Stratford War Munitions Plan for CNR Shops
Ottawa seeks to survey Canadian National Railway shops to assess their suitability for turning out munitions and tanks. Defence Minister Mackenzie said inspectors will evaluate Stratford’s 209 laid off workers and consider arms orders, with reports already submitted on some CNR facilities.
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Ottawa
National Defence Department
Canadian National Railway
Lan Mackenzie
National Defence
Stratford
CNR
Mackenzie
Thomas Henry
C. D. Howe
Norman Rogers
Canada
Use Of Revolvers Ottawa
A new amendment to the criminal code in the House of Commons requires complete check ups and registration of revolvers and pistols every five years for Canadian citizens and residents. The five year cycle runs from March to July to build a more complete index of small arms transfers between registrations. The 55 section bill to overhaul the criminal code received third reading.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Tweedsmuir Heads to Britain for Edinburgh Chancellor Post
Lord Tweedsmuir sailed from Quebec aboard the Empress of Australia for a month long visit to Great Britain. He will be installed as chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, an office to which he was elected several months ago.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Quebec
Great Britain
University of Edinburgh
Atlas Royal Air Force crash near Thedford injures two flyers
A large Atlas Royal Canadian Air Force plane crashed in a field about a quarter mile east of Thedford Ontario injuring two army flyers who were taken to hospital for treatment.
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Thedford
Ont
Royal Canadian Air Force
Here
Pump-priming in U S May Harm Self-Help Habits
Economist Leonard Ayres criticizes the United States spending program as politically primed prosperity. He warns long term risks to free enterprise and self-help, while predicting a recession bottom through August and a recovery later in 1938 into 1939, tied to railroads and foreign business, with durable goods driving revival.
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Ottawa
America
Leonard P. Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Ayres
Association
Canada
BC Road Program details announced for 2.2 million
Works Minister F M MacPher son outlined British Columbia’s 2.2 million public works program for the year. It covers bituminous paving highway projects mining roads ferries and grade separation works among others with federal contribution toward a 600000 highway from New Westminster to the international boundary and about 280 miles of hard surfaced road planned in the province.
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Victoria
British Columbia
F. M. MacPherson
New Westminster
Pattullo
Canada appoints captains to new destroyers Ottawa Restigouche
The Department of National Defence announces appointments for Canada’s two new destroyers, the Ottawa and Restigouche, to arrive from England by late July for Pacific coast service. Capt. W. G. Brodeur will command the Ottawa, while Lt Cmdr W. B. L. Helms takes command of the Restigouche with Lt J. C. Hibbard as executive officer. The ships were purchased from the British navy, bringing Canada’s destroyer fleet to six.
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Ottawa
Canada
Restigouche
England
Pacific
Department of National Defence
W. G. Brodeur
W. B. L. Helms
J. C. Hibbard
Calamity for South Africa Foot and Mouth Threat Hits Durban
News reports call a nationwide foot and mouth outbreak a national calamity in Durban Natal. Assistant director C J Venheerden warned up to 500 000 cattle could need slaughter. Export trade with Great Britain may suffer a severe economic crisis. Movement of agricultural products and export sale are prohibited in Natal.
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Durban
South Africa
C. J. Venheerden
Great Britain
Natal
Cattle Must Be Tested for U S Imports Order
Ottawa reports Hon J G Gardiner says after June 30 all Canadian cattle shipped to the United States except those for immediate slaughter must have a veterinarian certificate. It shows cattle tested within 30 days and free of bovine tuberculosis and other contagious diseases. The order excludes accredited areas with TB incidence halved.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
United States
Canada
Man Steals from Calgary Junior Red Cross Hospital
A man entered Calgary junior Red Cross hospital claiming to wait for a sick child’s buyer and was given a chair. Twenty minutes later a steel cabinet was pried open and $25 stolen from funds saved by young patients from handiwork sales.
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Calgary
Democracy Threatened at Kiwanis Convention in San Francisco
William F. Osborne of Manitoba warns democracy faces dangers from both totalitarian influence and internal political decay. He urges reforms to restore parliamentary respect and sincere democratic governance. David Harris of Stanford adds that future wars will strike at every factory and town within reach of enemy airpower.
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San Francisco
Kiwanis Club
William F. Osborne
University of Manitoba
David Harris
Stanford University
Long Flight Moscow Demonstrates Soviet Air Range
Major Vladimor Kokkinaki and navigator A. M. Bryandinsky landed in Vladivostok after a 4300 mile non-stop Moscow to Vladivostok flight. The 24 hour trip showcased long-range capabilities and potential wartime comms between Moscow and the Far East, per Pravda.
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Moscow
Vladivostok
Red Army
Siberia
Far Eastern
Vladimor Kokkinaki
A. M. Bryandinsky
Kokkinaki
Pravda
Red Organ
Far East
Canadian Pilots Chosen for Antarctic Mapping Mission
The Gazette reports two Canadian pilots selected for Lincoln Ellsworth’s air mapping expedition to the Antarctic. James H. Red Lymburner of Montreal, part of the 1935 expedition, and Baron J. Trerice, from Amherst Nova Scotia, recently flying in Quebec, will participate.
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Montreal
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctic
Gazette
Explorer
James H
Red) Lymburner
Baron J. Trerice
Amherst
N.S
Quebec
Britain seeks Franco reply on bombings as parliament acts
In London the House of Commons debated security issues and British protests to Franco over bombings of British ships by Spanish insurgents. Prime Minister Chamberlain announced a parliamentary committee to probe the Official Secrets Act and MPs’ access, while War Secretary Hore-Belisha urged expanding anti aircraft forces to about 100,000 and creating a dedicated anti aircraft staff section.
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Londo
House of Commons
War Office
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Franco
Leslie Hore-Belisha
Britain
Imperial General Staff
France
Robert Hodgson
Burgos
London
Almeria
Spain
Ottawa approves broader driving ban for disqualified motorists
A criminal code amendment bars any driver disqualified in one province from operating a vehicle anywhere in Canada for up to three years. The law, supported by Hon. Ernest Lapointe, expands penalties for driving while disqualified and now makes reckless driving an offence even without an accident or damage.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Ernest Lapointe
Lapointe
Wheat Crop Abundant Presents Conditions Signal Oversupply
The International Institute of Agriculture reports this year’s world wheat crop likely to exceed world needs. It notes only unlikely adverse events could prevent production from matching last year’s abundance and predicts excess exportable supply from surplus producers while import demand stays near the prior period level.
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Rome
International Institute of Agriculture
Institute
Federal Grant Reaches Alberta Health Relief Funds
The federal relief cheque of 250000 dollars arrived for Alberta. Hon Dr W W Cross minister of health and relief said the grant covers federal relief to Alberta for April and May.
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. W. Cross
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Rogers
L. R. LaFleche
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Defence
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B.C. Road Program
Will
Otis William Caldwell
Caldwell
Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research
New York
Red Cross
Petawawa Camp
Pembroke
C. S. Craig
R.C.A
E. C. Ashton
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