Stevens Probe Expands Across Livestock and Retail Sectors
The Stevens committee in Ottawa widens inquiry through department stores, furniture, clothing, and chain stores while examining rubber footwear and tobacco growth. Packets and shippers testify on hog sales and price spreads. Oswin urges end to fixed differentials, supporting separate grades and direct shipments to plants to aid Ontario producers.
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Ottawa
Stevens
House of Commons
Hon HH. Stevens
Angis Livestock
Ans
H. P. Kennedy
Toronto
Livestock Marketing Board
Mr. Oswin
Sommerville
Ontario
Gordon Oswin
United Farmers’ Livestock Department
WFO
Oswald Freer
St. Ponifsce
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Boy Scout Wins Hudson Bay Travel Scholarship
Cockburn McCallum, named the most competent Boy Scout in Manitoba and King's Scout of the 44th Winnipeg troop, receives the Hudson's Bay Company's travelling scholarship for 1984. He will voyage to Arctic shores this summer aboard the supply ship Nascopie as a handyman on the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Cockburn McCallum
King’s
Hudson's Bay Company
Arctic
Sras
Quebec joins parade to back dominion marketing bill
Quebec joined the march of Canadian provinces showing support for the Dominion government natural products marketing bill. The province completed a coast to coast chain of sapport, signaling broad backing for the initiative.
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Quebec
Sapport
Byrd Antarctic dogs fall to cold in fierce trek witness
The second Byrd Antarctic expedition’s southern party, led by Captain Alan Innis Taylor, endured a brutal month with sled dogs on the Felling ice barrier. Three dogs died in harness, frostbite struck team members, and winds of 61 degrees below zero tested endurance as they marked a route toward Edsel Ford and Queen Maude ranges.
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Little America
Antarctica
Howkey
Bulding
Alan Innis Taylor
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Flying Corps
Edsel Ford
Queen Maude
Ronne
Paine
Rome
Neige
Hutterites Move to Alberta North Portal Sask Colony Trade
Recall of 1909 1910 Hutterite consignments from Alexandra South Dakota at the border. A 16 car train of stock settlers effects cleared en route to Well ing near Lethbridge Alberta where 5000 acres were bought. Investments total 175000 dollars with South Dakota holdings sold near the Alberta price per acre. New site will pursue mixed farming with corn sugar beets and heavy reliance on horse power as only two tractors are brought.
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North Portal
Sask
Alexandra
Welling
Lethbridge
Alta
South Dakota
Alberta
Corps to Staff Peace Garden Summer Camp
A. G. Buckingham announced plans for 280 members of the United States civilian conservation corps to work in the International Peace Garden this summer. The group will camp at Dunseith, North Dakota, from April 22 until September 19.
Honor Veteran Secretary Edmonton Professor Day Honored
Veteran secretary of the Canadian Shorthorn Association George E Day of Guelph was toasted by the Northern Alberta Short hor Club with a complimentary dinner. An engraved walking stick was given. J O Harvey of Miller was re elected president and W Lyle Robinson of Vermillion vice president.
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Edmonton
George E. Day
Guelph
Northern
Alberta
J. O. Harvey
Miller
W. Lyle Robinson
Ottawa Radio Salaries Kept From Public Yet
Information on salaries of Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission members and staff and other financial operations will be provided to the House of Commons committee on radio but will not be published until the committee makes a later decision.
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Ottawa
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
House of Commons Committee On Radio
Public ownership urged for national bank in Alberta legislature
A resolution in Alberta urging a publicly owned Bank of Canada and safer central finance was adopted. W R Howcon noted the move and the plan to forward it to the Dominion government. Debate touched on allowing limited private ownership and guaranteed dividends, plus a special freight rate to speed eastern shipments.
