Federal fund to eliminate level crossings in Canada
Ottawa announces a $1,000,000 federal fund for level crossing elimination under the Public Works Construction Act. The railway board will cover 70 percent of costs, with 30 percent paid by provinces or railways. Fifteen applications approved totaling $432,000, with British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia listed. Alberta Manitoba New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island have not yet submitted.
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Board of Railway Commissioners
Hugh Guthrie
Guthrie
Canada
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Drouth Plan Shown In Water Development Scheme
Ottawa reports that over 4,800 prairie farmers and ranchers have applied for aid under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act water development plan. Agriculture Minister Robert Weir notes the program aims to provide reliable water for domestic use, livestock, and irrigation where feasible, with about 350 Manitoba, 2,800 Saskatchewan, and 1,400 Alberta applicants to date.
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Ottawa
Drouth
Prairie Provinces
Robert Weir
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Two Nazis Held by French Police in Metz Espionage Case
French authorities arrested Louis Altmeyer, 25, and Jean Hus singer, 30, described as go betweens for a spy ring in Metz. Altmeyer carried a pocket lamp capable of red and green signaling for coded long distance signals. Police say both confessed to espionage and await jail.
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Metz
France
Louis Altmeyer
Jean Hussinger
Altmeyer
Repair Costs Hit Northern Alberta Rail Lines
Flood damage last month to Slave Lake shoreline rail lines requires immediate repairs, rail officials estimate about 250000 dollars. Ten miles of track along the lake must be rebuilt due to the cruminy blow from flood waters.
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Famonton
Northern Alberta Railways
Slave Lake
Takes Over New Job Onaway
B. Davidson, a Dominion Marketing Board wheat expert from the bureau of statistics, resigns to become secretary and statistician for the new wheat board in Winnipeg, leaving government service.
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Onaway
B. Davidson
Dominion Marketing Board
Bureau of Statistics
Winnipeg
New Wheat Board
Goverment Service
Ottawa Opposes Change in Thanksgiving Day Date
Hon. C. H. Caban secretary of state voiced opposition to altering the Thanksgiving date this year. Churches prefer Thursday rather than Monday for the holiday. He noted Thanksgiving was fixed by the king's proclamation as a day of general thanksgiving to Almighty God and warned that shifting it from its traditional Thursday in October risks losing the religious character of the occasion.
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Ottawa
C. H. Caban
Cahan
Canada
Churches of Canada
March Of Troops Bay Rome Grows East African War Pact
Italy’s military mood grows as troops move through Rome toward embarkation points. Newspapers foreground military news while Giornale d’Italia offers Britain an olive branch, arguing occupation of Ethiopia would be Britain’s gain as a stable presence.
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Rome
Italy
Giornale d'Italia
Great Britain
Britain
Ethiopia
Free Of Rust Alberta Crops Escape Damage And Some Good Yields
Alberta crops are free of rust this year and bumper yields are expected in several areas. Dr. G B Sanford head of the Dominion laboratory of plant pathology University of Alberta reported after touring fields from Edmonton to Lethbridge east to Medicine Hat and irrigation districts. Irrigated lands south of High River may average 25 bushels per acre with Calgary and northern regions returning higher and Olds La Combe seeing bumper crops.
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Alberta
Calgary
G. B. Sanford
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
University of Alberta
Sanford
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
High Rover
Olds and Lacombe
Soviet to Purchase Japanese Flour for Railway Payment
The Soviet government has contracted to take 400000 sacks of Japanese flour as part payment for the former Chinese Eastern railway and expects similar orders. The deal, reported by Yomiuri, is linked to a rise in Japanese wheat and flour prices. Manchukuo purchases the railway and may accept further payments in products from Manchukuo or Japan after the initial cash payment.
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Japan
Tokyo
Chinese Eastern Railway
Yomiuri
Manchukuo
Prairie wheat crop estimate from Searle survey
The Searle Grain Company estimates a Winnipeg Prairie wheat crop of 295 million bushels based on 1,169 correspondents. The previous crop was 263 million bushels.
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Winnipeg
Praire
Searle Grain Company
British control of Suez canal questioned by senator Pope
United States Senator James P. Pope of Idaho argued that Britain could not close the Suez canal to Italy in wartime without France approval. He noted Britain owns only 44 percent of canal shares, with 56 percent publicly traded mostly held by the French, and a Suez board dominated by French executives.
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United States
James P. Pope
Idaho
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Italy
France
Board of Suez
Publicity curbed for Dionne quintuplets at Callander
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe, physician to the Dionne quintuplets, orders public appearances cut from four daily to two showings due to excessive hospital visits. He says it is a precaution as the babies’ sleep has been disrupted.
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Callander
Dionne
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dr. Dafoe
Cabinet Transacts Business At Ottawa Aug 20
Ottawa cabinet met for the first time in a week to approve orders in council under the Public Works Construction Act. The government may authorize railway equipment orders funded by $15,000,000 under the act for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways as unemployment relief. No appointments were made, and the prime minister said the marine minister vacancy will be filled soon.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Bennett
Marine
Recognize Pilot Alaskan Airman for Flying Cross
Alaska delegate seeks the Distinguished Flying Cross for Joseph E. Crosson the Alaskan airman who transported Will Rogers and Wiley Post bodies from Point Barrow to their homeland. Crosson is cited for aiding Wiley Post in a globe circling attempt and locating Carl Ben Eilson’s body with other northland humanitarian efforts.
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Joseph E. Crosson
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
Congress
A. J. Dimond
Crosson
Carl Ben Eilson
Siberian
Wiley-Post
Northland
Keep Tab On Speed London
A small automatic movie camera will be installed in the cockpit of Sir Malcolm Campbell s Blue Bird as he attempts to drive 300 miles per hour on Utah plains next month. The device records instrument readings while the car thunders along, providing an authentic record of revolutions and letting Campbell focus on driving.
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London
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Plains of
Utah
Bir Malcolm
Premier Hepburn inaugurates thrift drive in Ontario
Premier Hepburn announces a thrift drive in Ontario dissolving the agricultural development board. The move targets health northern development and relief, with $49 million in farm loans to be wound up under James Fraser. Federal involvement cited. 49 inspectors to be laid off. costs cited as high for loan collection.
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Ontario
Ontario Agricultural Development Board
Hepburn
Agricultural Development Board
Drury
James Fraser
British Legation to Addis Ababa Builds Bomb Proof Shelter
The British legation plans bomb proof shelters for its small guard in Addis Ababa. They bought 6,000 square yards of corrugated galvanised iron for the shelters and civilian quarters. Simla reports Indian troops from Bombay will reinforce the Addis guard, with a detachment from Poona’s 14th Punjab regiment.
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Legation
Italy
Ethiopia
Simla
India
Bombay
14Th Punjab Regiment
Poona
Highway Improvements Work To Start On Trans Canada Route
Extensive improvements on the Trans-Canada highway between Winnipeg and Brandon will commence soon. The project will be financed equally by Dominion and province. Tenders are called for asphalt 25 miles west of Portage la Prairie, grading and gravelling eight miles west of Headingley, and construction of five treated timber bridges along the route.
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Brandon
Man
Department of Public Works
Dominion
Province
W. R. Clubb
Public Works
Portage la Prairie
Headingly
Britain Would Enter War With New Zealand Involved
Premier George W. Forbes reaffirmed that any British war would automatically draw New Zealand in. He clarified during a public meeting and while in Canada that Britain going to war would compel New Zealand to participate, saying this echoed a prior parliamentary statement.
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Zealand
Wellington
George W. Forbes
New Zealand
Canada
Britain
Forbes
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