Indian Act revisions move to aid mining and loans
Ottawa June 4 The House of Commons gave second reading to amending Indian Act provisions allowing mining leases on Indian lands and government loans to Indians and bands for farming and other ventures. Crerar agreed to reconsider the first section amid opposition calls for royalties and clearer terms. Loans to bands or individuals may reach 350 000 with a repayment plan, and critics urged safeguards for Indian rights.
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Ottawa
C.P
House of Commons
T. A. Crerar
Crerar
Indians’ Welfare
R. B. Bennett
A. W. Neill
Ind
Connoxt Alberni
Grote Stirling
Con
Yale
H. H. Stevens
Kootenay Fast
J. 8. Taylor
Taylor
Stevens
Bennett
Incounei
Tle
Royal Bank Robbers Are Sentenced At New Westminster
William and John Wasylen chuk were convicted of robbery with violence and sentenced to seven and eight years respectively by Justice A I Fisher. Each also receives a concurrent two year term under armed robbery provisions. The Lingiey Prairie Royal Bank of Canada branch was robbed January 24 of 8,012.
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New Westminster
B.C
Fractures Leg of W Cramner in Monday at Connaught School
W Cramner of 1118 Seventh Ave. was injured at Connaught school when a wire and plaster ceiling section fell on his right leg breaking the bone above the ankle. He was transported to hospital by Nott's ambulance and treated by Dr D N MacCharles.
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W. Cramner
Seventh Ave
Connaught
Nott’s
D. N. MacCharles
Provisions Cost Big Money in Gold Fields
Monty Hansen returns from a year of prospecting in the north country saying bread costs 50 cents a loaf flour 18 a hundredweight and other foods are high. Wages for laborers run about four dollars a day with more workers than jobs. He worked out of Yellowknife and Goldfields camps near High River Alberta.
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High River
Alts
Saskatchewan
North West Territories
Monty Hansen
North Country
Yellowknife
Goldfields
Vauxhall Prospects Good For Crop This Year
Mr and Mrs J C Marsal of Vauxhall report good prospects for the irrigation region. Crops look fine, water in ditches, farmers starting irrigation. In Vauxhall town the community hall fund is nearly subscribed and construction proceeds with volunteer labor on the 100 by 36 foot hall.
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J. C. Marsal
Vauxhall
Marshall
Britain weighs neutral commission to probe Spanish air raids
London reports Parliament debate on establishing an independent commission to investigate air bombardments in Spain and China. Richard Butler outlined aims to assess military targets and appeal to world opinion, seeking Germany and Italy cooperation and broader government participation.
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London
C.P
Great Britain
Richard Butler
Foreign Affairs
House of Commons
Britain
Germany
Italy
Butler
House
Japan
Chamberlain
Spain
China
Gove
Conservative M P Edwards dies suddenly at Galt
Alexander McKay Edwards age 62 Conservative MP for Waterloo South since 1925 died after a weeklong illness in Galt Ontario. He had returned from Ottawa with Tan Mackenzie and introduced the defence minister at a service club speech before a sudden decline. His death creates the second vacancy in the Commons with Liberals 179 Conservatives 37 Social Credit 17 CCF six independents two Reconstruction one USRLO one and two vacancies.
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Galt
Ont
C.P
Alexander McKay Edwards
House of Commons
Waterloo South
Edwards
Ottawa
Tan Mackenzie
Defence
Mr. Edwards
Liberals
Conservatives
Social Credit
C.C.F
Independent
Reconstruction
USRLO
Runaway Horses Hit Car in Aberdeen Street Collision
A team of horses from the Medicine Hot Ice Company ran away this morning near noon and struck Mr. W. Oates' car on Aberdeen Street at View Court. The wagon tongue pierced the radiator and windshield. the car suffered heavy damage while the horses and ice wagon were uninjured.
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Medicine Hot Ice Company
W. Oates
View Court
Aberdeen St
Czech Foreign Minister notes arrests after Sudeten incidents
Prague reports German protests over seizure of a Nazi emblem from a Sudeten couple and mistreatment of a German. Foreign Minister Kamil Krofta says the offenders have been arrested and will be punished, expressing Czechoslovak government regret.
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PRAHA
Dime 4
C.P
Kamil Krofta
Czcchoslovakian
Germany
Krofta
Alberta Forest Fires Seen Substantial Progress Near Whitecourt
Alberta forest fighters gained upper hand on blazes near Whitecourt 100 miles northwest of Edmonton and at Hash Lake 80 miles north while fires northward toward Girande Prairie to Lesser Slave Lake and Lac La Biche remain serious. Hutchison notes McLeod Lake and Park Creek fires near Whitecourt are nearly out and Hash Lake fire is nearly out. Buffalo Lakes lumber mill report remains unconfirmed.
