Debt Proceedings Suspension Act Ties Up Civil Actions in Alberta
Alberta legislature introduces The Debt Proceedings Suspension Act to halt civil actions for private debt until March 1, 1939 for debts incurred before July 1, 1936. Also bills to repeal the Postponements of Debts Act and to curb improper collection fees. Moratoriums duration noted. act takes effect on proclamation.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Lucien Maynard
Maynard
Eaton Co Manager Promoted to Winnipeg Store
Hugh MacNeill, four years local Eaton manager, promoted to merchandising office of Winnipeg store. He has chaired Chamber of Commerce, led Kiwanis, presided over Golf and Country Club, and supported the Shopping Festival. W Dennis, former manager, to Medicine Hat and arrives Friday. MacNeill departs Saturday with family to Winnipeg.
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Hugh McNeill
Eaton
Winnipeg
MacNeill
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Golf and Country Club
W. Dennis
McNeill
Medicine Hat
Mr. McNeill
Heimwehr Reorganizes to Counter Nazi Threat in Austria
Veterans of Austria's Heimwehr, the disbanded fascist force, meet in Graz to revive the organization for political action against a Nazi menace to independence. Austrian troops and police monitor as Austrian Nazi brownshirts balk at a march on Vienna. The group says it will not immediately revive military functions, once led by Prince Ernst Von Starhemberg, and will focus on energetic political activity.
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Graz
Austria
Heimwehr
Vienna
Ernst von Starhemberg
Saskatchewan Bill Extends Soil Drift Controls to Municipalities
Regina March 1 The soil drifting control bill before the Saskatchewan legislature would empower municipal councils to pass bylaws on farming methods to prevent soil erosion. A petition from 40 ratepayers triggers action. bylaw approval requires minister sign and a three fifth vote. Occupants may propose alternatives under bylaw orders.
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Regina
C.P
Saskatchewan
Minister of Agriculture
Espionage Flourishes in Britain
London reports spy questions on the order paper as Parliament seeks details on government protection of rearmament secrets after sabotage attempts target RAF planes. Questions mention the mystery bomber, vanished test flight aircraft, and holes drilled in gasoline tanks at Ringway near Manchester.
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London
C.P
Royal Air Force
British Isles
Parnell Aircraft Ltd
Ringway Airrome
Manchester
Fairey Aviation Company
Air Ministry
School Board Levy Set At One Hundred Forty Five Thousand
After careful scrutiny of the estimate and cutting expenditures to the limit the trustees of the School Board meeting last night set the demand at 145 000 the same as that of last year.
Pilots Assigned For Western Flights Start Today
Winnipeg March 7 pilots from Trans Canada Air Lines selected to begin experimental mail flights over prairies and Rockies. The period features only daytime trips with pilots flying in pairs including Robert A M Smith and Herb Smith from Winnipeg to Lethbridge.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Prairies
Rockies
Robert AM. Smith
Herb Smith
Lethbridge
Air race pilots chart 1168 mile Vancouver flight
From Lethbridge to Vancouver George and Dave Imrie will fly to Vancouver with stops at Regina and Lethbridge. Malcolm Barclay and Bruce Middleton fly Vancouver to Lethbridge, while Art Rankin and Frank Young head from Lethbridge to Winnipeg. Schedules promise seven hours 15 minutes for the leg via Regina and Lethbridge.
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Rom George
Dave Imrie
Lethbridge
Vancouver
Malcolm Barclay
Bruce Middleton
Art Rankin
Frank Young
Winnipeg
Regina
Court Rules on Default in Alberta Farmers Credit Act
Alberta Court of Appeal rules that section 19 of the Bankruptcy Act does not apply to farmers under the Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act FCA A. four judges support ruling that FCA Act debt reductions are not bankruptcy, except Justice Ford dissents. The decision limits bankruptcy remedies for unsecured creditors with $500+ claims against defaulting farmers and clarifies FCA Act interplay with federal law.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta Supreme Court
F.C. A
Frank Ford
Horace Harvey
H. W. Lunney
A. A. McGillivray
A. F. Ewing
Alberta Appeal Court
Constitutiona Authorities
C.F.A. Act
New Large School Units Cut Education Costs
Alberta's 12th annual Education Department report shows cost reductions under the larger school unit system. Deputy minister G. Fred McNally says expenditures fell in every division compared with the prior district setup. Implemented fall 1936, 11 divisions cover 744 rural districts, with one year’s experience informing further considerations.
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Edmonton
Maren Vo
Department of Education
Alberta
Aberhart
G. Fred McNally
McNally
Art
BK. L. Fuller
British Defences To Be Debated After White Paper
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that the entire question of Britain’s defence structure would be opened to debate on Monday. The session will follow the publication of a white paper outlining the country’s five year arms building program now in its second year. Chamberlain said he would open the debate himself.
