Alberta Legislature adjourns debates on recall and bank charter
In Edmonton the Alberta Legislature adjourned debate on recall of sitting members after rejecting four motions. The House defeated motions including a plan for a $500,000 provincial bank charter deposit and for revealing government letters. Debate continues on disallowed acts and municipal affairs.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Aberhart
Okotoks High River
Charles Cockroft
Cockroft
A. L. Blue
S.C
Ribstone
G. F. Powell
Agricultural Committee
Social Credit
J. J. Bowlen
Liberal House
Lucien Maynard
Sidney-Owens-Ford Glass Co Chief Named Unemployment Census Administrator
John Dr. Biggers, president of the Sidney-Owens-Ford Glass Co, is named to the post of administrator of the U.S. unemployment census. The appointment places a business leader in a federal statistics role.
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John Dr. Biggers
Sidney-Owens-Ford Glass Co
Acee
U.S
Alberta banks to stay in province amid tax bill
Alberta Provincial Secretary Manning said the government does not intend to force banks to leave. He argued the proposed tax aligns with other business taxes and banks’ credit power, while noting profits in Alberta support Eastern gains. Legislation on licensing and other acts was discussed.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Manning
Gerald Connor
Lib
D. M. Duggan
Mr. Manning
Canada
RAF Pilot Killed in Sealand Airfield Crash
One Royal Air Force pilot was killed and another injured in a freak crash at Sealand airfield near Chester. Eleven workmen were nearby when the plane exploded its gasoline tank as they raced to aid the trapped fliers.
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Chester
C.P
Royal Air Force
Sealand Airdrome
Here
Frontier Between Franco and Spain May Open to Volunteers
London reports at a cabinet meeting suggest Italy could gain bel ligerency rights for its fighters in Spain if it agrees to withdraw foreign volunteers. Earlier reports claimed Rome would be told the frontier might open for passage of volunteers with British approval if Italy does not withdraw its forces.
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London
C.P
Italy
Spain
Rome
Purvis Seeks Central Ottawa Control of Canada Employment Service
Arthur Purvis, chairman of the National Employment Commission, urged centralized Dominion government control of Canada’s employment service to fight unemployment. He reported improvements in Western provinces but noted provincial staff and movement barriers in matching workers to jobs, with shortages in lumber and head of the lakes regions. He planned further Western visits, stressing the need for coordinated labor placement across provinces.
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Ottawa
Employment Service of Canada
Dominion
Arthur Bb. Purvis
National Employment Commission
Ontario
Purvis
Saskatchewan
Purvin
Lakes West
Maritimes
Phace
British Columbia
Alberta
Manitoba
Fort William
Port Arthur
Commission
Winnipeg
Great mining development in the north
Ottawa reports Mines Minister Crerar foresees a great mining development in the Northwest Territories within ten years after an aerial survey from Winnipeg through Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta to the Arctic circle. He notes Goldfields Sask etc and plans to move 20 000 tons of freight by boat before freeze up, signaling a prosperous future for northern mining.
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Guy E. Rhoades
Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Crerar
Lord Tweedsmuir
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Arctic Circle
Great Bear Lake
Goldfields
Sask
Lake Athabazca
Chicago kidnapping test deepens after ransom letter delivery
Investigators probe the abduction of Charles S. Ross, a 72 year old retired manufacturer, after a pencil letter postmarked Washington arrived at his wife in Chicago. The note, described as potentially containing ransom demands, prompted wider inquiries.
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Chicago
Charles S. Ross
Washington
Ross
Infantile Paralysis Case Rise In Regional Outbreak
The district reports tapering epidemic with new cases, including a 12 year old girl from Hilda and an 11 year old local girl, bringing total treated to 55. Regina notes 277 cases and six deaths with no new fatalities.
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Hilda
Regina
C.P
Saskatchewan Department of Public Health
Alberta motion seeks to bar province from submitting brief
Edmonton September 28. The Alberta Social Credit Board chair G L MacLachlan moved in the legislature to abstain from submitting a brief to the Rowell Royal Commission on Dominion Provincial Taxation and Relations. The motion cites broad terms of reference and possible constitutional changes and notes prior protest over commission personnel.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Royal Commission On Dominion Provincial
G. L. MacLachlan
Alperta Social Credit Board
N. W. Rowell
Ontario
Rowell Royal Commission
Canada
Commission
Rainfall Drenches Southern Alberta From Calgary To Moose Jaw
A heavy rain event covered southern Alberta extending from Calgary to Moose Jaw with widespread moisture. Snow fell overnight from Calgary to Bassano and Maple Creek to Moose Jaw, turning to rain by morning. By 1 pm, rainfall measured .41 inch locally, bringing weekly total to .67 inch with .26 inch earlier Monday.
