West Canada drought causes huge wheat loss in prairies
Canada's prairie provinces face drought that slashes wheat output from 544 million bushels in 1928 to potentially under 200 million this year. Agriculture minister Gardiner cites years of decline since 1928 with relief needs growing to about 400,000 people. Saskatchewan and Alberta hit hard. Manitoba faring better but below normal.
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Canada
Prairie Provinces
South Saskatchewan
United States
J. G. Gardiner
House of Commons
Mr. Gardiner
Calgary
Alberta
Lethbridge
Saskatchewan
Regina
Saskatoon
Bat Ueford
Prairies
Hgh
Gleichen
Cypress Hills
Neghboring
Manitoba
Britain Will Not Open Trade Talks With Japan Yet
Foreign Secretary Eden told Ambassador Yoshida in London that Britain would not begin trade negotiations with Japan until the north China situation is resolved. Yoshida indicated Tokyo rejects foreign intervention to settle the conflict. Eden offered mediation if desired by Japan or China, but no change in policy was decided.
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London
Eden
Shigeru Yoshida
House of Commons
Great Britain
Japan
China
Yoshida
North China
Tokyo
Commons
Prospects Slightly Better Oil Reserves and Wheat Outlook
Winnipeg and Moscow reports discuss crop and oil reserves. W. Sanford Evans notes western crop gains from rains though stems might be short, predicting smaller overall wheat harvest but possible higher yields. In Moscow, Ivan Gubkin cites need for 10–12 new fields yearly to sustain U.S. reserves and estimates world petroleum at over 7.0 billion tons with ample longevity.
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Winnipeg
Man
W. Sanford Evans
Winnipeg Statistical Service
Evans
Moscow
International Congress of Geologists
United States
Russian Academy of Science
Ivan Gubkin
Thousands pay respects to Marconi in Rome
Thousands of Romans from all walks of life filed past the bier of Guglielmo Marconi in hushed farewell. They gathered before the Italian Royal Academy in solemn lines to honor the wireless telegraphy pioneer before his body was taken to Bologna for burial.
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Rome
Guglielmo Marconi
Royal Academy
Bologna
Drouth Study to be Made in Western Canada
Labor Minister Norman McL. Rogers will conduct an on site study of the drouth situation in Western Canada and broader relief conditions. He plans to visit the prairies toward the end of the month but no exact departure date or itinerary has been set.
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Ottawa
Canada
Norman McL Rogers
Prairies
Rogers
Buses Replace Street Cars in New Westminster
New Westminster in British Columbia ends street car service becoming western Canada’s first city to switch to buses. A parade showcased twelve new buses with nine more to join as the system begins operation, signalling the transition for residents.
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New Westminster
B.C
Canada
Farm Help Shortage Hits East Gueph Harvests
In East Gueph Ontario farmers struggle as demand for farm labor outpaces supply. District officials report 50 applications from farmers seeking workers to aid harvesting and other seasonal tasks.
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East
Gueph
Warsaw Girl Claims Europe's Longest Hair Record
A Warsaw girl is reported to hold Europe’s longest hair title with a length of 5 feet 9 inches. Authorities note the goal remains 5 feet 4 inches.
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Europe
Warsaw
Mark Diamond Jubilee Indians Meet At Banff For Treaty Celebration
Banff Alta hundreds of Alberta Indians gathered July 23 to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the 1887 Blackfoot Crossing treaty between the great white mother and western tribal counsellors. Tepees of Bloods Blackfeet Sarcees Peigan and Stony groups rose against Cascade Mountain.
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Banff
Alta
Alberta
Hitler Signals Peace Gesture With Soviet Ambassador
Chancellor Hitler told the new Soviet ambassador at Berchtesgaden that normal relations between Germany and Russia would serve both nations and non intervention, calling cooperation today more pressing than ever. He implied Germany would aid joint efforts. Some saw it as a peace gesture toward a country he has opposed and that clashed with the Reich in talks on non intervention in Spain.
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Berlin
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Germany
Russia
Reich
International Committee For Non-Intervention
Spain
Banks Urged to Co-operate in Social Credit Plan Edmonton
Premier Aberhart announces a move to secure voluntary co operation of chartered banks in Alberta to back a Social Credit system as a preliminary step before the August 3 session. The government, on Social Credit board advice, urges banks to aid in reducing the cost of living by swift taxation removal.
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Edmonton
Aberhart
Social Credit Board
Premier Hepburn’s Ontario Agent Buys Cattle in West
Acting as agent for Premier Hepburn of Ontario 8S G Carlyle former Alberta livestock commissioner superannuated May 7, went to Saskatchewan to buy cattle for Hepburn’s private farm Carlyle will purchase three carloads of dairy cattle and two carloads of beef cattle in Swift Current Moose Jaw and Regina districts at the request of Ontario agriculture minister Duncan Marshall who held a similar post in Alberta.
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Edmonton
Premier Hepburn
Ontario
G. Carlyle
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Carlyle
Duncan Marshall
Swift Current
Moose Jaw
Regina
Germany Plans Hair Harvest to Save Raw Materials
Berlin outlines a national program to reuse human hair in industry. Hairdressers will be urged at the Breslau barber convention to collect hair of all kinds and lengths for carpets tarpaper roofs and felt as part of wartime resource conservation.
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Berlin
Germany
Breslau
Sino Japanese Tension Eased Reports Say
Tientsin dispatch says Chinese withdrawals from Wandinghsien near Peiping ease Sino Japanese tension in North China. Most of the 29th army evacuated under an oral agreement while Japanese troops pull back as part of a mutual understanding. An alleged assassination plot against Ambassador Kawagoe was reported but thwarted by Japanese police.
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Tientsin
Wandinghsien
Peiping
China
29Th Army
Havas
Nanking
Lukouchiao
Wanpinghsien
Tokyo
Hochi
Shigeru Kawagoe
Bai Shou- Tang
Kawagoe
Bai
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Disease Kills Eskimos Ottawa
A mysterious illness struck Eskimos near Lake Harbor on Baffin Island last winter, killing six adults and seven children in February. Major D. L. McKeand reported the deaths aboard the Nascopie and doctors including Dr. L. D. Livingston seek a diagnosis and preventive measures. Experts suspect promains poisoning from bad meat and await further information from northern physicians.
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Ottawa
D. L. McKeand
Eastern Arctic Patrol
Lake Harbor
Baffin Island
Department of Mines and Resources
L. D. Livingston
First threshing operations reported in Manitoba
Wallace Blair reports first threshing in Manitoba from his 175 miles southwest of Winnipeg area. He notes good quality and strong yield from a 60 day barley field.
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Douglas
Man
Manitoba
Wallace Blair
Winnipeg
Navy search vastly covers 150000 miles for Earhart
Rear Admiral Orin G. Murfin stated the United States Navy planes and ships covered about 150000 miles in the hunt for Amelia Earhart and her navigator. He expressed belief they did not survive the disappearance.
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Honolulu
United States Navy
Amelia Earhart
Orin G. Murfin
Treasure Of Gold Found In Panama Tunnels
An investigating committee led by the governor of Chiriqui province confirmed the discovery of a treasure worth three million dollars in gold. The hoard was hidden for centuries in tunnels along the Piedra Candela river.
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Panama
Chiriqui
Piedra Candela River
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