Tribute paid to medical science by Gov General in Ottawa
The governor general told Ottawa medical associations that true life-savers are doctors not pacifists. He urged devotion to peace yet warned disease can kill more than war, citing plague, yellow fever, cancer, and rheumatic diseases while praising both renowned and ordinary Canadian physicians.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Otario
Doctors
Paci
Athens
Europe
West Africa
East Africa
India
Far East
Canada
Fly To Moscow Nonstop Flight Planned From Oakland
Aviator James Mattern announced a non stop refueling flight from Oakland to Moscow following a route used by three Soviet airmen to Vancouver Washington. He said oilman M L Benedum of Pittsburgh backed him in purchasing a $90000 plane for the initial Burbank to Oakland test. Mattern previously raced a 1933 world flight from New York to Norway and was later rescued in Siberia by Soviet airmen after a crash.
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Oakland
Calif
Moscow
James Mattern
Vancouver
Washington
Mattern
M. L. Benedum
Pittsburg
Oil Man
Burbank
New York
Norway
Siberia
Members Get Increase in House of Commons Salaries
The House of Commons approved raising MPs pay from £400 to £1 600 annually. The vote was 325 to 17 in favor after an amendment delaying the raise until after the next general election was rejected 326 to 31.
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London
House of Commons
Norwalk youth sets Canadian fly casting mark in Nova Scotia
Kenneth Knapp, a 17 year old from Norwalk Connecticut, reportedly established a fly casting record of 134 feet with a Sy-ounce rod at the Owl's Head Rod and Gun Club competition in Chester Nova Scotia.
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Chester
N.S
Kenneth Knapp
Norwalk
Conn
Canada
Delegates Divided at Geneva Call for 40 Hour Textile Week
International labor conference adopts a resolution recommending a 40 hour week in the textile industry with Canadian delegates split on the question. The decision reflects divisions among delegates while moving toward shorter work hours in textiles.
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Geneva
International Labor Conference
Ontario Farms Plan Aims to Put Unemployed to Harvest
Premier Hepburn launches a campaign to place employable married men on Ontario farms to harvest a record crop. The program lets workers keep earned wages while on relief, covers transport, and preserves residency. As of now 4 055 placements have been made, with 105 unfilled in the Toronto office.
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Toronto
Ottawa suspends airworthiness for all planes of cited type
Transport Minister Co D Howe announced that certificates of air worthiness for all planes of the same type as the St Marys Ontario crash aircraft are suspended pending a full investigation. Eleven planes of the type operate in Canada eight commercially, grounding commercial licensed craft and placing private owners on notice. The St Marys crash claimed three lives Arthur Leavens Alfred Ogden and Charles Lockett of Toronto.
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Ottawa
St. Marys
Ont
Co. D. Howe
Canada
Department of Transport
Arthur Leavens
Alfred Ogden
Charles Lockett
Toronto
Bubonic Plague Spreading in Western U S sylvatic form warned
The rapid spread of bubonic plague among animals in the western United States has been reported as a new sylvatic form. Experts warn it could reach the Ohio River and Canada and pose a serious danger to humans. The warning came from Eskey, senior surgeon, US Public Health Service, San Francisco, at a scientific meeting.
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Denver
United States
Ohio River
Canada
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Eskey
United States Public Health Service
San Francisco
Rain Destroys Early Cherry Crop in Queenston
In Niagara on the Niagara Peninsula, rain ruined C Howard Fisher's entire early sweet cherry crop at Queenston valued at 1500 dollars. Fisher and a crew worked to salvage fruit but rot left most cherries unsalvageable.
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Niagara
C. Howard Fisher
Queenston
Fisher
Italian Air Losses Claim 218 Spanish Government Planes
Rome reports a communique stating Italian planes in Spain downed 218 Spanish government aircraft. The claim is part of wartime aerial action briefed by officials.
