Ontario Leaders Mobilize Police Over Oshawa GM Strike
Ontario authorities moved to curb disturbances as 3706 General Motors of Canada workers walked out. About 265 police from the Ontario Provincial Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, plus Ottawa mounts, were deployed under Staff Inspector F E Doyle and Superintendent Fred Fletcher. Premier Mitchell Hepburn vowed to stop agitators and warned of using state power to prevent labor unrest, while praising wage concessions and urging peaceful industrial relations.
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Toronto
Oshawa
General Motors of Canada
Ontario
Royal Canaan Mounted Police
F E. T. Doyle
Queen's Park
Royal Canadian Mounted
Ottawa
Fred Fletcher
E. Carroll
Fletcher
Mitchell Hepburn
General Motors
Canada
United States
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
C.I.O
Alberta Abandons Prosperity Scrip Venture
Alberta’s Social Credit government abandons the scrip plan. About 12,000 in outstanding prosperity certificates expected to be redeemed within two weeks. Solon Low, provincial treasurer, says no scrip had been issued for months and none in circulation since last autumn.
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Farmonton
Alberta
Social Credit
Solon Low
Estate of Lady Houston Far Smaller Than Popular Guess
The will shows Lady Houston left an estate of £1 528 083 and $7 640 415, far below earlier estimates of $25,000,000. Made March 20, 1930, it bequeathed all to Miss Hoare who died March 3, 1936, so the estate passes to relatives including Florence Wrey. Death duties paid total $3,454,604. Some Jersey Channel Islands assets were unspecified.
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Lomton
Houston
Milumaire
Miss Hoare
Samuel Hoare
the Admiralty
Lady Houston
Florence Wrey
Robert Houston
Jersey
Channel Islands
Rust Resistant Wheat Winnipeg Varieties May Enter Multiplication
At a National Research Council meeting in Winnipeg committees of plant breeders and cereal chemists outlined promising rust resistant wheat varieties developed in western Canada. They reported sunflowers and seed oil as viable substitutes for olive oil in foods and paints, and discussed oil prospects from mustard seed. A strong flax program aims to boost disease resistance yields and oil quality.
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Winnipeg
Western Canada
National Research Council
Canada
New Governor Appointed Ottawa
Robert Irwin of Shelburne Nova Scotia is named lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia by Prime Minister Mackenzie King to succeed Walter Covert. Irwin born 1865 educated at Shelburne Academy entered lumber business and served in the Nova Scotia legislature from 1906 to 1925 including 1917 to 1925 as speaker. He takes office May 1 and has been on the old age pensions board for three years.
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Ottawa
Robert Irwin
Shelburne
N.S
Nova Scotia
Mackenzie King
Walter Covert
Irwin
Mr. Irwin
Shelburme Academy
Mary Prescott McGill
Shelburne County
Legislative Assembly
Old Age Pensions Board of
Bodies Recovered From Crashed Douglas Airliner
A searching party reached the Douglas air liner wreck in Arizona 20 miles southeast of McNary and recovered eight bodies. Two victims were thrown clear. the other six burned as the plane pancaked into the mountainside per A P Andrews, Arizona highway patrolman, relayed to Captain Horace Moore.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Horace Moore
Arizona Highway Patrol
Mountain
McNary
Moore
A. P. Andrews
Andrews
Hudson Bay Railway Ottawa Capital Expenditures
Transport Minister Howe told the House of Commons that the final capital expenditure for the Hudson Bay railway this year amounts to 71 500 dollars for ballasting ditching land purchase and related objects. After this year the line is considered completed and future costs fall under maintenance.
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Ottawa
Hudson Bay
Howe
House of Commons
King's Birthday Celebrated In Caneda June 9
Canada to mark King George VI birthday on June 9 following British practice. Governor general-in-council directed councillors inform provincial lieutenant governors. Summer celebration aims to help public enjoy the holiday despite winter timing, noting George V and Edward VIII had June natal days.
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Otawa
George VI
Canada
Brita
His
Edward VII
George V
Edward VIII
Loans In Housing Plan Ottawa
In its first four months of operation the home improvement plan issued 5 441 loans totaling 2 091 158 to property owners. In the two weeks ended March 15 there were 697 loans for 284 202. Western provinces totals were Manitoba 87 271 Saskatchewan 44 764 Alberta 196 542 and British Columbia 246 593.
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Ottawa
C. A. Dunning
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Apology for Bombing of British Vessel in Mallorca
London reports the Spanish insurgent authorities at Mallorca apologized for the bombing of HMS Gallant by land planes. They said the act was a regrettable error triggered by a seaplane report of Spanish destroyers and that their planes may have mistaken the Gallant. Colonel Franco promised stricter identity checks on aircraft before hostile actions.
