Clergymen protest unemployment policies in Vancouver kindling dispute
A group of Protestant clergymen at First United Church Vancouver passed a resolution criticizing provincial and federal unemployment policies. They urged a conciliation board to ease hostilities and asked for food and medicine for unemployed men until works programs start. Premier Pattullo rejected the proposals.
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Vancouver
C. P
First United Church
T. D. Pattullo
Died Suddenly Near Duchess Farm Worker Coleman Passes
Thomas Henry Coleman died suddenly near Duchess while working for farmer Gregoire four miles northeast of Duchess. coroner ruled cerebral hemorrhage no inquest. Body sent to Medicine Hat. Coleman previously lived there and served in the 17th Battalion after a past seamster job at Vauxhall.
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Thomas Henry Coleman
Duchess
Gregoire
Coleman
C. E. Anderson
Constable V. Mantle
R.C.M.P
Brooks
Nott
Medicine Hat
Vauxhall
Canada Land and Irrigation Company
17Th Battalion
Yale awards Lord Tweedsmuir honorary Doctor of Laws
New Haven June 22 Yale University conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws on Lord Tweedsmuir during the commencement exercises.
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Honor Tweedsmuir
New Haven, Conn
Yale University
Lord Tweedsmuir
Dog Musher's Northern Dash Pays Dividends
Tom Cassidy earns 20000 for his role in a mid winter dash from Yellowknife to a gold discovery site on the Barren Lands. H M Phillips, Jack Stewart and a Toronto group split 75 percent of seven claims with staged payments and future plans. An unidentified staker to the trip will receive 25000, while Stewart gets 50000 and Phillips 20000 with the remaining quarter share.
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Toronto
Tom Cassidy
Yellowknife
Edmonton
H. M. Phillips
Alberta
Jack Stewart
Mency
Remouton
Stewart
Phillips
No Authority Less Potent Than State to Deal With Public Health Problems
Vancouver dispatch notes a Canadian conference debate on social welfare and health insurance. Dr Paul Dodds argues U S Social Security flaws risk workers and families without protection, urging state leadership and preventive care. Margaret Rich stresses family well being as foundation of society, linking early life to political outcomes.
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Vancouver
Paul. Dodd
University of California
Dodd
Huy Wolfenden
Toronto
War
Dnd
Wolfenden
British Columbia
Dorids
United States
Margaret Rich
New York City
Addistantt
Family Welfare Association of America
Teobork
Miss Bondfield Predicts Early Socialist State in Britain
Vancouver report on Rt Hon Margaret Bondfield former British Labour Minister addressing the Canadian Conference on Social Work. She predicted a socialist government within a decade, not by revolution but via free speech meetings and press, with government relief and leisure management crucial in industrial nations. She praised U S relief efforts including the Works Progress Administration and the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Vancouver
Margaret ‘Bonfield
Great Britain
Umicr
Miss Bondfield
United States
Works, Progress Administration
Tennessee Valley
Baseball Scores Summary Prompt
New York and Cleveland played with an 183 to 83 scoreline in a rain affected American League game. Gomez and Dickey contributed for New York while Harder and Hemssey were noted pitchers. Chicago at Philadelphia had rain delays in the National League.
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New York
Cleveland
Gomez
Dickey
Harder
Hemssey, J
Chicago
Philadelphia
Canada to establish penal commission to oversee penitentiaries
Ottawa government moves to create a commission with power to administer control and manage penitentiaries. The proposal follows the Achambault commission report and would fund commissioners and staff and consolidate penitentiary administration.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Achambault
British Ship Bombed At Valencia Sinks After Fire
Two British ships were sunk near Valencia harbor by a lone air raider. The Sunion, formerly Greek registered, burned six hours and sank after bombing and torpedoing. Thorpeness, shattered by torpedo, sank with 7000 tons of grain. most crews saved except one Chinese.
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Vnauencia
C.P
Valencia
Sunion
Thorpeness
Sunida
Unlawfully Sold Two Calves: Fined
Walter J. Adams Jr. of Duchess was fined six months in jail or 25 dollars plus costs for unlawfully selling two calves under section 302 of the Criminal Code. The case, before Police Magistrate C. C. Elliott, involved stolen calves from Sleyz nick in Tide Lake district. Restitution of the stock was required.
