Minimum price for wheat kept at last year's level Ottawa
The Dominion government accepted the Canadian wheat board recommendation setting No 1 Northern wheat at 87 or 90 cents depending on market conditions, with automatic applicability if Fort William closing price falls below 90 cents. The Wheat Board will buy only if prices dip under 90 cents, while farmers sell on open markets.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Canadian Wheat Board
Mackenzie King
Eesson
Cabinet Council
Wheat Board
Canada
Fort William
James R Murray
Wheat Beard
W. F. A. Turgeon
Vancouver and Lord Tweedsmuir open Canadian Pacific Exhibition
Lord Tweedsmuir and Vancouver celebrate a birthday linked to the Canadian Pacific Exhibition opening climax of the golden jubilee. He lauds Canada’s unity linking the east with the Pacific and calls Vancouver a vital gateway to the world as a major winter grain hub and window to the east.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Vancouver
Tweedsmuir
Perth
Scotland
Canada
Pacific
East
Barred from United States William Gallacher denied entry
The United States refused entry to William Gallacher a Communist British MP now in Canada ACLU protests the visa denial under the immigration act which bars members of groups aiming to overthrow governments by force or violence.
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Washington
United States
Wiliam Gallacher
American Civil Liberties Union
Department
Gallacher
Wheat crop in Prince Albert area expected to net farmers
North Prince Albert Sask officials estimate this year’s wheat crop will add about 16 million dollars to farmers in the Prince Albert division of the Canadian National Railways. Production is projected at 16,177,000 bushels, roughly 2 million bushels below last year.
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Prince Albert, Sask
Prince Albert
Canadian National Railways
Ottawa trade denouncement could affect Canada’s exports
A Adelaide cable reports the Australian chamber of manufacturers urging denouncing the Ottawa UK Australia treaty. Canada Australia trade pact, negotiated in 1931 and extended, presently secures British preference on many items. Large Canadian exports like canned salmon and newsprint would stay protected, but many machinery and textiles shipments could face changes.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
Adelaide
Associated Chamber of Manufacturers
Rains Relieve Drought Across Prairie Regions
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports recent rains ease drought in southwestern Ontario and prairie provinces. Harvesting nears completion with good quality protein but variable yields. Rust is widespread with little damage, coarse grains underperform, and rough forage supplies are adequate in Manitoba while drought areas stack Russian thistle for winter feed. Some hail damage hit late crops near Calgary and Lethbridge.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairies
Grouth
Calgary
Lethbridge
Exports Pass Million Bushel Mark At Churchill Port
Wheat exports from Churchill Manitoba exceed one million bushels as four trans Atlantic ships have sailed with grain and about 20 more are expected to depart before the October close. Since August 9 the season began with the S S Firby, 277000 bushels shipped, with inbound cargoes of mining equipment glass and general merchandise for prairie points. Other departed vessels include Wentworth Salmon Pool and Jean L D.
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Churchill
Man
Manitoba
S.S. Firby
Wentworth
Salmon Pool
Jean L.D
France maps intensified defence plans as war threat grows
Greater Defence Paris France maps intensive plans to strengthen military defences amid the belief Nazi Germany is headed for war. Brussels dispatches report Belgium will follow Germany in extending obligatory military service terms after a commission studies defence statutes. French statisticians estimate 5 500 000 men in Europe a third German will be ready for war when Germany’s two-year service term becomes effective.
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Paris
France
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
Europe
Heat wave drives record July deaths in Toronto
Dr Gordon P Jackson M O H reported July brought 798 total deaths in Toronto with 242 directly due to heat, marking an all time high for a summer month as city health board heard the figures.
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Toronto
Board of Health
Gordon P. Jackson
M.O.H
Jack
Tourist Exemption Inbound Goods From U S Rise In May July
Ottawa reports Canadians entering from the United States used the $100 tourist exemption on goods totaling 793141 for May June and July. May saw 118893 total with 107172 from the United States. June rose to 316484 of US goods out of 349896 total. July eased to 328229 US entries and 41256 from other countries, 369495 overall.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
National Revenue Department
Food Supply Not Affected By Drought Says Agriculture Dept
Washington department of agriculture economists find the drought will have little impact on U S food supplies through June next year. A Bureau of Agricultural Economics survey says domestic consumption will stay near last year’s levels with total food supply about three percent below last season and one percent under the 1934 drought year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Red Cross Accepts Drought Relief Role in Western Canada
Norman Somerville of Toronto announced the Canadian Red Cross Society will handle extraordinary relief cases in the prairie provinces where the Dominion government declares an emergency. Montreal’s J W McConnell offered 50000 for a special relief fund to aid drought victims. The Red Cross will provide needs beyond government aid such as clothing and household items.
