Western Canada Lost to Cultivation Says Expert
Dr Archibald of Dominion Agriculture tells Rowell Commission that only about 55 million acres in the three prairie provinces are under cultivation with Saskatchewan near the limit. He notes no precise data, cites soil and rainfall as limits, and says population and tax base will not grow rapidly unless new cash crops and better soils expand cultivation. Alberta shows more potential, while Manitoba remains uncertain, and Saskatchewan faces subsistence versus larger-farm dynamics depending on climate and soil.
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Canada
Saskatchewan
E& Archibald
Experimental Farma
Dominion Agriculture Department
Prairie Provinces
Archibald
N.W. Rowell
Agriculture Department
J. G. Tagcart
Skatchewan
H. Parton
Barton
Manitoba
Alberta
Place River
Western Plains
Rowell
Drouth
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
Angina
Marci
Labor Candidate Wins Seventh By-Election Gain Since 1935 Ipswich
Labor captured the Ipswich by election, securing 27,604 votes to 24,442 for the Conservative candidate Will ink, amid a swing of about 10,000 since the general election. The vacancy arose from Sir John Ga Pons's peerage elevation, with majorities of 3,161 and 7,250 in recent contests.
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Ipswich
England
Labor
House of Commons
Ror. Stokes
Willink
John
John Ga
Pons
R. F. Jackson
Tomwich
Stokes
Surprise Visit Of Queen Elizabeth In London Slum Tour
An unexpected Queen Elizabeth visit to London's slum areas drew mixed reactions from residents. Waterman Joel Thomas, working night shifts, slept through the startled moment as she toured a two room flat. hostesses failed to recognize her, mistaking her for a plain visitor amid ongoing clearance efforts and crowded streets.
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London
Joel Thomas
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Ope
Wheat Board records show no durum sales since 1936
Ottawa reports the Wheat Board has bought no durum wheat since July 1997 except for Saskatchewan government dealings. By 1927 the board held 6,961,000 bushels, with most cash wheat from futures sold to Saskatchewan for spring delivery. The 1937 net operating cost was $211,359.
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Ottawa
Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
Euler
House of Commons
E.E. Perley
Qu’Appelle
Italy
United States
Aneat
Change In Austria Vienna Cabinet Frees Political Prisoners
The new muer approved cabinet began enforcing German demands in Austria Vienna by releasing thousands of political prisoners. An amnesty affected about 3200 people, including 54 involved in the 1934 Dollfuss putsch, with warnings of possible anti Semitic measures ahead.
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Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Build More Houses London Plan Extends Subsidies
Britain extends four year government subsidies to continue housing building to end slums ease overcrowding and provide better homes for agricultural workers. Four hundred thousand new houses to be built over the next four and a half years at a rate of seven thousand monthly.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
Two Candidates In Field For Argenteuil By election
Lachute Quebec lawyer George Heon was chosen unanimously at a party convention as Conservative candidate for the Dominion by election in Argenteuil on February 28. He faces Liberal candidate L L Legault in the contest to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sir George Perley.
Cattle Shipping Rush Grows for Britain Trade
Cattle for Britain prices boost live beef steer demand in US and UK markets prompting Canadian cattle interests to scramble for ocean space. The federal Agriculture Department says demand surpasses capacity on ships between Canada and Britain with Ottawa noting the surge.
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United States
United Kingdom
Federal Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Lowel
Britain Rejects Soviet Demand Over Leningrad Consulate
Britain says Moscow’s insistence on closing the consulate general at Leningrad is unjustified and detrimental to relations. A formal Russian note demanded compliance, but Britain will honor the move under protest.
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Moscow
Shusa
Russia
Great Britain
Leningrad
London Blonde Gracie Lois Receives Empire Insignia
Gracie Lois, famed for Lancashire dialect humor in British vaudeville, curtsies in Buckingham Palace to accept from King George the insignia of a commander of the British Empire.
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London
Gracielois
Buckingham Palace
George
Revised Customs Act to be Introduced in Parliament
The government will introduce a complete revision of the customs act next session. Hon J L Sister announced in the House of Commons that the act will overhaul duties drawbacks imports and department powers to more accurately assess valuations for duty. A five man departmental committee chaired by George Sedgewick has prepared recommendations to be circulated to related departments before reporting to the minister. The minister spoke amid debate on a proposal for a parliamentary committee to study customs administration, noting timing will permit discussion of broader reforms in Canada’s system next year.
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Hous of Commons
J. L. Sister
Revenue
Department of National
George Sedgewick
Tariff Board
Norman Robertson
Department of External Affairs
Hector McKinnon
H. D. Scully
Customs
C. P. Blair
Gordon Ross
Lib
Moose Jaw
Ross
Malcolm McLean Li
Melfort
Department of National Revenue
Canada
Large Contract for Grain Handling Machinery Awarded
Stockport England reports Henry Simon Limited of Cheadle Heath has won the largest Brit ish contract for grain handling machinery. The Argentine government ordered machinery valued around £600,000. The deal supports grain storage modernization including four large elevators at the main port and a network of smaller granaries across grain regions. Simon supplies cover four of the first group six elevators to be operational within three years.
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Stockport
Eng
Henry Simon
Cheadle Heath
Porte
Simon
Gathering in the Lemon Harvest Flying Activities in North Edmonton
W Leigh Brintwell of Mackenzie Air Service reports the company logged 453055 commercial flying hours in a large 1997 effort. An earlier year showed 276910 hours of jams and marmalade production amid ongoing lemon harvest work in Menton, France, pictured with workers and the uprising of the harvest.
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Edmonton
W. Leigh Brintwell
Mackenzie Air Service
Menton
France
Provinces Back Unemployment Insurance Plan in Canada
Ottawa reports six of nine provinces favor a constitutional amendment to bring unemployment insurance under federal jurisdiction. Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and British Columbia support the move. New Brunswick and Quebec show conditional cooperation. Alberta signals soon to submit to legislature with questions for clarification.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
New Brunswick
Quebec
Doion
British Columbia
British America
John Bracken
Broadcasts to Latin America Planned by BBC Opening March 14
The British Broadcasting Corporation announced regular short wave broadcasts to Latin America starting March 14. The daily programs will include music and news in Spanish and Portuguese from station GSE at Davenu Acton Vale. Philippe Adam, Afton Nationale candidate, defeated Cyrille Dumaine in the Quebec by election in Bagot. Adam led by 449 votes after polls closed, succeeding Rimy in 1096. Salvation Army leadership to retire. Paris obituary notes Leon Trotsky’s son Leon Trotsky Jr. dies after abdominal operation awaiting.
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Latin America
British Broadcast Corporation
GSE
Daven U 4
Acton Vaie
Phiippe Adam
Afton Nationale
Cyrille Dumaine
Quebe
Bagot
Adam
Rimy
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