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Brooks
Walter J. Adams Jr
Duchess
C. C. Elliott
J. Slieght
Sleyznick
Tide Lake District
Wv. Mantle
Adams
Blazing Cottonseed Threatens Building in Brooks
A Brooks fire drill turned real when a resident lit cottonseed near his yard. The flames spread to a neighbor’s pile against a shingled house, causing smoke from two other lots. Firefighters kept the blaze largely controlled with J. J. Millar assisting in place of Fire Chief Graham Anderson.
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Brooks
Brooks Fire Brigade
J. J. Millar
Graham Anderson
Three-Sided Attack on Dunning Budget Opens Commons Debate
Ottawa June 22 Opposition parties leveled a three sided assault on Finance Minister Dunning s budget as the House of Commons opened debate Conservatives charged failure to cut taxes CCF supporters urged tariff cuts Social Credit attacked monetary policy Leaders argued the budget benefits the rich while offering no real reforms Lawson Coldwell Blackmore pressed for amendments linking to Liberal pledges in 1919 The exchange touched tariffs production costs and domestic market strategies with no clear government shift anticipated.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dunning
House of Commons
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
D. Earl Lawson
Con
York South
J. Coldwell
Rosetown-Biggar
Liberal Party
John ‘Blackmore
Social Credit
C.C.F
Coldwell
Lawson
United Kingdom
United’ ‘Kingdom
Vancouver faces threat of wholesale arrests over tin can protests
Vancouver police and Mayor Miller warn against tin can protests as jobless workers plan to solicit food funds. Chief Foster affirms law enforcement and provincial aid, while relief workers in Victoria and Nanaimo push for relief works as 100 men await answers and a depleted treasury in Vancouver.
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Vancouver
C.P
George Miller
W. W. Foster
Victoria
British Columbia
Nanaimo
Relief Project Workers Union
John Matts
Pattullo
Franco Plans New Offensive On Barcelona
Reports from Hendaye indicate General Franco aims a fresh offensive against Barcelona to pressure a Catalan victory and end the Civil War. Observers note cautious plans and signals of a direct Lerida thrust amid defense lines near Villarreal.
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Franco
Barcelona
Hendaye
C.P
Catalonia
Villar-Real
Valencia
Lerida
Japanese air attack hits Swatow and Canton area
Shanghai reports Japanese planes bombed Swatow in Kwangtung province near Canton and Marines landed on Wa Moa island under cover of a barrage. The assault spurred belief of a South China offensive to sever Canton from the central front as Chinese troops resist. British destroyer HMS Duchess trips to Swatow from Hong Kong as a precaution.
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Shanghai
Swatow
Kwangui¢r Province
Canton
Ean
Wamoa
South China
Nanan
Hong Kong
Unification Debate heats Ottawa Senate committee
Ottawa June 22 Sir Edward Beatty urged the unification of the railway as a constant step for years. Isla He protested the merger of Raoul Dandurand and the election merger involving the CNR. Sir Edward defended unification as positive though he acknowledged past CPR officer actions and deaths.
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Ottawa
Ellie Beatty
Senate
Rath Committee
Isla He
Raoul Dandurand
Senate Ae “Ernmerit
The
C.N.R
Edward
Two British Columbia youths fined for theft at city shops
Landsburgh and Alastair Sullivan, both 18, pleaded guilty to theft and possession of stolen goods after a lunch pail was taken from CPR shops. They were fined $5 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, by Magistrate W. B. Ellis, following police reports of the early morning incident.
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British Columbia
Costa
Landsburgh
Alastair Sullivan
A.P.R
Gatparyt
C.P.R
Coney
W. B. Ellis
Manitoba May Consider Pre Marital Medical Examinations
Winnipeg reports health official F W Jackson says the measure could require pre marriage medical checks. The discussion comes as the legislature debates public health policy and marriage standards.
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Winnipeg
Sime
F.W. Jackson
Yeoileter of Health
Canadan Brotherhood Opposes Interference With Railways
In Ottawa on June 22 the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees urged the Senate railway committee to avoid dismantling or relocating tracks. The president urged expanding mileage to underdeveloped regions and rebuilding equipment rather than forcing layoffs. He argued the railway system can be profitable with broader national planning.
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London
Wesday
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Britain
Mi Chak Aberiain
Spain
Franco
Maé ‘Mag
Exemier Mussolini
Italy
Flance
Fobts
Ottawa
Senate Railway Committee
Canadian Brotherhood of ‘Railway
Mployees
Brotherhood
Iyn R. ‘Mosher
Damangye
Mosher
Canada
Ineda
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