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Rome
Iitalian
Spain
Treat Wheat For Smut In Ontario Experiment
Four Kent county farms participate in Ontario trial to produce smut free wheat seed commercially. The hot water treatment aims to avoid harming vitality or germination, with four farmers testing seed in bushel lots at varying temperatures. Seed was planted and wheat stands five feet tall. cutting expected in about three weeks. Collaboration includes Ontario agricultural department and Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph.
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Chatham
Ont
Ontario
Kent County
Ontario Agricultural Department
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Alberta farmers urged to secure feed for coming winter
Edmonton report says Hon. D. B. Mullen, minister of agriculture, warned farmers to do everything possible to provide feed for their stock as winter approaches. The statement notes the situation is beginning to look very serious for farmers in Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta
D. B. Mullen
Toothpick Stock Draws Crowds in Bilbao Store
In Bilbao most shops closed due to no merchandise. One store stayed open with shelves piled with thousands of toothpick boxes and attracted no customers. In Jerusalem two Arab workers were shot and gravely wounded while passing through the Jewish quarter.
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Bilbao
Spain
Jerusalem
Health Rules For Trailers Uniform Regulations Across Canada
Canadian provinces adopt uniform health rules for automobile trailers with Manitoba standards approved nationwide. Regulations require removable fly proof closets, ventilation, easy cleaning, treated waste, removable metal sinks, and disposal into sewage systems. Wastes must be buried or burned in tourist camps. permanent living in cities is prohibited except under local bylaws.
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Canada
Ottawa
National Health Department
Manitoba
Mine Officials Criticized in Nanaimo After Fatal Flooding
A coroner's jury delivered a verdict after two days investigating the Beban mine flood at Extension B C. three miners drowned and two were rescued when water breached from adjoining workings. The panel faulted mine officials and inspectors for lax practical judgment and noted inadequate precautions at No 4 level and a drilled hole near No 3 level face.
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Nanaimo
B.C
Beban
Extension
Joe
Nelson Shepherd
Joe Carr
Old bylaw in Kingsville fines street noise and speed
An 1901 bylaw in Kingsville Ontario remains unrepealed in Essex County, imposing a $50 fine for shouting or singing in the streets and banning speeds above eight miles per hour.
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Kingsville
Ont
Essex County
Insurgents Rapidly Advance Toward Santander From Bilbao
In Portugalete and surrounding areas the insurgent tide pressed west from Bilbao toward Santander with five infantry columns moving along roads toward the Basque city. Portugalete fell as government troops fought to defend the Nervion estuary, destroying a bridge and evacuating residents. The advance signaled a potential fall of Valmaseda within two days as Bilbao neared a return to normal life with radios, streetcars, and open shops.
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Portugaléte
Spain
Bilbao
Santander
Portugalete
Nervian
Valmaseda
Las Arenas
Tuberculosis Control Plan for Indians Pushed in Canada
A federal Indian affairs committee and the Canadian Tuberculosis Association outline a TB control program for Indians. They urge government action including school screening, removal of active cases to santoria, specialized early TB classrooms, and health education in Indian schools. Dr E L Stone chairs the panel with Drs A L McQuarrie Simes and Murray among members.
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Ottawa
Federal Indian Affairs Branch
Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Canada
Santoria
E. L. Stone
A. L. McQuarrie
Vancouver
A. E S. Simes
Fort Saskatchewan
Sask
T. F. Murray
Sarcee
Alta
Bennett to announce return plans as Conservative leader
Ottawa Journal reports Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, leader of the opposition, is expected to return to Ottawa next month and announce his fitness. He will remain leader, with tentative plans to meet Conservative followers in the House of Commons in July and disclose his future plans.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Journal
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
House of Commons
International 1000 mile Adelaide to Sydney bicycle race
English German French and Belgian riders will compete in a 1000 mile race from Adelaide to Sydney next year for prizes exceeding $10,000. The event invites international cyclists to challenge the coast and inland routes across Australia.
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Melbourne
Adelaide
Sydney
Yale University Receives Large Anonymous Cancer Fund
New Haven donors provide a substantial gift to Yale University for cancer origin investigations. The funding aims to support research into the causes of cancer and its development.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale University
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