Bennett Remains Conservative Leader Amid Conference
The article reports that Colonel Nelson Spencer plans a meeting at City Hall for old 175th Battalion members. The Conservative conference named three men to key committees including J L Bowman on policy, Earl Lawson on organization, and Maurice Dupre on finances, with Bennett’s leadership still in question pending a national convention and party unity.
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Nelson Spencer
Williams
Qsppfawa
C.P
R. B. Bennett
J. L. Bowman
House of Commons
Monitoba
Earl Lawson
York South
Bennett
Maurice Dupre
Quebec
Gordon Graydon
Peel
Bennet
Georges Geon
Argenteuil
Oneuesen
Commons
Senate
Ontario
Arthur Meighen
G. Howard Ferguson
United Kingdom
W. D. Herridge
Mr. Bennett
Winnipeg
Canaan
Washington
J. G. Diefenbaker
Saskatchewan
W. J MacMillan
Prince Edward Island
Briick Willis
Manitoba
Earl Rowe
Duftering-Simcoe
Leopold Macaulay
Ontario House
Thatcher wheat to dominate 1938 Manitoba acreage
Winnipeg March 5 Thatcher the rust resistant wheat variety is expected to secure the largest share of 1938 Manitoba acreage with portions of Saskatchewan eligible for No 1 Manitoba Northern grading. Ramsay said Thatcher and Coronation shipments to the United Kingdom support Thatcher being rated equal to Marquis in milling quality.
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Winnipeg
C.P
KE. B. Ramsay
Board of Grain Commissioners
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ramsay
United Kingdom
Terrorists pursued by R A Fliers in Palestine clash
Major General Archibald Wavell rushed to the Jenin zone to take command of punitive operations after British troops clashed with Arab terrorists. Royal Air Force planes bombed and strafed the fleeing band, one British soldier was killed and three wounded near Jenin, about 40 terrorists remained in the fight, and fourteen were captured. A separate raid near Naharia repelled by police. The noted Sheikh Mohamed Atieh was among those reported killed.
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Jerusalem
C.P
Archibald Wavell
Palestine
Jenin
Royal Air Force
Yammam
Mohamed Atieh
Naharia
Canadian Club Dinner Receives Speaker Miss Cornelia van Geuns
Members urged to reserve with Secretary Annie Currie or at the Cosmopolitan hotel for Tuesday dinner. Miss Cornelia van Geuns will address the group on Holland the Land of Shining Towers. Previous clubs praise her talks and warn readers not to miss this opportunity.
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Annie Currie
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Cornelia van Geuns
Holland
Land of Shining Towers
California Flood Toll Rises With 82 Bodies Found
In Los Angeles on March 5 the flood disaster worsened as 82 victims were recovered, 60 identified, and 128 remained missing while recovery and rehabilitation efforts continued across affected areas.
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Los Angeles
C.P
Alberta to Decide Unemployment Question in 10 Days
EDMONTON March 5 The agricultural committee of the Alberta legislature will discuss an investigation into unemployment in the province. C A Anderson Calgary proposed a 10 day period for unemployed groups to prepare briefs and for varied representations from economic and ex service groups. He urged avoiding buck passing between Dominion provincial and municipal governments. The motion received unanimous consent to introduce the question.
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Alberta
Canada
Edmonton
C.P
Red C. Anerson
Calgary
Andtraon
Ecknic
Anderson
House
Mr. Anderson
Alberta Treasurer leaves for Ottawa to discuss relief matters
Provincial Treasurer Low travels to Ottawa with Deputy Treasurer J F Percival to negotiate unemployment and agricultural relief agreements expiring March 31. He plans a two day stay to wrap up talks and return to close the legislature budget debate. The province aims to cut the direct relief grant from 130000 to 125000 after a settlement with mayors. The January cheque issue is noted.
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Edmonton
C.P
Low
Ottawa
J. F. Percival
Court decision prompts no firm course from King
Ottawa March 6 Prime Minister Mackenzie King declined to commit the federal government's future course after yesterday's Supreme Court ruling on Alberta legislation. Justice Minister Ernest Lapointe said Dominion victory before the court was clear and saw no reason for an appeal to the Privy Council.
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Ottawa
C.P
Mackenzie King
Sig
Supreme Court
Alberta
Ernest Lapointe
Privy Council
Sunderland and Villa Roll To Wins In Football Totals
In English cup action Sunderland defeated Brentford 1 3, Aston Villa beat Preston 3 0, York City drew Kilmorton 1 1, East Fife edged Partick Thistle 4 2, Rangers and St Bernards received byes while Celtic and Motherwell also posted results.
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CP Cable
Sunderland
Aston Villa
Brentford
Pinto
York ‘City
Meidersricki Town
Celtic
Kil Morton
AYE Nnbed
East Fife
Partick
Rovers
Falkirk
Motherwell
Hamilton Road
Rangers
St. Bernards
Arsenal and Others Shine in Weekend Football Scores
First Division sees Arsenal rout Stoke City 4 0 while Blackpool stop Portsmouth 2 0. Bolton beat Charlton 1 0. Deroy County and Birmingham draw 0 0. Leicester City and Liverpool finish level 2 2. Wolverhampton edge Leeds United 1 0. Second Division features Blackburn 3 Stockport 0 and Newcastle United beaten 2 0 by Bradford. In Third Division Southern Aldershot defeats Torquay United 1 0 while Bristol City and Cardiff City split 0 1. Other results include Crystal Palace 4 Rangers 0 and Reading 3 Southend United 2. Third Division Northern heavy scores see Crewe 5 Southport 9 and Hartlepool United 4 Rotherham 0. Scottish League reports mixed results with Dundee drawing St Mirren and Third Lanark beating Clyde.
