Manitoba Premier to push Western wheat marketing conference
Winnipeg plans an international conference on marketing western agricultural products led by Premier John Bracken. The meeting will invite top Canadian and U S authorities and focus on wheat as well as cattle, hogs, butter, honey, poultry, and fish markets.
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John Bracken
Manitoba
Bracken
United States
Wheat Board
Dominion
Western Canada
Canada
West
Japan warns powers on south China campaign moves
Tokyo urges Britain the United States and other powers to refrain from moving troops ships and aircraft in south China near Swatow and Pakhoi as Japan plans a major expeditionary drive on Canton. Tokyo seeks 10 days notice for any necessary moves and hopes for a quick purely military operation.
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Great Britain
United States
South China
Canton
Swatow
Hong Kong
Pakhoi
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Foreign Office
Japan
South
China
Gas Price Reduction Expected in British Columbia
The provincial fuel commission plans to cut gasoline prices by one cent, an unofficial estimate says would save BC consumers about $500,000 annually per cent reduction. Dr. W A Carrothers, former UBC professor and commission chair, said a price cut could be ordered within 10 days, pending cabinet approval.
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Victoria
British Columbia
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Fuel Commission
W. A. Carrothers
University of British Columbia
The
Farm placement scheme aims to fill western farms again
Ottawa reports the farm placement program that moved 42 000 people last year is active again. Most placements were single men and this year’s numbers are expected to fall due to an improving western economy.
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Ottawa
Canada
Britain reiterates demand to protect Hong Kong trade interests
London warns Tokyo that British commercial interests in Hong Kong and southern China must be protected. Sir Robert Craigie told the Japanese foreign office the reminder was issued within the past few days.
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London
Japan
Hong Kong
China
Tokyo
Robert Craigie
Forest Fire Ravages Fort Frances Area in Ontario
A massive forest fire in northwestern Ontario raged through Fort Frances and Dance Township, killing 20 people including twelve children and three mothers. The blaze scorched 60 miles west and 30 miles inland, destroying timber, cabins, farms, and schools while forcing evacuations near Stratton and threats to Devlin.
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Fort Frances
Ont
Ontario
Forestry Branch
Stratton
Devlin
Minnesota
Dance Township
Ontaro
Russia Builds Western Defence Line Amid German Threat
Washington reports that Russia is rapidly constructing a vast artificial no man's land along its western frontier as a first line of defence against Germany. The plan aims to shield Ukrainian wheat and coal regions while delaying any approaching army with a six point program integrated into natural barriers and limited communications.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Plans for Low Rent Apartment Centre in Winnipeg
Mayor John Queen outlined plans for a 474 suite low rental apartment centre costing about 1.4 million dollars. The project would be financed by a Dominion government loan and repayable over 35 years. Queen said the proposal would be submitted to city council.
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Winnipeg
John Queen
Sulphur Dusting Boosts Thatcher Wheat Yields
At the annual grain standards meeting, Dr. W F Geddes and L H Newman reported on sulfur dusting test plots for Thatcher wheat to prevent rust. They noted improved color, better grades, and favorable reactions, with Canada export standards showing two years of improvement and a more uniform crop this year.
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Committee On Grain Standards
W. F. Geddes
Board of Grain Commissioners
L. H. Newman
Dominon Cerealist
Ottawa
Geddes
Canada
New Frontier in Czechoslovakia Being Determined
London reports an official map showing Hitler's frontier moves behind the Godesberg line. The commission redraws borders north of Prague and near Pilsen, with gains for Germany in Moravia and western areas, while parts favor Czechoslovakia. Plebiscites remain possible in some zones.
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Chamberlain
Germany
Munich
Prague
Godesberg
Pilsen
Machrisch-Ostrau
Moravia
Hitler
Germany to Start Trade Talks With United States
Walter Funk announces Berlin aims to begin trade negotiations with the United States as Germany lines southeastern Europe into its economic orbit. He secures a German credit of 150 million marks for Turkey to build railways in eastern Anatolia and new factories for munitions, seaplanes, heavy chemicals, and gasoline. Washington says the United States would welcome a trade pact but not on Germanys system.
