Canada weighs domestic bids for coast searchlights
Ottawa reports defense headquarters seek searchlights for anti aircraft defense at Pacific and Atlantic bases. Submissions received. Canada may award contracts soon to manufacture units domestically or import from the United States. The project aims to boost coastal security with new equipment, number of units undecided.
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Ottawa
C.b—Defence Headquarters
Department
Canada
United States
Pacific
Atantic
Border clashes flare as Soviet air raids continue
Eyewitnesses report 24 Russian planes bombed the Tomen-Rashin railway near ukl as Japan vows retaliation. Japanese forces claim hits on Russian aircraft, artillery exchanges, and casualties with 38 Soviet bodies recovered, while both sides trade shelling across the Changkuleng area.
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Koge
Siberian
C.P
Tomen-Rashin
Tokyo
Sangkufeng
Kogi
Korea
Yuki
Seven Hurt In Bassano Highway Crash Near Rosemary
Seven persons were injured when a car driven by James McHale from Bassano was struck from behind by a tour bus carrying Georgia tourists on the Trans Canada highway two miles east of Bassano near Rosemary. McHale and six women were hospitalized with injuries attended by Dr. A. G. Scott and Dr. W. G. Anvragon. Local RCMP Sgt. Clarke investigated. conditions of the injured were not immediately available.
Rain Lashes North of City With Varied Showers
Weather notes report persistent rainfall north of the city with showers lasting from ten minutes to an hour in the Burstall sub division and longer durations from Empress to Patricia two to four hours and from Tilley to Bassano and Patricia.
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City
C.P.R
Burstall
Empress Sub
Tilley
Bassano
Patricia
Empress
Prime Minister Mackenzie King to Attend Queen's Convocation
Premier Mackenzie King will attend Queen's University convocation on August 15 in Kingston Ontario. An honorary degree will be conferred on U S President Franklin D Roosevelt who will arrive by rail and be escorted to the athletic stadium for the ceremony led by Chancellor James A Richardson and Principal R C Wallace.
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Kingston
Ont
Mackenzie King
Queen's University
Roosevelt
United States
Athletic Stadium
James A .Richardson
R. C. Wallace
Germany Ties to Siberian Border Warfare
Moscow reports an outspoken Russian editorial alleging Germany instigated Siberian border clashes with Japan in the Siberian Manchoukouan region. The piece suggests the Tokyo Berlin axis discussed the attack through secret channels. Observers warn Soviet action could rise if Japan delays troop withdrawal.
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Moscow
C.P
Germany
Japan
Italy's Empire Defence Policy Tightens Jewish Participation
An official statement from Informazione Diplomatica argues empire defence justifies the new race policy limiting Jews to one per 1,000 Italians in full state life. It cites 44,000 Jews in Italy and ties colonial empire to racial aims while insisting no persecution will occur.
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Riomig
Informazione Diplomatica
Italy
Empire
Preparations Complete for Western wheat harvest rush
Wheat fields across the West are set for a harvest about 300 million bushels with 21 000 men expected to work. Government employment services enroll workers as railways hire engineers firemen and crews to handle the peak traffic to the lakehead amid drought rust and grasshoppers lowering yields from the recent two weeks.
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C.P
Lakehead
Western Canada
Calgary
A M R C M P Inspect Rustling Reports In Southern Alberta
Assistant Commissioner W F Hancock of the Alberta Division RCMP visited Lethbridge on a routine inspection trip to assess rustling of horses and cattle in southern Alberta. He plans to check detachments from the Crow's Nest Pass to Medicine Hat to gauge how serious the problem has become amid a mass influx of jobless men from British Columbia heading east.
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Wo Flw. Hancock
Kadmonton
D.C
Atherta Rcclmsp
Rclm.p
Lethbridge
Crow's Nest Pass
Medicine
Hat
W. F W. Hancock
Alberta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Col. Hancock
Mounted
British Columbia
Battle Against Horse Disease in Alberta Vaccination Rollout
Edmonton report says over 11 000 doses of vaccine have been distributed to treat sleeping sickness in Alberta horses. Dr. Percy R. Talbot warns against medicines from quacks as vaccines arrive from New York. Medicine Hat district horses respond well. Pingle Drug Co dispensed over 4 000 doses locally with more vaccine on order.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
New York
Percy R. Talbot
Talbot
Medicine Hat
Pingle Drug Co
Moroccan Forces Recapture De Los Arcos in Ebro Front
Moroccan troops supported by artillery stormed and recaptured De Los Arcos, a strategic point on the Ebro line, as Barcelona's pro government forces fell back after heavy fighting. Other war updates report village evacuations, Valencia harbor bombing, and gains along the Ebro front.
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Hendaye
France
de Los Arcos
Ebro
Barcelona “People’s Army
Franco
Albarracin
Teruel
Valencia
British consul wounded in Alicante air raid
The British consul in Alicante was seriously wounded when a 500 pound bomb hit the consulate building during an insurgent air raid. He was buried under wreckage but survived.
