Federal fund to eliminate level crossings detailed
Ottawa announces a Public Works Construction Act fund providing 70 percent of crossing elimination costs with 30 percent covered by local authorities. Since approval, 15 applications total $432,000 have been funded across British Columbia Saskatchewan Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia. Alberta Manitoba New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island have not yet submitted requests.
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Ottawa
Board of Railway Commissioners
Hugh Guthrie
Guthrie
Canada
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Alberta
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Drouth Plan Interest Shown In Water Scheme
Ottawa reports that more than 4 800 farmers and ranchers in prairie drouth areas have applied for help under the water development plan of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act. Agriculture Minister Robert Weir notes the need to provide dependable domestic, livestock, and irrigation water, with 350 Manitoba, 2 800 Saskatchewan, and about 1 400 Alberta applications to date.
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Ottawa
Drouth
Prairie Provinces
Robert Weir
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Suspected Spies Arrested Near Metz in Transit
Police in Metz France report the arrest of two Nazis Louis Altmeyer 25 and Jean Hus singer 30 described as go betweens for a higher spy. Altmeyer carried a pocket lamp to signal in code with red and green beams. Both allegedly confess to espionage and are held in jail.
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Metz
France
Louis Altmeyer
Jean Hussinger
Altmeyer
Heavy Repair Costs Hit Edmonton Railway Lines
Flood damage to Northern Alberta railways last month requires immediate repairs conservatively estimated at 250000 dollars. Ten miles of track along Slave Lake shoreline must be rebuilt, railways circles say.
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Edmonton
Northern Alberta Railways
Slave Lake
Davidson Heads to Winnipeg as Wheat Board Official
C. B. Davidson former Dominion Marketing Board member and wheat expert resigns from government service to become secretary and statistician for the new wheat board in Winnipeg.
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Ottawa
C. B. Davidson
Dominion Marketing Board
Bureau of Statstics
Winnipeg
New Wheat Board
Ottawa Thanksgiving Day date faces opposition
Hon. C. H. Cahan secretary of state rejected changing this year’s Thanksgiving Day. Churches prefer Thursday instead of Monday and note the holiday’s religious purpose. He recalls it was fixed for Thursday in October for over 40 years and warns the day has become a weekend occasion focused on outings rather than gratitude.
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Ottawa
C. H. Cahan
Canada
Churches of
March of Troops Preparations for War in Rome
Italy's military mood grows as detachments march through Rome en route to East Africa. Newspapers hype readiness with Giornale d Italia urging Britain to accept Italy's policy for a stable presence in Ethiopia.
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Rome
Italy
Giornale d'Italia
Great Britain
Britain
Ethiopia
Free Of Rust Calgary Alberta Crops Seen Bumper Yields
Dr. G B Sanford head of the Dominion laboratory of plant pathology at the University of Alberta reports Alberta crops free of rust this year with bumper yields expected in several districts. He toured fields from Edmonton to Lethbridge east to Medicine Hat and irrigation areas noting irrigated lands south of High River may average 25 bushels per acre while Calgary district northward and areas around Olds and Lacombe are expected to produce notably higher results.
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Calgary
Alberta
G. B. Sanford
Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology
University of Alberta
Sanford
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
High Rover
Olds and Lacombe
Japan Flour Sale Ties With Railway Settlement
The Soviet government plans to pay using 400000 sacks of Japanese flour for the former Chinese Eastern railway, a deal noted by Yomiuri. The arrangement allows future payments in Manchukuo or Japanese goods and is linked to rising Japanese wheat and flour prices.
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Tokyo
Chinese Eastern Railway
Yomiuri
Prairie Wheat Crop Estimate by Searle Grain Company
The Searle Grain Company estimates a prairie wheat crop of 295 million bushels based on reports from 1,169 correspondents, up from 263 million bushels the previous year. The figure reflects an optimistic carry into the new season.
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Winnipeg
Searle Grain Company
Pope says Britain powerless to close Suez without France
Senator James P. Pope of Idaho argued Britain cannot shut the Suez Canal to Italy in wartime without French approval. He noted Britain owns only 44 percent of canal shares while 56 percent are publicly traded, largely in French hands, and that the Suez board is dominated by French executives.
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London
United States
James P. Pope
Idaho
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Italy
France
Board of Suez
Publicity curbed for Dionne babies in Callander
In Callander Ontario Dr Allan Roy Dafoe the Dionne sisters physician orders reduced public appearances for the five infant sisters from four daily showings to two per day. He cites safety and the babies need for sleep amid high visitor turnout as the reason.
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Callander
Dionne
Allan Roy Dafoe
Dr. Dafoe
Cabinet Council Sits In Ottawa Hints At Public Works Orders
The cabinet sat August 20 in Ottawa and approved orders in council under the Public Works Construction Act to back rail equipment for the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways. No appointments were announced, and a minister of marine is expected to be named soon.
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Ottawa
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Bennett
Recognize Pilot May Be Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Joseph E. Crosson an Alaskan airman who flew the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post from Point Barrow to Alaska is proposed for the Distinguished Flying Cross by Alaska’s congressional delegate A J Dimond. He cites Crosson’s other flights including the discovery of Carl Ben Eilson’s body and aid to Wiley Post during his globe circling bid along with humanitarian northland missions.
Camera to log Campbell’s 300 mph Utah run
A small automatic movie camera will be installed in the cockpit of Sir Malcolm Campbell’s Blue Bird. It will continuously record instrument readings as the British speed king attempts to reach 300 miles per hour on the Utah plains next month, allowing him to focus on driving.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
Plains of
Utah
Malcolm
Thrift Drive Inaugurated By Premier Hepburn
Premier Hepburn launches a thrift drive amid Ontario cabinet action exacting reforms across health northern development and relief. The agricultural development board is discarded with 49 inspectors discharged and farm loan assets reallocated under James Fraser supervision as the federal government assumes lending.
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Toronto
Ontario
Ontario Agricultural Development Board
Hepburn
Agricultural Development Board
Drury
James Fraser
Britain to Harden Addis Ababa Legation with Bomb Shelters
The British legation plans bomb proof shelters for its small guard in Addis Ababa and will house British civilians. They bought 6,000 square yards of heavy corrugated galvanized iron sheets for the shelters. In Simla India officials announce Indian troops from Bombay will reinforce the legation guard. The detachment comes from the fifth battalion of the 14th Punjab regiment at Poona.
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Addis Ababa
Legation
Italy
Ethiopia
Simla
India
Bombay
14Th Punjab Regiment
Poona
Highway Improvements On Trans Canada Between Winnipeg And Brandon
Extensive improvements to the Trans Canada highway from Winnipeg to Brandon will begin soon. The project funds will be shared equally by the Dominion and the province. Tenders are invited for 25 miles of asphalting west of Portage la Prairie, 8 miles of grading and gravelling west of Headingley, and five treated timber bridge constructions at various points along the route.
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Winnipeg
Brandon
Man
Provincial
Department of Public Works
Dominion
Province
W. R. Clubb
Public Works and Labor
Portage la Prairie
Headingly
Position Of Dominions If Great Britain Goes To War
Premier George W. Forbes reiterates that any war involving Great Britain would automatically involve New Zealand. He spoke to a public meeting while on a Canada visit and faced heckling over his earlier parliament statement.
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Great Britain
New Zealand
Wellington
George W. Forbes
Canada
Britain
Forbes
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