Canada outlines defence plan for coast and neutrality
Vancouver audience hears Hon. Tan Mackenzie outline that full defence results will not appear for at least two years. The program aims to protect strategic routes ports and coast while preserving neutrality. Coastal defence surveys show Canadian industry ready to mobilize equipment, with naval and air forces to patrol the British Columbia coast and Queen Charlotte Islands and Prince Rupert to defend access to enclosed waters around Vancouver and Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Tan Mackenzie
Canada
Atlantic
Recite
Mackenzie Sas Hament
British Columbia
Mackingie
Queen Charlotte Islands
Prince Rupert
Victoria
Two Western Canada Boys Return From Spain Fight
George Mayes of Winnipeg and Jack Lawson of Vancouver, fresh from a year’s combat with Spanish government troops, stopped in Toronto on the way home. Both were unharmed in service. Hayes said he fought with the Lincoln battalion and Lawson with English anti tank troops in London. A Welsh party denounces England urging Wales to ignore Home Secretary Hoare's appeal for tion work.
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Toronto
George Mayes
Winnipeg
Jack Lawsdh
Vancouver
Hayes
Lincoln
Lawson
London
Ame
England
Wales
Samuel Hoare
Hitler Celebrates 49th Birthday Amid Immense Cheer
Germans across Berlin Vienna and Munich showered Adolf Hitler with gifts as Austria merged with Germany. Presents included a 500000th Daimler Benz automobile and numerous cradles for needy families. Hitler was hailed as the greatest architect of all time and liberator of Austria during the six week crisis.
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Bern
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Germany
Berlin
Vienna
Munich
Fuenrer
Hitler
Berlin University
Daimler-Benz
British Aviation Mission Seeks U S Planes and Canadian Plants
Reported British mission to Washington and Canada aims to purchase 500 U S aircraft and explore building plants in Canada to produce motors and airframes for Britain. Plan includes potential transatlantic flight tests and a focus on aircraft supplies over complete machines.
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Canada
London
Siriusa Aviation
United States
Royal Air Force
Britain
Atlantic
British Airway
Lockheed
Cattle Prices Holding On Market Optimism For Future
The Canadian live cattle industry steadies after jitters from last month with prices holding through Lent. Ontario breeders moved thousands from Sas katchewan and Alberta to finish cattle. Dec 1 cattle for slaughter numbered 1,463,500 up from 1,256,400 year prior. Parliament hears minister Jadner pledge efforts to add ocean space to the cattle trade.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bureau of Statistics
J. G. Gardiner
Volcano Eruption Rains Stones Over Japanese Villages
Mount Asama, Japan's largest active volcano, erupted with a major ash and stone shower the biggest in six years. Watermelon sized rocks rained on slopes and nearby villages, triggering a forest fire that burned for eight hours as police barred climbers from ascending the slopes.
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Tokyo
Mount
Asama
Japan
Alops
Need For Clear Vision At CST A Speech
Dr William Allen newly appointed agricultural commissioner for Canada in the United States urged clear vision and courage to carry out projects to advance western Canadian agriculture. He spoke to the North Saskatchewan local of the Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists, noting scientists must anticipate dangers and propose solutions. Dean L E Kirk of the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture presented on behalf of CST A members.
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Saskatoon
William Allen
Canada
United States
Allen
North Saskatchewan
Canadian Society of Technical Art Culturists
L. E. Kirk
University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture
CST
Stop Farm Purge Stalin Says Much Harm Has Been Done
Stalin orders halt to Soviet purge of collective farmers amid mass expulsions and bureaucratic overreach. Moltoll and central committee officials denounce harm and warn provincial leaders they will be tried unless expulsions cease. Spring sowing lags 13 million acres behind last year.
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Stalin
Rusela
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Central Comitee
Communist Party
Vyacheslaff Moltoll
Mine Explosion Fatality at Marcus Mine Alberta
A surface Blacksmith shop blast at the Marcus mine nine miles east of here killed John Prisner 50 a married Beverly resident and seriously injured Louis Bourassa 56 and John Dumtruck 56 both Beverly. Mine manager Alex Crawford cited possible acetylene gas ignition from sparks as Prisner sharpened an axe, cause undetermined.
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Fumonton
Marcus
Here
John Prisner
Beverly
Louis Bourassa
John Dumtruck
Alex. Crawford
Crawford
Prisner
Greater Use of Milk Would Aid Dairy Industry
Dr W C Hopp reported before the Canadian council on nutrition that higher income families use more milk, potentially boosting production by over 200,000 cows or 5,000 pounds per person annually and adding about 1.96 million to national dairy revenue. The survey covered 3,684 housewives in four cities and various rural areas, noting racial and dietary differences and urging daily inclusion of milk along with vegetables, proteins, grains, and fats to improve nutrition.
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Ottawa
Canadian Council
W. C. Hopp
Dominion Agriculture
R. E. Wodehouse
M. R. Row
Alberta
George Hunter
Edmonton
Hopper
Department
Canada
Miner Dies and Six Hurt in 800 Foot Cage Fall
An accident at the Northern Empire gold mine near Beardmore Ontario left one miner dead and six injured after a cage plunged 800 feet. The dead man was Joe Barr 25, and the injured included Tony Kril Joe Karpik 34 John Karpik 42 William Dobie 30 and Stanley. The mine owner Newmount Corporation of New York suspended operations for a week as doctors treated crushed limbs and internal injuries and blood transfusions were prepared for the survivors.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Northern Empire
Beardmore
Here
Newmount Corporation of
New York
Bayne
Vnter
Ontario de Je An Investic
Spec Partment of Mines
Gallon
Joe Barr
Tony Kril
Joe Karpik
John Karpik
William Dobie
Stanley
Expedition Airs Update From Everest Attempt
A message from the British expedition crossing into Tibet reports Mt Everest clear of storms. Sent by Francis S Smythe, the letter notes a smooth weather outlook for the ascent. In a separate item, Royal Air Force pilot Geoffrey H Keats Hughes died when his plane crashed into the English Channel off Portsmouth. body not recovered.
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Kalimpong
Bengal
India
Tibet
Evérest
Francis S.smythe
Everest
London
Geoffrey H. Keats
Hughes
Royal Air Force
English Channel
Portsmouth
Air Ministry
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Western Canada
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British Aviation Mission
Francis Floud
Sepember
Grey Owl
Silver Dawe
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Silver Dawn
Fred
Uxbridge
St. Romuald
Que
Claresholm
Alta
Quebec
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