Reducing Port of Entry Numbers Probed in Report
The document outlines proposed streamlining of ports of entry to improve efficiency. It recommends concentrating examination and processing at about 100 ports, with 20 ports left as outports and stations, and to reassign staff to fit this plan. It also urges appointing a board to handle appeals and empower demotions or dismissals with ministerial approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Nulinnal Beevers
Clark Cte
Amguet
Adisot Bevak Cagety
Eavier Rport
Tyne
National
Mt Cithzelee
Supervision Of Rural Schools Calls For Expert Oversight
C B Little, president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association, urged increased supervision of rural schools at the annual convention. He said rural schools lack adequate oversight and proposed employing an expert supervisor at a small cost per school to elevate rural and urban standards. He cited 74 400 of 205 600 elementary pupils needing defect treatment and urged an expanded nursing staff to inspect all public schools annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
C. BE. Little
Saskatchewan School Trustees' Association
Educations Department
Littie
Cai
Little
Talking Dog Rival Report At Boston Show
A fragmentary report notes a talkative French bulldog named Prin cess Jacquelie at a Boston show. The owner Stra uF. Tompkins is mentioned along with remarks about the dog’s ability to imitate phrases and respond to questions.
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New York
Jacquelie
Boston
Stra
Tompkins
CPR Traffic Chief Dead in Ontario Rail Era
Obituary notes the death of CPR Traffic Chief Mr. Ussher in Chippewa Ontario at age about 44? He joined the Canadian Pacific Railway at the start of trans continental service and helped grow the company into a world wide organization spanning the Dominion and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Useher
Werner Trafic
Mian
Pate Farner
Usher
Christer
Chippewa
Montreat
Ussher
Canadian Pacifick Railway
Dominion
Une Globe
China Hopes For Improvement As New Year Arrives
China faces a bleak outlook despite welcoming the new year Canton and South China mark the holiday that closes old accounts and begins a fresh commercial cycle. Leaders hope for better times as trade disruptions and crippled shipments dampen business and daily life for millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
World Cataclysm Predicted by Toronto Organizer
T R Ransome of the British Israeli Federation of Canada warned Ottawa that a May 29 midnight cataclysm is foreseen by biblical prophecy and world symbols including the pyramids. He told Otto wans the form is uncertain but feared a war to the end if history guides the prophecies.
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Ottawa
Egypt
T. R. Ransome
Toronto
Wins Québec Dog Derby Emile St Goddard Captures Event
Emile St. Goddard, musher of The Past Man, won the Quebec international dog derby beating Leonard Seppala by 2 minutes 32 seconds. St. Goddard finished the 41 mile run in 3 30 07 with Seppala second in 9 41 40 and Earl Brydges third in 3 42 50.
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Emile St. Goddard
Quebec
Leonard Seppala
St. Goddard
Seppala
Earl Brydges
Pas
St. Coddard
Brydges
Canadian Destroyers May Sail Earlier Than Planned
Ottawa officials say the Canadian destroyers Vancouver and Champlain, reconditioned at Portsmouth, will be ready to sail before March 2015 as originally planned. The ships, formerly Torbay and Toreador, replace the Patrivian of the Painte pecast and the Patriot in Canadian waters.
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Ottawa
Vancouver
Champlain
Portsmouth
Department of National Defenshe
Torbay
Halifax
Paper Export Figures From Ottawa Canada
Canada reports total newsprint exports for the 12 months ending January at 124.165 million dollars, down from 315.013 million last year. Overall paper and paper products exports totaled 130.571 million dollars for the period, versus 122.253 million the prior year, per the Statistics Bureau.
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Tocrease
Ottawa
Canada
Consinjon Bureau of Statistics
Immigrant Flows and Policies in Canada 1921–1927
A summary of immigration patterns and costs in Canada from 1921 to 1927. It notes British and European arrivals, the assisted passage program started in 1923, totals for 1927 including 64 Chinese and 493 Japanese admitted, and the Canadian Farm Loan Act aiding settlement on vacant lands. It also mentions roles for immigrants such as actors, missionaries, teachers, and laborers.
