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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1937
Page
2
A warning piece argues one light cars pose extreme danger on highways. It cites misjudged distances, risk to opposing traffic, and calls for reporting infractions and prosecuting reckless operators to prevent fatal crashes.
Panama canal officials announced draft plans to enlarge the canal to handle rising traffic. The project would take about ten years to complete with new locks not in operation before 1960 and an installation cost near 150 million dollars. Early lamp-wicks note historic lighting from reeds moss flax and oil.
Cameron Worcester of Saskatoon, age 29 and son of Prof. W. G. Worcester, turns from law to study North American Indian art in native clay. He, head of Saskatchewan’s pottery studies, finds local clays ideal for art and notes Indians favored drawing animals and birds in nature studies.
W T B McCormack, chair of Victoria country roads board, reports a month study of western Canada and US road systems. In Victoria not a billboard is seen on 10 000 miles of highway, showing scenery can be enjoyed while moving.
A concise science note explains that a comet’s tail always points away from the sun due to solar wind pressure. The behavior remains a diagnostic feature used to identify comets and understand solar system dynamics.
A. T. A. has leased Carlisle Island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef by paying the Australian Government £6 annually and rebranding it Paradise Island. His "royal" act grants him sovereignty over a coral-sheltered domain, described as a gem amid sapphire seas with white sands.
More than 100 organized tours from this continent will visit the Soviet Union this summer, said Vladimir E. Pavlov president of Intourist Inc. Many parties will study Soviet life while others pursue general travel interest. Pavlov notes a yearly rise in organized USSR tours. Kuiper quotes about a baby resemblance. Rattigan replies he dreaded offending.
Essex discovery uncovers 1400-year-old glass drinking horns filled with mead. G T Carter of Romford found decorated horns in a Rainham Upminster sandpit. Some pieces shown at the British Museum, hailed as sensational and among the finest in the country. The find suggests long occupation of South Essex marsh and forest, and challenges beliefs about Saxon life on the Thames north bank.
Wash four quarts of cucumbers and cut in generous pieces. Cover with strong brine for three days then drain. Soak in clear water three days changing daily. Drain simmer in weak vinegar three hours. Add walnut sized alum after first hour. Drain pack in a crack. Make syrup from white wine vinegar brown sugar and corn syrup with whole allspice cinnamon celery seed. Pour over pickles and rest 24 hours. Repeat for three days. Seal in sterile jars or use from crock. Makes six pints.
Air veteran Errolsoya once a Haitian Army general and 7,200 hour pilot, nicknamed Miss Canadian, has an eviction order in Toronto. His furniture is seized and he risks homelessness with his wife and four daughters as he endures a drastic fall from fortune.
A passage notes the vast diversity of life on earth, estimating about 1100 distinct animal and insect kinds and highlighting the enormous variety within each category.
Officials from the Indians Affairs branch of the department of mines and resources will travel by air canoe and on foot to distribute treaty money in isolated Northern districts. About 60,000 of roughly 112,000 Indians in Canada receive four dollars per person annually, with eligibility limited to those who signed away territorial rights or their direct descendants.
Japan faced a unique telephone shortage as subscribers must buy rather than rent devices. The ministry offered 156000 phones this year, receiving 787549 applications, with installation potentially years away due to long waiting lists. Brokers resell phones at high premiums, while people vent about misfortunes or boast of luck.
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