A Canada Urges Global Action for World Peace
In a column urging international cooperation over narrow nationalism, Canada is urged to join President Roosevelt at the London Economic Conference and Geneva talks to curb armaments and forge a world peace. Premier Bennett leads Canada’s stance with support from 10,000,000 Canadians, highlighting the United States as a partner in a shared path to economic and political stability.
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Canada
British Commonwealth of Nations
France
C.H. Cahan
House of Commons
Germany
Italy
Spain
Roosevelt
Fort Four Nations
London
Geneva
Bennett
Ramsay MacDonald
United States
Europe
North America
New World
Old World
Lake Freight Situation On Hold By Grain Board
The board of grain commissioners suspended an order fixing the maximum rate for carrying wheat from the head of the lakes to Montreal Sorel and Quebec at six cents per bushel. The May 5 order aimed to offset discrimination between routes to Sorel Quebec and Montreal. The board will monitor Parliament's Canadian coastal laws affecting US competition on the all water route to Montreal and then review the broader freight situation.
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Board of Grain Commissioners
Montreal
Sorel
Quebec
Canaan
United States
Mial
Kruschen Salts Boosts 92 Year Old to Stay Active
A 92 year old man remains fit and alert thanks to Kruschen Salts. Mrs A J W credits daily use for energy, stair climbing, and rapid vitality gains. The testimonial extols internal cleanliness and renewed youth with the so called Kruschen Feeling.
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Prairie West influx of settlers tied to wheat prices
John M. Imrie of The Edmonton Journal states that the Prairie West saw its greatest settler influx in the pre-war decade when wheat sold for 65 cents to $1 a bushel. He notes costs were low then, but production costs have fallen further in the past three years.
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Prairie West
Fort William
John M. Imrie
Edmonton Journal
British Columbia
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Cunard and Anchor Lines Schedule Summer Cruises From New York
Cunard and Anchor Lines plan fewer than 23 summer cruises from New York using eight ships. The Franconia will sail July 29 to Canadian North Cape and Bermuda with a second trip August 5, stopping at Saguenay River Quebec Murray Bay and Bermuda, plus a southbound Cuba/Havana Nassau Bermuda itinerary. The Mauretania makes five West Indies cruises starting July 5, 22, August 5, 22, and September 9, visiting Port of Spain La Guaira Willemstad Curacao Colon Havana over 124 days and 5,300 miles. Trips to Iceland North Cape Hammerfest and European ports aboard the Carinthia commence July 1 for 42 days. The Aquitania plans weekend trips to Nova Scotia around July 4 and Labour Day. An additional 32-day Europe cruise departs July 1 visiting Cork London Hamburg Havre and returns to New York. Other short tours include Saguenay Quebec Murray Bay Bermuda on Transylvania Caina and Nassau/Havana on California. The Tuscania will chartered for a Bible Conference cruise to Nassau and Havana starting June 24 with no dancing or theater and daily Bible study sessions. All other Cunard-Anchor cruises will offer concerts, night clubs and leisure activities.
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Saguenay River
Quebec
Murray Bay
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Boston
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la Guaira
Caracas
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Kisby
Stockholm
Leningrad
Moscow
Swinemunde
Germany
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Carinthia
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Owa Scotia
Europe
Cork
London
Hamburg
Berlin
Rotterdam
Holland
Havre
Paris
Saguenay
California
Nova Scotia
Transylvania
Caledonia
Bible Conference Association
NASA
C P R Official Peters Dies in Vancouver at 73
F W Peters aged 73 longtime Canadian Pacific Railway official died at his Vancouver home. He served as assistant freight traffic manager for western lines in Winnipeg, then assistant to the vice president of western lines, later general superintendent of British Columbia division. Survived by wife Gertrude Wynyard Hurd of Toronto, a brother T L Peters of Victoria BC, and two sisters Mrs H C Hannington of Quebec and Mrs W Morse of Ottawa.
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W. Peters
F. W. Peters
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
Western Lines
Winnipeg
Western Ines
British Columbia
Gertrude Wynyard Hurd
Toronto
T. L. Peters
Victori B.C
H.C Hannington
Quebec
W. Morse
Ottawa
Canadian Goat Society Holds Annual Meeting in Victoria
The Canadian Goat Society held its 16th annual meeting in Victoria British Columbia with breeder representatives present. Registrations and pedigree transfers for pure bred stock remained steady and membership rose slightly. The new constitution aligned with the Live Stock Pedigree Act. Prairie inquiries indicate healthy demand but low goat prices.
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Canadian Goat Society
Victoria
B.C
Prairie Provinces
Russia Aims Stratosphere Ascent Record Breaker
The Moscow based society for air and chemical defence plans an ascent into the stratosphere to surpass Professor Auguste Piccard’s record. Piccard reached over ten miles in two flights and the group seeks to beat that height.
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Ussia
Society For Air and Chemical Defence
Moscow
Russia
Auguste Piccard
Automatic ticket printing in Edinburgh streetcars
In Edinburgh Scotland conductors in street cars will soon use automatic machines to print tickets as needed. The system aims to speed boarding and reduce delays by providing immediate proof of fare.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Pork Dominates Canadian Meat Consumption in 1932
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports per capita pork at 91 pounds in 1932, surpassing all other meats including poultry. Beet intake 56 pounds, mutton and lamb seven, poultry 11. Eggs total 297,949,339 dozen, 28 per person, down from 29. Also mentions grass as stock fodder and Trinidad expects upward glide in activity.
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Dominion Bureau of Statistics
First Bishop of French Guiana Heads to Penal Island
Father Goutray, a 25 year military veteran, departs France to become the first Bishop of French Guiana. He will lead a flock of about 4,000 murderers and criminals at the Devil's Island penal settlement. He plans to live hard like his parishioners and learn each man personally as monthly cargo boats bring supplies to Cayenne.
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Goutray
France
French Guiana
Cayenne
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