Banking on Non Profit Basis Hailed by Prairie Farmers
A Saskatchewan Winnipeg inter provincial farm conference backed non profit banking as the next step in monetary reform. Representatives from Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan discussed three approaches and favored cooperative banking within the current system while pursuing wider monetary changes to boost production and consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baskatoop
Sask
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
John Arnott
Roblin
Man
A. F. Aitken
Moyerton
Alta
George F. Stirling
Saskatoon
United Farmers of Canada
Prairie Provinces
Rolled Oats Mills Complain Calgary
Western Canadian rolled oats mills in Calgary Moose Jaw Winnipeg and Saskatoon face closures or part time runs due to flooding of oats market by cheaper U S production. Canadian millers argue price competition rather than dumping and have appealed to Ottawa, with action delayed until after Parliament meets.
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Calgary
Canada
United States
Mts
Moose Jaw
Winnipeg
Saskatoon
Ottawa
Royal Winter Fair ends as one of its most successful
The Royal Winter Fair in Toronto closed as one of the most successful expositions in its history. Ontario led events on closing day with prize livestock displays, farm produce floats, and scarlet uniformed dragoons adding color. Duncan O Bull of Brampton praised the high attendance, receipts, and livestock quality.
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Toronto
Ontario
Duncan O. Bull
Brampton
Trans-Canada canoeists race to Halifax before rivers freeze
Quebec figures Paul Paquin and Dick Lesage leave Vancouver May 1 aiming to reach Halifax Nova Scotia before river freezes halt progress. The pair press on as fast as possible toward their coastal destination.
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Quebec
Que
Paul Paquin
Dick Lesage
trans-Canada
Vancouver
Halifax
N.S
Deportation Aimed at British Migrants Harming Canadian Farms
Unfit for work on Canadian farms due to conditions, a number of unemployed men migrating from Great Britain will be deported. Local immigration officials face ongoing challenges managing the inflow as the issue creates a problem for enforcement.
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Toronto
Great Britain
Airplane Theft Strikes Kansas City Airport
Two armed men bound and gagged a servicing attendant and fled in Bart Stephenson's maroon and yellow plane. The incident signals a bold armed theft at the local airport, with authorities investigating possible North Carolina links.
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Kansas City
Bart Stephenson
Search Under Way For Missing Aviators In Arctic Ice
New York reports a land and air search for Carl Ben Eielson and Earl Borland, lost in the ice field near North Cape. A first definite clue arrived after Eielson's plane vanished in a blizzard on November 9 while aiding an ice-locked ship Nanuk. A report from Alaska Airways Inc. notes a dog team sighting smoke 36 miles from North Cape as weather and dog-team shortages hinder immediate rescue efforts.
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New York
Carl Ben Elelson
Earl Borland
North Cape
Siberia
The
Aviation Corporation
Eielson
Nanuk
Graham B. Grosvenor
Frank Corbandt
Alaska Airways Inc
Teller
Alaska
Koluchin
Elelson
Russ
Providence Bay
Fielson
Manitoba dominates Clydesdale honors at Royal Show
Manitoba and Saskatchewan share championships in Clydesdale classes at the Royal Agricultural Show with Arnprior Emigrant winning the Carls Rite and Walker House trophy for best stallion. Reston Horse Syndicate owns the horse, marking Manitoba’s second win and fourth overall in eight years. Saskatchewan and Ontario also claim awards. Manitoba Day observed with provincial celebrations.
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Toronto
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
University of Saskatchewan
Arnprior Emigrant
Walker House
Reston Horse Syndicate
Ontario
Maltese Fireman Attard Survives Wreck Wave Rescue
A Maltese firefighter named Attard survived the steamer Molesey wreck in a gale that claimed eight lives. Reportedly drowned, he appeared at a Milford Haven hotel, having evacuated the wreck by climbing Milford Rock. A retired naval officer in a motor boat found him cold and exhausted on the rock and rescued him.
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London
England
Attard
Molesey
Milford Haven
Great Milford Rock
Railway Earnings Seen Hit By Wheat Movement
Canadian National vice president Tru re Hungerford tours major grain corridors and warns wheat shipments this year will cut railway earnings. He notes current movement is only about 25 percent of last year while storage is tight from West to Great Lakes. He cites Vancouver route increasing export share by at least 20 percent, reducing Atlantic port tonnage.
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Trure
N.S
S. J. Hungerford
Canadian National Railways
Canada
Hungerford
Great Lakes
Vancouver
Atlantic
Portland
Boston
St. John
Halifax
Huge volume of grain handled by Wheat Pool
Winnipeg reports the Canadian Wheat Pool moved 253,102,585 bushels of wheat and 35,694,057 bushels of coarse grains. Gross turnover was 288,097,071 dollars, down 35 million from last year due to wheat carry over. Deliveries to country elevators totaled 475,711,628 bushels.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Wheat Pool
Board of Directors
Western Inspection Division
United Kingdom
Congratulatory Messages Pour In For Finance Minister
Ottawa Ontario honoring Charles Dunning Canada’s first Western Minister of Finance received floods of telegrams and messages from across the Dominion including Halifax Quebec Montreal Toronto Winnipeg Regina Saskatoon Calgary Edmonton and Vancouver along with many rural senders from Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Two Killed In Railway Crash Near Jasper
Vancouver British Columbia July 14 two CN crews died in a head on collision four miles west of Jasper Edmonton fireman E F Bragg and Jasper engineer D C Watkins were the dead with two other crew members injured in the east bound freight collision.