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House of S
Europe
Canad
Canada
Invention Tests Planes Minors Patented Gasoline Turbine Motor
Engineer R. E B Latilner of Libertyville Illinois says patents granted by France Canada and the United States cover his gasoline turbine aero engine. He plans trans Atlantic flight tests claiming a third greater cruising radius per fuel unit.
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Chicago
Canada
R. E B. Latilner
Libertyville
France
United States
Laslavy
Hoover Pledges Prohibition Support as Presidential Candidate
Secretary Hoover declares the United States is undertaking a great social and economic experiment and vows to support the prohibition amendment as a presidential candidate.
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Washington
United States
Hoover
Lindbergh Homestead Memorial Measure Introduced
A Senate bill to authorize purchasing the Lindbergh homestead at Little Falls Minnesota as a memorial to Col Charles A Lindbergh through sale of medals has been introduced by Senator Shipstead and a companion measure has been filed in the House.
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Washington
Lindbergh
Little Falls
Minn
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Shipstead
Farmer- Labor
Minnesota
House
Husky Mountie Saves Sergeant in Two North Country Crises
Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant William Grennon recalls Mountie the husky saving his life twice in icy risks on fast crossings and breaks in the Sturgeon Lake region. The dog led the team across seven miles of danger and later cleared a widening ice gap in a life saving feat.
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Mountie
Chateau Bronierue
William Grennon
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Moon
Tie
Sev~en Mics
Grennon
Mownoue
Quebec
Federal Aid Cancelled For Unemployment Relief In Provinces
Ottawa reports withdrawal of federal contributions to provincial unemployment relief as a war time measure. King states justification to aid provinces or municipalities ends, noting no new conditions justify federal treasury support this year. Manitoba inquiries cited.
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Ottawa
Arnot
Dreierwacker
Manitoba
Mr. King
Eli
Fetter
London Chimes Travel Nearly Around World
London chimes heard in Buffalo after rebroadcast from Sydney Australia marking what may be the first experiment of its kind in radio history. The Sydney announcer greeted Western New York as London chimes traveled nearly around the world despite atmospheric interference.
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Australia
Buffalo
N.Y
London
Sydney
America
New York
Manitoba to Build New Jail with Farm Operations
Manitoba plans a new provincial jail costing 300000 dollars. Prisoners will work at farming operations as part of the daily routine. The site has not yet been chosen but will be located where farming activities can be conducted alongside the prison program.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
W. J. Major
Conditions Favorable in Livestock Trade Declared at Convention
Vancouver reports the fifteenth annual Western Canada Livestock Union convention where president A. Wright says conditions in all branches are the best in seven years with rising prices and improved purchasing power. Delegates from western provinces and government officials attended as he urges producer organization to resist packer consolidation.
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Vancouver
Fh. A. Wright
Western Canada Livestock Union
Dominion
Mr. Wright
Wright Gail
Big Cut Made in U S Naval Program
Washington reports a House naval committee vote reducing the Navy build plan. The panel approved 16 ships including one aircraft carrier and cruisers, rejected new submarines, and set construction timelines and cost limits under a 274 million to 740 million range.
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U. S. Naval Program
Washington
Wilbur
House Naval Committed
Butter
United States
Coolidge
Butler
McClintick
Uhe
Bert Hinkler Acknowledged For Remarkable Flight Feats
London hails Bert Hinkler British aviator who arrived in Australia February 22 amid claims his 15 day flight set five air records. The feats include fastest England to Australia and longest solo flight. Underwriters say he did not secure £2000 policy. The Daily Mail credits a new undercarriage and folding wings for the success. Hinkler says no outside help moved the aircraft since start.
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London
Bert Hinkler
Australia
Chaims
Engand
England
India
Rome
Hinkler
Lloyds
Daily Mail
Auto Racer Near Death Near Miraculous Escape
Frank Lockhart, famed Indianapolis racer, nearly died in a Daytona Beach crash while attempting a world speed record. He lost control of a Stutz Blackhawk Special at 225 mph and plunged into the surf. Doctors report only shock and facial cuts with no broken bones or internal injuries after a hospital examination.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Frank Lockhart
Indianapolis
Lockhart
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