Western wheat crop outlook and regional variances
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report estimates Western wheat production at 246.4 million bushels in 1931, well below 1930’s 374.5 million. Alberta shows a possible lead despite half the seeded acreage, with mixed results across prairie provinces and generally favorable weather aiding quality. threshing lags but progresses, and late-season rains limited growth in parts of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
Brandon
Manitoba
Medicine Hat
Peace River
Balmoral farmer wins Alberta grain award in 1931
James Hazlett of Balmoral district near Red Deer captured the southern Alberta crown and then the provincial best field prize for Marquis wheat. Judges expect the field to yield about 50 bushels per acre. Ottawa reports tentative hearing around December 10 before the Privy Council on radios rights between Dominion and provinces.
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Red Deer
Alberta
James Hazlett
Balmoral
Hazlett
Ottawa
Ont
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
England
Saskatchewan Horses Win at Toronto Exhibition
George T. Fraser of Tate Saskatchewan won prizes for best mare any age and best mare three years old and over in the Percheron judging at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto Ontario.
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Toronto
Ont
George T. Fraser
Tate, Sask
National Agriculture Council Approved in Regina
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee approved forming a National Agriculture Council to study policy and Canada’s and foreign markets. Premier J E Brownlee urged lower farmer credit and discussed aiding farmers with better marketing and livestock production strategies.
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Regina
Sask
National Agriculture Council
Canada
Agricultural Committee
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Brownlee
Alberta
Brownlee
Free Transportation For Settlers Effects Expands Northward
Edmonton reports free transportation of settlers effects for farmers relocating from drought areas in the south to northern locations. The arrangement between provincial and federal governments extends to November 30, with the free privilege covering passengers and freight through September and effects for the next two months.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Mexico Accepts League of Nations Invitation
Mexico City reports Foreign Minister Gennaro Estrada cabled Geneva that Mexico accepts the invitation to join the League of Nations. The proposal must also pass the senate for ratification since league membership requires adherence to the covenant and the Versailles Treaty.
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Mexico City
Mexico
League of Nations
Geneva
Gennaro Estrada
Senate
League
Winnipeg Police Chief Named VP of International Conference
Winnipeg Chief of Police Chris H. Newton has been appointed vice president of the International Police Conference to be held in Paris on September 28. The appointment was announced from New York, and he will depart for the meeting in coming days.
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Winnipeg
Man
Chris, H. Newton
Paris
France
New York
Wilkins Arctic submarine voyage ends in Longyear
Sir Hubert Wilkins overhauls and refuels the Nautilus in Spitzbergen after a storm battered the mast and damaged radio gear. The crew, beard and dirt smudged but cheerful, heads to steam baths as the team prepares for an early return to America via Iceland if needed. The southbound leg saw record rolling and seasickness, but instruments including the gyro-compass performed well.
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Longyear City
Spitzbergen
Sir Hubert Wilkins
America
Iceland
Arctic
United States
Grain stored at Churchill elevator to ease lakehead facilities
More than 2 000 000 bushels of grain from the Canadian west will be stored at Churchill's new elevator this fall and winter to relieve lakehead facilities and prepare for spring shipments via the bay route. A definite decision hinges on two ships reaching European ports. officials of the Hudson Bay Railway favor the plan to retain workers through winter and test bay storage under harsh conditions. Most grain from Saskatoon district with some from Moose Jaw and Regina could be included if government approves.
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Churchill
Lakehead
Bay
Hudson Bay Railway
Hudson Bay
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Regina
Trans-Canada Telephone Expected Completed by December
Alberta Minister W. W. Smith announced the Trans-Canada line should be finished by December 1. He said the Calgary to BC boundary section will end by the end of November and the Calgary east link is already completed after his return from the Telephone Association of Canada meeting in Minaki Ontario.
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Edmonton
Alberta
W. W. Smith
Telephone Association of Canada
Minaki
Winnipeg School Board approves Canadian fuel orders
The Winnipeg School Board has decided to use Canadian fuel. It has placed orders totaling 55,000 tons with 45,000 tons from Alberta and 10,000 tons from British Columbia mines.
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Winnipeg
Man
Winnipeg School Board
Alberta
British Columbia
Canada backs arbitration at Geneva League gathering
Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Canada’s justice minister and delegate making his Geneva debut, announced Canada’s support for the principle of arbitration security and disarmament. He said Canada favors sympathetic cooperation in any final plan and stressed that the nation is not militaristic with negligible armaments.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Canada
Assembly of the League of Nations
Hugh Guthrie
Reitz Branch Seeks George I Title for South Africa
The Reitz branch of the Nationalist Party proposes that the king be titled George I of South Africa rather than George V of Great Britain. They justify the change by citing South Africa's 1926 independence and urge Congress to adopt the resolution.
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Capetown
South Africa
Union of South Africa
George I
George V
Great Britain
Congress
Reitz
Hutterites Free to Enter Alberta Says Health Minister
Hon. George Hoadley announced that the report of 112 Hutterites arriving from South Dakota is a matter of Federal concern. He stated the group, having satisfied Federal Immigration authorities, are now free to enter Alberta.
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Edmonton
Alberta
George Hoadley
South Dakota
Another Civil War in China Is in Prospect
Shanghai reports renewed fighting as Cantonese forces invade Hunan Province. Nanking pushes for peace while mobilizing for conflict. The Nationalist regime backs relief aid of 70 million dollars for China’s destitute, and Chiang Kai-Shek signals swift, decisive action against insurgents. Military experts expect a swift, bloody campaign in Hunan.
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Shanghai
China
Shih Yo- San
Hunan
Nanking
National Flood Relief Commission
T. V. Soong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Church pledges aid to stricken Saskatchewan region
Rev William Munroe announced that a vast disaster has hit 40 000 square miles of southern Saskatchewan. The United Church of Canada Montreal presbytery formed a special committee to collect and send clothing and relief material to those affected. The church will support missionary work in Saskatchewan to maintain ministry there.
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Montreal
Que
Saskatchewan
William Munroe
United Church of Canada
Germany’s fleet under Versailles limits outlined by League
Geneva report shows Germany with 100 500 army and 4 500 officers as it states the navy has only four ships of the line, while six should be active and two in reserve per Versailles Article 151, indicating potential for double the fleet under regulation.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
League of Nations Secretariat
Julius Curtius
Inter-Allied Marine Control Commission
State Hospitals Victoria address signals future health obligation
Hon. 8. L. Howe provincial secretary told the opening of the British Columbia Hospitals' Association fourteenth annual convention that health of the people would eventually become a state obligation. He predicted a future where hospital care is a government responsibility.
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Victoria
B.C
L. Howe
British Columbia Hospitals’ Association
Mr. Howe
Freighter Dewstone Cleared for Aberdeen With Flour Cargo
The Dewstone of the Newfoundland Halifax Transportation Company sailed from Port Arthur for Aberdeen Scotland carrying 1600 tons of flour. It is the first vessel this year to depart Port Arthur directly overseas. One ship left here for the Atlantic voyage last year.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Dewstone
Newfoundland Halifax Transportation Company
Aberdeen
Scotland
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National Agricultural Council
John S. Roper
Canadian Legion
British Empire Service League
Col LaFleche
Legion
Dominion
Wilkins
Trans-Canada Telephone
Justice
Downing Street
London
Buckingham Palace
Ramsay MacDonald
King George
West
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