Wheat surplus eases as futures offer potential profit
In Ottawa discussions with Trade Minister Euler, Canada Wheat Board officials note the surplus may be disposed of without breaking the market. The board sold most cash wheat from 1938 at 80 cents, facing losses, while holding futures contracts that could yield gains if prices rise above purchase levels. Farmers might delay sales if market prices stay below 70 cents.
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Tawa Canada
George Medvor
Canada Wheat Board
W. Grindley
Ottawa
Hos
WD. Euler
McIver
Northern
Fort William
J. G. Gardiner
Federal
Treasury
House of Commons
Grain movement to exceed 66 000 carloads in Saskatchewan district
W J Munro of Canadian National Railways states the Saskatchewan district will handle the heaviest crop in 10 years with movements exceeding 66 000 carloads. He notes off district grain may match last year’s total, and the Saskatoon division will move similar amounts. Extra staff are being hired and rolling stock is being readied to meet peak movement.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canadian N National Railways
Regina
Prince Albert
W. J. Munro
Canadian National Railways
Munro
Roosevelt urges three paths to peace between Germany and Poland
President Roosevelt calls on Germany and Poland to avoid war by direct negotiation or by submitting disputes to impartial arbitration or by conciliation with a chosen mediator. He stresses mutual respect for independence and territorial integrity and notes this is his second peace appeal of the day after addressing Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel.
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Roosevelt
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Stephen T. Early
Munich
Poland
Hitler
Germany
Wheat Carriers to Britain Charter Six Montreal Vessels
A Montreal shipping firm disclosed via Britain cable reports that six vessels have been chartered to carry Canadian wheat to Great Britain next month.
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Montreal
Great Britain
Britain
Alberta Crop Prospects Improve with Cooler Weather
Alberta's crop prospects brighten as cooler weather allows grain to mature. Minister D B Mullen reports southern heat damage was less severe than feared, with higher than expected yields in some areas. Cutting is widespread, combining progressing, with coarse grains lagging wheat. Oats show promise, notably in the Peace River region.
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Edmonton
Asia
Alberta
D. B. Mullen
Peace River
Floods in Tientsin Prompt aid and evacuations
Officials report about 3 000 000 people affected by Hai river floods near Tientsin. Deaths rise as disease spreads. British and American authorities plan to evacuate women and children if boats are available. Treatment and vaccines are scarce amid the disaster.
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Tientsin
Hai River
Petaiho
Britain to Reinforce Mediterranean Fleet
An admiralty official announced Britain would send reinforcements to the Mediterranean fleet to reach full strength. No exact troop numbers were given. Several special trains carrying men were reported traveling through France toward Toulon to join the fleet.
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London
Admiralty
Great Britain
France
Toulon
Mortgage Bank Opens Soon in Ottawa
The new central mortgage bank will begin operations within six weeks and start signing membership agreements with firms holding about 375 million dollars in farm and urban mortgages across Canada.
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Ottawa
Central Mortgage Bank
Canada
Peace Leader Resigns in Toronto
A. A. MacLeod, longtime chair of the Canadian League for Peace and Democracy, resigns after five years. He previously headed a Canadian delegation to the Brussels World Congress in 1936 and was elected to the general council.
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Toronto
A. A. MacLeod
Canadian League For Peace and Democracy
MacLeod
Brussels
Recall Of Parliament Echoes Eight War Era Interruptions
The recall of Parliament in London by Prime Minister Chamberlain marks the eighth time since the Great War that a recess has been interrupted by an emergency. Past episodes include April 1939 Albania invasion, September 1938 German Czech crisis, January 1936 death of King George V, October 1935 Italian invasion of Ethiopia, October 1932 Ottawa agreements endorsement, September 1931 financial crisis, and 1924 Irish legislation.
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London
Chamberlain
Albania
George V
Defense Plans for Canada Declared Ready and Flexible
Ottawa reports that detailed plans to secure Canada are in constant readiness under Hon. Ian Mackenzie. The mobilization plan activates reserves and militia to full war strength, with air and naval reserves integrated. Fifteen government committees refined the plan after the Munich crisis, ready to adapt to Parliament’s decision and lessons from the last war.
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Ottawa
Lan Mackenzie
National Defence
Canada
Dominion
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mackenzie
Atlantic
Pacific
Defence Headquarters
Legion Offers 60000 Veterans for Emergencies
Brigadier W W Foster, Dominion president of the Canadian Legion, says he wired Prime Minister Mackenzie King renewing the offer to place 60,000 registered war veterans at the Dominion's disposal in time of emergency. He notes 60000 members have registered to ensure internal security and are ready if required. Robert Wilkinson of the Army and Navy Veterans' Association backs the stance, citing unity with the Empire and prior Munich crisis commitments.
