Sub Zero Weather and Fires Roil U S Death Toll Rises
Snow and sub zero cold from Maine to Florida caused dozens of deaths and widespread damage. Florida suffered freezing temperatures threatening crops while New York prepared shelters for 10,000 homeless. Fires in Minneapolis and Somerset added to losses as ships faced Atlantic storms delaying Europe-bound vessels.
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Georgia
Florida
North Atlantic
Europe
Halifax
New York
C.P
United States
Miami
Fla
New York City
Minneapolis
Tupper Lake
Somerset
Mass
Baltimore
Maine
Canada
Gulf
Mississippi River
Maine Lakes
Tampa
Ohio
Mercury
Findlay
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Hampton Station
Maryland
Washington, D.C
Norfolk
Majestic
Washington
Paris
mid-Atlantic
Usworth
Probe Into Fire At Kern's Hotel In Michigan
Searchers sift the charred Kern's hotel ruins as an inquiry begins into a blaze that killed 23 including six state lawmakers. Officials estimate 8 to 70 may remain unaccounted among the dead with three bodies recovered that morning. Relatives wait outside in cold as workers reach the warehouse morgue.
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Lansing
Mich
C.P
Kerns
Michigan
Social Credit Group Organized At Walsh
Followers of the social credit theory gathered at Schultys hall in Walsh to form a local group. Officers elected included S Ibbitson as president and C L Schultz as vice president with A Demaris as secretary treasurer and D Neufeldt A Treadue and George Bell as directors. Ibbitson spoke on the system and fielded questions while the secretary was asked to obtain more literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schulty
Walsh
S. Ibbitson
C. L. Schultz
A. Demaris
D. Neufeldt
A. Treadue
George Bell
Ibbitson
Teco Store to Close Christmas Eve
The Teco Store will close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve to let staff celebrate with their families. Customers are asked to shop early in the day to minimize inconvenience. The T. Eaton Co Limited also asks for cooperation in shopping earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teco
T. Eaton Co. Limited
Money Gone? Saskatoon Telegram Sparks Forgery Probe
In Toronto, Harry Borys recalls a $140 telegram to his wife in Saskatoon. His younger brother Demetro, 22, is arrested for allegedly forging Harry's name to make it seem he needed money. Harry denies sending or receiving the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
C.P
Harry Borys
Saskatoon
Demetro
Harry
Compensation Asked for Irrigation Area Grants
Dominion and provincial counsel clashed before the Dysart royal commission over late evidence on compensation for irrigation grants. J MacGregor Stewart for the Dominion argued for time to answer Sauder's exhibit on irrigation project administration as Alberta seeks possible extra compensation for resource management in 1905–1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Dysart Royal Commission
Alberta
J. MacGregor Stewart
Halifax
P. M. Sauder
Lethbridge
Stewart
Sauder
Dominion Department of the Interior
M. M. Porter
Calgary
Justice Dysart
Winnipeg
Lauder
Dominion Department
James Thompson
New Light Shed in Court in Lindbergh Kidnapping
In Flemington New Jersey the defense alleged a ransom note was written not by Bruno Richard Hauptmann but by a New Jersey carpenter with gang ties The claim followed Hauptmanns unexpected court appearance and a crowd of 150 potential jurors The defense also warned of calling Governor Moore and police officials to testify and said the second note came from a gang member and was postmarked Williamsburgh Brooklyn The motion for a bill of particulars was set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington, N.J
A.P
Lindbergh
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bruno
Richard Otmann
New Jersey
Jersey
Edward J. Reilly
A. Harry Moore
Hauptmann
Reilly
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Bronx
World Champion Butter Producer Set by Snow Countess
Woodstock Ontario reports a new lifetime butter production record by Springbank Snow Countess, world champion Holstein cow bred and owned by T R Dent. The fourteen year old Countess has produced 188059 pounds of milk containing 10300 pounds of butter, surpassing the previous 9430 pounds. She calved for the eleventh time Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Ont
C. P
Springbank
T. R. Dent
Euler's Alwy Unification Plans Stir Railway Debate
Montreal December 12 Hon W D Euler minister of national revenue in Mackenzie King government enters open discussion on Canada's railway problem. E W Beatty president Canadian Pacific Railway calls unified ownership of two transcontinental lines via holding company welcome on all counts but offers no view on practicality until further study. He urges public leaders give gravest attention to the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
C.P
W. D. Euler
National Revenue
Mackenzie King
Canada
E. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chatham
Euler
Movie Theatres Bombed in Four Cities Across New England
Explosions damaged four moving picture theatres in Boston Pawtucket and Lynn early today. Police suspect planted bombs. only one worker at the Majestic Boston was present and not injured though frightened. Firemen estimate damage would run into many thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
C.P
Moving Picture
Majestic
Tremont
Capitol
Pawtucket
R.L
Lynn
Mass
Westerners oppose operation of new marketing act
Western Co-operatives plan for regulating egg and poultry marketing in the prairie provinces would place 220000 people in the industry under cooperative bodies. Dealers and associations representing about 7000 producers and Manitoba Retail Merchants argue the scheme costs 25 million dollars in annual business and 5 million yearly to run. They warned the Dominion Marketing Board hearings in Ottawa that prices hikes could reduce consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C.P
Dominion Marketing Board
Manitoba Retail Merchants Association
Toronto
Egg and Poultry
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Trans Canada Air Race Proposed For Next Summer
