Unemployed Married Men In Asia to Be Given Work on Highway Construction
Under a federal scheme 1,400 unemployed men in Alberta will receive 40 to 45 cents an hour for night highway construction. Married men will replace single unemployed in relief camps and be drawn from Calgary Edmonton and Lethbridge. About 600 from Calgary 600 from Edmonton and 200 from Lethbridge will work on various road projects including Lake Louise Jasper and Waterton Lakes National Park areas.
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Asia
Calgary Herald
Calgary
C.P
Alberta
Har- Ves
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Lake Louise-Jasper
National hero Hindenburg laid to rest amid Nazi era shift
Germany buried Paul von Hindenburg in a shrine at Tannenberg, as Adolf Hitler eulogized the late leader who supposedly opened the door to Nazism. The 86 year old veteran’s funeral drew thousands and signaled a subdued, ceremonial transition toward Hitler’s dictatorship.
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Russia
Hitler
Bier
Germany
Tannenberg
C.P
Paul von Hindenburg
Alot Hitler
von Hindenburg
Slitler
Reichstag
Canadians Win Events At Empire Games
Harold Webster of Hamilton won the marathon in 2 40 06 setting a new Empire Games record as Sam Richardson captured the broad jump with 23 ft 6 1 4 in. Roger Dixon of Vancouver won the spear throw 196 ft 11 in. Phyllis Dewar of Moose Jaw won the 440 yd freestyle final, adding to Canada’s swimming triumphs at Wembley.
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Richardson
Dixon
London
C.P
Harold Webster
Hamilton
Ont
Donald McNabb Robertson
Scotland
Wright
Percy Wyer
Canada
Sam Richardson
Toronto
Rogert Dixon
Vancouver
Jack Lovelock
New Zealand
George Sutherland
Calgary
Margaret Fitzpatrick
Wembley
Phyllis Dewar
Moose Jaw
Sask
Canadian Prairies
Gorge Burleigh wins 100 yards freestyle at Empire Games
Gorge Burleigh of Toronto won the 100 yards freestyle title at the British Empire games swimming championships here tonight in 55 seconds. George Larson of Hamilton finished second, two yards behind the victor.
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Gorge Burleigh
Toronto
George Larson
Hamilton
Western grain dumped to eastern markets hurts farmers
Baltimore wheat dealers and the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce said on Monday that western growers are dumping grain in the east at heavy costs to eastern United States farmers. They attributed the price drop to the removal of a 15 cent tax in the Panama Canal and lower water rates to southeastern ports, with E. H. Beer Jr. estimating eastern farmers face about 10 cents a bushel lower prices due to western grain inflows.
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Baltimore
A.P
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
United States
Payima Canal
E. H. Beer, Jr
Strikers Attack Arabs Leave Three Dead in Lyon Violence
In Lyon on August 7, a gun battle erupted after striking pick and shovel workers attacked an Arab crew replacing them. Arabs aboard a city street car fired back, killing three people.
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Lyon
France
Canada Needs Sea Protection Declares Sir Reg Tyrwhitt
Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt spoke at a Toronto civic luncheon, urging stronger sea defense for Canada. He warned 1914 fleet sizes were much larger and called cruisers the eyes of the fleet while noting limited North Atlantic ships and potential cruiser increases from 50 to 70.
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Canada
Sir R. Tyrwhitt
Reginald
Grand Fleet
Sir Reginald
Charles Beresford
Leesee
Lord Beatty
Hudson Bay Route Could Lower Marine Insurance Rates
Saskatoon Aug. 7 The Hudson Bay shipping route operated successfully this season and may prompt lower marine insurance rates. Federal Trade Minister H H Stevens told the Saskatoon Board of Trade that the outcome could influence policy as he spoke during a visit en route to Vancouver. He discussed cattle trade issues and the route's problems with board executives.
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Saskatoon
Hudson Bay
Saskatoon Board of Trade
H. H. Stevens
Robbery at residence of elderly widow near Altai
An unidentified masked youth forced entry into Mrs. M Kolmatecki's home ten miles south of Rob Aged Widow MUNDAIRE, Altai. After a struggle she was cut with a knife and robbed of $8.50 from a trunk. The widow sustained a deep cut on her finger.
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Mundaire
Altai
C.P
Two Hundred Miners Trapped as Strike Ends in Blocking
In Lens France Aug 7 two hundred miners were trapped at the 1000 foot level after a clash where twenty Polish miners blocked galleries and cut air water and electricity. Police guarded the shaft as communication failed and ventilation was endangered.