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London
C.P. Cable
Kidnapping Epidemic Under Way In New Rochelle
An anxious father seeks clues to missing twelve year old Peter Levine as a ransom demand reportedly tops sixty thousand dollars. Murray Levine, attorney, with wife and daughter at home, refuses to confirm raising funds while intermediary Louis Pastner declines to reveal contact with abductors. Police initially doubt but public safety director Philip Tilden now calls it an authentic kidnapping.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
C.P
Murray Levine
New York
Peter
Louis 8. Pastner
Philip S. Tilden
Public Safety
Wife beater thrashed with cat o nine tails in jail
Clyde Miller received twenty lashes at the Baltimore city jail as part of a six month sentence for beating his wife. Sheriff Joseph C. Deegan administered the punishment tied to a whipping post with fifty witnesses present. Miller sobbed after the third stroke while his wife Elizabeth was not present. A separate note mentions farmers expecting higher corn yields from hybrid seed on about 15 million acres amid farm act discussions.
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Baltimore
C.P
Clyde Miller
Joseph C. Deegan
Miller
Elizabeth Miller
Liberal Leader E L Gray Assails Alberta Budget Shortcomings
Edmonton March 1 Liberal leader E L Gray opened the Alberta Legislature budget debate declaring the province is living beyond its means and taxation is nearing the breaking point. He blasted sessional indemnities, warned one third of wheat production will cover government costs, and criticized lack of a sinking fund and payments on bonds. He charged the wild lands tax harms farmers and said federal costs to Alberta exceed 11 million annually.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
E. L. Gray
Gray
Alberta Social Credit
United Farmers of Alberta
Y. Gray
Mr. Gray
Dominion
Department of Agriculture
Reduced Drought Expenditures In Alberta Estimates
Alberta Legislature tabulates relief cuts for drought areas with total asking amount of 281 550 dollars for the coming year down from 681 475 last year. Feed and fodder advances fall 320 000 to 100 000 and free freight on feed and seed declines from 150 000 to 50 000. Tractor fuel and oils trimmed from 125 000 to 50 000 while cattle moving funds jump from 1 250 to 10 000. Dominion provincial joint guarantees cover seed and fodder costs.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Dominion
Halifax Appointment Endorsed in Confidence Vote
Prime Minister Chamberlain’s selection Viscount Halifax as Foreign Secretary won strong support in the House of Commons. The 226 to 99 tally faced opposition over constitutional issues since Halifax sits in the Lords and cannot answer Commons questions.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Commons
Clement Attlee
Labor
Mr. Chamberlain
The
Coles Yanova Two Piano Recital Set At Empress
The Medicine branch of the Canadian Concert Association announces the Coles Yanova two piano recital will be presented at the Empress theatre on Wednesday week March 9 at 8 30 p m. The event follows a postponement due to Miss Vanova illness and promises a thrilling spectacular performance for Medicine Hat members. Members must present their membership cards for admission and be on time as doors close during each group.
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Medicine
Canadian Concert Association
Empress Theatre
Vanova
Canada
Medicine Hat
Goering Warns Air Force Ready to Defend Reich and Borders
Berlin dispatch reports Hermann Goering pledging Germanys air force will protect the Reich and ten million Germans on its borders. Speaking at the third anniversary of the Luftwaffe, he denounced Versailles and vowed renewed strength for Austria and Czechoslovakia territories.
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Berlin
Goering
Europe
Germany
Reich
Austria
Czegha
Slovakia
Versailles
Fatherland
Trans-Canada air mail flights disrupted by Rockies weather
Peat flying weather over the Rockies disrupted Western Canada experimental mail flights. The east-bound plane from Vancouver returned due to low hanging clouds while the west-bound craft, though reports described visibility as unlimited, did not proceed past Fraser canyon. The Regina stop delayed takeoffs toward Lethbridge as early fog formed, with stops planned at Regina and Lethbridge.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Rockies
Trans-Canada Airlines
Canada
VaNcouver
Fraser
Canyon
Regina
Lethbridge
Regie
Afi
Edmonton by election candidate decision report
In Edmonton on March 1 CP dispatches indicate local clubs and the Labor party debated a candidate for the Edmos Dominion by election. After hours of discussion the clubs central executive favored not selecting a candidate for the by election.
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Edmonton
CP. Joe
Protest to Japan Over Enroachments in British Settlement
Shanghai dispatch reports British sentries and foreigners endangered when a Japanese sentry shot a fleeing Chinese near Keswick Road inside the British defence area. Protests to the Japanese command were under consideration amid the incident.
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Japan
Shanghai
C.P. Cable
Keswick Road
Gable
Selow
Iedit
Bandoning
Path Shame Defence
Saskatchewan bill aims to cancel drought relief debt
Regina report states the legislature debates canceling outstanding drought relief advances under a federal drought relief program. The measure would erase the remaining debt and prevent further charges to borrowers.
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Saskatchewan
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