Home improvement loan plan under way in Ottawa
Ottawa officials promote a home improvement loan plan to cut unemployment by funding repairs and brightness for houses. In two weeks 565 loans totalled over 325000 dollars, with Ontario chairmanship forthcoming, and loans offered at 6.32 percent interest based on character and income, not collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
National Unemployment Commission
Kines
Ernest Lapointe
Justice
Charles Dunning
Finance
Norman Rogers
Labor
Arthur B. Purvis
Montreal
W. A. MacKintosh
Kingston
Commission
Dunning
Purvis
Ontario
Rogers
Canada
Mr. Rogers
United States
Alberta Countess Egmont Birth Adds Heir to Family Title
Rancher Earl Egmont and Countess Egmont welcomed their second son at the birth home of her mother Mrs. D Moodie in Calgary. The heir Viscount Percival Egmont was born there two years earlier. The couple wed in 1932 after he inherited the title. Their ancestral home is Avon Castle in Hampshire England. The countess has never visited England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Countess of Egmont
Alberta
D. Gerald Moodie
Viscount Percival Egmont
Earl of Egmont
Countess Egmont
Avoncastle
Hampshire
England
Chamberlain says no immediate talks on war debt with U S
London reports that Neville Chamberlain the chancellor of the exchequer told the House of Commons there are no immediate prospects for reopening war debt discussions between Great Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
United States
Tree Planting Plan Suggested for Winnipeg War Vets
Frank Sewell urged the veterans assistance commission to back a tree planting program to employ veterans. Neepawa and rural municipalities offered 160 acres each for an experiment if the Dominion government financed it. Pine plantings along main highways were proposed to boost tourism and serve as windbreaks and moisture conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Veterans Assistance Commission
Frank Sewell
Neepawa
Manitoba Command
Canadian Legion
Bes.l
Sewell
Rosedale
Langford
Lansdowne
Dominion
Government to Put 1500 Unemployed to Work in Canada
An agreement between Dominion and provincial governments will place 1,500 unemployed men on three projects. Work begins immediately on the Peace River highway Jasper highway and the Nordegg connection of the Jasper Banff route, paying 30 cents an hour through March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Dominion
W. W. Cross
Peace River
Jasper
Nordegg
Jasper-Banff
Modern Roman Road Berlin to Rome Project Revealed
A two way concrete highway linking Berlin and Rome was discussed by Hitler Todt and Italian road builder Turicelli. The proposed route would connect the Baltic and the Mediterranean, seen as a practical extension of the German Italian alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Rome
Europe
Hitler
Fritz Todt
Pietro Turicelli
Baltic
Mediterranean
Ban On Volunteers for Spain Proposed by British Government
London reports that the British government seeks a ban on volunteers for Spain amid fears of foreign involvement. The Foreign Office presented notes to Germany regretting Germany’s denunciation of Versailles waterways clauses, while France and Czechoslovakia dispatched similar notes. Lord Plymouth urged the Hands Off Spain committee to act, and a plan to supervise arms and war material imports through major entry points was discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Office
Germany
France
Czechoslovakia
Spain
Earl of Plymouth
Lord Plymouth
London
Pilot Fails To Break Amy Johnson Record Flight
Capt James A. Mollison and co pilot Edouard Corniglion-Molinier, flying from Kimberley, miss the three day four hour twenty nine minute record set by Amy Johnson. They fail to reach Cape Town by 3 57 p m on the final lap of the London to Cape Town speed dash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
South Africa
James A. Mollison
London
Amy Johnson
Mollison
Edouard Corniglion-Molinier
Kimberley
Britain Stands United Says Labor Deputy Leader
London reports Deputy Labour leader Arthur Greenwood declares in a Commons speech that Britain remains united against aggression. He vows to supply arms without qualification to uphold commitments and world peace, asserting 99 percent of people share this view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
France plans vast naval buildup to counter rivals
Paris reports France will launch a major naval program to match growing German and Italian fleets. The navy minister seeks parliamentary funds after the Superior Navy Council studies the plan. It calls for five 35 000 ton battleships and ten 10 000 ton cruisers by 1943 at an estimated 572 million dollars, plus 4000 immediate sailors. Air Minister Pierre Cot adds 1500 new planes in 1937, up from 1085.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Germany
Italy
Chamber Navy Committee
Superior Navy Council
Navy
Air
Pierre Cot
Chamber Finance Committee
Praise For Canadian Press Sydney NS
Gladstone Murray CBC general manager said in Sydney the current news feed from The Canadian Press is highly satisfactory. He noted future development depends on the war situation and stressed cooperation between radio and the press for public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney, N.S
Gladstone Murray
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Murray
Armament Orders Placed in Dominion for Britain Supply
Sir Thomas Inskip told the House armaments orders totaling £400,000 were placed in a dominion to sustain supplies until British output catches up. The order included parts of scientific instruments and shell bodies. He said rearmament progress largely followed estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thomas Inskip
