Extension of farm placement plan to all provinces foreshadowed
Labour Minister Rogers in the House of Commons outlined extending the three year old program to Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as a winter farm placement for single unemployed men. The bill passed at 1.01 and Rogers said visits to provinces would probe expansion while an inquiry into the land settlement scheme will precede the next session.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Rogers
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alterta
Dominion
Alberta
Queen Mary Introduces Steam Based Air Cooling System
The Queen Mary becomes the first ship worldwide with a steam cooled air conditioning system. Steam cooling is unique aboard the vessel, with two other cooling methods carbon dioxide and methylchloride. The plant gives the largest cooling capacity afloat, equivalent to melting half a million pounds of ice daily.
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New York
United States
Queen Mary
Careless Driving Penalties Proposed in Parliament
A bill sponsored by Conservative M P T L Church of Toronto Broadview seeks harsher penalties for careless driving. It proposes a minimum 30 day jail term on first drunk driving conviction and a section making speeding racing or cutting in punishable by up to one year imprisonment or a 200 dollar fine or both.
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Ottawa
T. L. Church
House of Commons
Toronto-Broadview
Hepburn Proposes Further Ontario Legislature Cuts
Premier Hepburn pledges another reduction in Ontario legislative seats ahead of the next election. After Henry’s 1934 cut from 112 to 90 seats, Hepburn suggests dialing down to 80 or possibly 75 seats.
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Toronto
Ontario
Hepburn
George S. Henry
Veteran Lumberman Vipend Dies At 74 In British Columbia
Joseph William Vipend, 74, retiring lumberman and Klondike witness, died in Nanaimo BC. A member of the 1897 Yukon party, Vipend testified for the crown in the Claus murder case, once connected to the Stikine River killings. Born in Illinois, he moved to Vancouver Island, set a Pacific coast cut record in 1907, and retired in 1913.
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Nanaimo
Joseph William Vipend
Yukon
Vipend
Joseph Claus
Klondike
Claus
Stikine River
British Columbia
Vipond
Illinois
Vancouver Island
Pacific Coast
Cowichan Lake
Public Works Plan Aims to Absorb Unemployed in New Zealand
Wellington labor government unveils a three year public works program to reduce unemployment. Minister R Semple says aims include road construction river protection airports railways irrigation bridges and housing with hydro electric development to supply cheap power for gold mining. 1935 unemployment averaged 38,572.
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Wellington
N.Z
R. Semple
New Zealand
Veterans pension reform urged by Canadian Corps group
Lt Colonel G R Phillip of the Canadian Corps Association calls for complete separation of the veterans bureau from the pensions department and placement under an independent national commission. Capt Wilfred W Parry supports pensions adjudication by district and county court judges. Pensions Minister Power notes the idea echoes a historic suspicion of bureaucratic antagonism toward veterans.
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Ottawa
Veterans’ Bureau
Department of Pensions
House Pensions Committee
G. R. Phillip
Canadian Corps Association
Wilfred W. Parry
Bank of Canada share ownership by occupational groups
Finance Minister Dunning tabled a Commons return showing 100000 Bank of Canada shares at end of 1935. The largest block is held by housewives with 19359 shares, followed by ladies 6899 nurses 1010 widows 179 and legislators 17. Gentlemen hold 7057 shares.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Dunning
House of Commons
Paris Ballot Box Only One Voter In Village
Albert Cheny held a private ballot in Morteau Marne Haute district as the village has three residents none of whom may vote besides him. With women not voting he is the sole elector and casting the vote.
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Paris
Albert Cheny
Morteau
Marne-Haute
Cheny
Vimy Memorial Cost Quoted in Commons Debate
Defence Minister Mackenzie told Toronto Broadview columnist T. L. Church in the House of Commons that Ottawa would spend about 1,290,000 dollars on the national Vimy Memorial on Vimy Ridge.
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Ottawa
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Defence
Mackenzie
T. L. Church
Toronto-Broadview
Objection Heard to Amendment of B N A Act
In Ottawa the senate heard George Lynch Staunton register opposition to any action by Britain that would let Canada amend the British North America Act. He argued Canada now has all powers except sovereignty and warned such a change would threaten Canada’s future and empire trade ties. Debate continued on related bills and a motion to recognize 1937 as the 100th anniversary of Mackenzie’s Upper Canada rising. London reports Lord Queensborough resigned from League of Nations posts, saying it no longer functions as a real League of Nations.
