U.S. Reacts to Japanese Policy in China Promptly
Washington orders Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson to return for consultations after Japan clarifies aims in east Asia. Kennedy plans swift homeward sail while Britain signals unease over Japan's open door in China. Sumner Welles says Johnson's return aids presidential briefing as Kennedy visits U.S. for two months.
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Washington
United States
Japan
China
Ths
Nelson T. Johnson
Roosevelt
East Asia
Great Britain
Joseph E. Kennedy
London
Britain
Kennedy
Tokyo
Arita
Joseph Grew
Robert Craigie
Grew
State Department
Anita
Sumner Welles
Johnson
Christmas Mail Rush to Add 8000 Extra Postal Workers
The post office will recruit about 8000 temporary workers for the week before Christmas, up from 7594 last year. They will work December 20 to 26, earning an average $20 each, with carriers boosted and expert sorters used on key tasks. Since December 25 falls on Sunday, overflow mail will be delivered Monday December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Post Office Department
E. J. Underwood
Postal Services
Chinese Victory Prediction By Canadian Official In Saskatoon
Dr Grant Lathe national secretary of the Canadian Student Assembly said in Saskatoon that Chinese guerrilla forces are delivering a life takin battle to the Japanese and will win the war within three to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Grant Lathe
Canadian Student Assembly
Selassie Loses Appeal Over Cable and Wireless Judgment
In London a court of appeal ruled that Haile Selassie cannot collect the £10 000 judgment he won against Cable and Wireless. The decision follows Britain's recognition of the King of Italy as Emperor of Ethiopia, altering the legal basis for enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Cable and Wireless, Limited
Great Britain
Italy
RAF sergeant pilot and rugby player killed in crash near Coventry
Coventry reports the death of Raymond W. K. Clarke 23 an RAF volunteer reservist and noted rugby player who died when his aircraft crashed near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coventry
Eng
Raymond W. K. Clarke
Royal Air Force
Here
Grasshopper Infestations Spread Across Saskatchewan in 1939 Forecast
Entomologists at the Dominion lab in the University of Saskatchewan warned of heavier grasshopper outbreaks in 1938 and extended infestations across most agricultural Saskatchewan. Researchers K M King A P Arnason and Lorne Pauli reported a survey for 1939 noting pale western cutworm wheat stem sawfly Say's grain bug and bill bug risks, with most of the province affected except two areas near Maple Creek and the extreme northeast. The report highlighted heavy hopper activity around Melfort and Kinistino and expansion toward Nipawin, signaling widespread agricultural impact.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Dominion Entomology Laboratory
University of Saskatchewan
K. M. King
A. P. Arnason
Lorne Pauli
Utawa
Paul
Maple Creek
Melfort
Kinistino
Nipawin
Australia Uplifts Defence Budget for Three Year Plan
Canberra announces a £19,000,000 rise in Australia's three year defence program raising total to £82,000,000. The plan includes 198 first line aircraft, long range bombers, two battle cruisers under construction, and a militia expansion with a battleship considered. Navy gets £4,615,000 with £8,082,000 to the army, £3,932,000 to the air force, and £1,789,000 to munitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Canberra
Geoffrey Street
British Columbia Awards 25000 for Alaska Highway Survey
Premier Pattullo announced a preliminary survey grant of 25000 by the British Columbia legislature for the Alaska highway route from Washington state through BC. He said the United States offered interest-free loans and that negotiations would continue in the east next year. He called the plan a good neighbor policy to allow U S access between portions of its territory.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Washington
United States
Pattullo
U.S
Cure Cancer Cases Winnipeg
Dr. P A Macdonald of the Manitoba Cancer Relief and Research Institute told delegates at the Union of Manitoba Municipalities convention that Manitoba reports about 100 cancer cases monthly, with 60 deaths and 40 cures. Treatments are offered to all based on ability to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
P. A. Macdonald
Manitoba Cancer Relief and Research Institute
Union of Manitoba Municipalities
McDonald
Alfalfa Muffins Startle BC Legislature Patrons
Members of the British Columbia legislature tasted alfalfa muffins at the parliamentary restaurant prepared by Louis Lebourdaise Ltd Cariboo. The muffins used alfalfa from Whisky Creek and flour from Soda Creek both in the Cariboo district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Columbia
Louis Lebourdaise Ltd
Cariboo
Whisky Creek
Soda Creek
Large Initial Beet Payment Mailed to Alberta Growers
Cheques totalling 240000 were mailed to 1000 sugar beet growers in southern Alberta as the initial payment on 45000 tons of beet. Some deliveries continue by truck and occasional carload shipments arrive.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Health Projects Otawa-A committee formed by joint conference
A Canadian health conference formed a Ottawa Ottawa Health Projects committee to draft projects for submission to Health Minister Power. Members include Dr John Phair and Dr M R Bow with other provincial and federal health officers. Loans for scientific personnel will be supplied upon request. A highway safety role committee and a typhoid carrier study group were also created with provincial health officials.
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Phair
J. S. Cull
British Columbia Health Department
Campbell
Jean Gregoire
Quebec
Bow
W. Warwick
New Brunswick
Italy seeks German help on Tunisia demand
Reliable Paris sources say Italy asks Germany to back its unofficial demand for French Tunisia and Corsica. Demonstrations erupt in Turin Florence Naples as Gen Pariani audits bases. Naples sees student marches with Nazi labor front toward the German consulate praising Mussolini and Hitler.
