Folly of War to Be Shown in a New Film
Ottawa reports a government approved motion picture on the folly and sacrifices of war. The Canadian Legion sponsors the project as veterans urge showings of war footage from 1914 to 1918. The film, compiled from years of work, aims to preserve and educate with scenes from Canada the United Kingdom and France.
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Ottawa
Canadian Legion
Canada
France
United Kingdom
Motion Picture Bureau
National War Memorial Committee
Canadian Records Office
Lord Beaverbrook
Legion
Preparing For House Opening In Ottawa Before Elections
Ottawa reports a pre holiday lull in political circles as MPs from government and opposition arrive for the coming parliament. Parliament opens January 17 with potential elections by October. Government signals radical legislation, unemployment insurance reform, and ongoing Wass buying commission hearings influence. Estimates preparation advances with Finance Minister Rhodes expected to present early.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Wass Buying Commission
E. N. Rhodes
Fewer Canadian Bonds Maturing in 1935
Ottawa report says Canadian bond maturities for 1935 will fall about 36 percent from 1934 levels, based on estimates by A. E. Ames & Co Limited. The reduction suggests lighter debt service for governments next year compared with 1934.
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Ottawa
Canada
A. E. Ames & C., Limited
Shelbyville Court House Burned in Race Turmoil Riot
A mob in Shelbyville Tennessee destroyed the county courthouse with gasoline and dynamite. National guardsmen were sent from across the state to quell the disorder after a black man accused of assaulting a white girl was removed in disguise to Nashville. No injuries reported despite explosions and arson claims.
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Shelbyville
Tenn
Nashville
Hill McAlister
Bedford County Court House
Court House
Tedisturbance
Herds Of Caribou Roam Near Fort Chipewyan
A wireless dispatch reports great caribou herds near Old Fort thirty miles from Fort Chipewyan in the Northwest Territories. The influx has spurred a widespread hunt among Chipewyan men and boosted meat supplies for local trappers. Airmen also note thousands of caribou, with many lakes appearing packed. Furs were scarce last Christmas but are rebounding as colder weather improves fur quality.
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Edmonton
Old Fort
Fort Chipewyan
N.W.T
Chipewyan
Edmonton Journal
Beaver Lodge Lake
Irish Citizenship Bill Passes in Irish Dail
The Irish Free State approved the citizenship bill by 51 to 36 in final stages. President Eamon de Valera said it removes any suggestion Irish people are British subjects. He noted the Free State cannot alter a British act, while Britain could remove such a suggestion from its statute. Dominion Secretary J H Thomas told the Commons the Irish bill cannot deprive anyone of British Commonwealth citizenship.
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Dublin
de Valera
Britain
Dominions
J. H. Thomas
House of Commons
British Commonwealth
Alberta cattlemen seek removal of U S cattle duty
Alberta cattlemen ask federal government to negotiate with the United States to remove the import duty on cattle. At a meeting with about 130 growers from the Western Stock Growers' Association a resolution calling for duty removal was adopted.
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Calgary
Alberta
United States
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Price For Beef Cattle Calgary Plan Urged
The Western Stock Growers Association will push Ottawa to appoint a committee of three experts to set a minimum price for select marketable beef cattle grades. The scheme would use Winnipeg market standards and empower the panel to fix a floor below which cattle cannot be sold for human consumption in Canada. The resolution will be sent to Ottawa soon.
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Calgary
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Winnipeg
Canada
Ottawa
New Observatory For Toronto
Official opening of the Dunlap observatory at the University of Toronto will be held before May 31 with D C A Chant professor of astrophysics celebrating his 70th birthday. Sir Frank Dyson former astronomer royal of Great Britain will attend.
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Toronto
Dunlap Observatory
University of Toronto
D. C. A. Chant
Frank Dyson
Great Britain
Christmas Truce Declared in Saar Territory by League Commission
The League of Nations plebiscite commission announced a holiday truce in the Saar Territory from December 23 to 27 to maintain peace. Nazis and anti-Nazi factions pledged to avoid meetings and ignore the January 13 plebiscite as 200 British soldiers arrived to assume patrol duties. Nazis cautioned Saar women against forming ties with the foreign troops.
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Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Saar
League of Nations
Saa
Bilets
Simon signals renewed talks after adjournment
London notes that the foreign secretary Sir John Simon expresses hope for resumed discussions in two to three months. He clarifies the tri power naval talks are not finished but only adjourned and that Britain keeps France and Italy informed of progress among Britain the United States and Japan.
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London
Sir John Simon
John
France
Italy
Britain
United States
Japan
Trans Atlantic Air Route Under Nonstop Plan
The Daily Herald reports aviation experts favor a non stop North Atlantic flight to link Canada and Britain. Surveys varied from impossible to good on routes, with three major aircraft builders starting trans Atlantic flying boats but two years needed to prove the craft commercially.
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London
The
Daily Herald
North Atlantic
Canada
United Kingdom
the Herald
Britain
McFarland Attacks Holding Policy Hurt Exporters
Winnipeg. John I. McFarland head of the Canadian government wheat agency accuses terminal elevator interests at Fort William and Port Arthur of charging excessive premiums and instituting a holding policy against exporters. He says premiums beyond official prices hindered cargo procurement and loading, urging December be abolished and November used instead to create two liquid delivery months during the navigation season.
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Winnipeg
John I. McFarland
Canadian Government Wheat Agency
Canadian Wheat Pools
Fort William
Port Arthur
McFarland
Lakehead
West
Mr. McFarland
New Wage Agreement Restores Part of Pay Cuts for Canadian Rail Workers
Canada’s 100000 railway workers and families gain a 3 percent restoration on January 1 and a further 2 percent on May 1 1935, reducing the 15 percent cut to 10 percent. J McGuire announces similar terms for running trades and unorganized staff across Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways.
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Montreal
Canada
Running Trades’ Brotherhoods
J. McGuire
Canadian Brotherhood of Railroad Employees
Canadian Pacific
Canadian National Railways
Seven nominees named for Bank of Canada directors
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce released a slate of seven candidates from 69 nominees for Bank of Canada directors. William K. McKean Halifax Robert A. Wright Drinkwater Sask William D. Black Hamilton Ont Robert J. Magor Montreal Joseph Beaubien Montreal Thomas Bradshaw Toronto and William C. Woodward Vancouver are presented to shareholders.
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Montreal
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Bank of Canada
Bank
William K. McKean
Halifax
Robert A. Wright
Drinkwater
Sask
William D. Black
Hamilton
Ont
Robert J. Magor
Joseph Beaubien
Thomas Bradshaw
Toronto
William C. Woodward
Vancouver
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