Canadian Orr Reaches 200 m Final in Berlin Olympics
Lee Orr of Vancouver advances to the 200 meter final at the Berlin Games finishing second in heat but trails Jesse Owens who breaks the world record with 20.7 seconds. Orr ends fifth in the final heat as Canada bids for more track glory.
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Berlin
C.P
Lee Orr
Vancouver Flash
Jesse Owens
United States
Orr
Cariada
Howie McPhee
Brice
Phil Edwards
Betty Taylor
Hamilton
Larry O’connor
Toronto
Earle Meadows
Texas
Certificates Issued Today Sparks Alberta Prosperity Cash
Edmonton August 5 CP Circulation of the governments first issue of prosperity certificates 250000 bills each worth 1 began today. Hon Lucien Maynard said he would take as much as he could and go shopping this afternoon passing the first certificate at a department store ready to accept the certificates. Some certificates might reach road workers tonight.
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Edmonton
C.P
Lucien Maynard
Maynard
Courtesy Visit Seen As German Support in Ceuta
Report from Tetuán dated August 5 notes natty German officers and aviators strolling with Spanish rebels in Ceuta. A Weutschland commander met Gen Franco for an hour to discuss the rebel forces. Havas states the German visit is a natural courtesy, with plans for a 2000-man land party from German war vessels.
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Rene Laurlac Horgracht
Havas
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
C.p.-Havas
Echl
Uesday
Ceuta
Weutschland
Francisco Franco
Jews Escape Warsaw Report From Gdynia Arrival
Jewish refugees from Warsaw who escaped via a British steamer landed at Gdynia and arrived yesterday with reports that Spanish rebels have arrested and placed in concentration camps all East European Jews in the region.
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W Jewsy
Warsaw
Jewish Thelegraphics Agency
Morocco
Gdynia
Duplessis Charges Voters Intimidated
Mauric Duplessis, Union Nationale leader, charged at a meeting in Farnham Quebec that the government used special constables to intimidate electors. He vowed they would not be paid if Union Nationale wins and pledged to pursue ministers for authorization of funds and personal restitution. He urged administration and justice reform.
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Farnham
Que
C.P
Quebec
Mauric Duplessis
Union National
Union Nationale
Ethiopian Commander Advances on Dessye and Addis Ababa
Ras Imru, an Ethiopian commander in the northwest, was reported advancing on Dessye and Addis Ababa with 40,000 warriors. Many Italian outposts were said to be destroyed as the push continued.
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Port Said
Ras Imru
Dessye
Addis Ababa
May Have to Impose Additional Tax Levy
Edmonton finance officials warn of a cash shortfall of about 2.4 million dollars by year end and consider an additional tax levy or utility rate increase to cover deficits. City Comptroller Hodgson cites relief burdens and a strained financial position as worsening.
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Edmonton
C.P
David Mitchell
J. Hodgson
Finance Committee of Council
Hodgson
Faithful Friend of Mayor McGeer Highlighted in Vancouver
Report notes Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett as a faithful friend of Vancouver Mayor McGeer. A July Port Moody photo shows Bennett with the mayor and transit workers, marking a historic rail milestone sixty years after a predecessor train.
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R. B. Bennett
McGeer
Vancouver
C.P
G.i.g. McGeer
Bennett
Ft Port Moody
Bénnett
Bennetty
McGeéeer
Actograph Ag
Deldown
Italians in danger as Addis Ababa fights for capital
Reported battles near Addis Ababa as Italian troops struggle to hold the outskirts. Dispatches say Addis Ababa is under state of war with lives of Italians and foreigners at grave risk after a three fold attack.
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Port Said
C. P.havas
Addis Ababa
Anderth
Addis
Ababa
Sette
Ude
Alberta Social Credit limits prosperity certificate redemption
Edmonton August 5 Alberta's Social Credit government says it will not redeem prosperity certificates for any or everyone who presents them. Minister Lilien Maynard states certificates will be redeemed on designated monthly dates for manufacturers wholesalers needing currency and for retailers unable to circulate all accepted certificates. Cash payments will be made for any certificates presented on the Tuesday Friday and Saturday after the second Wednesday each month starting September.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Social Credit
Lilcién Maynard
Maynard
Nine Die in Poland Lightning Storm
In Rafalowek Poland nine persons were killed by lightning during a fierce storm. The victims, mainly farmers, were struck down in the fields as an electric display spread terror through the area.
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Rafaloveker
Poland
Tory caucus rejects Manitoba coalition offer
Winnipeg dispatch reports Aug 5 that Premier Bracken’s Liberal-Progressive coalition proposal was rejected by the Conservative party caucus. Errick Willis said the moment was inopportune for talks and that another general election might follow. The government invited replies to similar proposals from the CCF and Social Credit.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Bracken
Manitoba
Conservative Party
Liberal- Progressive
Errick
F. Willis
C.C.F
Social Crédit
Tar Sands Found Near Lac La Nonne and Lacombe
Alberta minister Hon. W. A. Fallow announced discoveries of tar sands deposits between Lac La Nonne and Lac Ste. Anne and west of Lacombe with potential to surface roads. He ordered Lands and Mines to delay leasing until engineers finish tests after Alberta University analysis of a Lac La Nonne sample.
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Edmonton
C.P
Lac la Nonne
Lac Ste. Anne
Lacombe
W. A. Fallow
Alberta
Fallow
Department of Lands and Mines
Fallon
University of Alberta
Fort McMurray
Anti Aberhart Social Credit Party Launched in Alberta
EDMONTON Aug 5 A new anti Aberhart Social Credit party for Alberta was announced with Major Douglas as a potential leader. The Edmonton Journal reported the move followed a pact with Major C H Douglas and noted Douglas could visit Alberta once Premier Aberhart is dethroned. Premier Aberhart declined to comment.