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Alberta
Edmonton
Albera
Whitecourt
Hash Lane
J. A. Hutchison
Girande Prairie
Lesser Slave Lake
Lac la Biche
McLeod Lake
Park Creek
Hutchison
Hash Lake
Buffalo Lakes
Burnt Hills
Grande Prtille
Social Credit Candidate Withdraws From Gull Lake Riding
Walter Renwick of Saskatoon withdrew as the Social Credit candidate in Gull Lake for the June 8 Saskatchewan election. He cited last minute changes and insufficient time to campaign after Social Credit committee rooms in Regina redirected appointments and meetings. Renwick noted strong local support and cooperation from Edmonton headquarters.
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Saskatoon
C.P
Walter Renwick
Social Credit
Gull Lake
Saskatchewan
Renchel
C. Hossie
Uy Social Credit
Reging
Guill Lake
Social Credit Committee
Regina
Edmonton
Jamaica Labor Riots Claim Ten Mortailties In Kingston
Jamaica reports a rising death toll from labor riots now at ten as unrest spreads to Islington and other inland areas. Police move to quell the violence while labor leader Alexander Bustamante tours the island seeking to restore order and quell sedition charges.
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Kingston
Jamaica
G.P
Islington
Smail
Alexander Bustandante
Attack on Japanese Patrol Off South China Coast
June 4 report: Six Chinese junks armored with steel attacked a Japanese patrol vessel off the south China coast. A Japanese naval spokesman called it an extension of guerrilla activity to the sea.
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Shanghai
South China
Parliament hears Alberta termed transferred to Saskatchewan
In Ottawa on June 4 Hon. Ernest Lapointe rejected claims that the Alberta government had moved to Saskatchewan for the election period. He noted only Alberta’s government had been transferred, as Liberal MP J Gordon Ross’s Saskatchewan river project speech was questioned. Bennett pressed on housing program figures, but Lapointe doubted the Saskatchewan report.
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Ottawa
C.P
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ernest. Lapointe
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Lapointe
Social Credit Party of Alberta
Bennett
Agriculture
G.gardineri
BNA
Liberals
Labor
Mr. Bennett
Mrs. Lapointe
Mr. Bennet
Lamointe
Saskachewan
J. Gordon Ross
Fire destroys Pictou Academy in Nova Scotia
Fire today destroyed Pictou Academy, Canada's first non sectarian college and among the Dominion's oldest schools. Three hundred pupils in the building were evacuated without disorder. The structure dates back to 1880.
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Pictou
N.S
C.P
Pictou Academy
Canada
Dominion
Insurgents Sink British Ship Maryad Near Alicante
The British steamship Maryad, owned by Pallas Oil and Trading Company of London, was struck during an air bombardment at Alicante and reported in flames. A ship mechanic was killed in the attack.
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Alhcants
Spain
Maryad
Adicante
Pallas Oil and Trading Company of London
Jap air raids on Canton kill or injure over two thousand
Devastating Japanese air attacks on Canton resulted in more than 2,000 deaths and injuries, the highest single-day casualty figure since the raids began. Two waves struck the city hitting naval yards, railway terminals, and government buildings. The second raid involved 36 planes targeting Saichuen district amid chaos as anti-aircraft fire finally disrupted the bombers.
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Canton
South Chink
Canton-Knowloon
Saichuen
Nice
Shanghai
A.P
Lanfeng
Chengchow
Lung
Texas Tornadoes Struck Wichita Falls and Texas Areas
Tornado winds and lightning swept through Texas and Oklahoma in the last 24 hours causing crop and property damage. Dozens of people were injured across multiple communities as the severe weather persisted.
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Wichita Fales
Texas
Dama
Oklafiorda
Mar
Aids
Alberta Production Tax Act faces Alberta court challenge
Edmonton reports the Production Tax Act an Alberta ag relief measure opens for hearing before the Alberta Supreme Court in Calgary Monday. Alberta Attorneys General Department argues for the act while former premier J E Brownlee KC represents agricultural organizations. Railways will present arguments. act provides tax relief and revenue provisions for drought hail frost and crop insurance support.
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Edmonton
iRj
Alberta
S. Ne
Supreme Court of Alberta
Calgary
Gray
King and Hog
Wilson
K.C
Argame
Ministers of Agriculture
Ue Portiettéold
Wayne not on the wane says Alberta postmaster
Calgary June 3 J M States postmaster of Central Alberta mining village Wayne rejects reports that the town is dying claiming Wayne remains active with a school of 225 pupils four stores and two hotels all doing business despite rumors.
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Calgary
Wayne
J. M. States
Alberta
States
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