Prairie provinces move toward state health insurance plans
Public demand for provincial health care grows across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Saskatchewan State Hospital and Medical League along with Wheat Pool survey 19 000 members aims to quantify per capita costs for doctors hospitalization nursing and medicines over five years to build a data foundation for a future community health insurance scheme.
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Prairie
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Prairies
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan State Hospital and Medical League
League
Wheat Pool
Education for life over university aims in Ontario
The Hon. Dr. Simpson plans curriculum overhaul to emphasize life education in Ontario primary schools. This shift aims to reduce later life errors and poor university outcomes, reflecting a broader focus beyond academic degrees. The rest notes a Royal origin tale of London’s rectory and a puzzle about Canada geese mating in Moose Jaw's Wild Animal Park.
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Simpson
Ontario
Road troubles blamed on tires and ignition errors
A fragment states that 54 percent of motorist road troubles come from tire and ignition problems. The text also jests that money may not talk but can turn a man up wonderfully, leaving the rest unclear.
Jack Miner and the Birds book promotion in Canada
Jack Miner described as a great naturalist draws thousands to his sanctuary in Canada where wild bird life is protected during migrations. The 207 page book with 68 photographs explains his work, his lack of profit motive, and his visiting rules. Available through Copp Clark Co. in Toronto or local stationery stores with Canadian agents facilitating orders.
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Canada
Jack Miner
Jack
The
Birds
Copp Clark Co., Ltd
Wellington Street
Toronto
Depres sion Shifts Canadian Bank Methods Toward Mechanization
In Canadian banks the depression pushes toward ending note issue privilege and higher provincial taxes on branches. Analysts say mechanization and larger permanent offices will replace marginal branches, with female staff taking greater roles as automation raises overall labor turnover and staff adjustments accelerate. Canadian Banker.
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Ian
Canada
J. W. Walters
Extra Christmas Pay for General Foods Employees
General Foods Limited announces extra wage compensation for all staff with service before 1986. Workers receive two weeks’ pay, distributed December 17, 1936, plus one week for 1936 hires, covering 83 plants and offices in Canada and the U S. The company also extends paid vacations.
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General Foods
R. K. McIntosh
General Foods Limited
Toronto
General Food
Canada
United States
Jell-O
Maxwell House
Post
Baker's
Pineapple Frosted Layer Cake Recipe and Ocean Ages
A recipe overview for a pineapple frosting and a classic butter cake using butter sugar eggs flour baking powder salt milk and flavoring. Instructions cover creaming butter beating eggs folding in dry and wet ingredients, baking at 350 degrees and assembling layers with pineapple frosting. A brief note discusses debates about ocean ages with claims on Atlantic and Pacific origins.
Medical Service In North Native Inhabitants Not Neglected
Canadian Government provides medical care to Eskimo and inland natives across the Arctic coast. Eight doctors undertake winter and summer patrols spanning hundreds of miles using planes ships boats canoes and dogsleds to extend aid and prevent serious illness among northern peoples.
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Canada
Arctic
Dominion
Students Test Seasons Energy Use At Buffalo Medical School
Four unnamed Medical School students at the University of Buffalo are in a year long study led by Dr. Fred R Griffin Jr and Miss Julia E Lockwood to assess energy use in cold versus warm weather. They live on fixed diets while air samples are taken each morning to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide as a proxy for energy expenditure. Also notes German musical instrument sales hit record levels.
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University of Buffalo
Fred R Griffin Jr
Julia E. Lockwood
Medical School
Punctuality Explored as Art of Guessing Delays
A wry remark on punctuality suggests timing hinges on predicting another person’s tardiness. The quote frames lateness as a social impression rather than a precise measure, playful yet insightful about reliability and expectations.
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Miles
London
Charles 1
Jack Miner and
Atlantic
Pacific
West Indian
Gee Tm Ean
North
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