House of Commons
Dominions
Great Britain
Thomas
National Appeal Launched For Drought Relief in Canada
Norman Sommerville of Toronto, head of the Canadian Red Cross national council, announced a $750,000 national appeal for drought relief to western farmers and families. He cited more than $150,000 raised and $160,000 in goods donated, opened at a luncheon, and described the drought as a national emergency with crops lost for five to eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Norman Sommerville
Toronto
National Council of the
Canadian Red Cross Society
Mr. Sommerville
W. J. McConnell
Montreal
Sommerville
Drouth
Plan Interests Germany Geneva
Germany seeks a League of Nations conference on fair raw material distribution. Britain has courted the United States and Japan for participation. Hitler and Nazi leaders push for colonial restitution and a four year plan to rebuild the Reich through resource conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Germany
League of Nations
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Hitler
Reich
Toronto Women announce short story contest
The Women's Canadian Club of Toronto announces a Canadian life themed short story contest open to professional and non professional writers. Entries must be submitted by February 1 1937 with first prize of 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Women's Canadian Club of
1936 World Corn King Crowned At Chicago Show
William H Curry a 46 year old Indiana farmer was named corn king of the world at the International Live Stock and Grain Shows in Chicago. His Reid Yellow Dent ears measured 10 1 8 inches long and 7 inches in circumference marking the top exhibit among about 7000 cattle entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William H. Curry
Tipton County
Indiana
Curry
Walter Biggar
Scotland
G. Page
Oklahoma A and M. College
Stillwater
Okla
Alexander MacLaren
Buckingham
Que
James Turner
Cadboro Bay
B.C
Edwards Brothers
Watford
Ont
Canada must buy more to sell wheat says official
C D Davidson of the Canadian Wheat Board told the Turgeon royal grain commission that Canada must increase purchases from wheat importing nations to boost exports. He outlined declines in Canadian wheat shipments to continental Europe and urged reviewing trade ties, noting shipments to Europe fell from 155 million to 103.3 million bushels in two five year periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canada
C. D. Davidson
Canadian Wheat Board
Turgeon Royal Grain Commission
Europe
W. F. A. Turgeon
Regina
Davidson
Continental
United Kingdom
Dominion
Orient
Mr. Davidson
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Poison gas used in the Spanish Civil War report
Medical experts testified that poison gas was used by insurgents on the Madrid University City front, causing asphyxia and greenish faces among 10 government soldiers including a Belgian veteran. The witness accounts also mention Hans Beimler's death and Franco’s plan for frequent attacks on ships near Alicante and Malaga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Hans Fraenkel
Government International Brigade
Stern and
Regler
University City
Fraenkel
Hans Beimler
Alicante
Malaga
Cartagena
Atlantic Air Service May Transport Mail to United States
French Air Minister Pierre Cot told the aviation committee a joint company of Air France the French Line and the state could operate a trans Atlantic mail service as early as next year with an estimated yearly cost of about 60 million francs. He cited winter routes via the Azores and summer routes via St Pierre and Miquelon and proposed seaplane bases at call stops to facilitate service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Pierre Cot
Aviation Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Air France
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Cot
Azores
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Newfoundland
Smuts Warns No Immediate War As SA Must Fortify
In Standerton Gen J C Smuts declares no imminent war but urges South Africa to ready its defenses. He says nations must orderly their affairs and relies on Britain for shores while SA builds land and air defences. Defence minister Oswald Pirow notes commandos are being strengthened with guns and planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
General Smuts
Oswald Pirow
Black Sea Steamship Protests Italian Search Actions
The Black Sea Steamship Company says the Russian embassy in Rome has protested to Italy over alleged searches of four of its vessels that recently docked at Italian ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
U.S.S.R
Black Sea Steamship Company
Rome
Appointment of Major D. M. MacKay as Indian affairs resident commissioner
Ottawa announces Major D. M. MacKay of the British Columbia legislature representing Cariboo has been named resident commissioner of Indian affairs for the province. The appointment was announced by Hon. T. A. Crerar, minister of mines and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
D. M. MacKay
British Columbia
Cariboo
T. A. Crerar
Mines and Resources
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Peace River Highway
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T. Albert Moore
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Helen Keller
Sunshine Home
Princess Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Indiana Farmer
Atlantic Air Service
U.S
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