Saskatchewan wheat pool raises initial payment to 45 cents
The Saskatchewan wheat pool announced an initial payment of 45 cents a bushel for 1933-34 pooled wheat on No. 1 Northern basis at Fort William, an increase of 10 cents from last year. Alberta and Manitoba boards will decide soon. growers delivering after July 15 receive the higher rate via three day window. An advance of 35 cents has already been paid on grain delivered earlier, with adjustments to bring total to 45 cents.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Fort William
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Northern
Pool
UK Cyclist John R. W. Crawford Makes Fourth Canadian Tour
John R. W. Crawford a Sunderland England native and police officer and sailor now a cyclist declares himself world champion with 150000 miles logged. touring Canada since 1919 he has visited most countries and rests in Calgary before heading westward on his fourth Canadian tour.
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Calgary
Alberta
John R. W. Crawford
Sunderland
England
Crawford
Canada
Ontario School Ends Homework At Oakville High
Oakville Ont high school plans to end homework and detentions under a new program. Principal R H Archibald says an hour will be added to the school day and homework cut or eliminated for lower and middle grades while upper grades halve their assignments.
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Oakville Collegiate
Oakville
Ont
Oakville High School
R. H. Archibald
First Woman Member Elected to NZ Parliament
Elizabeth R. McCombs won the Lyttleton seat as a Labour candidate, succeeding her late husband. She defeated F. W. Freeman of Coaliton Rominee and A. Hills Independent Labour, with 6 08) votes to 3 480 and 263 respectively.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Lyttleton
Elizabeth R. McCombs
Canada Faces Butter Surplus Driven by Domestic Shortfall
Ottawa reports a butter surplus of 10 million pounds for winter needs as Canada grapples with excess supply. National Dairy Council leaders F orster and Fraser met with Trade and Commerce Minister Stevens and Agriculture Minister Weir to discuss options. No final decision reached.
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Ottawa
Canada
W. H. Forster
Hamilton
National Dairy Council
Allan C Fraser
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
Robert Weir
New Zealand
Western Canada
United Kingdom
Ontario
Senator Murdock Removed as Canadian Vice President
Cleveland moved from office as the Canadian vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. The executive board, after nine charges by President A F Whitney, found six sustained including failure to perform duties and lukewarm attitude to the Has Borne The Brunt Of Hard Times wage dispute. The board cites wages in Canada at 172 percent lower than the United States.
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Cleveland
Ohio
James Murdock
Brotherhood of Railway
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood
Murdock
Dominion
The
Prairies
Whitney
Canada
United States
Montreal Trainmen Vote for Strike Referendum
The Montreal Star reports that Montreal and vicinity trainmen conductors telegraphers engineers and firemen overwhelmingly favor a strike over a pay cut. Telegraphers show 65 percent voting for a strike if negotiations fail while other brotherhoods lean toward rejecting the cut.
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Montreal
Que
Vicinty
Montreal Star
Brotherhoods
Government Extends 75 Percent Freight Aid to Royal Winter Fair
The Dominion will continue paying 75 percent of livestock freight charges from all provinces except Ontario to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto opening November 22. The subsidy covers transport to Toronto and return journeys, with Ontario excluded. Charges before assembly and after return end are not covered. The province must cover the remaining 25 percent in each case.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Ontario
Toronto
Department of Agriculture
British Naval Officers Complete 6000 Mile Pacific Voyage
Five British naval officers aboard the 54 foot ketch Tai-Mo-Shan completed a perilous 6000 mile voyage from Hong Kong to Victoria Harbor ending September 12. The crew, sailing without auxiliary power, crossed the Pacific via Yokohama Attu in the Aleutians and Dutch Harbor Alaska en route to the United Kingdom. The vessel hove to for 20 hours during a typhoon but none were harmed.
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Victoria
B.C
Hong Kong
Tai-Mo-Shan
Victoria Harbor
England
Pacific
Yokohama
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
United Kingdom
Alberta Wheat Pool official warns on prairie farm decline
Calgary message reports L. D. Nesbitt publicity director urging more national economic policy safeguards for prairie farm populations. He warned declining agricultural prices have seriously harmed Canada and the prairie provinces, and he rejected claims the farmers lack efficiency.
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Calgary
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
L. D. Nesbitt
Alberta Wheat Pool
Canada
Montreal man sues wife over St Leger sweepstakes win
Adrien Vanier of Montreal claims $54,000 earnings from a St Leger ticket after a court summons against his wife alleging participation in illegal sweepstakes. The case cites section 236 of the criminal code regarding forfeiture. Also noted are A Labelle of Quebec City winning $36,000 on Felicitation and William A. Hasse of Calumet City earning $18,000 on Scarlet Tiger.
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Montreal
Que
Adrien Vanier
Vanier
Doncaster
England
Felicitation
A. Labelle
Quebec City
William A. Hasse
Calumet City
Ill
Hasse
Choice Cattle for Churchill Shipment to United Kingdom
Calgary cattlemen arrange a 200 head shipment from Alberta to Churchill Manitoba for September 27 aboard the S S Brandon bound for the United Kingdom. Jack Byers of the Western Stock Growers Association coordinates the Gulf coast to Churchill route with Saskatchewan and Alberta carloads.
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Calgary
Alberta
Churchill
Manitoba
United Kingdom
S.S. Brandon
Jack Byers
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Betwen
Dominion
Montreal
Saskatchewan
Motor Owners Pay Huge Tax to Operate Cars
Ontario leads in vehicle density as Canada reports 1 114 503 motor registrations in 1932 with $56 700 000 paid in taxes. Provinces collected 21 126 271 in registrations and 27 083 316 in gasoline taxes while imports and sales taxes added 4 508 471 and 2 500 000 respectively. Canada had one vehicle per 9 4 persons. Ontario had the highest density with 6 5 persons per vehicle.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
United States
Hawaii
New Zealand
Ontario
British Columbia
Policy for Livestock Relief in Dried‑Out Alberta
Edmonton announces a government and railways supported policy to ship feed into drought areas and move commercial cattle sheep and farm work horses to winter feeding quarters. Bona fide owners may apply to transport stock for winter feeding with ownership retained until sale permission is granted. Freight costs are shared 50 percent by railways and 50 percent by federal and provincial governments.
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Edmonton
Alta
George Hoadley
Department of Agriculture
Expect Large Wheat Yield in Stirling Manyberries District
Farmers in southeastern Alberta between Stirling and Manyberries anticipate a total wheat yield of 2 525 000 bushels with prices about 50 percent higher than last year. The district faces relief from debt while the overall outlook remains better than other crop regions as yields reach around 18 bushels per acre. In the Etsixom area a single farm reports a 50 bushel per acre yield.
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Calgary
Alberta
Stirling
Manyberries
Stiring
Etsixom
Canadian Poultry Frep Ottawa Free U K Tariff Match
Ottawa Ont The tariff the United Kingdom imposed on dead fowl ducks and geese from foreign countries after September 15 was three pence a pound instead of 10 per cent ad valorem. The Canadian product will continue to enter U K markets free.
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Ottawa
Ont
United Kingdom
U.K
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McLaughlin
Col. Mclaughlin
Ramsay MacDonald
London
Heath
Keith
Banffshire
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