Alberta plans for road work and education reform
J Beaudry says 40,000 workers can be employed under Alberta highway construction as the province funds a new certificate plan. G Fred McNally outlines Alberta’s educational realignment into three levels elementary intermediate and high school groups at a St Paul dinner meeting. The talks emphasize educational reform and broader use of facilities since 1921 with a plan to reach grade 8 education for all. The Canton government in China declares war on Japan ordering anti Japanese forces to mobilize and resist aggression as southern armies push north occupying towns amid rising prices and public unrest.
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ST. Paul
C.P
Alberta
J. Beaudry
Social Credit M.L.A
Beaver River
G. Fred McNally
Cosmopolitan Hotel
McNally
Messrs
P. L. F. Riches
C. E. Peasley
Raw Barri Atty
iVil
Hong Kong
Japan
Canton
South China
Salvation Army
Nanking
Hunan
Shanghai
China
Kai-Shek
Hsianjiang
Henan Province
Snot
Honk Kong
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Southwestern Political Council
Edmonton appoints bondholders committee on interest reduction
Alberta bondholders in Edmonton name R. D. Tighe as chairman of a committee to represent holders of bonds and savings certificates. H. L. Spankie is secretary and will attend Calgary meeting and contact the national committee in Toronto ahead of a plan tied to Premier Aberhart’s government bond interest reduction.
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Edmonton
C.P
R. D. Tighe
K.C
Alberta
H.L. Spankie
Calgary
Toronto
Aberhart
Motives Blamed for Unrest of Transient Jobless Men
Regina reports authorities accuse growing gatherings of transient unemployed men in Prince Albert Saskatoon and Regina of a deliberate plan to embarrass federal and provincial governments. About 150 in Prince Albert 250 in Saskatoon and 85 in Regina receive food and shelter as workers are urged to join city efforts. Mayor Ellison voices sympathy but stresses locals must come first.
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Regina
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
A.C. Ellison
Baseball scoreboard snippet with mixed team pairings
Fragmentary 1940s style box score shows Cleveland New York Chicago Boston Detroit Washington Philadelphia Pittsburgh lines with player pairs and battery notes. No clear game results or complete names.
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Cleveland
New York
Brown
Pytlak
Gomez
Jorgens
Chicago
Boston
Cain and
Sewell
Wilson and Ferrell
Detroit
Washington
Phillips and
Hayworth
Whitehill and
Bolton
National Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fraser River Flood Wreaks Havoc in British Columbia
Canadian dispatch reports Fraser River floods breach dykes across southwestern British Columbia causing about 300000 dollars in early losses. Premier Pattullo orders immediate aid as dykes fail near Matsqui and Agassiz. Sandbags and aircraft deliver emergency relief while authorities forecast another rise.
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Vancouver
C.P
Fraser River
British Columbia
Pattullo
Skeena
Hammersley Prairie
Agassiz
Medicine Hat Rink Co. Adjourned Annual Meeting
The adjourned annual meeting of the Medicine Hat Rink Co. will be held in the police court room at city hall next Monday at 8 p.m. Shareholders are urged to attend so the business can be transacted and officers elected for the upcoming year.
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Medicine Hat Rink Co
Police Court
City Hall
Black Legion Terrorizes Michigan Flogging Warrants Rise
Detroit reports reveal the Black Legion is under grand jury scrutiny in three Michigan counties. Witnesses describe murders floggings and alleged political interference as 15 new warrants name Robert Penlan of Ecorse as flogging victim. Three men from Detroit and Ecorse were arrested, pleaded guilty then stood mute, with bond set at 50000 each, pending further examination.
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Detroit
A.P
Dread Black Legion
Michigan
Robert Penian
Ecorse
Mich
Black Legion
Jai
Charles A. Poole
Young Works Progress Administration
Duncan C. McCrea
John Doe
Penton
Thomas F. Cox
Earl Angstadt
Penlan
Frederick .A. Gulley
Icorse
Pistol Point
Common Pleas Court
Blum Appeals to 500000 Strikers to Stay Calm in France
Paris June 5 Premier Blum broadcast an appeal to about 500000 French workers on strike to avoid disorder and support a 40 hour week law. He moved quickly to avert industrial paralysis, placing Salengro and Lebas in key posts and forming a 35 member cabinet including three women, the first in French history.
