Ontario Cars Train Hitters Alarm Over Level Crossing Deaths
Ontario motorists led Canada in sides of trains crashes with 43 incidents in 1989. In all Canada 80 drivers struck trains at level crossings, 19 killed and 148 injured. Col. C. C. Stibbard told the Toronto Railway Club the whistle change may have reduced engine collision accidents.
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Ontario
Canada
Quebec
Col. C. C. Stibbard
Board of Transport Commissioners For Canada
Toronto Railway Club
Price Rises Worldwide in Late 1939 Bulletin
The League of Nations April bulletin shows wholesale prices in the last half of 1939 rising 40 percent in Belgium and 33 percent in Great Britain, 13 percent in Canada, and 2 percent in the United States and Germany. Denmark leads Europe with a 51 percent surge. China jumps 150 percent. Australia and Costa Rica show small declines.
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League of Nations
Britain
Belgium
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Germany
Denmark
Europe
China
Soldiers Engage English Girls In Romantic Across Atlantic Tale
Many Canadians in Great Britain with the C A I S F the R A F and the R C A E crossed the Atlantic to serve the Empire and many became engaged to English girls met on leave. Some followed to England by their sweethearts and several marriages have already taken place across the island.
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Great Britain
C.ais.f
R.A.F
R.C.A.E
Atlantic
Empire
England
Island
War gossip and strategic shifts in Norway and across Europe
War observers note censorship challenges as Canadians seek American papers and radio insights on Norway. Reports claim German advances in Oslo and Trondheim while Allies reinforce ports like Namsos and Andalsnes. Sweden faces a potential Nazi fifth column, and Italy weighs joining Germany to avoid ruin as the Mediterranean tensions rise.
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Norway
U.S
Germany
Archibald Sinclair
Oslo
Trondheim
Dombas
Namsos
Andalsnes
Sweden
Adolf Hitler
Italy
Mediterranean
Walter Lippman
Atlantic
Fiacsalla at Wi Largest convention gathers Canadian weeklies
The 12th annual Ontario-Quebec Division meeting of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association convened in Windsor with 150 delegates. Notable guests included Thomas Halliwell of Coleman Alberta, president of the CWNA, who spoke on contributing to wartime and postwar efforts as the Allies gain momentum. Ottawa announced war savings certificates would fund efforts. Quebec granted women provincial vote. discussions touched on St Lawrence Great Lakes plans and Greenland occupation. Awards crowned best editorial page, front page, all round paper, best printing with the Newmarket Era, Bowmanville Courier Statesman, Lucknow Sentinel, and Roadway Mercury Sun receiving top honors. New officers include Andrew Hebb as president, R A Giles as honorary president, Frank McIntyre and John Marsh as vice presidents.
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Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Ontario- Quebec
Windsor
C.W.N.A
Thomas Halliwell
Coleman
Alta
Canada
Quebec
British Columbia
Washington
Mackenzie King
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes
Greenland
Ottawa
Andrew
Hebb
Newmarket
George Pearce
E. F. Stephenson
New Liskeard
Bowmanville Courier Statesman
J. T. Clark
Lucknow Sentinel
Roadney Mercury Sun
R. A. Giles
Lachute
Que
Frank MclIntyre
Dundalk Herald
John Marsh
Amherstsburg News
C. W. Tresidder
Northern News
Kirkland Lake
S. R. Curry
the News
Tweed
B. Pearce
the Reformer
Simcoe
F. Macintyre
Herald
Dundalk
W. Legge
Leader Mail
Granby
A. Sellar
the Gleaner
Huntington
H. C. Pennock
the Tribune
Stouffville
F. W. Rickaby
the Spectator
Bruce Mines
O. Hebb
The
Era
L. C. Thompson
Lucknow
J. W. G. Clark
Toronto
Thompson
Hugh Ferguson
Port Elgin Times
Blame It On Spring and Public Nonsense
A collection of light editorial quips from Canadian papers noting spring fever, blunt remarks by officials, and the ongoing debate over compulsory schooling to age 16 with no plan for graduates. The items reflect local tone and editorial voice.
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Kitchener
Linguistic Shifts Highlight Subversive Terms and Cod Liver Oil Trade
The Ottawa Journal notes changing usage like scuttling fifth column and guisling as treachery terms with roots linked to a Nazi puppet in Norway. It also reports Canada importing 337000 gallons of cod liver oil annually over five years and Atlantic cod fisheries yielding about 60000 gallons last year.
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Guisling
London Times
Norway
Ottawa Journal
Canada
Canada Oil Output Aims Higher In Normal Times
Halifax Chronicle states Canada falls short of self sufficiency as it can produce 309 000 to 400 000 gallons of oil annually. The paper argues production should be far greater even in normal times to remedy the shortfall.
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Canada
Halifax Chronicle
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Costa Rica
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Fiacsalla
Port Elgin
By Fred Neer
Coperight
Free Neher
Buffalo
St. Catharines
Day
MacDonald
France
Overseas Department
W. C. MacDonald Inc
Place d'Armes
Montreal
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