Prairie grain trade leaders named for Turgeon report panel
A statement lists three eminent figures from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as key appointees. Professor Duncan A. MacGibbon University of Alberta political economy drafts economic facts for the Turgeon report. Minister Charles Magill Hamilton Saskatchewan Agriculture joins the trio as an experienced agriculturist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan A. MacGibbon
University of Alberta
Canada
Charles
Hamalston
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Naval Disarmament Talks Ahead of Five Power Conference
Authoritative quarters say London Washington negotiations are proceeding satisfactorily. Premier MacDonald is predicted to visit and meet Dawes at Elgit-on-Auger to discuss tentative five power conference arrangements and a luncheon in the municipality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendon
England
London
Washington
Ti Ia
Maca
Assembly of the League of Nations
MacDonald
Dawes
Elgit-on-Auger
Alberta Coal Price Prohibitive Prompting Cross-Border Sourcing
Winnipeg’s J G Glasso, Winnipeg Hydro manager, says Alberta coal dealers quote 7.90 per ton, versus 7.20 for American coal. He warns entire coal supply may come from across the border as Alberta supplies are scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Alberta
J. G. Glasseo
Winnipeg Hydro
Glassicogald
Missing Pilot From Inter-Provincial Airways Found Near Seven Islands
Pilot G R Troup of Inter-provincial Airways was lost after forced down due to engine trouble. Searchers recovered him nine days after disappearance about 2000 miles north of Seven Islands, Canada. He was unharmed and flown back to Seven Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GR Troup' Dt
Inter-Provincial Airways Way
Monifest
Troup
Inter-provincial Airways
Palie Operates in Recovery Drive Amid Widespread Concerns
A terse report outlines ongoing recovery efforts after a major incident. Officials describe intensified operations, with teams mobilized to stabilize conditions, assist affected residents, and restore services as communities monitor progress and safety measures.
Vancouver Wheat Exports Show Shift From U S Ports
Figures from The Vancouver Merchants Exchange indicate Vancouver area ports shipped 97 million bushels of Canadian wheat in 1975 78, about 26 percent of total Canadian exports, while Atlantic ports and Montreal area moved 92 million bushels. Note figures exclude non wheat grains and U S wheat shipments through Canadian ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Vancouver Am
Allel Factic
Canada
Montreal
United States
Atlantic
Chinese Officials Leave Bond For Return To China
Ying Kao wife and Sun Foon former Chinese consulate attaches flee San Francisco on the Shinyo Maru to avoid U S trial for alleged opium smuggling valued at 3600 000. Secretary Stimson confirms their return to China at Beijing’s request and says China will prosecute them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
San Francisco
Ying Kao
Sun Foon
United States
Hner
Wander Bond
Washington
Stimson
Doctors Advise King George Bognor Recuperation Over Sandringham
The Daily News reports physicians urged King George to return to the seaside at Bognor for further recuperation rather than visit Sandringham, his usual country estate. The court plans a Sandringham trip but fears he may overexert himself shooting. He would stay at Craigwell House after moving from London following his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
Sandringham
London
England
The
Daily News
George
Bognor
Craigwell House
Probing Status Of Women In Quebec Commission Appointed
Quebec City officials announce a special commission to study the status of women in the province. Members include Judge C N Dorion Chief Magistrate F Ray and notary Joseph Sirios from Quebec City and notary Victor Morin from Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Que
Qhieher
C.’N. Dorion
F. Ray
Joseph Sirios
Quebec City
Victor Morin
Montresi
Three Girls Die in Alberta Picnic Drowning
Edmonton reports a triple drowning at Henna Beach on Buffalo Lake near Botha Alberta. Victims are Mary Horton 15 Francis Horton 14 and Fana Payne 14. The Horton sisters perished after stepping into a deep hole while bathing.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Henna Beach
Buffalo Lake
Botha
Mary Horton
Francis Horton
Fana Payne
Horton
Sails For Home From Quebec With Geddes Aboard
Sir Eric Geddes former minister of transport in a wartime British government and chairman of Imperial Airways sailed from Quebec on the Empress of Australia after a brief business visit to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Eric Geddes
Imperial Airways, Limited
Forest fires menace vast timber tracts across British Columbia
Forestry officials say the fire situation in British Columbia is very critical with 150 fires burning across the southern interior. Nelson and Vicinity have called all unemployed men to fight outbreaks as visibility fails for a seaplane at Nelson. Fires rage near Grand Forks Tunnel, Westbridge, and the international Sheep Creek boundary, while Vancouver Island near Campbell River faces especially hazardous conditions.
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Vancouver
Bal
British, Columbia
Nelson
Denger
Tunnel
Grand Forts
Nelwon
Boundary District
Westbridge
Lower Mainland
Vancouver Island
Campbell River
Thomas seeks openings for unemployed in Canada
London reports Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, Lord Privy Seal and employment minister, will push Ottawa to create more British jobs by using capital and enterprise to develop Canadian industries. The Manchester Guardian says he may urge British firms to set up manufacturing in Canada and tie British investment to public works and favorable labour use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
J. H. Thomas
Ottawa
Manchester Guardian
Thomas
Board of Trade
Canada
The
Guardian
Excellent Wheat Yields Reported In Alberta
N M Ostryznik of the Dominion Colonization Company in Edmonton says new immigrant farms in Alberta show strong yields. At Fedorah 20 miles north of Edmonton farmers harvest 35 to 50 bushels per acre, at Racycroft in Peace River country a 400 acre farm yields 40 bushels, and Leduc district expects 40 to 50 bushels per acre.
