Alberta Social Credit plans to license bankers in province
Edmonton reports Premier Aberhart and Treasurer Solon Low unveiling legislation to regulate and license all bankers in Alberta as the first step in Social Credit strategy. A two week licensing deadline is set, with unlicensed bankers barred from court access, and proposals to replace tax revenues with bank credit.
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Edmonton
Alta
Aberhart
Alberta
Solon Low
Social Credit
Low
Seventeen Hurt In 400 Foot Copper Mountain Mine Fall
A hoist cage plunged 400 feet in the Copper Mountain mine near Princeton B C injuring seventeen workers. Two men suffered broken backs and others sustained leg fractures and cuts. Rescue efforts took ten minutes. officials cited a crystallized bolt as the cause and noted the cage cable remained attached while braces failed. The mine had reopened last June after seven years idle.
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Princeton
B.C
Copper Mountain Mine
Mike Cvetkovich
Harold Hart
Annox
Princeton Hospital
Archie McLean
Annex
Tom Waterland
McLean
Baillie
Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company
J. Biggs
British Columbia
Biggs
Arctic Hospital Opens in Aklavik by Governor General
Lord Tweedsmuir opens All Saints Hospital in Aklavik Northwest Territories. The 48 bed facility is greeted by Anglican Bishop Archibald of the Arctic and inspected by His Excellency. He also attends a ceremony at the church under construction and drives a nail into the chancel step.
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Aklavik
N.W.T
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Arctic
All Saints’ Hospital
A. L. Fieming
Archibald
The
All Saints’ Church
Ruthless Warfare Peiping Draws American Refuge From Temple
Mr and Mrs Gene Lamb of Washington reach Peiping after hiding in a Buddhist temple northwest of the city since Chinese Japan hostilities began Their account describes a Japanese motorized brigade from Manchoukuo with hundreds of tanks overrunning Chinese troops bombing Hsiyuan and firing on villagers Their compound was invaded and their food and valuables including 300 dollars were seized
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Peiping
Gene Lamb
Washington
Lamb
Manchoukuo
Hsiyuan
Vancouver airport grant increases pledged by minister
Alderman H. D. Wilson cited a promise from Dominion Transport Minister C. D. Howe that federal aid for Vancouver airport facilities would rise this year from $50,000 to $70,000. He said the city would receive $50,000 next year and $40,060 in 1939, bringing the total federal assistance requested to $160,000. Vancouver serves as the western terminus of Trans-Canada Air Lines.
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Vancouver
H. D. Wilson
Dominion Transport
C. D. Howe
Alderman Wilson
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Crash-Proof Autogyro Demonstrated by Focke-Wulf in Bremen
In Bremen the Focke-Wulf Aircraft Company successfully tested a new autogyro that can hover stationary, take off and land vertically, and is described as crash-proof. The demonstration showcased stability and vertical flight in commercial specs.
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Bremen
Germany
Focke-Wulf Aircraft Company
To Stop Court Tests Edmonton
Attorney General John Hugill introduces a sweeping Alberta bill to require provincial permission for constitutional challenges in Alberta courts. The measure targets lower courts while allowing direct appeals to the Supreme Court by leave, aligning with federal practice in direct questions.
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Edmonton
Alberta
John Hugill
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court
China plans blockade at Ming River mouth
Port authorities reportedly arranged to sink ships at the Ming River mouth to form a barricade against a feared Japanese naval attack. The plan aims to hinder an advancing fleet and protect coastal areas.
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Foochow
China
Ming River
Western Crop Report Highlights Prairie Early Harvest
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics notes crops on the prairies mature quickly and harvesting has begun. Weather varies by province with heavy rains causing lodging in southern Manitoba while northeastern Saskatchewan faces dryness. Hail and pests impact portions of Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan though overall yields may still be near or below average.
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Ottawa
Prairies
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Barricades Of Peace Britain's Diplomacy May Avert War
On the 23rd anniversary of war Britain pushes diplomacy to avert another European holocaust while rearmament continues. More than 122 blast furnaces produce steel for war ships and guns as scrap iron campaigns intensify nationwide.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Quebec Labor Strikes Hit Steel and Textile Workers
Canadian labor unrest flared in Quebec with a 1200 steel workers walkout at five Sorel plants called by the National Catholic Syndicate of Steel Workers over wage arbitration. In Drummondville a textile plant manager was assaulted as strikers protested. Montreal offices saw pickets and guard details while payrolls were processed.
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Montreal
Quebec
Stee
Sorel
National Catholic Syndicate of Steel Workers
Board of Arbitration
Drummondville
H. F. Nicholson
Dominion Textile Company
Nicholson
Dominion Textile
Notre Dame Street
National Catholic Federation of Textile Workers
Soviet Officials Sentenced Over Food Market Wrecking
Three officials of the Novorossisk food trust were sentenced to death and five others received one-year prison terms in Moscow for alleged actions that caused poisoned sausage to reach workers markets. Two Moscow Volga canal administration officials were ordered to stand trial for an unspecified accident involving a new streamlined motor ship after the canal’s opening.
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Moscow
Novorossisk Food Trust
Moscow Volga Canal Administration
Bombing During King's Visit Spurs Ulster Police Raids
Police in Belfast raid Falls Road area seizing a bomb rifle three revolvers and 1000 rounds of ammunition. A butcher is detained for questioning as officers widen an arms search across the city after a King and Queen visit marked by terrorist incidents.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Falls Road
Dover Channel Swimmer Tom Blower Becomes 26th Crossing
Tom Blower, 23, a Nottingham factory worker, completed the English Channel crossing from Cape Gris Nez France to Dover Kent in 13 hours 21 minutes becoming the 26th person to swim the channel.
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Dover
Kent
Tom Blower
Nottingham
English Channel
Cape Gris Nez
France
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Ulster Homes
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