Government plan on voluntary national registration faces House criticism
In London the voluntary register for national defense drew fire in Parliament as L C S Amery pressed for compulsory enrollment and Labor's Arthur Greenwood warned against industrial conscription. Sir John Anderson defended the plan noting no sinister motive and outlining the register’s scope and a special unallocated reserve.
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London
C.P
House of Commons
John Anderson
Privy Seal
L. C. S. Amery
Arthur Greenwood
Sir John
Amery
Mr. Amery
Greenwood
Bennett Leaves Politics in Canada West Calgary
Calgary report notes Hon. R. Bennet will not contest the next Dominion election and plans a farewell Calgary visit in January before moving to the Old Country to reside in England. The interview also mentions Frank M. Ross of Montreal becoming president of Inter Sonal Paints (Canada) Ltd succeeding Major-General J. W. Stewart.
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West Calgary
Calgary
Hon. R. Bennet
Old Country
England
Frank M. Ross
Montreal
Intersonal Paints (Canada) Ltd
J. W. Stewart
Bank of Montreal Timmins Robbery Shocks Local Bank
An unmasked man robbed the Bank of Montreal in Timmins Ontario today, holding up staff after noon and escaping with more than $2,000 in cash. He threatened to shoot to kill any resistors, marking the first such robbery in Timmins.
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Timmins
Ont
C. P
Bank of Montreal
Xmas traffic over crowds at CPR depot
CPR police plead with citizens to avoid using the platform as a through route during heavy Christmas traffic. Congestion surrounds train loading and unloading, and non passengers risk danger by wandering near the platform. Citizens are urged to use South Railway Street for non station business.
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C.P.R
South Railway
Mounties Deny Spying on Labor Unions
Commissioner Wood of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police denied accusations by R. B. Russell of Winnipeg that RCMP officers were spying on Canadian labor unions. He stated, We are not interested in labor unions at all. The remarks were made at the Canadian Federation of Labor convention in Montreal.
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Ottawa
C.P
Wood
R.C.M.P
R. B. Russell
Winnipeg
Canadian Federation of Labor
Montreal
Progress Club Changes Name To Hat Jor Board Of Trade
At the first annual meeting the Progress Club voted to rename as Medicine Hat Junior Board of Trade to align with other Canadian junior bodies. Buckles was re elected president with Dempster as vice president Ansley Bloomfield and Millican named directors. Treasurer Roxburgh and directors Knight Bellamy remain. Osborne resigned. The club reported 61 members and a solid bank balance with plans for big progress. A substantial honorarium was approved for the secretary. Next meetings set for Sunday and Tuesday with a dinner in Assiniboia Hotel.
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Progress Club
Hat Jor Board of Trade
Pres. Buckles
Medicine Hat
Eric Ansley
Saul Bloomfield
Fred Millican
Sec.Treas. W
Tom Knight
Jack Bellamy
T. R. Osborne
Hull
Agsiniboia
Assiniboia
Brooks
Graburn Gap
Tilley
Grandma Quatun Peterson, Alberta’s oldest resident, dies
Lethbridge reports the death of Grandma Quatun Peterson of Comrey district aged 101. Born near Oslo, she emigrated to North America in 1883 and, with her husband, homesteaded in southern Alberta in 1910. After his death she used her own name and became widely known as Grandma.
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Lethbridge
C.P
Alberta
Grandma Quatun Peterson
Comrey
Oslo
North America
Washington State
Peterson
Grandma
Government rural relief expenditures fall in prairie provinces
Ottawa reports 9 million for prairie rural relief this year down from 26 million a year ago as better crops cut total crop failures. Most relief will be in Saskatchewan with Manitoba and Alberta needing little aid. Alberta cites drought-area grants possible if needed. Saskatchewan lists 85 rural municipalities with five bushels per acre or less.
