Wheat rust takes heavy toll of western crop
Dr. E S Archibald and western Canadian researchers report a severe white stem rust outbreak reducing expected yields by about 162 million bushels and causing an estimated 100 million dollar financial loss. Regions hit include southern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan with Moose Jaw near the infection line and Alberta less affected. Rust resistant varieties have been developed with 8000 to 9000 bushels per acre seed stocks planned for next year.
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Ottawa
Canada
E. S. Archibald
Experimental Farms
Archibald
Great Britain
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Alberta
Berlin Woman Executed for Starvation of Children
Charlotte Juenemann severely harmed for allowing her three children to starve while on relief funds. Willy Gehrke, 23, executed by knife for robbery in a related case. Frau Juenemann, described as young and blond, had pleaded she had no time to feed the children. She was the fourth woman executed this year.
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Berlin
Charlotte Juenemann
Willy Gehrke
Frau Juenemann
Edmonton University of Alberta Reopens On Schedule
Geofrey Taylor assistant registrar says the University of Alberta will reopen on September 23 as planned. Officials reject rumors of a shutdown, noting no notification that the college would not reopen on schedule.
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Edmonton
University of Alberta
Geoffrey Taylor
A. E. Ottewell
Preservation Plan for Lenin Body Proclaimed by Professors
Professor Boris Zbarsky and colleague Vladimir Petrovich say Lenin’s body could be preserved for a century using the secret embalming method that was applied 11 years ago. They express satisfaction with the process and its outcomes.
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Moscow
Boris Zbarsky
Nikolai Lenin
Lenin
Vladimir Petrovich
Mint Book by Ross Seldom Sees 500000 Price Bid
Aircraftsman Ross known as T E Shaw and T E Lawrence writes The Mint a bold manuscript criticizing living men British institutions and the soldier profession. Doubleday plans printing while two copies go to Washington for copyright. Despite the record price bid few buyers expected at 500000 dollars.
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New York
Mint
Aircraftsman Ross
T. E. Shaw
T. E. Lawrence
Lawrence
Arabia
Ross
England
Doubleday, Doran and Co
Washington
Paderewski Radiocast From Lake Geneva Villa
Paderewski will air an all Chopin concert from his Morges villa on Lake Geneva for 90 minutes on Saturday October 12. The program runs 10 30 to 12 noon EST via WJZ network arranged by Societe Romande Radiodiffusion. Kreisler is the only major artist to decline air time this year.
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Geneva
Paderewski
Morges
Lausanne
Lake Geneva
Societe Roman de Radiodiffusion
WJZ
National Broadcasting Company
E.S.T
Fritz Kreisler
Farm Home Fire Claims Olga Adams and Children
A fatal farm house fire 38 miles west of here on July 31 killed Olga Adams 22 and her two young children George four and Margaret three. The father Lewis 52 suffered burns while fighting the blaze after an exploding gasoline lamp caused the flames.
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Edmonton
Here
Olga Adams
George
Margaret
Lewis
White-haired artist to craft 500-year candle for Galli-Curci recovery
A 75 year old New York artist known for fine scented candles disclosed receiving an order for a giant candle meant to burn for 500 years. The work honors saints who aided soprano Mme Amelita Galli Curci through a recent throat operation.
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New York
Mme
Amelita Galli-Curci
Highway Contract Winnipeg Near Carberry to Brandon
The good roads board awarded a 24 mile asphalt surfacing contract on the trans Canada highway between Carberry and Brandon to Carter Halls Aldinger Limited for $99,827. The firm submitted the lowest bid among three tenders.
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Winnipeg
Carberry
Brandon
Good Roads Board
Carter, Halls, Aldinger, Limited
Japan plans Far East emigration talks with Britain
The Daily Herald states Japan will open diplomatic negotiations with Great Britain Holland and others to secure emigration rights in the Far East for millions of its surplus population. The article notes the proposal aims to relocate Japanese citizens to overseas colonies and territories under a formal agreement.
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London
The
Daily Herald
Great Britain
Holland
Far East
Canada backs peace at League assembly pledge
Prime Minister Bennett told the Canadian delegation to the League of Nations that they should support peace. He stated that only war Canada is interested in is the war for peace and that members of the delegation were instructed accordingly.
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Ottawa
League of Nations Assembly
Bennett
Swedish engineers create buoyant concrete material
Swedish engineers unveil a light concrete that contains a gas causing it to rise like bread. The material is described as very light and buoyant, offering potential structural and aerospace applications.
