Isolation is short-sighted policy says Canadian airman
Air Vice Marshal W A Bishop told Armistice Day attendees that isolation would be imprudent for Canada. He warned a future war may require sacrifices for freedom and urged Canada to remain a British Commonwealth citizen and ally to the United States rather than pursue isolation. He cited U S experience in the last war and stressed imperial defense as vital to Canada and the empire.
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Ottawa
Canada
W. A. Bishop
V.C
Ginner
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Bishop
United States
British Commonwealth of Nations
Kathleen Strange Wins Canadian Nonfiction Prize
Kathleen Strange of Winnipeg wins the $1,000 Canadian book contest nonfiction prize for The Modern Pioneer announced at the National Book Fair. Two $1,000 advance-royalty prizes were offered. no award in fiction. Over 170 manuscripts entered. Judges included S. Morgan-Powell, C. R. Sanderson, and Dr. Pelham Edgar.
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Toronto
Kathleen Strange
Winnipeg
George J. McLeod, Ltd
Dodge Publishing Company of
New York
Canadian Authors’ Association
S. Morgan- Powell
The
Montreal Star
C. R. Sanderson
Toronto Public Library
Pelham Edgar
Recognize Conquest of Ethiopia by Mali
Vienna and Budapest have tacitly acknowledged Mali’s conquest of Ethiopia. Austria and Hungary, under Italian influence, accept the fait accompli as a regional power shift takes shape.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Ethiopia
Britain extends defence output to 1940 says Sir Thomas Inskip
Sir Thomas Inskip told the Commons that Britain's munitions output would be extended from 1937 to 1940 on a growing scale for imperial defence. He announced orders for new powerful guns for aerial defence and plans for balloon barrage nets over London. He noted over 2,400 pilots trained since rearmament began last May and 20,000 men enlisted in the ground forces. The air force is now equipped and staffed to match international standards.
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London
Thomas Inskip
House of Commons
Great
Thomas
Sir Thomas
World under arms rises to 8.2 million warns League
The League of Nations reports 8.2 million men permanently under arms worldwide with 545000 in navies. Global armed forces grew from 5.9 million before World War I to 8.2 million now. Europe hosts 4.8 million, up from 3.6 million in 1931-32.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
Europe
Germany
Hitler
Cattle Bring Good Price at Elmwood Farm Auction
Cattle from Elmwood Farm sold for a total of 42340 dollars as 70 Holstein head sold to 32 buyers from ten states Canada and Puerto Rico. The sale, led by auctioneers J. E. Mack and Walter F. Andrews, averaged about 605 dollars per head with nine head selling between 1000 and 3500 dollars and 19 more between 500 and 900 dollars each.
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Chicago
Canada
Puerto Rico
Elmwood Farm
Suburb Lake Forest
J. E. Mack
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Walter F. Andrews
Beach City
Population rise in Japan reaches over a million
The statistics bureau reports Japan’s population grew by just over 1 million in the year ending October 1. Japan proper totals about 70,150,000 with roughly 190,000 more men than women in the census.
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Tokio
Japan
Statistics Bureau
Manchester Plans Shipload of Friendship to Ireland
Manchester announces a shipload of friendship for the Irish Free State. Mayor Alfred Byrne of Dublin welcomes the delegation and the gesture with cordial anticipation.
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Manchester
Newspapers As A Guide says Bassett on editorial independence
John Bassett of the Montreal Gazette spoke at the Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce dinner in Toronto. He argued newspapers must remain independent to applaud or criticize government, emphasize editorial influence as car traffic falls, and move away from strict party allegiance to serve the community with self supporting, local stake.
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Toronto
John Bassett
Montreal Gazette
Bassett
Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic Air Service London Experimental Flights Planned
Sir Philip Sassoon told the House of Commons that experimental north Atlantic air service preparations will begin in spring 1937. Negotiations continue among the United Kingdom Canada Irish Free State and the United States. Air bases with wireless and meteorological facilities are being prepared in the Irish Free State and Newfoundland. Regular service will follow after sufficient experience is gained.
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London
Philip Sassoon
Air
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Canada
Irish Free State
United States
Newfoundland
King Edward’s Quiet Visit at Westminster Abbey Memorial
King Edward visits the flood lit field of remembrance at Westminster Abbey in heavy rain. He plants a plain cross inscribed in memory of George V, and with other mourners examines miniature poppy fields. He buys two poppies from an ex serviceman and places bills in the collection box. Children first recognize him as he withdraws.
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London
Edward
Westminster Abbey
George V
Seven Nations Recognize Turkey Dardanelles Remilitarization
Paris reports that Turkey’s right to remilitarize the Dardanelles was formally recognized by seven nations. France Great Britain Russia Bulgaria Greece Germany and Yugoslavia exchanged ratifications of the Montreux convention signed in July by ten nations.
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Paris
Western Women Win Homestead Pioneering Roles in Alberta
October homestead data from the department of lands and mines shows 135 Edmonton residents filed for homesteads with 40 women among them. Peace River recorded 79 filings with 23 women, and Calgary saw 21 men and five women filing.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Department of Lands and Mines
Peace River
Calgary
Britain Maintains Unchanged Spain Non Intervention Policy
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons Britain has issued no new information about changing its non intervention stance toward Spain. He cited France’s stated commitment to the non intervention agreement and to examine practical control schemes, noting London has received no communication suggesting a shift.
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London
Britain
Spain
France
Eden
House of Commons
Frederick Cocks
Blum
International Committee
Militia Calls Urged For Canada In Wartime Role
Major General E C Ashton at an Armistice dinner urged Canada to rely on its non permanent militia for any future defense effort. He said soldiers follow government policy and that Britain is arming, needing 18 months to two years to prepare.
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Ottawa
Canada
E. C. Ashton
Department of National Defence
Army of Canada
C.elf
Ashton
Great Britain
Queen Mary Endures Atlantic Fury in Southampton Docking
The Queen Mary rode out a wild Atlantic storm near Southampton injuring several aboard. Passenger Frank Goffin, 73, died from a gunshot suffered during the rolling voyage. Captain R V Peel described an exhausted watch and a rescue attempt for the Hamburg American freighter Isis, which sank in the tempest.
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Southampton
Southmpton
Frank Goffin
Tiverton
Devon
R. V. Peel
Isis
Japan plans 25-year program to turn tenants into land farmers
Japan announces a 25-year program aimed at converting 1,600,000 tenants into land farmers. The initiative seeks to reorganize land use and boost agricultural output by creating a pathway from tenancy to ownership and farming livelihoods.
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Japan
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