Long Distance Flight Start From Wasaga Beach Toward Baghdad
Toronto August 8 report on Ayling and Reid beginning a long flight toward Baghdad. Favorable tail winds across the Atlantic noted as they passed Isle Verte Quebec at 11 58 am. Distance from Wasaga Beach Ontario placed at 610 miles with an air line, average speed around 105 miles per hour.
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Toronto
C.P
Das. Aing
Weonara Reid
Isle Verte
Que
Wasage Beach
Ont
Lake Resort Fire Threat Near Elkwater Lake
A blaze at Elkwater Lake area near the Lake Resort, started near the saw mill, raced toward the resort as 400 firefighters battled flames through the night and day. No immediate danger to cottagers reported. The fire was moving south away from the lake as wind remained light. Workers and residents monitored the threat with authorities coordinating containment efforts.
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Old Rutherford
Elkwater Lake
Pilots Ayling and Reid Launch 6300-Mmile Flight Toward Baghdad
James Ayling and Leonard Reid began a long distance biplane voyage from Wasage Beach toward Baghdad aiming to beat the record for the Atlantic to Syria flight. They lifted off at 6 12 a.m. and carry food for several days with favorable winds expected.
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Wasage
Atlantic
St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Bagdad
Paul Codes
Maurice Rossi
New York
Rayak
Syria
Heat Wave Rages Across Midwest with Record Highs
Chicago reports a severe heat wave spreading from Kansas to Missouri with highs around 100 plus degrees. Ottumwa and Keokuk hit 103 while Topeka recorded 104 and Poplar Bluff reached 107 as drought worsens and cattlemen warn of feed shortages without rain.
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Chicago
C.P
Kansas
Missouri
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
Iowa
Ottumwa
Keokuk
Topeka
Kansas City
Poplar Bluff
Forty Million Rise In Municipal Debts Across Canada
Ottawa reports total bonded municipal indebtedness rose to 1.383 billion in 1932 from 1.842 billion in 1931. Provinces show varied increases with Ontario at 504.8 million and Quebec at 463.9 million, while Saskatchewan and Alberta reflect declines or smaller gains.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Zays
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Seattle to build nation's biggest tree museum at Lake Washington
Work began today on what officials call the largest tree museum in the United States. The Washington emergency relief administration set aside 300000 dollars for the Lake Washington arboretum, where farm officials warned it may soon be too late to save crops that still have a chance.
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Seattle
C.P
United States
Washington Emergency Relief Administration
Lake Washington Arboretum
Stevens Mass Buy Booklet Withdrawal Sparks Ottawa Debate
Ottawa officials faced a disposal problem for 3,000 copies of the Stevens mass buying booklet withdrawn from circulation. The pamphlet, written by Hon. H. H. Stevens, attacked financial groups and unethical business practices. Stevens defended the pamphlet, saying its production was at his own expense and not funded by taxpayers.
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Ottawa
C.P
Stevens
Hon
H. H. Stevens
Parliamentary Study Club
Sir Maurice Hankey to Visit Empire for High Level Mission
London reports a confidential mission of highest importance connected with imperial defence. Sir Maurice Hankey, secretary of the Imperial Defence Committee and cabinet, sails August 10 for Australia to attend centenary celebrations and may visit Cape Town, New Zealand, and Canada to discuss military, naval, and aerial strategy with on site experts.
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London
Empire
Maurice Harkey
Imperial Defence Committee
Cabinet
Daily Herald
Maurice
Australia
Victoria
Cape Town
Sea Africa
Herald
Adcreey
South Africa
New Zealand
Canada
Three Killed by Lightning in Manitoba Farms
A blinding lightning flash killed William Lockerby 13 and David Lockerby 15 while at work in a grain field on their Manitoba farm home. In Windthorst Saskatchewan Helmer Ryan 26, recently married, was struck and killed while driving a four horse team attached to a binder. his wife witnessed the incident. Rainfall varied across southern Manitoba with floods in Killarney cellars.
