Russia demands blockade of Portuguese ports over arms to Spanish
Moscow reports Russia urged the non intervention committee to order British or French naval enforcement of Portuguese ports to halt rebel arms shipments to the Spanish insurgents. The note, given to Lord Plymouth, presses immediate convening of the committee to discuss proposals and enforce port control.
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Moscow
Russia
Non-Interventon
Earl of ‘Plymouth
Lonon
Spain
Lord Plymouth
Moi Eyevch
Italy
Germany
Portugal
Kagan
Ontario Carloads of Provisions Sent to Saskatchewan
Two Brantford of Ontario carloads of food and provisions left for the Trossachs and Pangman districts in Saskatchewan to aid drought stricken farmers and villagers. The first car carried 500 bags potatoes 60 bags cabbages 40 bags onions 200 pounds honey 200 pounds flour 200 pounds sugar 60 bushels apples 30 bags turnips eight bags beans 200 cans pork and beans peas corn tomatoes beans and more.
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Saskatchewan
Brantford
Ont
Trossachs
Sask
Brant County
Tros Sachs
Pangman
Build New Churches espe Drouth Conditions in West Montreal
Western Canada showed notable spiritual advancement despite harsh drought and physical hardship. Rev W C Smalley of Edmonton told the 47th annual meeting of Eastern Ontario and Quebec Womens Home Baptist Missionary Society that the growth area was larger this year and hardship rose, yet Canadiana in the prairie provinces have built 24 pew churches since 1930.
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Drouth
Montreal
Western
Canada
W. C. Smalley
Edmonton
Ontario
Quebec
Womens Home Baptist Missionary Society
Grouth
Prairie Provinces
Fortifications Rise Along Germany Borders and Heligoland
Germany accelerates border fortification with concrete gun emplacements rising along the western and southeastern fronts. Heligoland harbor is rebuilt with bases atop the Heligoland point, four large emplacements already in place and several smaller positions under construction. Secrecy surrounds Rhineland and Black Forest defenses opposite Maginot line fortifications.
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Berlin
Germany
Tea UN
Heligland Island
Schleswig
Heligoland Marine Harbor
Heligoland
Iaguar Point
Rhineland
Black Forest
Ferguson urges high commissioner to join Canadian Senate
Toronto's Women's Press Club heard former Canadian high commissioner in London Hon. G. Howard Ferguson advocate creating a senate seat for the high commissioner. He argued the office lacks a public forum and proposed Vincent Massey be named to both post and senate, noting he may not seek another term.
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Howard Ferguson
London
Toronto
G. Howard Ferguson
Auncheon
Women's Press Club
Oner
Canadian Senate
Mr. Ferguson
Canada
France Needs Wheat as French Crop Falls Short
Paris expects higher overseas imports to cover wheat shortfall as France aims to prevent cost of living spikes from franc devaluation. Trade talks with Canada sought a fair Canadian share, while French farmers oppose rising imports risking lower internal prices.
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Paris
France
Canada
Mackenzie King
Lady Houston Buys Grimsby Trawler Girl Pat
Lady Houston donor of $500,000 for England’s air race plans purchases the Grimsby trawler Girl Pat for its crew. Reported price was $16,500 with $2,500 extra to sail from Port Georgetown to England after authorities seized the vessel last June.
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Lady Houston
Georgetown
British Guiana
Edmonton City Council Accepts Certain Certificates for Bills
The Edmonton city council ratified a motion by Alderman Elisha East to accept Cerificates Ramondi’s spf and ceruicaces for payment of light water land and telephone bills and other services designated by the council. The decision was made as part of a routine motion by the Social Credit councillor.
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Ramondi
Edmonton
Ald
Elisha East
Social Credit
Sillor
Graduates Embrace Responsibility at McGill Luncheon
W. E. Gladstone Murray praised McGill graduates for seeking an ultimate harmony of existence and stewardship. The new CBC head told McGill Graduates Society of the need for broader diffusion of the university spirit, noting graduates gain detachment and forward looking honor.
