Congress Urges More Free Health Clinics in Canada
Ottawa delegates at the Dominion provincial health conference call for extensive public education on annual free medical examinations as a preventive measure. They favor a royal commission to study state medicine and stress expanding free clinics and home visits by public health nurses to boost cancer awareness and vaccination efforts.
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Cole Sutherland
C. W. Weir
British Columbia
R. A. Hoey
Manitoba
Weir
J. P. McMillan
Prince Edward Island
Geo. Hoadiey
Alberta
Hoey
J. M. Uhrich
Saskatchewan
Ubrich
King George V. Cancer Fund
Canada
Western Grain Halifax Berths a Pork Solution
Be A MacPherson, former Saskatchewan treasurer and attorney general, urged Canada to balance grain production to boost animal feed and finish pork in the Maritimes Quebec and Ontario using western grain. He called for east west unity to reduce freight rates and make the plan practical.
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Halifax
BE. A. MacPherson
Saskatchewan
United Kingdom
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Mr. MacPher
Bodies of Tyax trappers lost in Bridge River mine tragedy
Police report from January details the Bridge River Taarko Mine disaster where Roland and Pall Allaire with constables Welsman and Sadler searched snowbound routes to recover bodies. A 15 to 20 foot snow cover blocks salvage. search deemed impossible for another month.
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Regge River
Arveral Mannera
Bridge River
Allaires
Taseko Lake
Welsman
Automobile Inquiry Tour Across Ontario to Probe Auto Prices
M. N. Campbell, vice chairman of the tariff board, said the panel will start a western Ontario tour this week visiting Windsor Tilbury and Oshawa to examine auto makers and parts firms for price differentials between Canada and the United States. The board will also study tariff effects on the oil sector and the financials of gasoline and oil processors with hearings in Vancouver May 20 and Calgary around May 27 after leaving May 15.
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Ottawa
M. N. Campbell
Tariff Board
Ontario
Windsor
Tilbury
Oshawa
Canada
United States
Western Canada
Vancouver
Calgary
London Wheat Prospects Hint at Global Shortage
Predicts Canada and U S crops will be below normal with poor exports. Factors cited include Australia and Argentina smaller harvests, Canada price maintenance, and French export controls. Poor U S exports and weather events like heavy rains, drought and dust storms threaten yields.
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London
United States
Australia
Argentina
Canada
Quintuplets of Dionne Recovering Satisfy Parents and Doctors
Oliva and Annette Dionne express relief as Dr G W Smith of North Bay and Dr Alan Roy Dafoe report the Dionne quintuplets recovering well from head colds and in excellent physical condition. Manager Leo Kervin notes the parents were pleased with the examination and care. A separate note mentions a Hind collection stamp insured for 50 000 when moved from New York to London.
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Cassader
Oliva Dionne
Leo Kervin
Dionne
G. W. Smith
North Bay
Unis
Mr. Kervin
Smith
British Guiana
New York
London
Government backs May wheat hedge swaps in Winnipeg
John J. McFarland heads the government wheat agency in proposing to extend May delivery by transferring hedges to July. The plan would allow 10 cents a bushel storage on hedges and confirms a broader aim to own large May wheat stock by May 31, involving over 55 million bushels, with an equitable redistribution based on July over May pricing. Public proof of ownership would enable contract recipients to receive consideration when wheat shifts to July.
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Winnipeg
John J. McFarland
Government Wheat Agency
Grain Exchange Council
McFarland
Ita
Prize Increases At 1935 Calgary Exhibition
General Manager BE L Richardson announced larger prizes across all livestock classes at the Calgary exhibition and stampede after livestock committees met. Increases, some nearly doubling, were funded by the Dominion government grant rising from 2500 to 5000 dollars and by breed society donations.
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Calgary
BE. L. Richardson
Lithuania Raises Army Strength On Border Tension
Lithuania plans to boost artillery tanks and air units and mobilize its army as Germany concentrates four divisions in East Prussia near the Lithuanian border. The government already extended military service by three months due to the tense border situation.
