McFarland Hints At Retirement From Post Within Year
Winnipeg reports John S. McFarland, general manager of the Canadian Wheat Pools central selling agency, expects to retire in about a year and hand over pool management to elected representatives. Premier Bracken joins a heart to heart with growers as delegates back the voluntary pool policy and discuss a national barley commission.
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Winnipeg
John S. McFarland
Canadian Wheat Pools
Manitoba Wheat Pool
John Bracken
Manitoba
McFarland
Bracken
Grain Smugglers Arrested Near Fargo North Dakota
Fourteen Towner county farmers and laborers pleaded guilty in U S district court before Judge Andrew Muller to smuggling thousands of bushels of Canadian wheat into the United States and selling it. Sentence was deferred until the Grand Forks term opening Oct 23. Arrest of Thomas C Wildish was announced just before arraignment. Winnipeg reports demand for soft grains for macaroni prompted the cross border smuggling.
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Fargo
N.D
Towner County
United States
United States District Court
Andrew Muller
P. W. Lanier
Grand Forks
Thomas C. Wildish
Winnipeg
Canada
Hunger Strike Highlights 1200 Miners in Hungary
Messages of sympathy from around the world reach the 1,200 miners who stayed underground for five days demanding higher wages. One hundred ten of the strikers were rushed to hospital after being brought to the surface in a dramatic mobilization.
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Pees
Hungary
United Church relief ships Ontario produce to Saskatchewan
The national relief committee of the United Church of Canada said it arranged in the last fortnight to send 40 carloads of Ontario fruit and vegetables to needy areas in Saskatchewan. Many cars were filled on a community basis.
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Toronto
Ont
National Relief Committee of the United Church of Canada
Ontario
Winnipeg mayor urges commission for Manitoba water study
Water Survey Winnipeg reports Mayor Ralph H. Webb urged a Dominion government commission to investigate water conservation in southwest Manitoba. Webb pushed the measure on returning from an inspection trip in the area.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ralph H. Webb
Alberta Resources Commissioners Debate Dominion Credit
Royal commissioners debated what sum the Dominion should pay Alberta to settle accounts for handback of natural resources. Halifax counsel J MacGregor Stewart argued credits for Hudson Bay Railway costs and port developments at Nelson Churchill, plus relief and seed grain given to farmers on Dominion lands.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Alberta
Hudson Bay
J. MacGregor Stewart
Halifax
Hudson Bay Railway
A. K. Dysart
T. M. Tweedie
George C. McDonald
Stewart
Prairie Provinces
Commissioner Tweedie
Justice Tweedie
Nelson
Churchill
Sell Lands Too Cheap Ottawa Critique Quiets Alberta Land Deals
M. M. Porter counsel for Alberta told the natural resources commission that the Dominion government undervalued western lands. He cited 1908 to 1930 sales records showing prices from $3 to $25 per acre and argued lands were given or sold cheaply as homesteads or pre emptions. Maps illustrated lands in crowded areas with prices up to $25 an acre.
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Ottawa
Alberta
M. M. Porter
Natural Resources Commission
Porter
Must Secure Licenses Ottawa Radio Fees
Radio owners delinquent in paying their license fees face legal action from the radio branch of the department of marine. Prosecutions have begun on a wide front and will be increased, aimed at attracting public attention. The effort has improved fee collection.
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Ottawa
Department of Marine
Paralytic Wins Feared Looming Robbery Standoff
Peter Milewicz, paralyzed for 30 years in Markeniski near Wilno, suddenly rose from bed during a home invasion. He seized a pistol and fired at two intruders, who fled the scene. The incident marks a dramatic medical recovery in the wake of the attempted robbery.
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Warsaw
Poland
Peter Milewicz
Markeniski
Wilno
Moose Jaw Philharmonic to Broadcast Dominion Hook-up
The Philharmonic Society of Moose Jaw will broadcast on November 18 at 8 PM from St. Andrew's United church. It is one of seven Western choirs invited to perform for the CRC via Dominion-wide network.
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Moose Jaw
Philharmonic Society of
St. Andrew's United Church
CRC
Nations Council of Women Backs Clean Picture Efforts
The Nations Council of Women unanimously supports measures to clean up motion pictures. A second resolution deplores the militarized Remembrance Day services and will be referred to local councils for opinion as the League of Nations committee considers it.
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Ottawa
Nations Council of Women
National Council of Women
Canada
League of Nations Committee
Doukhobors Plan Sale of Saskatchewan Lands
Peter Veregin of the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood announced the sale of the group's entire Saskatchewan holdings. Bids by tender were invited as the sect liquidates 36,000 acres held by about 6,000 to 8,000 members, with possible moves to British Columbia noted.
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Winnipeg
Peter Veregin
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood, Ltd
Saskatchewan
Veregin
John McDougall
McDougall
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
British Columbia
Brotherhood
King Alexander Dies In Marseilles Not Wearing Bullet Proof Vest
The Yugoslav king was assassinated in Marseilles after choosing an admiral’s uniform over his bullet proof vest. He owned two vests and had planned to wear one, as he did on a Bulgaria visit, but the tunic did not fit over mail, leading him to shed the protection before going ashore.
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Alexander
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marseilles
France
Bulgaria
Dubrovnik
Associated Press
Winnipeg to London by Air in Less Than Two Days
Local flyers Roy Brown Ted Stull Milton Ashton and Jack Moar expect a daily northern route from Winnipeg to London by air within two years. They outline a west east path via the Faroe Islands to Scotland crossing Hudson Bay Baffin Land Greenland and ice. They emphasize careful planning of air conditions bases and equipment for a regular service.