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Ottawa
Senate
George Lynch-Staunton
Cons
Hamilton
Canada
Lynch Staunton
Arthur C. Hardy
Lib
Brockville
Upper Canada
William Lyon Mackenzie
Lower Canada
Meighen
Hardy
Mackenzie
London
Lord Queensborough
League of Nations’ Union
League of Nations
Hamber to be named B C lieutenant governor
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Eric Hamber will become lieutenant-governor of British Columbia effective May 1 succeeding ill Heath retiree J W Fordham Johnson who has served since August 1931. Hamber, born 1880 in Winnipeg, educated at St John’s College and Manitoba, rose from Domin ion Bank to manage its London branch before joining BC Mills Timber and Trading Company through his father in law’s firm.
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Ottawa
Eric Hamber
British Columbia
Mackenzie King
Hamber
J. W. Fordham Johnson
Winnipeg
St. John’s College
University of Manitoba
Dominion Bank
London
England
Aldyen Hendry
Vancouver
British Columbia Mills, Timber and Trading Company
Election Broadcasts Ottawa Spent 175000 for Radio Reach
W E Powell of the Canadian Radio Commission testified before the house radio committee that 1935 political broadcasts cost 175000 across radio networks. Dominion parties accounted for 137000 with Conservatives 85000 Liberal 46000 Reconstruction 5000 and CCF 300. these figures exclude single station broadcasts. Powell said political ads were treated as ordinary commercial business and noted the Conservative party still owed 6000 for line services.
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W. E Powell
Canadian Radio Commission
House Radio Committee
Liberal
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Powell
Commission
Insurance Act Ottawa Drives Senate Probe on Policy Profits
Canadian life insurers and the Independent Order of Foresters urged the senate banking and commerce committee to oppose a proposal raising the minimum percentage of profits from participating policies allotted to policyholders from 90 to 95 per cent. The measure would affect Canadian stock companies and their policyholders.
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Ottawa
Independent Order of Foresters
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Rumors of Baldwin Resignation Reach London Circles
Political whispers persist that Prime Minister Baldwin will resign, with S F Markham stating Baldwin has made up his mind and a government change is likely before next year. Markham names Neville Chamberlain as potential successor while some gossips foresee a May 1937 coronation timing.
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London
Baldwin
Worcester
S. F. Markham
National Labor
Markham
Neville Chamberlain
Exchequer
The
Spectator
Alpine Alpine Manoeuvres Near German Border
Austrian troops conducted Alpine manoeuvres near the German border denied as routine by Vienna. German press framed it as propaganda while French sources claimed influence on the League of Nations Ethiopian issue and Italy sanctions. Officials list four infantry battalions two artillery battalions and one armored car unit with about 1450 participating.
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Geneva
War Office
Vienna
Germany
League of Nations
Italy
Paris
Britain
Austria
Wider radio news bulletin service proposed by Canadian Press
The Canadian Press board approved establishing a daytime radio news bulletin service to supplement the current evening 10 minute summaries. The service would be prepared in Toronto and distributed at a small cost, with no sponsored programs, and aims to provide an accurate unbiased national news source. Memorial resolutions honored director Harry W. Anderson of the Toronto Globe.
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Toronto
W. B. Preston
Brantford Expositor
A. L. Beaubien
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Canadian Press
Land Telegraph
London
Harry W. Anderson
Anderson
Toronto Globe
Unemployment Relief Bill Faces Senate Debate
The senate gave second reading to the unemployment relief bill and sent it to the banking and commerce committee for further study. Senators Meighen Dandurand clash over blank cheque versus bank cheque terms while minister Rogers cites provincial agreements shaping a $9 200 000 relief vote.
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Ottawa
Senate
Banking and Commerce Committee
Arthur Meighen
Raoul Dandurand
Price Advance Warranted In Potatoes Says Gardiner
Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the House of Commons that potato price increases were warranted by crop and marketing conditions. He responded to questions from H H Stevens about a press dispatch claiming a potato shortage, saying government had no reason to deem it unwarranted and citing April 1 commercial holdings of 48,152 tons, up from 246,673 tons in 1935.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
House of Commons
H. H. Stevens
Reconstruction Party
Stevens
Canada
Milk Condensing Plant Planned in Red Deer
Work will start soon on a milk condensery to be erected in Red Deer by the Central Alberta Dairy pool at an estimated cost of $100,000. It was expected the plant would be ready for operation in July.
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Red Deer
Alta
Central Alberta Dairy Pool
Coronation Date Discussed At Privy Council Meeting
The king presided over a privy council gathering where officials believed the coronation date was under discussion noting potential scheduling details and ceremonial arrangements.
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London
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