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Pémonton
W. R Howcon
Alberta
Central Federal Bank
Bank of Canada
Dominion
Brownlee
Canada
Caneda Ba
Aviator Takes Rest After Record Northland Flight
Walter Gilbert chief pilot of Canadian Airways in the Mackenzie River district diverted to Edmonton for a holiday after flying the all metal Junkers freighter 40000 miles across northern routes this winter.
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Edmonton
Pang
Junkers
Northland
Walter Gilbert
Canadian Airways
Mackenzie River
Rescued From Ice Pack Ends Russian Arctic Expedition
Prof Otto Schmidt leader of a large Russian Arctic party was rescued after spending two months on the ice near northern Siberia when Theliuskin sank. He arrived in Nome by plane from Cape Ven Karem with Pilot M T Sletneff, Prof George Ushakoff and aides. Of 100+ on board, 28 were saved, 25 remained on Wrangel Island, and 62 reached the mainland.
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Alaska
Cheliushi
Siberia
Otto Schmidt
Cape Ven Karem
Sirena
Russia
M.T. Sletneff
Sletneff
Cape van Karem
George Ushakoff
Clyde Armstead
Bill Lavery
Fairbanks
Schmidt
Nome
Wrangel Island
Theliuskin
Costly Yukon Government Spending Cited in Commons
Pierre F Casgrain of Charlevoix Saguenay protested in the House of Commons that Yukon government costs were too high for its small population. He cited main estimates totaling 228500 and noted 20000 spent from the Dominion treasury in 1930 for direct relief. He urged careful scrutiny of relief outlays.
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Vtest
Yukon
Ottawa
Pierre F. Casgrain
Lib
Charlevoix-Saguenay
House of Commons
Dominion
Senior trade commissioner shakeup in Canadian service
Retirement of Harrison Watson as chief Canadian Trade Commissioner in the United Kingdom prompts a major reshuffle. Frederick Hold becomes chief at London from New York, Douglas Cole moves to New York from Bristol, F H Palmer transfers to Bristol from Oslo, and A S Bleakney relocates from Rio de Janeiro to Oslo. All have served abroad seven to ten years, advancing Canada's growing export trade.
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Harrison Watson
United Kingdom
Canada
Foreign Trade Service
Frederick Hold
New York
London
Douglas §. Cole
Bristol
England
Mr. Hudd
F. H. Palmer
Oslo
Norway
A S. Bleakney
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Bennett Favors Early Revision of the B N A Act
In Ottawa Premier Bennett signals support for revising the British North America Act to broaden social legislation under Dominion control while delaying action until after the next election. He says no commission is needed, asserting the government has sufficient information and prefers careful steps within existing constitutional limits.
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Ottawa
Kas
A Bennett
North America
Canada
House of Commons
Iit
W. D. Euler
Liberal
National Revenue
Confederation
Bill Moves Second Reading On Road Transport Bill
London Senator Cainine Wilson of Ottawa wore a scarlet hat as an interested listener in the Dominions gallery while the government moved second reading of its transport bill. The measure aims to lower road deaths with a 20 mph urban speed limit and reduced limits for heavy vehicles, which must display distinguishing lights.
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London
Cainine Wilson
Ottawa
Dominions’ Gallery
House of Commons
Work On Roads Fort William Vision For Thousand Men
Frank Spence from Fort William said 25 000 or more men could be employed on Thunder Bay district roads soon and that a provincial election would likely be held in June after prorogation of the legislature.
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Fort William
Ont
Thunder Bay
Frank Spence
Toronto
Spence
Empire Aviation London Debate on Atlantic Service
In the House of Commons Sir Philip Sassoon under secretary for air said no concrete plan exists yet for an empire air service linking Britain with Canada. The statement touches on future trans Atlantic aviation development and imperial projects.
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London
Canada
Philip Sassoon
Air
House of Commons
Empire Aviation
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Byrd Party
Hutterites
Lethbridg
Peace Garden
Dominion Auditor-General
New Brunswick
LP. D. Tie
Urge
Bennett
Bill
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