Move to Boost and Stabilize Wheat Prices
World wheat experts meet in Rome to craft an international wheat export limit pact and seek a minimum price hike of 25 to 35 percent. Delegates discuss consumption boosts, control of shipments, and compensation via exports, with Canada ready to push recent pact efforts and set up wheat boards under the Natural Products Marketing Act.
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Rome
Permanent Advisory Commission
Canada
Australia
Advisory Commission
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Joan I. McFarland
McFarland
Dominion
Winnipes
Canadian Guides seek 18 year old from Toronto for encampment
Toronto Girl Guide leaders from every province recommend an 18 year old first lass to the Canadian headquarters executive committee for selection as Canada’s representative at the international encampment at the Guide chalet in Adelboden Switzerland next July.
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Toronto
Canadan
Canada
Adelboden
Switzerland
Wheat control bill passes through Manitoba committee changes clause
Emergency wheat control measure moves to committee of the cause with one key amendment. The bill’s provision for court action on wheat board decisions remains, while Saskatchewan’s court action clause is rewritten. A resolution seeks a Dominion minimum price guarantee of 63.02 gold cents per bushel, basis No 1 Northern CLF Liverpool, equivalent to 105% at Liverpool or 90 cents at Fort William.
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Manitoba
Wheat Control Board
Bracken
Saskatchewan
Wheat Board
Dominion
Douglas Campbell
Lakeside
Liverpool
Fort William
Manitoba passes third reading on beer depots bill
After three hours of debate the Manitoba legislature gave third reading to a bill amending the Liquor Control Act to permit beer depots for selling beer by the case in licensed hotels. Hon. W. J. Major defended widening beer selling facilities to curb bootlegging. a motion to delete the clause was defeated 30 to 10. No recorded vote on third reading.
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Winnipeg
Government Liquor Control Act
Manitoba Legisature
W. J. Major
George Dinsdale
Brandon
Clane
Iceland Volcano Skeidararjoekull Erupts With Ash Rain
Volcanic activity rises at Skeidararjoekull in eastern Terland with ashes raining over a wide area. Rumblings grew louder, audible up to 159 miles, from beneath Media Vatna joekul glacier north of Skeidara river. Nearest village lies 31 miles south of the glacier edge.
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Terland
Skeidara River
Alberta Legislature Introduces Provincial Marketing Board Bill
Premier J Brownlee introduces a bill in the Alberta legislature to create a provincial marketing board and implement the Dominion Marketing Act by proclamation. The measure seeks authority for the provincial government to activate federal provisions as needed.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J Brownlee
Fortune Awaits Disposition Of Fur Trader Estate
Estate of James Hudson, built from fur trading with Indians in James Bay two centuries ago, awaits disposition in England. Heirs Moses Frost of Port Arthur and Mrs. John Peever of Vancouver claim kinship as grandson and granddaughter. Will lost or stolen in 1867 causes delays.
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Fort William
Canada
James Hudson
James Bay
Moses Frost
Port Arthur
John Peever
Vancouver
England
Mr. Frost
Kitsilano Boys Band to Tour England This Summer
Arrangements completed for the Kitsilano Boys band of Vancouver to tour England for several weeks this summer with possible engagements on the continent. The 49 members will leave Vancouver June 25, perform in Banff Calgary Swift Current Sack Moose Jaw Sask Winnipeg and Montreal, sailing from Montreal on July 6.
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Vancouver
Kitsilano Boys’ Band of
England
Banff
Alta
Calgary
Swift Current
Sack
Moose Jaw
Sask
Winnipeg
Montreal
Socialism And Monarchy Debate In Montreal
In Montreal, Sir Stafford Cripps, leader of the English Labour party, argued that the English crown and socialism are not incompatible and that England would benefit from a hereditary monarchy even if the country adopted socialism. He spoke during his visit amid a broader discussion on political reform.
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Montreal
England
Stafford Cripps
Labor Party
Pattullo to Visit Ottawa for BC Affairs with Cabinet
Premier T. D. Pattullo announced plans to travel to Ottawa later this month to confer with the federal cabinet on British Columbia matters. He intends to discuss provincial concerns and seek federal assurances on policy directions impacting the province.
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Victoria
T. D. Pattullo
Ottawa
Federal
British Columbia
Advance In Science Criticizes Current Reduction Methods Toronto
Dr. M Tory head of Canada’s research bureau attacked present educational methods in an Ontario Educational Association address to high school principals. He argued science is worth the effort and that unemployment is a major issue, warning that overproduction and greed hinder progress and global needs outpace knowledge growth.
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Tory
Toronto
Adva
Research Bureau of Canada
Ontario Educational Association
Ual
National duty call reshapes British education policy
Dr. G. M. Weir BC education minister told 1000 delegates at the BC Teachers' Federation convention that education is a national responsibility and the BNAA Act should be amended without imperial parliament reference. He urged the federal government to fund half of elementary education costs and forecast centralized control of education finances within 25 years, possibly 10.
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Vancouver
British North America
G. M. Weir
British Columbia
B.C
Teachers’ Federation
Weir
Alberta Planning Bill Bars Outside Competition
Premier Stownlee revealed in Edmonton that the Bureau of Trade and Industry Act, now in second reading, would give Alberta power to prevent outside firms from entering the provincial market. The measure aims to shield local businesses by section 15, targeting direct competition from non residents.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Legislars
Stownlee
Bureau of Trade and Industry
Demand For Wheat Fort William
Export orders for wheat show brisk movement as the shipping season opens according to Fort William elevator and shipping offices. N M Patterson and Co report 15 000 000 bushels of wheat held in local elevators have been sold.
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Fort William
Fort Wilam
N. M. Patterson and Co
Elimination of losses through research work
Dr H M Tory head of the Canadian food bureau announced that rust resistant wheat strains will end annual losses of up to 20 million dollars for Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers. The research, costing 250 thousand since 1916, involved the Council and three prairie universities and has already repaid its cost through gains in farming and fishing sectors.
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Toronto
Wir Farmers of
Manitoba
Saskatc
Wearca Bureau of
Canada
H. M. Tory
Ontario Funcional Association
Tory
Federal Department of Agriculture
Pairie
Research Council
Maritime Provinces
Theoss
Edmonton Bill Aims To Extend Bootlegger Crackdown
The province moves to broaden liquor control powers under a new bill in the legislature. It seeks to lengthen store hours from 8 pm for vendors to curb bootlegging and overhauls permit fees. The act introduces a single permit class with fees set by the lieutenant governor in council, likely lowering costs from current levels.
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Edmonton
Tales Of North Quebec Vivia and Yukon Prospecting Stories
The 35th annual Canadian State of Mining and Metallurgy meeting recalled Klondyke and Yukon odysseys. Mining prospectors discussed early hardships and trial empires in snowy camps. Symposia on prospecting featured former pan-sifters recounting struggles to eke out a living.
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Quebec
Vivia Tates
Yukon
Canada
Mining and Metallurgy
Detroit price hikes hit all GM car units
Rising wages and material costs forced General Motors to raise prices across its entire automobile lineup in Detroit. The move affects all GM car divisions, signaling tighter margins and cautious consumer demand amid changing input costs.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
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Smitzeria
Manitoba Beer
Iceland
Provincial Marketing Board
Thomas Ashmore Kidd
Ontario
Colonel Kidd
Kitsilano Boys
Continent
Arthur Sauve
Kingsley Wood
Robert Archdale Parkhill
London
Cairo
Advance
Science
Yon, G. M. Weir
Lberta
Alberta Liquor Control Board
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