United States Prods Farm Board on Currency and Reopening Markets
Washington reports Secretary Woodin outlines currency substitution with actual money to replace scrip and bank certificates. Roosevelt seeks broad congressional authority to cut costs while grain exchanges urge reopening for cash and futures trading to avert food supply disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Woodin
United States
Woodind
Roosevelt
Rit
Mangilind
Congress
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
The
Treasury
Wmodifwine Tha Rulac
Annual Meeting of the Western Stock Growers at Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat prepares for the Western Stock Growers Association annual convention with plans for a round-up dinner or barbecue to boost attendance and industry work on the range. The district remains a major Alberta stock center with alternating meetings in Medicine Hat Calgary and Lethbridge. The event is expected to rank as a leading business gathering with many matters before the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Western Stock Growers' Association
Calgary
Lethbridge
Department
Edmonton
Igeay
Crow’s Nest
Fragmentary date and score notes across 1940s entries
A condensed list of scattered dates and numbers appears, including May 50 3-8 and Dec 58 split, plus November 48 3-4, track 49 and street 30. The items resemble archival road or rail timetable fragments or event records with limited context.
Japanese Seize Segment of China’s Great Wall
The article reports Tang Yu, newly appointed governor of JAG Province, arrested at Hsifengkow Pass for desertion amid Japanese advances. Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang resigns as Commander-in-Chief, aged 35, last Manchuria warlord, after 18 months of fighting. Japan completes seizure of 250 miles of the wall from inner Mongolia to the Yellow Sea, as Chinese flee toward Peiping.
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Mies
Marshal Chang
Manchuria
Great Wall of China
Inner Mongolia
Yellow Sea
Peiping
Medicine Hat Charter Amendment Clears Committee
Edmonton March 7 Medicine Hat's single charter amendment passed committee without question. It authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with the Medicine Hat Rink Company to grant a site and fixed taxation and utility charges for a set period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Rink Company
Two Skiers Missing in Duchesney Pass Danger Zone
Banff March 7. Chris and Joe Daemere are lost near Duchesney Pass. A Tuesday search from both sides battles a storm swept route deemed difficult in winter. Wardens report the pair halted at Lake O’Hara Camp before continuing toward the pass amid growing safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banff
Duchesney Pass
Chris
Joe Daemere
Lake O'Hara
Provincial Relief Is Dealt With By Committee
Edmonton March 8. A report to the Legislature recommends forming a permanent national body to standardize unemployment relief methods and a supreme economic council to study causes and propose remedies. The council would include technical and scientific members from industry labor finance and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Supreme Economic Council
Victim Dies After Oak Bay Shooting
Victoria report states Charles A. Coulson aged 56 died in hospital after a shooting affray at Oak Bay on Sunday. George Lovatt held on attempted murder charge and Mrs Lovatt hospitalized for shock. A joint murder charge was filed against George A. Lovatt and his wife following Coulson’s death.
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Victoria
Charles A. Coulson
Oak Bay
George Lovatt
Royal Air Force Estimates Unchanged for Current Year
Condon Mar 8 Royal Air Force estimates total £17426000 up £26000 and show regular squadrons at 7514 with 1344 in the fleet air arm. Lord Bondonderry says extensions held in abeyance for another year reflecting government push for disarmament and equitable world air force reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condon
Royal Air Force
Fleet Air Arm
Lord Bondonderry
Air
Canadian National Railway tied to Boettcher kidnapping
Canadian National Railways confirms Arthur Youngberg worked for the line as late as October at Rainy River Ontario. Verna Sankey, alleged gang leader, also a former CN employee who resigned in August 1931 while at Melville Saskatchewan. Sankey held roles as brake man fireman and engineer.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways Today
Arthur Youngberg
Denver
Charles Boettcher
C.N.R
Rainy River
Canada
Verna Sankey
Canadian National Railways
Sankey
Melville, Sask
Youngberg
Judgment Dismisses $40,000 Suit Against Lutheran Church
Judgment by Mr. Justice Ewing dismisses a $40,000 action against the Canada District Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The plaintiff claimed expulsion from the church due to alleged unfair proceedings and malice, alleging improper trial and harsh penalties. The court found the penalty within the Synod’s discretionary powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lutheran Church
Justice Ewing
Canada District
Oberhamer
Bohnet
Synod
John Oberhamer
John Ober
Hamer
Canada
Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of
Ohio
Fire destroys Montreal People's store and damages adjoining buildings
A blaze in Montreal destroyed the People's Five Cent to a Dollar Stores Ltd. and damaged nearby structures. Loss is estimated at $100,000.
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Montreal
Prohibition Bureau Moves to Tolerate Speakeasies
Washington moved to curb raids as the United States prohibition bureau ordered agents not to molest speakeasies in the future. Director Woodcock confirmed the order and said a fuller statement would follow.
