Western Canada Lands Under Cultivation Questioned by Rowell Commission
Dr. E S Archibald said about 80 percent of western Canada's so called good agricultural land is under cultivation with Saskatchewan nearing saturation. Officials discussed data gaps and future farming trends including subsistence versus larger farms and the impact of rainfall and soil quality on population growth and mechanization. The Rowell commission adjourned to resume in Victoria, BC, in early March.
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Nlone
Canada
Saskatchewan
E. 8. Archibald
Experimental Farma
Dominior Agriculture Department
Rowell Commission
Prairie Provinces
Archibald
N. W. Rowell
Agriculture Department
J. G. Taggart
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister
H. Barton
Barton
Manitoba
Alberta
Peace River
Rowell
Drouth
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian National Railways
Victoria
Surprise Visit By Queen In London Flats
Watchman Joe Thomas, on night shift, slept through a surprise visit by Queen Elizabeth. The visit touched London areas with ongoing projects as she spoke with several housewives. Many hosts did not recognize the queen, noting she appeared as a ordinary woman.
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London
Joe Thomas
Elizabeth
Labor wins seventh by election in Britain since 1935 Ipswich
Labor candidate R. R. Stokes won the Ipswich by election with 27 604 votes to 24 443 for H A Willink Conservative. The seat became vacant when Sir John Ganzoni ascended to the peerage. The result shows a swing of about 10 000 votes since the 1935 general election and was described as a test by the opposition.
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Ipswich
England
Labor
House of Commons
R. R. Stokes
H. A. Willink
John Ganzoni
Joan Ganzoni
Wheat Board Operations Ottawa Report
Trade Minister Euler testified in the House that the Canadian Wheat Board bought no durum wheat since July 31, 1937 except for Saskatchewan government accounts. By end of 1937 the board held 6,961,000 bushels of wheat with 404,000 futures, and only the chairman drew a salary. Net 1937 operating cost totaled 111,309 dollars.
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Ottawa
Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
Euler
House of Commons
E. E. Perley
Qu'Appelle
Italy
United States
Canadian Wheat Board
Robert Fair
S.C. Battle River
Build More Houses London
The British government plans continued housing construction to banish slums and ease overcrowding. Legislation in the House of Commons extends four-year subsidies for building and aims to complete 400000 new houses in about four and a half years at 7000 monthly.
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London
House of Commons
Heon Chosen Conservative Candidate in Argenteuil By election
George Heon of Lachute Quebec was chosen unanimously at a party convention as the Conservative candidate for the Dominion by election in Argenteuil set for February 28. He will face L. L. Legault the Liberal candidate, contesting the seat left vacant by Sir George Perley’s death.
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Lachute
George Heon
Dominion
Argenteuil
Heon
L. L. Legault
Sir George Perley
Britain Protest Over Leningrad Consulate Demand
Britain protests Russia’s demand to close its consulate general in Leningrad. The embassy's formal note to the Soviet Foreign Office says the demand is unjustified discourteous and harmful to bilateral relations. Britain will comply with the demand under protest.
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Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
Leningrad
Decorated By The King Law Blonde Gracie Lancashire Distinction
A British vaudeville highlight describes Gracie as she receives from King George the insignia of a commander of the British Empire in Buckingham Palace throne room amid Lancashire dialect chatter and public acclaim.
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Law
Gracie
Iene
Lancashire
Buckingham Palace
George
Flying Activity Growth At Mackenzie Air Service
Mackenzie Air Service reports 1937 flying hours totaling 453 055, near double the 276 910 hours logged in 1936. W Leigh Brintwell, president, cites robust activity in North Edmonton and growing commercial operations.
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Edmonton
W. Leigh Brintwell
Mackenzie Air Service
Change In Austria Vienna Reads Hitler Approved Cabinet
The new Austrian cabinet began enforcing German demands and freeing political prisoners. An amnesty affected about 3200 people, including 54 linked to the 1934 Dollfuss putsch. A warned rise in anti Semitic measures followed as officials said the state must defend against unwanted immigration.
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Vienna
Engelbert Dollfuss
Austria
Cattle Trade Pressure Bites Ottawa Amid Shipping Shortage
Canadian cattle interests rush for ocean space as U S prices fall for live beef steers and U K prices rise. The federal department of agriculture says demand exceeds current capacity on vessels plying between Canadian and British ports.
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Ottawa
United States
United Kingdom
Federal Department of Agriculture
Revised Customs Act set for next session in Parliament
Revenue minister J L Sisley announced in the House of Commons that a revised Customs Act will be introduced next session. The overhaul, based on a five member committee, will cover imports duties drawbacks and the department's duty valuation powers. The plan follows debate on a parliamentary inquiry into customs administration and valuation practices.
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House of Commons
J. L. Sisley
Department of National Revenue
George Sedgewick
Tariff Board
Norman Robertson
Department of External Affairs
Hector McKinnon
Tariffs
H. D. Scully
Customs
C. P. Blair
Gordon Ross
Lib
Moose Jaw
Ross
Malcolm McLean
Melfort
Customs Administration
Canada
Largest grain handling contract awarded to Henry Simon
Large contract for grain handling machinery marks Britain’s Henry Simon Limited of Cheadle Heath as winner. The Argentinian government orders machinery valued at about £600,000 for modernization of grain storage. Four of the first six elevators are included with operation planned within three years.
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Stockport
Eng
Henry Simon, Limited
Cheadle Heath
Simon
Provinces Back Unemployment Insurance Change in BNA Act
Six of nine provinces support a constitutional amendment to place unemployment insurance under federal jurisdiction. Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and British Columbia assent. Alberta and New Brunswick favor legislative submission. Quebec would cooperate if rights and autonomy are preserved.
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Ottawa
Canada
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Alberta
New Brunswick
Quebec
British Columbia House
British North America
Eee
Plan New Broadcasts London to Latin America
The British Broadcasting Corporation announced regular short wave broadcasts to Latin America starting March 14 with daily music and new bulletins in Spanish and Portuguese from station GSB at Davenport Acton Vale Quebec. General Evangeline Boon will retire next Christmas at age 73 as commander of the Salvation Army international headquarters.
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London
Latin America
British Broadcasting Corporation
GSB
Daventry
Evangeline Boon
The
Salvation Army
Trotsky Relative Leon Sedoff Dies After Operation
Leon Sedoff son of Leon Trotsky died here following an intestinal operation. He had followed his father, a former leader of the Russian revolution, into exile and had been living in a suburb of Mexico City.
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Paris
Leon Sedoff
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
Mexico City
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