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Baldur
Man
C.P
William
David Lockerby
Manitoba
Killarney
Windthorst
Sask
Helmer Ryan
Canada Dominates Opening Wrestling Round at Empire Games
At Wembley on August 8 1930 Canada swept the first five wrestling matches opening their defense of the title at the British Empire Games in Hamilton Ontario. Pat Meehan of Edmonton opened heavyweight campaign beating Gudgeon of Scotland in ten minutes forty three seconds with a back check and quick counter.
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Wembley
Canada
Hamilton
Ont
Meehan-of
Fatally Hurt In Auto Crash Near Huntsville Ontario
Creighton Curly Kirk 22 was killed along with his 10 year old brother George when their car overturned near Huntsville. Betty Sim, Curly’s sweetheart, was seriously injured. another brother Charles 18 was thrown free. The coroner’s jury linked the death of William Sim to injuries from an earlier altercation with Kirk.
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Huntsvillh
C.P
William ‘Sim
Sim
Kirk
Riots in Constantine Algeria Raise Death Toll Fears
Fighting between Jews and Arabs spills to surrounding towns in Constantine Algeria. At Ain Beida three Jews and a town mayor are among the wounded and killed as French authorities bolster forces to prevent further outbreaks. A Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspondent reports scenes of desolation and alleged atrocities.
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Constantine
Algeria
Ing -Constantine
Ain Beida
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Lee
War Drifts on New Orleans Siege Over Voter Registry
In New Orleans the Long-Walshley war moved to a siege as National Guardsmen kept control of the registrar's office and city hall after court efforts to demobilize them failed. Senator Huey Long and Adjutant General Raymond Fleming vanished from public view as legal actions paused pending next week.
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New Orleans
Long-Walmsley
Huey P. Long
Senator Long
Raymond Fleming
Vienna Accepts Von Papen as Special Envoy to Austria
Vienna reports Chancellor Schuschnigg announced Germany's Franz von Papen will serve as special envoy to Vienna while Austria imposes broad security measures. Major Emil Fey gains sweeping powers to curb Nazi influence as the envoy's tenure hinges on Germany's future actions.
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Vienna
A.P
Kurt Schuschnigg
Franz von Papen
Germany
Austria
von Papen
Emil Fey
Fey
Peace Call In Germany Peace Call In Germany
Berlin August 8 The voice of peace rings through Germany from Chancellor Hitler downward as the Reich echoes its desire to live in peace with neighbors. The peace call is linked to the claim of equal rights in armaments as newspapers recount events from 20 years ago including a detachment of laughing young troops leaving for the front with cars chalked Paris and London.
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Berlin
C.P
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Paris
London
Jax
Forest Fire Rages Near Rutherford Saw Mill Site
A fire at the old Rutherford saw mill site, four miles south of the lake, has burned for about 24 hours with no wind aiding spread toward cottages. Firefighters suffer fatigue and hunger as they defend brush and stock, while two men are lightly injured. Authorities rig a pump on Thelma highway to combat the blaze.
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Rutherford
Medicine Hat
Chamarhe
Bill Balmar
Redcliff
Thelma
Planning Coup Rumors Stir Madrid Headlines
August reports in Madrid claim Spanish socialists plan a revolutionary coup between August 15 and 20. Rightist evening papers publish alleged cabinet名单 and warn the government to prepare, saying socialists await a moment to seize power and set up a dictatorship.
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Madrid
A.P
Slaughter of Stock Urged in Prairie Drought Areas
In August Ottawa considers drastic action as wild fires and drought threaten Sas katchewan Alberta and Manitoba. Minister Robert Weir is to report on a plan to slaughter cattle in about 30 Alberta municipalities to curb market glut next year. Local authorities weigh the method amid widespread distress.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Robert Weir
Marketing Board to Launch This Week in Canada
Ottawa reports the Ganada Marketing Board will appoint Dr. G S H Barton as first chairman while retaining deputy minister duties. The plan starts with marketing natural products, focusing on apples and pears, with Hon. Robert Weir taking charge and the cabinet approving the board’s selections.
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Ottawa
Gan‘ada Marketing Board
G.'S.h. Barton
Barton
Toronto
C.P
The
Globe
Dominion
Robert Weir
Weir
Federal, Marketing Board
Federal Board
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