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Washington
United States Prohibition Bureau
Woodcock
Fifty Feared Lost in Antung Sinking Off Hainan Strait
Fifty people are feared dead after the China Navigation steamer Antung was stranded near Mofu Point in the Hainan Strait. About 350 survivors reached port aboard the Hanul.
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Hongkong
China Navigation Company
Antung
Mofu Point
Hainan Strait
Hanul
Westminster Disorder Flares at New Westminster Penitentiary
Ottawa reports a slight disturbance at New Westminster penitentiary yesterday. Hon. Hugh Guthrie Minister of Justice told the Commons today he offered no particulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
New Westminster Penitentiary
Hugh Guthrie
Commons
Hollywood Studios Shut Down Over Pay Cuts
Hollywood officials report the Association of Motion Picture Producers ordered a stoppage of all studio activities in Hollywood unless employees and artists accept drastic eight week salary and wage reductions tied to the banking crisis. The speaker warned studios cannot exist without substantial pay cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Association of Motion. Picture
Gald
Five Die as Disturbances Hit Four German Cities
Censor Working Berlin reports five persons killed and several injured in political disturbances across four German cities. Foreign correspondents are warned expulsions may be prepared against those who persistently resist the internal situation.
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Berlin
Germany
Supreme Court Sits Deliberate on Break and Enter Case
The charge of breaking and entering against A E Mortimer and Ray Knight was dismissed by Mr Justice Ives who found no evidence of intent to steal beyond their presence in the house. He suggested they were not in the Fieger home that night and noted concerns about how children may be influenced by elder talk. Eight witnesses tied the men to a U M A hall dance, but the judge had Mortimer deny being at the Fieger house and ordered a trial travel time check from the hall to the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London
Montreal
England
Canada
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Washington
Henry Morgenthau
Federal Farm Board
Peter B. Carey
Chicago Board of Trade
Treasury Department
United States Grain Stabilization Corporation
A. E. Mortimer
Ray Knight
Justice Ives
Supreme Court
Fieger
Mortimer
Knight
U.M.A
U.M. A. Hall
Maple Avenue
Sergt. Allen
Nicholas Fieger
Baker
UMA
Alberta Legislature cites move to sever gold standard ties
In Edmonton on March 7 W H Shield urged Canada to abandon the gold standard in favor of a sterling exchange system under national control. He said crisis trade and prosperity would return if the United States also left the standard. George MacLachlan supported the resolution while Donald Cameron called for committee discussion. The day also saw rejection of Hugh J Montgomery’s auto license plan and support for Brownlee’s gas tax approach. Private bills committee approved extending voting rights in the Wheat Pool Act, affecting current marketing agreements expiring July 15 with 43 800 signers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
W. H. Shield
A.F.A
Macleod
United States
George MacLachlan
U.F.A
Pembina
Donald Cameron
Innisfail
Agricultural Committee
Hugh J. Montgomery
Wetaskiwin
J. E. Brownlee
Montgomery
G. I. McPherson
D. M. Duggan
Fred J. White
Brownlee
Hugh Allen
Grande Prairie
M. M. Porter
Veregin plans royal inquiry and nude parade in Winnipeg
Veregin, Doukhobor leader, says he will seek a Royal Commission to probe the Doukhobor situation while about 16 000 followers march nude from western settlements to Winnipeg. He was released in Halifax after a deportation fight and denies hostility to the Dominion of Canada.
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Winnipeg
Peter Veregin
Halifax
Russia
Dominion of Canada
Dollar Soars in Canadian Exchange. Franc Falls
The Canadian dollar is rising on foreign exchanges with quotes in London Paris and Montreal. Sterling slipped to 4.10 dollars while the French franc fell from 4.80 to 4.71 1 2 cents as a gold coinage bas for comparison.
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Montreal
London
Paris
Reductions Announced in Civil Service Salaries
Edmonton reports sweeping cuts across the lands and mines dept with a total saving over 1932 of 150,000 dollars. Sub-agencies including Grande Prairie will be abolished and ten outposts closed, with staff transfers and lower operating costs across offices, hatcheries, and the petroleum division.
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Edmonton
Provincial Lands and Mines Department
Grande Prairie Land Agency
Ivolve
Bonnyville
Lac la Biche
Athabasca
High Prairie
Donelly
Spirit River
Fairview
Stettler
Barrhead
Edson
Grande Prairie
J. J. E. Clark
Peace River
A. B. Spence
Edmonton Administration
Lesser Slave Lake
Petroleum and Natural Gas Division
Department
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Stock Growers Medicine Hat
Western Association
China
Great
Duchesney
BIG Montreal
Toronto
Regina
Saskatoon
Srow
Vancouver
Veregin
Kimberley, B.C. Vs
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