Budget Debate Ends With Liberal Victory in House Divisions
After a short session, the King government won three budget divisions. Only Liberal Harry Leader opposed the main motion on the budget details while Conservatives CCF and Social Credit supported various amendments.
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Ottawa
King
House of Commmons
CCF
Miss Agnes Macphail
UF .O.-Labor
Grey Bruce
Social Credit
Liberals
A. W. Neill
Ind
Comox-Alberni
J. 8
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
C.C.F
Mackenzie King
Canada
Liberal
Miss Mac
Queen Mother Dies in London at 76
The Countess of Strathmore, mother of Queen Elizabeth, died at her London home aged 76. King George VI and the queen were at her bedside with Lord Strathmore and Lady Rose Leveson Gower also present. The couple’s daughter Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon later wed the Duke of York in a union described as a true love match.
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Countess of Strathmore
Elizabeth
London Hore
London
Queen Elizabeth
Weymouth
Lord Strathmore
Rose Leveson Gower
Isle of Man
Lady Strathmore
Elizabeth Bowes- Lyon
Duke of York
Strathmores
Glamis Castle
MacBeth
Valuable Gulliver’s Travels Sold From Dysart Library
A 212 year old copy of Gulliver's Travels fetched $12,500 at auction for the Rosenbach Company of New York. The volume belonged to the late Lord Dysart's library.
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London
Six Aviators Killed in Night RAF Torpedo Attack
Six Royal Air Force fliers died when two torpedo bombers plunged into the sea during night maneuvers off Swettenham, the Air Ministry announced. The Federated Malay States reported the incident.
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London
Royal Air Force
Swettenham
Federated Malay States
Air Ministry
Cooperative Homes For Mining Town Reserve Nova Scotia
A Nova Scotia housing commission project launches a co op housing scheme in Reserve on Cape Breton Island. It plans 11 houses with garden plots, parkway, community garden area, tree plots and a large playground. Long term loans fund the venture with low monthly payments.
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Halifax
Reserve
Nova Scotia Housing Commission
Canada
Cape Breton Island
Commission
Childen
Canada Sheep Industry urged by Toronto official
W H J Tisdale assistant general manager Canadian Co operative Wool Growers Limited urged service club members to support Canada’s sheep industry by insisting on articles made with pure virgin fleece wool rather than shoddy. He noted Canada's sheep population has not grown since 1867 while Australia’s flock is five times larger than in 1860 and said the industry has helped Australia recover from downturns.
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Calgary
Canada
W. H. J. Tisdale
Toronto
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers, Limited
Australia
First murder trial on a British warship in a century
Ordinary Seaman Edwin Dwyer aged 19 pleads not guilty to the murder of Leading Seaman Robert Dickinson aged 29 aboard the cruiser Dorsetshire off Australia on May 2. The crown says Dwyer shot Dickinson after being found committing an offence.
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Hong Kong
Edwin Dwyer
Robert Dickinson
Dorsetshire
Australia
Dwyer
Dickinson
Delegates Expected for National Conservative Convention
Acceptances from more than 1,000 delegates have been received for the National Conservative convention in Ottawa on July 5 6 and 7. Joint convention chairman John R. MacNicol said at least 1,800 delegates are expected with several hundred visitors from across Canada.
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Ottawa
National Conservative
Canada
John R. MacNicol
Dionne Quintuplets Complete Third Film in North Bay
The Dionne quintuplets finished their third motion picture in North Bay Ontario as the film unit left for the south. Director pleased with performances, with 20,000 feet of film shot over two weeks.
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North Bay
Ont
Dionne Quintuplets
South
Ottawa Debates Militia Act Revision for Parliamentary Control
Grant Macneil of Vancouver North moved second reading of a bill to amend the militia act and an allied measure to amend the naval service act. He argued current law allows conscription and overseas troop dispatch without Parliament’s consent. Government leaders deny the claim.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Grant Macneil
Vancouver North
Macneil
Ottawa Jobless Problem Solved Through Federal Aid
Vancouver official W. R. Bone urged federal funding and nationwide registration to tackle transient unemployment and indigence. He called for provincial cooperation on uniform domicile rules to curb relocations and suggested basic welfare allowances to prevent shifting relief needs between municipalities.
