Roosevelt outlines social insurance and housing plan
President Roosevelt told Congress he will present a vast social insurance program for citizen security and a separate national land and water resources plan next winter. He noted existing housing funds and said the housing bill could stimulate lending to modernize homes and build new ones. NRA announced a move away from price fixing and proposed code revisions to promote free competition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Congress
Congress
NRA
Cruickshank Leads US Open at Halfway Mark
Bobby Cruickshank 49 year old Scot from Richmond Virginia holds a three stroke lead over Gene Sarazen of New York after 36 holes in Philadelphia. Cruickshank posts 71 71 for 152 while Sarazen adds 72 to 73 for 145.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
Gene Sarazen
New York
Cruickshank
Sarazen
Drought Hits Crops Across Canada and United States
Ottawa reports May 31 field crop conditions at the lowest 26 year low due to drought in Ontario Manitoba and parts of Quebec and Alberta. In Washington the U S department estimates total wheat this year at about 500 million bushels the smallest since 1893 and about 125 million below domestic consumption.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
Alberta
Washington
United States Agriculture Department
United States
Tremors Shake South Central California in Five Shocks
A sequence of at least five distinct earthquakes struck south central California starting at 8:30 p m. The strongest jolt at 8:50 p m. rattled dishes and swung chandeliers in Hanford and surrounding areas.
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Hanford
Calif
California
San Salvador Hit by Hurricane Sweeping Deaths and Destruction
A hurricane battered San Salvador causing eight deaths and 500 homeless, with damage estimated at 1.5 million dollars. Martial law was declared as communications and power failed and travel halted. Large buildings were damaged and homes in Hlopango and Foyopango were washed away.
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New York
San Salvador
Pan-American Airways
Hlopango
Foyopango
U.S
Conference Adopts Compromise Plan On Disarmament Talks
Geneva June 8 Britain France and the United States reached a compromise program at the world disarmament conference. It provides for negotiations for Germany's return and aims to continue work toward a general convention for armament reduction while studies proceed. The conference adjourned until Monday afternoon.
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Geneva
Britain
France
Joseph E
Arthur Henderson
Presi
William Strang
Great Britain
Barthou
Francois Pietri
Louis Aubert
Rene Massaigli
Norman H. Davis
Hugh Wilson
Switzerland
Ferdinand L. Mayer
Brussels
United States
Germany
Rains Break U.S. Drought Across Midwest and Plains
Rain relieves drought in Minnesota North Dakota and Quoted experts estimate drought damages at 50 million dollars with nationwide relief under way. President Roosevelt to ask Congress for 525 million dollars to aid more than 125000 affected western farm families as relief plans move forward.
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ST. Paul
Northwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Chicago
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Middle West
Willon
Peedy
Relief food schedules boosted by 21.2 percent in Edmonton
Edmonton reports an adjustment in relief food schedules from price changes now in effect. The increase totals 21.2 percent over the previous allowance. Walter Smitten, Labor Commissioner, sent letters to all cities announcing the change.
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Edmonton
Walter Smitten
Empire trade hinges on closer planning says overseas chiefs
Montreal June 8 officials foretell a rise in intra Empire trade if Commonwealth nations align on economic planning to curb ruinous price cuts. Sir William Clark heads a panel at the 63rd Canadian Manufacturers' Association meeting with L R Macgregor J W Ayllina and others urging coordinated trade and empire agreements for postwar recovery.
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Commonwealth
United Kingdom
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Overseas Trade Commissioners
Canada
Sir William Clark
L. R. Macgregor
New Zealand
United States
D. de W. Meyer
Union of South Africa
Ta & Glass
British West Indies
Dominions
Mounted Police to retrieve mace from York in Portland
Sixteen uniformed Royal Canadian Mounted Police will depart Vancouver on Saturday for Portland Oregon to receive the mace taken from the Parliament of Upper Canada at York during the 1812 war. The force will return the mace to Canada and, with Canadian Legion officers, restore it to the Ontario government.
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Vancouver
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Portland
Ore
Parliament of Upper Canada
York
Mounted Police
Canada
Canadian Legion
Ontario
Persistent Rumors of Rightist Coup and Seville Strikes
Clashes between authorities and farm laborers in Seville left five dead and many wounded according to the Gaceta, with other sources reporting ten deaths. Governor's report notes government censorship and rising tension amid a rightist coup rumor and friction between Madrid and Catalonia.
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Madrid
Seville
Gaceta
Secre
Catalonia
Teacher To Testify In Brownlee Case
Halifax June 7 Carl H Snell a Bear River N S school teacher will testify tomorrow before a commission in Halifax taking evidence in the suit of Miss Vivian MacMillan of Edson Alta against Premier J E Brownlee of Alberta Snell taught a class at Edson high school in 1930 when the plaintiff was a pupil there His evidence will be given before R V Harris K C clerk of the Supreme Court who was named commissioner to take testimony in the case The press and public will be barred from the hearing The suit alleges seduction.
