Rebels tighten grip as Spanish Civil War escalates
August 1 dispatches report Loyalist and rebel forces massing on land sea and air as Madrid braces for a decisive clash. Re enlistments are ordered for Spaniards 1934 1935 to reorganize the army, while foreign volunteers face limits on arms on French soil. France and other powers seek non intervention amid reports of Italian and German aircraft supporting the rebels.
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Guadarrema
Guadarram
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Pares
London
Rome
Spanish Morocco
Alberta Social Credit announces citizen dividend registration plan
Dr John L Robinson M L A announced that Alberta secretaries of trade and industry will supervise citizen registrations for basic dividends. Special Credit M L A s will handle constituency duties. Medicine Hat residents register August 10 to 15 at Social Credit committee rooms on Third Street.
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Industry
Special Credit M.L.A
Medicine Hat
Social Credit Committee Rooms
Third Street
John. L. Robinson
M.L.A
Reichs leader opens Berlin Olympics amid race controversy
The Reichsfuehrer opened the Berlin sports carnival declaring the Olympics will be conducted without racial hostility. He noted non Aryan athletes are among expected top performers, despite Germany’s official condemnation of non Aryanism.
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Reichsfuehrer
Germany
Berlin
Athens
Canadian Olympians honor German dead in Berlin ceremony
Canadian Olympians paid tribute Friday evening to Germany's war dead placing a wreath of maple leaves on the Unknown Soldier grave. The ceremony in the former Frederick the Great palace drew thousands along Unter den Linden and marked the first official Canadian observance of German war dead since the armistice.
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C.P
Germany
Frederick the Great
Unter den Linden
Alberta Social Credit plan details outlined by Manning
Edmonton Aug. 1 The full details of our plan are now worked out and it is up to the people whether they accept it says Hon E C Manning provincial secretary and minister of trade and industry in Alberta s Social Credit government He explains Alberta credit will be government created credit deposited in a State Credit House for each citizen with non negotiable certificates issued to holders Purchases use this credit in the government led basic dividend scheme Continued on Page Four.
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Edmonton
C.P
E. C. Manning
Alberta
Manning
Alberta blaze eased as winds die down
Firefighters in southern Alberta gained a brief reprieve as strong winds subsided and cooler air moved in. Crews worked to lay new fire lines around ranch country southwest of Pincher Creek where flames remained smouldering but posed reduced danger to homes and outbuildings.
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Reightere
Alberta
Pincher Creek
Ontario Detectives Probe Discovered Inuit Adventure duo
In Stormont County Ontario two adventurers John Sandfield Macdonald and Simon Firaset are found in an abandoned cemetery. Police note the men are linked to historic Ontario governance and exploration. Details remain scarce as investigators assess motive and origin of discovery.
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John Sandfield MacDownald
Ontario
Simon’ Firaset
Stormont County
Wheat Prices surged in Chicago pit amid turmoil
In Chicago on Aug 1, wheat and corn rose about four cents per bushel overnight as prices jumped in a volatile pit. Reports describe pandemonium and a rapid reaction to new Liverpool quotations, with a five cent bushel rise noted at times.
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Liverpool
Cooler Weather Boosts Beef Trade Throughout Regions
Ottawa reports cooler weather aids dressed beef trade this week and expands demand across all killing classes. Prairie market movements support improved price situation, with most grades steady and some gains up to 50 cents amid regulated market flows. A separate item notes a dynamite explosion at a gold mine near Amos, killing 43 year old Alfred Matheson.
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C.P
Agriculture Department
Livestock Branch
Prairie
Npos
Toronto
Amos
Bec
Alfred Matheson
Rates discussed to ensure equitable land rents
South Alberta livestock men meet in Taber as zone heads of the Short Grass Stock Growers association debate production value based land rates. J W McLane of Medicine Hat chaired the session where large attendance heard proposals to cut rental leases in line with land values and urged government inquiry into policy actions by the Bency forts.
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Alberta
Taber
J.w.mclane
Medicine Hat
King’s would-be assassin to stand trial in fall
George Andrew McMahon, described by police as a broken man, told Bow Street Court in London of his mental misery after planning to shoot the King during the July parade. He said he initially aimed to kill himself but hoped to draw royal attention to imagined wrongs, not to harm the monarch. Continuous testimony followed as rain battered the courtroom skylight.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated. Press
Lon.don
George Andrew A Ceater
King Anne
the Sovereign
Bow Street
McMahon
Youth Gets Two Year Term On Two Counts
William Koenig, 22, received two year sentences on each of two counts after pleading guilty in Prince Albert city court. He led police and RCMP during a devious phase, stole a truck from his brother Emanuel, traded it for a Pontiac coupe at Universal Garage, and used the car before being nabbed. Continued on page four.
