United States Considers Wheat Subsidy Plan
Secretary Henry Wallace indicated the United States would work with Canada to develop a plan to place at least 100 million bushels of surplus US wheat into world markets. He noted potential loans to China and discussed harmonizing with Canada’s export policy amid possible international quota discussions.
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Washington
Henry Wallace
United States
Tommes
Wallace
State
Treasury Department
Hull
State Department
China
Canada
Ottawa
Intermeat
Abculture
Heat Board
Wheat Board
Bombers Hit Changsha City in Paralyzing Raid
Japanese naval air forces bombed Changsha the capital of Hunan province as ground forces faltered near two miles from their objective. Despatches from Hankow report the raid as the worst the city has suffered with several hundred dead or injured and the rail district hit by bombs destroying multiple schools.
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Changsha
Shanghai
Hunan
Kiukiang
Fat
Hankow
Canada to Send Delegation to League Assembly
Ottawa announces Rt Hon Ernest Lapointe will head Canada's delegation to the League of Nations assembly opening September 12. Prime Minister King said Home Wrong will be permanent representative in Geneva, with Joseph T. Thorson and Paul Martin as MPs, and Nellie McClung among delegates. J Scott Macdonald to serve as technical adviser. State Secretary Rinfret will depart August 27 for Budapest on an undisclosed mission, then to the Canadian archives in Cape Paris and Rome.
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Ottawa
Budapest
Hungary
Rinfret
Cape Paris
Rome
Barclay’s Robbery and Acre Bus Stop Death Toll
A robber seized a mail bag near the Nablus post office, escaping with about $10,000 for Barclay’s Bank of London, amid a prior week’s $25,000 hold-up. Second Lieut. R F H Griffiths of the Manchester regiment was killed when a military truck hit a land mine near Acre. two British privates were wounded. In the ambush and ensuing clash, 18 died or were wounded including an Arab and three Jews.
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Jerusme
Nablus
Barclay's Bank
London
R. F. H. Grifiths
Manchester Regiment
Acre
Carmel
Victoria marksman ties record in Dominion event
Mrs Gwen Spencer Hethey of Victoria BC led 150 snipers into the final round of the Governor General Medal petition at the Dominion of Canada Rifts Association Meet. She posted a record equalling score of 105 while shooting possibles at 200, 500 and 600 yard ranges.
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Gwen Spencer Hethey
Vitoria
Hethey
Rusted grain in livestock feed urged for immediate cutting
Professor J. W. G. MacEwan of the University of Saskatchewan animal husbandry department advised cutting rusted crops for feed when they are too damaged for threshing. He noted rusted grain is less palatable but equally nutritious, and urged selective cutting rather than blanket removal.
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J. W. G. Mac Hwan
University of Saskatchewan Animal Husbandry Department
MacEwan
Viscount Greenwood Praises Hore-Belisha As War Minister
Viscount Greenwood, cap able cabinet minister, called Leslie Hore-Belisha one of Britain's most capable ministers. He noted the army command shake up and retirement of 13 generals, adding he has known Hore-Belisha for about 20 years and that the recent move proves his energy and capability.
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Viscount Greenwood
Hore-Belisha Victoria
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Great Britain
Vishas
Greenwood
Hore-Behana
Ateast
Transport Department
No Official Comment on British Immigration Plan
The Prime Minister said he had no official comment on proposals to attract British families for assisted immigration. Reports of surveys in northern British Columbia by Sir Henry Page Croft and General M L Horby prompted interest, but government officials have not formalized the plan.
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He King
Ottawa
British Columbia
A Mackenziening
Henry Page Croft
M. L. Horby
Crerar Endorses Canadian Resource Survey Plan
Hon. T. A. Crerar minister of mines and resources said federal-provincial talks are needed on a nationwide survey to develop wealth in agriculture mining water power and timber. He urged unanimity before calling a conference and noted the plan’s potential usefulness. Calgary visitor Baxter, a Canadian member of Parliament, has been invited to Turner Valley oil fields by the Alberta Petroleum Association.
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Winnipeg
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Canada
T. A. Crerar
Mines and Resources
Calgary
Eeverney Baxter
Turner Valley
Alperta Petroleum Association
British plan to build airplanes in Canada eyed by RAF
Sir Edward Ellington visiting Canada to inspect potential aircraft plants says labor costs in Western Canada hinder near term participation. He notes Canadian wages may double those in Britain and that any major five year plan would need time, with Western Canada unlikely to share soon.
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Winnipeg
Western
Canada
Edward Ellington
Fort Wunam
Sir Edward
Royal Air Force
Far East
United States
Vancouver
RAF
Edward
Great Britain
Kenyon Field Named For Hollick Kenyon Airport Opening
Lethbridge Alta heralds a new municipal airport as Kenyon field the largest in Canada will open with a gala aviation meet. Herbert Hollick-Kenyon famed Canadian flyer and Trans-Canada Air Lines staffer will be honored and expected to attend along with leaders from Canada and the United States. The event includes a pole flight legend and notable guests.
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Lethbridge
Alta
Canada
Kenyon Field
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
Trans-Canada Air Lines
United States
Hollick-Kenyon
South Pole
Lincoln Ellsworth
Seared Fiers
Prairie Apricot Experiments Grow Scout Trees at Morden
The Dominion Experimental Farm at Morden Manitoba reports success with the Scout apricot, also called Morden 600, on a 12 foot tree bearing 1 inch fruit. Originating from Manchuria seed, the hardy apricots aim to diversify prairie fruit gardens alongside apples pears and cherries.
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Dominion
Morden
Manitoba
Manchuria
Plan Refused by Sudeten Germans Amid Czechoslovak Crisis
Prague notes a deep and unbridgeable gap between government plans for minorities and the Sudeten German demand for autonomous administration of all German districts. The 15 page German memorandum, backed by Nazi Germany, signals openness to future talks but preserves the fight over equal political status. Viscount Runciman’s mediation continues as Prague remains cautiously hopeful despite the tone.
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Konrad Henein
Wader
Viscount Runesman
Ber
Praha
Decrease in Canada's Overseas Wheat Shipments in 1938
Figures from the Board of Grain Commissioners show a sharp drop in overseas shipments of Canadian wheat for the crop year ended July 31 1938 versus the prior year. Total exports of wheat and flour were just over 95.5 million bushels. carry-over stood at 24.29 million bushels.
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Canada
Fort William
Statistics Branch
Board of Grain Commissioners
Lindbergh Lands in Moscow for Surprising Russian Flight Talk
Charles Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh arrive at Warsaw airport in a blue and orange monoplane on a surprise flight from England to Moscow. They are expected to attend a meeting in which Russian North Pole aviators discuss routes from the Arctic region toward the South Pole.
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Charles Warsaw
Conner
A. Lindbergh
Warsa
England
Moscow
Landbergh
Loxcow
North Pole
South Pole
Swiss cantons agree to tolerate over 1000 refugees
Swiss cantons decide that more than 1000 refugees who crossed illegally from German Austria would be tolerated for the present. A warning was issued that more would be shipped back if the influx continues.
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Ponce
Austria
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Barclay's
Sanity
Crerar
Chet Ottack
Glasgow
Scotiana
Anise Doretti Walsh
Englewood
N.J
Capt. St. Graham
Lindbergh
Russia
Warsaw
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