Churchill Denounces Munich Pact in Parliament Speech
Churchill railed against Chamberlain's Munich agreement calling it a total defeat that could lead to German domination in Europe. He urged rapid rearmament and mobilization, criticizing British diplomacy and warning of dire consequences for democracies.
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London
Winston Churchill
Parliame
Chamberlain
Hitler
Churchill
Great Britain
Mr. Chamberlain
Musmlini
Daladier
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Richard Acland
The
House
Prague
Acland
Poland
Soviet Russia's Stand on Franco-Soviet Pact Quiet London
Soviet Russia signaled it would denounce the Franco Soviet treaty provoking mixed reactions in Britain. Supporters saw this easing a four power Western European pact while opponents fret Britain and Paris would face Germany alone if Hitler shifts west.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Russia
France
Europe
Great Britain
Paris
Germany
Fuehrer
National Marketing Policy Urged by Western Canada Leader
Winnipeg producer Landreth, president of the Western Canadian Producers' Association, told a Saskatoon service club that Canada needs a national commission to establish and expand markets for farm products overseas and in the United Kingdom. He cited butter, eggs, cheese, and poultry as areas needing new markets as eastern Canada absorbs less surplus. He argued production has grown and new overseas markets are essential for western prosperity.
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Saskatoon
National Commission For
Mr. Landreth
Record Grain Shipments Through Calgary Terminals
Canadian government elevator terminals at Edmonton and Calgary with 5,000,000 bushels capacity were full on Oct 4. An embargo on incoming shipments from country points followed a September record of 17 million bushels moved in 10,000 cars valued at 9.6 million dollars, a new high since grain inspection service began about 40 years ago.
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Calgary
Edmonton
Grain Inspection Service
East Africa Demands German Colonies Consulted Before Steps
The East African Standard from Nairobi asserts Tanganyika’s future must be decided with prior consultation of East African territories and South Africa. It warns Prime Minister Chamberlain against concluding negotiations with Germany without local knowledge and consent. Tanganyika, once German East Africa, lies south of Kenya and is tied to Germany’s colonial claims.
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East Africa
Nairobi
Kenya
British East Africa
Tanganyika
Chamberlain
Germany
South Africa
Fast Africa
Grey Owl Estate in Toronto Faces Distribution Disputes
Hugh Fayrs of Toronto Publisher said Grey Owl's considerable fortune, tied up by conflicting claims, remains undisbursed due to publicity over the deceased author's identity. His widow has not collected any portion. After his death the author was described as half-breed and his birthplace cited as England by some.
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Toronto
Hugh Fayrs
Grey Owl
Thest
England
Toronto honors degree for Lady Tweedsmuir at convocation
The wife of Lord Tweedsmuir, governor general of Canada, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Toronto at a special convocation on October 14. Hon Ernest Lapointe and W. Sherwood Fox will also receive similar degrees.
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Toronto
Tweedsmuir
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
University of Toronto
Ernest Lapoint
W. Sherwood Fox
University Ontario
Freight Rate Argument Seeks Lake Wheat Shipping Hike
Ottawa shippers asked the board of grain commissioners to raise the lake head to St Lawrence port rate above seven cents per bushel or allow orders at 71 2/3 cents while the board deliberates. The decision kept the seven cent rate in place pending review, as shippers claimed seven lean years and losses justify higher charges to recover costs.
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Ottawa
Lakehead
St. Lawrence
Board of Grain Commissioner
Plane Wreck In Victoria Harbor Sends Two Men Hurt
Victoria, June 14 A De Haviland Moth seaplane piloted by Captain Terry Finney and passenger Ralph Bonner spun out of control and plunged 100 feet into a boom of logs in Aquimalt harbor. Both men escaped with slight injuries.
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Victoria
Terry Finney
Ralph Bonner
Aquimalt Harbor
Death of Lord Shaughnessy Former CPR Chair Dies in Montreal
Lori Shaughnessy aged 07, longtime chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway, died in Montreal from pneumonia. Born September 29, 1883 in Montreal, he studied at Bishop's College, McGill, Laval and Trinity College. A lawyer and director of CPR, he served in the Irish Canadian Rangers and as aide de camp to General Currie. Survivors include three daughters and a son.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Lori Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific Way Company
Bos Youbie
Shaughnessy
Bishop's College School
Lennoxville
Que
McGill University
Laval University
Trinity College
Cambridge
England
Meredith, Macpherson, Hague and Holden
Ing’s
France
Arthur Currie
Canadian Irish Rangers
99Th
Irish Canadian Rangers
Leutenant
Lord Shaughnessy
CPR
West Kootenay Power and Light Company
Marian Laura Graham
Lord Athelstan
Camps For Jobless Victoria
Victoria to reopen camps this winter to provide work for single unemployed men. Hon. George 8. Pearson, provincial labor minister, said the arrangement with the federal government mirrors last year’s plan. Pearson, who just returned from Ottawa, noted talks with federal labor minister Norman Rogers. the agreement is not signed yet pending several unsettled details.
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Victoria
British Columbia
George
Pearson
Labor
Ottawa
Norman Rogers
Appoints Ottawa Poultry Official to Senior Fieldman
A. J. Darbey, formerly a poultry fieldman in Saskatchewan, is named senior poult fieldman in the Dominion department of agriculture. He becomes chief assistant in administering the poultry production service with focus on performance records and hatchery approval work.
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Ottawa
A. J. Darbey
Saskatchewan
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Plan to Split Spain Into Two Nations Rejected
Paris reports outline discussions for a European settlement ending the Spanish war. Britain and France back a four power approach with Italy and Germany. a split of Spain into two states was mooted but opposed by Premier Negrin. Evacuations of foreign fighters, including about 1000 Americans, were planned.
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Paris
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Rome
Lord Perth
Count Cinao
Britain
Juan Negrin
Spain
London
Labor dispute solution urged by American Transit head
Charles W. Hose, president of the American Transit Association, called for a rational peaceful method to determine wages and conditions. He spoke at the 57th annual convention, stressing wages should rise as enterprise earnings allow while preserving property, credit, and service quality expected by the public.
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Toronto
Charles W. ‘Hose
American Transit Assofation
Proposal for Eskimo Home in Pangnirtung
Rt Rev A L Fleming Anglican bishop proposes a home for aged Eskimos at Pangnirtung on Baffin Island to be funded by the Dominion government. The plan awaits Nort hest Territories Council review after a Toronto sermon urged care for aged Eskimos.
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Ottawa
Mempera
Northest Territories Council
A. L. Fleming
the Dominion
Pangnirtung
Baffin Island
Arctic Circle
Fleming
St. Pauls Church
Toronto
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Ivan J. Spear
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Sass
Arctic
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