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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
3
Official estimates indicate world wheat production will be about 400 million bushels below 1923. With reduced supply, demand may reach last year’s level unless European prices curb consumption.
British government agents helped free mission workers in China, marking another triumph for British influence and the spirit of freedom.
Municipal golf could become affordable for all as Fort William plans a public course built by volunteers and operated as a paying utility charging players twenty five cents per day.
The Senate adopted an amendment in the Church Union Bill making it easier for dissentient Presbyterians to vote out of the Union. The bill is now beyond Parliament’s influence, a relief to both Houses.
Salvation Army has moved three hundred English boys to Canadian farms this year with two hundred more expected. The program aims to place a promising boy among the best settlers, and he is likely to become a Canadian.
Walter Muir a New York student is executed by hanging in Valleyfield Quebec after pleading that bad company caused his actions. He shot Henri Laviolette last September and his friends and counselor frantically tried to intervene.
The House of Commons ordered an inspection of all head offices of chartered banks and key branches, pending Senate ratification. The text suggests some issues remain unresolved after actions were taken to secure the institutions.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council rules that the Home Bank directors awaiting trial on neglecting returns and wilfully falsifying returns may elect a speedy trial before a Single Judge without a jury. Ontario’s Attorney General contends they remain subject to jury trial on the conspiracy charge.
A Toronto dentist named Dr. Boyle faces charges of impropriety for advertising in the press. The passage laments advertising as a social necessity and muses on the value of teeth in a world without ads.
A House of Commons committee recommends soldier settlers receive pre October 1921 price reductions on livestock and extended interest exemptions. It also suggests relocating settlers deemed on unsuitable farms, noting strong opposition to helping soldiers who self help.
Advertisement offers 50 cents per hour for a limited number of men learning auto and tractor operation and repair. positions include battery work welding tire vulcanizing taxi and truck driving. special terms available. apply at Hemphill's Employment Service 168 King St West Toronto Ont. 28 and 80cstw
A Western paper notes Captain Bernier has supplied Esquimaux with plug hats. It recalls an African explorer who met a missionary in the interior dining with natives and explained his dress by saying he would blend in if not attired in full dress. The piece asks why not civilize the Esquimaux via the plug hat.
The new Egypt faces an assassin element opposing progress as its first Premier Zaghloul was shot in the breast on Saturday by an unidentified assailant.
An assailant attempted to kill the Prime Minister after praising the British Parliament as honorable and reasonable. The Premier is expected to recover. Curiously, the attacker leads a party that once viewed assassination as a legitimate tactic before he assumed office.
The Dominion Government signals punishment for four Postal Workers Federation officials in Ottawa after a recent strike. Only unconditionally returning workers will be reabsorbed. part timers who struck are to be permanently released. permanent staff who stayed out face pay and rank reductions for varying periods.
A major blaze on Redonda Island on the Pacific Coast has destroyed over 6,000,000 feet of Douglas Fir, signaling that Canada’s forest fire defenses remain far from universally effective. A recent Northern Ontario blaze in Booth limits underscores the need for stronger protection and national cooperation.
Premier Herriot drives a sweeping amnesty through the French Chamber of Deputies. The measure frees military and political offenders including two condemned for treason and anarchists and would restore citizen rights to Joseph Caillaux, imprisoned for treason during the Great War. The upper house is expected to resist.
During ten months ending June 30, Canadian wheat exports through Vancouver reached about fifty million bushels, while Montreal handled around forty-seven million. The shift boosts Western gateway traffic and pushes wheat exports via Canadian ports to about 45 percent for overseas shipment, up from 35 percent in 1923 and 26 percent in 1922.
The article states that $170000 in Canteen Money remains, $20000 to cover meeting debts and $50000 given to the American Red Cross. The rest should be shared with Provincial Trustees per Government decision. Sir Arthur Currie hints the original sum may have depleted without authority and urges spending on education and vocational programs for returned soldiers.
Saskatchewan voters backed repeal by a 26 000 margin aligning with Alberta British Columbia Manitoba and Quebec Ontario Premier Ferguson announced a provincial referendum on October 23 with questions to be published in September The upcoming campaign is expected to be vigorous with both sides campaigning hard.
The Bureau of Statistics at Ottawa puts the wheat yield at 318 640 000 bushels. Western Canada provides most of the crop but forecast lags last year. Reporters dispatch alarming notes to Chicago and beyond stirring markets while southern districts of the three provinces are praised. Manitoba shows strong potential though central and northern Alberta and Saskatchewan need rain.
In London this week Prime Minister MacDonald gains support from Liberal leader Asquith and Conservative leader Baldwin in the Inter Allied Conference on German reparations. The editorial notes unity among British political forces but contrasts Canadian politics as not yet at that ideal condition.
The Redistribution Bill aims to balance representation by adding ten seats to total 245. Ontario gains nine MPs, with seven new ridings and seven cut, two to Northwestern and New Ontario. Quebec gains two seats for Montreal and Chicoutimi while Berthier and Brome are eliminated. Nova Scotia loses two. Western provinces gain twelve total. Separate note mentions John L. Dudley of Roscoe, NY, bequeathing $1 to four relatives if they remain single. The biological survey starts stocking Alaska islands with rabbits for future fur bearing carnivores.
The rural promotion exams at S. S. No. 17 Vespra list students advancing and honors: Stanley Walt, Vernor Walt, Gladys Walt, Fred Doran, Ross Bertram, Edward Bertram, Lou Walt, Noble Spence, Jack Doran, Howard Muir, Margaret Doran, Watson Bonney, Dorothy Muir, Josephine Muir, Minnie Sutton, Shirley Bonney, Murray Bonney, Garnet Walt, Laurie Muir, Henry Sutton, Sam Sutton, Harold Doran, Percy Sutton. H. I. Henderson teaches.
School records show junior and senior class progress with multiple pass and honors recommendations. Students named include Reginald Miller Mable Walton Maurice Campbell Rita Murphy Jack Murphy and others. notes list teachers and family names in a roster format.
Two young people, Jack Cook and Mildred Graham of Elmvale, were seriously injured Wednesday night near Wasaga Beach when a Ford coupe driven by Gordon Davis struck them at about 11 p.m. near Capstan Inn. Cook suffered three broken ribs and a deep leg laceration, with shock. Graham has a severe hip bruise, foot injuries, and shock. They were treated at Capstan Inn and then Wasaga Hotel by Dr. Patterson and Dr. Tyrer. Cook's home is Bradford.
A radio loudspeaker operating until a late hour in the evening was declared a public nuisance by Magistrate Gresser in New York.
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