Arms traffic control plan may end war
The Spanish government signaled acceptance in principle of a non intervention committee arms traffic plan. Valencia reportedly approved with reservations, while London awaited Franco’s response. Observers see potential moves toward a Britain Italy Mediterranean accord. French and Italian ties influence Paris seeking inclusion in any Anglo Italian agreement.
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London
Francisco Largo Caballeros
Francisco Franco
Madrid
G. A. D Ogilvie-Forbes
Valencia
Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
Associated Press
Charles Corbin
Foreign Office
Paris
France
Germany
Berlin
Rome
Relief Rolls Reduced in Smaller Canadian Cities
National Employment Commission data show smaller Canadian cities with populations under 25,000 cutting direct relief rolls about three times faster than larger cities in the past year. Sept 1936 totals for 32 small cities averaged a 19.16 percent drop from Sept 1935, while 22 large cities fell 6.41 percent.
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Ottawa
Canada
National Employment Commission
Sudbury
Port Arthur
Oshawa
Sault Ste. Marie
Brandon
Medicine Hat
Thetford Mines
Que
Moose Jaw
Sask
Alberta
Lethbridge
New Westminster
British Columbia
Premier Celebrates Birthday Ottawa
Prime Minister Mackenzie King marked his 62nd birthday on December 17 in Ottawa. Born December 17, 1874 in Berlin Ontario, he has led Dominion politics for 28 years and served as prime minister three times. He spent the day at his desk amid heavy work for the upcoming parliamentary session.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Berlin
Kitchener
Ont
Tourism hits record in Canada national parks
Hon. T. A. Crerar announced that seven months ending Oct. 31 saw over 700100 motor tourists visit western and eastern national parks, a 15 percent rise from last year and a new high. Parks including Banff Jasper Yoho Elk Island and Prince Albert set records with rail traffic also up. New park areas were added in Cape Breton Island and Prince Edward Island as surveys proceed.
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Ottawa
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Banff
Waterton Lakes
Jasper Parks
Alberta
Kootenay Park
British Columbia
Riding Mountain Park
Manitoba
Prince Albert Park
Saskatchewan
Point Pelee Park
Ontario
Elk Island Park
Yoho Park
Western National Parks
Crerar
Cape Breton Island
Prince Edward Island
National Parks
Christian Leaders Call Nation to Return to Principles
A group of Church of England leaders led by the Archbishop of York issued a manifesto urging modern Britain to reclaim Christian principles. Signed by the York archbishop, the Carlisle bishop, and the Dean of Rochester, it links political and economic danger to unchristian conduct toward enemies of the Great War and calls for studies and policies guided by faith.
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London
Church of England
Ciples
Archbishop of Canterbury
Edwards
York
Carlisle
Rochester
Will Not Form New Party in Britain Says Front Founding Failed
The News Chronicle reports the proposed People’s Front in Britain is doomed after Conservative MP Robert Boothby resigns over an attack on the Baldwin government by economist G D H Cole. Labor circles say the plan misreads parliamentary reality and note communists like John Strachey are intellectuals rather than political actors.
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London
People’s Front
Britain
Friends’ House
Robert Boothby
Baldwin
G. D. H. Cole
News Chronicle
John Strachey
British Ship Halted at Gibraltar
The steamship City of Oxford from Liverpool reported to authorities off the Portuguese coast that the German battleship Deutschland requested her origin and destination. Captain A Hilditch said he supplied the details and continued toward Gibraltar without incident.
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Gibraltar
Oxford
A. Hilditch
Liverpool
Quebec buyers boost Alberta cattle sales in Calgary sale
Quebec cattle buyers purchased 1 058 animals over five weeks, enriching Southern Alberta farmers by 24000 dollars. R M Elliott bought 545 head for farmers at about 10000 dollars, many under the free freight plan with federal and Quebec cost sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Quebec
R. M. Elliott
Quebec Department of Agriculture
British stance on Italy's conquest discussed in Commons
Foreign Secretary Eden outlined Britain's position on Italy's Ethiopian campaign and its implications. He said Italy has not sought to control the Balearic Islands and Britain will not recognize the conquest of Ethiopia, while noting practical recognition of administrative changes in East Africa and Manchoukuo.