Ellsworth South Polar Expedition Party Reaches Montevideo
Lincoln Ellsworth and Sir Hubert Wilkins will join the Antarctic pilot team in Montevideo after a jaguar hunt in Mato Grosso. Pilots Hollick Kenyon Lymbner Matthew arrive aboard Eastern Prince and plan tests for expedition planes. They aim to sail in October for the polar voyage.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Lincoln Ellsworth
Matto Grosso Jungles
Ellsworth-Wilkins
Montevideo
Herbert Hollick-Kenyon
James Lymbfirner
Patrick Matthew
Mrs. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Antarctic
Recall Legislation Promised by Alberta Social Credit
William Aberhart announces new electoral reform promising Alberta voters the right to recall legislators who fail to keep pre election pledges. The act, modeled on American recall laws, may require a petition showing a set voter percentage to trigger a plebiscite for a new election.
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Calgary
Alberta
William Aberhart
Social Credit
Canada
Aberhart
Farm Labour Push Aids 2400 Unemployed Men In Ontario
Ontario department of labor reports over 2400 unemployed single men placed on farms through the work campaign launched after Premier Hepburn ordered hostel closures. The initiative ties relief to agricultural employment and aims to ease unemployment in the region.
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Toronto
Ontario Department of Labor
Hepburn
Death Toll Rising From Newfoundland Hurricane
Reports from St. John s and scattered villages indicate 40 to 50 lives lost in the weekend gale. Communication breaks hinder tallying the full toll as wrecks line the island s eastern coast and ships drift or vanish at sea.
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St. John's
Mid
Newfoundland
Italy Ready for War If Needed Says Informants
Rome reports Italy can sustain a war indefinitely in either Africa or Europe though sources say a prolonged East Africa campaign is unlikely. Italy holds about 5 billion lira in gold reserves with government controls keeping fluctuations small, while nearly 1 billion lira has already been spent on East Africa.
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Rome
Italy
Africa
Europe
East Africa
Douglas to Advise Aberhart on Social Credit System
Major C H Douglas founder of Social Credit may visit Alberta in September to counsel the Aberhart government on its Social Credit plan. He cabled Premier William Aberhart that he could depart England in ten days to two weeks and will serve as financial adviser under the Reid government for a two year term.
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Calgary
C. H. Douglas
Social Credit
Alberta
Aberhart
William Aberhart
England
Douglas
Reid
Ontario relief payments to municipalities stated by minister
Hon. David A. Croll, Ontario minister of welfare, announced lump sum relief payments to municipalities after Sept 1. The funds will scale to each town’s ability to pay and the number of persons on relief, reflecting a shift to local administration.
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Toronto
Ontario
David A. Croll
Lloyds Quoted War Risk Insurance Hike for Shippers
Lloyds in London set war risk insurance at a 400 percent increase. Scandinavian shippers were quoted five shillings per 100 pounds for a semester against war damage, compared with two shillings sixpence for a year, effectively doubling the time.
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London
Lloyds
U.S. Policy Aims to Keep Nation Out of War
President Roosevelt approved a mandatory embargo policy to guard the United States from war with a law tying arms bans to a potential war declaration. The Pittman McReynolds plan includes licensing for arms, a cabinet board supervision, and discretionary powers to restrict ports and ships. a Feb 29 1936 sunset applied to some provisions.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Pittman-McReynolds
New York Plan Brought Rapid Relief Work Uptake
New Yorks work or go to jail policy for relief recipients produced amazing early results with applicants taking Works Progress Administration jobs at a rapid rate. About 5000 laborers were shifted from relief rolls to work in a single day while applicants queued for 55 dollar a month relief jobs.
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New York
Works Progress Administration
Britain Protests Moscow Over Communist Remarks
Great Britain protested in Moscow through Viscount Chilston on August 19 against remarks by Georgi Dimitrov at the third Internationale congress. Dimitrov reportedly said Britain’s National government was paving the way for Fascism and that English Communists sought a Labor government to establish a Soviet regime.
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London
Great Britain
Moscow
Viscount Chilston
Georgi Dimitrov
Britain
England
Freak Zinnia Bloom Stuns Midale Garden
Three small flowers, each about half an inch, emerge at the center of a large zinnia bloom in Mrs. W. Shoppam’s Midale garden. The trio sits on one stem forming a single flower with a two inch outer bloom.
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Midale
Sask
Calgary faces default without government aid
Calgary risks default unless the province or federal authorities provide support. Mayor Andrew Davison urged action and spoke with Social Credit leader William Aberhart about potential relief.
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Calgary
Alberta
Andrew Davison
William Aberhart
Social Credit
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Switzerland
W. H. Howson
South Polar Expedition
Ontario Relief Payments
Mayfair Hotel
Princess Pearl
Ranee
Sarawak
Harry Roy
U. S
Freak Zinnia Bloom
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