Canada needs higher imports to boost wheat sales abroad
C D Davidson of the Canadian Wheat Board told the Turgeon royal grain commission that Canada must buy more merchandise from wheat importing countries, especially continental Europe, to sell surplus wheat. He compared 1925–30 and 1930–35 export averages, noting sharp declines to Europe and arguing Europe’s market remained central to Canada’s grain trade.
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Winnipeg
Canada
C. D. Davidson
Canadian Wheat Board
Turgeon Royal Grain Commission
Europe
W. F. A. Turgeon
Regina
Davidson
United Kingdom
Dominion
Orient
Mr. Davidson
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Agreement to Employ 1500 Men on Three Alberta Works
The Dominion and provincial governments agree to employ 1,500 unemployed men on three projects in Alberta, including the Peace River highway, Jasper highway, and the Nordegg connection of the Jasper-Banff highway. Work starts at once and runs until March 1 next, paying 30 cents an hour.
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Edmonton
Dominion
W. W. Cross
Peace River
Jasper
Nordegg
Jasper-Banff
Winners At Chicago Show Crown World Civil Corn King
William H Curry, a 46 year old Tipton county Indiana farmer, was named the 1936 corn king of the world at the International Live Stock and Grain Show. His Reid Yellow Dent herd earned top honors with ears measuring 10% inches in length and 7% inches in circumference. From about 7,000 cattle judged, G Page of Stillwater Oklahoma won with an Aberdeen Angus steer, weighing 995 pounds at 18 months. Other champions include Bucking ham Quebec Shorthorn milker, Cadboro Bay British Columbia Shorthorn steer, Edwards Brothers Ontario Aberdeen Angus bulls and a Shorthorn heifer carved between January 1 and April 36 1936.
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Chicago
William H. Curry
Tipton County
Indiana
Curry
Reid
Walter Biggar
Scotland
G. Page
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Okla
Alexander MacLaren
Buckingham
Que
James Turner
Cadboro Bay
B.C
Edwards Brothers
Watford
Ont
Atlantic air service eyed for transatlantic mail route
French Air Minister Pierre Cot told deputies a joint company of Air France, the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique and the state may operate a transatlantic mail line as early as next year. The plan envisages foreign access rights, winter Azores and summer St Pierre routes, with seaplane bases at call stops and a roughly 60 million francs yearly cost.
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Paris
United States
Pierre Cot
Aviation Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Air France
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Cot
Azores
St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Newfoundland
Smuts Warns War Likely Not Imminent But Urges Readiness
Gen J C Smuts, minister of justice, told a For t u re a n d Standerton audience that war is not imminent but nations must get their houses in order. He warned major powers avoid big wars while they threaten smaller states and urged South Africa to build land and air defences with Britain as a shield and to deter invaders. Oswald Pirow, defence minister, said the commando system is being strengthened with machine guns and aircraft.
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Britain
General Smuts
Oswald Pirow
Armament Orders Placed in Dominion for Britain Supply
Sir Thomas Inskip told the House that armament orders totaling about £400,000 were placed in a dominion to maintain supplies until Britain could meet output. The orders included parts of scientific instruments and shell bodies. He said rearmament progress was generally on track.
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London
Thomas Inskip
House of Commons
Dominions
Great Britain
Thomas
Ban On Volunteers Britain Anxious About Reports Of Recruits For Spain
London notes from Britain and France express regret over Germany denouncing waterways clauses of Versailles. Lord Plymouth seeks ban on volunteers for Spain, citing anxiety over foreign fighters. German embassy says non intervention pact stands. plan to supervise arms into Spain to be sent to both sides.
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Britain
Spain
London
Foreign Office
Germany
France
Czechoslovakia
Fearl
Plymouth
Lord Plymouth
Prairies Supplying Turkeys to Britain for Christmas
Government estimates indicate 1,000,000 pounds of western Canadian turkeys will grace British Isles tables this Christmas. Most birds come from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta and depart under federal grade and inspection.