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London
House of Commons
Eden
Italy
Balearic Islands
Britain
Ethiopia
East African
Manchoukuo
Manchuria
Haile Selassie
Abyssinia
Eleanor Rathbone
Addis Ababa
Philip Noel Baker
Labor
League of Nations
League
Demand For Wheat Tied To Global Poor Harvests
Liverpool. Hon. Vincent Massey, Canadian high commissioner in London, said the rise in wheat imports stems from a string of disastrous harvests worldwide, not from Canada trade gains. He noted Canada exports mainly raw materials and timber to the United Kingdom and cited simplified customs procedures. He spoke at the Liverpool chamber banquet about potential improvements to trade agreements as part of Canada’s freer trade policy.
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Liverpool
Vincent Massey
London
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Canada
Massey
United Kingdom
Britain
Christmas Spirit Is More Than Trinkets
Poem by F. Grubbs in Dayton Daily News argues true Christmas comes from heartfelt spirit not gifts or festive displays. It urges genuine kindness, generosity, and personal joy as the core of the season, beyond outward greetings.
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F. Grubbs
Dayton Daily News
Wheat Shortage Stirs German Press and Rationed Menus
The Frankfurter Zeitung warns Germany may face a 1 000 000 ton wheat shortage threatening the regime’s stability. The paper cites available wheat at 4 000 000 tons and yearly need around 5 000 000 tons. Propaganda Minister Goebbels reportedly weighs revoking the paper’s permit. Beginning Jan 1 restaurants adopt a semi war time menu with limited dishes to support self sufficiency.
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Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Goebbels
Third Reich
Protest by West to tariff board on price of cars
In Ottawa the tariff board closed a long auto hearing as Western participants claim tariff adjustments favored the industry. General Motors official H J Carmichael cites rail freight limitations and a surplus of $61.88 as factory profit, while Chester A Bloom says the price gap is a government take-off benefiting Canada.
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WEST
Tariff Board
Western Canada
H. J. Carmichael
General Motors
Chester A. Bloom
Western
Carmichael
Bloom
Canada
George H. Sedgewick
United States
Germans Report First Capture Near Madrid in Civil War
The junta of defence announced the first capture of German troops west of Madrid near Boadilla Del Monte as fierce fighting continued around the capital. Insurgent headquarters claimed Boadilla Del Monte had fallen and an international brigade suffered 83 dead.
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Madrid
Junta of Defence
Boadilla del Monte
Salamanca
International Defence
Junta
Escorial
University
Valencia
Great
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Mass Ceremony Unveils Sir Henry Thornton Plaques in Canada
Across 14 cities including Sydney Halifax Charlottetown Moncton Montreal Toronto London Ottawa Port Arthur Winnipeg Saskatoon Edmonton Vancouver and Prince Rupert railwaymen unveil bronze plaques bearing the portrait of Sir Henry W Thornton former CN Railway chairman and president who died in 1933 Ottawa hosts the central ceremony with railway brotherhood speakers lauding his leadership.
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Ottawa
Canada
Sir Henry W. Thornton
Canadian National Railways
Sydney
N.S
Vancouver
Sir Henry
Halifax
Charlottetown
Moncton
Montreal
Toronto
London
Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Prince Rupert
Great Lakes Shipping Hails Best Season Yet Sees Losses
The Great Lakes shipping world recalls its best season since downturn with 46 lives lost across four major disasters. Business was strong with 25 to 30 trips by vessels this year, up from 16 to 18 in 1935, though tragedies hit harder than in recent years.
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Toronto
Great Lakes
King George VI Proclaimed in Northern Ireland
The Duke of Abercorn, governor of Northern Ireland, proclaimed George VI's accession to the British throne to Ulster parliament. The ceremony followed a meeting of the Ulster privy council led by the governor.
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Belfast
Duke of Abercorn
Northern Ireland
George VI
Ulster Privy Council
Seized Liquor Disposal Rules Set by Ottawa and RCMP
Ontario and Dominion officials agree liquor seized in Ontario will be disposed of under regulations in the presence of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, with the Department of National Revenue overseeing.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Department of National Revenue
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Dominion
Henry Wise Wood Re-elected Chairman of Alberta Wheat Pool
Henry Wise Wood, 79, was re-elected chairman of the Alberta Wheat Pool at the directors meeting. C. Jensen of Magrath was elected vice president, with the pool heading Calgary. The organization traces back to its 1923 founding.
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Calgary
Alberta Wheat Pool
Henry Wise Wood
C. Jensen
Magrath
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