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Ottawa
C.P
James G. Gardiner
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Alberta
En Thre
Edmonton
James A. MacKinnon
King
Gardiner
MacKinnon
Christmas Cheer Subscriptions Noted From Local Groups
List of donors and contributions for Christmas Cheer drives in Medicine Hat, including Rotary Club, Medicine Hat Clinic, Tai Kong Greenhouses, Med. Hat Operatic Society, Richardson's Bakery, and local unions, churches, and businesses. Amounts range from 3.00 to 200.00 with items such as bread and butter provided by local firms.
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Rotary Club
Medicine Hat Clinic
Taylor Bros
B. BF. Souch
Boyd Wholesale
City Cafe
Speadeye
Chow Lung
Dr. H. GC. Dixon
W. B. Dempster
Sons of Abraham
H. H. Schneider
Tai Kong
Hat Operatic Society
Medicine Hat
Rathbone Lodge
Ministerial Assn
Richardson's Bakery
T. Eaton Co
A. C. Hawthorne & Son Ltd
G.la
Britain will not give up colonies in
Britain’s colonial secretary Malcolm MacDonald told the House of Commons that public opinion in Britain is solid against returning colonies lost in the Great War. He stated there is no section seeking to hand over territories or peoples to Germany and that the issue is not on the current agenda.
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London
C.P
Malcolm MacDonald
House of Commons
Germany
MacDonald
Plane lands after 80 minutes with undercarriage stuck
Thirteen passengers aboard a disabled cross net plane circled above Oraye as the plane could not land. A lookout for a safe descent preceded a toast to life. After 80 minutes the undercarriage was lowered and the plane landed safely.
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London
O.P
Oraye
Sid Propecia
Austrian Jews to Wear Yellow Badges Threats Rise
Berlin reports compulsory yellow badges for Austrian Jews amid rising persecution. Notes show authorities plan to force Jews to wear armbands resembling medieval badges, with heavy penalties for noncompliance and discussions of confiscations and restricted movements.
Eden to Address Manufacturers in New York Friday
Prime Minister Chamberlain said Anthony Eden has gone to the United States to present Britain’s point of view but without official significance. Eden will speak to the National Association of Manufacturers in New York Friday. CBC will broadcast Eden’s speech from 8:15 to 9 p.m. Eastern and a follow up after.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
United States
Captain Eden
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
National Associaton of Manufactures
Wadorff Astoria Hotel
C.B.C
Poe
Tie
Eden
Home Improvement Loans in Western Provinces Totals
Ottawa lists November home improvement loans approved under the plan at 3,088 loans valued at 1,201,957 dollars. Since November 1, 1936, 48,908 loans totaling 23,521,504 dollars have been approved across the western provinces with breakdowns for Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
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Ottawa
C.P
Charles A. Dunning
Western Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Italians Protest France Over Tunisian Claims Amid Turmoil
In Rome Naples and Genoa demonstrations erupt as Italian crowds demand Tunisia Corsica and Djibouti from France. Police block student marches on the French consulate while fascists clash with protesters in several cities.
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Rome
Naples
France
Tunisia
Corsica
Djibouti
Genoa
Turin
Gorsica
Italy
All
Berlin
Rome-Berlin
Chads
House of Commons
Municipal Campaign Meeting Tonight at Elm Street School
Candidates for municipal offices address electors at the opening campaign meeting at Elm Street School at 8 o'clock tonight. Tomorrow night the gathering moves to the High School auditorium.
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High School
Unicipal
Elm St
Elm 8&T
Germany Subsidizes Cars To Capture Africa Trade
A Board of Trade study outlines German subsidies aimed at locking South Africa’s car market. Officials warn of broader export subsidies and import protection used to undercut British trade, with potential Germany Britain talks under way. Germany allegedly offers light cars in South Africa at about £199 versus UK prices around £234.
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Germany
Africa
London
C.P
Board of Trade
Europe
Great Britain
Gerpar
Car Manufac
Turers
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R.B. Bennett
Ballivant
Old Bank Building
Savoy Cafe
C.P.R. Depot
Elm Street School
Grandma Quatum Peterson
Britain
University Closeace
Lang
Blackburn
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