Surviving Flight Down After Atlantic Ice Flight
Five men and five women were rescued from the North Atlantic after the flying boat Cavalier foundered in icing conditions. One Canadian passenger, Mrs. Edna Watson of Montreal, was among the survivors, with two others missing. Rescuers described the peril and noted all survivors could travel by motor car.
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New York
A.P
North Atlantic
Cavalier
Bermuda
Montreal
James H. Webb
Westmount
Gulf Stream
Cape May
N.J
Coast Guard
Ihs
O. Andersen
Supply Flight Planned For Starving Indians In Yukon
Royal Canadian Mounted Police prepared to fly a food supply to ten starving Indians at Lake Aisihikk, 150 miles northwest of Whitehorse Yukon. Authorities cited frigid weather hindering regular feeding sources and said Yulson Airways would deliver the aid under Indian Affairs oversight.
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Whitehorse
Y. T
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Lake
Aisihikk
Here
Yukon
Yulson Airways
Alberta forecast keeps mild temps with westerly winds
The bulletin notes not much change in temperature with fresh westerly winds and partly cloudy skies today and Tuesday. No specific towns or dates are provided.
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Alberta — I
Bargain CPR Fares to Regina and Winnipeg
CPR announces bargain fares to Regina and Winnipeg good for travel January 26, 27 and 28. Tickets go on sale Thursday Friday and Saturday of this week.
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Regina
Winnipeg
Chamberlain Appeals For National Service
In London on January 23 Chamberlain opened National Service Week appealing to men and women in the United Kingdom to join active and passive defence forces to make us ready for war. He stressed the voluntary nature of the government scheme and said this does not mean war is imminent.
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London
C.P. Cable
Chamberlain
United Kingdom
Hendaye
C.P
Barcelona
Kavin Negrin
Mediterranean
France
Franco
Burgos
Igualada
Wwest
Rubeque Lister
Manresa
Llobregat
Catalonia
Spain
New Airport Site Sought for B C
Commander C P Edwards chief of air services says a new airport site is being sought in British Columbia. He travels to Victoria to inspect the Royal Canadian air force base at Sidney which may be used as a terminus for Trans Canada Airlines when Sea Island landings are hazardous due to weather.
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Vancouver
C. P. Edwards
Department of Transport
British Columbia
Victoria
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sidney
Edwards
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Sea Island
Army test plane crashes at Los Angeles airport
A U S attack bombing plane test flight crashed and burned at Los Angeles municipal airport. Three men were believed killed including test pilot John Gable and two others aboard the craft during the test for army use.
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Los Angeles
C.P
United States Army
John Gable
Il Duce Says Fascist Enemies Too Stupid To Danger
Mussolini told 150 prize winning wheat farmers in Rome that Fascist enemies are too stupid to threaten Italy and warned France to keep its stance. He cited two good wheat harvests and pledged a fixed price around $2.15 a bushel while mocking rumors of Vatican pressure and Western opposition.
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Il Duce
Rome
A.P
Mussolini
Italy
France
Mediterranean
Weekly
Review of Foreign
Realazioni Internationali
Neville Chamberlain
Vatican
Alps
Auto Crash Injures Mrs Deason. No Other Victims
Mrs. Deason of 1020 Queen Street sustained a fractured pelvis in yesterday afternoon’s collision at Fourth Street and Maple Avenue. Police report says RK Richmond’s eastbound car on Fourth struck W Woodhouse’s northbound vehicle on Maple. Richmond alone, Woodhouse with wife Mrs Denson and Rev H S Hammett all unhurt except Mrs Denson who was hospitalized.
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Deason
Queen St
Fourth St
Maple Ave
Richmond
W. Woodhouse
Woodhouse
Denson
H. S. Hammett
Second St Store Upgrades After Stratford Split
Taylor Brothers purchase the west half of the Glasgow House on Second Street and will move into their new grocer quarters by February 18. Black Hardware Ltd. will later remove partitions to connect the stores, expanding to 50 feet of frontage next door.
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Glasgow House
Second St
Taylor Brothers
Black Hardware Ltd
McLarty Named Postmaster General in Cabinet Shuffle
Ottawa reports Norman A. McLarty of Windsor Liberal member of Parliament for Essex West takes the Postmaster General portfolio. He succeeds J. C. Elliott who resigns due to ill health. James A. Mackinnon becomes minister without portfolio as Prime Minister Mackenzie King announces the changes in the House of Commons.
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Ottawa
Norman A. McLarty
K.C
Windsor
Essex West
Medicine Hat
J. C. Elliott
James A. Mackinnon
Edmonton
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Elliott
Alhough
Mr. King
Canada
Rural survey finds half of Stratford farm women bake weekly
A Stratford Ontario survey of rural communities shows that 50 percent of farm women still bake a weekly loaf of bread.
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Stratford
Ont
Duggan Named Returning Officer for Medicine Hat
Ottawa reports Jules Castonguay announced returning officers for 236 of 243 constituencies under the new electoral act. H O Duggan was appointed returning officer for Medicine Hat as part of the standard appointments with an autumn election anticipated.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dominion
Jules Castonguay
H. O. Duggan
Medicine Hat
Local cold snap eases with weekend sun
A brief deep freeze brought -3 at night and 5 above by Saturday morning. The sun helped lift temperatures to a high of 35 above by 2:30 p.m. Sunday, with midday readings today near 31 above after a mild overnight.
Premier Dysart Sets February 16 Opening For NB Legislature
Premier Dysart announced the fourth session of New Brunswick's legislature would convene on Thursday February 16, marking the start of formal proceedings. The date and opening plans were disclosed as the chamber prepared for debate and legislative business.
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Dysart
New Brunswick
Heavy seas off Engcand claim lives in Atlantic gale
Reports from London say eight ships fought mountainous Atlantic seas as gales endangered 300 plus seamen and passengers. Twelve deaths occurred on England’s southwestern coast with a Stives lifeboat disaster off Cornwall where seven of eight crew drowned. A Devon house fell to a gale killing two children. two slips reported losing a seaman overboard.
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London
C.P
Atlantic
England
Stives
Cornwall
Devonport
German Court Condemns Man for Nazi Leaders’ Death Attempts
A German court sentenced Michael Schlaminger to death for two failed assassination attempts last July aimed at Bavarian Nazi leaders. The case highlighted security concerns around far right figures in Bavaria.
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Michael Schlaminger
Canaan Exports Down From December 1937
Canaan’s domestic exports in December reached 69,176,953 dollars, down from 77,681,780 dollars in December 1937. The data highlight a year to year drop in export value for the month.
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Canaan
Heipel Sentenced To Hang For Kaeser Murder
Regina court convicts Harry Heipel of the J A Kaeser murder with no mercy given and sentences him to be hanged on April 26, 1939. The 24 year old transient farmhand showed no remorse as justice was delivered. The jury of Regina businessmen found him guilty after nine hours of trial.
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Harry Heipel
J. A. Kaeser
Regina
C.P
Moosornin
Sask
P.M. Anderson
King's Beach
Heipel
Justice Anderson
J. A. Fraser
Winnipeg
Sampson
K.C
Mr. Fraser
Justice Andersen
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Jack Heipel
Arnold Graham
Jack‘ Heipel
Graham
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Northwest Territories
B.C
U.S
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Terragona
Cervera
Reus
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King
H.O. Duggan
Engcand
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