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Bone
Empire field opened to women reporters in exchange
The Empire press field is opened to women reporters for exchange with men, as announced by the Empire Press Union to the Canadian Women’s Press Club at their triennial convention. Miss Isabel Armstrong cited billets in the Old Country and overseas dominions as the current challenge, with an age limit of 35.
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Winnipeg
Empire Exchange
Canadian Women’s Press Club
Isabel Armstrong
Empire Press Union
Empire Field
Old Country
Dominions
Armstrong
Lord Stanley to Open Canadian National Exhibition
British Secretary of State for the Dominions will visit Canada in August to officiate at the opening ceremonies in Toronto. His grandfather, the late Lord Stanley, previously opened the exhibition fifty years ago as Governor General of Canada.
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Lord Stanley
Dominions
Canada
Toronto
Senate Stand Traps Farmers Creditors Act Debate
Ottawa report notes a stalemate between the senate and the house over amendments to the Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act. The senate upholds its amendment to end the act in all provinces after December 31, 1938, while the commons reject it as harsh. A conference is likely to attempt resolution.
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Senate
Ottawa
House of Commons
Commons
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Wheat Marketings in Canada Decline for Week Ended June 17
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s wheat in store fell by 1 510 420 bushels to 27 664 272 for the week ended June 17, with prairie marketings at 806 455 bushels. Receipts by province show Manitoba 111 435, Saskatchewan 314 750, and Alberta 380 260, compared with last year. Canadian wheat in the United States totaled 27 000 bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United States
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sensational Newspaper Trends Highlight Public Demand for Details
Ishbel Ross of the New York Herald Tribune cites European press as sensational and driven by headlines. She notes readers pressed the paper during the Lindbergh kidnapping, demanding full facts despite initial refusals and a daily five line box.
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Winnipeg
Ishbel Ross
New York Herald Tribune
Women’s Press Club
Manitoba
Herald Tribune
Europe
Lindberghs
The
Humanities
British freighters sunk by lone aerial raider report
Valencia reports another pair of British merchant vessels attacked at sea. The freighters Thorpeness and Sunion were torpedoed and set ablaze, while the Gloxina and African Trader were also targeted. one Chinese sailor died, and Captain William Kermode survived after guiding lifeboats to safety.
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Valencia
Palma
Balearic Islands
Bay of Biscay
Imogen
Norman Goater
Southampton
William Kermode
Sunion
Kermode
Thorpeness
Jean de Mersuay
Paris
Tarragona
Suspected German Spy Found Working at Montreal Aircraft Plant
A suspected German spy tied to a New York espionage ring was found employed at a Montreal aircraft factory four to five weeks ago. RCMP and National Defence officials kept details secret while co operating with American investigators to ensure Canada does not become a spy haven. The case touches US and UK efforts and marks the first spy incident surfaced in Ottawa in years.
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Ottawa
New York City
Montreal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Department of National Defence
RCMP
New York
Canada
United States
Pacific
Ace
Murray Hulbert
New York Post
Leon G. Turreu
Department of Justice
Turreu
Germany
Bondfield predicts socialist Britain within a decade
Rt Hon Margaret Bondfield told the Canadian conference on social work that a socialist government could rise to power in Great Britain within ten years with consent and free expression. She warned that suppressing democratic channels could trigger revolution and urged focus on social services and leisure use.
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Vancouver
W. R. Bone
Margaret Bondfield
Great Britain
Miss Bondfield
May Prorogue Parliament Considered By Ottawa Leader
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons he planned to seek prorogation before July 1 and suggested morning sessions as a possible tactic. The statement centers on Ottawa politics and the timing of parliamentary adjournment.
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Mackenzie King
R. B. Bennett
Ottawa
House of Commons
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Earl of Strathmore
Kinghorne
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Cumberland Mansions
Buckingham Palace
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B.C
Empire Exchange of Women Reporters
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