1936 Was A Big Year for Canada And 1937 Ahead
The Globe and Mail industrial review notes 1936 strong for Canadian business and predicts 1937 will be brighter. Mining expansion, rail cost pressures, and freight shifts are discussed while newsprint output reaches a record. Officials cite steel, pulp and paper gains but lag in overall recovery.
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Canada
Toronto
C.P
Globe and Mail Annual Industrial Review
Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
A. E. Cadman
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
Ross H. McMaster
The
Steel Company of Canada
Mr. McMaster
Ezra H. Riley Ex MLA Dies in Calgary at 70
Ezra H. Riley 70 a former Liberal member of the Alberta Legislature died in Calgary. He witnessed the 1867 Confederation proclamation at Queen's Park Toronto and was born in Yorkville near Toronto. Riley moved to the Calgary district in 1887, ranching near the city, and served as MLA from 1906 until resigning in 1909 amid political controversy.
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Calgary
C.P
Queen’s Park
Toronto
Ezra H. Riley
Riley
Yorkville
Alberta
Gleichert
Royal Commission resumes Winnipeg hearings on grain trade
The Royal Commission inquiry into the Canadian grain trade resumes in Winnipeg with Justice Turgeon presiding. Witnesses from the Winnipeg Grain Exchange and Canadian Co operative Wheat Producers are expected to speak as the commission weighs means to expand markets for Canadian wheat. The panel will then move to Vancouver and hear evidence in Edmonton Calgary and Regina.
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Winnipeg
Man
C.P
W. F. A. Turgeon
Regina
Ottawa
Justice Turgeon
Col. Ralston
Winfies Grain Exchange
Canardian Co-operative Wheat Producers
Intd
Winnipeg Legg Aps
Wancouver
Edmonton
Calgary
Premier Warns on Fraudulent Mining Ads and Rubec Mine
Montreal reports Premier Maurice Duplessis warns against fake mining developments and salting samples after Ontario experts deemed Rubec Mine samples salted. He says action will be taken and legislation may be submitted to the Assembly next session. He notes no government delegates were sent to Ontario regarding hydro system studies.
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Montreal
Jas
Maurice Dupiessis
Ontario
Gnesime Gagnon
Aminister of
Hubec
Duplessis
Bennett Visits London After World Cruise
Former Prime Minister R B Bennett stops in England on the way home from a six month voyage through New Zealand Australia and South Africa. He praises the Dominions and British parliamentary institutions and plans to sail home on Friday. He is greeted by Vincent Massey and Rear Admiral Bromley at Waterloo Station.
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C.P. Cable
R.B. Bennett
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
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Pfiregi Ae
Canada
Bennett
Edinburgh Castle
Southampton
Waterloo Station
Vincent Massey
Arthur Bromley
Dominions Office
Montelare
New CPR Appointees Take Over Medicine Hat Division
A R Everts from Lethbridge and W F Nicks from Brandon have assumed duties as assistant superintendents of the Medicine Hat railway division. They replace W Thomas and J A Panter who have been transferred to Lethbridge and Brandon respectively. A weekend staff function honored Thomas and Panter with a floor lamp and a clock as they move to new posts.
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A. R. Everts
W. F. Nicks
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
W. Thomas
Mr. Nicks
Brandon
J. A. Panter
Thomas
Panter
W. L. Coddington
Mr. Thomas
Mr. Panter
J. L. Palethorpe
Mayor-elect Raynault widens Montreal lead in recount
In Montreal, Adhemar Raynault gains six more votes to 3,886 after a judicial recount. A returning officer misallocated votes at poll 14, St. Paul's ward, shifting 91 votes from Houde to Raynault. Officials reach halfway in the recount as Justice Lazure presides. The report notes overlooked wine rations for French soldiers will double starting today.
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Montreal
C.P
Adhemar Raynault
Camillien Houde
Raynault
St. Paul’s
Houde
Justice Lazure
Wheat Takes A Tumble On Exchange
Wheat futures on the Winnipeg exchange fell as traders dumped holdings amid weak European demand. May option closed at 1.2634 dollars and July at 1.21 dollars, near session lows. Export sales of 250000 bushels offered little support.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Europe
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Huckvale Installed Kiwanis President for 1937
Walter Huckvale was installed today as president of the Kiwanis Club for 1937 at a noon luncheon. Past President Howard Dixon lauded Huckvale for his city service and other activities. Ted Vickers of the Royal Bank was welcomed as a new member. Huckvale and Charlie Sanders were appointed as delegates to the Regina school of instruction on January 10 and 11.