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Alicante
C.P
Canadian wheat crep forecast in 80 cent peg export trade
Chicago grain dealers expect orderly marketing of the 1938 Canadian wheat crop under government control. They foresee growing competition between Canada and the United States for export business as the Canadian guarantee of 80 cents per bushel to farmers interacts with U.S. loan programs. The Uhlmann Grains Co. says Canadian wheat will stay on the market at competitive levels.
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Chicago
C.P
Canada
United States
Uhlmann Grains Company
Aberhart Warns Creditors on Alberta Protections
Premier Aberhart warned creditors against grabbing assets amid a good provincial crop. He hinted at a possible general moratorium and promised new protections for debtors, stating taxes will fund essential services and that citizens should not be exploited by money powers.
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Edmonton
Aberhart
Alberta
Perent Securities Tax
Owners’ Security
Bracken Deems 80 Cents Wheat Price Reasonable
Manitoba Premier Bracken says 80 cents per bushel is a reasonable minimum for wheat as discussions with Prime Minister Mackenzie King continue. In Winnipeg the Wheat Board plans to staff the Calgary office soon, with the initial No 1 Northern price pegged at 80 cents.
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Httawa
John Bracken
Manitoba
Bracken O
Winnipeg
Nova Scotia
Mackenzie King
C.P
H. Melvor
Canadian Wheat Board
Calgary
Melvor
MeIvor
Dominion
Recreational Program Meet Calls City Hall Session
A sub committee formed last Thursday to arrange preliminary steps for the government recreational program invites representatives from City Council Public and Separate School Boards Rotary Kiwanis Kinsmen Progress Olympic and Quota clubs C W L Boy Scouts and Girl Guides to attend a Monday 2 p m meeting at City Hall.
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City Council
Rotary
Kiwanis
Kinsmen
Progress
Olympic
C.W.L
Boy Scouts
Girl Guides
Tilley Man's Trial Postponed to August Ninth
Albert H. Lee Tilley storekeeper faces charges of misleading police about a fire that destroyed his store on November 16. The trial was postponed after the Crown sought more evidence and the court required a stenographer. It will resume Tuesday August 9 with a registered reporter present.
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V. Mantle
A. MacGregor
Medicine Hat
T. Symmons
J. Cuthbert
Attorney General’s Department
Mackenzie King Marks 19 Years as Liberal Leader
Ottawa report notes Prime Minister Mackenzie King will complete his 19th year as Liberal leader tomorrow. The Aug 7 1919 Liberal convention in Ottawa chose King, then 44, to succeed Sir Wilfrid Laurier who led the party for over a quarter century.
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Ottawa
C.P
King
Liberal Party
National Liberal
Mr. King
Wilfrid Laurier
Corrigan Hurt as Crowd Storms Welcome Parade
New York crowds mobbed Douglas Corrigan, the trans Atlantic crate flier, injuring his chest just before a Broadway parade. His brother said chest cartilage was broken and medical staff treated him, yet Corrigan planned to proceed with his reception events despite the injury.
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New York
Douglas Corrigan
trans-Atlantic
Harry
Corrigan
Quebec's Iron Hand Ts In Evidence Once More
Montreal August 5 The Radical Squad warned groups a police permit is needed for outdoor public meetings. Lieut Jack Ennis and his men dispersed an anti Fascist rally at Fletcher Field minutes after James Elliott chair Provisional Council for Anti Fascism spoke against the Quebec Padlock Law. Omer Auclair 52 a retired Montreal police sergeant was found shot to death at St Arsene church altar foot.
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Montreal
Jack Ennis
Fletcher
James Blliott
Provisional Council For
Quebec
Omer Auclair
Montontires
St Arsene Church
Crop conditions boost hopes in Eastern Irrigation District
Light rain in the Eastern Irrigation District cheers farmers as wheat ripens under heat. About 10 percent harvested with dry weather needed for full harvest next week, marking the district's earliest harvest in eighteen years. Barley rye and peas yield well with peas showing excellent results amid soil moisture.
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Brooks
Japs Gain Ground on Yangtze as Hankow Nearby
From BHANGHAT Aug 6 Japanese warships pushed up the Yangtse river to within 110 miles of Hankow while Chinese guerrillas temporarily blocked a Peiping Pientsin highway. Japanese troops used tanks and artillery to disperse roving guerrillas in Hopeh and China districts where the war began, with 1,500 Japanese trained Chinese soldiers noted in the area. The first engagement of the broader operations was reported near Peiping to the north.
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Bhanghat
Yangtse
Hankow
China
Peiping
Pientsin
Riors
Hopeh
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Royal Institute of International Affairs
G. D. Hadley
H. M. Dockrell
Ireland
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James Walker
M.P
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James Meenan
H. V. Hudson
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Grace Hadow
Hugh Wyndham
Howard Kelly
Lionel Curtis
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