Alberta officials clash over relief aid rules
Edmonton and Alberta legislators debated federal provincial relief for agriculture. Minister D B Mullen said regulations block use of most funds, noting about 500 600 thousand spent of 750 thousand federal aid and 60 thousand of 100 thousand provincial aid. He cited a Saskatchewan loan and pressed for rule changes to cover drought needs.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
D. B. Mullen
Mullen
Dunning
Solon Low
L. Gray
J. H Tremblay
Gisuard
Mullen-satt Fe
Gray
Gardner
Dominion
Gardiner
Mr. Mullen
Trans-Canada planes grounded by snow over prairies
Snow in Lethbridge and the Rockies led to the cancellation of Trans-Canada Airlines experimental flight from Lethbridge to Vancouver and postponed the Winnipeg to Vancouver leg. Weather across the prairies and mountains kept eastbound service grounded for a second day. Pilot Mid-Wieton reported heavy overcast near Hope before return.
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Mid- Wieton
Hope
Lethbridge
Taonto Acquires Mutual Street Arena in Toronto
Taonto takes ownership of the old Mutual Street arena once a key site for major Toronto events before Maple Leaf Gardens rise. The transfer settles on city hands for seven thousand seven hundred three dollars in back taxes after a lengthy dispute. Fewer than two hundred blind residents in Saskatchewan have qualified for the new federal provincial pension plan.
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Taonto
Mutual Street
Toronto
Maple Leaf Gardens
Saskatchewan
Canadian Concert Association Corrects Coles Yanova Date
The association informs members of an error in yesterday’s notice. The Coles Yanova concert is now scheduled for Monday March 7 at 8 30 p m.
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Canadian Concert Association
Coles- Yanova
Flogging Sentence Over In England Deprecated By Prominent Figures
London observers condemn flogging aiding public distress after David Wilmer and Harley receive lashes for a December jewelry heist. Home Secretary refused to commute. sentences impose seven and five years with some hard labor. Clergymen and public figures denounce the punishment’s moral impact and potential societal harm.
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England
London
David Wilgmier
Wommwood Scruba
Wilmer
Bert
Harley
Winnipeg
Samuel Hoare
Wiler
George Bernard Shaw
Canterbury
St. Paul's
John McMurray
London University
Lipeile
Mae Aafer
Shaw
Warner and
John G. M. Loyndale
Nong
Calgary
Peter Jenkins
Etienne Bellenger
Jewelry House
Lonsdale
Jenkins
Shortage of fodder for cattle hits Bowell district
W D Wylie of the relief branch says feed shortfall in Bowell and Bingville stems from farmers not coordinating with distributors and misreporting needs. Relief orders were limited by late applications and overuse, with snow blocking deliveries from nearby towns.
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Anatver
Bowell
Bingville
W. D. Wylie
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Mr. Wylie
Four Stratford youths die in train collision
Four Stratford residents Monton Peonkie, Jack Richards, Glen Campbell, and Carl Allan died when their car was struck by a Canadian National passenger train at a level crossing one mile west of Stratford. Snowy conditions reduced visibility as the car was driven onto the tracks. the impact buried the car and scattered bodies along the line.
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Stratford
Ont
C.P
Canadian National
Here
Mbton
Death Car Driver Exonerated in Lethbridge
North Lethbridge grocer and city police commission chair Alex Johnston was exonerated by a coroner by a jury from all blame in the death of Mrs. Martha Olquist who was struck by his car on a city street last Sunday evening. The jury cited poor visibility due to atmospheric conditions as the cause and cleared Johnston of fault.
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Lethbridge
Alex Johnston
North Lethbridge
City Police Commission
Martha Olquist
Johnston
J.S. Wray
A. Johnson
William R. Watson Returns to Toronto After Year Abroad
William R. Watson and Mrs. Watson return from a year in Europe visiting fifty institutions across ten countries. He credits Germany and other nations for better care of the physically handicapped and plans to tour Canada to urge broader conditions. Watson, born in Alberta, rose through university to arts and law, authored My Desire, and was chosen to speak at Edinburgh's International Exhibition of Crippled Children's Work.