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Alberta
C.P.R
Calgary
Moose Jaw
Bassano
Maple Creek
Pope Attacks Communism and Nazism in Encyclical
Pope Pius XI released an encyclical on the rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary denouncing atheism and paganism while urging prayer against Communism and the actions of states opposing it. Although Germany was not named, officials read the remarks as targeting Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia, plus Spain and Mexico in context.
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Vatican City
C.P
Pius XI
Russia
Nazi Germany
Germany
Spain
Xico
Canadian Ex Service Men Get Work Through Commission
Ottawa report shows 7 725 permanent temporary or casual jobs found for Canadian ex-service men since April under the War Veterans Assistance Commission. Probational training began last May with 328 re conditioned into trades. employers praise the men. wages rose from 18 to 42 dollars weekly in some cases.
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Ottawa
C.P
War Veterans Assistance Commission
Commission
J. G. Rattray
Puau
Rattray
Employment Service of Canada
Employment Service
Hillside Slipped Endangering Fort Smith
Fort Smith Northwest Territories September 29. Destruction of warehouses and docks along the waterfront threatened by a massive hillside slide. Millions of cubic yards of soil shift causing a roadway to vanish. The ground sinks six inches an hour as trees topple. warehouses and docks used by the Northern Transportation Company were evacuated.
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Fort Smith
N.W.T
C.P
Slave River
Northern Transportation Company
Martha Raye Divorced From Makeup Artist Westmore
In Los Angeles on September 28 Martha Raye the film comedienne won a divorce from Hamilton Westmore a makeup artist after she testified he slapped her shirked paying the bills and even threatened her with a gun Their elopement to Las Vegas occurred May 20 and she described a pattern of escalating disputes and abuse.
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Los Angeles
Martha Rays
Comedienne
Hamilton
Buddy) Westmore
Miss Raye
Las Vegas
Nev
Baseball results from National and American Leagues
New York and Philadelphia split a doubleheader with scores 6 to 9 and 15 to 4. In the NL Melton Mancuso Mulcahy and Atwood contributed on offense while Grove Deshonge and Ferrell led Washington in the separate game. The American League tilt saw Castor, Brucker and Wicker pace New York to victory as Glenn closed with relief.
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Philadelphia
Melton
Mancuso
Mulcahy
Atwood
Castor
Brucker
Wicker
Glenn
Boston
Washington
Grove
Desantels
Deshonge
R. Ferrell
Lord Mayor of London Elected in Guildhall Vote
Sir Harry Twyford elected Lord Mayor of London today at the Guildhall by the Court of Aldermen. His ancestor Sir Nicholas Twyford was Lord Mayor 549 years ago.
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London
Harry Twyford
Nicholas Twyford
Harry
Ontario Election Beginnings Mark Campaign Launches
Ontario candidates filed few nomination papers for the October 6 vote. Alex Denomme entered Ottawa East against Liberal Paul Leduc and Conservative N. J. Lacasse. Premier Hepburn faced a three way race in Elgin with Conservative N. R. Martin and CCF's John Tough.
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Toronto
C.P
Ontario
Social
Ottawa East
Alex Denomme
Paul Leduc
N. J. Lacasse
Hepburn
Elgin
N. R. Martin
John Tough
C.C.F
Medicine Hat C of C Opposes Licensing Bill Five 1937
Secretary W Huckvale writes Hon F E Manning protesting Bil No 5 Licensing of Trades and Business Act 1937. Directors warn it could grant one man power to designate or exempt occupations with no appeal and restrict Alberta’s commercial and industrial growth.
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Calgary Board of Trade
W. Huckvale
Chamber of Commerce
FE. C. Manning
Alberta
Alberta Civic League seeks refusals for Byrne and Powell
At Stettler District Civic League meeting about 75 persons urged the Canadian Secretary of State to refuse L. D. Byrne entry to Canada after his appointment to the Alberta Social Credit Commission and also to refuse Byrne’s family. A second resolution asked the same official to consider deporting G. F. Powell, an adviser to the Social Credit Board, as undesirable.
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G. F F. Powell
Alberta
Social Credit Board
Chinese Suicide Squad Attacks Japanese Flagship at Shanghai
A 20-man Chinese death by own action squad launched a mine effort against the Japanese flagship Idzumo in Shanghai, causing a 150-foot water geyser and large damage. The squad perished. defenders repulsed the Japanese advance along a 25-mile front northwest of Shanghai. Later reports from Nanking say Japanese planes bombed Wuhu, killing civilians and igniting fires amid heavy bombardment.
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Shanghai
Pootung
Shanzhai
Nanking
Wuhu
China
Yangtze River
Wuru
Tg Rombardment
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