U S Recovery Plan Wins Wide Approval in Commons
London reports wide approval for President Roosevelt's recovery program as Parliament debates the world economic conference. Lloyd George criticizes the dollar pound linkage while Conservatives and Liberals weigh the United States role in global finances. Debated issues include currency policy and public works.
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London
Eng
Roosevelt
House of Commons
Reville Chamberlain
United States
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Wardlaw ‘Milne
U.S
Mr. Lloyd George
Road To Recovery shows industrial gains in July
Ottawa reports improved industrial conditions at the start of July. Dominion Bureau of Statistics data from 125 firms shows staff totals rising to 718,148 on July 1 from 742,750 in June. The bureau’s index advanced 38 points to 84.5, about two points above the seasonal average.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
British Free Trade Leader Heads to Canada Conference
Sir Herbert Samuel, veteran Free Trade leader and ex-Home Secretary, will lead Britain's delegation to a Pacific relations conference at Banff Alberta this month. He left for Canada July 28 and will attend a Royal Institute of International Affairs meeting in Toronto September 12. The governor-general's party plans a Peace River trip August 6 with a five day itinerary and a Jasper Park side excursion.
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Ban London
Eng
Herbert Samuel
House of Commons
Banff
Alberta
Herbert
Canada
Royal Institute of International Affairs
Toronto
Ramonton
Sera
Lord and Lady Bessborough
Peace River
Jasper Park
Canadian High Commissioner in London and cabinet minister debate
Reports from London indicate Canadian questions about the high commissioner's status. Hon Howard Ferguson remains in London as High Commissioner and Privy Councillor, with advocates proposing a full cabinet minister role to strengthen control over Dominion affairs. Similar debates followed Sir George Perley and wartime arrangements.
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Ottawa
Briish
Domaica
London
Howard Ferguson
Peter Larkin
Uch
Canada
George Perley
Borden
Dominion
Cabinet Minster
Domine Jon
End of Economic War In Ireland Seen Soon
Sean Lemass, minister of Industry and Commerce, said in the senate that the economic war between the United Kingdom and the Irish Free State, sparked by withholding land annuities of 15 million dollars annually, may end quickly. He offered to remove emergency duties if Britain agrees to lift its duties, and urged UK officials to show sanity for a speedy settlement.
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Dublin
Insu Free State
United Kingdom
Irish Free State
Free State
Sean Lemass
Industry and Commerce
Senate
Great Britain
Excellent Wheat Prospects in May Blighted by Drought
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports excellent May wheat prospects across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta but notes June drought blighted them and July caused further decline. Regional conditions vary and overall crop impact hinges on affected acreage.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Islands near Philippines contested by Japan in rising dispute
Japan's foreign office examines whether Tokyo can contest France's recent occupation of nine ownerless coral islands between the Philippines and French Indochina at 11 degrees north 113 degrees east.
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Tokyo
Japan
France
The
Foreign Office
Philippines
Mollison says fight plans off after crash in Bridgeport
Captain James Mollison says he and Amy Johnson have no immediate flying plans and will not resume flights for the time being while recovering from injuries from the Bridgeport Conn crash. He hints at seeking a Seafarer like the one involved in the incident upon returning to England as the Seafarer is readied for shipment aboard the American Farmer.
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New York
James Mollison
Amy Johnson
Bridgeport
Conn
Mollison
England
Unemployed Congress Seeks Ottawa Accommodation
Ottawa city council was asked to provide lodging for hundreds of delegates attending a national congress of the unemployed on September 6 and 7. H Sula of Toronto urged the city also supply meals. A similar gathering last August drew hundreds by hitchhiking and rail hops.
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Ottawa
Untihe
National Committee of Unemployed Councils
H. Sula
Toronto
Pacific Coast
Canadian butter shipment bid to New Zealand by creamery
Vernon B C The Okanagan Valley Co‑Operative Creamery asks the Minister of Trade and Commerce to arrange a shipment of Canadian butter to New Zealand in exchange for return lumber or fish. Directors seek to reverse current trade patterns and boost exports to the antipodean dominion.
