Canada to seek 50 million relief bill before Easter recess
Ottawa reports that Prime Minister Mackenzie King will push a supply bill of at least 50 million for unemployment relief and re employment. Projections expect provinces and municipalities to add to reach over 100 million for relief and related work. The session faces a short week ahead of Easter adjournment and potential Senate timing issues.
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C.P
Mackenzie King
Pie Tegen
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Dunning
Rogers
Isley
Mackenzie Kings
Minis
Baldwin retirement forecast and Chamberlain succession
A Daily Mail report foresees Prime Minister Baldwin retiring in June with Neville Chamberlain as successor. Other changes include Samuel Hoare as future foreign secretary candidate and Anthony Eden to India secretary, with Eden’s Foreign Office seat to be filled by Halifax or Horne. Attlee assails the government over senile decays and a wobbly policy, as Britain faces Ethiopia and potential Italian aggression. Brussels warns Belgium defense threats and rapid invasion risk, while Corbin and Eden discuss upcoming Geneva meetings.
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India
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Attlee
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Italy
Hitler
Reich Fuhhrer
Charles Corbin
Paris
France
Locarno
Flandin
M. Corbin
Eden
Camp Beverloo
Albert Devere
Belgium
Canada ready to sell wheat to Great Britain in war study
Ottawa reports Hon. W. D. Inner says Canada would be glad to supply all wheat Britain needs to assure UK food security in case of war. He noted a Times London dispatch and suggested Britain should first present its government’s position before any practical steps are taken.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Great Britain
United Kingdom
W. D. Inner
Alberta Cities Granted Authority to Refund Debts
Edmonton April 6 The Cities Refunding Act introduced in the Provincial Legislature grants wide powers to Alberta cities to refund their public debts under provincial guarantees. The bill contains compulsory features for refunding the provincial debt and sets the framework for city debt refinancing.
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Hdmonton
C.P
Alberta
Hoffman Made Play for Presidential Nomination
Governor Hoffman faces censure over Hauptmann activity and announces a new investigation into the Lindbergh kidnapping to seek the complete truth. The report notes doubts about Bruno Hauptmann's guilt and mentions a Hoffman for President boom led by Edward Morton James and Henry James.
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Hoffman
Trenton
C.P
Hauptmann
Uattptmann
Concord
Mass
Edward Morton James
William James
Henry James
Floffman
James
Unsteady Spring Weather Brings Snow Flurry and Melt
An unsettled outlook follows a cold night with a spring snow flurry reported on a north to northeast breeze. The fall measured about two inches with temperatures rising from 12 to 22 degrees above zero by early afternoon as intermittent sun melted the snow.
Experts Study Social Credit In Alberta Policy Shift
Calgary April 5 Experts are examining fields for applying Social Credit theories in Alberta as the Social Credit government outlines its last week’s work. Provincial Secretary Manning says the Measures Act provides for investigation into feasibility while reaffirming opposition to repudiation and limits on debt. He notes the government opposes debt writeoffs and defends autonomy amid critics.
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Calgary
Alberta
Ft. C. Manning
Tiere
Prophetic Bible Institute
Manning
Social Credit
Alberta Nsl
Puesa
Ontario Cuts Grants to Schools Weigh $4.4 Million to $4.2 Million
Ontario reduced education funding this year with grants trimmed from 4.4 million to about 4.2 million dollars. The move affects school programs and budgeting across districts.
Hauptmanns’ stay of execution collapses in tragedy
Mrs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann rejoiced after a stay of execution was granted for her husband last Tuesday. Anna Hauptmann's brief hope turned to despair when Governor Hoffman did not grant a reprieve and Lindbergh baby killer was executed in the electric chair, leaving her inconsolable in her hotel room.
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann
C. Lloyd Fisher
Anna Hauptmann
Hoffman
Lindbergh
Baldwin reiterates Britain will not surrender colonies
London April 6 Prime Minister Baldwin told the House of Commons that Britain has not changed its mind about handing over colonies to foreign powers. She neither has considered it nor is she considering it.
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London
C.P.J
Britain
Baldwin
House of Commons
Rush for Drivers Licenses Continues After Rate Reduction
The license bureau at the courthouse sees ongoing demand for reduced auto and truck license rates effective April 1. Miss Hughes reports this morning lulls but notes substantial activity since last Wednesday. Since then about 557 drivers licenses and 280 passenger car licenses plus 84 truck licenses have been issued.
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Court House
Program Changes in Alberta Schools Sept First 1936
Changes in the Alberta school programme take effect September 1 1936. Grades I to VII form the Elementary school, VII to IX the Intermediate, and X to XII the High school. Elementary has two divisions Primary Grades I II and III and Junior grades IV V VI. A separate programme will exist for Elementary Intermediate and High schools. Grade IX subjects move to Intermediate, enabling larger towns to separate Intermediate from High schools, while rural schools keep Elementary plus Grades VII and VIII.
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Tor
Italians occupy Quaram city in bold advance
Italian forces seized the strategic Quaram after defeating Haile Selassie’s imperial troops. Haile Selassie’s remnants retreated toward Dessye as Italian aviators dropped explosives and fired thousands of rounds. Quaram opens a motor road toward Addis Ababa, signaling easier Italian advance after tough northern terrain.
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Associated Press
Asmara
Eitrea
Italy
Quaram
Haile Selassie
Dessye
Quorum
Addis Ababa
Menelik
Quoraima
Aduwa
Addi Assel
Ghergl
Rome
Alberta Has Two Millions For Highways
Alberta will receive nearly 2 million dollars for road building this year under the federal relief plan. Premier Aberhart and Provincial Public Works Minister W A Fallow announced the allocations from the $50 million relief fund. The Dominion also plans approximately 750 thousand dollars for road construction this year and will match provincial expenditures on main highways.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Dominion
Aberhart
W. A. Fallow
Dominionis
Fallow
C.L. Ross
Lands Eid Mines
Ottawa
The
Vets Pensions Under Scrutiny In Ottawa Hearings
Ottawa April 6 The House of Commons pensions committee heard calls to lower the War Veterans Allowance Act age limit to fifty. Calgary Legion president Alex Walker urged the change to ease veteran unemployment as Barnard of Nanaimo criticized treatment of veterans and service men. The hearing continued with other witnesses including Percy Philpott.
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G.P
House’ of Commons
Committee On Pensions
Alexi Walker
Calgary
Canadian Legion
T. A. Barnard
Nanaimo
B.C
Canada
C.P
Nei T. A. Barnard
Naniamo
B.G
Alex. Walker
Percy
Philpott
Tornado Toll Rises Across Southern States
A severe twister sweep across Arkansas to South Carolina causes extensive damage and large casualties. Cities Tupelo and Gainesville report heavy losses with hundreds killed or injured. fires break out as rescue teams from the Red Cross rush to aid shaken communities. Death toll uncertain but rising with extensive property destruction.
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C.P
United States
Arkansas
South Carolina
Tupelo
Miss
Gainsville
Red Cross
Cs.t
Gainesville
Elwood
Ala
Anderson
Carolinia
Booneville
Red Bay
Coffeyville
Columbia
Tenn. Ared
Fayetteville
Tenn
Thay
Dixie Hunt Notot Heptti'a
France Plans Peace by Force via European Army
Paris reports Foreign Minister Pierre-Etienne Mlandin backed a League of Nations led European army to enforce peace. The plan calls for Germany disavowal of encirclement claims, prohibiting Rhineland fortification, and regional mutual aid pacts to create an international force enforcing League decisions.
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Pierre-Etienne Mlandin
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Germany
France
Rhineland
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