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Edmonton
C.P
Edmonton Journal
Social Crédit
Alberta
Edmonton East
Aberhart
Idurhal
Douglas
anti-Aberhart Social Credit Party
Mongrel Dog Idaho Faces Death Penalty Trial
In Brockport New York on August 5 the mongrel dog Idaho was remanded to owner for confinement until 1938 while a village hall trial nears. A local poll shows the community split over whether Idaho should be put to death for allegedly causing a boy’s death.
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Brockport
N.Y
C. P
Idaho
Justice of Peace Hom
Benedict
C.P
Trail of half breed pursued in Canadian police hunt
In Elk Point Alberta authorities pursue Jimmy Chiskum 25 after the slaying of Joni Fitzsimmons. RCMP dog units Nabber Dale Rage aided the hunt, with Chiskum reportedly headed toward Frog Lake reserve. another shooting victim Jeremiah Cardinal remains hospitalized and direly ill.
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Elkpoint
Alta
Jimmy Chiskum
Joni Fitzsimmons
R.C.M.P
Chishuim
Frog Lake India Reserve
Naber
Corp
Roosevelt ties drought relief to federal finances in press remarks
President Roosevelt, at Hyde Park, said drought relief and federal finances demand study. He stressed politics is divorced from drought relief and noted relief funds have been used in some states beyond allocations. He cited rising employment as easing the strain in several locations, while drought remains serious.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
A.P
Roosevelt
Retailers to Weigh Covenant Terms in Alberta Meeting
Alberta provincial executive will confer within the next days in Calgary to consider terms of the retailers covenant. President H. T. W. Forster of Medicine Hat announced the plan after a two month eastern Canada vacation. A. Mackay, AMA secretary, said arrangements for the provincial meeting were complete and an AMA proclamation on the covenant and related matters was expected after the conference.
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Alberta
Canada
Calgary
H. T. W. Forster
Medicine Hat
R.M.A. Head
Sediarn
A. C.mackay
Association
A.M.A
Lewis Given Month To Come To Terms
The American Federation of Labor executive council planned to grant John S. Lewis and his allies 30 more days to reach a settlement. If no accord is reached, affiliates of Lewis’s committee for industrial organization would be suspended. AF of L President William Green was expected to announce the decision Wednesday. The proposed terms include dissolving the committee for industrial organization formed last fall to unite workers in each big industry.
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Associated Presa
Washington
American Fédération of Labor
John S. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
William Green
Lewis Group
Committee For Industrial Organization
Neutrality Policy Backed by G C F Delegates in Toronto
Delegates to the Co operative Commonwealth Federation national convention in Toronto endorsed a policy of neutrality for Canada in case of war. They backed the foreign policy resolution from the national council while critics argued Canada should not bind itself to neutrality. Ontario C C F secretary Grehalm Spry supported the resolution claiming it would keep Canada from being drawn into British wars.
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Toronto
C.P
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Canada
National Council
Grehalm’ Spry
Ontario
C.F
Ciis
C.C.R
Britain
Fair Weather Brings Warmer Temperatures Today
The forecast notes fair skies and warmer conditions with a high around 78 degrees. No strong regional changes expected. light winds and dry air expected across the area.
Yale Victorious In Mountain Encounters Amid Spain War
London dispatch reports Liberal forces gaining ground in Spain with renewed non-intervention talks among Britain France Belgium Italy Portugal and Germany. Rebel casualties mount as Loyalists advance near Avila and Madrid faces intensified arrests and purges. Royalist threats loom as zone lines shift with bombings and naval skirmishes reported along Tangier Algeciras and Gibraltar corridors.
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London
C.P
Spain
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Italy
Portugal
Germany
Russia
Red Cross
Guadarrama
Avila
Sijdadréfi
Madrid
Failed to Speak of Plot in Typhoid Plan Discharged
Charles T. McCutcheon a Detroit bacteriologist linked to a Black Legion plot to contaminate milk with typhoid germs was dismissed by city health chief Dr Henry F Vaughan. McCutcheon admitted discussing the plan but denied germ breeding and said he feared reporting the matter. Vaughan said the firing cited his failure to report the plot.
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Detroit
Charles T. McCutcheon
Black Legion
Henry F. Vaughan
City Health Commission
McCutcheon
Detroit Board of Health
Legion
Greece Declares Martial Law Under Metaxas Regime
Athens reports a 24 hour general strike as King George II approves a temporary dictatorship. Metaxas dissolves the chamber and imposes censorship to curb a Communist driven push. elections for the chamber will occur when order is restored.
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Athens
C.P
George II
Greece
AUE
Thé
Chamber
Stuké
Alberta plans questionnaire for goods supply under social credit
Edmonton August 5 AP Premier Aberhart releases forms and the covenant for manufacturers and processors in the final phase of registration ahead of basic dividends. The questionnaire seeks details on businesses to help the province plan supply, with mutual guarantees and a campaign to reduce costs and increase local production. Provincial Secretary Manning will supervise, and signing manufacturers pledge to boost local output in Alberta.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta Social Credit
Aberhart
Anufacturer
E B. C. Manning
Trade and Industry
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U.S
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Parmelet
Davis
Carteton Ani
Artnett
Chicago
Kennedy
Sewell
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Giuliani
Oston
T Mountain
Yale
WHEK
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Qone
People’s Front
Aragon
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Emilio Mola
Tangier
Medon
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