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New Zealand
Vernon
B.C
Okanagan Valley
Canadian executives on Roosevelt plan as experiment
Toronto business leaders viewed the U S industrial recovery proposal as an experiment not suitable for Canada. Goodyear's Carlisle opposed its permanence, Rob ert Simpson's Burton called it dynamite, while Wrigley’s Ross saw mixed potential given Canada’s different industrial setup.
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Toronto
United States
Roosevelt
Canada
CH Carlisle
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
CL. Burton
Robert Simpson Company
Burton
Allen Ross
William Wrigley Company
Roenevelt Pl
Churchill Area Hudson Bay Railway Tracks Grow for Grain
Construction expands in Hudson Bay Railway between Mile 442 and Churchill with embankment widening ballast expansion and ballast car use. A work train runs daily to the muskeg camp at Mile 486 delivering moss for pipeline cover and a 1600 foot trackage extension aids grain movement at the terminal elevator. Seventy men work the gravel pit five miles east of the harbor and five crews operate between the pit and Mile 442.
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Churchil
Atan
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay Railway
Churchill
Trelle Wins Reward Wheat Class at World Grain Show
Herman Trelle of Wembley captured first place in the 10 bushels hard red spring wheat class with a sample of Reward wheat at the World's Grain Show in Regina. He earned a $1,500 prize as Alberta growers took six of the top twelve prizes in this class and the province claimed $5,275 of the $96,000 total awarded.
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Regina
Sask
Herman Trelle
Wembley
Alberta
Centenarian Couple in Mouche and Large Family
Hashim and his wife Hadji Haddidye, claiming ages of 128 and 124, appeared in Mouche after leaving Mutki. They report a large lineage with 45 children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren residing nearby.
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Ouene
Surmey
Neso
Hashim
Hadji Haddidye
Mouche
Mutki
Ontario minister cites relief program absorption in jobless
Hon. J.D. Monteith Ontario minister of public works says a large percentage of the unemployed in Ontario have been absorbed by relief programs, remarking on wage stability amid relief measures.
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Toronto
Ontario
J.D. Monteith
Thanksgiving Day Date Set for October in Ottawa
Ottawa officials confirm Thanksgiving Day will be celebrated on the second Monday in October this year, matching last year’s schedule. Authorities indicate the date has solid backing from recognized sources.
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Ottawa
Empire in World Parley Stresses Unity and Service
In London the Prince of Wales told delegates at the sixth biennial British Empire Service League banquet that the British Commonwealth is a great world power with no narrow national character. He praised Empire veterans for bearing burdens and aiding others, and read a King’s telegram signaling continued prosperity for the league amid wartime lessons. Winston Churchill warned that dangers loom as victory’s demands persist and life remains hard for many people.
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London
Eng
British Commonwealth of Nations
Prince of Wales
British Empire Service League
League
Winston Churchill
Wilford Crowned Wheat King at Regina Show
Calgary an era Ireland Wilford, a Stavely Alberta stockman, wins the world grain crown for Reward wheat. A successful mixed farmer, he and his wife prepared since 1932 for the Regina show, studying wheat samples under day and artificial light to secure victory.
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Calgary
Ieeland Wileford
Regina
Stavely
Alberta
Freland
Tamworth
Hampshire
Wilford
Alberta court rules marriage age without parental consent
In Edmonton the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled that girls over 12 and boys over 14 may marry without parental consent under provincial law, placing jurisdiction on the Dominion government. The case involved a mother seeking annulment for a 19 year old girl and 20 year old man, with the majority upholding the marriage and Justice Clarke issuing a dissent.
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Calgary
Anessa
Alberta
Edmonton
Justice Clarke
Nationwide Berlin raids arrest Communists and seize weapons
Authorities announced nationwide police raids in Berlin resulted in the arrest of several Communists and the confiscation of large quantities of weapons explosives and subversive literature.
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Berlin
Germany
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