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Kaunas
Germany
East Prussia
Lithuania
Rebels Executed After Greek Revolt Court Martial
Two Greek revolt generals Gen Papoulas and Gen Kimissis were executed at dawn for criminal sedition after a court martial. Witnesses testified to an assassination plot hatched on the eve of the abortive uprising. Both declined to offer any last wishes.
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Athens
Papoulas
Kimissis
Fear of Heavier Death Toll in Teheran Earthquakes
Relief parties rush to stricken areas as official counts rise. 483 dead among natives, with 3,185 buried and over 10,000 injured in Formosa and nearby districts. Medical aid and tents mobilized. communications reestablishment underway in Taihoku Taichu Shinchiku areas.
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Teberan
Iran
Taihoku
Formosa
Shinchiku
Taichu
Plaskett Wins Henry Draper Medal For Stellar Velocities
John Stanley Plaskett former director at Dominion Astrophysical Observatory Victoria B C receives the Henry Draper medal from the National Academy of Sciences for nearly 30 years of work on stellar radial velocities and related studies. Dr Frank Dawson Adams of McGill University Montreal accepted the medal on behalf of Dr Plaskett as a foreign associate member.
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Washington
John Stanley Plaskett
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
B.C
Henry Draper
National Academy of Sciences
United States
Plaskett
Frank Dawson Adams
McGill University
Montreal
Academy
Imperial conference urged to discuss trade and policy
London comments push for an imperial conference on trade foreign policy and imperial defence amid Ottawa agreement tensions. The Daily Herald warns of a brewing storm among Britons and dominions while The Daily Mail argues to test dominion opinion on Locarno and warn of possible denunciation if opposed.
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London
Canada
Ottawa
Daily Herald
Liverpool Corn Trade Association
Daily Mail
Europe
Locarno
France
Italy
Great Britain
G. W. Forbes
New Zealand
Bennett
Dominions
United Kingdom
Stresa
Council of the League
Germany
Belgium
Daily Mai
Jubilee Broadcast Marks King George Silver Jubilee
Ottawa witnesses a six hour radio event by the Canadian Radio Commission linking London and Ottawa. The program features speeches by Governor General and Sir Mackenzie King, chimes, a 90 minute segment Canada in 1935 with provincial leaders, and live reports from Jack Miner and Captain Angus Walters among others. The day closes with Rudyard Kipling from London and a St Paul’s Cathedral service.
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Ottawa
Canadian Radio Commission
London
Parliament Hill
George Perley
Mackenzie King
Peace Tower
Canada
Banda
Kingaville
Ont
Jack Miner
Commission
Audrey Alexandra Brown
Miss Brown
Halifax
Angus Walters
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Atlantic
Dominion
Rudyard Kipling
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Drouth Rehabilitation Plans Discussed With Manitoba
Federal agriculture minister Robert Weir met Manitoba Premier John Bracken and cabinet members to review drouth area rehab plans. The four fold scheme includes dam and dyke surveys May 5 to May 15, soil treatment, and establishing demonstration areas with cooperation among federal provincial and municipal authorities. Professor J H Ellis was named as province's advisory committee rep pending board approval.
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Winnipeg
Robert Weir
Prairie P
Weir
Manitoba
John Bracken
J. H. Ellis
University of Manitoba
University Board of Governors
Prairie Provinces
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D. M. Sutherland
National Health
Corp
Ferien
Ride
Automobile Inquiry
Tarif Board
Admiral Byrd
Richard Byrd
Balboa Canal Zone
Antarctic
The
Osborne College
Prince of Wales
King Edward
Fphboto
Russel and Son
Southsea
Honor Observatory
Dr. Plaskett
Victoria, B.C
Need Conference ON Trade and Foreign Policies
Prairies
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Empire
Drouth
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