Alberta approves Social Credit legislation amid banking overhaul
In Edmonton the Alberta Legislature prorogued after assent to Social Credit bills including a sweeping banking act. The measures place Alberta under provincial control of financial policy with a five member Social Credit Board and required bank licenses within 21 days. Local directorates will supervise policy while reforms aim to expand provincial credit, deposit rules, and legal safeguards for residents.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Aberhart
John Bowen
Ottawa
Solon Low
Social Credit Board
C. H. Douglas
Social Credit
Provincial Credit Commission
Special ‘Credit Board
Credit Commission
Alberta Bank Licensing Plan Stirs Ottawa Silence
Prime Minister Mackenzie King declined comment on Alberta's proposed licensing of bankers as Social Credit plans move through Edmonton's legislature. Federal officials from Finance and Justice offered no remarks while Governor Towers of the Bank of Canada also remained silent as experts study the proposal.
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Ottawa
C.P
Mackenzie King
Alberta
King
Dominion
Edmonton
Aberhart
Charles Dunning
Ernest Lapointe
Graham Towers
Bank of Canada
Insurgent Reports Anarchist Rebellion In Spain
Aug 7 Hendaye C P insurgent officers claim reports of Anarchist rebellion at Albacete and other key centers. They say Francisco Largo Caballero heads the movement and international volunteers fight for the Anarchists. Caballero seeks to unite extremists to topple the moderates. On the Aragon front, war correspondent Edward J. Neil notes Spain’s civil war nears a climax with Madrid’s barricades likely decisive this fall.
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Hendaye
C.P
Irun
Albacete
Francisco Largo Caballero
Caballero
Aragon Front
Spain
Edward J. Neil
Associated: Press
Madrid
Mackenzie King Completes 18 Years as Liberal Leader
Ottawa August 7, Canada Congratulates Mackenzie King on 18 years at the helm of the Liberal party since succeeding Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1919. The milestone marks long tenure in party leadership.
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Ottawa
C.P
Mackenzie King
Liberal Party
Canada
Wilfrid Laurier
Hankow Evacuation Ordered by Japanese Officials
Tokyo reports Japan's parliament closed its session after approving war funding of about 121.5 million dollars for China hostilities. In Hankow the naval and consular leadership ordered the complete evacuation of all Japanese from the treaty port by Sunday noon, transferring administration to Chinese authorities.
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Tokyo
Japan
China
Gen Sugiyama
Hankow
Yangtse
Han
Magistrate rules wife chastisement unlawful in court
Hamilton Ontario magistrate A Burbidge ruled it unlawful to use force to discipline a wife in family court. William McLeary was bound over for a year to keep the peace and avoid liquor after pleading that the assault was corrective. The judge noted English common law of the 19th century as not applicable here.
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Hamilton
A. Burbidge
William McLeary
Family Criminal Court
Burbidge
Sullivan
Crown
G. W. Ballard
K.C
England
Broadcasting Ban Extends to Liquor Ads in Canada
The governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, meeting in conference, announced they will not accept liquor advertising on CBC stations and will ban such programs by privately owned networks across the Dominion.
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Quebec
C.P
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Corporation
Neatlone
Domnion
Attorney General Hugill Asked to Resign in Alberta
Edmonton reports Premier Aberhart asked John W. Hugill KC to resign as Attorney General after ruling that he would not refuse. Hugill says his resignation was demanded by the Premier and he tendered it. If accepted, Maynard would become acting attorney general and a potential cabinet reshuffle follows in the Social Credit government.
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Edmonton
Hugill
Chain
Alig
C.P
John
K.C
Tdate
Aberhart
Adv
Calgary Social Credit
Lucien’ Maynard
Maynard
Social Credit ‘Party
Social’ Credit’ Board of Alberta
Governor General Tweedsmuir Tours Arctic North
Delayed by fog, the Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir’s Arctic tour extends time in the Far North. The party flies from Aklavik to Tuktoyaktuk on Beaufort Sea coast, visiting the Eskimo village and recalling Baron Byng’s 1925 visit. The journey contrasts past gasoline boat travel with a plane, delaying but not harming the mission.
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Fort Norman
N.W.T
Farty
Far North
Aklavik
Tuktoyaktuk
Mackenzie Ker
Béaufort Sea
Pos
Lord Tweedsmuir
Baron Byng
Dug
Mine Sweepers Planned in Canada Naval Build
Ottawa approved four Royal Canadian Navy mine sweepers costing about 352000 dollars. Two ships will be built in British Columbia at Burrard Drydock in North Vancouver and Yarrow's in Victoria, with the other two in eastern Canada at Collingwood Ontario and Quebec City. The announcement came from Dominion Defence Minister Horace Jan Mackenzie in Vancouver.