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Lens
France
C.P
Reds Protest in New Orleans Against Long and Walmsley
Several hundred Communists and Socialists demonstrated near City Hall protesting public funding for military displays. Across from city hall, Huey P. Long’s National Guardsmen and Walmsley’s armed police faced off as gunfire erupted in the early morning incident.
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New Orleans
A.P
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
City Hall
Walmsley
City Hall Annex
Senator Long
Jackson Barracks
Increased outlet is needed for beef cattle in Alberta
Live stock growers at a Liberal economic conference in Calgary urged a national livestock marketing board. E W Brunsden said the act does not expand markets and producers risk bankruptcy without greater outlet. Other topics included the Alberta trade act and Turner Valley oil conservation.
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Calgary
C.P
E. W. Brunsden
Liberal Economic Conference
Livestock Marketing Board
Alberta Trade and Industry
Turner Valley
Practiceg
MacKay
Alberta
Retail Merchants’ Association
No Need for Dictatorship In Canada Says Stevens
Edmonton dispatch reports Hon H H Stevens a federal minister of trade and commerce denying calls for dictatorship. He calls Ottawa strife over his pamphlet childish and says there is no need for top down rule in Canada. He warns against Marxist and cooperative factions aiming to destroy democracy. He argues problems come from within and from selfish greed.
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Canada
Stevens
Edmonton
H. H. Stevens
Ottawa
Bennett
Vancouver
M Nss
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Allenby Resting Comfortably in Toronto Hospital
Field Marshal Viscount Allenby, confined to hospital in Toronto, was reported resting very comfortably by hospital officials. He entered the hospital after physicians ordered a complete rest and canceled engagements for the Canadian Corps reunion. he suffered two nose bleeds yesterday.
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Toronto
C.P
Viscount Allenby
Suspicion of murder ruled out in hockey player drowning
Winnipeg August 7 suspicions of murder in the death of Jack Leswyck an NHL player were discounted by coroner Dr H M Speechly There were no signs of violence and the post mortem showed drowning as the cause of death continuing investigation of the former Saskatoon amateur star
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Winnipeg
C.P
Jack Leswyck
H. M. Speechly
Speechly
Saskatoon
Japanese student commits suicide after failed exams in Haney
Masami Nakani, 20, a pupil at Haney school in Port Haney British Columbia, was found dead yesterday after failing his high school grade II examinations in June. A coroner ruled death by his own action.
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Port Haney
B.C
Masami Nakani
Haney School
Dollar Wheat At Winnipeg Exports Peak in 1933 Rally
Dollar wheat rose amid drought driven demand at the Winnipeg grain exchange. Prices closed with small gains after peaking earlier, with October at 93 3 4 cents, December at 94 1 4, and May at 98 1 2 cents. Export business remained strong, estimated at one million bushels.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Hindenburg's cortege marks end of era in East Prussia
In August heat the body of Paul von Hindenburg is carried to Tannenberg by 60 mile torched procession as crowds mourn. Berlin quietly adapts to Hitler regime with subdued enthusiasm and fewer public Nazi displays.
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Berlin
George Hambleton
C.P
Germany
Hitler
Adolph Hitler
Niagara River
Unter den Linden
Central Bank Proposal Under Consideration for Congress
Washington officials said Monday a central bank of issue could take over functions of the federal reserve system and place credit and currency control under government. Curtailment of the federal reserve’s authority had been discussed, but other financial measures delayed action last session. Continued on page five.
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Benjamin Colby
Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve System
United States Congress
Federal Reserve
Will be Taught Defence Against Aerial Attacks
Britain plans a civilian defense program against air raids twenty years after the war began. Acting Premier Baldwin announced in the House of Commons that the government will issue public instructions and coordinate with local authorities and utility companies. Scientist J B S Haldane influenced the move, arguing gas defense and gas masks are vital.
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C.P
Britain
London
New York Times
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Baldwin
Europe
J. B. S. Haldane
University of London
Working Class Renegade Remark Sparks Miners Meeting
Peter Lee president of the Miners Federation of Great Britain called Premier Ramsay Macdonald a working class renegade at the International Miners meeting opening today in Lille France under his presidency. He tied the charge to capitalisms blamed for the Great War as the event began.
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France
Hevas
Peter Lee
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Ramsay Macdonald
International’ Miners
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