Crisis as Flandin Cabinet Resigns After Defeat
Paris reports the cabinet of Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin resigning after a 353 to 202 defeat in the chamber over sweeping powers to combat speculation and defend the franc. Fernand Bouisson moves to form a new government as Lebrun seeks a national union solution.
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Paris
Pierre-Ftienne Flandin
Chamber of Deputies
Fernand Bouisson
Chamber
Boulsson
Flandin
Radical
Socialist Party
Albert Lebrun
Edouard Herriot
Radical Socialists
Francois Pietri
Elysee Palace
Lebrun
Radical-Socialist Party
Lord Tweedsmuir bids farewell to Scottish constituencies
Lord Tweedsmuir, former representative for Scottish universities in the House of Commons, delivers a farewell message to his constituents on leaving to become Canada’s governor general. He praises their forbearance and kindness and reflects on eight years in Parliament and university life in Scotland.
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London
Lord Tweedsmuir
House of Commons
Canada
Scotland
False Advertising Penalty Settled in Ottawa Amendment
The House of Commons approved an amendment to the criminal code setting a 200 dollar fine or six months imprisonment or both for false advertising. The price spreads commission recommended the provision, which makes unverifiable performance or life guarantees in ads an offence unless based on proper tests.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Price Spreads Commission
Post Office Investigates Letter To Col By Discovered Recent Postmark
Ottawa officials say a letter addressed to Col John By at Major Hill Park bears a Vancouver postmark and was mailed in recent times. The note was deemed misaddressed and sent to the dead letter office after verification.
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Ottawa
Vancouver
Col. By
Major Hill Park
John By
Bytown
Rideau Canal
Nine Mile Trans Canada Highway Surfacing Approved
The Dominion government authorizes a nine mile hard surface section on the trans-Canada highway between Beausejour and St. Andrews Manitoba and grading between Beausejour and Portage la Prairie. The province and Dominion share equally in the estimated 225000 dollar cost as a relief measure.
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Ottawa
Beausejour
St. Andrews
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Dominion
Province
First Official Crop Report for Ottawa Prairie Projections
The Dominion bureau of statistics issued the first weekly telegraphic crop summary for the prairie provinces. It calls the overall crop outlook hopeful but notes soil moisture reserves are negligible in many districts, with rainfall dictating development. Wheat seeding is near completion in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, while Alberta shows delayed seeding in the north and near completion in the south. Grasshopper hatching is slowed by cool wet weather, with outbreaks possible.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Tribute to Dr Cora Hind by Canadian Women Press Club
A tribute banquet honoring Dr E Cora Hind of the Winnipeg Free Press was held at Ottawa’s parliamentary restaurant with nearly 200 women journalists and a few men attending. Miss Charlotte Whitton praised Hind while Hon R J Manion outlined the tourist bureau’s work and noted the economic impact of tourism in Canada versus wheat sales, citing Maine’s $100,000,000 yearly tourism revenue.
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Ottawa
Canada
E. Cora Hind
Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian Women’s Press Club
Government Tourist Bureau
R. J. Manion
Maine
Tornado like Storm Ravages Sarnia Township Ontario
A severe thunderstorm with tornado-like winds struck Sarnia township eight miles east of the city, injuring two people and causing about 75 000 in damage. Two houses and seven barns were destroyed, roofs ripped from buildings, and orchards uprooted. A highway area endured trees poles and wires as the storm passed, with the city itself largely spared.
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Sarnia, Ont
Sarnia Township
Here
Shorter Hours Sought for Postal Workers in BC
The British Columbia branch of the Canadian Postmasters' Association passed a resolution at its closing session requesting a 44 hour work week for postal employees. The resolution, sent to the national executive, would let postmasters set schedules based on local conditions.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Canadian Postmasters’ Association
Germans in Canada seek citizenship to avoid conscription
Leaders of German organizations in Saskatoon report few will return to the fatherland for military duty. Many compatriots are taking steps to secure Canadian citizenship to evade a year of military training under the German government’s conscription ruling.
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Saskatoon
Monk Sent To Prison In Nazi Court
Otto Goertler a monk was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary for violating foreign exchange laws. He loses citizenship for five more years and pays a 350000 mark fine or faces 27 additional months. Farben assets valued at 44000 marks are forfeited from his monastery which also pays a 500000 mark fine.
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Berlin
Otto Goertler
Goertler
Farben
Doctor Dafoe Celebrates 52nd Birthday In May Tribute
In Callander Ontario Dr Allan Roy Dafoe marked his 52nd birthday with a dinner in North Bay. Newsmen observed the occasion by recalling Dionne quintuplets first birthday and gifting an engraved silver pitcher.
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Callander
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dr. Dafoe
North Bay
Price gaps in cars shown to tariff board in Calgary
The tariff board heard that price spreads exist between identical car models in Alberta and Montana. Taxes and freight raise Calgary prices, with Calgary taxes for a light model at 40.63 versus 19 in Butte Montana, and eight‑cylinder tax 138.33 in Calgary versus 33.60 in Butte. Alberta jobbers allege duty‑free parts imports by manufacturers to undercut local dealers, while University of Alberta economists note price differences up to 310 dollars on stock cars between Selby Montana and Lethbridge.
