Canadian National Employment Commission Outlines Unemployment Drive
The national employment commission reports housing refurbishment as a quick path to reduce unemployment and divides work into emergency measures for winter and long term plans for broad employment. It notes cooperation from federal and provincial bodies and visits areas like Windsor to tailor plans with local officials.
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Ottawa
National Employment Commission
Canada
Windsor
Commission
First Boat At Churchill Port Arnves With Heavy Cargo
The steamer Wentworth arrived at Churchill Manitoba on August 10 bringing 3,000 tons of cargo. It included coal for Churchill and northern points, castings and steel grinding balls for mines in northern Manitoba, glass and other goods for prairie centers. Captain L Graves reported a quiet voyage from England with one day fog delay. The Wentworth began loading about 310000 bushels of wheat for Europe.
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Arnves
Prairie
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Wentworth
Manitoba
L. Graves
England
Europe
South Africa Rejects Returns of Tanganyika and Southwest Africa
Oswald Pirow, South Africa defence minister, told the United Party executive that South Africa and Britain cannot envisage returning Tanganyika or Southwest Africa to Germany. He urged seeking other diplomacy to satisfy German colonial aims and said South Africa will be an elder brother to British Africa in a shared defence policy. A sunken World War I English steamer was found near Archangel, with Soviets planning to raise it. Premier Aberhart announced a special Alberta session for Social Credit measures and drought discussions starting August 25.
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South Africa
Germany
Johannesburg
South Afri
Tanganyika
Southwest Africa
Oswald Pirow
United Party
British Africa
Moscow
Archangel
Dvina
Aberhart
Alberta
Social Credit
Tweedmuir Made Chief Of Cree Nation in Carlton Ceremony
Lord Tweedmuir the governor general was accepted into the Cree brotherhood at a two day Carlton ceremony marking Treaty No 6s sixtieth anniversary. Chief Sam Swimmer of the Sweet Grass band placed the feather headdress on his head and a beaded robe upon him while Prime Minister Mackenzie King received honorary chief status as Oteenesew Weensowen Wise Counsellor.
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Tweedamuir
Cartton
Sask
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Okemow Otataowkew
Sam Swimmer
Sweet Grass Band
Poundmaker
W. L. Mackenzie King
Oteenesew Weensowen
Lady Twedsmuir
Carlton
Queen Victoria
Lord Tweedamuir
Japanese Forces Readied for New Invasion of Inner Mongolia
Reports claim reinforced Japanese troops are poised to attack Suiyuan in Inner Mongolia with two Jehol companies said to join at Dolonor. Spokesmen deny plans while observers warn of possible escalation amid Manchukuo pact limits.
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Eee
Shanghai
Suiy‘uan
Inner Mongolia
Japan
China
Tientain
Jehol
Manchoukuo
Dolonor
Shangtu
West Chabor
Suiyuan
Tientsin
Mongolia
Changpei
Britain Shifts Madrid Representation Amid Spain Crisis
Great Britain carries out a sudden diplomatic realignment in Spain. G A D Ogilvi Forbes, currently counsellor at the Madrid embassy, will travel via Marseilles and Valencia as Britain’s new representative. Ambassador Sir Henry Chilton stays at Hendaye. no full explanation given.
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Great Britain
London
G. A. D. Ogilvi Forbes
Madrid
England
Britain
Forbes
Marseilles
Valencia
Spain
Henry Chilton
Hendaye
Canada’s New Coins With King Edward Designs Delayed
Ottawa reports new coin designs will appear after King George’s death prompts changes. Finance Minister Dunning’s European trip delays issuing reins bearing King Edward’s head by three or four months. No decision yet on dropping Latin phrases tied to historic language.
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Ottawa
George
Finance
Dunning
Europe
Edward
Canadian motorcades plan UK tour next year from London
Hector K. Carruthers of the Ottawa Board of Trade said two Canadian motorcades are planned to tour the United Kingdom next year with 25 cars each. The trips would depart London around the time of King Edward and return to Canada later after three British motorcades have concluded this year.
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Ottawa
Hector K. Carruthers
Ottawa Board of Trade
United Kingdom
London
Edward
Carruthers
Canada
King Edward renames inland and harbor during Dalmatian coast voyage
The King brandishes royal presence along the Dalmatian coast aboard the Nahlin, renaming Kuki Otok as King Edward Island and Tejar harbor in his name. He shores at Rab for a casual shopping excursion and memory lane talk with locals before heading to Starigrad for a deer hunt plan. Royal reception floods the stops, though at one point fishermen mistake him for a naval officer. The King fishes until midnight netting two eight pound dentalfish.
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Sibenik
Yugoslavia
Edward
Rab
Kuki Otok
King Edward Island
Tejar Harbor
Fire Devastates Set Near Silver Tip Falls For The Great Barrier
Revelstoke B C devastation after a fire swept the timbered slopes of the Columbia canyon at Silver Tip Falls eight miles from Revelstoke. The blaze, likely started by a cigarette, destroyed a wooden platform and threatened higher reaches of Mount Revelstoke as crews fought the flames.
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Great Barrier
Mount Revelstoke
Canada Uruguay Trade Treaty Aims At Broader Commerce
The pact signed in Ottawa by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Senor Mateo Marques Castro seeks to extend and develop trade between Canada and Uruguay. It provides most favored nation treatment in tariff matters and outlines mutual commercial gains for both governments.
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Went
Canada
Ottawa
Uruguay
Mackenzie King
Senor
Don Mateo Marques Castro
C C F Members in B C Disagree Over Platform
The Co operative Commonwealth Federation in British Columbia expelled its house leader Rev Robert Connell and two others from the provincial party for platform disputes. Dr Lyle Telford was nominated to contest Vancouver Burrard as the party pursues a by election. Connell declined to discuss the rift despite requests from Dr Telford.
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Vancouver
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
British Columbia
House
Robert Connell
Victoria
Jack Price
Vancouver East
R. B. Swailes
Delta
CCF
Regina
C.cf
Lyle Telford
Vancouver-Burrard
McGeer
Connell
E. E. Winch
H. E. Winch
Burnaby
Telford
Selassie Hopeful to Reestablish Ethiopian Kingdom
Emperor Haile Selassie rests at a Bath seacoast resort and remains hopeful of reestablishing his Ethiopian kingdom. His spokesman says remnants of his armies operate in western Ethiopia with aims to retake Addis Ababa. The negus claims strong governmental footing at Gore but cites import restrictions on munitions. He plans to stay weeks more to formulate action and watch developments.
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Bath
England
Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Manitoba Adopts Quarantine Rules for Infantile Paralysis
The Manitoba government, in cabinet, adopts quarantine regulations on advice of Health Minister I. B. Griffiths. Premises with infected individuals must be placarded and food handlers are barred from work for 14 days after their last exposure to infantile paralysis.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
I. B. Griffiths
Wheat exports surge in July surpassing 1935 volumes
Dominion bureau of statistics reports Ottawa wheat exports in July nearly triple the volume and over triple the value of July 1935. Wheat flour exports also rise in both volume and value compared with last July.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Locomotive on Great Western Named for King Edward
A powerful Great Western Railway locomotive has been named in honor of King Edward with His Majesty's consent. The ceremony bestowed the royal title amid celebratory branding and railway fanfare.
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Great Western Railway
King Edward
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