Trans Atlantic Airmail Service Plans Pending
Postmaster General James Farley announced plans to seek congressional funds to start experimental trans Atlantic airmail flights next summer with operation likely the following year. A British Irish and Canadian delegation met U S officials to discuss coordination with civil international aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Farley
United States Congress
Inter-Departmental Committee On Civil International Aviation
Pan American Airways
Fairey Aad
Royal Dutch Airlines
Lufthansa
Imperial Airways
Harlee
Bermuda
Azores
Europe
Nova Scotia
Northern Ireland
Banch
Farley
Mine Worker Killed at Nuggett-Motherlode Rise
Joseph Nicholson 28 of Reno Gold Mines fell 200 feet to death in a skipway at the Nuggett- Motherlode property in Nelson British Columbia. He leaned over to sight the next load as John Ferguson prepared to receive it with Ivor Chalk and James Ferguson nearby. Nicholson, a native of England, died instantly. his mother Mrs. J Nicholson remains in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
B.C
Joseph Nicholson
Reno Gold Mines Company
Nuggett- Motherlode
Nicholson
Ivor Chalk
James Ferguson
John Ferguson
England
J. Nicholson
Bank Clerks Kidnapped and One Slain in Hull Heist
Gangsters kidnapped two clerks from a Hull Banque Provinciale branch as they carried $15,000 to Ottawa. Armand Nadeau, 18, was found dead with a bullet head wound while the other clerk was bound and blindfolded. The escape headed toward Montreal via the Hull Montreal highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Que
Banque Provinciale du Canada
Ottawa
Armand Nadeau
Montreal
Baldwin to seek memorial for Earl Jellicoe
Rumor from Commons lobbies says Prime Minister Baldwin will urge Parliament to provide funds for a memorial to the late Earl Jellicoe at an early date. The proposal follows Jellicoe's death and reflects ongoing tributes from political leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baldwin
Earl Jellicoe
House of Commons
Number of U.S. Motor Buses Exceeds 125,000 in Service
The report notes that the United States operates more than 125,000 motor buses in ongoing service, reflecting broad adoption of bus transit across cities and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Funding loan not for defence purposes in London report
London officials said the recently subscribed funding loan could not be used for defence and is earmarked to retire other obligations. Some suggest cleaning the money market from these operations could aid a future defence loan, while Admiralty sources denied specifics on defence spending or weaponry linked to the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Havas
Admiralty
Stock Exchange
Premier Hepburn Plans Retirement From Ontario Politics
Premier Mitchell F. Hepburn returned to Ontario after a health trip to the south and announced his plan to retire from politics after the 1936 legislative session. He spent a month in Florida, will remain there after the Dominion provincial conference, and remains committed to quitting politics as premier and Liberal leader.
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Toronto
Mitchell F. Hepburn
Ontario
Florida
Hepburn
Liberal Party
Italy Tightens Defences In Italy War Mobilization
Reliable sources report troops bound for the Ethiopian front remain in Italy as home defences tighten. All naval leaves are withdrawn by Mussolini with sea forces concentrating at strategic points. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena reportedly sent wedding rings to support the sanctions campaign.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Elena
Italy adopts three hour school day for wartime coal save
Italy cuts school hours for 5 million grade pupils to three hours a day ending by 1 p.m. The change keeps kids home early as 10 o'clock scholars while likely providing free hot soup lunches. The wartime measure aims to conserve coal and fuel for the war effort.
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Rome
Italy
Canada urged to back League of Nations without military sanctions
Professor Norman Mac Kenze of the University of Toronto told a service club that Canada should support the League of Nations in all but military sanctions. He warned that if league measures fail, in five years Canada would face a gravel situation and lack 50 motions for help.
