Commons Debates Burst Over Wheat Payment Order
A heated Commons session saw Bennett and Gardiner clash over a 1935 order in council approving wheat payments to western farmers. Gardiner denied impugning Bennett, saying the added inked stipulation delayed payments to await an auditor’s certificate. The exchange blended sharp rhetoric with moments of slapstick as they traded the order and auditor’s report.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Bennett
Gardiner
Western Pool
Council
Finance Department
Toronto
Mr. Bennett
Mayors Appoint Committee Ottawa Appoints Twelve Members
A Dominion conference of mayors named a twelve member committee with representation from each province. Western members include Manitoba John Queen Winnipeg Saskatchewan HS John stone Moose Jaw Alberta A Davi son Calgary British Columbia David Leeming Victoria GG Mc Geer Vancouver. The finance committee reported disapproval of lotteries and the vote on the report passed 27 to apt.
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Ottawa
Dominion Conference of Mayors
Manitoba
John Queen
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
HS. Johnstone
Moose Jaw
Alberta
A. Davison
Calgary
British Columbia
David Leeming
Victoria
GG. McGeer
Vancouver
Fnnce
Apts
Ontario letter seeks return of five infants guardianship
Oliva East asks Edward VII to restore custody of his quintuplets. The note went from Ottawa to Ontario's provincial secretary Hon H C Nixon and Welfare Minister Cro. The King holds the babies as wards and is reportedly determined to keep control for the present.
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Toronto
Oliva East
Wing Edward VII
Ontario
Ottawa
H.C Nixon
Cro
Crol
Legion Conventions To Alternate East And West
The Canadian Legion rejected a Canada-wide Ottawa-only plan and adopted a system alternating conventions between eastern and western centres. Dominion executive may call a convention in emergencies. A Ottawa post-election gathering is planned soon after each Dominion election, with no more than two years between meetings. Brig Gen Alex Roas advocated Ottawa, BC delegates pushed east west alternation, next city to be chosen by member vote.
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Vancouver
Canadian Legion
Ottawa
Dominion
Alex Roas
Yorkton
Sask
Legion
British Columbia
Murder in Castletown: Vice Admiral Somerville Shot Dead
Senior naval officer Vice-Admiral Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville, formerly at Halifax in 1917, was murdered at his Castletown home in Ireland. Four gunmen invaded, one fired, and fled. The wife, too grief-stricken, could not provide details. motive remains undisclosed.
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Castletown
Ireland
Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville
Halifax
N.S
Somerville
Wheat Board Probe Appoints Trade Minister As Chairman
Ottawa reports that Hon. W. D. Euler, minister of trade and commerce, is named chairman of the house committee investigating the wheat board. The panel was formed over charges by Conservative Bennett regarding wheat sales under the new board. The committee may hire counsel and an auditor if needed, and a five member sub committee will draft its agenda.
Prairie Wheat Pools Endorse Marketing Act at Calgary Meeting
Directors from the three prairie wheat pools closed a three day conference endorsing the Farmers Creditors' Arrangement Act and the Soil Conservation program. They approved in principle the Natural Products Marketing Act, deeming it in the best interests of Canadian agriculture and beneficial nationwide.
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Prairie Wheat Pools
Calgary
Farmers Creditors’ Arrangement Act
Canadian Chamber of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Program
Three
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Judge Hudson Appointed to Supreme Court Bench
Ottawa judge A. B. Hudson KC of Winnipeg and former Manitoba attorney general was named to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada, succeeding the late Justice J. H. Lamont. Announcement came from Justice Minister Lapointe after a cabinet meeting.
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Supreme Court
Ottawa
A. B. Hudson, KC
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Supreme Court of Canada
J. H. Lamont
Lapointe
Alberta social credit dividend registration postponed indefinitely
Premier Aberhart announced in Edmonton that the registration of Alberta citizens eligible for Social Credit basic dividends has been postponed indefinitely, citing the lack of faction since the plan's autumn announcement.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
Geologists claim small share mapped of oil areas
A claim circulated that geologists have surveyed under two percent of the United States oil bearing areas. The remark suggests vast unexplored regions may hold substantial petroleum potential and underscores the uncertain scope of early exploration.