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Winnipeg
London
Roy Brown
Ted Stull
Milton Ashton
Jack Moar
Canada
Faroe Islands
Scotland
Hudson Bay
Baffin Land
Greenland
Iceland
Smuts Denies Impending War View at St Andrews
General Jan C. Smuts, former South African prime minister and noted scientist, told the University of St Andrews that the world is not on the brink of another great war. He addressed the rectoral induction, rejecting scaremongering and the current disarmament malaise, while noting the era’s idle militarism.
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General Smuts
Dundee
Scotland
Jan C. Smuts
University of St. Andrews
Smuts
South Africa
Vancouver British Columbia Proposes Unemployment Agenda Addition
Premier T D Pattullo states British Columbia suggests adding unemployment responsibility to the agenda for Prime Minister R B Bennett's upcoming premiers conference on potential constitutional amendments. The note signals interprovincial debate over economic relief and federal responsibilities.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
R. B. Bennett
T. D. Pattulo
Japan seeks abolition of ratio system in naval talks
Admiral Iseroku Yamamoto, Japan's delegate to the tri power naval discussions, says Japan will demand abolishing the ratio system and switch to a global tonnage basis. Proposals will be presented to the United States and Great Britain as talks open next week. American representatives Norman H. Davis and Rear Admiral William H. Standley are expected to urge broad cuts in naval armaments and renewal of Washington and London treaties.
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Lonien
Iseroku Yamamoto
nBaval
Japan
Naval Arma
United States
Great Britain
Yamamoto
Norman H. Davis
William H. Standley
Washington
London
Garnet Wheat Standards Winnipeg Formed
The Western grain standards committee closed its two day session and approved tentative Garnet wheat standards Nos 1 and 2 to guide grading until the Canada Grain Act revision takes effect. A sub committee will handle low grade grains and address the two grades of feed grain due to weight variation.
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Winnipeg
Western Grain Standards Committee
Inspection Department
Wheat Export Cut in Rome Estimates
The International Institute of Agriculture estimates Australia’s wheat export surplus this year at about 80,000,600 bushels, down from last year’s 174,900,000 and a five year average of 180,400,000. The current crop is put at 136,800,000 bushels with domestic use at 55,000,000.
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Rome
Australia
International Institute of Agriculture
Manitoba Wheat Pool to repay government debt in full
Manitoba Pool Elevators reports progress over three years with light crops and confirms the pool will meet its obligations to the government. Net operating surplus is 561 046 dollars with 184 972 paid this year and 48 768 last year settled. Debts reduced from 2 100 000 to 1 649 402, reserve added with about 125 000, and 60 000 paid to Saskatchewan and Alberta pools for Port Arthur plant with 260 000 remaining to be paid within seven years.
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Manitoba
Bredt
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Port Arthur
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Limited
Call for full probe into arms traffic Ottawa
The National Council of Women urged the Canadian government to initiate a full and untrammeled investigation into arms manufacturers and traffickers, including any Canadian subsidiaries. The motion, moved by Mrs. A C Bagley and seconded by Mrs. Walter Lyman, urged action amid disarmament deadlock and rising armament budgets.
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Ottawa
National Council of Women
A. C. Bagley
Vancouver
Walter Lyman
Montreal
Council of Women of
New Westminster
Local Council of Women of
Canada
Funeral of Murdered King Alexander in Belgrade Chapel
The body of King Alexander was laid to rest beside his ancestors in Topolo's royal memorial chapel as 50 bearers carried the sarcophagus up the hill. Two minutes of national mourning reflected the fall of a king amid church bells, guns, and trumpet taps. Queen Marie, known as Mignon, bid farewell before the tomb doors closed.
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Belgrade
Alexander
Topolo
Yugo Slavia
Mignon
Marie
Medical Council of Canada passes 49 doctors in Montreal and Winnipeg
Forty nine physicians including three women have earned registration through the Medical Council of Canada examinations held in Montreal and Winnipeg earlier this month and may practice in any Canadian province. Western successful candidates include Robert Atkinson of Saskatoon Paul Egnatoff of Saskatoon William Fowler of Cabin Sask William Har grove of Hodgeville Sask John Kelly of Regina Donald McBurney of Saskatoon Maurice Moffatt of Bradwell Sask Edgar Pickard of Oxbow Sask Ormond Ranson of Abernethy Sask.
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Ottawa
Medical Council of Canada
Montreal
Winnipeg
Canada
Robert Thomas Atkinson
Saskatoon
Paul G. Egnatoff
William James Fowler
Cabin
Sask
William Adrian Hargrove
Hodgeville
John King Kelly
Regina
Donald Albert Mc 3Urney
Maurice
Fire Destroys Hudson Yacht Club Clubhouse and Ice Cars
Fire at a Lake of Two Mountains summer resort in Hudson Quebec caused an estimated 250000 in damages. The Hudson Yacht Club clubhouse, described as one of Eastern Canada's largest ice houses, was destroyed along with two CPR refrigeration cars. Several homes suffered serious damage.
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Hudson
Que
Hudson Yacht Club
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sabelli Plans Return Flight From Ireland to North America
Lieutenant Cesare Sabelli who crashed in Ireland with Captain George Pond on a recent failed nonstop flight from New York to Rome arrived here and said he planned a return flight from Ireland to North America.
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Dublin
Cesare Sabelli
Ireland
George Pond
New York
Rome
North America
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Alberta Resources
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Radio Branch
National Council of Wormer
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Western Flyers
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Jugo-Slavia
Albert Sarraut
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Henri Cheron
Justice
Right
Wheat Pool
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Ltd
Paul F. Bredt
Kemnay, Man
New Medical
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