Edmonton Calgary Seats to be Contested in Dominion Election
Social Credit set to contest all 17 federal seats in Alberta after a Calgary and Edmonton push. In Edmonton East and Calgary West, veteran names and new candidates surface as Aberhart plans cabinet moves and Bennett faces a Social Credit challenger amid continued party expansion.
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Edmonton
Bennett
Calgary
Social Credit Party
Alberta
WM. Aberhart
Social Credit
William Aberhart
West Calgary
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Feud Ends in Fatal Shooting at Wakaw Sask
John S Nowasad a lumber agent at Alvena shot Mike Slusar 27 following window smashing of the office in Wakaw Sask Slusar died in hospital The feud between Nowasad and the Slusar family escalated after prior destruction of lumber company property No charge filed as of last night Autopsy planned by Dr Frances McGill OPP and RCMP provided security with no custody of Nowasad
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Wakaw, Sask
C.P
John S. Nowasad
Alvena
Mike Slusar
Slusar
Wakaw Hospital
Nowasad
Frances McGill
G. Stronach
R.C.M.P
Vonda
Nowosad
Social Crediters Gain Seats In Alberta Legislature
Social Credit representation in the Alberta House rose to 54 with William Sharpe elected in Grande Prairie and James Pupil in Sturgeon. Pupil becomes the youngest member at 25 as two more seats show Social Credit leading while Liberals and Conservatives win limited seats.
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Hdmonton
C.P
Social Credit
Alberta
William Sharpe
Grande Prairie
James Pupil
Sturgeon
Pupil
Social Crediters
Jlliberals
Ghnard Bans Underage Entry To Public Venues
Wever Carke announced in Monton that no children under 18 may enter moving picture shows Sunday schools or any public meeting places until further notice. The rule follows Edmonton school openings delayed by a mild infantile paralysis epidemic after talks with medical health officials.
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Monton
C.P
Edmonton
Wever Carke
Mudical
Civic Medical Officer
Wabash Railway Walkout Across United States
About 4,500 Wabash Railway operating employees vote to strike at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, affecting Ann Arbor Railway as well. Union cites unnegotiated pay cuts and unresolved Rail Board findings. Canadian division may face action as conciliation rules apply, risking 300 workers if the U.S. strike disrupts service.
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ST. Louis
A.P
The
Wabash Railway Co
Ann Arbor Railway
National Railroad Adjustment Board
S. E. Cotter
Wabash
ST. Thomas
Ont
C.P
Wabash Railroad
United States
Canada
Department of Labor
Board of Conciliation
States
Shaw on European Crisis and Abyssinia War
Bernard Shaw argues that in a war involving Abyssinia and Mussolini neither the United States nor any European power would intervene on Abyssinia. He says Mussolini bears responsibility for public opinion and notes this would deal a blow to the League of Nations, which he criticizes for its flawed concept and the need for homogeneous civilization for such supernational leagues.
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G. Bernard Shaw
Associated Press
Great Britain
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Inquiry Scope May Be Widened Says Aberhart
Alberta premier designate William Aberhart suggests the Montague Barlow commission may be extended beyond coal. The inquiry head from London is due in Edmonton by September 8 to begin work and may also study oil and other resources as Social Credit pushes resource development.
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Edmonton
C.P
Montague Barlow
London
England
William Aberhart
Social Credit
Montague
Quebec
Aberhart
Mr. Aberhart
Howard Winner Bendix Trophy Competition
Benny Howard arrives in Cleveland as the first Bendix Trophy contestant at the national air races with an average speed of 2239 miles per hour. In Wichita Cecil Allen’s sister waits in vain for a brother who died in a crash just after takeoff. Amelia Earhart leads a nine-ship Bendix field that shrinks to eight after Allen’s fatal accident.
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Cleveland
Benny Howard
Air Mail
Wichita
Cecil Allen
Allen
Robert Young
Burbank
Amelia Earhart
New York
Miss Earhart
Norma Talmadge Foils Apparent Robbery in Beverly Hills
Screams from actress Norma Talmadge halted what officers believed was an attempted robbery or kidnapping in her Colonial House apartment Beverly Hills. A man with an automatic pistol fled down the hallway after she slammed the door.
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Hollywood
C.P
Norma Talmadge
Beverly Hills
Bible Forecasts Set Back For Italy in Ethiopian Venture
Toronto dispatch reports Dr. C. J. Rolls and Dr. T. A. Lambie preparing to sail to Ethiopia on September 4 to train missionaries. Rolls cites Isaiah 18 3 10 predicting Ethiopia's appeal to the world, while Haile Selassie’s actions are referenced amid broader notes on Italy's Ethiopian dispute and Geneva negotiations with sanctions possible.
