Nova Scotia Apples Face Tariff Risk in UK Market
Nova Scotia apple growers fear loss of the present tariff preference in the United Kingdom as talks on a Canada UK US trade agreement unfold. Ontario and prairie producers also weigh transport costs and market shifts while officials urge retention of favorable UK terms for Canadian apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Ottawa
C.P
United Kingdom
John A. McDonald
Canadian Horticulture Council
Canada
Dominion
United States
McDonald
F. A. Lewis
Vernon
B.C
L. F. Burrows
Standing Committee On Transportation
Howesuckers Caught by Bait in Cross-Continental Con Games
Noble John Moore, a Vancouver con artist turned prosecution witness in the Graham and McKay trial, testified he has operated across the West posing as a confidence man. He described how victims are lured, with pocketbooks planted and calls to big shots in racing or stock markets, admitting he began his schemes in Vancouver in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C.P
William J. Graham
James C. McKay
Reno
Noble John Moore
Vancouver
West
Moore
Mro
Frederick Oc. Bray
Quernsey
Lusk
Mukenhiza
Toouwn d
Hiss
Lethbridge Considers Refinancing City Bonds
Lethbridge city council will approach bondholders with a refinancing proposal. The plan seeks to use the existing sinking fund and offer serial bonds maturing over a longer period and callable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
C.P
Justice Tweedie
Flying Trapper Returns With $7,000 Northern Pelts
Edmonton reporter notes Nahanni trapper Dalziel, 1,200 miles north of Edmonton, stranded nearly a month after running out of gas. He was rescued by Pilot Tweed of United Air Transport and returned with furs valued at about $7,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
C.P
G. C.F. Dalziel
North Westerritories
Here
Dalziel
Fort Simpson
N.W.T
Charles Tweed
United Air Transport
Iverson Named Canadian Lutheran Leader
Oe Tver Iverson, formerly Maple Bay Minnesota, traveled to Saskatoon to take the presidency of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oe Tver Iverson
Maple Bay, Minn
Saskatoon
Norwegian Lutheran Church In Canada
Fliers Killed in Collision at Scott Field
Lieutenant-Commander Emile Chourre of the United States Navy and Aviation Cadet Michael J. Ola were killed when their plane struck a mooring mast at Scott Field near Belleville. The crash occurred today, and both men were stationed in San Diego, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleville
C.P
Emile Chourre
United States Navy
San Diego
Calif
Michael J. Ola
Scott Field
Here
Radio Investigation Ordered by Dunning in Canada
Ottawa reports the Tariff Board was instructed by Finance Minister Dunning to launch a formal, months long inquiry into the Canadian radio industry. The probe will cover production, distribution, and sales of sets and tubes, patent pooling, imports, and pricing amid past claims of protective patent practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C.P
Tariff Board
Dunning
Canada
Anc
G. H. Sedgewick
Social Credit MP Dr William Hall Dies in Edmonton
Dr William Samuel Hall 67, Social Credit member for Edmonton East, died in Edmonton Hospital. A dentist born in Hawkesbury Ontario he first ran unsuccessfully for Alberta Legislature in 1930 and won Edmonton East in federal elections two months later. Survived by widow and daughter Edna May.
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Edmonton
William Samuel Hall
Social Credit
Edenton East
Hall
Hawkesbury
Ont
Alberta
Edmonton East
Edna May
Italians claim fastest long distance flight on record
Rio de Janeiro reports pilot Bruno Mussolini and Colonel Attilio Bisegli piloting their planes to a safe landing after a 6000 mile Rome to Rio flight. Major Nino Moscatelli in the third plane was delayed at Natal but is expected to arrive later. Mussolini says it was the fastest long distance flight on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janiero
C.P
Bruno Mussolini
Attilio Biseg
Rome
Nino Moscatelli
Natal
Mussolini
Australia marks 160th anniversary with naval pageants
Sydney salutes opened Australia’s sesquicentennial events as warships from France the United States Italy and the Netherlands joined Royal Navy planes for a harbor pageant. Officials plan three month program including naval regatta empire games and Royal Show fairs.
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Sydney
Australia
France
United States
Italy
Netherlands
Sydney Heads
Royal Air Force
Sydney Harbor
Arthur Phillip
Atlantic
James Cook
Botany Bay
Phillip
England
Philatelic Societies of Australia
Labor Brief Urges Alberta Inquiry and Welfare Reform
The Alberta Federation of Labor presented a brief to the Alberta cabinet proposing a Public Inquiries Act inquiry into the lumbering industry and steps to enlarge unemployment relief. It seeks a higher relief quota, a provincial minimum wage reference, and a pre-passage Federation review of the Workmen’s Compensation Act draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Alberta Federation of Labor
Fred White
Calgary
Federation
Prief
White
Mr. White
Federal Bureau of Statistics
Immortal Memory Observed by Local Scots in Banquist Burns Night
Local Scots and friends gathered at Moose Hall for a Burns Night supper under W.C.I.M. auspices. Kenneth Mackenzie proposed the Immortal Memory toast. R Calder gave Scotland and Canada toast. bagpipe music, recitations, songs, dancing, and encores followed the traditional Scottish program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Moose Hall
W.C.I.M
Robert Burns
Kenneth Mackenzie
Aid. R. Calder
Canada
Alex Hoste
William Williamson
Alex Smith
Hoste
Elf
Wm. Stephenson
Peter Simpson
A. P. Newcombe
May Caldwell
G. A. Caldwell
Vivian Rogers
Gloria Lawrence
Ira Tombling
Margaret Simpson
Spanish Civil War clashes in Teruel sector reported
In Teruel area government and insurgent infantry fought at close quarters with reports of both sides contending over Causa De La Olla. A Barcelona air raid killed 41 and wounded 77. four killed in Badalona. Insurgent sources say more than four government divisions were wiped out on the Teruel front with about 8000 government casualties returned to Barcelona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendryf
C.P
Teruel
Madrid
Causa de la Olla
Barcelona
Badalona
Salamanca
Spain
C. P
Births Outpacing Deaths in Most Canadian Cities
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report shows only six of 63 cities with more deaths than births in December. Cities affected include Joliette Que and Belleville Ont among others. overall birth rates remain higher than death rates in major towns.
