Britain plans international fleet to guard Spanish waters
Foreign Secretary Eden briefs Dominion delegates on forming an international fleet including Britain France Germany and Italy to shield ships off Valencia Barcelona and other Spanish ports. Italy and Germany demand guarantees before rejoining non intervention while Britain considers sending more ships as talks aim to prevent further civil war incidents. Canadian delegates focus on Pacific pact proposal.
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Eden
Germany
Italy
Spain
Britain
France
Foreign Office
Italan
Russia
Valencia
Barcelona
Great Britain
Mediterranean
J. A. Lyons
Australia
Survey Parties in Canada to Field This Summer
Nearly 300 workers in 52 survey and exploration teams will operate across Canada this summer under the mines and resources branch. Forty one teams will conduct geological investigations and eleven perform topographical mapping in all provinces plus Yukon and Northwest Territories. BC will host nine geological teams and three mapping teams with other crews in Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan and the territories. The Saskatoon plan includes 10000 square miles of geology south of Cree Lake and around Reindeer Lake plus 5000 square miles of mapping along the Manitoba boundary and south and west of Reindeer Lake.
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Ottawa
Department of Mines and Resources
Canada
Department
Yukon
Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Cree Lake
Frobisher and
Churchill Lakes
Manitoba
Reindeer Lake
Hudson Bay Junction
Union Advocates Strong Organization Says Sullivan
John A. Sullivan deputy postmaster general told the biennial convention that a well organized union is a source of strength in government or business. He urged better administration and discipline through closer unity and conventions.
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Vancouver
John A. Sullivan
K.C
RCMP Send Six Men to Northern Posts for MultiYear Terms
Six Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables depart for isolated posts in the North West Territories for three and four year terms. H. MacLeod goes to Providence from Regina, A. B. Spencer from Toronto to Fort Reliance, A. Munro from Ottawa to Fort Smith, G. Combe from Calgary to Resolution, D. N. Bliss from Vancouver to Cameron Bay, and T. H. Tredgold from Winnipeg to Fort Smith. They relieve existing constables and begin long northern duties this month.
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North
Tax Collections Higher Ottawa Two Months May 1937 Report
Revenue Minister J L Isley reported a net income tax increase of 16.881 million for the two months ended May 1937, rising to 76.569 million from 59.688 million for the same period in 1936. The figures reflect Ottawa tax collections and compare the current period with the prior year.
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Ottawa
J L. Isley
Navy marks first permanent service transfers in Winnipeg
For the first time since 1923 the Winnipeg division of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve has two senior non commissioned officers transferred to permanent service. A Macdonald moves to Toronto and C Holland to Esquimalt British Columbia for naval duties.
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Winnipeg
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
A. Macdonald
C. Holland
Royal Canadian Navy
Macdonald
Toronto
Holland
Esquimalt
B.C
Car Drivers Strike New York Shuts Gold and Silver Shipments
A strike by 400 armored car drivers and guards froze bullion movements in New York causing delays in the transport of at least 1,000,000 dollars in gold and silver along with payroll money and securities until settlement.
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New York
Ranger Wins First Trial Spin for America's Cup Challenge
Off Newport Rhode Island Harold S Vanderbilt’s Ranger defeated Gerard B Lambert’s Yankee in a first trial spin to earn the right to defend the America's Cup against a British challenger.
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Argo
Newport
R.I Harold S. Vanderbilt
Ranger
Gerard B. Lambert
Yankee
Chamberlain Signals Simpler Tax Replace Profits Tax
Prime minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that the profits tax will be replaced by a simpler tax on profits. He said the new plan would not raise income or indirect taxes and would be based on industrial profits, with details to come via a new financial resolution from Sir John Simon.
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London
Chamberlain
National Defence
House of Commons
John Simon
Peace On The Pacific Pact Hopes At Empire Conference
Australian Premier Lyons pushed a Pacific non aggression pact to the Empire conference opening May 15. Officials called the discussion explanatory as Lyons broadened his proposal to a general guarantee of peace in the Pacific. Observers expect no immediate action. Britain and dominions will study possibilities after delegates return home.
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London
Pacific Ocean
Joseph A. Lyons
Australia
Lyons
Pacific
Japan
Great Britain
Dominions
Windsor and Wallis Tie Church Wedding in France
Edward Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield wed in a Church of England ceremony at the 16th century Chateau de Candé in Monts France. Rev R Anderson Jardine officiated without episcopal consent and the London Gazette notes Wallis cannot be styled Her Royal Highness.
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Chateau de Cande
Monts
France
Edward
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
R. Anderson Jardine
St. Paul's Church
Darlington
Eng
Fulham
Jardine
London
Manitoba Government Proposes Penal System Revisions
The Manitoba government urged the royal commission to bring jails and prisons under federal administration and to study causes and prevention of crime first. A criminal code revision to allow installment payments of fines was also recommended to reduce nonpayment.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Royal Commission
Joseph Archambault
Superior Court of Quebec
W. J. Major
Negro Honored in Tuskegee For Carver Legacy
In Tuskegee Alabama Southern notables from two races paid homage to George Washington Carver born in slavery and once traded for a horse. The bronze bust funded by dollar contributions was unveiled as his admirers honored the scientist who expanded uses for peanuts sweet potatoes and trees and who after a year shifted to peanut oil massage research for infantile paralysis relief.
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Tuskegee
Ala
George Washington Carver
Patullo Becomes BC Premier Facing Smaller Majority
Vancouver reports Premier Patullo has begun a new term with a reduced legislative edge. Cabinet reshuffle is anticipated, with talk of adding a trade ministry and Patullo possibly assuming attorney general duties. The reconfigured Conservatives won eight seats, narrowing the Liberal majority. A province-wide plebiscite backed a health insurance scheme for about 100000 earners, signaling support for a contributory plan similar to the prior proposal by Health Minister George Weir.
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Gordon Sloan
Supreme Court
Gordon Wismer
Vancouver Centre
Frank Patterson
British Columbia
George Weir
Oil on E P Ranch Alberta Could Put Duke of Windsor in Control
Oil firms plan to drill around the 3000 acre E P ranch near High River Alberta four miles NW of the property. The Duke of Windsor holds a 99 year lease on oil and gas rights and may grant permission for drilling. One boundary drill is already at 2000 feet. a Chinese backed company from Calgary and Vancouver joins the effort.
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Calgary
Duke of Windsor
Alberta
High River
Turner Valley
Vancouver
Airmail Route Proposal Ties Capitals of US and Canada
Representative James M. Mead of Buffalo explained to the House that a plan to expand airmail service by 3000 route miles contemplates an airmail link between the capitals of the United States and Canada. The bill aims to broaden the nationwide airmail network.
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James M. Mead
Buffalo
N.Y
United States
House of Representatives
Canada
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