Thirty more road deaths in UK in 1937 than 1936
World happenings note increased UK road fatalities in 1937, Switzerland moves to neutral stance removing League obligations, Dutch princess Beatrix born to Crown Princess Juliana, and other brief items from Canada and fashion commentaries.
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United Kingdom
Switzerland
League of Nations
Princess
The
Netherlands
Juliana
Beatrix Wilhelmina Aangaard
Logs From Windsor Park Cut for Poor in Windsor
Several tons of logs were cut from Windsor Park for distribution among the unemployed and poor of Windsor King George at locale site and plans indicate relief supply.
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Windsor Park
Windsor King George
Egyptians Learn Uncertain Peace After British Departure
After Britain's exit, Egyptians face unsettled hopes and challenges in forming a stable order. Distant calm clashes with immediate political and social tensions as the new era begins.
Sabbath Was Made for Man. Jesus Defies Pharisees
Devotional lesson summarizes Jesus dispute with Pharisees over Sabbath rules. Disciples pluck grain on the Sabbath and eat, provoking conflict. Jesus proclaims the Sabbath serves people, not people the Sabbath, and heals a man with a withered hand to expose bitter opposition from critics.
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Jesus
Mark
Hhem
Gift From Railroad Delivers Skis to 15YearOld in Maine
The Boston and Maine fast streamliner Flying Yankee halted non stop at Kennebunk Maine to pay a debt to a 15 year old boy. Engineer Ernest Dow of Biddeford handed the boy a new pair of skis as passengers waved. The boy had once saved a fire scene by rushing to the department when he saw flames near a 50 000 gallon water tank but a piece of fire apparatus ran over the skis. A railroad investigator recommended a new pair. Snails teeth note included.
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Boston
Maine
Kennebunk
Ernest Dow
Biddeford
Lawredeau
Island Falls power venture and the Flin Flon development tale
The Churchill River basin hosts Island Falls power, the northernmost large Dominion project. From 1925 onward engineers pursued cheap power to aid Flin Flon development, with crews of 900 housed and fed and a 7 mile haul averaging 38 hours. The power is 1 660 cubic feet per second, supplying 800 000 kilowatt hours daily to Flin Flon and Sherridon mines.
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Churchill River
John Churchill
Duke
Mariborous
Hudson's Bay Company
HE. Co
Fin Fion
Churchill
Beaver
Alberta
Saskatowan
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Church- IT
Island Falls
Dominion
Cites
Cranberry Portage
Flin Flon
Sherridon
Sherritt-Gordon
Forest Service Uses Salt to Direct Grazing Movement
The Forest Service says salt is used to move cattle from overgrazed ranges to land that can sustain more grazing. Cattle need salt and water as they move between salting and watering points, grazing the intermediate range. Salting is timed by altitude and shifted as cattle move to prevent localized overgrazing, per American Cattle Producers.
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National Forest Ranges
Forest Service
Rail stations offer coin slots for books in London
A new trend brings books from slot machines at London railway stations. A sixpence yields a paperback, part of Britain’s surge in readers over five years. Cheap books and library rentals expand access, while London Indian schools in Canada enroll about 18 000 across 79 residential and 280 non residential facilities.
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London
Great Britain
Canada
Dawn to Sundown Farm Movements Benefit Farmers
The only farm movements that will help farmers start at daybreak and finish at sundown, aligning with traditional field work rhythms and avoiding migrant fatigue and costly delays.
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Dixie Plug
Maclean Building Reports, Ltd
Rural Rehabilitation Commission
Engineering Institute of Canada
G. J. Desbarats
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Edmonton East
William S. Hall
Social
House of Commons
Dunning
New Yorker
Fsalen
Boy
National Forest
Pierce
England
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
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