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Otawa
C.P
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Chariotletown
Joliette
Que
St. Hyacinthe
Belleville
Ont
Guelph
Woodstock
Alberta constitutional reference may be ruled February fifteenth
Ottawa January 26 The Supreme Court of Canada may deliver judgments in the Alberta constitutional reference on February 15 as indicated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C.P
Supreme Court of Canada
Alberta
Ice Bridge Over Niagara Falls Buckles Under Ice Jam
The Niagara Falls view bridge in Niagara Falls New York buckled under heavy ice pressure as an ice jam from Lake Erie surged past the falls. The 1000 foot long, 165 foot high bridge was closed to traffic as thousands of ice cakes swept over the gorge all night.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Dan
C.P
International Falls View Bridge
Lake Erie
Explosion in Villejuif Kills Fourteen in Lab Blast
An explosion at Villejuif municipal laboratory during loading of seized munitions killed fourteen men. The seized grenades were part of a raid on secret revolutionary caches tied to plots to overthrow the government.
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Paris
C.P
Villejuif
Caar
Artic Tibry Perk
Versaille
Faide Om
Crete
D’ Action
Revolutionairie Laboratory
Burns Supper Honors Poet Birthday With Multinational Attendance
Chairman H Lang welcomed attendees at the Women of the Mooseheart Legion event praising careful planning for Burns birthday celebration. He urged younger participants to carry on the tradition as older generations have done for years. The gathering included Scots and many other nationalities and noted Robert Burns as Scotland’s national poet.
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Mooseheart Legion
H Lang
Lang
Robert Burns
Scotland
Scobie Convicted in Coalspur Shooting Case
Stanley Scobie of Coalspur Alberta was found guilty by an Alberta Supreme Court jury of attempted murder in connection with a shooting at A P Rogers. He received a one year sentence and a leniency recommendation. He criticized witnesses for perjury and urged further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonon
C.P
Stanley Scobie
Coalspur
Alta
Alberta Supreme Court
A. P. Rogers
T. M. Tweedie
Scobie
Attorney-General’s Department
Attorney-General's Department
Minors Given Liquor by Local Pair in Irvine
Dermary and two Irvine men Jam Tschritter of Cardston and Eddie Aman were charged and sentenced to one month each for giving liquor to minors at a dance in Irvine on December 17–18. Prosecutor Crump and defense R B Davidson appeared, with details of a car ride and supplying beer and wine to two young girls.
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C.M
Irvine
Jam Tschritter
Cardston
Eddie Aman
Steve Weldeman
J.P
Pres Greas
Lunghai Railway Drive Stalled by Japanese Forces
Reports from Tanghaien 65 miles north of Lunghai indicate Japan has not yet secured a major advance. Missionaries urged assurances the Japanese will not bombard refugee camps as Chinese troops, aided by bombing planes, counter a Takawanshan mountain position and defend Yangtze river valley above Nanking. Japanese bombers continue attacks on supply depots airfields and railways near Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
C.P
Japan
Lunghai
Tanghaien
Lunghal Line
Tenghaien
Takawanshan
Yangtze River
Nanking
Canton
South China
Five Billion Fund For Housing Plan In The United States
John L. Lewis urged larger relief funds and a five billion dollar housing program to aid the unemployed and spur recovery. He proposed taking five billion from the Social Security reserve to invest in low cost housing. The report covers his activities in the presidency over the last two years. The Committee for Industrial Organization reported the union had two million five hundred thirty four thousand six hundred sixty eight dollars in the bank on November 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Arger
Agee
United Sta
Social Security Reserve
Committee For Industers Organization
King makes second flight as Sovereign to Cranwell
The King flew to Cranwell airdrome for a brief visit, serving in the Royal Air Force during the war. The trip took about 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sovereign
Cranwell Airdrome
Royal Air Force
Rowell Commission Told Indians Suffering Tuberculosis
Dr G J Wherrett told the Rowell Commission that tuberculosis deaths among Indians in Canada are 12 times higher than whites due to inadequate treatment. He said Quebec and Maritime provinces have higher white death rates, and emphasized that tuberculosis remains a grave problem, especially for ages 15 to 45. He urged that providing the same treatment to Indians as whites could cut rates, noting funding shortages for Indian health programs and past neglect by authorities.
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Ottawa
C.P
Indiana
Canada
G. J. Wherpett
Canadian Uterculeais Association
Rowell Commission
Quebec
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Errect
Ares
Tony N. W. Rowell
Commalenion
Wherrett
Association
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W. T. Bannan
Chamber of Commerce
Flying Trapper
Fred McGregor
Combines Investigation Act
Combine
Qutarie
W. J. Hall
M.P
Banguist
Moose Women
Hector Lang
Constitutional Reference
Great Niagara
H. Lang
Dermary
U. States
Rowell
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