Danish Inventor Hypes Glass Road Breakthrough With Martin Marietta
Danish entrepreneur Karl Kroger signs a 41 page deal with Martin Marietta to develop Synopal a glass road surface made from chalk sand and dolomite. The reflective, light diffusing surface aims to improve night visibility and safety while enabling colored urban thoroughfares. Kroger markets the idea as a safer high quality road surface to reduce traffic deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Kroger
Kroger
Monte
Martin Marietta Corp
Kroyer
Thisted
Denmark
Jutland Peninsula
Chicago
Martin Marietta
Synopal
Ottawa grocery prices drop from August DBS readings
Prices for many goods have fallen in Ottawa compared with three weeks earlier, as shown by this week's chain store ads. While some items like sirloin and prime rib rose, overall reductions reflect end of harvest abundance and shopper boycotts, though DBS national averages remain higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Commons
Senate
CBS
DBS
Police Seek Olive Green Uniforms for Winnipeg Police
Chief Constable George Blow n proposes olive green police uniforms to distinguish Winnipeg officers from others in navy blue. He told the Board of Police Commissioners on Wednesday that those in blue are allowed to smoke on the job and to slouch on the street. He introduced a new design plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Blown
Winnipeg
Board of Police Commissioners
Blow
Rhodes Smith Named to Manitoba Appeal Court
Rhodes Smith, admitted to the bar in 1923, is appointed to the Manitoba Appeal Court replacing Hon. Ivan Schultz who retires November 22 after nearly 12 years. John M. Hunt, a Winnipeg lawyer admitted in 1943 and made a Queen's Counsel in 1953, will take a seat on the Court of Queen's Bench. Also named is Bernard R. Coleman of Brandon as a judge of Manitoba's eastern county courts, admitted in 1940 and made a Queen's Counsel in 1987, succeeding the late Judge Ambrose R. Macdonell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Schultz
Appeal Court
Court of Queen's Bench
John M. Hunt
Winnipeg
Hunt
Queen's Counsel
Bernard R. ‘Coleman
Brandon
Manitoba
Ambrose R. Macdonell
New Tag and Colors For Manitoba Hunters
Manitoba anglers and wildlife officials introduced a new licence tag with extended blaze orange wearing rules for the big game season. Hunters must detach the tag and notch date markers after killing game, replacing the old metal seal. The all white suit remains, now allowing an orange belt and shoulder straps. Officials cite orange visibility and safety, noting a rise in hunting accidents this year and ongoing enforcement against power toboggans during hunts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
G. W. Malaher
Paul Hale
North
Malaher
Two Boys Die in Unused Fridge in New Home
In Blackfoot Alberta a four year old Warren McFadyen and his five year old brother Darrew McFadden suffocated in an unused refrigerator after the family had moved into a converted store. The mother had reportedly left earlier and returned to find the children missing before discovering them. RCMP stated the incident occurred Thursday in the new residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackfoot
Edmonton
Warren McFadyen
Darrew
Kenneth McFadden
RCMP
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dane
Canada
John Deere
First Street NW
McLaren
Rupert
Austin Credit Union
North Norfolk
Austin
Even
Austin, Manitoba
Elephone Oy
Rhodes Smith
Manitoba Hunters
C. W. Sloik
Ninth Street
N.W
Portage LA Prairie
Herb Borton
MacGregor
McMaster Funeral
Garland & Wilson Jewellers
Blue Star
Westclox
TIMEX
Summeam Shaver
THE
Engo
Stecan
Garland & Wilson Credit Jewellers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!