Farmers Debt Relief Gains Under Creditors Act
Ottawa notes the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act has cut farm debt by about 35 million dollars and saved around 4 million annually in interest since 1934. The act has processed 27 000 applications. 22 000 have led to re arrangements with creditors, mortgages totaling 130 million dollars, with most filings from the East. Drought areas show fewer active cases due to lack of assets.
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Ottawa
C.P
Bennett
Privy Council
Stampede Riders Shine in Medicine Hat First Night Show
The Medicine Hat Stampede opened with top cowboys including Clark Lund and Herman Linder in a crowd of thrill seekers. Lund won the broncho riding with saddle and also tied for third in steer riding while Ed Forsyth and Joe Wells posted notable rides. Officials led by L N Laidlaw and J W McLane organized events under Western Canada standards as crowds braved chilly winds for a grand start.
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Medicine Hat
Herman Linder
Pat Burton
Floyd Peters
Harley Walsh
Cecil Aisley
Warner Linder
Lloyd Thompson
Lund
Brothers
J.C. Bowen
Calgary Girls Blue Bonnet Pipe Band
Joe Wells
Association
Clark Lund
C. Nowak
Stampede
Cecil Bedford
Harry Minor
Bert, Ingram
Maple Creek
Claresholm
Mac Higdon
Manyberries
Perry Minor
Western Canada Standard Bred Harness Horse Association
J. A. McCullough
Calgary
A. P. Burns
E. A. Bell
James Fisher
Billy Williams
Henry Viney
Lethbridge
J. H. Yuill
Joe Trottier
Gerald Myers
Art. Lund
Slim Hill
Bob Boden
Bob Johnson
Slim Armstrong
Jim Sparrow
Ed. Quinn
Lorne Thompson
Norman
Wheat Prices Jump on Weather and War Threats
Weather and war threats push Winnipeg grain exchange futures higher. Wheat prices rise sharply, with gains around 4 to 4 1/2 cents per bushel as trading closes.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Birth Rate In Canada Declined Slightly In 1936
Ottawa June 25. Canada’s birth rate fell slightly in the last three months of 1936 compared with the same period in 1935. Live births totaled 50 261, an annual rate of 18.1 per 1 000. Deaths were 26 226, or 9.4 per 1 000. Marriages reached 22 854, or 8.2 per 1 000.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Wheat futures rise on Canada crop fears and dust storms
Reports of dust storms in southern Saskatchewan and scarce moisture boosted prices as forecasts warned of possible crop failure in Western Canada. Chicago wheat futures climbed nearly four cents as authorities said Canada faced the poorest crop prospects in years amid unsettled U.S. weather.
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Saskatchewan
United States
Chicago
C.P
Canada
British Equalization Fund Increase Sought by £200 Million
Sir John Simon asked the Commons to boost the exchange equalization fund by 200 million pounds to support Britain’s monetary agreement with the United States and France. He said the move would raise the stabilization fund to 550 million pounds and cited unsettled international monetary conditions. He would explain later whether France and the United States would follow suit.
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London
C.P
John Simon
Exchequer
The
Commons
Great Britain
United States
France
John
Injured Game Warden Recalls Six Day Mountain Ordeal
Jasper Alberta June 24 CP Six days of agony for Warden Edward McDonald as his horse trampled him during a bear siege. He crawled 200 yards to his cabin over three days and called for help from hospital in Jasper after rescue teams reached him. Doctors report his condition fair and ongoing evaluation of injuries.
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Jasper
Alta
Edward McDonald
Elvis
TcDonala
Isdae
Medicine
Lake
McDonald
Ibed
Bombing Scare Dims Reopening Of Steel Mills In Ohio
Bomb blasts greeted the reopening move at Mahoning valley mills as Governor Davey announced plant operations could resume under national guard protection. Bombings hit Canton injuring railway property and a worker’s home, while Warren saw two explosions including an attempt on a mobile state troop carrier.