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Walter Huckvale
Kiwanis Club
Howard Dixon
Dr. Dixon
Kiwanis
Web Niblock
Ted Vickers
The
Royal Bank
Charlie Beny
Norman Davis
Alberta
Charlie Sanders
School of Instruction
Regina
Edmonton youths plan ski hike to Toronto
Two Edmonton youths Peter Kaffer and Richard Schroeter will leave Edmonton tomorrow on a ski hike toward Toronto. They intend to travel across open country using blankets as sails when possible, averaging about 100 miles a day to reach Toronto around mid March.
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Edmonton
C.P
Peter Kaffer
Richard Schroeter
Toronto
Spanish Government Rejects Ultimatum in Palos Incident
Berlin reports Nazi military leaders urged Hitler to keep the Palos affair quiet and end it decisively. Regardless of Spain’s reply, officials say the Palos incident will be considered closed by the government. Separately, Madrid area fighting intensifies as insurgents claim control of a highway north of the capital and block lines to El Escorial and the Guadarrama region, with socialist militia active in the mountains.
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Berlin
C.P
Germany
Hitler
London
Madrid
Basque
Spain
el Escorial
Guadarrama
Railway Tribunal Rejects Six Hour Day Demand in London
The Railway Staff Tribunal today rejected the Locomotive Engineers Union claim for a six hour day and a 36 hour week. The tribunal said granting the concessions would add about 50 million dollars in costs.
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London
C.P
Locomotive Engineers Union
Five German Pilots Killed in Basque Shootdown at Bilbao
Bilbao reports Basque defence forces down five German pilots as the Reichswehr air corps member Adolf Hermann is named among the dead. A sixth pilot bailed out and landed safely by parachute.
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C.P
Basque Defence Committee
Reichswehr Air Corps
Adolf Hermann
Hitler Will Resign As Chancellor
Paris report from Havas News Agency cites a Berlin dispatch claiming Adolf Hitler will resign as German chancellor on January 30 while remaining head of state. General Hermann Goering, Reich air minister and de facto dictator, would be named his successor.
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Paris
C.P. Gable
Havas
Berlin
Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Reich Air
Dic
Germany
Alberta May Issue Its Own Money Under Social Credit Plan
Edmonton reports a cabinet committee proposes an independent Alberta monetary system with provincial currency backed by legal tender and debt free. Premier Aberhart notes the plan may trigger constitutional issues as Dominion authority over currency remains, with caucus to review on January 11.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Aberhart
Dominion
Legislative Caucus
First Council Meeting the New Year Brings Mayor's Congratulation
Mayor Bullivant welcomed retiring aldermen re-elected for two years saying their experience surpasses new men. He urged budget discipline and no policy change for committees, listing chairmen for Finance, Electric light, Water, Gas, Public works, Police, Parks, Health, Industry, Airport, Library, Chamber, Children’s aid, Board of health, and Home Improvement. The city solicitor noted Ottawa tax exemption discussions with provinces pending Dominion action.
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Finance
Ald
R. C. Black
R. S. Boyd
Electric Light and Power
R. Calder
R. E. Marshall
R. B. Pratt
J. R. Patterson
E. Warham
A. BE
Marshall
J. Hole
Rural Homes for Veterans Urged at Ottawa Session
In Ottawa on January 5 the war veterans assistance commission heard officers from the Ottawa Legion urge rural homes for veterans physically unfitted for work. The public session focused on establishing housing to aid disabled returning servicemen.
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Ottawa
G.P
War Veterans’ Assistance Commission
The
Legion
New Fire Engine Reaches City With Upgraded Power
At City Hall this morning officials welcomed a new 8500 dollar pumping engine and hose trucks to Medicine Hat. The 142 horsepower unit can lift 600 gallons per minute and draw 800 gallons from hydrants, replacing a twenty six year old Webb machine. The delivery was delayed after W A Latter of La France Fire Engine and Foamite Co Ltd fell ill en route, postponing a test by the Underwriters Association.
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Webb
Hy W. A
la ‘France Fire Engine and Foamite' Go, Ltd
Toronto
Moose Jaw
Th Underwriters Association
Calgary Tragedy Deaths Three Taylor Children In Fire
In Calgary a fire at the Taylor cottage on 17th Ave West killed three children Noreen 3 14, John 21, Donald 1 in bed. mother frostbitten and shocked. fireman injured. The father a truck driver left for work as flames spread and an explosion woke Mrs Taylor. Fireman John Cowan entered the smoke filled room after breaking a window.
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Calgary
C.P
John Taylor
Noreen
John
Donald
John Cowan
Taylor
17Th Ave. West
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