Germany imposes farm overhaul to boost self sufficiency
Berlin warned farmers that non performers will be replaced by efficient producers as Germany launches a four year plan for self sufficiency. Goering announced a vast agricultural adjustment program including land use changes, credit, worker housing, and compulsory measures if needed. A 30 percent rise in production is targeted by 1940 with 1 billion marks in readjustment funds and measures to lower fertilizer prices and reduce freight costs.
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Berlin
Germany
Hermann Goerin
Goering
Reserve Force For Mounties To Be Introduced Soon
In Ottawa a bill to create a Royal Canadian Mounted Police Reserve will be introduced in the House of Commons. It provides for appointment and training of reserve constables, payment for a set number of men, and pension rights for those who leave or continue to contribute. It also covers inclusion of prior service time for pension purposes.
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Howe
Commons
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
House of Commons
Ernest Lapointe
RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Polie
Permanent Forces of
Canada
Prices Will Be Reasonable Coronation Visitors Assured
Officials from the Coronation supervision groups of Travel Hotel and Restaurant associations say London and Greater London will offer ample accommodation at prices from 1.25 to 15 dollars a night during the coronation. A staff of 70 inspectors surveyed over 70 thousand rooms in smaller hotels boarding houses and private homes for rental. They warn visitors not to expect Savoy luxury and note space will be available though not in normal times. Vancouver Sun reports a separate fire loss of about 200000 dollars at its editorial and business offices.
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London
Greater London
Great Britain
Government Sees Wheat Prices Staying High Into 1937-38
U S government grain experts forecast world wheat prices would stay elevated in the 1937-38 season with July stocks likely below normal. A small world or European crop could push prices higher, while U S yields on large 1937 acreage expected a total wheat crop near 60 million bushels.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Swedish Landrace Pigs Sent to Canadian Farms in 1934
Swedish Landrace pigs were brought to Canada in May 1934 with 67 animals, rising to 188 distributed across four experimental farms, mainly in Ottawa. The breed matures about four days earlier than Yorkshires, reaching market weight around 212.7 pounds in 184.7 days versus 200.6 pounds in 186.4 days for Yorkshire pigs.
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Ottawa
Canada
Agr
J. H. Blackmore
S.C Bridge
House of Commons
Vatican encyclical read in Germany after air smuggle
A well informed source says Pius XII encyclical against Nazi religious doctrine was smuggled into Germany by aeroplane and read to German worshippers in Munich, with Italian papers offering scant details. The move could affect Italo German relations after their recent accord.
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Gera
Vatican City
Pius
Germany
Vatican
Munich
Canadian Trade Commissioner Won't Discuss Treaty
Hon. W. D. Euler, Canadian trade minister, arrived from Australia aboard the Monterey and refused to comment on treaty negotiations. Euler said he would report to Ottawa once back and to his government. He had just completed talks with Sir Henry Gullett as differences led to a cabinet resignation.
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Los Angeles
W. D. Euler
Australia
Commonwealth
Ottawa
Fuler
Henry Gullet
Monterey
Radio Improves Montreal Language Divide with CBC Plan
W F Gladstone Murray of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation spoke at the Canadian Club on radio as a tool for bilingual understanding. He described broad casting as a means to give future Canadians access to French and English culture and literature and announced plans for a high power short wave transmitter. He also noted CBC engagement of Sir Ernest MacMillan and Wilfred Pelletier to advise on music, with school reception facilities as a future goal. In London a King George mosaic floor fund for the Guards chapel at Wellington Barracks will be unveiled April 20, funded by all ranks of the Brigade of Guards.
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Montreal
Murray
Canada
CBC
Ernest MacMillan Wilfred Pelletier
London
Winnipeg Search for Julia Johnson Slayer
Police review nine year old disappearance of Julia Johnson after locals recall a man with brown beard and moustache seen with her. Chief George Smith says all old and new clues are being reexamined to identify the man called Boosey Mar and locate the suspect for questioning.
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Winnipeg
Julia Johnson
Julia
Boosey Mar
George Smith
Higher Salary For Baldwin London Cabinet Pay Rise Bill
A government bill in the House of Commons proposes raising the salary of the Prime Minister as First Lord of the Treasury from £5000 to £10000. It would set all other cabinet ministers at £6000 while keeping the Lord High Chancellor at £10000. The measure would also offer a pension, likely £2000, for former prime ministers. Living ex-holders include Lloyd George and Ramsay MacDonald, with Baldwin expected not to take a pension.
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London
Treasury
House of Commons
Viscount Hailsham
Bil
D. Lloyd George
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Baldwin
Two Men Begin 1200 Mile Arctic Dog Team Journey
J F McGinnis of Ottawa and J Tibbitt of Toronto depart by dog team for a 1200 mile Arctic voyage from Churchill. They plan to rendezvous with the RAMS Nascopie at Pond's Inlet and return to civilization after the patrol. The RCMP dog team from Chesterfield Inlet delivered mail from northern posts, including news from the British Canadian Arctic expedition wintering at Repulse Bay.
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Churchill
J.F. McGinnis
Ottawa
Roy Canadian Mounted Police
J. Tibbitt
Toronto
Arctic Circle
Repulse Bay
Italians defy Spain conflict stance at neutrality meeting
London report says Italian ambassador Count Grandi privately urged that no Italian volunteer would aid Spain until the civil war ends. The remark caused a furore as delegates warned it jeopardized European peace and questioned the neutrality committee’s future. The Plymouth committee chair convened a Whitehall conference as unity-work moved to court broader co operation.
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London
Count Grandi
European Non-Intervention Committee
Spain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rush
Farl
Plymouth
Eden
Corbin
Union-Intervention
Atepa
United States
Sheet Iron Shortage Spurs Tariff Debate in Commons
The United States Ottawa Canada faces a possible galvanized sheet iron shortage due to UK rearmament. Conservative Leader R B Bennett urged temporary tariff reduction on black sheets from the United States for galvanizing. Finance Minister C A Dunning signaled willingness to act if facts support the claim. The Canada UK trade agreement set a five percent duty on UK imports and a 15 percent minimum preference against the United States, with the U S duty at 20 percent.
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United States
Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
C. A. Dunning
Bennett
Belgian Neutrality Pact Foreseen By World Powers
London reports forecast a new Anglo Franco Belgian pact to guarantee Belgian neutrality. King Leopold negotiates with Britain as foreign ministers from three powers plan a signature meeting. Agreement would allow foreign passage with League of Nations sanction and Belgium to warn of aerial invasions while Britain and France guarantee borders.
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Huston
London
Leopold
Leopola Woul
League of Nations
Belgium
Britain
France
Canadian Boy Chosen as Coronation Chorister for Westminster Abbey
John Weatherseed twelve year old son of J J Weatherseed choir director at St George's Anglican Church Montreal has been picked as a coronation chorister for the Westminster Abbey service on May 12 his father said He studies at the School of English Church Music in Chislehurst Kent and may be the only Canadian boy in the coronation choir.
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Montreal
John Weatherseed
J. J Weatherseed
St. George's
Westminster Abbey
School of English Church Music
Chislehurst
Kent
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John Bracken
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Tubby” Clayton
Toc H Fame
Queen Mary
Tower Wol
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