Board to Supervise Farm Implement Industry Urged in Commons
In Ottawa on May 7 MPs debated a Liberal push for a government supervised board modeled on the Board of Railway Commissioners to oversee wages prices and distribution in the farm implement sector. The plan aims to curb costs protect farmers and ensure efficient delivery of machinery with dairy and cream separators on the free list and scrutiny of any possible industrial combine.
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Ottawa
C.P
Board of Railway Commissioners
House of Commons
Malcolm McLean
Lib
Melfort
J. J. Duffus
Peterborough West
Saskatchewan Liberal
Comittee
W. R Motherwell
Melville
H W. Winkler
Lisgar
Hugo Plaxton
Toronto Trinity
W. J. Ward
Lib. Dauphin
El len Wilkinson Puts Through Hire Purchase Bill In Commons
In London on May 7 Miss El len Wilkinson won swift cross party praise as she steered her hire purchase bill through the House of Commons to the Lords. The measure curbs the snatch back practice by limiting entry and seizure of goods when payments stall. A militant Socialist thanked the attorney general and was thanked in return. The chamber cheered the third reading as the bill advances. Edmonton backs no action on replacing street cars with buses.
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London
C.P
Ellen Wilkinson
House of Commons
House of Lords
Donald Somervell
Mir Wilkinson
Herbert Williams
Edmonton
Norman D. Wilson
Toronto
Goga Dies at 57 Following Short Romanian Premiership
Octavia Goga, who led Romania's Nationalist anti Semitic government for a brief period early this year, died today in Bucharest at age 57. He suffered a heart ailment after resigning as premier on February 10 and had a stroke earlier this week.
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Bucharest
C.P
Octavia Goga
Goga
Eden's Call for Unity in the Nation
In Amington England on May 6 Anthony Eden former Foreign Secretary addressed constituents urging national unity. He warned that Britain must mobilize voluntary effort and cross section cooperation to match autocratic states and preserve the rule of law as the lasting guarantee of peace.
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LW Amington
England
Anthony Eden
Hat Singers Shine in Canada Festival Grand Concert
Adjudicator Glyndwr Jones praised Medicine Hat boy’s baritone class as among the best since his arrival in Canada. The Empress theatre audience of 700 heard the Festival Grand Concert with 27 numbers. Medals and awards were omitted to shorten the three hour program.
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Canada
AlfFesina
Medicine ‘Hat
Glyndwr Jones
Calgary
Empress Theatre
Inger Rasmussen
Drumheller
Frank Holroyd
J. P. Marsh
Marsh
Pat Blackstock
Macdonalds Consolidated
Body of Buckingham MP Betts Recovered In Ottawa River
Fred C Betts Conservative member of Parliament for London drowned in the river about 35 miles east of Ottawa while fishing Tuesday. Grapplers found his body upstream near a rickety bridge where he parked his car. Police say he lost footing in the current and the flag at Parliament faded to half mast in tribute. He served with the Canadian field artillery.
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Que
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Fred C
Betts
House of Conunons
London
Ottawa
R.C.M.P
Canadian Field Artillery
Anglican Synod Shelves Move for Disease Free Marriage
The Toronto synod of the Anglican Church shelved a year old motion urging provincial legislation requiring marriage applicants to present medical certificates proving freedom from social diseases active tuberculosis and mental illnesses including epilepsy.
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Toronto
C.P
Anglican Church
Australian plan to appoint Inspector General of Military Defence
Sydney May 7 Reuters reports details of Australia’s plan to appoint a British Army Inspector General of Military Defence for two years. The official would coordinate defence services, inspect forces across the Commonwealth, report on training and efficiency, and ensure preparedness. Some see the role ranking above the Chief of the General Staff or joining the Defence Council.
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Sydney
Australia
C.p.reuters
Commonwealth
H. V. C. Thornby
Great Britain
Thaornby
Harry Chadwel
General Staff
Defence Council
Chinese Closing In On Peiping
Chinese irregulars and guerrilla bands reportedly near Peiping as gates close and searches intensify under Japanese authority. General Li Fu Ho named to lead the first expeditionary force against Communist forces amid rising civilian evacuations toward Tientsin.