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Premier Blum
France
Paris
Leon Blum
Roger Salengro
J. B. Lebas
Blum
Lebrun
P.m. Blum
Albert Sarraut
Jean Chiappe
Holiday Wages Debate Divides Federal and Provincial Jurisdiction
In Ottawa on June 4 Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House that federal authorities lack power to force employers to pay holiday wages, calling it a provincial matter. He cited the Civil Service Act for government employees and noted Ontario statutes may apply. Labor Minister Norman Rogers also said a seven day workweek report was a provincial issue with possible Ontario statutes.
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Ottawa
C.P
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
J. S. Woodsworth
C.C.F
Civil Service Act
Rene Pelletier
S.C
Peace River
Norman Rogers
Ontario
Social Credit League Preparing for Provincewide Organization
Alberta's cabinet joins 10 elected delegates as the Social Credit League reorganizes under a new constitution. R E Ansley says the goal is to complete the provincewide league before next winter's legislative session. About 50 000 membership forms are being printed though current provincial membership is around 40 000.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Social Credit League
R. E. Ansley
M.L.A
Leduc
League
Social Credit
Ansley
Market Report Shows Slow Day With Modest Egg Increase
The market was small again today though more eggs arrived than last week. Prices: eggs grade A 20c a dozen. grade B 150 to 2 dozen for 35c. butter 15c to 20c per pound. live chicken 60c each. dressed chicken 70c apiece. sucking pigs 6 a pair. potatoes 1 for 90 pounds.
Rain Blesses Central Alberta Crops
Rain fell over central and northern Alberta ending weeks of dry weather. The moisture ranged from heavy downpours to light showers aiding crops across Edmonton and surrounding areas.
Hoare Reenters Cabinet as First Lord of the Admiralty
Sir Samuel Hoare returns to Baldwin's cabinet as first lord of the admiralty succeeding Viscount Monsell who resigned. Hoare had served as foreign secretary until last December when he quit over the Hoare Laval peace plan linked to the Ethiopian war.
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London
C.P
Samuel Hoare
Baldwin
Admiralty
Viscount Monsell
Lord Monsell
Samuel
Hoare
Howe defends CN rail bill as trustees face change
In Ottawa June 5 Hon C D Howe says the railway bill aims to establish a workable management, not merely to dismiss CN trustees. He notes directors will be appointed for national service with modest pay, while critics warn of dangerous precedent and hindered modernization amid a heated Commons debate.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
House of Commons
Canadian National Railways
C. P. Fullerton
C.P
Howe
H. H. Stevens
Reconstruction Party
Stevens
C.N.R
Canaa
Pape
McPherson Divorce Case Returns to Court in Alberta
Edmonton June 5. An echo of the original divorce action by O. L. McPherson against Cora Lee McPherson, former Alberta minister of public works, was heard in Supreme Court chambers. An adjournment for one week was given to Mrs. McPherson’s counsel for leave to apply to the Supreme Court for alimony. If granted, she will sue for maintenance under the Maintenance Act.
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Edmonton
C. P
Cora Lee McPherson
O. L. McPherson
Alberta
Italy readies northern frontier mobilization amid sanctions pressure
Reports from Rome say Italy is rapidly mobilizing along its northern frontier ahead of the usual autumn maneuvers. Observers see the buildup as a warning to lift League sanctions, noting Mussolini already commands 48 divisions in Africa and Europe, close to war-time levels.
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Geneva
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
League of Nations
Duce
Africa
Europe
Vienna
Germany
Schuschnigg
Austria
Rocca
Delle Car‘minates Summer Resort
Britain France Sanctions on Italy Defend Austrians
The article reports an Austro Italian conference forming with Mussolini at Rocca Delle Caminate, Schuschnigg at Viareggio, and Savieri in Forli as they consider Florence talks. Schuschnigg seeks a plan to ease ties with Germany while preserving Austrian independence, with Venice trip planned.
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Britain
France
Italy
Rome
A.P
Austria
Kurt Schuschnigg
Mussolini
Rocca Delle Caminate
Schuschnigge
Viareggio
Fulvio Savieri
Forli
Florence
Premier Denies Quitting Government for Alberta Presidency
Hon. W. A. Fallow, public works minister, told a June meeting in Vermilion that reports Premier Aberhart planned to quit the government for the University of Alberta presidency were nonsense. He called the claim sure nonsense and defended the premier’s stay in office.
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Vermilion
C.P
Aberhart
University of Alberta
W. A. Fallow
Antwerp Riots Prompt Waterfront Patrols
On June 5, Antwerp deployed troops with fixed bayonets to patrol the waterfront as dock strike workers halt work. About twenty five thousand workers, including dock men, were on strike across Belgium.
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Antwerp
C.P
Belgium
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