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Prince Albert
R.C/M
Tilley
William Koenig
Koenig
Emanuel
Universal
Educated Hen Lays Alphabet Eggs in Nanaimo
In Nanaimo B C on August 1, Mrs Cc Consala reported her educated hen laid eggs bearing letters. The first egg showed "go" and a later egg displayed "one" on the shell, suggesting literacy in the fowl.
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Nanaimq
B.C
C.P
Cc. Consala
Saskatchewan Receives More Rehabilitation Work Than Alberta
Edmonton reports Alberta minister W W Chant notes Saskatchewan receives more Prairie Farm Rehabilitation measures. he cited disparities between provinces while speaking at Daysland. Four trainmen were killed and at least 15 injured in a head on collision between two Central of Georgia passenger trains at Ogeechee, Georgia.
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Prairie
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sagkatchewan
Kilten
Central: of Georgia
Ogeechee
Georgia
Bracken government faced calls for resignation in Manitoba
August 1 report of Errick Willis demanding Premier Bracken resign after a decisive but indecisive election. Willis said Bracken’s defeat was certain, while Conservatives explored possible house alignments. Social Credit leaders denied Sanders’ claim of support, suggesting possible early session to resolve factional impasse.
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Winnipeg
C.pi
John Bracken
Errick F. Willis
Deloraine
Bracken
Willis
NRA for cattle in West urged to slay bad stock
Dominion government should launch its own NRA program for western stockmen by ordering immediate slaughtering of inferior cattle and paying bonuses to owners as in the U S Dakota experience. J C Bedford, a southern Alberta rancher, warns it would crash prices if inferior stock enter the market. Opinion of many supports culling. Continued on page four.
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Dominion
U.S
Dakotas
Alberta
Southwastern
News
Bedford
1940 Olympics Award Goes to Japan
The International Olympic Committee awarded the 1940 Olympic Games to Japan by a 36 to 27 vote, reversing the German bid and signaling a world route for the event four years hence. The decision followed rapid events preceding today’s opening of Germany’s 11th Olympiad in Berlin.
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C.P
Japan
Germany
International Olympic Committee
Finland
Morse line ends long BC career after floods
A 400 mile ground Morse line strung 36 years ago over British Columbia terrain ceased operation after spring floods severed the Hazen to Ashcroft-Dawson circuit. Short wave radio has assumed full duties. The aging system began in the 1860s with an idea to link to Europe via Siberia but was not completed until 1901. Continued on page five.
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C.P
British Columbia
Northland
Hazeton
Eee Creek
Ashcroft
B.c.-Dawson
Y.T
Europe
Siberia
Farm Credit Act receivers named in Alberta and Alberta districts
B. MacKenzie of St. Paul Alberta appointed official receiver under the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act for the Edmonton judicial district. Lionel T. Westlake of Tabor Alberta named official receiver for the Lethbridge judicial district, announced last night.
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Ottawa
C.P
Con. B. MacKenzie
St. Paul
Alta
Farmers
Edmonton
Lionel T. Westlake
Tabor
Lethbridge
Olympic Torch Carried To Berlin For Opening
One million Germans greet the opening of the 11th Olympiad as athletes from 53 nations participate. Dedicatory ceremonies proceed despite showers with a chorus of Deutschland Uber Alles. The flame arrives from Greece carried by a white-uniform runner. Canadians prominent in the parade with Toronto hurdler Dim Worrall leading the flag bearers as Germany leads Greece in the marching order.
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Berlin
Hitler
Greece
Dim Worrall
Toronto
Robbers Blow Safe at Leolydminster Creamery
Police seek robbers after they blew the safe at the Leolydminster Co operative creamery last night and made off with about 300 dollars in cash and cheques. The incident occurred in Leolydminster Sask and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Lloydminster, Sask
C.P
Askatchewan Co-operative
First Irvine Wheat Sells at 58-Lb Bushel
The first 1936 wheat from Ben Gill’s Hatton-area farm was delivered to the Albera pool elevator in Irvine. It weighed 58 pounds per bushel, graded No. 2 Northern, and carried two bushel dockage due to kernels.
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Irvine
Albera Pool
Ben Gill
Hatton
Wheat Shortage Seen In Britain After Five Years Abundance
Three convicts shot at Salem prison riot after a court decision. About 700 inmates in the main yard shouted and seized food from the commissary as tensions flared in Salem Oregon.
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Salem
Ore
State
Manitoba Vote Standings Report from The Canadian Press
Latest provincial standings show Liberal-Progressives leading as election results indicate seats for Conservatives G C F Independents Social Credit and Communists with numbers in brackets. In Buchans Newfoundland miners return to pits after a short strike protesting dismissals of William Dwyer.
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Liberal-Progressives
Social Credit
Trons
Buchans
Nld
Wiliam Dwyer
Predicting Shortage as Heavy Rains Ruin European Crops
The Daily Herald Labor paper forecast a wheat shortage in Britain after five years of abundance. Heavy rains crippled crops across Europe, including Italy and France, which had bought little foreign grain. Continued on page five.
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