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Youngstown
C.P
Mahoning Valley
Davey
Ohio
National Guard
Canton
Warren
War clouds loom as Eden warns of arms in Spain
London foreign affairs scene features Eden clashing with Lloyd George and Chamberlain over Soviet Russia and Axis arms deliveries to Spain. They urge a cautious, cool policy to keep the Spanish crisis contained and avert a wider European war. Chamberlain meets the King at Buckingham Palace after the Commons debate.
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London
C.P
Eden
Russia
Germany
Italy
Spain
David Lloyd George
Chamberlain
Europe
Lloyd George
Great
Britain
France
Buckingham Palace
Drumheller Wife Found Dead in Calgary Hotel
Mrs S G Yavis wife of a Drumheller store keeper registered at a downtown Calgary hotel and four hours later was found dead with a bullet wound in her head by a bell boy. The revolver lay nearby and police report death as a self-inflicted act.
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Calgary
C.P
S. G. Yavis
Drumheller
Yavis
Beatty Discusses New Pacific Ships and Empire Trade
Sir Edward Beatty, chairman of the Canadian Pacific Railway, arrived on the Empress of Britain at Quebec. He said negotiations for improved Canada Australia steamship services were advancing and expected agreements among Britain Canada Australia New Zealand and shipping companies. Two new liners of about 25 000 tons at 22 to 23 knots could be ready in about two years with orders placed soon as finance is secured.
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Quebec
Sir Edward Beatty
G.B.E
Canadian Pacific Railway
England
Edward
Canada
Australia
Great Britain
New Zealand
Empire Trade
Pacific Ocean
United States
North America
Pacific
Sir Edward
Montreal
Bondholders of Alberta Warned to Delay Board Contact
The Bondholders' Protective Committee advises individual Alberta bondholders to refrain from communicating with the Alberta Social Credit Board until the purpose of the information request is disclosed. The group is also considering representations to a Royal Commission on Taxation about hardships on Alberta bondholders.
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Edmonon
C.P
Alberta
Bondholders’ Protective Committee
Alberta Social Credit Board
Douglas
Royal Commission On Taxation
High Winds Cause Damage Across Saskatchewan
Southern Saskatchewan faced strong winds again causing property damage in urban centers. Regina reported a roof torn from the World’s Grain show building and exhibition grounds, plus a steeple blown from Holy Rosary Cathedral. Estimated damage stood around $2,000.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Britain and France to Use Warships for Spain Patrol
Britain and France have decided to use their own warships to fill the gap in the arms ship patrol off Spain. The move aims to prevent deliveries of foreign arms and secure the eastern coast where Germany Italy previously operated.
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London
Britain
France
Spain
Gert
American League baseball results with Boston and New York
In American League action the Boston team beat Detroit 4 to 1 with Bonnet and Hemaley getting hits and Newsom and Desautels contributing. New York defeated the Boston entry 8 to 4 aided by Bridges Tebbetts Ruffing and Dickey. Cleveland at Philadelphia postponed due to rain. National League shows Boston and Chicago results with Fitzsimmons and Phelps contributing for their clubs.
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St. Louis
Boston
Bonnet
Hemaley
Newsom
Desautels
Detroit
New York
Bridges
Tebbetts
Ruffing
Dickey
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Provincial Government Telegrams Question Dominion Money Power
City mayor Bullivant reports a series of telegrams with unclear replies about provincial funding. Messages from G H M Monkman and Medicine Hat officials question whether ten thousand dollars will be contributed and whether Dominion money is involved.
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Bullivant
Edmonton
G. H. M. Monkman
Dept. Public, Works
Medicine Hat
Alia
Aberhart
German Fleet Concentrates Along Spanish Coast in Mediterranean
Madrid reports a mysterious foreign warship bombarded the Catalan coast. Berlin shows a watchful stance with two pocket battleships and four light cruisers deployed to Spanish waters, moving from off Portugal into the Mediterranean.
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Madrid
C.P
Febus
Berlin
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Germany
Atone
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Aklavik
William Douglas
Don Farrell
Banting Institute
McIntyre
Schumacher
Ont
Midway
Fair and Warter
E.W. Beatty
C.E R
Social Credit Board
Britain and Fringe
Spanish
Graf
Iey
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