Western harvest prospects crushed by rust and hail
A month ago Americans anticipated a bountiful crop but rust and hot weather hit the western United States and Western Canada. Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba faced hail storms flattening grain, with many acres ruined and some farmers burning harvests as unprofitable. Threshing proceeds amid discouraging returns and low grades of 3 to 6.
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America
United States
Western Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Social Credit Wins Alberta Election Led by Aberhart
The Alberta provincial election Thursday saw the Social Credit Party under William Aberhart secure a sweeping victory. The party's pledge included banishing poverty, a monthly basic dividend of about 25, a just price for producers and consumers, and restrictions on new money and negotiable securities.
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Alberta
Social Credit Party
Willian Aberhart
Abherta Social Credit League
William Aberhart
Calgary
Advertising notice urges readers to support paper
Notices request reader patronage through advertising to fund publication of The Herald. The plea notes admissions and events earn revenue, guiding advertisers to fund the newspaper.
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Herald
Alberta Citizens Dividend Plan Details Emerges
Payable to bona fide Alberta citizens, payments for households vary by age with children 15 to 20 receiving 5 to 20 dollars monthly and wives receiving 25 dollars as well as husbands. An annual dividend of about 120000 dollars is estimated for the Dominion population. Experts will draft the plan over several months with broad public interest across parts of the country.
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Alberta
Portage Churches Unite In Shared Congregation
Grave United church and Knox United church in Portage la Prairie agreed to merge after negotiations. Knox church to be used for church purposes and Rev Hyslop Dickson of Grace church invited as pastor. Knox’s charge was vacant after Rev J W Cruikshank accepted a call to Neepawa on July 1.
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Tep
Grave United Church
Knox United Church
Portage la Prairie
Knox Church
Hyslop Dickson
Grace Church
J. W. Cruikshank
Neepawa
Canadian Tourism Trade Surplus With United States
Canadian tourism with the United States shows a surplus of 73,000,090 dollars. In 1934 Canadian visitors spent 47,000,000 dollars in the United States, up 34 percent from 1933. U.S. visitors to Canada spent 120,000,000 dollars, a figure expected to be surpassed this year, driven by a 22 percent rise in Canadian car crossings.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Washington Commerce Department
States
Effect of Rust on Wheat Varieties at Brandon Farm
Experimental notes from Brandon Farm compare April 27 and May 15 sowings of wheat varieties Reward Ceres Marquis Garnet and Mfindum. Early seedings show Reward best, with Marquis and Garnet around lower grades. late seedings yield shriveled kernels. Some rust resistant lines perform well across sowing dates.
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Brandon
Iowa
Reward
Ceres
Marquis
Garnet
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