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Regina
British Isles
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
National Appeal Launched For Drouth Relief In Canada
Ottawa Norman Sommerville of Toronto chairs a national Canadian Red Cross Society drive seeking 750000 for western farmers and families. More than 150000 has been raised including 50000 from W J McConnell of Montreal and 100000 in goods. The luncheon launch stressed desperate conditions after five to eight years with no crops.
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Ottawa
Norman Sommerville
Toronto
National Council of the
Canadian Red Cross Society
Sommerville
W. J. McConnell
Montreal
Tree Planting Program Suggested for Veterans
Frank Sewell of Neepawa Manitoba on behalf of the Manitoba command Canadian Legion B E S L told the veterans assistance commission a tree planting program could employ war veterans. Neepawa and the rural municipalities of Rosedale Langford and Lansdowne offer 160 acres each for an experimental planting if federal finance is provided. Pine trees along main highways were proposed as a tourist draw and as windbreaks aiding soil moisture conservation.
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Winnipeg
Veterans Assistance Commission
Frank Sewell
Neepawa
Manitoba Command
Canadian Legion
B.E.S.L
Sewell
Rosedale
Langford
Lansdowne
Dominion
Road Linking Berlin and Rome Outlined in Fascist Pact Plan
A two way concrete highway project linking Berlin and Rome was disclosed after discussions among Adolf Hitler, Dr. Fritz Todt, and Italian road builder Senator Pietro Turicelli. The proposal would connect the Baltic to the Mediterranean as a practical extension of the Axis alliance.
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Berlin
Rome
Europe
Hitler
Fritz Todt
Pietro Turicelli
Baltic
Mediterranean
Canadian Short Story Contest Announced in Toronto
The Women's Canadian Club of Toronto invites entries for a short story contest on recognizable Canadian life. Open to professional and non professional writers, submissions due February 1, 1937. First prize is fifty dollars.
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Toronto
Women's Canadian Club of
France Plans Massive Naval Build Up by 1943
France announces a large naval program to counter German and Italian fleets. Five 35,000 ton battleships and ten 10,000 ton cruisers are slated by 1943 at an estimated cost of $572 million. Immediate expansion includes 4,000 more sailors and 1,500 new aircraft to be built in 1937.
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Paris
France
Germany
Italy
Chamber Navy Committee
Superior Navy Council
Navy
Air
Pierre Cot
Chamber Finance Committee
Germany eyes international conference on fair raw materials
Plan Interests Germany Geneva Germany manifests support for the League plan to hold a conference on equitable distribution of raw materials. Britain has sounded out the United States and Japan about joining the conference expected to convene in January. Hitler and Nazi leaders demand colonies lost after the Great War to avoid economic famine, launching a four year plan to rehabilitate the Reich through internal resource conservation.
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Geneva
Germany
League of Nations
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Hitler
Reich
Praise For Canadian Press Sydney NS
Gladstone Murray CBC general manager praised The Canadian Press news service as highly satisfactory. He said development would follow as the situation warrants and emphasized belief in cooperation between radio and newspapers to benefit the public.
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Sydney
N.S
Gladstone Murray
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Murray
Britain Stands United as Nation Prepares for Aggression
Deputy Labour leader Arthur Greenwood told a London audience that Britain stands united against aggression. He asserted the country will supply arms without qualification to fulfill peace undertakings and preserve world peace, claiming 99 percent of people share this view.
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London
Arthur Greenwood
House of Commons
Pilot misses record in Cape Town speed flight
Cape Town reports Capt James A Mollison and co pilot Edouard Corniglion-Molinier failed to beat Amy Johnson’s record for a London to Cape Town dash. They departed Kimberley December 2 covering about 6900 miles but failed to arrive by 3 57 PM costing them the chance to surpass the three days four hours 29 minutes mark set by Johnson.
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Cape Town
South Africa
James A Mollison
London
Amy Johnson
Molison
Edouard Corniglion-Molinier
Kimberley
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Indiana Farmer
Atlantic Air Service
U.S
Rev
Gordon A. Sisco
T. Albert Moore
General Council
United Church of Canada
Prairies
Helen Keller
Sunshine Home
England
Princess Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Plan Interests
League
Mollison
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