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Winnipeg
Canada
N. M. Ostryznik
Dominion Colonization Company
Edmonton
Alberta
Fedorah
Racycroft
Peace River
Quatryzuik
Leduc
Minister Of Railways Steadily Recovering
Ottawa reports Hon. C. A. Dunning minister of railways and canals rests at his Saskatchewan farm near Yorkton. He is not expected back in the capital until month’s end and is steadily recovering from recent surgery while enjoying complete cessation from work in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
C. A. Dunning
Saskatchewan
Yorkton
Bank of England Plans $250 Million Credit Access in New York
The Bank of England, whose gold holdings have fallen to their yearly low due to French purchases, arranged a credit facility of roughly 250 million dollars that can be established in New York within a few hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bank of England
Indian Sign Language Demonstration Aboard Duchess of York
Wm Tomkins of the California Executive of the Boy Scouts Association demonstrates Indian signs to a scout aboard the Duchess of York steamer. He was en route to the World Scout Jamboree at Birkenhead England, where about 250 US scouts and fifty thousand scouts from forty countries attend the 21st anniversary event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. ‘Tomkins
California
Boy Scouts’ Association
Canosian Pacific Stearstip
Birkenhead
England
United States
Duchess of York
Saskatchewan Normal School Course Not Lengthened
Official statement from the Department of Education clarifies that the normal school course remains one year long. Inquiries show a misperception that the program would extend to two years. The September session runs through August 1990, with certificates awarded by academic standing upon completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Megina
Saskatchewan
Department of Educaton
Oceanic Keel Demolished as Bremen Speeds Challenge
A London Belfast dispatch reports the 60 000 ton White Star Oceanic keel has been completely demolished. Plans for a new liner to surpass the Bremen in speed and length are underway with construction expected to start after keel work stopped on July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
London
England
Belfast
The
Daily News
Oceanic
Japanese Officers Killed Preparing Graf Zeppelin Flight
Six high army officers including Major General Ogawa of the Imperial General Staff were killed when a military aeroplane crashed at Kasumigaura while preparing for the Graf Zeppelin world flight. The seventh occupant, also an army officer, is dying. The plane was a large bomber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graf Zeppelin
Tachikawa
Japan
Ogawa
Imperial General Staff
Kasumigaura
British reaction to Snowden at Hague reparations talks
London reports discuss U S criticism of Rt Hon Philip Snowden over wartime debt stance. The piece notes British fervor for Snowden amid suspicions of hidden motives tied to Bank of England talks and Young plan. It contrasts American firmness with British sacrifice and questions naval disarmament negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Philip Snowden
Hague
Britain
United States
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Mr. Snowden
Snowden
Labor
Ramsay MacDonald
Baldwin
Disraeli
Vienna
General Lord Horne Dies During Estate Shooting
Edinburgh mourns General Lord Horne commander of the First Army from 1916 famed for artillery methods at the Somme. He died suddenly while shooting on his Stirke estate moors at 68. Royal tribute of 150000 pounds voted after the Armistice.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Bntain
Empire
Lord Horne
First Army
Somme
Stirkoke
Loni Horne
Arthur Currie
Cambrai
Gord Horne
Bourlon Wood
Regina arson defendant to stand trial for Parliament buildings fire
Regina Saskatchewan 22 year old Donald Johnston confessed to setting fire to parliament buildings doors. He testified he formed a six man and one woman group aimed to raise 11000 dollars to start a newspaper The Nationalist to oppose the Gardiner Government. The alleged financier vanished with the money. Magistrate Heffernan refused bail to await further mental examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Sask
Donald Johnston
Gardither
Heffernan
Miss Julia MacBrien Granted Private Pilot Certificate
Miss Julia MacBrien daughter of Major General J H MacBrien president of the Aviation League of Canada received a private air pilot's certificate in Ottawa She is the sixth licensed woman pilot in Canada and 19 years old Her father is touring the prairie provinces by air
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacBrien
Canada
Ottawa
Julia MacBrien
J. H. MacBrien
Aviation League of Canada
Department of National Defence
Miss MacBrien
Prairie Provinces
Montreal Woman Journalist Accepts Jerusalem Posting
Miss Anne B. Lerner of Montreal has accepted the assistant to the editor post at the Palestine Daily Bulletin in Jerusalem. She will sail at the end of August for England and Iran before moving to Jerusalem to assume her duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Palestine Daily Bulletin
Jerusalem
Palestine
Anne
Lerner
Lerner Gails
England
Iran
Liberal Wins in Cumberland Constituency Polls
Final figures from Cumberland indicate D A Hall Liberal won the seat by a 303 majority. Hall tallied 365 votes, while John Beda Independent Conservative received 62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Alvert
Cumberland
D A. Hall
Hall
John Beda
Saskatchewan Forest Fire Toll Surpasses All Years
Saskatchewan fire losses this year exceed any prior year in Dominion Forestry Service records. Suppressed reports indicate ongoing fires across the province, with suppression efforts intensifying to contain the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert, Bask
Saskatchewan
Dominion Forestry Service
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Ned
Eoraria
Harvey Smith
British Medical Association
Credit For
U.S
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