Argentine Presses for Bigger Wheat Quota At World Pact Talks
Argentina urged a larger export quota of 120 million bushels for the current crop year at the international wheat conference. Rodolfo Garcia Arias, new wheat delegate, argued Argentina’s case amid a dispute with Canada Australia and the United States. The communique noted moves to ease quota rules, while cautions about future surpluses if international cooperation collapses. Canada’s Andrew Cairns said world consumption efforts fell short except in France where reduced flour use boosted livestock feed and intake.
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London
Argentina
Rodolfo Garcia Arias
Canada
Australia
United States
Garcia Arias
North America
Andrew Cairns
France
Agriculture Education Added to Ontario Schools
Dun Marshall announces at Lakehead exhibition that agriculture will be taught in Ontario public schools starting with the third book. Education officials will train teachers in upper grades while the Hepburn government targets better farming marketing and education to foster farmer needs and an early love of agriculture.
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Fort William
Quebec Premier Warns of Complications from Constitutional Tampering
Premier L A Taschereau of Quebec says any tampering with the British North America Act would entail serious complications. He spoke when asked about a reported plan by Premier R B Bennett to call an inter provincial conference in the fall to study amendments to Dominion constitution.
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Montreal
L.A. Taschereau
Quebec
R. B. Benett
Dominion
Christian pacifist call rivals armament for world peace
Rev Leyton Richards of London addressed the United Church School of Religion advocating peace over war. He blamed imperial spending on war prep, arguing true Christian policy seeks to end enmity rather than destroy enemies and notes England failed the 1914 dilemma by not being Christian enough.
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Richards
British Empire
Canada and Australia Reach An Agreement on Flour Trade
Canada and Australia agreed to ban Australian flour shipments to Eastern Canadian ports while Western ports may receive it duty free. Announcement came from the prime minister’s office after negotiations since June. The eastern embargo aims to protect Canada's flour market. western imports are unchanged.
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Ottawa
Canada
Australia
Wheat Sales London And Canadian Market Pressure
John MacFarland of the Canadian Wheat Pool spoke at an international advisory committee meeting. He said British interests in Winnipeg limited Canada’s ability to sell wheat as Argentine shipper offerings increased at Liverpool. British traders allegedly moved to curb price rises despite Argentine pressure, aiming to stabilize the market.
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London
Winnipeg
Canada
John MacFarland
Canadian Wheat Pool
International Whest Advisory Committee
Liverpool
MacFarland
Byrd Recovers and Takes Open Air Stroll at Little America
Admiral Richard E. Byrd has recovered from a touch of illness and walked outside at Little America Antarctica. The expedition’s second in command Dr Thomas C Poulter said Byrd’s health will determine the next steps for the base as temperatures fell sixty one degrees below zero during the stroll.
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Little America
Antarctica
Richard E. Byrd
Thomas C. Poulter
Navy opens bids for 24 fighting vessels
Big Navy Washington announces the opening of bids for 24 fighting vessels including four cruisers fourteen destroyers and six submarines. The submarines and destroyers will be the first laid down under the act authorizing building the navy to treaty strength.
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Washington
Auaing
United States Navy
Auction Sale Of Ontario Government Cars At Varsity Stadium
Nearly 100 Ontario government automobiles will be auctioned August 28 at Varsity stadium. Premier Hepburn announced the sale in Toronto. Cars will be reviewed bearing former cabinet ministers names and placards show mileage and upkeep costs. Bidders sit in the main grandstand as the auctioneer fronts them.
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Toronto
Ontario
Varsity Stadium
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Fear Wet Harvest Prospers in Western Canada
Western Canada farmers faced hopes of a wet harvest as rain spread across drought affected areas in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Scattered to heavy showers drenched numerous districts improving prospects though hail storms followed in parts of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Winnipeg
Western
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Feed Situation Not Greatly Improved
Edmonton headlines say the provincial government probes hardships from breath and bail in Alberta. Premier Reid details a delegation presenting various cases and notes some relief may be needed in dried-out areas. He says improvement is possible but slight, and a canvas of the situation is planned.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Reid
Assistance For Indians In Saskatchewan Third Lowest In Dominion
Regina reports that the cost of assistance per Indian in Saskatchewan for 1933 34 was about 4.94, among the three lowest in the Dominion. The figure covers hospitalization, food, clothing, implements, seed grain and other relief expenditures. W Murison, Saskatchewan inspector for Indian affairs, led a three week inspection tour, returning to Regina with Dr H W McGill, deputy superintendent general of Indian affairs at Ottawa.
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Saskatchewan
Dominion
Regina
W. Murison
Murison
H. W. McGill
Indian Affairs
Ottawa
Machine gun registration begins next month nationwide action
The government moves to halt free circulation of machine guns by requiring possession to be registered with the commissioner of internal revenue after next month. Prospective owners after Sept 24 must obtain an order, be fingerprinted, and pay a $200 price increased by sales tax. Japan seeks world friendship more than territorial gains as K Inabata announces during his stay in Begrade for the world inter parliamentary conference.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Japan
Victoria
K. Inabata
House of Peers
Yokohama
Begrade
Alberta to receive lump sum federal relief and highway aid
Ottawa approves a lump sum plan for Alberta comprising a $100,000 monthly direct relief grant and loans over $1,000,000 for relief projects. Cities receive $750,000, Edmonton $500,000, Calgary $200,000, Lethbridge $50,000, plus $125,000 for Jasper highway and $190,000 for the trans-Canada Alberta section. Some city requests are reduced and $25,000 is set for Ponoka institution labor costs.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Dominion
George Heathey
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Jasper
Ponoka
Devastating Hail Storm Destroys Alberta Crops
A massive hail storm swept southern Alberta damaging thousands of acres of crops, mainly wheat, with losses expected well over 500000. From Okotoks to Carmangay fields were stripped, yielding up to 20 bushels per acre in places, while hail and rain left fields ice covered and killed hundreds of birds.
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Alberta
Lethbridge
Alta
Alaeerta
Okotoks
Azure
Cayley
Nanton
Connemara
Vulcan
Champion
Carmangay
Nanten-Connemara
Entomologists Plan Saskatchewan Alberta Insect Survey
Dominion department of agriculture officials from Lethbridge Alberta prepare to conduct a three week field survey of cutworms and grasshoppers across Saskatchewan and Alberta as part of the 1934 insect crop study.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Sask
Alberta
Axe
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Lethbridge
Alta
Ontario cuts police force by sixty nine men
An order in council from the Ontario government provides for a reduction of the provincial police force by 69 men. The move is projected to save 169400 dollars annually. Attorney General Arthur Roebuck commented on the measure.
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Toronto
Ontario
Arthur Roebuck
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Admiral Byrd Recovering
Meads
John MacNeill
First Baptist Church
World Baptist Alliance
Berlin
Germany
MacNeill
William Ballaugh
Abernethy
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