The Human Factor In Automobile Accidents
A Canada wide look at 1935 auto fatalities and injuries highlights human error as the main cause. Merrill Denison notes most Ontario crashes involve cars in normal condition, urging women to push family and public safety measures and safer driving education.
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Canada
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
United States
Merrill Denison
Canadian Home Journal
Ontario
Motor Vehicles Department
Alberta Dry Belts Proposals Under Special Areas Act
A special survey committee led by O. S. Longman recommends placing unproductive Alberta dry belt zones under the Special Municipal Areas Act administration. It urges direct relief for those areas, discontinuation of special agricultural relief, and advancement of water resources irrigation and better farming methods.
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Alberta
Special Survey Committee
O. S. Longman
Big Tractor Breaks Ice Road Hauling Records
E J Morris piloted a 75 horsepower caterpillar tractor nine miles into the bush to haul 34 loads of spruce logs 300 yards to Sipanck River camp of The Pas Lumber Company. The train weighed about 1400 tons, 70 miles northeast of Nipawin, with logs moved to mill yards.
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Sipanck River
Pas Lumber Company
Sipanok River
Nipawin
E. J. Morris
City Engineer's Department
Regina
Regina Flying Club
Balfour Technical School
Relief Loans to Provinces Exceed 111 Million
Federal government reports outstanding relief loans to four provinces total over 111 million dollars. Saskatchewan holds the largest share at 46,834,986, followed by British Columbia 26,947,680, Alberta 22,779,000, and Manitoba 15,028,086. Additional Dominion housing loan debts persist in Prince Edward Island and Atlantic provinces, with Quebec and Manitoba among others also owing substantial sums.
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House of Commons
W. M. Ryan
Saint John Albert
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Dominion
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ice Disk Fraud In Meter Slots Triggers Probe
London gas inspectors report original theft method by a business man who used ice disks in meters to drain large gas supplies. The meter showed excessive dampness and few coins appeared at collection. Authorities concluded he dropped ice disks into the slot to avoid payment.
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London
Has Three Kidneys in Detroit Youth Surfaces
A Detroit report notes Sanford Getz Jr., 17, of Brown City Michigan, possesses a third kidney discovered during surgery by Dr. George C. Burr. Getz is recovering from the operation. The item also mentions a Swedish sailboat mast that rolls its sail for one-man handling.
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Detroit
Sanford Getz, Jr
Brown City
Mich
George C. Burr
Sweden
Selected Recipes for Butter Date Bread
A brief recipe note lists ingredients including three tablespoons butter, brown sugar, milk and water, Quaker Natural Bran, Quaker flour, salt, baking powder, and chopped dates. Method describes creaming butter and sugar, adding egg, milk and water, folding in dry ingredients, stirring in dates, pouring into greased pans, and baking at 375 degrees F.
Radio News Service Provided to Media Since July
Marine Minister Howe said the Radio News Service has been furnished to newspapers magazines and broadcasting stations in both French and English since July 1 at a cost of 999 dollars for the first six months. The service covers programs artists and schedules as part of government communications.
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House of Commons
Joseph Mallette
Western Producers Seek Representation for Imperial Conference
At the third Western Agricultural Conference in Calgary a resolution urged the Dominion government to invite primary producers to nominate representatives to accompany the government at the 1937 London Imperial Conference. The meeting also called for export sectors to be represented at a pre imperial conference gathering and urged provinces to back any ruling upholding the Natural Products Marketing Act with uniform enabling legislation.
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Dominion
London
Calgary
Supreme Court of Canada
Safest Driving Hour In Pennsylvania Revealed
A survey of accidents in Pennsylvania identifies the safest driving hour as six to seven in the morning on Wednesdays, based on observed crash data and patterns. The study highlights lower incident rates during the early weekday hours.
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Pennsylvania
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