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Vancouver M
Jan Mackenzie
Dominion Defence
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Navy
Canada
Collingwood
Ont
Quebec City
Northland Travel Noted With Lord Tweedsmuir Visit
The piece praises Eckime for steering a boat to safety during a Northland journey where Lord Tweedsmuir was greeted by white and Indigenous people. It notes Cameron Bay on Great Bear Lake as the next stop in his flying itinerary. A 54 year old man, James Graham, died by his own hand in Calgary leaving a note for police.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Cameron Bay
Great Bear Lake
James Graham
Calgary
Alberta banking bill sparks federal dispute over Canada credit
London dispatch reports Morning Post critic condemns Alberta's new banking legislation as a threat to Canada’s credit. The piece notes City observers fear the Alberta challenge is a federal issue the government cannot ignore while Manchester Guardian calls Alberta’s Social Credit govt eccentric and warns farmers may pivot with better crops.
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London
C.P
Canada
Morning Post
Alberta
Lowon
Manchester Guardian
Field Day Dominion Range attracts crowd despite rain
At the Dominion Range Station Field Day the overcast weather kept many away, yet 250 to 300 people from local districts and parts of Saskatchewan and Montana attended. Notables included L. B. Thomson and Mrs Thomson, Dr. Dubbie, H. Hisenbauer, Mrs. Webster, and guests from the Experimental Farm and Swift Current. Despite gumbo roads, a large turnout enjoyed a hot dog lunch, ice cream, and a well organized program. the event continued.
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Dominion ‘Range
Saskatchewan
Montana
L. B. Thomson
Swift Current
Harry
Hargrave
Dunthie
Weather Roundup Across Canadian Cities and Regions
Winnipeg and Manitoba report fair to warm conditions with cloudy spells. Alberta and Saskatchewan show light to moderate showers and cooler totals, while Ontario experiences thunderstorms in the south. Sunday outlook calls for mostly fair skies and warm but variable conditions across the prairies and Ontario.
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Winnipeg
Brandon
Churchill
Yorkton
Fair
Regina
Clear
Moose Jaw
Prince Albert
Swift Current
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Toronto
Vancouver
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Sask
Alta
Muir Injured in Fall at Stellarton
Stellarton Nova Scotia August 7 Mr Mike Muir 70 retired Canadian Pacific Railway conductor Medicine Hat Alberta is in critical condition in hospital here from injuries suffered in a fall downstairs He was visiting his sister Mrs Samuel Runle of Westville Relatives in the city have word his condition is not serious and he was taken for an X ray examination
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Stellarton
N.S
C.P
E “Mike” Muir
Canadian Pacific Railway
Medicine ‘Hat
Aita
Muir
Samuel Runle
Westville
Moose Frolic Draw For Prizes Last Night
A Moose Frolic drew prizes despite wind and rain last night. The drawing occurred at 11 p.m. with Mayor Bullivant supervising and Gloria Lawrence retrieving tickets. Winners included Scotty of the Royal Hotel, Bill Stewart ticket 1570 radio, Bill Shire 2462 vacuum cleaner, Mr. Sherer 342 bicycle, Dick Lee 4011 twilight lamp, Stan Weiler 2478 smoker lamp set, and Sam Goldie as ticket committee chairman.
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Moose Hall
Bullivant
Gloria Lawrence
Scotty
Royal Hotel
Bill Stewart
Bill Shire
Mr. Sherer
Dick Lee
Stan Weiler
Sam Goldie
Skyline Trail hikers of the Canadian Rockies trek to Lake Louise
Aug 6 report details fifty hikers forming two groups starting from Chateau Lake Louise for the Skyline Trail. Led by Peter Whyte, the trip passes Mount Temple, Paradise Valley, and Stoney Sentinel Pass toward Mount Babel and Consolation Lakes. A morale gathering at Moraine Lake Lodge closes the event.
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Lake Louise
Alberta
Peter ‘Whyte
Italian Captain Dies from Air Attack on Mongioia
Algiers reports Franco Solari, captain of the Italian steamship Mongioia, died from a bomb splinter wound after yesterday’s air assault. London notes Britain protested a mystery attack on the British tanker British Corporal off Mallorca, likely by anti-government planes. Two ships were struck near Algeria with no crew fatalities aboard the British vessel reported.
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Algiers
Franco Solari
Solari
London
C.P
Great Britain
Palma
Mallorca
Mediterranean
Stédmer
Mongioiay
Djepel' “Amour
Mongioja
Algeria
Hife
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S. E. Todd
Industrial and Development Council of Canadian Meat Packers
Association of
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Lapointe
Witie
Broadcasting
Regul Arty
Cameron
Bay
Canadian Navy
Dominion Range
Rockies
Lake “Lou
Larch Valley
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