Plans to Partition Palestine Into Arab and Jewish States
The Palestine royal commission proposes dividing the Mandate into independent Arab and Jewish states with a British administered zone including Jerusalem and Bethlehem. It urges a new League mandate, land sale limits, and immigration caps while promising minority protections and a peace framework.
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London
Palestine
Holy Land
League of Nations
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
United Kingdom
League
Commission
Trans- Jordan
Zionist Organization
Trans-Jordan
Panhandle
Lake of Tiberias
Reisan
Megiddo
Maritime Plain
Rehovot
Sea
Ancient Skeleton Found Near Treesbank In Manitoba
The 2,000 year old skeleton of an Indian girl was uncovered five feet beneath the ground near Treesbank, about 320 miles west of Winnipeg. Stuart Criddle, Treesbank museum director, examined the grave and reported the bones well preserved and now held by the Manitoba museum.
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Winnipeg
Treesbank
Here
Manitoba Museum
Stuart Criddle
Loyalists Offensive Push Drives Toward Madrid Front
Government troops launched a major assault along the west central front from Escorial to Navalcarnero to break insurgent lines surrounding Madrid. About 25 000 government troops concentrated near Escorial and Villaneuva de la Canada, with Brunete reported as in government hands though insurgents denied it. The attack aimed to sever supply roads to the Casa de Campo and University City areas as Franco’s forces reportedly buckled south of Escorial.
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Hendaye
Madrid
Irun
Escorial
Navalcarnero
Villaneuva de la Canada
Jose Miaja
Brunete
West Central
Francisco Franco
Casa de Campo
University City
A Tent City Arises For Imperial Veterans Reunion
A tent city for 10 000 veterans from Canada and the United States will rise at Agriculture Park Brantford from July 31 to August 2 for the ex-imperials convention and reunion. Salisbury camp will be laid out in battle named streets with James Cook commanding. Members of the Black Watch Royal Navy and many imperial units will be represented.
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Brantford
Canada
United States
Agriculture Park
Salisbury
James Cook
Black Watch
Royal Navy
Old Contemptibles
Fourth Battalion
First Battalion
Gallipoli
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Imperial Army
Brintnell Tests Edmonton to Montana Route To Open Yukon Air
W Leigh Brintnell head of Mackenzie Air Service piloted a test flight from Edmonton to Great Falls Montana and return over 1000 miles ahead of inaugural service. He also flew Edmonton to Calgary 200 miles in 1 hour 5 minutes. He said four 200 mph twin motored craft will join the route once delivery is possible. The Beechcraft test flight covered the leg in four small planes and landed back in Edmonton after 11 hours including stops.
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Edmonton
Yukon
Alaska
Montana
W. Leigh Brintnell
Mackenzie Air Service
Great Falls
Calgary
Brintwell
Beechcraft
Mystic Prince tops Calgary Shorthorn show for Duncan Campbell
Mystic Prince owned by Duncan Campbell of Moffatt Ontario captured grand and senior championships for Shorthorn bulls at the Calgary exhibition. Princeton Republic from the E P ranch Pekisko Alberta owned by the Duke of Windsor won reserve grand and reserve senior ribs with two Glenburn bulls shown by FG Deacon of Unionville Ontario named junior champion and reserve junior Shorthorn bulls.
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Calgary
Duncan Campbell
Moffatt, Ont
Princeton Republic
E.P
Pekisko
Alta
Duke of Windsor
Glenburn
FG. Deacon
Unionville
Ont
Calgary chuck wagon crash injures riders at stampede
During the Calgary stampede chuck wagon races two duck wagons collided and threw riders into the air. George Emery outrider for the Bremner outfit from De Winton was seriously injured with internal injuries after his horse stumbled into the path of onrushing wagons. Jack Higgins a driver from Big Valley Alta sustained a broken leg.
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Calgary
Calgary Stampede
George Emery
Bremner
de Winton
Jack Higgins
Big Valley
Alta
Salmon Catch by Walwyn Party in Six Days
Governor Sir Humphrey Walwyn and his son Lieut Walwyn led a fishing party on St. John’s mid Atlantic waters catching 102 salmon in six days. The father landed 36 fish weighing 211 pounds while the son caught 66 fish totaling 396 pounds. A third rod contributed 75 fish weighing 450 pounds.
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St. John's
Mid
Humphrey Walwyn
Lieut
Walwyn
De Valera to Carry On Dublin as President Defies Labor
President Eamon de Valera asserts Fianna Fail policies will continue and resist political pressure after losing a majority. He announces a new constitution to be in force within six months, with Labor and Fine Gael opposing but referendum approval at 599,635 to 452,692.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Dail
Labor Party
Labor
Fianna Fail
Fine Gael
de Valera
Commission to study Britain's industrial population spread
London announces a royal commission led by Sir Montague Barlow to investigate factors shaping the current distribution of Great Britain's industrial population. The panel will assess future shifts and the drawbacks of urban industry concentration, with 12 members including two women.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Great Britain
Montague Barlow
Montague
Alberta
Geneva
U S awards Curtis Wright big plane contract
The United States War Department awarded Curtis Wright Corporation of Buffalo, New York a 4,113,550 dollar contract for 210 pursuit airplanes. The low wing all metal cabin monoplanes will be powered by single radial air cooled engines delivering 1,100 horsepower and speeds over 300 miles per hour.
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Washington
United States War Department
Curtis Wright Corporation
Buffalo
N Y
War Department
Trail Blazing Atlantic Flight Praised Across Newspapers
London editorials celebrate Imperial Airways Caledonia and Pan American Clipper Hit as precise tests of meteorological services and boats. Daily Mail calls it greatest stride since steamship era. Morning Post foresees end of pioneering era and start of settled commerce. papers note value for peace or war communications.
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London
Imperal Airways
Caledonia
Atlantic
The
Times
Daily Mail
Morning Post
Canada
Yorkshire Post
Oriental Trouble Sparks Battles Near Peiping
Tokyo reports shifting clashes between Chinese and Japanese forces from the Soviet Manchukuo frontier to Fengtai near Peiping. Casualties are described on both sides with artillery and trench mortars reportedly used. A second engagement allegedly occurred at Lukowkiao as reinforcements were sent.
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Tokyo
Manchukuo
Fengtai
Peiping
Great China Wall
Lukowkiao
Domei
Lukowkia
Tientsin
Home Improvement Plan Dominates Toronto Area
New Waterford tops per capita use of the home improvement plan as figures show the program under government sponsorship with bank support. Mining towns like Nelson Trail and Timmins high on the list due to scarce mortgage access, driving demand for government loans for residential repairs.
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Toronto
New Waterford
Butter Prizes Awarded at Calgary Exhibition
Manitoba and Alberta dominated creamery butter classes at the Calgary exhibition with Manitoba taking 24 firsts 42 seconds and seven thirds while Alberta claimed 26 firsts 75 seconds and 11 thirds. Saskatchewan and Quebec totals were modest with four firsts one second and one third respectively.
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Calgary
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Quebec
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Wismer
K.C
Vancouver
British Columbia
Gordon Sloan
U.S
Roosevelt Bride
Franklin D. R
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Ethel duPont
Jayce Winburn
Oriental Trouble
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