Manion calls for economic reforms and social justice
Canadian Conservative leader Dr RJ Manion urged reforms to curb relief spending and boost public works. He warned that relief distribution breeds wreck, anarchy, and barbarism without a social conscience, advocating liberty, economic freedom, and community responsibility as keys to a just Canada. He criticized welfare dependence while praising wealth tempered by fairness. The talk, given in Barry's Bay, highlighted unemployment figures and the need to rebalance wealth and opportunity.
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Saint Jonn
RJ. Manion
Seaid
Barry's Bay
Manion
Canada
Jowie
New Brunswick
National Conservative Party
Dr. Manion
Dominion
Young breaks English single seater gliding record
A Shrewsbury scrapshipEng A young officer of the fleet air arm with only five days gliding experience stayed aloft for 15% hours, surpassing the prior record by ten minutes. He commented afterward that it was a bit amped.
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Shrewsbury
Eng
Fleet Air Arm
A. N. Young
Dr Camsell Heads North on inspection trip
Dr. Camsell and Dr George Hanson, senior federal geologist, arrived in Winnipeg en route to the Northwest Territories. They plan a plane departure for Yellowknife on an inspection tour.
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Winnipeg
Charnes Caumsell
George Hanson
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife Nwt
Evacuation plan outlined for civilians in UK war scare
The Daily Herald reports a government committee will study a wartime evacuation program for all children from the United Kingdom. Tentative arrangements with transport firms aim to move millions within 72 hours, billeting evacuees in cottages and farms rather than camps to avoid concentration. Geof rey Lloyd told Parliament the plan envisions moving up to 2.56 million people at short notice, with reception centers ready nationwide.
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London
Daily Herald Labor
United Kingdom
London Passager Transport Board
Maline Ralway
Herald
Geoffrey Lloyd
Home Office
House of Commons
Wach
Lloyd
Bay Route Defended As Savings In Shipping Rates
Alderman S. E. Bushe defended the Hudson Bay northern route, arguing Great Lakes shipping rates fell since its opening. Responding to Regina shipper R. S. Dalgliesh, Bushe said western farmers did not gain due to lack of savings, while JH Holmes urged port control by western Canada as a remedy.
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Saskatoon
Hudson Bay
S. E. Bushe
Board of Rade
Great Lakes
Bushe
R. S. Dalgliesh
Regina
JH. Holmes
Board of Trade
Holmes
Western Canada
Bay
Agreement Is Essential For Wheat Price Recovery
London editorial argues that a world wheat surplus requires exporting countries to forge an agreement. It says only two paths exist for a sharp, prolonged price recovery: another crop failure or a right course of action through international agreement. The piece stresses a timely consensus is inevitable.
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London
The
Financial News
Geological Survey urged to study province mining economy
The Geological Survey board recommended a province-wide geological survey to aid the mining industry. The report urged publication of yearly economic mineral data, education for geological and metallurgical fields, and practical instruction for those in mining. It notes the Winnipeg appointment and calls for administrative action.
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Intoba Survey Board
Winnipeg
Manion Likely to Seek London By-election Seat
Unconfirmed reports say Hor Dr. R. J. Manion Conservative Leader will run for a House of Commons seat in the London by election, likely held in the late fall. The Waterloo South vacancy is also noted. Major Fred C. Betts, who won London in 1935 with 10,911 votes, drowned fishing in Quebec last spring and London has been Conservative since 1907.
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Manion
London
Ottawa
R. J. Manion
House of Commons
Ontario
Waterloo South
Fred C. Betts
Major Bet
Quebec
German Refugee Smuggled Money Hidden in Hops Shipment
A German refugee allegedly smuggled £5000 out of Germany hidden in a bale of hops. The scheme involved customs men and a long, uncertain route. Ottawa reports Hon Ian Mackenzie will have the Bren gun contract with John Inglis Company reviewed in the House of Commons.
