Hitler Presses Demands for Returned Territory and Military Parity
London reports Reichsfuehrer Hitler pressed Sir John Simon for an economic union with Austria, the return of Pomorze, Czechoslovakian territory, and parity in air and naval power. He asserted Germany’s eastern frontier is elastic and seeks East Prussia reunification, warned over Russia, and demanded equal status with other European powers.
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Austria
Poland
Great Britain
France
Soviet Russia
Rechsfuehrer
Hitler
Germany
East Prussia
Russia
Berlin
Sir John
Moscow
Capt
Eden
Reich
League
Viscount Byng Nearing Return From Illness
Viscount Byng of Canada remains in favorable condition after a heart attack in Pasadena. Officials say he is virtually recovered and preparing to depart for England soon.
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Pasadena
Calif
Viscount Byng
Canada
England
Germany denies plan to aid Ethiopia despite neutrality
Berlin says reports of offering a military air force and experts to Ethiopia are false. A foreign office spokesman warned such help could be seen as direct hostility to Italy and stressed Germany remains strictly neutral.
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Berlin
Germany
Ethiopia
Italy
Increase in March Employment in Canada Reaches New High
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports March 1 employment in Canada at 902 301, up 16 340 from February 1. Gains occurred mainly in manufacturing with 12 903 more workers, notably in textiles and iron and steel, while mining, wholesale trade, shipping, stevedoring, and highway construction also rose.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Road Scheme For Alberta Edmonton
Alberta plans a ten million dollar five year highway program with 50-50 federal aid for main roads. The approval includes one million for next year and five hundred thousand for district highways, plus fifty miles near Edmonton and Calgary slated for surfacing. Work on the trans Canada highway west of Strathmore and Cochrane will be rushed when weather allows.
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Edmonton
Alberta
J. J. McLellan
Calgary
Strathmore
Cochrane
Jobless Riot In Toronto
A mob of about 500 unemployed in York township rioted at municipal relief offices in Toronto led by a grey haired woman in a felt hat. They shattered windows tossed bricks and bottles, injuring six officers and arresting thirteen demonstrators who face charges of obstructing police or inciting to riot.
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Toronto
York Township
Workers Warned Under British Columbia Wage Rules
Hon. G. S. Pearson, minister of labor, announced that prosecutors will pursue workers who knowingly take jobs paying less than the BC minimum wage. The warning aims to enforce lawful pay standards and protect fair labor practices.
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Victoria
British Columbia
G. S. Pearson
Demand Overtaking Supply in North America Oil Markets
Counsel C H OHalloran warned that consumption outpacing supply looms as the Macdonald commission resumes in British Columbia. He cited US coal reserves of 3.5 trillion tons enough for 4 800 years at current output, natural gas for 20 years, and petroleum at 13 billion barrels or about 14 years. He noted the possibility of oil exhaustion within years and referenced coal to gasoline research in Ottawa.
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Victoria
North America
C. H. O'Halloran
M. A. Macdonald
British Columbia
Mr. O'Halloran
United States
Justice Macdonald
Research Council
Ottawa
Canada Posts Net Debt Rise in House Return
Ottawa reports Canada’s net debt at 2 847 678 000 dollars in a House of Commons return. The figure marks an increase of over 500 million from 1928 when debt stood at 2 296 850 232 dollars.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Trans-Canada Highway Not Yet Completed
Ottawa reports about 700 miles of the Trans-Canada Highway remain unfinished, with gaps in Ontario and British Columbia. Ontario's Schreiber to White River stretch totals roughly 125 miles at an estimated 35 000 dollars per mile, while White River to North Bay could cost around ten million dollars. In British Columbia gaps between Canoe and Columbia rivers and Goldstream total 51 miles with costs near 24 000 dollars per mile and 45 000 dollars to bridge Canoe river.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Ontario
British Columbia
Schreiber
White River
North Bay
Canoe
Columbia Rivers
Goldstream
Canoe River
Revelstoke
Royal assent makes Dionne quints wards of the King
Ontario passes a bill declaring the Dionne quintuplets as special wards of the King until they turn 18. Lieut. Governor Herbert A. Bruce signs the measure. Minister of Welfare David A. Croll becomes guardian with power to appoint active guardians Oliva Dionne and Dr A A Dafoe named. The minister controls the babies person and estate and must approve all contracts.
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Toronto
Ontario
Herbert A. Bruce
David A. Croll
Oliva Dionne
A. A. Dafoe
New Appointment for Dr. Neatby at Alberta University
Dr. K. W. Neatby cereal specialist at the Dominion rust research laboratory has been appointed professor of field crops at the University of Alberta Edmonton. He will succeed Dr. Aamodt who moves to the University of Wisconsin. Neatby departs May 1.
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Winnipeg
K. W. Neatby
Dominion Rust Research Laboratory
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Neatby
Aamodt
University of Wisconsin
Buchan Named Canada’s Next Governor General
John Buchan is appointed Canada’s governor general replacing Lord Bessborough. A Conservative MP since 1927 and author of Cromwell studies, he becomes the first commoner to hold the post since 1867, with possible peerage on royal honors. He was born 1875, married 1907, and has four children.
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London
Canada
John Buchan
Buchan
Lord Bessborough
Church of Scotland Assembly
Duke of Kent
Oliver Cromwell
Helen
John Masterton
Broughton Green
Peebleshire
Susan Charlotte
Norman Grosvenor
Bessborough
England
House of Commons
Training Farm Purchased Near Whitby Ontario
Col. W C H Wood announced a 115 acre training farm near Whitby Ontario bought outright by the Army and Navy Veterans in Canada. The farm will offer short courses in agriculture for ex service men with training carried out by Ontario agricultural department experts and emphasis on truck gardening as part of a practical experiment to ease unemployment among veterans.
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Ottawa
W. C. H. Wood
Dominion
Army and Navy Veterans
Canada
Ontario Agricultural Department
Col. Wood
Whitby
Ont
Toronto
New Members Appointed to Canadian Pension Commission
The government names four new members to the Canadian pension commission including Dr. Frederick C. Bell of Vancouver Charles D. Crowe of Guelph Antoine Chasse of Ottawa and Dr. Seymour G. MacKenzie of Halifax. Appointments run for two years from April 1 with a salary of $6 000 per year for each.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pension Commission
Donald M. Sutherland
Frederick C. Bell
Vancouver
Charles D. Crowe
Guelph
Ont
Antoine Chasse
Seymour G. MacKenzie
Halifax
Wll
Pension Board
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Minister of Public Works
Robert R. Williams
American Chemical Society
Dionne
Europe
John Simon
Anthony Eden
Baron von Neurath
Training Farm Purchased
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