London grain agency to operate independently of pools
David L. Smith of Winnipeg will establish an open London grain agency as an independent trader to sample Canadian grains and meet European buyers. He plans to sail for England in November and act for Canadian export houses including Alberta and Saskatchewan pools, while Calgary officials stress total independence from pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
London
David L. Smith
The
Pools
England
Smith
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Alberta Wheat Pool
R D. Purdy
Mr. Smith
Taxes On Range Lands in Calgary Plea for Reform
Jack Byers of the Western Stockgrowers' Association urged the Alberta tax inquiry board in Calgary to base taxes on productive value rather than fictitious value. He proposed settling arrears through range improvements to boost land use and favored a flat, affordable tax rate with proper collection provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Jack Byers
Western Stockgrowers' Association
Alberta Tax Inquiry Board
Byers
Mussolini and Jung seek 1.2 billion lire for air force renewal
Premier Mussolini acting as avia tion minister and Guido Jung finance minister proposed a bill to the chamber of deputies authorizing 1,200,000,000 lire to finance the complete renewal of aeroplanes and accessory material for Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Guido Jung
Chamber of Deputies
Potato Marketing Plan Nears Formal Setup in East Canada
A session of the potato conference representing growers dealers and governments in Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick practically reached a decision to apply for a scheme under the Natural Products Marketing Act. The aim is orderly marketing for the bumper crop to secure the best possible return for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Debaters Begin Halifax Tour Defeat Dalhousie
Two English undergraduates, Robert Von Chricton of Oxford and Leslie Jackson of Cambridge, opened their Canadian tour by defeating Dalhousie University in Halifax while supporting the affirmative that this house deplores the rise of Fascism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Canada
Robert von Chricton
Oxford
Leslie Jackson
Cambridge
Dalhousie University
Piccard Balloon Landing Near Cadiz Ends Safely
The Jean Piccards completed a stratosphere flight starting in Detroit and reaching about 10 miles high before landing in a tree top near Cadiz Ohio. The balloon bag tore but gondola and instruments were undamaged and the couple were uninjured. Glen Cope tried to stop the drift by tying the rope to a tractor as the craft touched a 75 foot elm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadiz
Ohio
Jean Piccards
Piccards
Detroit
John Fulton
Here
Glen Cope
Touch
Naval Equality Debate Across London Washington Japan
The Japanese pressed for naval equality before US reps, mirroring talks with Britain. No action or statements followed, but a knotty discussion loomed among the three leading naval powers. Britain and the US see current treaties as sufficient. Japan seeks to overturn the ratio and build a new framework, threatening unilateral abrogation if others do not join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Japan
Britain
Community Chest Campaign In Canada Urges Aid
Vancouver report quotes G G McGeer M L A urging private social service to help families facing disruption and threatened child health. He says relief can rehabilitate families endangered by income or other causes amid Community Chest campaigns across Canadian cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
G. G. McGeer
K.C
M.L.A
Canada
Manitoba Farm Women elects leadership at Brandon convention
United Farm Women of Manitoba re elected Mrs. M. J. Goodale of Portage la Prairie as president and Mrs. E. L. Johnson of Arbor as vice president. Delegates discussed naturalizations sterilization of mentally defective persons and farm problems. Resolutions will be sent to the United Farmers of Manitoba for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Man
M. J. Goodale
Portage la Prairie
United Farm Women of Manitoba
E. L. Johnson
Arbor
United Farmers of Manitoba
France to stage great international air race at Paris
The air ministry announced an international air race to showcase France's aviation industry and to prove it holds a place in the forefront of progress after lacking representation in the Melbourne air derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Air Ministry
France
Melbourne
Britain envoy heads Berlin talks on trade with Germany
Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, Chief Economic Adviser, leads the British delegation in Berlin to discuss commercial and financial relations amid Germany's new import controls and foreign exchange allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Leith-Ross
Berlin
Win Air Derby Melbourne Ends With British Pilots First
England's C W A Scott and T Campbell Black won both the handicap and speed race in the Melbourne derby with an official time of 70 hours 59 minutes 50 seconds. The Dutch entry finished 19 hours 18 minutes behind, a strong contender for the $10,000 handicap prize while the American team of Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn eye the $7,500 speed prize and the $2,500 third prize is assured for the Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
England
C. W. A. Scott
T. Campbell Black
Scott
Black
Col. Roscoe, Turner
Clyde Pangborn
Parametor
Moll