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Harwich
Nrg
East Africa
Ottawa
Ian Mackenzie
National Defence
John Inglis Company, Limited
Toronto
House of Commons
Drought Mapping Flight Arrives in Swift Current
Four members of No 2 general purpose detachment RCAF arrive from Edmonton to photograph Western Saskatchewan drouth areas. Aerial surveys will map topography and water courses for Ottawa plotting, at 14 000 to 15 000 feet, with good visibility.
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Tchewan
Rutledge
Sergi Jimour
Baxter Rhodes
Schultz
German reluctance to wage war echoes 1914 warning
The liberal Ilustrowany Kurier Comienny claims Nazi Germany is weaker than in 1914 and unlikely to emerge victorious from a new European conflict. Polish circles fear war with Czechoslovakia, while Gazeta Polska notes Britain bears no stake in Czechoslovakia yet remains committed to defending European peace through balanced Anglo German relations.
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Germany
Warsaw
Hitler
Nazireich
Ilustrowany Kurier Cozienny
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Gazeta Polska
Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles and Surrounding Cities
A strong east west shaking was felt for several seconds in downtown Los Angeles and the harbor area with no damage reported. San Pedro Long Beach Redondo Beach Lynwood Maywood Compton Hawthorne Huntington Park Anaheim Santa Monica West Los Angeles Pasadena and foothill cities reported varying tremors while some areas felt only light shocks.
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Los Angeles
Harbor District
San Pedro
Long Beach
Redondo Beach
Lynwood
Maywood
Compton
Hawthorne
Huntington Park
Anaheim
Santa Monica
West Los Aneles
Pasadena
Calm Counsel Seen Essential to Keep Peace in Europe
London sources say calm counsel is needed as German Czech tensions rise over the Sudeten dispute. Officials note Hitler’s influence may decide if Britain’s hopes for conciliation fail, with warning that lack of real settlement will risk broader war. Polish envoy Jantzen ska and Czech diplomat Masaryk remain engaged as diplomacy lingers.
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John Simon
Scotland
Seechoslovakia
Hite
London
Great Britain
Adett
Hitler
Foreign Office
Antoni Jantzenska
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Josph P. Kennedy
Viscount Hax
Jan Masaryk
Calma
Czechoslovak Sudeten
Czechoslovakia
Czchoslovakia
Church Fair Gambling Convictions In Montreal
Crown Prosecutor Olier Renaud called for penalties after five men were convicted of operating gambling devices at church fairs in Montreal. Warnings were issued to district churches to ban such apparatus. violators may face full prosecutions. The five defendants were fined $10 and ordered to pay 15 days in jail costs. They ran wheels of fortune and crown and anchor games.
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Montreal
Olier Renaud F
Fortune
Crown
Anchor Games
Dynamite Destroyed After Camp Explosion Linked Incident
Ontario provincial police ordered the destruction of 4259 sticks of 12 year old dynamite at a local quarry. The action follows the Dodge summer camp blast and the recent drowning of Daniel Dodge two weeks earlier, suggesting a linked sequence of events or motive.
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Ontario
Dodge
Daniel Dodge
Wheat for Spain promised by prairie provinces group
Plans announced in Toronto include substantial wheat contributions from the three prairie provinces and the Winnipeg Grain Exchange for the relief ship Canadan-Amenes bound for Spain. Malcolm Ross serves as secretary to the relief committee.
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Toronto
Rracas
Prairie Provinces
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Spain
Malcolm Ross
Stip
Lee
Sia
Refinery Work Begins for Calgary British American Project
Work to construct the new oil refinery of the British American Oil Company in East Calgary will start within the next two or three days. The project is valued at 1,250,000 dollars and signals a major addition to the local energy industry with significant employment prospects for the area.
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George E. Eyston
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Calgary
British American Oil Company
Calgary Air Field work begins on civic project
Calgary officials report work has started on the new civic air field with ex tion and grading operations underway. The project aims to establish a municipal airport serving the city and surrounding area, marking a significant infrastructure development.
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Calgary
Civic Air Field
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