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Arsenal
Stoke City
Blackpool
Portsmouth
Bolton W
Charlton Ath
Deroy County
Birmingham
Byesdon
Grinighy Town
Leicester
City
Liverpool
Wolverhampton
Leeds Utd
Blackburn R
Stockport Co
Bradforn
Newcastle Utd
Cheaterfield
Burnley
Fulham
Sheffield United
Norwich City
Coventry City
Sheffield Wed
Manchester Utd
Southampton
Barnsley
Swansea Town
Bury
West Ham Utd
Luton Town
Aldershot
Torquay United
Bristol City
Cardiff City
Crystal Palace
Q P Rangers
Exeter City
Bristol Rovers
Gillingham
Northampton T
Millwall
Clapton Orient
Newport Co
Bournemouth
Notts County
Brighton
Reading
Southend United
Swindon Town
Mansfield T
Watford
Walsall
Barrow
Doncaster Rovers
Crewe Alex
Southport
Gateshead
Halifax Town
Hartlepools Ut
Rotherham
Hull City
Accrington Stan
Lincoln City
Chester
New Brighton
Carlisle Utd
Oldham Ath
Tranmere Rovers
Port Vale
Bradford City
Wrexham
Rochdale
Arbroath
Queen's Park
Dundee
St. Mirren
Queen of South
Bargera
Third Lanark
Clyde
Brechin City
Dundee United
Cowdenbeath
Alrdtieonians
Forfar Athletic
Leith Athletic
King‘s Park
Stenhousemuir
St. Bernards
Montrose
Duggan Urges Alberta Government Resign Amid Court Rulings
Edmonton March 5 Conservative Leader D M Duggan moved a non confidence motion calling for the government to resign after Supreme Court rulings that struck down the Credit Regulation Act Bank Taxation Act and the press act. He condemned pledges broken and warned of higher taxes and Social Credit failures while naming cabinet resignations and ultra vires legislation.
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Edmonton
C.P
D. M. Duggan
Alberta
Duggan
Mr. Duggan
Supreme Court of Canada
Social Credit Board
E. L. Gray
Charles Cockroft
C. C. Ross
Lands and Mines
Arovna
WN. Chant
John W. Hugill
Social Credit
Credit of Alberta
Alberta Social Credit Act
Supreme Court of Lan
Supreme Court ruling calls Alberta press bill unconstitutional
In Ottawa March 5 Justice Cannon held the Alberta press bill unconstitutional. He said the preamble makes the Social Credit policy a religious dogma guiding news coverage and restricts free discussion. The measure aimed to control government policy reporting and curb opposition, reviving sedition notions and limiting press space.
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Ottawa
C.P
Supreme Court
Justice Cannon
Alberta
Social Credit
Insurgent Air Raids Kill Over 160 Along Spanish Coast
Reuters dispatch from Hendaye cites insurgent bombing planes that killed more than 160 civilians on the Spanish coast in a renewed air raid. Alcaniz in Teruel province saw at least 100 dead as insurgents strafed civilian areas.
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Hendaye
C.P
Spanish
Spain
Alcaniz
Teruel
Cosen
Japanese Censor Tightens Control in Shanghai
Cited plans by Japanese authorities to seal seas and regulate incoming and outgoing cargo threaten Shanghai's daily life. Sailors and carriers face new regime restrictions as tension rises over maritime movements in the city.
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Shanghai
Marsh P
C. P
Nai
Stokesmien Salu
Nazis Start Rioting at Vienna University
Police halted a riot at Vienna University when swastika wearing Nazi students clashed with government supporters during a Saturday fraternity meeting. The two groups shouted opposing slogans as officers intervened, limiting injuries to blackened eyes and broken noses.
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Vienna
C.P
Vienna’ University
Coles Yanova Concert Set for Empress Theatre
The Coles-Yanova two plane recitalists arrive Monday from Calgary under the Canadian Concert Association. They will give a half hour free concert for Redcliff and Medicine Hat high school students Tuesday at 11 30.
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Coles-Yanova
Aseociation
Empress Theatre
Calgary
Heintzman
Redcliff High
Medicine Hall
Empress
Thaae
Aps
Ottawa reviews Powell and Unwin clemency requests
In Edmonton March 5 C P reports the Alberta legislature was told the justice department remission branch has progressed the clemency cases of Social Credit leaders G. F. Powell and J. H. Unwin, jailed for publishing defaming leaflets. Telegram from L. P. Picard to Minister Ernest Lapointe reiterated inquiries on clemency. Powell, tied to "Bankers' Toadies," received six months and Unwin three months. sentences began February 10.
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Edmonton
C.P
G. F. Powell
J. H. Unwin
Social Credit
Department of Justice
Alberta
Peter Dawson
L. P. Picard
Ernest Lapointe
Powell
Alberta Social Crédit Board
Unwin
M.L.A
Kidson
Mr. Unwin
Picard
Ottawa
Investigation Progress on Unwin Powell Cases in Legislative Assembly
The inquiry in the Unwin and Powell cases progresses with many continuations for and against clemency. Analyses of trial evidence and appellate materials are underway and a decision will be issued promptly and impartially by the Governor General in keeping with constitutional practice.
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Legislative Assembly
Messrs. Unwin
Powell
Court of Appeal
Pasy
Te. Governee-Ceperal
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Thatcher
R.A. Fliers
Wavell
California
Preston
Concert Association
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