeopardize North American highways
Deputy Commissioner D Ryan of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police warns that 40 683 lives were lost to automobile crashes in the U S and Canada last year. He cites drunk and reckless driving as the primary public danger and urges education and stricter penalties to prevent more fatalities.
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D. Ryan
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ryan
Col. Ryan
United States
Canada
U.S.A
Road Hog Warnings Highlighted To Save Lives
The piece argues for education over stricter laws to curb reckless driving. Col. Ryan advocates citizen involvement in a safety campaign, asserting public opinion is key to reducing highway fatalities and protecting life and limb.
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Col
Ryan
King George VI Opens Empire Exhibition in Glasgow
King George VI spoke for ten minutes at the Empire Exhibition opening in Glasgow. The speech was noted as clear and confident with only two mispronunciations, when he mentioned the exhibition's palaces and pavilions and called the venture the safest insurance against a return of the low mood.
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Glasgow
George VI
Parson Asked About Refund From Wedding Fee
Smith challenged a parson asking if it is right to profit from others mistakes. The parson answered no, prompting Smith to offer to return the 7s 6d he paid for the marriage service.
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Smith
Saint Peter Refuses Entry to Scotsman at Paradise Gate
A Scotsman at the gates of Paradise asks entry and Saint Peter replies that porridge cannot be made for one. Odd inland joke notes a lobster’s skeleton outside its body while the muscles remain inside.
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Saint Peter
Portals of Paradise
New Acid Mixture Widens Oil Well Production
At the International Petroleum Exposition in Tulsa researchers described an acidized water treatment that greatly boosts oil well output. The moist solution penetrates rock pores creating drainage channels, enabling extended production after natural flow ceases.
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Royal Society of Canada
Tulsa
Kruschen Salts Promises Relief for Constant Travelers
A traveling salesman credits Kruschen Salts with keeping him regular amid long train and automobile trips. He uses a large weekly dose and smaller daily doses to stay "on my toes" and maintain internal cleanliness, claiming the salts stimulate steady organ action and prevent impurity buildup.
Pope Pius XI: The unassailable moral force in Mussolini's realm
London Sunday Express praises Pope Pius XI as an unbowed moral leader who rebukes Hitler and Mussolini, lives a spartan life despite frailty, and wields religious authority over 324 million Catholics. It warns that reclaiming the church’s influence could solve world problems.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Pius XI
London Sunday Express
Honored The Losers At Port Arthur Banquet
The Niagara Falls Review notes an unprecedented event where defeated mayoralty candidates in Port Arthur and Fort William were saluted with a complimentary banquet by the Independent Order of Foresters. The piece praises recognizing public spirit and cautions that good losers deserve remembrance.
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Port Arthur
Fort William
Independent Order of Foresters
Niagara Falls
Safety Belts For Cars By Airplane Passengers
A canvas safety belt for automobiles, modeled after airplane belts, is announced. It aims to prevent passengers from being thrown from seats in collisions up to 55 to 60 mph and can be installed without interior damage in all passenger cars. The note cites National Safety Magazine.
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National Safety Magazine
Royal Society of Canada announces honors to notable Canadians
Col. William Wood of Quebec City is awarded the J. B. Tyrrell medal for outstanding work in Canadian history. Misa de la Roche receives the Lorne Pierce medal for significant imaginative or critical literature. Dr. W Lash Miller of the University of Toronto earns the Sir Joseph Flavelle medal for original, conspicuous merit in science or literature.
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Col
William Wood
Quebec City
Maze de la Roche
W. Lash Miller
University of Toronto
Royal Society of Canada
Col Wood
J. B. Tyrrell
Canada
Misa de la Roche
Lorne Pierce
Joseph Flavelle
The
Royal Society
Miller
Ontario board urges central body for English usage
The London Ontario board of education seeks an authoritative central body to standardize English use in Canada. It proposes a resolution to the Urban Trustees Association of Ontario convention urging improved grammar enunciation and pronunciation and asks the CBC to form an organization responsible for defining correct Canadian pronunciation.
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London
Ont
Board of Education
Urban Trustees Association of
Ontario
Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Oakham Castle Horseshoe Custom Across English Towns
John L. Dowrick of the American Express Travel Service notes Oakham's old custom allowing the castle to demand a horseshoe from any peer passing through. Refusal could lead to a shoe being taken from the horse. Notable examples include Queen Elizabeth II and George IV, with a seven foot bronze shoe by George IV and a large shoe by the present Duke of Windsor. King George V did not pass there on horseback.
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Oakham
England
John L. Dowrick
American Express Travel Service
Elizabeth
George IV
Duke of Windsor
George V
Quick-setting jelly creates savory main dishes
Readers learn to use lemon jelly powder to prepare two savory mains. A tongue and pickle salad with onion and mayonnaise forms a chilled leaf-pan dish serving 19. A chicken stock based mold with vegetables and olives makes eight servings, unmolded or ring molded and garnished.
Assets To Any Town
A brief reflection from the St. Thomas Times- Journal on how every kind of person, from prominent local figures to modest residents, contributes to a town's welfare. It notes both spotlight figures and the silent, honest citizens who pay bills and taxes promptly and support the community in quiet ways.
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St. Thomas Times- Journal
Payment for Parentage Worth A Prolific Family Wage
Dr. Paul Popenoe, director of the Institute of Family Relations in Los Angeles, urged 1,200 delegates at the National Congress of Parents and Teachers to adopt a proportional family wage. He argued that paying for parentage would equalize the burden of parenthood and discourage sterility by raising white-collar salaries with each child.
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California
United States
Paul Popenoe
Los Angeles
Institute of Family Relations
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Scarcity of Rabbits Cuts Canada Fur Harvest This Year
William Levine of the Edmonton Fur Auction Sales Company warns that winter rabbit shortages in Canada's north will reduce the national fur harvest by about 40 percent. He notes rabbits were the main food for fur bearing animals and that the harvest normally brings roughly three million dollars annually to northern and western Canadian trappers. The text also oddly mentions Atlas mountains water seeping to underground reservoirs.
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Canada
William Levine
Edmonton Fur Auction Sales Company
Western
Saint Bernards Set for Tibet Rescue Work
The Saint Bernard dogs from the Swiss monastery are sent from Marseilles to Tibet to revive relief work in the Himalayas near Lhasa. After last year a child’s death led to confinement, Brother Cyrille praised the monks for a 5,000 meter refuge offering new service opportunities.
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Marseilles
Himalayas
Tibet
Pass
Grand Saint Bernard Pass
Brother Cyrille
Lhasa
Cyrille
United States builds tin stockpiles for potential war
The War Department is quietly assembling large tin reserves for possible conflict. About 1,500 short tons worth roughly 1.2 million dollars are stored in a Brooklyn Army warehouse, with potential to rise to 20,000 tons after new military funding passes. The aim is to secure tin used in munitions, which is largely imported and could be disrupted in an emergency.
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United States
U.S. War Department
Brooklyn
N.Y
U.S
Tunnel Under Channel Debated in Commons Then Rejected
In the British House of Commons the idea of a tunnel under the Channel as wartime provisioning was raised by Labor MP Harry Day but promptly rejected by Prime Minister Chamberlain. Day pressed for protection of food supplies while Chamberlain answered No sir. The piece also notes Charlie McCarthy rising in radio popularity and Snow White leading current film polls as audiences tire of people.
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Great Britain
France
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Channel
Harry Day
Labor
Charlie McCarthy
Snow White
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