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Peiping
C.P
China
Li Fu-Ho
First Expeditionary
Tientsin
Mussolini Shows Off Italy's Armed Might for Hitler
Rome May 7 Premier Mussolini displayed a 30 000 man parade to Adolf Hitler as part of Italy's vast war organization exposing artillery tanks armored cars poison gas dispersers flame weapons and troops ready for combat women behind lines and boys with toy rifles. German circles say Hitler seeks to curb Soviet Russia and press Czechoslovakia to loosen ties with Moscow while Mussolini presses France and Britain to balance Mediterranean power.
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A.P
Mussolin
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Italy
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Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Gilbertson Released Tokyo After Ten Yen Detention
May 7 reports say Joseph Gilbertson of Vancouver, fourth engineer of the freighter Heathcote, was released from Osaka custody after a 30 yen fine for entering a fortified zone.
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Tokyo
C.P
Joseph Gilbertson
Vancouver
Heathcote
Osaka
Music and Dramatic Festival Laurels Won By Talented Contestants
The Music and Dramatic Festival praised by adjudicators as outstanding. PB Blackstock won first with 90 points earning the Macdonalds Consolidated gold medal for top soloist. Cyril Worts received the Walter Mihg trophy for best individual dramatization performance in Pedro the Toreador.
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PB. Blackalock
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Jones
P. Blackstock
Macdonalds Consolidated
Cyril Worts
Redcliff
Walter Mihg
Holroyd
Holdroyd
Curil Worts
José
Pedro the
Toreador
King George VI Birthday Proclaimed for June 9
Ottawa readers learn a proclamation sets June 9 as the official birthday celebration for King George VI. Though born December 14, his Majesty requested the date be observed in June upon ascension.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada Gazette
George VI
Mussolini backs German lead on Czechoslovakia
Italian dictator Mussolini reportedly promised to back German aims in Czechoslovakia. He discussed with Hitler last night and urged the Czechoslovak government to meet German demands while stressing Italy’s role as a disinterested intermediary. German sources say Mussolini hopes Germany can resolve the Sudeten issue by its own strength.
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C.P
Mussolini
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Italy
Hitler
Cechoslovakia
Th Duce
Ice Clearing Allows First Flights to Northern Posts
Edmonton May 7 Pilots Archie McMullen of Mackenzie Air Service flew from Edmonton toward Cooking Lake seaplane base to reach McMurray on the first northern post flight since breakup. Ice will stay at McMurray until reports show the lake clear then operations resume.
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McMillan
Archie McMullen
Mackenzie Air Service
Cooking Lake
McMurray
Fitzgerald
Beverley Report Finds Beverley Bankrupt and Insolvent
Edmonton May 7 The McGillivray inquiry into Beverley finances finds the town on the outskirts of Edmonton hopelessly bankrupt and insolvent without government aid. Several individuals are cleared of conspiracy claims while the report cites unsound debt practices and ongoing financial obligations that the town could not meet.
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C.P
Justice McGillivray
Beverley
Adberta
J. Rawe
Social Credit
Parily T
Athabaska
Leonard
National ‘Trust Company
Wees, Ltd
Empire Producers Hold a Satisfactory Meeting
Delegates returning from Sydney report the inaugural Empire Producers' Association meeting paved the way for mutually satisfactory action among the Dominions and the British Isles. The aim is to eliminate seasonal dumping and adjust tariffs to promote empire trade while protecting consumers.
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Vancouver
B.C
Sydney
Australia
Empire Producers’ Association
Dominions
British Isles
Niagara
Reginald Dorman-Smith
National Farmers’ Union of England
J. H
Governor's House to Close as Governor to Vacate May 10
Edmonton May 7 The Order in Council signed by Lieut Governor Bowen closes Government House. His Honor will leave the residence on Tuesday May 10 after a cabinet dispute over funding and the order taking effect.
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Alberta
Government House
Social Credit
Aberhart
Edmonton
C.P
Bowen
C. V. Dacre
Hig
Dacre
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