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Italy
Tunisia
Paris
Germany
Corsica
Alberto Pariani
Sardinia
Pariani
Turin
Florence
Naples
Tunis
Nazi Labor Front
Mussolini
Hitler
Rome
Eden Expected to Reenter British Cabinet Soon
Captain Anthony Eden could rejoin the British cabinet within weeks after his return to London from New York. A reliable informant described the move as quite possible.
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London
Anthony Eden
New York
Labor Protest Backed Against Communist Controlled Unions
The Canadian Federation of Labor adopted a unanimous resolution denouncing labor organizations it says are controlled by Communists. Delegates cited disputes with foreign controlled unions in Great Lakes shipping and Saskatchewan coal mines. A. E. Maynard blamed violence at Estevan on the United Mine Workers of America, affiliating with the Committee of Industrial Organization. The protest urged governments to denounce such unions and coercive tactics including mounted pickets and kidnapping.
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Montreal
Canadian Federation of Labor
Canada
Great Lakes
Saskatchewan
A. E. Maynard
Saskatchewan Coal Miners’ Union
Estevan
United Mine Workers of America
Committee of Industrial Organization
U.M.W.A
Plans For Royal Visit To Canada Submitted For Approval
Ottawa reports committees drafting the itinerary for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II’s Canadian tour next spring have sent the outline to Buckingham Palace for approval. Prime Minister Mackenzie King said details await London clearance and hinted at a commemorative silver dollar or medallion. The royal couple prefer minimal night travel to allow rest during a busy schedule.
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Ottawa
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Mackenzie King
Cabinet Council
London
Canada
Miners Probe Princess Colliery Disaster in Sydney Mines
A committee of miners and officials plans to descend Princess colliery to trace the runaway man rake that killed 16 men at Sydney Mines Nova Scotia. They will review evidence with over 200 survivors before an investigating commissioner led by Hon. Michael Dwyer minister of mines.
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Sydney Mines
N.S
Princess Colliery
Michael Dwyer
Cape Breton
Trans Atlantic Flights by 1940 41 Predicted by Slater
John F. Slater, vice president of American Export Steamship Lines, envisions 50 ton aeroplanes carrying 40 passengers. After a 10 week Europe tour, he predicts France and Italy will adopt the idea and notes preliminary arrangements for an air passenger service.
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Boston
John F. Slater
American Export Steamship Lines of
New York
Europe
Slater
France
Italy
MacDonald Defends Retaining Colonies in Commons
Malcolm MacDonald, secretary for the Dominions and Colonies, told the House of Commons that British public opinion is against returning colonies lost in the Great War. He said there is no section in the country willing to hand over territories or peoples under British responsibility as a colonial or mandatory power. His Majesty's government shares this view.
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London
Malcolm MacDonald
Dominions
Colonies
House of Commons
Germany
Mr. MacDonald
Wheat Parley 10 in London January 10
London reports say the international wheat advisory committee will meet January 10 in London. It may advise a diplomatic conference on export quotas, but Canada’s position remains noncommittal and not among promoters. A Winnipeg meeting of western farmers’ groups seeks a program for economic justice and a unified western farmers’ movement.
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London
International Wheat Advisory Committee
Canada
Winnipeg
Union of Manitoba Municipalities
Roblin
Earl Baldwin appeals for refugee fund in nation wide broadcast
London. Earl Baldwin urged contributions to a refugee fund, calling the crisis an attack on our country and Christian charity. He cited 500000 Jews and 100000 non Aryan Christians in Germany needing aid, with thousands of children to be rescued and housed.
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London
Earl Baldwin
Germany
Lord Baldwin
Relief Costs Down Ottawa Prairie Relief Costs Drop
Agriculture Minister J. G. Gardiner said Dominion relief expenditures for prairie provinces may total under 9 million dollars this year, down from 26 million a year ago. Savings reflect better crops and reduced total crop failure areas, with most outlay in Saskatchewan and shared costs in weaker zones.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
New Brunswick to Buy Coronation Seed Wheat for Farmers
The New Brunswick Department of Agriculture will purchase 1 000 bushels of Coronation seed wheat for resale to provincial farmers. Hon A C Taylor, minister of agriculture, cited poor local crops and seed shortages. Coronation is introduced to the province for the first time and is highly resistant to leaf and stem rust.
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Fredericton
N.B
New Brunswick Department of Agriculture
A. C. Taylor
Coronation
Oil Discovery Reported in Australia Lakes Entrance Bed
The government announces a new oil sand bed at Lakes Entrance in Victoria. It extends eight miles and contains about 150 million gallons suitable for commercial exploitation after a 20 year government sponsored search.
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Canberra
Australia
Lakes Entrance
Victoria
Civilian Air Guard Members Earn First-Class Licenses
More than 1000 civilian air guard members including 50 women hold first class pilots licenses, Air Under Secretary Captain Harold Balfour told the House of Commons.
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London
Harold Balfour
Air
House of Commons
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Imperial Airways
British Air Ways
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Labor
Nova Scotia
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