Manitoba Premier announces western marketing conference in Winnipeg
Premier John Bracken said Manitoba will press for an international conference on the marketing of western agricultural products to be held in Winnipeg with dates to be announced. The talks will focus on wheat prices and include cattle hogs butter honey poultry and fish marketing with invited Canadian and U S authorities and leading exporting countries.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba
Bracken
United States
Wheat Board
Dominion
Western Canada
Canada
Gas Price Cut Plaused by British Columbia Fuel Commission
The provincial fuel commission plans to reduce gasoline prices, a move expected to save BC consumers about $500,000 annually for every one-cent drop. Dr. W. A. Carrothers, former UBC professor and commission chair, said the order would be issued within ten days pending cabinet approval.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Provincial
Fuel Commission
W. A. Carrothers
University of British Columbia
The
Farm placement scheme expands to western Canada again
Ottawa reports the farm placement program that last year sent about 42 000 people, mostly single men, to farms in four western provinces is operating again. This year placements are expected to fall as western conditions improve.
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Ottawa
Canada
Britain Reminds Japan to Respect Hong Kong And Southern China Interests
London repeats to Tokyo that British commercial interests in Hong Kong and southern China must be respected. Sir Robert Craigie, Britain's ambassador to Japan, conveyed the warning to the Japanese foreign office within the past few days.
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London
Japan
Hong Kong
China
Tokyo
Robert Craigie
Japan warns powers over south China campaign moves
Tokyo urges Britain the United States and other powers to refrain from deploying troops ships and aircraft in the area between Swatow and Pakhoi as Japan prepares a large scale expeditionary campaign in south China. Notes request ten days notice before necessary movements.
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Tokyo
Great Britain
United States
South China
Canton
Swatow
Hong Kong
Pakhoi
Japan
Foreign Office
Pearl River Valley
Navy Ministry
South
China
Fire Devastates Ontario Minnesota Border Towns
A forest fire roared through northwestern Ontario reaching 60 miles west of Fort Frances and 30 miles deep, causing 26 deaths. Devastation spread to Dance Township with four bodies found, while 93 evacuees, including eight women and 25 children, sought shelter in Stratton hotel.
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Fort Frances
Ont
Ontario
Forestry Branch
Stratton
Devlin
Minnesota
Dance Township
Russia Builds Western Defence Line for Ukraine Fields
Reliable reports say Russia is hurriedly constructing a vast artificial no man’s land along its western frontier as a first line of defence against Germany. Diplomats note a six point program to slow and halt an approaching army, embedded in natural defences and poor communications.
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Washington
Russia
Winnipeg plans 474-suitE low rental apartment centre
Mayor John Queen outlined a $1,400,000 project for a 474 suite low rental apartment centre to be financed by a Dominion government loan. Winnipeg would repay the building over 35 years, with the plan to be submitted to city council.
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Winnipeg
John Queen
Rust Prevention Trial For Thatcher Wheat Yields Improved
Sulphur dusting of Thatcher wheat test plots to prevent rust was outlined at the grain standards committee meeting. Dr. W F Geddes and L H Newman reported a favorable reaction and improved color in the rust resistant Thatcher wheat. Geddes noted export standards have improved in two years and attracted overseas attention. The current crop is more uniform and better balanced, with bronzy kernels noted in rust susceptible varieties.
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Winnipeg
Committee On Grain Standards
W. F. Geddes
Board of Grain Commissioners
L. H. Newman
Dominion Cerealist
Ottawa
Geddes
Canada
New Frontiers in Czechoslovakia Drawn by Commission
An official London map shows Hitler pressing a frontier near Prague while lines shift relative to the Godesberg map. The four major powers created a commission to draw the fifth zone, with gains north of Prague and near Pilsen, and possible plebiscites still on the table.
