British Elections May Be Deferred Until Next Year
London reports say the Ethiopian crisis has led the National government to drop any idea of a general election before spring. Prime Minister Baldwin may address the Conservative convention on Oct 4 with policy on defense and abroad dominating discussion. Labor counters by endorsing 510 candidates with 50 seats left uncertain.
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London
Baldwin
Conservative
Labor Party
Labor
Ethiopia Prepares Food Stocks for Army and Civilians
Emperor Haile Selassie orders systematic storage of corn barley and teff in subterranean depots across provinces to feed troops and people for a potential year long campaign. Public instructed to grind and hoard cereals while selling excess to the state at a fixed rate. Ethiopia claims self sufficiency and resilience to Italian blockade.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Atheism and Communism Alleged in Ontario Schools
R A Hiltz reports to Church of England in Canada delegates that Ontario school inspector found atheism and Communism taught in at least one school. He cites a Young Pioneer Club promoting disbelief in God and rejection of British institutions.
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Ontario
Calgary
R. A. Hiltz
Toronto
General Board of Religious Education
Executive Council
General Synod of the
Church of England
Canada
Hiltz
Suppression of Narcotics Efforts Pushed by Canada
In Geneva before the League of Nations Canada urged stronger action to suppress narcotic traffic. The appeal called for united international measures and stricter enforcement to curb the drug trade.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Canada
Women Entering Contest Toronto
With candidate dates in the Dominion general election still pending, twelve women have been nominated by Sept. 18, nearly matching the total of the last four elections. Ontario leads with six nominees, while Alberta, British Columbia and New Brunswick each have one. Saskatchewan has two. Mrs George Black, Yukon Conservative candidate, is among the women in the race. The CC F and Reconstruction party nominations include several women.
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Toronto
Yukon
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
New Brunswick
Leopold Starts On Second Trip With Wheat Load
A full cargo of 325000 bushels of the West's best wheat was loaded into the Leopold for a second sailing for the 1935 season from Churchill to Mani to Antwerp. The Leopold previously sailed to Antwerp, docking September 17 and leaving September 19. Heavy wheat movements from Churchill are expected as vessels race to load grain. Pengreep Wentworth Charles and Alma Dawson due to arrive soon. The first new crop grain was delivered September 16 and graded No 1 Northern.
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Leopold
Churchill
Man
Manitoba
Antwerp
Pengreep
Wentworth
Charles
Alma Dawson
Prince Under Treatment in Vienna for Ear Trouble
The Prince of Wales receives treatment in Vienna for a recurring middle ear inflammation diagnosed by Professor Heinrich Neumann. It is not dangerous or painful, but he will have additional visits as he holidays on the continent, arriving from Geneva.
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Vienna
Prince of Wales
Heinrich Neumann
Neumann
Geneva
Forbes Denies New Zealand Adopting Douglas Credit
Prime Minister G W Forbes of New Zealand refutes reports a race with Alberta to adopt the Douglas credit system. He says few New Zealanders support the theory and that economists worldwide repudiated it.
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Forbes
New Zealand
Social Credit
Wellington
N.Z
G. W. Forbes
Alberta
German Merchant Ships Ordered to Fly Swastika Flag
The new law declares the swastika the mercantile flag of Germany and requires all German merchant vessels to display it. In Hamburg the Hamburg America Line ship Hamburg raised the flag as officers and crew pledged loyalty to the Nazi emblem.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Refugees Destitute Worldwide Reported by League Official
The League of Nations assembly heard from Rudolph Kunskijzerski of Czechoslovakia that nearly one million refugees remain without reliable statistics, with about twenty thousand near Harbin in Manchuria in almost complete destitution.
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Geneva
North
South America
League of Nations Assembly
Rudolph Kunskijszerski
Czechoslovakia
Harbin
Manchuria
Reaping Second Crop In High River District
In Lethbridge and the High River district farmers recover from July crop loss. Some hailed out fields are being replanted and yield a second crop of 10 to 15 bushels per acre, while neighbors who did not replant face 100 percent loss.
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Lethbridge
Alta
High River District
Storm leaves seven dead in England and broad damage
Britain endured its worst September storm in 75 years with seven dead and extensive damage. The south coast saw numerous wrecked small yachts while Brighton and Bournemouth reported significant property losses. Postal workers repaired thousands of disrupted lines as trees blocked roads and a Mary Kingsley steamer was washed ashore at Falmouth. Three crew members were injured while draining a flooded barge.
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London
Great Britain
England
Brighton
Bournemouth
Mary Kingsley
Falmouth
King’s son to wed in Scotland or Westminster Abbey
Report from the Manchester Guardian notes the king’s third son the Duke of Gloucester and his fiancée Lady Alice Montagu- Douglas-Scott may marry in Westminster Abbey or St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh. Royal family weighs propriety with Christmas as likely timing.
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London
Duke of Gloucester
Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott
Westminster Abbey
Manchester Guardian
St. Giles
Edinburgh
Bucceluch
Queensberry
Wheat price equal for 1934 and 1935 crops, board to buy
Winnipeg farmers will receive the same price for wheat grown in 1934 as for the 1935 crop from the Canadian Wheat Board. No. 1 Northern Fort William basis will fetch 8714 cents per bushel whether stored in elevators or kept on farms, as long as owned by producers. Purchase start date to be announced soon.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Wheat Board
Fort William
Italy moves to raise funds for war and Libya defense
Premier Mussolini led a cabinet vote approving a great national loan to cover East African defense costs. Italy reorganizes tax plans and urges bond swaps from 314 percent issues to new bonds at 80, while authorizing 337 million lire for navy oil storage to push toward self sufficiency amid Libyan frontier tensions.
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Rome
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Libya
Mussolini
Italy
Italo Balbo
Egypt
Chinese Gang Arrests Shocking Kidnapping Ring in Tientsin
Twenty Chinese gang members were arrested in Tientsin on kidnapping charges. Authorities say 20 supposed victims were found buried beneath floors across the city. Leaders confessed to strangling victims after capture. ransoms were demanded but bodies not returned.
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Tientsin
China
Indians in Alberta Used Social Credit Before Aberhart Era
Kenneth Kidd of the Royal Ontario Museum reported Blackfoot Indians on a 138000 acre reserve near Calgary applied the same principle as Social Credit to divide buffalo meat after hunts. Kidd noted the practice occurred before Premier Aberhart's regime.
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Toronto
Alberta
Aberhart
Kenneth Kidd
Anthropological Department
Royal Ontario Museum
Calgary
Mr. Kidd
Alberta doctors form Canadian Medical Association Alberta division
Delegates at the Alberta Medical Association annual convention voted to dissolve the provincial body and join a national organization. The new body will be named the Canadian Medical Association Alberta division with Dr. D. S. MacNab of Calgary elected as first president.
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Edmonton
Alberta Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association
Alberta
D. S. MacNab
Calgary
Manitoba Road Building Start Authorized for $2,730,000
The Manitoba government approves an immediate start on a $2.73 million road and bridge program. An agreement with the Dominion provides part of the cost, and work must begin before October 10 or the project cannot start.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
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General Teruzzi
Signor Starace
Count Ciano
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