Turner and Pangborn
Japan Aims Restrictions on Offensive Naval Vessels
Washington reports that Japan seeks a pact in London talks to bar the three leading naval powers from building further offensive ships. The authorization source confirms the position details disclosed in discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
London
Trial Date Set in Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Case
Flemington N J January date fixed for trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann who entered a not guilty plea to the murder charge in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Supreme Court Justice Thomas E Trenchard sets January 2 1935 as the trial date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemingan
N.J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Supreme Court
Thomas E. Trenchard
Drouth In China Damage Expected To Exceed 1.2 Billion
The national famine relief commission reports drought and heat have battered Chinese farms. Across 10 provinces 263 districts report about 26.75 million acres affected, with Kiangsu and Chekiang alone causing damage above 528.8 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
National Famine Relief Commission
Drouth
Department of Agricultural Economics
National Agricultural Research Bureau
Ministry of Industries
Kiangsu
Chekiang
Winnipeg Liquor Prices Cut Amid Bootlegger Crackdown
The Manitoba government liquor control commission announced price reductions on Canadian gin sold in liquor stores. A 26-ounce bottle drops 35 cents to 2.50, and a 40-ounce bottle falls 50 cents to 3.80. Small quality-based variations to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba Government
Liquor Control Commission
Hutterite Brethren Buy 110000 Acre Alberta Lands
The Hutterite brethren confirmed purchase of 11000 acres of Chin district farm lands near Lethbridge Alberta for 110000 dollars. Two colonies will settle the land with 5500 acres ready for crop next spring. One block was formerly owned by R C Harvey and the other sold by the Canadian Pacific Railway lands department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lethbridge
Alta
Chin District
R. C. Harvey
Canadian Pacific Railway Lands Department
Praise for Ferguson in London lumber push
C E Denny head of a London timber firm praised Hon G Howard Ferguson Canada's high commissioner in London for pressing a larger British lumber market share. Denny arrived in the liner Ascania and spoke in admiration of Ferguson's vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Codes for Labor To Be Discussed At Conference
Montreal. Governmental codes for industry in Canada patterned after the U S NRA codes will be discussed at a Toronto conference of provincial government representatives. Hon C J Arcand Quebec minister of labor will attend and may challenge the value of fixed minimum wages and hours for men versus juridical extension of collective agreements. Quebec authorities favored extending agreements over government interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Canada
N.R.A
United States
Toronto
C. J. Arcand
Quebec
King George Praises League of Nations Society in Canada
King George sends a cablegram to Hon. Ernest LaPointe expressing pleasure and approval of the League of Nations Society in Canada. He notes the importance of public understanding of the league and extends wishes for success in their winter plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
League of Nations Society
Canada
Ernest LaPointe
League of Nations
League
British Empire
Alberta Calf Club Teams Win Provincial Honors
Junior calf club teams from Lacombe and Olds captured provincial honors in stock judging competitions and earned free trips to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto to represent Alberta in the Dominion finals. Olds duo Wylie Thomson and Walter Dunkley won the junior Dairy Calf Club section. Lacombe pair Henry Magilton and Edward Chesser won the Beef Calf Club finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Lacombe and
Olds
Toronto
Alberta
Wylie Thomson
Walter Dunkley
Henry Magilton
Edward Chesser
Lacombe
Remembrance Day Observes Two Minute Silence in Canada
The government orders provincial and municipal authorities to suspend all vehicular traffic from 11:00 to 11:02 on November 11 for Remembrance Day. Rail and water transport will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Plan To Tattoo Soldiers Identified Dead and Wounded
The war department considers tattooing every U S soldier as a method to identify dead and wounded. Lieutenant C L Whittle of Fort Ontario advocates this plan in The Infantry Journal, the Infantry Association’s official publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
War Department
C. L. Whittle
Fort Ontario
N.Y
Infantry Journal
The
Infantry Association
Defends Beauty Operations by London Surgeon Gillis
Sir Harold Gillis, a noted London surgeon, argued for esthetic or cosmetic surgery in a defense of the surgeon's knife for beauty. He called plastic surgery the Cinderella of surgery and stressed the psychological benefits to patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sir Harold Gillis
London
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Brilliant Airmen
Manitoba Commission
Ferguson
New Zealand
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Viscountess Galway
Serlby Hall
Bawtrey
Yorkshire
Viscount Galway
Lord Bledisloe
King George
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