Rust Curse Hits Prairie Wheat Crops In Manitoba To Saskatchewan
The Dominion rust report warns serious yield reductions across Manitoba and Saskatchewan as stem rust spreads westward. Drought compounds losses with July conditions depressing prospects on southern plains. Alberta sees light crops in south and central areas but better futures elsewhere.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta-Saskatchewan
Alberta
Winnipeg
J. H. Craigie
Common
Riding Mountain National Park
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
Garnet Wheat Price Set by Winnipeg Exchange
The Winnipeg Grain Exchange cash closing committee set the Garnet wheat price for separate grading on July 31. Garnet was quoted at 79 1/2 cents, three cents below No 2 Northern, with No 2 Garnet at 76 1/2 cents, the same as No 3 Northern. Garnet will be graded separately from Northern wheats for the new crop year, with unfit Garnet likely graded No 3 Northern or lower.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Northern
South Africa Prosperous Says Trade Official
South Africa prospered after leaving the gold standard. Meyer, South African trade commissioner to Canada, told a Vancouver service club that wealth rose as 1934 saw Canada purchases from South Africa jump from 5.7 million to over 12 million dollars making South Africa a major buyer of British goods.
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Vancouver
Meyer
Canada
Addressing & Service Club
South Africa
Great Britain
Ready To Retaliate If Wheat Trade Is Impeded
Calgary could see retaliation from the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society of Glasgow if the new Canadian wheat board blocks trade. J McCormick reports the society imports 3,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat yearly and runs Scotland’s largest four mills using 90 percent Canadian hard wheat. He criticizes Ottawa agreements and argues free trade benefits Canadian-Scottish exchange. accompanied by Cameron Thompson and C Hewitt.
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Calgary
New
Canadian Wheat Board
Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society of Glasgow
J. McCormick
Canada
McCormick
Scotland
Ottawa
Cameron Thompson
C. Hewitt
Sikhs Readied to Defend Ethiopian Legation
British legation in Addis Ababa may require Sikh detachments from India to guard the legation building and protect missionaries and families. Britain will evacuate missionaries if needed. House of Commons said no embargo on raw materials for munitions and granted Italy 35 air permits over East Africa, including Somaliland and the Sudan.
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London
India
Ethiopia
Addis ‘Ababa
Britain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Italy
East Africa
British Somaliland
Cheer King And Queen in Buckingham Palace Grounds
A party of 220 Canadian teachers and students visiting England under the Overseas Education League greeted the King and Queen with three che ers in Buckingham Palace grounds. The royal car paused as Their Majesties approached Victoria station for the Cowes regatta, and spoke briefly with Major and Mrs Ney and several visitors.
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Buckingham Palace
England
Overseas Education League
Victoria Station
Cowes
F. Ney
Designs New Coin With Doughnut Motif
President Roosevelt designs a new half cent coin featuring a hole in the center and sketches a square one mill coin, a novel break from traditional United States metal money. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau confirms the half cent’s central hole.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
United States
Dominion statistics show Canada leading wheat exports in first half 1935
Ottawa reports Canada topped the United Kingdom market in wheat exports for the January to June period of 1935. The Dominion bureau of statistics states Canada also led in oats wheat flour lobsters copper ore copper rods crude zinc non-ferrous metals patent leather and rubber manufacture.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Kingdom
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
Counterfeit One Cent Coins Circulate in Vancouver
Vancouver reports counterfeit one cent pieces as the latest bogus money. The coins are expert imitations with a single defect being their copper composition and half the thickness of official government issues, making identification crucial for commerce and banks.
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Vancouver
Aerial Survey Led by Dr Charles Camsell Heads North Trip
Dr Charles Camsell deputy minister of mines leads a 10000 mile aerial survey of northern Canada starting July 30 from Prince Rupert to Wrangell Alaska in a seaplane piloted by C H Dickens. A D McLean and W H Sutherland accompany the party to photograph unmapped territory in the southeastern Yukon north of the Liard river. The team aims to map 30000 square miles and conclude around August 15 at Edmonton.
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Charles Camsell
Prince Rupert
Canada
Wrangell
Alaska
C. H. “Punch” Dickens
A. D. McLean
Canadian Airways
W. H. Sutherland
Cameell
Yukon
Liard River
Rocky Mountains
Mackenzie Ranges
Edmonton
Dominion Canada treasury bills set low yield record
Ottawa reports a $30,000,000 issue of Dominion Canada treasury bills sold at a discount yield of 1.2337 percent per year, beating the previous low of 1.38 percent on a $20,000,000 issue. Bills mature November 1. proceeds will retire part of a $50,000,000 issue refinanced by chartered banks at 2 percent.
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Ottawa
Dominion Canada
Treasury
Flood Devastation Hits Slave Lake Area After Four Day Storm
Flooded region around Lesser Slave Lake endures five foot waves that wipe out small buildings and the post office. Residents live in tents on higher ground as transport is limited to air. Damage totals $25,000 with farmland inundated and topsoil washed away. Highway underwater for 20 miles and rail service blocked by undermining rails.
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Slave Lake
Alta Pasty
Northern Alberta Railway
Sub Sinks in Baltic Maneuver Collision. 85 Men Die
An official Soviet brief reports the submarine B-3 sank in Finland Bay after colliding with a surface vessel during Baltic fleet maneuvers. Fifty five seamen perished, including young cadets and naval students, all aboard the 1917 vintage submarine. Kronstadt to host a large funeral. Families receive 10,000 ruble compensation and pensions were announced.
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Moscow
Finland Bay
Russia
Kronstadt
Miners Trapped After Explosion At Marsfeld Mine
In Transvaal at Es tantia near Johannesburg an explosion at the Marsfeld mine on the 300 foot level killed two white miners and trapped native miners. Rescue squads reached the gallery soon after but all hope was abandoned as efforts failed to reach survivors.
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Transvaal
Ermelo
Marsfeld
Estantia
Johannesburg
Ontario to alter relief system and cut costs
Premier Mitchell Hepburn announced drastic reorganization of Ontario relief to shift cost to municipalities. Beginning September 1 the province will cap per capita relief at $7.50 in 17 bankrupt municipalities and $5 elsewhere, with municipalities running relief programs. The plan aims to reduce welfare department size and save about $750,000 monthly and $240,000 yearly in administration.
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Toronto
Ontario
Mitchell F. Hepturn
David Croll
Welfare
Welfare Department
Chinese Fat Unripe Grain Endavor To Stave Off Starvation
Emaciated survivors Chungsiang and Hupeh flee flood ravaged districts behind the city. Relief from Hankow lies 300 miles away, arriving in slow bands of 3,000. The Han river flood swamped valley areas after rising 20 feet in one night. Starving crowds announce they come to eat and seek any food without plunder.
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Chungsiang
Hupeh
Hankow
Han River
Report Better Conditions in Kansas City
An Associated Press survey shows thousands of farm families in eight states moving toward self support as relief diminishes. Improving crop conditions, resettlement loans, and individual effort reduce relief rolls to under 50,000 families in the current listing.
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Kansas City
America
Association
First Alberta Woman Pilot Qualifies in Western Canada
Margaret Fane aged 21, believed to be the first woman to qualify as a commercial pilot in Alberta or Saskatchewan, has successfully passed her tying tests as announced by Howard C. Ingram, inspector of civil aviation for western Canada.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Margaret Fane
Howard C. Ingram
Western Canada
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Fifec
Palace Grounds
Cole Thomas Cantley
Canadian Senate
Start
Ness
York
Duke and Duchess of York
Brussels
Belgium
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