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London
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Germany
Munich
Prague
Godesberg
Pilsen
Machrisch-Ostrau
Moravia
Germany to start trade talks with United States
Walter Funk Germanys economics minister announced plans to begin trade negotiations with the United States then left for Berlin after sealing a Turkish credit of 150 million marks intended to line Turkey and southeastern Europe to Germanys economic orbit. The agreement covers rail materials and factories for munitions and chemicals. Officials say the United States would welcome a trade accord but not on Germanys trade system.
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Ankara
Turkey
Walter Funk
United States
Funk
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Anatolia
Washington
The King and Queen Look Forward to Canada Visit
The King and Queen say they greatly look forward to visiting Canada next summer in reply to Lord Tweedsmuir. The Governor General and Prime Minister express gratitude for the royal visit news. Balmoral Castle confirms the Queen and King welcome meeting Canada and its people.
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Canada
Dominion
Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Balmoral Castle
C P R Main Shops Closed Three Weeks In Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway announces a three week shutdown of main shops across Canada from October 24 to November 14 to reduce expenses. The move follows talks between company officers and shop employee representatives, avoiding immediate layoffs. Unionized workers totaling about 13,000 had been advised of part time layoffs as a cost saving measure.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canada
Telephone hoax man committed for trial in Leeds
William Wood a 26 year old telephone operator was committed for trial at Leeds on a charge of public mischief for telephoning a secret code warning of an air raid. The hoax caused thousands of defence workers to rise and prompted 69 air raid precaution centres police stations and fire departments in West Yorkshire to prepare for action.
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London
William Wood
Leeds
West Yorkshire
Nazis attack Cardinal Innitzer methods amid Vienna tensions
Nazi Wiener Neuste Nachrichten denounces Cardinal Innitzer for remarks supporting pagan unification and criticizes his visit to Hitler. The piece notes stormed palaces and injured clergy after the sermon, linking to incidents on Saint Stephen's Place and Neubacher’s Vienna speech. The Kirchliche Wandzeitung was seized.
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Vienna
Theodore Cardinal Innitzer
Wiener Neueste Nachrichten
Walter Petwaidle
Innitzer
Cardinal Innitzer
Saint Stephen's Place
Hermann Neubacher
Neuste Nachrichten
Hitler
Austria
Germany
Neueste Nachrichten
Fuehrer
Sudetenland
Reich
Kirchliche Wandzeitung
Peace prospects in Europe under Nazi regime criticized
Alfred Duff Cooper, ex first lord of the admiralty, writes in Die Zukunft that Nazi Germany blocks cooperation for peace between German and British peoples. He argues peace is possible only among civilized peoples, despite Kaiser Hitler’s escalating demands and the Nazi racial doctrine.
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Paris
Die Zukimft
Alfred Duff Cooper
Admiralty
Germany
Duff Cooper
Chamberlain
Hitler
Great Britain
British Empire
Farm School Scholarships at University of Saskatchewan
From hundreds of applications a joint committee of University of Saskatchewan provincial and federal men selected 50 young men to receive Dominion provincial youth training scholarships. The five month winter course at the university farm school carries a $150 scholarship to help cover board transportation and books. Professor R D Ramsay announced the successful entrants.
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Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
University Farm School
R. D. Ramsay
Italian Casualties Report From Spanish War
Italy reports 2,657 Italian officers and men killed in Spain from the start of operations until Oct 10 plus 278 died from service causes. The communique tallies 12,147 killed wounded or captured and says 2,000 of the wounded are permanently crippled or invalid.
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Rome
Italy
Spain
Avon Castle Sold to London Surveyor for Large Price
Avon Castle, ancestral home of the Earl of Egmont and Alberta's rancher peer, sold to H. J. Colebrook of London. Purchase price rumored near 3778800 dollars, the castle’s original cost when built in 1878.
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London
Avon Castle
Earl of Egmont
Alberta
H. J. Colebrook
War scare costs Britain over twenty five million pounds
The Evening News Liberal estimates emergency defence measures during the European crisis cost Great Britain more than 25 million pounds. The figure reflects wartime preparations and expenditures prompted by the recent threat.
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London
Great Britain
Evening News
Liberal
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