Vancouver leader William Templeton proposes an international air race across Canada with a gold prize for the winner and a silver prize for the runner up. The event aims to boost aviation in Canada and promote a trans-Canada airmail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Everett Graeme
C.P
Canada
William Templeton
Templeton
Dominion
British Columbia
Roosevelt Calls Conference to End War Profits
President Roosevelt called a conference to map a program to take the profits out of war and reappointed General Douglas MacArthur as army chief of staff through the coming Congress to help draft war profits legislation. The goal is permanent measures aimed at preventing future wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C.P
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Army
United States Congress
Eccentric Will May Profit Mrs Kenny In Toronto
A baby girl born to Mrs Matthew Kenny in Toronto may be worth half a million to her as the likely winner in the Charles Vance Miller stork sweepstakes. The Kenny family now has eleven children since the 1926 death of millionaire sportsman lawyer Miller, who left the bulk of his estate to the Toronto mother with the most births in the decade after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
C.P
Matthew Ienny
Kenny
Bolivian Forces Defeat Paraguayans in Chaco Boreal
Bolivian war minister reports Bolivian troops defeated Paraguayan forces in the Capizenda sector of the Chaco Boreal as they attempted to surround them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
Capizenda
Chaco Boreal
Bronfman Brothers Among 61 Charged in Liquor Duty Evasion
In a multi province sweep and across the United States, 61 Canadians face a blanket warrant for conspiring to evade more than 5 million dollars in customs duties on illegal liquor shipments. The Bronfman brothers are named among the accused, appearing as individuals separate from their business interests. Arrests are imminent with court appearances likely before week’s end. The case follows Canada’s largest prior rum running seizure tied to Quebec operations and spanning to St Pierre and Miquelon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
C.P
Dominion
United States
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
R.C.M.P
Bronfman Brothers
Sam
Distillers
Seagrams, Limited
Allan
Harry
Abraham Bronfman
Bronfmans
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Customs and Excise Act
Quebec
Canada
Woolworth Wage Cuts Exposed by Mass Buying Commission
Ottawa December 12 The parliamentary mass buying commission learned from Leslie G Harrington Woolworths Canada manager that the company reduced wages 10 percent in 1932 while making 20 percent profits. Witnesses including J E Hearst and Alex Scheiderman defended wage policies and discussed increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C.P
New York
F. W. Woolworth Company Limited
Leslie G. Harrington
Canada
Harrington
J. H. Unger
Metropolitan Stores, Limited
J. E. Hearst
S. S. Kresge
Alex Scheiderman
United Five Cents
Woolworth
Norman Sommerville
Commission
Former resident leaves estate worth over a quarter million
Quintin Macadam Sproat, once a Medicine Hat rancher, died last June and left a net estate of 282565 dollars. Probate in British Columbia court lists £5000 to English relatives and 1000 cash plus a home and furniture valued at 3200 to Evelyn Grobe of Vancouver. Residue goes to nephew Francis E. W. Sproat of London. He once lived in Vancouver but sold property here in 1930 and moved to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
C.P
Quintin Macadam Sproat
Medicine Hat
Alta
British Columbia Supreme Court
England
Evelyn Grobe
Q. M. Sproat
Fourth Street
Liberals Urge Empire-Wide Probe Into Armament Trade
Dominion leader Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King called for an empire wide investigation into manufacturers and traffickers of arms. He urged including Canada and British Empire sales of war materials and eventual control by a world body. King stressed need for peace amid his Europe tour. Vincent Massey opened the National Liberal Federation gathering with delegates from across Canada. Massey noted voters have recently favored Liberalism in five provincial contests and eight federal by elections.
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Ottawa
W. L. Mackenzie King
National Liberal Federation
Canada
Europe
Ing
Vincent Massey
Massey
Dominion
Parliament Opens January Seventeenth for Next Session
Ottawa dispatch reports the government plans to summon Parliament on January 17. The Commons will begin with three vacancies Halifax Long Lake Sask and St Dennis Montreal and the Senate faces eleven vacancies. No immediate appointments expected before the session.
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Ottawa
C.P
Commons
Halifax
Long Lake
Sask
St.Dennis
Montreal
Senate
Frm
Nova Scotia
Newwick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Christmas Overseas Mail Reaches Canada In Record Volume
The Montreal reporter notes the Christmas mail from overseas arriving in Canada, carried by the liner Montroggs to Halifax. About 10,600 bags contain parcels and roughly 5,000,000 letters, a gain of 2,000 bags from the prior year, promising broad postal reach.
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Montreal
Canada
Montroggs
Halifax
Naval Parity Talks Likely to Adjourn for Christmas
London reports the first phase of naval talks among Britain the United States and Japan nears a close with a Christmas adjournment likely. Japan defers treaty denunciation to Dec 30 while seeking to avoid ending talks abruptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hambleton
London
C.P. Cable
Britain
United States
Japan
Ar East
New Archbishop Elected in Winnipeg Newsroom
Dec. 12 report notes Rt. Rev. M. T. Hardiff was elected archbishop and metropolitan for the Ecclesiastical Provinces of Rupert’s Land succeeding the late Most Rev. G. Stringar who died Oct. 30. Mi Phe ing has led Qu’Appelle for 25 years.
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Winnipeg
M. T. Hardiff
Ruperts Land
Mi Pheing
Bigha
Qu’Appelle
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U. S
Edmonton
Jean Jadot
TDS
Ulhl
Kern’s
Teco Store
Euler’s Alwy
B.C
Matthew Kenny
Liberal Federation Meets
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