Prairie grain earmarked for Hudson Bay test shipment
Winnipeg reports On-to-the-Bay Association leader R W Paterson says 750000 bushels of wheat in Saskatoon are earmarked to go through Churchill this fall with a Norwegian shipping broker ready to supply vessels. The government declines direct test shipments, but Saskatchewan pledges the grain and boats, coordinated by Minister J A Merkley, to enable an official test voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
R W Paterson
On-to-the- Bay Association
R J Manion
Saskatoon
Churchill
Hudson Bay
On-to-the-Bay Association
Manion
Joachim Greig & Co
Bergen
Canafhian Lines
Montreal
Vancouver
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Dominion
J. A. Merkley
Railways, Labor and Industries
Private Depositors Will Draw Regular Interest
Ottawa banking officials announce that private depositors will not be affected by the bank rate cut. Current accounts will fall from two percent to one and a half, effective August 1, while private deposits continue at three percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Tourism grows at Landsdowne Park camp in Ottawa
Civic leaders report 1938 tourists at Landsdowne Park camp this summer, a 50 percent rise from the same period last year, challenging the belief that travelers hold back during tight money times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Landsdowne Park
Saskatchewan Relief Seen as Winter Aid Needs Rise
Hon Howard McConnell in Montreal says about 100 000 Saskatchewan residents will require fedProv relief this winter as 150 000 head of livestock must be moved from drought areas. He cites 75 townships needing assistance and calls the drought the severest since the century began while predicting eventual recovery as wheat surpluses absorb and prices rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard McConnell
Montreal
Saskatchewan
K.C
Royal Bank of Canada
McConnell
Road project to connect Flin Flon and Hudson Bay Junction
The Turnberry to Hudson Bay Junction government road is advancing well with earth grading expected to finish by fall. Minister J A Merkley says the route will link Flin Flon Manitoba with The Pas and The Pas with Hudson Bay Junction via Turnberry where Manitoba meets Saskatchewan road. Relief work funds the construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flin Flon
Hudson Bay Junction
Regina
Sask
Turnberry
Manitoba
J. A. Merkley
Railways, Labor and Industry
Saskatchewan
Pas
Mafeking Railway Cut-Off Report Delayed in Ottawa
In Ottawa the Department of Railways and Canals has not completed a study on the Mafeking railway cut-off in Manitoba. Hon. R. J. Manion, the minister, informed A. L. Beau bien in the House of Commons that further work is awaited. Friedrichshafen, Germany saw the first stratosphere radio broadcast as a balloon reached 50,000 feet with instruments and a pocket radio.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mafeking
Manitoba
Department of Railways and Canals
House of Commons
R. J. Manion
A. L. Beaubien
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Non-stop Halifax to Vancouver flight tied to Canada Pacific Exposition
J K Matheson Vancouver Exhibition Association chief announces the first nonstop Halifax Vancouver flight will occur during the Canada Pacific exhibition August 22 to 29. Montreal agent J Williams forwards details for a French war ace considering the plan. The directors may also weigh a round the world run from Vancouver starting opening day of the 1932 exhibition and finishing seven days later.
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Vancouver
B.C
Halifax
J. K. Matheson
Vancouver Exhibition Association
J. Williams
Montreal
Canada
Col Spalding To Stay In West Says RCMP Commissioner
Commissioner Cortlandt Starnes denies a report that Col James W Spalding of Regina was appointed senior assistant commissioner. He states Spalding will remain in the west. The pension retirement of Lieut Col G W Worsley as senior assistant commissioner is announced.
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Ottawa
James W. Spalding
Regina
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cortlandt Starnes
Spalding
West
G. W. Worsley
Paris Holds Line On Disarmament Policy
The government stated in a memorandum that Franco-French armaments have been reduced to the lowest possible point. Havre port shipping traffic has nearly doubled over the last decade. There are about 16,000 licensed airplane pilots in the United States.
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Paris
League of Nations Council For
Geneva
Havre
France
United States
Saskatchewan election delayed to 1934 says Premier Anderson
Premier J T M Anderson and Minister A C Stewart told about 5000 in Yorkton that Saskatchewan will not hold a provincial election until 1934. Stewart outlined government activities while Anderson defended relief efforts and future plans including education, land settlement, parks, and debt policies.
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Anderson
Saskatchewan
Yorkton
Sask
J. T. M. Anderson
A. C. Stewart
Stewart
North Country
United Farmers of Canada
Berlin Tax Soars Under Government Penalties
Berlin authorities enforce strict tax measures and penalties for faulty declarations as a London conference looms. In parallel, the Reichsbank begins issuing silver currency valued near 250 million dollars under a new currency law. Rochester crime experts discuss preventing youth crime following NYC Police Commissioner Mulrooney guidance.
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Berlin
Germany
London
England
Reichsbank
Rochester
N.Y
International Association of Identification
Edward P. Mulrooney
New York City
Kansas Counties Declare Tax Moratorium to Aid Farmers
In Topeka Kansas many counties have declared a tax moratorium to aid farmers in the nation's leading wheat producing state. Farmers face the lowest prices in history despite the largest crop of the year.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Public Hearing on Beauharnois Probe Ends in Ottawa
The Beauharnois committee wrapped up with R O Sweezey taking full responsibility for all campaign funds linked to the Beauharnois name. He stated the distributions totaled over 950000 and the project cost reached 29768816 with much of the expense labeled as water. A conference with Quebec's government was planned to address charter and power rights questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Beauharnois Committee
R. O Sweezey
Beauharnois
Beauharnois Company
Sweezey
Quebec
House of Commons
A. F. King
K.C
King
Dominion
Premiers Confer At Winnipeg on Wheat Crisis Relief
Prairie government leaders met in Winnipeg to discuss easing the west wheat crisis. Alberta Premier J E Brownlee joined Manitoba Premier John Bracken and Saskatchewan Minister Jas F Bryant with wheat pool heads to plan handling and financing of the 1931 crop. Talks focused on an interprovincial trading corporation and reorganizing wheat pools to market the crop under a formula tied to Premier R B Bennett. The conferees indicated substantial progress toward launching the organization.
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Winnipeg
Man
Prairie
West
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta
John Bracken
Manitoba
Jas. F. Bryant
K.C
Saskatchewan
Interprovincial
Pledge Support To Soviets Winnipeg Convention Resolutions
Final session of the Ukrainian Labor-Farmer Temple Association adopted resolutions supporting a campaign to prevent deportation of workers and vagrancy proceedings against unemployed men. It pledged support for the Russian Soviet and urged organizing workers and farmers into associations to defend their political and economic interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Ukrainian Labor-Farmer Temple Association
Crop outlook improves across western Canada and Australia
The Commerce Department reports a brighter crop outlook in western Canada with good conditions in Australia and a strong wool crop in view. Economic conditions in the Far East show a slight upturn.
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Washington
United States Commerce Department
Canada
Australia
Far East
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Carleton W. Stanley
Dalhousie University
Nova Scotia
Trans-Canada Flight
R.C.M.P
Bisley
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