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London
Shropshire
Garland
Mallorca
Gallant
Franco
Plane passes tests in San Pedro amid sale rumors
Douglas Aircraft officials report a 32 passenger plane capable of 3300 miles at 180 mph has passed tests in San Pedro California but would not comment on reports it may be sold to Soviet Russia.
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San Pedro
Calif
Douglas Aircraft
Russia
Bread Prices Rise as Wheat Recovers Worldwide
London reviews say bread and flour costs follow wheat's comeback in world markets. The Morning Post notes farmers gain little net above rising costs while manufacturers and distributors profit from higher consumer prices. The piece compares current loaf prices to prewar levels and cites persistent wheat-price gaps over 1931 35.
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London
Britain
the Morning Post
Constitutional Debate in Ottawa over Privy Council Rulings
The Daily Herald’s diplomatic correspondent surveys a Canadian House of Commons discussion on judgments by the Privy Council. He argues that rulings have broadened provincial powers and narrowed Dominion authority, notably in recent social reform measures from the Bennett era.
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London Daily Herald
Privy Council
London
The
Daily Herald
House of Commons
Ottawa
Witra
Bennett
Liberal government to call BC election summer
Premier Pattallo announced BC will hold a general election this spring with the date fixed before April 22. A June vote is probable, with late May a possibility, as parties including Liberal, Conservative, Social Constructive Opposition, CCF and Social Credit League prepare for a larger field than the 210 candidates in 1933.
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Victoria
T. D. Pattallo
British Columbia
Pattallo
Liberal Government
Conservatives
Social Constructive
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Social Credit League
Labor
Boycott Doukhobors Resolution Passed Near Nelson
A 175 farmer meeting at Winlaw, 15 miles northwest of Nelson, B C, approved a resolution to boycott Doukhobors across the Slocan valley. They protested recent arson and bombings that damaged 10 schools or halls and backed stricter measures including curfews, public works exclusion, expropriation of Doukhobor property, and seizure of cottages to pay for damages. The measures will be sent to Premier T D Pattullo.
Ottawa Rejects Extra Aid for War Veterans
Canada will not increase relief payments to non pensionable unemployed ex soldiers. Hon. C. G. Power rejected supplementary sums proposed by the war veterans assistance commission. He announced a new nationwide Worksop Limited program to aid re employment, with policy to be reviewed after consultations.
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Ottawa
Canada
C. G. Power
Pensions and National Health
War Veterans’ Assistance Commission
House
Montreal
Power
R. B. Bennett
Department of Pensions
France Denies Interference as Spain Civil War Tensions Rise
Paris reports Premier Blum rebuked Italian charges of French meddling while insisting France remains neutral and withdraws foreign volunteers from Spain. Italy fears anti Fascist demonstrations as the Italo French football match is canceled. Giornale D Italia accuses Soviet Russia and France of aiding Spain. Mussolini plans to get firsthand Spain updates from Rome ambassador Roberto Cantalupo.
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Paris
Blum
Italy
France
Spain
Foreign Office
Signor Barrassi
Rome
Giornale D'Italia
Russia
Spanish
Virginio Gayda
Toulouse
Mussolini
Roberto Cantalupo
Radio License Fees Pass One Million Collected Last Year
Transport Minister C. D. Howe told the House of Commons that Ottawa collected over one million license fees last year with a net revenue of about 1.9 million after costs. About 2,000 prosecutions occurred. around 1,500 paid quietly while 500 appealed to MPs.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
House of Commons
Gordon Graydon
Peel
Howe
Royal Commissions Costs Tied to Inquiries in Canada
In Ottawa the supplementary estimates set aside 150000 dollars for expenses of the inquiry into financial powers and responsibilities of the Dominion and provinces. Appropriation for the Turgeon grain inquiry stands at 111700 dollars with an extra 27000 dollars needed for the textile probe under the same judge.
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Ottawa
Dominion
W. F. A. Turgeon
Justice Turgeon
Atlantic air service links New York to London via Canada and Ireland
United States agrees with Canada Ireland and Great Britain to run giant flying boats for passenger and mail service across the Atlantic with stopovers in Canada and Ireland. Monroe Johnson of the commerce department announced the reach of the agreement. Mussolini’s official salary is reported under $100000 per year.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Monroe Johnson
Commerce Department
Canada
Ireland
Great Britain
New York
London
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Committee For Industrial Organization
Pup
Scrip Venture
Aberhart
Hythe
Kent
England
Astley Metherall
Canadian Veterinary Corps
Shornclife
State of Lady Houston
Arizona
Hudson Bay Railway
Caneda
Mile
Jacqueline Jacowlen
Francisco Franco
Nikolas Franco
Nickolas Franco
Salamanca
States
Doukhobors
B.C
Tullo
Radio Licenses
Atlantic Air Service
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