Improved Driving Practices Key to Cutting Auto Accidents
Montreal traffic engineer Howard M Baker urged uniform traffic and speed laws at the Canadian Good Ponds Association convention. He said most accidents result from bad judgment, not intent, and that enforcement should educate rather than punish harshly. J. B. Bickell noted human factors limit control. Ontario permits suspensions for speeding and recklessness with 30 000 actions in eight years, with health checks for epileptics and mentally unfit applicants.
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Howard M Baker
Montreal
Good Ponds Association
J. B. Bickell
Ontario Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Ontario Minister of Highways
Ontario Health Department
Canada Exports Meat Rise Surges Last Fiscal Year
Canada’s meat export value climbed over 14 percent in the last year ending March, reaching 41.362 million with the United Kingdom absorbing 36.159 million and the United States 3.271 million. Four-fifths of exports were bacon and hams, with fresh pork accounting for 2.29 million, largely to the U S.
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Canada
Dominion
United Kingdom
United States
Winnipeg Heads World Largest Farm Management Firm
Louis L. Lang of Galt Ontario arrived to inspect farms supervised by the Colonization Finance Corporation of Canada Limited and its Canada Colonization Association. The two bodies, linked to Canadian Pacific Railway, oversee about 4800 farms spanning 1,370,000 acres in the prairie provinces. Lang notes rust resistant Thatcher wheat program boosted yields to about 25 bushels per acre versus 10 for ordinary wheats.
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Winnipeg
Louis L. Lang
Galt, Ont
Colonization Finance Corporation of Canada, Limited
Colonization Finance Corporation
The
Canada Colonization Association
Canadian Pacific Railway
Prairie Provinces
Lang
Rural coop funds end fur on Georgia peaches
High speed electric de fur machines operated in Upson County remove fuzz from peaches. The system, financed by a Rural Utilities loan, uses brushes and rollers to peel the peaches improving their look for fresh eating and market appeal.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Upson County
Immune Theories on Disease by Climate and Race
A historical note suggests that Africans are immune to yellow fever, Japanese rarely suffer scarlet fever, Americans immune to smallpox, and Eskimos immune to many diseases in their native Arctic but susceptible in warmer climates.
Japan's World Trade Dips by Eighteen Percent
Trade with the world fell 18 percent over the past year. A new radio method warns peddiers to stay away, signaling a noisy home entry risk.
New Foam Mattress Promises Breathable Comfort
A new mattress type uses sponge rubber from latex whipped into foam and vulcanized in one piece. It measures about five inches thick, with finger-sized holes for ventilation, is 85 percent air and 15 percent rubber, and weighs half of a traditional mattress. It eliminates padding springs and buttons and forms to sleeping positions while “breathing” as air moves in and out with pressure changes.
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Scientific American
Flax Yields Highlight France Belgium and Ireland
High flax per acre reported in France Belgium and Northern Ireland where the industry is well established. Northern Ireland's output largely consists of Canadian origin flaxseed prized for Ireland. Canada grows excellent flaxseed for various uses. A Brighouse tale notes a cat rook and a brown owl forming an unlikely trio. Copper sound travels eleven times faster than in air.
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France
Belgium
Northern Ireland
Canada
Ireland
Plans For More Rust Resistant Wheat In the West
Prairie planners draft extensive use of rust resistant wheat Thatcher Apex and Renown were used in Saskatchewan aiding 2,000,000 acres and producing 30,000,000 bushels. Total rust resistant wheat output near 60,000,000 bushels with seed needs of 12,500,000 bushels across Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
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West
New Use For Wheat In Canada Markets Problem
The Financial Post cites Henry Ford and others noting that wheat surplus prompts research into non flour uses. It highlights Canada may rely on innovations to unlock western prairies markets, drawing parallels with nickel and cellulose expansions and corn’s multiple industrial applications.
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Canada
The
Financial Post
Henry Ford
Ford
International Nickel Co
Alfalfa Seed Crop Outlook for Canada
The Dominion Department of Agriculture notes uncertainty in Canada’s alfalfa seed yield this year. Ontario’s second crop hopes for better seed set after the first crop failed. Prairies show a sharp rise to an estimated 24.5 million pounds from 13.5 million in 1937, driven by larger acreage and Grimm Cossack and Ladak strains.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Government Sends Expedition to Leichhardt Skeleton Site
The government orders an expedition into the Central Australian desert to inspect skeletons believed to belong to explorer geologist Ludwig Leichhardt and his party, lost about 90 years ago.
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Central
Ludwig Leichhardt
Queen Elizabeth to Offer Unmatched Passenger Comfort on Many Decks
The News of the World reports the Queen Elizabeth will prioritize passenger space over funnels, with 14 decks offering extensive recreation. Facilities include gymnasia pools baths for all classes, a vast sports deck, terraced playing fields, a restaurant deck, 29 public rooms and widespread air conditioning, plus cocktail bars and lounges.
Not An Uncommon Light Ant Funeral Customs Observed
Our Dumb Animals notes that ant funeral practices are common in many colonies. Ants bury their dead orderly, form two by two processions, and relieve each pallbearer as needed. Burial grounds are selected and graves filled before returning home. The piece adds a curio about Burmese Chinese and Indian pagodas never having an even number of stories.
Welsh engineer maps the Moon in 25 foot display
Percy Wilkins has worked four years on a massive lunar map project and is halfway finished. His 25 foot moon map reveals dark patches that move across the surface and he speculates about moisture and a light atmosphere while ruling out human life.
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Percy Wilkins
Wilkins
Everest
Governor Visits Country School Examines Commandments
A governor visited a rural school and asked what the Sixth Commandment was. After no answer he asked about Cain killing Abel. A scholar whispered to the teacher, who replied that the child said there were no Commandments when Cain killed Abel.
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Cain
Abel
Canada Exports 1937 Top Items Lead With Newsprint
Newsprint topped Canada's 1937 export list at 1261 million dollars, followed by wheat at 124 million, gold bullion at 105 million, and nickel at 59 million. Meat ranked seventh with exports over 42 million.
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Canada
Green jadite bow linked to ancient Fraser Valley camp
Vancouver researchers and historians examine a carved green jadite bow said to have been used by a medicine man in a primitive Fraser Valley farming community 3,000 years ago. The artifact sheds light on early Indigenous life in British Columbia.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
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Brighouse
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Saskatchewan
Thatcher
Apex
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Canadian Wheat Board
Wheat Board
Manley Champlin
University of Saskatchewan
Apex Wheat
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K. M. King
Saskatoon
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George Spence
P.F.R.A
Spence
Queen Elizabeth
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