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Italy
J.C. Rolls
Toronto
C.P
C. J. Rolls
Ethiopia
T. A. Lambie
Sudan
Rolls
Haile Selassie
Kai-Shek Abducted Report Sparks Unconfirmed Talk
Tokyo dispatches say Chiang Kai-shek of the Nanking government was alleged kidnapped by hostile forces in ChenTu and Szechwan. Officials declined to confirm the reports, offering little credence to the claims amid wartime upheaval.
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Tokyo
A.P
Chiang Kai. Shek
Nanking
Chentu
Seechuan
Sir Edward Beatty Visits Medicine Hat on CPR Tour
CPR President Sir Edward Beatty, on a Alberta inspection tour, declined to forecast wage changes from Social Credit and said CPR does not plan new Alberta construction under present conditions. He noted grain shipments depend on crop outcomes and foreign demand.
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Edward Beatty
Social Credit
Alberta
Edwar Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Medicine Hat
Sir Edward
C.P.R
Bullivant
Jerry Keohane
J. W. Douglas
Mayor Bullivant
F. W. Gershaw
M.P
A. A. Nicol
Bank of Montreal
W.S. Ashley
Dominion Bank
Charles Beny Jr
H. Norton Davis
Ogilvie
R. G. Butchart
Mapleleaf Milling Co. Ltd
Colin A. Moir
Lake of the Woods Company
William Cousins
Eugene Desharnais
R. D
Dick) Smith
J. F
Jim) Fisher
Lord Mount Stephen
Canadian Pacific
Canada
Pacific Coast
Self-Performed Abdominal Operation by Relief Client
Dr. Roger T. Vaughn said a 45 year old Czechoslovak relief client named George Pajala cut into his abdomen with a pocket knife, removing part of his intestines after claiming he could not pay for surgery. Pajala claimed prior abdominal pain and proceeded to operate.
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Chicago
C.P
Roger T. Vaughn
Cook County Hospital
George Pajala
Vallerhan Avered
Pajata
Belgians Mourn Death of Queen Astrid
Belgians queue at the royal palace to pay homage to Queen Astrid who died in a Swiss auto crash. Funeral services are set for next Tuesday as King Leopold arrives with the royal body amid deep mourning and drum rolls.
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Brussels
C.P
Royal
Astrid
Switzerland
Albert
Deen
Leopold
Gare du Luxembourg
Lindbergh Baby Hair Testimony Declined
State police announced that scientists were ready to testify the hair on the Hopewell body matched a Lindbergh baby hair sample but Hauptmann’s defense did not challenge identification, so the testimony was not called.
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Trenton
N.J
Hopewell
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Bourassa Sets Path as Independent or Liberal
Henri Bourassa told a Papineauville meeting he would run in Labelle county under the Liberal banner if accepted, though he remains an Independent. He urged no political patronage and pledged to serve the county as a whole, receiving unexpected support from both Conservative and Liberal leaders.
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Papineauville
Que
C.P
Labelle County
Montreal
Henri Bourassa
Bae
Bennett
Maurice Dunne
Mackenzie Wine
Ernest Lamninte
House of Commons
Pennet
Winnipeg minister named Protestant chaplain at Stony Mountain
Dr J S Miller of Old St Andrews United Church Winnipeg has been appointed Protestant chaplain at Stony Mountain Penitentiary with duties to provide spiritual care and oversee religious services for inmates.
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J .S. Miller
Old St. Andrew's United Church
Winnipeg
Stony Mountain Penitentiary
Anzac Trade Pact Extends MFN to New Zealand Australia
Ottawa reports that orders in council extend most favored nation treatment to New Zealand and Australia, placing them on the same footing as other countries such as France. The lowest tariff outside the Empire will apply to imports from these Dominions if lower than British preferences, preserving Ottawa 1932 tariff advantages.
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Ottawa
C.P
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
France
B N A Act Changes Sought to End Provincial Conflicts
At the 21st Canadian Bar Association convention in Winnipeg the committee report calls for uniform legislation and a permanent revision of the British North America Act. It urges stronger criminal justice measures including higher kidnapping penalties possibly with whipping and notes forthcoming parole data.
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Sam G. Ross
Winwipeg
Canadian Bar Association
Dominion
Committee On
Statute Law
A. G. Slaght
K.C
Toronto
Slaght
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Reid
Ghnard
Wabash Railway
Peace River
St. Paul
Grouard
Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
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Bendix
Norma
Issiah
Britain
Geneva
Portland
Malta
Suez
Gibraltar
Polzano
Nome Ieta Whiel
Cnichare
Mussolini
Kai-Shek
G. Pajala
Lindbergh Baby
Goeanton
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