Marketing plan for wheat crop wins approval
L. Brouillette of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool praised new wheat marketing legislation at the United Farmers of Canada convention in Saskatoon. He urged a price near production costs, noted advisory board composition, and argued the act would reduce interest rates, stabilize markets, and foster North American cooperation while avoiding a futures market role.
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Saskatoon
L. ©. Brouillette
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
The
United Farmers of Canada
Minister of Trade and Commerce
Ottawa
House of Commons
McFarland
Brouillette
Canada
Grain Trade
Wheat Board
Liverpool
Plane crash at Heston kills two passengers in jubilee flight
Two passengers, Major J. H. Hobbs and N. Newhouse, died in a blazing crash at the edge of Heston aerodrome after a takeoff for Spithead to attend the silver jubilee fleet review. The pilot and five other passengers, including Margaret Vickers, were hospitalized with burns and injuries.
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London
Heston Aerodrome
Spithead
J. H. Hobbs
N. Newhouse
Margaret Vickers
Severe Hail Losses Hit Southern Alberta Districts
Storms lashed Stavely Carseland Strathmore De Winton Granum and Macleod last week causing heavy crop damage with De Winton suffering 75 to 100 percent losses. Hailstones the size of marbles and cloudburst rainfall accompanied the severe hail events across the southern province. An electric storm near Airdrie aided the destruction with farmers six to eight miles south hailed out.
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Calgary
Alberta
Stavely
Carseland
Strathmore
de Winton
Granum
Macleod
Brooks
Recovery In Australia Vancouver
Prime Minister Joseph Lyons told Vancouver that Australia’s economy improved after shared sacrifices. He cited bondholders and public servants accepting cuts, lower land tax, restored pay for lower public servants, and modest taxpayer relief since 1932. Recovery continues though not complete.
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Vancouver
Australia
Joseph Lyons
Dominion
Air Mail Cadets Add Cole as Call on Kenora Route
Announces inclusion of Cole as a stop on the Kenora to Red Lake air mail line starting August 15. Special commemorative covers will bear the Kenora Cole and Cole McKenzie Island routes. Send covers to the Winnipeg district postal director by August 10.
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Moose Jaw
Cole
Kenora-McKenzie Island
Red Lake
Informa
Kenora-Cole
Cole-McKenzie Island
Thomson Named Superintendent at Swift Current Station
L. B. Thomson, officer in charge at the Dominion range experimental station Manyberries Alberta, appointed superintendent of the Swift Current Saskatchewan experimental station. He succeeds Hon J G Taggart, now Saskatchewan agriculture minister. Thomson, born in New Zealand 35 years ago, is a University of Alberta graduate.
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Ottawa
L. B. Thomson
Dominion Range
Manyberries
Alta
Swift Current
Sask
Agriculture Department
Mr. Thomson
J. G. Taggart
Saskatchewan
New Zealand
University of Alberta
Grain Elevator Burned at Barons After Lightning Strike
Break in a six week drought brought heavy showers over the Lethbridge area. Barons No 1 Pool elevator was struck by lightning and burned, with a loss of slightly over 13 000 bushels of wheat.
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Lethbridge
Drouth
Barons
Ontario Seeks Farm Help as Labor Shortage Hits Provinces
Ontario faces an acute shortage of experienced farm labor across nine agricultural fronts with a tenth district at risk. The Department of Labor received a Dominion wide survey showing Ontario alone experiencing the shortage while other provinces expect local supply to meet demand.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Department of Labor
Wheat Board Set to Begin Operations September First
Ottawa reports the Canadian wheat board is poised to take over on September 1. No disposal plan for carryover will be announced until then, aside from Premier Bennett’s assurances it will not flood the market. Visible wheat supply stands near 200 million bushels and is expected to drop further by July 31. The board will name personnel soon and may set a minimum 50 cent per bushel price for number one northern wheat, roughly 70 cents at the head of the lakes.
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Ottawa
Canadian Wheat Board
R. B. Bennett
Prize For Westerner Montreal
Sydney Buckwold of Saskatoon, a third year commerce student at McGill University in Montreal, has been awarded the Joseph H. Jacobs prize for accountancy valued at $25.
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Montreal
Sydney Buckwold
Saskatoon
Faculty of Commerce
McGill University
Joseph H. Jacobs
Alberta Elections Set In Edmonton For Aug 22
Alberta announces provincial election date for August 22 with nomination day August 12. Premier acting George Hoadley says floods delayed list compilation but did not delay the vote. Over 200 candidates expected for 63 seats across parties including United Farmers and Aberhart Social Credit.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
George Hoadley
R. G. Reid
United Farmers of Alberta
Hoadley
Dominion
Aberhart Social Credit Party
Strikers at Vancouver Camp Move Toward Hope
About 150 relief camp men from four camps near Hope 80 miles away arrived in Vancouver by freight train after refusing to work. Police were sent to enforce orders but no clashes occurred. Each man received 60 cents on leaving. A striker delegation sought relief from provincial officials but was refused. Most belong to groups that recently traveled from Regina.
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Vancouver
Hope
British Columbia
Regina
New Governor General London Honors Canadian Chamber Luncheon
Canada's next governor general Lord Tweedsmuir attended a luncheon hosted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in London. He pledged to avoid politics for five years and recalled his past as a Conservative MP and as John Buchan before his peerage.
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London
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
House of Commons
John Buchan
SEEK SOME WAY TO AVERT AN ETHIOPIAN WAR
London reports Anthony Eden will lead Britain's delegation to the League of Nations as talks open to avert the Italo Ethiopan war. Malcolm MacDonald says Kenya frontier forces are partially redistributed for possible contingencies. Hoare says no Sudan garrison reinforcement needed. Britons consider arms shipments to Ethiopia upon Emperor Haile Selassie's request.
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London
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
League of Nations Council
Malcolm MacDonald
Britain
Kenya
Ethiopia
Samuel Hoare
Sudan
Haile Selassie
Medals For Veterans At Edmonton Exhibition
A 4200 strong audience watched 27 veterans from the 1885 campaign against Louis Riel receive peace medals at the Edmonton exhibition. The veterans marched with dignity as Lt Gov W L Walsh and Maj Gen W A Griesbach praised their frontier service.
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Edmonton
Louis Riel
Northern Alberta Pioneers’ and
W. L. Walsh
Alberta
W. A. Griesbach
Armament Plants London Urged for Nationalization
The Union of Democratic Control pressed the royal commission on private manufacture and trade in arms to inspect Britain's armament plants and nationalize them. Sir William Jowitt urged steps similar to those in America to uncover underlying facts.
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William Jowitt
London
Britain
Royal Commission On
The
Union of Democratic Control
America
Giant Aerial Cruiser Seattle Awaits Army Testing
A giant aerial battle cruiser described as the largest land plane built in the United States awaits tests before submission to the army corps. The 15 ton ship spans 105 feet with a 70 foot length, powered by four 725 horsepower motors and variable pitch propellers, capable of 200 to 250 miles per hour.
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Seattle
United States
Army Corps
Flood Toll in Hankow Region Reported at 14000 Dead
Unofficial reports from Tienmen Hopeh province say 14000 bodies were recovered from the Han river flood. Four thousand refugees were rescued from tree tops in the same area, with Tienmen located about 75 miles west of Hankow.
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Hankow
China
Tienmen
Hopeh
Han River
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L. B. Thompson
R. C. Matthews
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Hendon
No. 26 Squadron
Audax
Riel
U.S
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