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Toronto Daily Star
William R. Watson
Mrs. Watson
Europe
Germany
Watson
Alberta
Canada
Cluba
Montreal
Toronto
British Empire
Edinburgh
England
France
Scandinavia
Belgium
Ministry of Labor
After Care Association
London
March Brings Storms and Cold Start to Spring
March arrived with storms and a colder afternoon after a mild morning. The day peaked at 44.5 degrees, then fell to 28 by 5 pm and 22.7 by 11 pm. Night temperatures slipped to 22, but noon today rose to 32 degrees as fog blanketed the city.
Lost Transcontinental airliner reported near Fresno
A TWA airliner carrying nine people disappeared during a violent storm east of Fresno while en route from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Pilot John Graves radioed preparing to land at Fresno before contact was lost. search efforts were launched as weather hindered ground and air reconnaissance.
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Fresno
Calif
C.P
S.T
John Graves
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Tehairhapi Mountains
San Joaquin Valley
Graves
Sierra Nevada
T.w.a.s
Pacific Coast
Far West
T.W.A
Murderous Farm Attack With Triple Death Toll
A snowbound convoy reaches Courval district to investigate a farm killings that left three people dead William Aitchison 25 his aged mother and George 22 were killed at the Courwal farm after an apparent shooting. Police describe William as a respected farmer and say officers may not return to Moose Jaw until late tonight or tomorrow.
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Mossbank
Susk
Lonely Courvil
Courval
Mesabank
William Aitchison
George
Courwal
Moosbank
Moose Jaw
Coutral
John
Lee
William
Alberta Legislature Upholds Indemnity and Salary Cuts
The Alberta Legislature voted to cancel voluntary contributions on sessional indemnities except for cabinet members, rejecting A E MacLellan’s call for deeper cuts. An Ash amendment kept the 10 percent indemnity cut while preserving cabinet salary reductions, with further amendments offering broader expense cuts but losing in division 44 to 8.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
A. E. MacLellan
S.C
Innisfail
MacLellan
House
H. J. Ash
Olds
Ash
Lucien Maynard
Gerald O'Connor
Lib
O'Connor
Alberta Legislature backs plan to shield public from trust fund losses
The Alberta Legislature adopted a resolution urging the Law Society of Alberta to explore protection measures against defalcations of trust funds. Options include bonding lawyers or creating an insurance fund. The motion followed debate on requiring bonds for lawyers handling trust funds.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta court ruling to be appealed to Supreme Court
Edmonton March 1 The appellate division of the Alberta Supreme Court ruled section 19 of the Act does not apply to the Creditors Arrangement Act and the decision will be appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada. The court dismissed a request to quash proposals under the FCA Act and place debtors in bankruptcy while payments are controlled.
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Edmonton
Alberta Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Canada
S. H. MccCuaig
K.C
Hd- Monton
Martha Raye Silent in Hospital Testimony Delay
Martha Raye remains whispering in a Los Angeles hospital due to influenza. A physician’s affidavit states she cannot testify in a hearing about her earnings before turning 21 as the Law Society considers an amended House resolution.
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Martha Raye
Los Angeles
Tilm Singer
Fiuenza
Peter F. Reed
Agiv
Full Dress Debate on Britain's Defence
London March 2 The Royal Air Force will cost British taxpayers 102 million pounds in the coming financial year up from 82.5 million last year The five year trend shows rapid aircraft rearms spending The air force strength rose from 52 to 123 squadrons since 1935 Employment in the aircraft industry grew from 30 000 to about 80 000 with more in armament and related work The memorandum notes one quarter of 1937 38 air expenditure funded by borrowings and predicts higher output and momentum for the industry in the year ahead.
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London
C.P
Royal Air Force
Lord Swinton
R.a.l
Fleet Air Arm
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Nates
Hessay Navite
D. B. Mallen
Duncan Campbell
Rochester
Lockman Campbell
Minn
E. L. Gray
HON. C. A
Trans-Canada
OFC
Soshh Ss Concert Association
Ontario
Cgcoucy
J. L. Robinson
LAW Society
Britain
Medicine Hat Lodge No. 2
Masonic Hall
Med Hat
Alta
Tate
Edgar McHugh
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