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Calgary
Alberta
Montana
Tariff Board
Vancouver
United States
J. L. Stewart
Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Butte
A. L. Smith
K.C
W. H. Poole
Department of Economics
University of Alberta
Selby
Lethbridge
Alta
Reconciliation Talks Between Ex-King George and Ex-Queen Elizabeth
In Bucharest Greek Foreign Minister and ex-Queen Elizabeth discuss possible reconciliation as a step toward restoring the Greek monarchy. A recent photograph of the ex-king accompanies the report.
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George
Elizabeth
Greece
Bucharest
Improvement Shown In Employment In Canada May Day
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports improvement in employment across provinces as of May 1 with 892,506 at work from 9,203 firms, up 17,457 from April. The crude index reaches 95.2, highest since 1931, with prairie gains in manufacturing mining and lumber and slower logging. Maritime provinces show a decline versus May 1, 1934.
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Ottawa
Maritime Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Police Patrol Heads North to Find Missing Montreal Trapper
Royal Canadian Mounted Police plan a trek to Folkestone Lake 300 miles northwest to search for Jean Baptiste Lemieux a 25 year old Montreal trapper missing since last September. He left his Edmonton area camp with Carl Damar and Damar's wife to begin a trapping season north of Fro bisher lake when he vanished.
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Prince Albert
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Folkestone Lake
Here
Jean Baptiste Lemieux
Montreal
Lemieux
North Country
Edmonton
Carl Damar
Frobisher Lake
Battleford
Damar
Protest and Policy Echo in Bankrupt Firm Inquiry and NRA
A Canadian inquiry heard former director Mr Stevens deny overseas payments from the Manufacturers Finance Corporation as auditors released a report. In Washington President Roosevelt and aides debated NRA remedies after a court ruling voided its code structure and discussed preserving gains from the blue eagle program.
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Toronto
Manufacturers’ Finance Corporation
Mr. Stevens
Joseph Sedgwick
K.C
Attorney-General’s Department
Mr. Sedgwick
Stevens
Norman Sommerville
Richberg
N.R.A
Supreme Court
White House
Stephen T. Early
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Blue Eagle Agency
Amphibian motor car crosses Channel to London
A novel amphibian motor car piloted by German sportsman Jacob Boulig crossed the Channel from Calais to Dover in eight hours and 20 minutes and headed toward London. The craft, wet upon landing, features padded wheels and aims to rival regular steamers, which cover the route in about an hour.
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Dover
England
London
Channel
Calais
Jacob Boulig
Third Reading in Senate for Insurance Bill
Ottawa reports the unemployment insurance bill cleared third reading despite Liberal amendments failing. Senator Raoul Dandurand sought to extend coverage to non manual workers earning over 2000 dollars, a move defeated 20 to 12. Debate highlighted party lines and questions on taxing higher earners.
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Ottawa
Senate
Raoul Dandurand
James Murdock
Lib
Commons
Walter E. Foster
Edmonton
Murdock
Dandurand
Meighen
De Valera vows Irish Free State will defend neutrality
President Eamon de Valera told the opposition that the Irish Free State would not permit its territory to be used as a base for attacks on Britain. He warned that war in Europe could become very serious for the Free State and said Dublin would defend its territory and even consider a pact with Britain including a pound for pound purchase deal and possible preference for cross border goods.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Expected record wheat crop in the Soviet Union
The Soviet union committee on harvests reports high hopes for a record wheat crop as spring planting runs ahead of last year. Wheat planting has reached 215,000,000 acres, 95.5 percent of the target, 14,826,000 acres more than the same date last year.
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Moscow
Soviet Union Committee On
Doukhobors Sentenced in Nelson For School Attendance
Eight Sons of Freedom Doukhobors were tried ex parte by Stipendiary Magistrate John Cartmel in their absence for failing to send their children to school. All but three were sentenced to five and ten day terms, have been arrested, and have served those terms.
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Nelson
B.C
Sons of Freedom Doukhobors
John Cartmel
Misleading Statements on Passports penalized in Commons
The House of Commons approved an amendment making false statements to obtain a passport or visa an offence under the criminal code. The punishment includes up to two years imprisonment or a $500 fine, or both.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Federal Loans to Alberta and British Columbia Announced
The federal treasury will provide 2.25 million dollars in relief loans to British Columbia and Alberta. British Columbia receives 1.5 million dollars while Alberta gets 750 thousand. Finance Minister E N Rhodes announced the measure.
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Ottawa
Alberta
British Columbia
E. N. Rhodes
Bracken Announces Mortgage Interest Cut in Manitoba
Premier John Bracken said the Manitoba Farm Loans Association will lower mortgage and agreements for sale interest from six and seven percent to five percent.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba Farm Loans Association
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Cora Hind
Women's Press Club
Sarnia
Ontario
Fatherland
Monk
Bers
George OF
Maritime
Trapper
Prince Frederik and
His Bride
Stockholm
Sweden
Frederik
Denmark
Ingrid
Scandinavia
Rae PS
U.S
Washington
Donald Richberg
Frances Perkins
National Industrial Recovery Board
Senator Dandurand
Irish Free State
Britain
Soviet Union
Doukhobors
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