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Vancouver
W. W. Foster
Dominion
Canadian Legion
Mackenzie King
Legion
Foster
Robert Wilkinson
Army and Navy Veterans’ Association
Munich
Winnipeg
Indian Hospital Burned at Port Albany
Word reached here of the destruction by fire of the 106000 dollar Ste. Anne Roman Catholic school and hospital of Holy Angels mission at Port Albany 100 miles north of Moosonee on James Bay. Every Indian school child and every Indian patient in the hospital was removed safely from the institutions.
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Moosonee, Ont
Ste. Anne Roman Catholic
Kennedy returns to London for British cabinet meeting
United States Ambassador Joseph Kennedy interrupted his vacation on the French Riviera and flew back to London by a special plane. His secretary said Kennedy wanted to be present in London for the British cabinet meeting.
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Cannes
France
United States
Joseph Kennedy
French Riviera
London
Canadian woman conquers Mount Athabaska peak in ski ascent
Gertrude Wepsala of Jasper and Vancouver, with Peter Vadja of Switzerland and Ted Bishop of Badimonton, reach Mount Athabaska summit after seven hours. The 11452 foot peak’s first ascent since Benno Rybizka’s different prior climb was achieved in mid summer snow conditions up the north face center glacier.
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Jasper
Alta
Gertrude Wepsala
Mount Athabaska
Vancouver Star
Peter Vadja
Switzerland
Ted Bishop
Badimonton
Athabaska
Benno Rybizka
Arlberg
Austria
Miss Wepsala
Howe Leads Dominion Tour Through British Columbia and Prairies
Dominion transport minister C. D. Howe returned to Ottawa after an air inspection trip to the Pacific coast and prairies. He reported record employment in British Columbia especially Vancouver and a strong grain yield from prairie threshing indicating crop damage would be less than feared. Premier Angus L. MacDonald of Nova Scotia accompanied him and praised his first western air tour.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Dominion Transport
Pacific
British Columbia
Prairies
Vancouver
Howe
Angus L. MacDonald
Nova Scotia
Canada
Russia Signs Peace Treaty With Germany
Moscow reports Germany and the Soviet Union signed a 10 year non aggression pact in Stalin's presence. The document binds both sides to refrain from force and to consult on common interests while avoiding third power support. Ratification to occur in Berlin with immediate effect. Molotov and Ribbentrop sign.
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Moscow
Germany
Soviet Russia
Joseph Stalin
Europe
German Reich
Union of the Socialist Soviet Republics
Us.s.r
U.S.S.R
Berlin
Ribbentrop
U.ss.r
British Bill Grants Broad Powers to Parliament
London. King George seals the war emergency bill after hurried passage in both houses. The act grants the government broad powers including decrees with force of law, asset seizure excluding land, entry and search rights, arrests by the Home Secretary, and ability to override or amend acts. It allows in camera hearings and sets penalties up to 500 pounds or two years, with scope to apply orders to colonies and foreign territories.
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Buckingham Palace
Secretary of State For Home Affairs
Northern Ireland
Treasury
Cobb Sets World Land Speed Record At Salt Flats
John R. Cobb, a London fur broker, drives the Railton Red Lion to a new land speed record of 368.85 mph at Bonneville Utah and 370.75 mph on the first lap. He beats previous marks by George Eyston and also tops the kilometre record with 369.74 mph. Reid Railton earns the feat as designer. Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a new water record nearby.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
John R. Cobb
London
Cobb
George E. T. Eyston
Eyston
Reid Railton
Malcolm Campbell
Railton
Emperor Hirohito to convene council on foreign policy
Reports say Emperor Hirohito plans to summon an imperial council to discuss Japan's foreign policy amid the diplomatic crisis sparked by Germany's pact with Russia. Government opinion favors improving ties with the United States and Britain as Germany loses confidence.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Imperial Council
Japan
Germany
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Hayama
Key Britons Ready in Whitehall Basement for Air Raid Duties
A group of top organizers has moved to a Whitehall basement designated as the control nerve centre. They will live there until further notice and hold telegrams ready to activate Britain’s air raid precautions machinery nationwide at the government’s word.
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London
Britain
Whitehall
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University of Manitoba
Indian Hospital
Kingsley Wood
Hugh Dowding
Royal Air Force
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George
Westminster
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