Saskatchewan raises initial pool payment to forty five cents
Saskatchewan wheat pool increases its initial payment to 45 cents per bushel on No 1 Northern Fort William grade for 1933 34 pool deliveries. Alberta Manitoba pools maintain 35 cent initial payment while later grain delivered after July 15 may still qualify. Adjustments will be mailed to pool elevators.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Northern
Fort Willam
Alterta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Wheat Pools
Fort William
Pool Head
Carters
World champion cyclist claims from Sunderland on tour
John Row Crawford, a policeman and sailor from Sunderland, England, touring Calgary on his fourth Canada tour since 1919, claims to be the world's champion cyclist with 150000 miles logged. He has visited many countries and plans to continue westward after a brief rest.
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Calgary
Alberta John Row
Crawford
Sunderland
England
Canada
Canada faces butter surplus menacing domestic supply
Ottawa officials and National Dairy Council leaders met with the ministers to plan handling a 10 million pound butter surplus. They discussed shipping excess butter to the United Kingdom rather than saturating the domestic market, noting higher British demand for New Zealand cheese and Ontario butter storage concerns. No final plan emerged.
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Ottawa
Canada
WH. Forster
Hamilton
National Dairy Council
Allan C. Fraser
HH. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
Robert Weir
New Zealand
Western Canada
United Kingdom
Ontario
Senator Murdock Removed as Canadian Vice President
The executive board of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen in Cleveland Ohio removed Senator James Murdock from the office of Canadian vice-president effective Sept 15. Charges included failure to perform duties and lukewarm attitude toward the wage dispute in Canada where wages are 17 percent lower than in the United States.
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Murdock
Cleveland
Ohio
James Murdock
Brotherhood of Railway
Organiza
A.F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Dominion
Whitney
Canada
United States
Government To Contribute Freight Charges On Exhibits To Winter Fair
Ontario school to drop most homework under new plan at Oakville High School. Principal R H Archibald explains an extra hour with reduced upper class homework aims at more study time and better marks. In New Zealand, Elizabeth McCombs becomes first woman MP for Lyttelton, after death of husband, winning as Labor candidate with 6 80 votes.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Ontario
Toronto
Department of Agriculture
Oakville Collegiate
Oakville
Oakville High School
R. H. Archibald
Wellington
New Zealand
Lyttleton
Elizabeth Ko McCombs
McCombs
FW. Freeman
Coalt
Bilis
Labor
British Naval Officers Endured Hazardous Hong Kong Voyage
Aboard the 54 foot ketch Tai Mo Shan, five British naval officers en route to England completed a six week voyage from Hong Kong, ending September 12 with anchor dropped in Victoria Harbor after a hazardous crossing.
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Victoria
Hong Kong
Tai-Mo-Shan
Victoria Harbor
England
Ramsay MacDonald Enjoys Leisure After Pacific Voyage
Ramsay MacDonald sails from Yokohama via Attu and Dutch Harbor toward the United Kingdom for the adventure after long Economic Conference sessions in London. The ship rested for two hours as he headed north to his native land, then observed Scottish dog trials at Keith, Banffshire with typhoons and sheep penning visible in the scene.
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Pacific
Yokohama
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
United Kingdom
London
Ramsay
MacDonald
Heath
Euthy
Keith
Banffshire
Canadian auto industry leader warns of overtaxing cars
COL R S McLaughlin, prominent Canadian automobile industry figure, warned the government against over taxation of automobiles in a recent speech. He said there is a danger of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.
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Cel
Melaughin
Montreal Railway Workers Vote Against Pay Cut
The Montreal Star reports trainmen, conductors, telegraphers, and engineers in Montreal and vicinity largely reject a proposed pay reduction. Telegraphists favor striking if negotiations fail, while other groups vote overwhelmingly to refuse the cut.
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Montreal
Sremen
Vicinty
Trates
Fay Ma
Montreal Star
Plight Of The Farmer In Prairie Provinces
Alberta wheat official Nesbitt warns nationwide policy may force severe prairie farming consequences. He blames declining agricultural prices on lack of efficiency among farmers and urges consideration of farm population needs.
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Calgary
Atverta
Prairie Provinces
D. Nesbitt
Alberta Wheat Pool
Uaa Canada
Montreal man wins sweepstake then sues wife over prize
Adrien Vanier, a five year old shoe shop manager, reportedly won 54000 on a St Leger sweepstake ticket in Doncaster and filed a summons against his wife under section 236 of the criminal code claiming money from illegal sweepstakes. The ticket was in Vanier's name but may have been transferred to his wife. Felicitation driven winnings. A Labelle of Quebec City collects 36000 for second horse Felicitation. William A Hasse of Calumet City Illinois takes 18000 for Scarlet Tiger.
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Montreal
Adrien Vanier
Vanier
Anier
Doncaster
England
A. Labelle
Quebec City
William A. Hasse
Calumet City
Til
Hasse
Cattle Shipment From Calgary to Churchill for UK
Cattle from Calgary and Alberta districts will join a Churchill Manitoba voyage to the United Kingdom on September 27 aboard the SS Brandon. West ern Stock Growers Association manager Jack Byers coordinates 200 head of prairie cattle with planned timber collection, and Alberta cattlemen had urged an early trial shipment. Shipping costs via Churchill are said to be comparable to the Montreal route. Twenty carloads are expected from Saskatchewan and Alberta with 1100 to 1200 pound steers to please buyers in the Old Country.
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Calgary
Alberta
Churchill
Manitoba
United Kingdom
Brandon Jack Byers
Western Stock Growers Association
Cate Tlemen
Betwen
Dominion
Montreal
Saskatchewan
Canada Sees Huge Tax on Motor Vehicle Operation
Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates Canada motor vehicle operations last year produced about 96.7 million dollars in taxes and fees. Provinces collected 21.1 million in registrations and 27.1 million in Easeline taxes. the Dominion took in 4.5 million on import duties and excise taxes. Car sales taxes added 2.5 million and a further 1.5 million in import duties on Baseline. Total registrations 1,114,503 with 45,364 passenger cars, 1,580 buses, 157,990 trucks and other vehicles, 9,429 motorcycles, down from 1931. Ontario had the highest vehicle density in Canada.
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Dominion
Canada
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
United States
Hawaii
New Zealand
Ontario
British Columbia
Caring For Livestock Alberta Announces Policy
Alberta announces a livestock relief policy for dried-out areas. George Headley says shipments of feed cattle sheep and farm workhorses will move to winter quarters with no shipper cost. Railways and federal provincial governments cover half the freight each and owners must certify winter feeding and retention until sale permission is granted.
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Edmonton
Alta
George Headley
Department of Agrculture
Expected Large Wheat Yield in Stirling Manyberries Area
Farmers in the Stirling to Manyberries district of southeastern Alberta anticipate a crop rebound with an expected total wheat yield of 2,525,000 bushels. The region, a bright spot in a drought-stricken area, projects about 18 bushels per acre on average with one farm reportedly at 50 bushels per acre, helping farmers recover from prior debts.
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Calgary
Alberta
Stirling
Manyberries
Etstkomistrict
Canada Reaches Gain as UK Tariff Changes on Poultry
Canada negotiates tariff terms with Britain after a post September 15 deadline. Dead fowl ducks and geese from abroad see a reduced levy to two pence per pound while Canadian poultry remains free for UK markets.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
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Tom Millen
Ramsay MacDonald
Col RS. McLaughlin
Canadian Poultry Free
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