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United States
Dionne film to depict custody fight for quintuplets
Universal Studio announced a feature titled Where Are My Children to film in Hollywood starring Oliva and Elzire Dionne with their five older children. Charles Rogers, newly in charge, said the project will be shot here though arrival dates from Callander Ontario were not provided. The custody dispute involves a royal inquiry and a guardianship board. The quints, now approaching age two, are already in a film bid context appearing in The Country Doctor.
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Hollywood
Oliva
Elzire Dionne
Universal Studio
Charles Rogers
Dionne
Rogers
Callander
Ont
Dionnes
Edward
Governor-General of
Canada
Ontario
Quints
Board of Guardians
Soviet Airmen Plan Frigid Arctic Flight Attempt
Two Soviet flyers will attempt the first plane flight over Franz Josef Land in the Arctic. They will take off from the Nova Zemla islands and aim to cross 400 miles of frozen sea to reach their destination.
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Moscow
Franz Josef Land
Glacial
Arctic Circle
Nova Zembia
Russia
Fisheries Patrol Supervision Sparks Government Move
Documents tabled in the House of Commons show James J. Larabee of Eldon Queens resigned to allow a vacancy created for Finance Minister Dunning. Larabee had been appointed special officer in the fisheries protective service at 3500 dollars salary with travel and living expenses. He is to supervise operation of the fisheries patrol vessels and boards on the Atlantic, report to the department, and suggest economies without interfering in daily work.
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Ottawa
James J. Larabee
Eldon
Pel
Queens
Finance
Dunning
House of Commons
A. J Brooks
Royal
Larabee
Fisheries Protective Service
Onder
Atlantic
Chamber Urges Quick Action on Railway Crisis in Canada
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce urged Ottawa to take immediate effective steps to address Canada’s urgent railway problem and proposed government recommendations due to the serious financial situation. It called for protecting rate and service regulation powers currently held by the government and preserving the board’s authority.
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Montreal
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Canada
Board
Saskatchewan School Grants Held Steady for Year
C W McCool KC told Saskatoon high school board there will be no increase in Saskatchewan school grants this year. He said Premier Patterson indicated funds could not rise until after another crop is harvested and that increases would be provided next year.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
C. W. McCool
K.C
W. J. Patterson
McCool
Ontario grants $1000 to Jack Miner bird sanctuary
Provincial Secretary Harry Nixon announced a grant of 1000 dollars from the Ontario government to Canadian naturalist Jack Miner for his sanctuary at Kingaville in Essex county.
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Toronto
Harry Nixon
Ontario
Jack Miner
Kingaville
Essex County
London Naval Treaty Sets Parity Beyond Expiring Pacts
Britain and the United States pledge continued parity in naval armaments as France signs the London treaty replacing Washington and London pacts. Norman H. Davis and Anthony Eden exchange letters asserting the principle of parity will hold after old treaties lapse. The accord introduces a new advance notification scheme, limits ship types, and offers a six year restraint period with a 14 inch guns provisional cap. Ratification by January 1, 1937 is required to keep the 16 inch limit.
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Anthony Eden
Norman H. Davis
Britain
United States
France
Italy
Japan
Italy Claims Air Supremacy Over Mediterranean
General Valle told the Rome chamber of deputies Italy’s air fleet is ready to sweep the Mediterranean and no area can escape control. He said bombing planes carry 3,300 pounds of bombs and that strength will double, with fuel reserves secured for war contingencies. Valle announced many East African air bases remaining after Ethiopia, noting 25 Eritrean and 54 Somaliland airports, and reported only three fatalities in 33,000 training hours since 1923.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Guiseppe Valle
Chamber of Deputies
Valle
Italy
East Africa
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Somaliland
Ban on Immigration Proceeding Suggested by Grand Jury
The general sessions grand jury before Judge James Parker proposed restricting immigration of aliens of a criminal type to Canada to reduce cases appearing before Canadian courts.
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Toronto
Afohe
Dominion Departments of Justice and Immigration
Canada
General Sessions Grand Jury
James Parker
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Wheat Board Probe
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Franz Joset Land
Canadian Chamber of ‘Commerce
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Cologne
von Kluge
Mander
Rhine
London
Italian Air Power
Air Fleet
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