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Toronto
Norman Somerville
Canadian Red Cross Society
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Red Cross
Somerville
Charles Dunning
Ottawa
J. W. McConnell
Montreal
Canada
New Premier's First Move in Quebec Cuts Salaries
Quebec's new premier Maurice Duplessis cut his salary from 14000 to 12000 and reduced cabinet ministers from 8000 to 7000. Legislative indemnities face a 10 percent cut for sessions over 130 days, saving about 120000 annually. Gilbert Layton, new minister without portfolio, plans a pension bill for blinds aged 40 to 70.
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Quebec
Maurice Duplessis
Legislative Assembly
Treasury
Gilbert Layton
Should Be Abolished Louisville Crossing After Fatal Crash
A coroner's jury in Louisville Quebec urged abolishing level railway crossings where possible after a CP freight train hit a farm truck on August 15, killing 72 of 200 occupants. The verdict ruled accidental death for 22 villagers. Jurors also called stricter traffic policing and tougher driver permit examinations.
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Louisville
Que
Canadian Pacific Railway
Thomas Caron
Plans Peace Conference New York
The New York Times reports President Roosevelt may invite heads of several nations to a peace conference if re-elected. Potential attendees include King Edward, Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, Le Brun, and representatives from Japan and China. The aim is to delay or avert war, even as a gesture.
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Roosevelt
King Edward
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Lebrun
France
Japan
China
The
Times
Britain Declines to Act on Ethiopian Mandate Request
Britain refused to intervene for a League mandate in western Ethiopia after 60 Galla chiefs urged action against Italian rule. The proposed territory spans about 50,000 square miles, fertile and bordering Sudan. London said accepting a mandate would contradict its neutral stance in the Ethiopian dispute.
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London
Great Britain
League
Ethiopia
East Africa
Sudan
Britain
Cabinet approves plan to move Western cattle bids
Ottawa announces cabinet accepted plan to move young cattle from drought areas in western Canada to prairies outside the drought zone and to eastern Canada. The policy offers 50 percent freight rebate for feeder cattle and lamb shipments meeting age and carload rules, valid for shipments before Nov 30 1936 and retroactive to Aug 1 1936.
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Ottawa
Drouth
Canada
James G. Gardiner
Prairies
Grouth
Gardiner
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Ottawa Valley
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Professor Honored as He Heads to UBC Dean Role
Prof J N Finlayson recently of the University of Manitoba faculty of engineering was honored by engineers on the eve of his departure to become Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia.
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Winnipeg
J. N. Finlayson
University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Applied Science
University of British Columbia
Trade Talks Prove Valuable Across Atlantic
British and Canadian cabinet ministers report fruitful discussions at the Canadian National Exhibition. Rt. Hon. Malcolm Macdonald says inter imperial trade is vital for employment and living standards, with two way traffic and duty free access as key goals. Discussions follow Ottawa agreement and aim at mutual, mutually advantageous outcomes.
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Toronto
Malcolm Macdonald
Dominion
Exhibition Grounds
Ramsay MacDonald
British General Post Office
London
United Kingdom
Canada
MacDonald
Ottawa
Great Britain
Dunning
Charles Dunning
Funds Restored to Rupert's Land Endowment
The Church of England diocese of Rupert's Land reports full restoration of lost endowments now totaling 772070 dollars after a campaign. Archbishop Harding spearheaded the resolution thanking Canadian church members for gifts and intercessions. Securities value remaining will be adjusted and a synod executive meeting in Toronto next month will address the matter.
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Winnipeg
Church of England
Rupert's Land
Harding
Canada
J. M. McWhinney
General Synod
Toronto
Large Indian schools enroll 18000 children in Canada
Ottawa report announces 18000 Indigenous children enrolled in Canadian Indian schools. Of these, 8900 attend residential schools. New facilities at Sault Ste Marie Ontario and Lebret Saskatchewan symbolize recent expansion. Schools operate in cooperation with church authorities involved in Indian work.
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Ottawa
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Indian Affairs
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Lebret
Sask
Department of Indian Affairs
Beet Growers Receive Bonus From Canadian Sugar Factory
A 30 000 bonus from Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd raises the 1935 beet crop price to 5 40 a ton. An additional bonus is expected in October.
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Lethbridge
Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd
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New York Times
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