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Vancouver
B.C
D. C. Watkins
Jasper
E. ©. F Bragg
Edmonton
Canadian National Railways
Air Mail Interest Grows as Saskatoon Receives Letters
Widespread response to trans prairie air mail service with about 1000 letters, from Canada, the United States, the British Isles, and even the Bahamas, counted at Saskatoon post office for first scheduled flight departures.
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Saskatoon
Sask
Transprairie Air Mail Service
Canada
United States
British Isles
Bahamas
Asia seen as major market in Hoover trade plan
The article notes Asia as the world’s largest potential market and outlines the Department of Commerce program to stimulate foreign trade under President Hoover. It highlights expected U S exports to China and Japan and mentions Canada’s interest in routes through British Columbia and a Ottawa report on steamship links from Eastern Canada to India and British East Africa.
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Washington
Asia
Department of Commerce
Hoover
United States
China
Japan
British Columbia
Great Britain
Orient
Ottawa
India
British East Africa
Alberta Old Age Pensions in Edmonton Expected Rise
The Alberta Old Age Pension Board will include 1188 pensioners on the November permanent roll, with nearly 80000 dollars disbursed in four months of operation. End of October had 853 beneficiaries, 335 added in the last month. Officers handle about 100 applications weekly with steady growth anticipated.
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Edmonton
Alberta Old Age Pension Board
Aero Club of Canada Formed in Montreal
The Hangar Club of Montreal formed the Aero Club of Canada with Col. J Scott-Williams elected president. The new body aims to promote aviation interest across Canada and provide a meeting place for Air Service veterans and aviation associates.
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Montreal
Aero Club of Canada
Hangar Club of
Col
J. Scott-Williams
Canada
Air Service
Denial of Prison Plot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
Ottawa inspector E R Jackson rejected rumors of an attempted blaze at the Saskatchewan penitentiary in Prince Albert. He said no jailbreak, no attack on guards, and no evidence of planned trouble existed after a week of investigation. He noted the building’s concrete and steel construction would prevent burning.
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Prince Albert
Sask
Saskatchewan
E. R. Jackson
Ottawa
Jackson
Britain Ready to Join Push to End Manchuria Crisis
Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson told the House of Commons Britain stands ready to act with other powers to settle the Russo Chinese dispute in Manchuria. He said Britain would consider taking the initiative if joint action is possible and noted prior talks with the United States and others.
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London
England
Great Britain
Manchuria
Arthur Henderson
House of Commons
Henderson
Austen Chamberlain
Foreign Office
United States
New Planes Bought for Winnipeg Banff Air Mail Service
Western Canada Airways, Limited purchases six combined mail passenger planes for the Winnipeg to Banff air mail route. Three will be built in Seattle and three in Vancouver. Planes carry four passengers, 500 pounds mail, 135 mph top speed, night flying gear, and 800 feet per minute climb. Route includes Regina Moose Jaw Medicine Hat Saskatoon and Calgary with new beacons. Mail service to start mid December 1930, replacing daytime train mail with faster schedule.
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Vancouver
Western Canada Airways, Limited
Winnipeg-Banff
Seattle
W. L. Brintwell
Western Canada Airways
Winnipeg
Chicago-San Francisco
United States
Western Canada Airway
Banff
Calgary
Regina
Moose Jaw
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Alderson
Brooks
Bassano
Namada
Post Office
Canmore
Britain must study overseas trade question
London quotes a British report blaming weak overseas marketing and insular attitudes for outdated sales methods. It notes Canada’s growing ocean traffic and stresses personal contact and the need to invest in the right representatives to open markets. The Morning Post highlights a St John commissioner’s warning to London shipping interests.
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London
England
Port Authority
F. MacClure Sclanders
Board of Trade of
Millions For Good Roads Regina Saskatchewan Plan
Saskatchewan will spend 5 million dollars to improve highways and complete six main trunk routes with all weather surfacing in coming years. A 5 cut on every motor vehicle license in 1930 could raise 600 thousand, with about 120 thousand vehicles in use. Gasoline tax may rise to five cents to add about 1 million in revenue.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Stewart
J. A. Merkley
No Cause For Worry Ottawa
The piece argues against strict U S work restrictions on Canadians, noting past breaches and a Labor Department stance against stringent rules. It explains that non native Canadians work in the United States only under quotas while native Canadians are subject to head tax.
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Ottawa
United States
United States Department of Labor
U.S
Opening Of Parliament Ottawa Preparations For Session
Preparations for the coming session of parliament continue with Premier Mackenzie King stating a full sessional program is desired to avoid delays. Estimates are being prepared and reviewed as the cabinet considers matters to be brought up, with the open date possibly January 50 or a week later. Vancouver delegates propose a 250 bird exhibit for the London poultry show as part of B C poultry industry participation.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
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Britain
Esme Howard
Pacific and
Atlantic Photos, Inc
Old Age Pensions
Provincial Swine Club
Bert Curry
Vance
George Thornton
Robert Hume
Hugh McLeod
Harry Naylor
Wiliam Douglass
Arthur Kriese
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