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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1935
Page
3
Hon. E F. N. Rhodes announced amendments to the creditor arrangement act expanding protections for debtors. The 60 day immunity becomes 90 days with court extensions possible. Provisions allow temporary provincial board members if a permanent member is unavailable to ensure ongoing review and investigation of debt composition cases.
The article outlines the forthcoming unemployment insurance framework in Ottawa detailing appointment of a full time unemployment and social insurance commission, an advisory committee, and district boards of referees. Labor and employers will be equally represented with appointments made by the governor in council after consultations with concerned organizations.
The Senate defeated the protocol for United States adherence to the world court by a 52 to 36 vote, failing to reach the two thirds needed. After weeks of heated debate, the rejection signals the court issue may be dead for some time or permanently, despite White House pressure and administration concessions.
Vice-commissar Mikhail Tuchacheffsky told the seventh all-union congress of Soviets that the Red Army has grown from 600000 to 940000 in four years and that aviation, tanks, submarines, and artillery have surged by large percentages. Fortifications along eastern and western frontiers have been strengthened.
The House of Commons gave first reading to a bill crediting a few Royal Canadian Mounted Police members with South Africa military service for pension purposes, with Hon. Hugh Guthrie noting at most five would be affected and placed like regular force members. Other measures include Remembrance Day rules, Hamilton constituencies, and six man juries in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Vancouver pilot R L Ginger Coote of Quesnel B C was reported safe after being unreported since Jan 18 when he flew to Finlay Forks to pick up an injured prospector. Pilot Gil McLaren of Prince George located him at McLeod Lake and relayed the news. Coote is expected to fly back to Quesnel in his own plane.
Ottawa announces Buchan Construction Company of Calgary won the Calgary Banff highway bridge project across the Cascade river under the Public Works Act of 1934. The contract totals $15,895 and was revealed in an order in council tabled in the House of Commons by Minister T. G. Murphy.
Genieve Lipsett Skinner, a former member of the Ottawa parliamentary press gallery and one of Canada's outstanding women journalists, died in a Montreal hospital after a lengthy illness.
Sir Malcolm Campbell returns to the United States aiming for 300 miles per hour in his rebuilt Bluebird on Daytona Beach. He voices confidence the car will surpass the 272.108 mph record and eyes a window between February 14 and 20. He travels with Lady Campbell and daughter Jean aboard the Aquitania.
A Heiling despatch reports heavy fighting as Japanese regulars help push into Mongolian territory at 30 below zero. Japanese and Manchukuoan cavalry advance to expel Mongols from Manchukuo, capturing Kalkha Miao. General headquarters at Hsinking confirms Japanese participation.
J. F. McQueen of Saskatoon was chosen chairman of the Canadian Hail Underwriters Association at the annual gathering in Winnipeg. John Wilson of Winnipeg was elected vice chairman. Directors named include G. A. Hewart and F. L. Thorton of Regina.
Prime Minister R B Bennett announced in the House that a national economic council would be created soon after the mass buying royal commission report. Alfred Speakman urged national planning, envisioning a large economic laboratory replacing uncontrolled competition with scientific policy. The Speakman resolution was withdrawn after Tory support and a throne speech forecast.
The $50,000 abduction of Charles Burns, former Carlings brewery president, was revealed during the David Meisner trial for a $150,044 ransom case. Burns was seized near London, driven to a Windsor area location, held for a week, and released after $30,000 was paid in London.
The Fraser valley slowly returns to normal after B C floodwaters recede from the Sumas prairie. The 400 foot break in the Sumas river dyke must be repaired before changes occur. Kilgard reports a fatal slide with two deaths and families displaced to Abbotsford.
King Prajadhipok of Siam will abdicate and not return home. A future ruler, still a minor, will be crowned with a regency council to govern. The decision was reported by a reliable source.
Great Britain accounted for 80 percent of the world market for frozen and chilled beef in 1922, highlighting its dominant role in the international meat trade during that year.
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