Radical Change in Monetary System Demanded by United Farmers
In Edmonton the United Farmers of Alberta convention urged complete nationalization of the monetary system and credit extended to industry on a cost basis. They endorsed abandoning the gold standard, pressed for bank nationalization, and called for legal tender wheat certificates, lower interest caps, and tariff reductions to reform Canada’s fiscal policy.
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Edmonton
Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
U.fa
United Farmer
Ottawa
William Irvine
M.P
Wetaskiwin
Canada
Wall Street
Mr. Irvine
Karl Axelson
Henry Spencer
Battle River
House of Commons
Spencer
Wireless selects sounds for transmission while suppressing noise
The new wireless capability allows choosing specific sounds for transmission while dampening other noises from the same source. This advance promises clearer communication by filtering unwanted signals without reducing overall access.
Imperial Airways Helena launches London Cape Town airmail run
The Helena, Imperial Airways new liner, left Croydon on January 20 to inaugurate a weekly air mail service to Cape Town. It carried 20,400 letters and 160 parcels including a large box of eggs. On board were Air Vice-Marshal Sir Wyell Vyvyan Lady Vyvyan and Deputy Minister F G L Bertram. The route runs via Egypt then down the dark continent, part of RAF pioneer work from a few years earlier.
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London
Eng
Imperial Airway
Helena
Croydon
Cape Town
Sir Wyell Vyvyan
Vyvyan
F. G. L. Bertram
Egypt
Royal Air Force
Fellow awarded Royal Geographical Society fellowship
Edmonton reports Pilot Walter E. Gilbert of Canadian Airways Limited has won a Royal Geographical Society fellowship. Gilbert, noted for Arctic flights from Edmonton, worked with Major Burwash on a 1930 trip to King William Land and the north magnetic pole aboard the G-CASK.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Royal Geographical Society
Walter E. Gilbert
Canadian Airways, Limited
Gilbert
Arctic
King William Land
North Magnetic Pole
Prince of Wales opens Argentina scholarships at Oxford
The Prince of Wales announced a new Argentina scholarship at Oxford University during a dinner of the Argentina Chamber of Commerce in London. The award will mirror Rhodes facilities for U S students and extend to two Buenos Aires University students annually for at least three years, with two-year stays at Oxford.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
Argentina
Oxford University
Argentina Chamber of Commerce
Rhodes
United States
University of Buenos Aires
Oxford
Air Mail Business Grows in Prairie Provinces
Ottawa reports air mail activity rising in the prairie provinces as Edmon ton Alberta dispatches indicate the UFA convention urged dropping unprofitable services. Post office officials study next year’s estimates and how air mail fits among other departments, with funding changes uncertain.
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Ottawa
Ont
Prairie Provinces
Edmonton
Alberta
U.F.A
Missing Baychimo pelts valued at 1.5 million questioned
Hudson Bay Company officials called the reported 1,500,000 dollar fur pelts on the Arctic cargo of the Baychimo ridiculous and said total pelts on board would not exceed 30,000 dollars. Some pelts were saved before the vessel vanished as Don Graham the 35 year old Alaska air mail pilot is said to be searching to seize the furs under salvage laws.
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Winnipeg
Man
Hudson Bay Company
Baychimo
Arctic Circle
Don Graham
Alaska Air Mail
Record salmon pack in British Columbia reaches over two million
The salmon pack in British Columbia reached a record 2,221,819 cases last year, topping the previous record set in 1926 by 156,629 cases.
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British Columbia
Aviators Stranded in China Await Jobs Promised by Agencies
Five Canadian and five American aviators who traveled to Shanghai expecting $1000 a month to pilot Chinese military planes found themselves stranded. They were told the aviation bureau was not seeking pilots. Posters at Pacific coast airports had advertised openings. Dr. Philip Chu of Vancouver heads the Canadian society facilitating enlistment. More pilots from North America were expected. trade missioners sought to halt arrivals.
