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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1933
Page
7
World conference abandons monetary questions amid a truce with the European gold bloc Britain and Dominion allies. United States alignment keeps currency stabilization off the table while non contentions are pursued. Canada, Australia, Argentina and the US seek empire trade gains and timber markets as summer work continues.
Winnipeg police disclosed Wednesday that a powder magazine at Stony Mountain Manitoba was broken into last Thursday night. A large quantity of dynamite fisses capa and detonators were stolen, with the crime believed to be the work of a gang of safe drivers seeking material to crack strong boxes.
Millionaire Factor was held captive for 12 days by kidnappers and freed after about $200,000 ransom was paid by friends. He walked to La Grange police station, explained captors released him nearby, and how to reach the location by streetcar. Chicago detectives and federal agents awaited arrival. He was described as in good condition, clean shaven and neatly dressed, seeking a telephone to contact his vigil family at Morrison hotel headquarters.
The fishing schooner Evelyn M. Young with nine crew aboard was harried by a five foot whale eleven miles off Pope's Harbor Nova Scotia at night. The animal struck the hull tearing a seam allowing water to pour in. Captain Daye steered for Pope's Harbor and made port before dawn though the vessel was in distress and grounded on arrival.
Rosyth breaks up the batter-cruiser Von der Tann marking the end of the Scapa Flow salvage drive. Since 1924 crews raised thirty-two ships including the 28,000-ton Hindenburg while ten remain underwater but will not be raised. The 1919 scuttling of the German fleet left eleven battleships, thirteen cruisers and fifty destroyers sunk.
A 17 year-old youth, recently handcuffed by provincial police while stealing copper wire near the Niagara gorge, vanished after breaking free and plunging over the bank. He survived, believed cushioned by shrubs. In Nova Scotia, Halifax election set for August 22 announced by Premier Harrington with writs to be issued following dissolution of the present assembly.
Delegates from thirty two nations attend an international nursing congress in Paris with Canada sending 125, Africa 25 and the United Kingdom 300. total attendance reaches 2,000 nurses, with Soviet Russia notably absent.
Hon. Hugh Guthrie minister of justice spoke to Calgary bar association about section 98 of the Criminal Code. He said the section imposes prison terms for those advocating constitutional change by violence and has proven useful in addressing disturbances linked to unemployment. The law does not interfere with law abiding citizens.
Laurence Steinhardt United States minister to Sweden arrived aboard the Ile de France in Plymouth England and dismissed reports that President Roosevelt wrecked the world economic conference He said he would spend a week in London before departing for Stockholm and called the accusation grossly unfair and inaccurate.
Dogs from Assiniboia Saskatchewan travelled to Calgary for the annual canine show by aeroplane. Carer and Dr G L Kroshus entered two prize dogs, a Boston bull and a Scotch collie, in the judging on Wednesday.
Investors show growing interest in silver mining ventures in Mexico as capital flows and exploration activity increase. Local authorities report heightened engagement from national and international firms seeking to evaluate prospect potential and establish partnerships.
L Brouillette, president of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, announced at a Regina convention that pool elevators show higher recoveries for 1932-33 than 1931-. the pool plans to complete final payments to Saskatchewan Co operative Elevator Company creditors and to the provincial government on related mortgage accounts, with the total near 2 million dollars. Operating policies for 1933-34 will mirror current practices. Growers may deliver to a seasonal pool or the open market, and Brouillette supported an international export quota and grain reserve as core elements of a forthcoming quota system. He urged that acreage reduction by law is impractical and linked wider trade aims to the London World Economic Conference.
Rudyard Kipling delivered a vivid address to the touring party of the Canadian Authors Association in London England praising Canada’s past and future. G K Chesterton spoke at a luncheon for visiting Canadian writers as the Marquess of Crewe presided with many notable Englishmen in attendance.
Ottawa agricultural officials say the Japanese beetle may eventually spread across the country attacking crops and flowers. United States researchers note the pest could move coast to coast, but whether Canada’s winters offer protection is not yet known.
New York reports Sir Josiah Stamp, noted British financier and economist, endorses President Roosevelt's recovery programme in an address from LeTam. He supports bold measures to address price and banking collapses, while warning against excessive speculative activity and the risks of industrial control.
At the UFA annual gathering in the parliament chamber, farmers discussed wheat production reduction as the central issue. They largely supported current acreage cuts but awaited decisions on further curtailment in light of rising prices. Fodder relief for southern and eastern regions was considered for future discussion.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt tours Quebec in a roadster and tells reporters she has no definite plans. She plans to return to Washington in a fortnight and then go to her Campobello cottage in New Brunswick.
A Windsor Ontario protest challenges a 20 year per day employment policy for single men by the department of militia on various military grounds. The action was organized by B hex county trades and labor ccun and will be forwarded in a resolution to Dominion government officials.
To Attend Grain Show Quebec Minister of Agriculture Adelard Ged bout accompanied by deputy minister J A Grenier and seed grain chief Paul Methot are in Regina to attend the World Grain Fair.
The Manitoba bond issue of $3,560.00 at 5 percent, due July 1, 1958, was completely sold and books closed. The bonds were priced at 93.50 with accrued interest yielding just over six percent.
Deposits in the post office and trust savings banks in England increased by more than 108 million dollars in the past year, reflecting growing public confidence in state backed savings facilities and expanding financial services.
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