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Montreal
McGill University
W. E. Gladstone Murray
McGill Graduates’ Society
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
McGill
University
Ten Trans Atlantic Flights Without Loss Of Life This Year
This comeback year for trans Atlantic flying records ten flights across the north Atlantic with no fatalities. It marks a bright contrast to the past as twenty six lives were lost in the previous nine years.
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New York
North Atlantic
Jobless Sent to Alberta Farms Under Bonus Plan
Edmonton reports that unemployed workers are being sent to Alberta farms under a federal provincial bonus plan paying 30 to 40 a day. Officials note the movement is not heavy and relief programs are adjusting to the current pace.
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Edmonton
Alberta
British Fascists Hold Meeting in London Without Disorder
Tresruan wuwa of Fascists with Sir Oswald Mosley present met in Victoria Park Square near the east London Jewish quarter. One clash occurred with two arrests. Alfred Duff Cooper said most Englishmen reject red Communism and black Fascism while Sir Thomas Inskip urged government action to curb liberties if Fascists abuse them.
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London
Tresruan Wuwa
Oswald Mosley
Victoria Park Square
East End
Alfred Duff Cooper
Fate For War
Thomas Inskip
Defence
Watford
Thomas
Manitoba Pool Elevators reports operating surplus for year
Directors at the Manitoba Pool Elevators Ltd announce a operating surplus of 348000 for the year ending July 15 1936. Of this amount 203500 was paid to the Manitoba government and 37100 on terminal. Remaining funds boosted reserves and working capital to over 625000. The company runs 153 country elevators in Manitoba and handled 9063021 bushels, amounting to 275 percent of the total grain delivered in Manitoba in 1935-26.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Pool Elevators, Ltd
Manitoba
Alberta to link Calgary Edmonton with daily air service
Calgary and Edmonton will receive daily air mail and passenger service next spring. The route will connect Lethbridge to Calgary and Edmonton to link with the trans-Canada line after a visit by Hon. C. D. Howe. Passenger carriage will follow the mail service.
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Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
C. D. Howe
Eden Warns of Unseen Dangers Amid European Tensions
British Foreign Secretary Eden addressed the Cutlers feast in Sheffield, urging calm and caution against unexpected shifts in a tense international scene. He pledged government effort to keep tempers down, support non intervention in Spain, and honor obligations aimed at steering Europe toward peace and freedom.
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Sheffield
Europe
Eden
Belgium Vows Strong Defences to Deter War Threats
King Leopold warned Belgium must maintain a robust military to deter any neighbor from using its territory as a gateway to attack. He said reoccupation of the Rhine and violation of Locarno threaten peace, and foreign policy should aim to avert war rather than prepare for victory in coalitions. He stressed Belgium would be invaded and pillaged if unprepared, and urged deterrence to secure Western Europe’s peace.
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Leopold
Brussels
Germany
Rhineland
Belgium
Europe
Heavy Rains Delay Farm Work Across States
The weekly crop report notes heavy rains hinder fall farming in many regions. Downpours slow seeding of winter grains, stop corn husking, potato and sugar beet harvests, and cotton picking and ginning. Saturated topsoil disrupts interior work, notably in the Ohio valley, central Mississippi valley, and lower Great Plains.
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Washington
United States
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Japanese envoy Arita push to sign new naval pact limits submarines
Itachiro Arita instructed Shigeru Yoshida to sign a fresh agreement with Britain, the United States, France and Italy to replace part four of the London naval treaty, restricting submarine use and tightening allied naval limits.
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Tokyo
Itachiro Arita
Shigeru Yoshida
London
Great Britain
United States
France
Italy
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Rouse
Mrs. Primrose
Philip C. H. Primrose
Alberta Air Service
Queen's
Robert Charles Wallace
Queens University
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