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Shanghai
China
United States
Canada
Aviation Bureau
Chinese Ministry of War
Pacific Coast
Philip Chu
Vancouver
No Franchise For Women In Quebec Assembly Vote
The Women's Franchise Bill sponsored by Dr. Anatole Plante failed in the Quebec legislative assembly. It was defeated 52 to 23 on an amendment moved by Arthur Belanger and seconded by J P Giguere, delaying the bill for six months.
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Quebec
Province of
Legislative Assembly
Anatole Plante
Lib
Mercier
Arthur Belanger
Levis
J. P. Giguere
Dorchester
Gardiner Reelected UFA Alberta President for Another Term
Robert Gardiner of Edmonton was unanimously chosen for a second term as president of the United Farmers of Alberta at the annual convention. He orated that the burden of dual posts in Parliament and the association was too heavy and urged members to seek another leader for 1933. Norman Priestly of Calgary was re elected vice president by acclamation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Robert Gardiner
United Farmers of Alberta
Acadia
House of Commons
Dominion
Gardiner
Norman F. Priestly
Calgary
A. F. Aiken
Battle River
Mr. Priestly
Railways and Truck Co-operation Urged by Ontario Minister
Toronto reports Hon. Leopold Macaulay Ontario Minister of Highways urged deeper cooperation between railways and road operators. He blamed railways partly for truck and bus traffic eroding steam transport business and called for provincial and Dominion government coordination. He anticipated royal commission recommendations on coordinating traffic across railways and trucking sectors.
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Toronto
Ont
Leopold Macauley
Ontario
Macaulay
Royal Commission On Transportation
Cathedral to Become Soviet Anti Religion Museum
The Soviet government announced the Kazan cathedral in Leningrad would be converted into the USSRs largest anti religious museum. Exhibits would interpret religious objects through Karl Marx doctrine that religion is opium for the people. The Kazan cathedral began in 1801 and was finished in 1811 at about 2 million dollars.
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Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Kazan
Soviet Union
Karl Marx
Russia
Boycott Tide Rises as Indian Protests Grow
In Bombay a merchants group plans a mass meeting protesting Gandhi’s arrest and anti Nationalist ordinances. Reports claim Japan shipped 15 million yards of cloth to India while British firms shipped under 3 million. A University of Bengal pair face trial for murder. A British sergeant stabbed in Dacca, Gorakhpur prisoners briefly shot at, and Sen Gupta arrested after disembarking in Calcutta. Rev Elvin, deported missionary, condemns abuses but praises police.
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Bombay
India
Merchants Organization
Mahatma Gandhi
Japan
Great Britain
University of Bengal
Calcutta
C. G. B. Stevens
Dacca
Gorakhapur
Sen Gupta
Rev. H. V. H. Elvin
Northwest Frontier
Bonus Proposal Would Aid Coal Purchasers in Canada
Alberta officials welcomed a government bonus plan targeting coal buyers rather than mine operators. H J Kelly of Dominion Steel and Coal Corp proposed paying the bonus to Nova Scotia coal purchasers to lower consumer prices, arguing current subsidies mainly aid railways.
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Calgary
Alberta
H. J. Kelly
Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation
Sydney
N.S
Nova Scotia Coal
P. R. Shields
Coal Sellers Company, Limited
Photographer Sues Over Prince Photo on Two Dollar Bill
George P Freeland of Toronto seeks damages from the Canadian Bank Note Company Ottawa claiming he photographed the Prince during a 1919 visit and the images were used on a Canadian two dollar bill without permission.
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Toronto
Wheat quota scheme described as workable by farmers union
The National Union of Farmers heard from a negotiator that the revised wheat quota plan fixes a domestic share of the British market and is more workable than the original proposals. The annual meeting in London was told by a member who helped negotiate with the government.
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London
Eng
National Union of Farmers
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W. N. UU
Giant Liner
Post Office
Neville Chamberlain
U.S
Railways and Truck Competition
Soviets
Manchuria
Kiyoichi Inoue
Inoue
Osaka
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