Ottawa lays out steps to combat unemployment and housing need
The national employment commission released a statement noting housing studies show renovation and rehousing offer early relief from unemployment. It outlines two main task groups forming emergency measures for winter and longer term plans for broad employment stimulation. Collaboration with provincial and Dominion departments is emphasized as studies continue.
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Ottawa
National Employment Commission
Canada
Windsor
First Boat At Churchill Wentworth Arrives With Heavy Cargo
The steamer Wentworth reached Churchill Manitoba on August 10 bringing 3,000 tons of general cargo. It included coal for northern points, large castings and steel grinding balls for Manitoba mines, glass and goods for prairie centres. Captain L Graves noted a fog delay and a quiet voyage from England. The ship began loading about 310,000 bushels of wheat for Europe.
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Prairie
Churchill
Man
Hudson Bay
Wentworth
Manitoba
L. Graves
England
Europe
South Africa rejects return of Tanganyika and Southwest Africa
Oswald Pirow, South Africa defence minister, told United Party executive that South Africa and Britain would not surrender Tanganyika or Southwest Africa to Germany. He said diplomacy must address German colonial aims while South Africa remains an elder partner in British Africa's defense.
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South Africa
Britain
Germany
Johannesburg
Tanganyika
Southwest Africa
Oswald Pirow
United Party
Allied intervention reminder found near Archangel river
A diver on the Povina river near Archangel discovered a large English steamer overturned and half buried in sand. Soviet authorities plan to raise the vessel as a historical reminder of the Allied army intervention in Russian affairs in 1918.
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Moscow
Archangel
Povina
Alberta special session on Social Credit inaugurations
Premier Aberhart announced a special Alberta legislature session to address measures for inaugurating Social Credit and to discuss the drought in the southern province, beginning August 25.
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Edmonton
Aberhart
Alberta
Social Credit
Indian Chief Lord Tweedsmuir Named Cree Chief in Carlton
Five thousand spectators witnessed Lord Tweedsmuir accepted into Cree brotherhood at Carlton Saskatchewan during a two day celebration of Treaty No. 6. Chief Sam Swimmer of the Sweet Grass band placed the feathered headdress and caribou skin on the governor-general as chiefs also crowned Prime Minister Mackenzie King as honorary chief.
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Cariton
Sask
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Okemow Otataowkew
Sam Swimmer
Sweet Grass Band
Poundmaker
Plains
W. L Mackenzie King
Oteenesew Weensowen
Lady Twedsmuir
Carlton
Queen Victoria
Japanese Troops Ready to Invade Inner Mongolia
Reported reinforcement signals a new push toward Suiyuan and East Suiyuan provinces. Claims of Japanese units in Jehol and Dolonor are disputed by Tientsin officials who cite banditry as a factor while noting no clear mobilization beyond the Manchoukuo border.
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Shanghai
Suiyuan
Inner Mongolia
Japan
China
Tientsin
Jehol
Manchoukuo
Dolonor
Shangtu
West Chabor
Mongolia
Changpei
Britain Shifts Diplomatic Voice in Spain Move
Great Britain appoints G A D Ogilvie Forbes to Madrid as diplomatic representative amid Spanish crisis. Forbes will travel overland to Marseilles then by destroyer to Valencia. Ambassador Sir Henry Chilton remains at Hendaye. Madrid communications hindered by fighting zones. |
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Great Britain
London
G. A. D. Ogilvie Forbes
Madrid
England
Britain
Forbes
Marseilles
Valencia
Spain
Henry Chilton
Hendaye
Canada to change coins after King Edward’s reign ends
Latin inscriptions may disappear from Canadian coins by year end. New designs will follow King George’s death after Finance Minister Dunning returns from Europe, with new coins bearing King Edward’s head to appear in three to four months. Decision on dropping Latin phrases is still pending.
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Ottawa
George
Finance
Dunning
Europe
Edward
Ottawa trade chief outlines UK tour for two motorcades
Hector K. Carruthers, secretary of the Ottawa Board of Trade, said preparations are under way for two Canadian motorcades to tour the United Kingdom next year. Each tour will be capped at 25 cars and will start from London during King Edward's coronation. Canadian motorists will reciprocate visits after three British tours to Canada, one already completed.
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Ottawa
Hector K. Carruthers
Ottawa Board of Trade
United Kingdom
London
King Edward
Carruthers
Canada
King Edward Island Named After Yugoslav Harbor Visit
King Edward explored Rab and the Dalmatian coast aboard the royal yacht Nahlin. Officials renamed Kuki Otok King Edward Island and Tejar harbor after the monarch. He planned a deer hunt in the Velebit mountains and was greeted with cheers, though some fishermen misidentified him as a naval officer. He fished until midnight catching two eight-pound dentalfish.
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Sibenik
Yugoslavia
Edward
Rab
Kuki Otok
King Edward Island
Tejar Harbor
Nahlin
Starigrad
Velebit
Fire devastates Revelstoke canyon landmark near Silver Tip Falls
A large fire destroyed the timber slopes around Silver Tip Falls eight miles from Revelstoke British Columbia, a famed Rocky Mountain scenic site used recently for Gaumont British film shoots. The blaze, believed started by a careless cigarette, destroyed a viewing platform and threatened Mount Revelstoke as crews battled the flames.
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Revelstoke
Rocky Mountain
Gaumont
Great Barrier
Columbia Canyon
Silver Tip Falls
Mount Revelstoke
Canada Uruguay trade pact pledges most favored nation terms
The Ottawa treaty provides most favored nation treatment in tariff matters under a Canada Uruguay agreement signed in Ottawa. Prime Minister Mackenzie King acted for Canada and Senor Mateo Marques Castro for Uruguay to extend and develop bilateral trade.
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Ottawa
Canada
Uruguay
Mackenzie King
Senor
Don Mateo Marques Castro
C C F Members in B C Disagree Over Platform
Vancouver storm over CCF platform leads to expulsion of house leader Rev. Robert Connell and two others from the provincial party. Expulsions follow public rifts at the July convention. Dr. Lyle Telford nominated for Vancouver Burrard by election. Connell rejected discussion of differences.
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Vancouver
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
British Columbia
House
Robert Connell
Victoria
Jack Price
Vancouver East
R. B. Swailes
Delta
C.F
Regina
C.C.F
Lyle Telford
Vancouver-Burrard
McGeer
Connell
E. E. Winch
H. E. Winch
Burnaby
CCF
Telford
Mr. Connell
Selassie Hopeful in Bath Seaside Retreat
Emperor Haile Selassie rests at a British resort hoping to reestablish his Ethiopian kingdom. His spokesman says remnants of his armies operate in western Ethiopia and aim to retake Addis Ababa while importing munitions remains the chief difficulty. He plans to stay several weeks and awaits developments.
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Bath
England
Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Gore
Geneva
America
Quarantine Rules Adopted for Infantile Paralysis in Manitoba
Winnipeg cabinet approves quarantine measures for infantile paralysis under Health Minister I. B. Griffiths. Regulations require placarding of premises with patients and bar food handlers from work for 14 days after last exposure to the infection.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
I. B. Griffiths
July Wheat Exports Rise Sharply in Canada
Canada's wheat exports in July nearly tripled in volume and more than tripled in value from July 1935, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports. Wheat flour exports also showed a substantial year over year increase in both volume and value.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Locomotive on Great Western Named for King Edward
A powerful Great Western Railway locomotive has been christened in honor of King Edward with His Majesty's consent. The naming follows royal approval and reflects a tribute to the monarch staged at the railway works.
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Great Western Railway
King Edward
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