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Toronto
Norman MacKenze
University of Toronto
Canada
League of Nations
Ontario to boost taxes with informer program
Premier Hepburn announced $350,000 recovered in succession duties from Harold F. Ritchie estate and warned that 100 percent penalties under the Succession Duties Act will be enforced. He said the government may pay informers who aid in collecting taxes and other treasury levies modeled after federal laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Toronto
Hepburn
Harold F. Ritchie
Canada Economic Recovery Outlook Shared in London
Hon Vincent Massey Canadian high commissioner to London told the Canadian Club that Canada is on the road to economic recovery with steady progress in bank clearings exports car loadings electricity usage and construction contracts. Sir Edward Peacock presided at the meeting and noted improved indicators over the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vincent Massey
Edward Peacock
Glengarry County
Ont
Canada
Massey
Farmers urged to adjust production to demand
Delegates at the United Farmers of Ontario convention heard that membership and finances had improved but warned relief hinges on producers aligning output to profitable demand. President R J Scott stressed agriculture faces a precarious future and must blaze new trails while prices for farm products must rise to achieve a just relationship with other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
United Farmers of Ontario
R. J. Scott
H. H. Hannam
Two Toronto Men Assaulted by Berlin Troopers
Despatch from London reports Alfred Birney and Kenneth Johnstone were struck by storm troopers in Berlin for not saluting the Nazi flag. Birney, a UBC graduate with an MSc from Toronto, and Johnstone, 26, were taken to a police station where officers apologized as the attackers dispersed. Birney’s Vancouver mother is named.
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Toronto
London
Toronto Daily Star
Berlin
Alfred Birney
University of British Columbia
University of Toronto
Kenneth Johnstone
Birney
Vancouver
Johnstone
Doctor Allan Dafoe Misses Publicity in Dionne Quintuplets Record
Dr Allan Ray Dafoe, linked with the Dionne quintuplets of Ontario, reportedly had his Great Britain Who's Who 1936 entry edited to reflect his modesty. He wrote that he has practiced medicine since 1907 and cared for the quintuplets from birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Ray Dafoe
Britain
New York
Callander
Ont
Great Britain
Dean Shaw to Take Leave From University of Saskatchewan
President Walter C. Murray announces Dean Dean A. M. Shaw of the College of Agriculture will not leave the university but will be granted a leave of absence lasting eight to ten months. No substitute is planned. Shaw is a recognized authority on economics and agricultural research.
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Saskatoon
A. M. Shaw
College of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
Walter C. Murray
Free State votes against demanding League independence
Dublin reports Fianna Fail convention defeats a resolution to compel the Free State government to seek recognition of independence from the League of Nations. A separate vote backed the government's policy with one abstention while De Valera warned Geneva would be a court without war threat. He dismissed rumors of new talks with Britain over land annuities and tariff disputes dating to 1932.
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Dublin
Free State
League of Nations
Eamon de Valera
Fianna Fail
Geneva
League
de Valera
Great Britain
Labor Party Outlines War on Government Policies
The Labour amendment to the address in reply to the throne speech condemns advisers for failing to set a peace policy, curb armaments, and remove war causes. It calls for public ownership, ending poverty, abolishing the means test, aiding distressed areas, and immediate wage rises for miners.
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London
Labor Party
House of Commons
Larger Wheat Acreage Ottawa
Canada shows a rise in total principal field crop sown area to 55,645,160 acres this year up from 55,037,820 in 1934. Wheat led with 24,115,700 acres, up from 22,985,000. oats expanded to 14,096,200 acres from 13,730,800. barley reached 3,886,800 acres versus 3,612,500.
Directors for Canadian Jersey Cattle Club elected
Directors for the Canadian Jersey Cattle Club outside Ontario were chosen for 1936. Maritime district Earl E. Lister Harvey Station New Brunswick, Quebec district R. G. Davidson North Hatley Quebec, prairie provinces H. W. Thomas Portage la Prairie Manitoba, British Columbia W. S. Wainwright Vancouver B.C.
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Toronto
Canadian Jersey Cattle Club
Ontario
Maritime
Earl E. Lister
Harvey Station
N.B
Quebec
R. G. Davidson
North Hatley
P.Q
Prairie Provinces
H. W. Thomas
Portage Lia Prairie
Man
British Columbia
W. S. Wainwright
Vancouver
B.C
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Jellicoe
Mediterranean
D. Leo Dolan
Canadian Travel Bureau
Canadian Assoiation of Tourist and
Mr. Hepburn
Dominion
Germany
Willl
Montague
Amba Bati-Falase
Adigrat
League For Independence
Thea
Tre
Lill
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Cattle Club
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