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Halifax
Carl H. Snell
Bear River
N.S
Vivian MacMillan
Edson
Alta
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta
Snell
Edson High School
R. V. Harris
K.C
Supreme Court
Alberta Wheat Pool Praised by Prime Minister in Debates
Ottawa reports Prime Minister R B Bennett praising the Alberta Wheat Pool as a model for orderly marketing. He noted world efforts to stabilize markets and cited BC, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan as examples while defending pools against missteps in implementation.
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Ottawa
Alberta
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Canada
British Columbia
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Buchman to be made Indian chief by Stoney Nation
Frank Buchman leader of the International Oxford Group will be made a chief of the Stoney Indian tribe in Banff on Saturday. He joins the Prince of Wales Duke of Connaught and Stanley Baldwin as one of the few honored thus. The chieftainship is jealously guarded by the Stoneys.
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Banff
Alta
Frank Buchman
International Oxford Group
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Stanley
Baldwin
Stoneys
Chamber luncheon hails Medicine Hat Bow Island highway progress
The Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Hotel Cecil for its last general meeting before fall. Mayor Bullivant confirmed a Public Works plan to gravell the Medicine Hat Bow Island highway as Lorne Laidlaw recounted his world cruise aboard The Empress of Britain, drawing applause for a long-awaited project milestone.
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Medicine Hat
Icine Hat-Bow Island Highway
Chanber of Commerce
Builivant
Churches Adopt Resolutions on Arm Refusal at Dominion Border
In Winnipeg the United Church of Canada Manitoba Conference approved a resolution calling for youth to refuse carrying arms outside the Dominion except under League of Nations authority. In Toronto delegates to the 60th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church completed a day of church business with reports on Home Mission activity.
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Winnipeg
United Church of Canada
Manitoba Conference
League of Nationa
Toronto
General Assembly
Presbyterian
W G Armstrong Elected Director In Canadian Manufacturers
June meeting in Montreal elected M B A Webb president of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association succeeding Major L L Anthes of Toronto. Western Canada members chosen to the executive council include John Burns Calgary C A Graham Edmonton W G Armstrong Medicine Hat and T Y G Wood Raymond.
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Montreal
A. H. Webb
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
L.L. Anthes
Toronto
Western Canada
John Burns
Calgary
C. A
Graham
Edmonton
G. Amstrong
Haley
Tyg
Ottawa Probe Sheds Light on Simpson Company Markups
Ottawa reports to the mass buying committee reveal high markups by the Robert Simpson Company Limited on Montreal clothing, with profits cited on coats and suits. Details show price differences between internal production and outside suppliers, plus significant sales through agents nationwide.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Robert Simpson Company Limited
Toronto
Simpson's
Simpson’s
Robert Simpson Company
Eaton’s
Fascist Fight in London Ends in Injuries and Arrests
Sir Oswald Mosley led black shirted fascists in London’s west end as razor wielding opponents clashed with them. More than 100 people were hurt and at least 20 arrested after the disturbance outside Olympia Hall where Mosley spoke amid communist protesters.
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London
Oswald Mosley
Westside
Britain
Monley
Oswald
Olympia Hall
Mosley
Horses for Il Duce Arrive in Genoa From Montreal
Two thoroughbred horses, gifts from Italians in Canada to Benito Mussolini, landed today at Genoa aboard a steamer from Montreal. They are part of a show of support for the Italian leader.
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Rome
Canada
Benito Mussolini
Genoa
Montreal
Bombs Fell Over Longshore Strike Along Pacific Coast
Bombs dropped from the air during a month-old strike on the Pacific coast. Police believe a rifle grenade fired at Los Angeles stockade housing non union dock workers caused a fragment to hit a guard in the eye. Alaska vessels were not affected.
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San Francisco
Alaska
Los Angeles
Government quells Waldemaras seizure in Lithuania
The government stated it has complete control after the arrest of Augustine Waldemaras former dictator. The country remained quiet though a minority army faction supported the attempted coup. Antanas Smetona's regime, ruling since 1929, faced a third overthrow attempt.
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Kaunas
Lithuania
Augustine Waldemaras
Waldemaras
Antanas Smetona
Tax-free Dominion bonds held by public total 326.96 million
Ottawa reports tax free Dominion bonds held by the public at 326 960 900 with 115 887 200 registered and 211 073 700 bearer. Finance Minister E N Rhodes told the House it was practically impossible to prepare details on amounts held by individuals.
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Ottawa
E. N. Rhodes
Nations Council Split Over Paraguay Bolivia Arms Embargo
Geneva reports indicate the League of Nations faces a rift as council members fail to agree on applying an arms embargo to Paraguay and Bolivia. Japan announces it will not participate in the embargo citing its break with the League.
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London
Paraguay
Bolivia
League of Nations
Germany
League
Geneva
A.P
League of Nations Council
Japan
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Yokoyama
Marketing Bill Passes Third Reading in House
Ottawa reports the House of Commons approved the Marketing bill on a 85 to 35 vote after weeks of heated debate. Prime Minister Bennett defended delegating powers to marketing boards, arguing legislation upheld parliamentary prerogatives against opposition charges.
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House of Commons
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
Canada
Privy Council
Bennett
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