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Ankara
Turkey
Walter Funk
United States
Funk
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Anatolia
Washington
Royal couple eagerly anticipate Canada visit next year
The King and Queen say they are greatly looking forward to meeting Canada and its people during their summer tour. Balmoral Castle notes their appreciation for the Prime Minister's message and the warm Canadian reception. The Governor-General and Prime Minister conveyed mutual joy and gratitude over the planned visit.
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Ottawa
Canada
Lord Tweedsmuir
Balmoral Castle
Canadian Pacific to Close Main Shops Three Weeks
Montreal to Ottawa based Canadian Pacific Railway announces main shops in Canada will close for three weeks from October 24 to November 14. The move follows talks with shop employee representatives and union leaders to cut costs without reducing current workforce.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canada
Leeds Telephone Operator Committed For Trial
William Wood aged 26 was committed for trial at Leeds on a charge of public mischief for telephoning a secret air raid warning during the international crisis. Thousands of defence workers rushed from bed as 69 air raid precautions centres and police stations in West Yorkshire prepared for action. The summons proved to be a hoax.
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London
William Wood
Leeds
West Yorkshire
Nazi warning attacks Cardinal Innitzer methods in Vienna
A Nazi editorial in Witner Neueste Nachrichten calls for an end to Cardinal Innitzer's methods after his sermon and the palace storming with damage and a cardinal wounded. Vienna papers note the Saint Stephen's Place incidents as Burgomaster Neubacher denounces the cardinal.
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Theodore Cardinal Innitzer
Witner Neueste Nachrichten
Walter Petwaidle
Innitzer
Cardinal Innitzer
Saint Stephen's Place
Hermann Neubacher
Cardinal
Hitler
Austria
Germany
Maed
Fuehrer
Sudetenland
Reich
Kirchliche Wandzeitung
Peace and war questions in Duff Cooper's anti Nazi essay
Alfred Duff Cooper, former first lord of the admiralty, argues in Die Zukunft that Nazi Germany blocks peace between German and British peoples. He contends Chamberlain erred in appeasement, warns Aryan supremacy and Nazi intolerance threaten Christian nations, yet expresses hope for peace among civilized peoples.
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Paris
Die Zukimft
Alfred Duff Cooper
the Admiralty
Germany
Duff Cooper
Chamberlain
Hitler
Great Britain
British Empire
Farm School Scholarships Named for Saskatoon Winners
A joint committee of the University of Saskatchewan provincial and federal ministries selected 50 young men from hundreds of applications for Dominion provincial youth training scholarships. The five month course at the university farm school starts this winter with each scholarship totaling 15 cents to help cover board transport and books.
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Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
University Farm School
R. D. Ramsay
Italian Casualties in Spain Reported by Rome
Italy reports in Rome that 2,657 Italian officers and men were killed in the Spanish civil war from beginning of operations in Spain to Oct 10. It also notes 27 percent died from service causes and 12,147 were killed wounded or taken prisoner. About 2,000 of the wounded were permanently crippled.
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Italy
Spain
Avon Castle Sold to London Surveyor
Avon Castle, ancestral seat of the Earl of Egmont in Alberta described as a rancher port, is sold to H. J. Colebrook of London. Reported purchase price near 3778,800 dollars, matching the castle’s original 1878 cost.
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Avon Castle
Earl of Egmont
Alberta
H. J. Colebrook
War scare costs Britain over twenty five million pounds
The Evening News estimates emergency defence measures during the recent European crisis cost Great Britain more than 25 million pounds. The report notes the wartime precautions strained national finances and reflect a substantial fiscal impact of the scare.
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Great Britain
The
Evening News
Liberal
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