British Officer Beaten by Mob in Saar Area
A British League of Nations police captain in Saarbrucken was beaten by about 30 men after drawing a pistol during a tense mob scene near the Saar plebiscite. He and a companion were assaulted, a local woman was injured when a car wheel struck the sidewalk, and the officer was suspended as a police inquiry began.
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Baarbruecken
Saar
Baar
League of Nations’ International
Cape
Justice
Neumeister
Saarbruecken
British Troops Land in Calais for Saar Patrol Mission
First British troops to set foot on French soil since the Great War land in Calais. The contingent, part of Britain's force for Saar patrols, are billeted in the ancient citadel awaiting the rest of the regiments.
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France
Calais
Great Britain
Saar
Railway Legislation To Par No Change In Policy
Ottawa reports no steps have been taken to prepare major railway legislation for the approaching session of parliament. Government aims to go to the country without a change in railway policy. Debates on methods to handle railway problems expected. Beatty and Euler proposals for amalgamation and holding-company ownership discussed. Government favors cooperation. revenues at CPR and Canadian National show gains this year.
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Ottawa
Sesson
House of Commons
F. W. Beatty
Canadian Pacific
W. D. Euler
Canadian National
CPR
Trans-Canada Air Mail service eyed for 1936
Regina district inspector K F Whyte said the trans-Canada air mail route will be completed by fall 1935 with operation by 1936. He noted emergency landing fields are being built in the Crow’s Nest Pass and ten fields carved in Ontario forests. Whyte was joined by Squadron Leader J H Tudhope of the civil aviation department.
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Edmonton
K. F. Whyte
Regina
Western Airways
Crow's Nest Pass
Rocky Mountains
Ontario
J. H. Tudhope
Civil Aviation Department
Ottawa
Quality Should Be Maintained Says Alberta Hog Breeders Head
Hon. F. S. Grisdale urged pork producers to uphold quality as margins shrink in production. He spoke at the Alberta Provincial Swine Breeders Association annual meeting. R. D. Baker of North Edmonton was re elected president for a second term.
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Eamonton
F. 8
Grisdale
Alberta
Swine Breeders’ Association
R. D. Baker
North Edmonton
Wheat Marketing Difficulty Probed by Winnipeg Expert
W. Sanford Evans, MLA, a Winnipeg statistician, told members of the grain market analysts club in Chicago that removing wheat from the luxury class and easing restrictive influences would simplify current marketing difficulties more than production and export quota policies.
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Chicago
W. Sanford Evans
Winnipeg
Grain Market Analysts Club
Nations Prepare Saar Patrol Force For January Plebiscite
Five nations mobilize troops to patrol the Saar basin ahead of the January 13 plebiscite. Major-General J. E. S. Brind heads the force en route from London. The international patrol will be highly mobile with equipment to meet emergencies. Italy plans a contingent with a Grenadiers regiment and Carabinieri battalion.
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J. E
Brind
London
Geneva
Saar Basin
International
Rome
Italy
Grenadiers
National Police
Seamen Lose Lives In Bold Rescue On Stormy Atlantic
A Belgian captain recounted the heroic loss of eight seamen during a rescue attempt on the gale swept North Atlantic. The lifeboat from SS Jean Jadot capsized while saving crew of British freighter Usworth, with about 20 rescued from Usworth and 18 saved from SS Cania as the storm raged for hours.
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New York
North Atlantic
Sadie Gontheir
Jean Jadot
Unworth
Associated Press
Usworth
Ascania
Threat by British Chief Justice Hewart in Lords
In a historic House of Lords clash Lord Chief Justice Hewart threatened to adjourn the law courts of England over a bill altering Supreme Court procedure. He vowed to fight the bill line by line and would not sit as chief justice while the bill remained unmodified, risking judiciary disruption. Edmonton notes: federal price spreads committee cannot study gasoline and oil prices before reporting to Dominion Parliament due to time.
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House of Lords
London
Hewart
United Kingdom
Lord Hewart Wass
Supreme Court
Henry Slesser
Lord Hewart
Law Courts of
England
Edmonton
Alta
Federal
Premier Reid
W. W. Kenney
Stevens wins farmers hearts say Agnes Macphail in UFO talk
Miss Agnes Macphail substituting for H Stevens spoke at the United Farmers of Ontario convention. She credited H H Stevens with winning the hearts of farmers and said Euler is the most courageous opposition member. She suggested Stevens could work with progressives if elected and moving in their direction even partially.
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Anes Macphail
Toronto
Agnes Macphail
Canada
Pariament
United Farmers of Ontario
H. H. Stevens
W. D. Euler
Miss Macphail
Ms. Stevens
Euler
National Revenue
Stevens
Christmas retail upswing in heated prosperity noted
Toronto merchants across jewelers furriers can dlestick makers and radio dealers report advance Christmas shopping. Sales are higher than last year and customers seek better quality and higher priced merchandise, store managers say. A Dullet-proof bank teller cage with spring release is showcased in Saskatoon to prevent holdups. Bert Grummet, a piano mover, devised the device and will present it to the Canadian Bankers Association via the Saskatoon branch of Trade.
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Toronto
Saskatoon
Bert Grummet
Canadian Bankers Association
Saskatoon Rand of Trade
London Wheat Deal in Jeopardy Says Financial News
The Financial News warns the London international wheat agreement faces collapse amid objections from Argentina and fears it ties major exporters to acreage limits. It notes Canada United States and Australia benefit from postwar gains while Argentina seeks expansion and questions U S tariff shifts.
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London
Financial News
Argentina
Canada
United States
Australia
Nine Face Firing Squad Executions Rise in Soviet Counter Repression
Nine alleged counter-revolutionists were executed by firing squad after convictions for terrorism. The sentences, handed by the military collegium of the Soviet supreme court, bring the total condemned since Serge Kiroff's assassination to 75 as sweeping investigations into counter-revolutionary activities continue. Edmonton notes cattle zoning urged for dairying near cities to expand Alberta beef cattle industry. J R Sweeney calls for regional adoption during provincial cattle breeders meeting.
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Soviets
Kiroft
Minsk
U.ss.r
Soviet Supreme Court
Serge Kiroff
Edmonton
Aita
Alberta
J. R. Sweeney
Central Bank Directors Selection At Annual Meeting
Shareholders of the Bank of Canada will choose seven directors at the first annual meeting on Jan 23. Provisional directors announced nominations by province show Ontario and Quebec leading with 28 and 19 nominees, while Prince Edward Island has no representation except one woman. Classes A B and mixed nominations determine director representation. In a separate note, the U S navy ends a search for Capt Charles T P Ulm and two companions, calling it futile.
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Bank of Canada
Lst
Prince Edward Island
James Murdock
Ottawa
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Honolulu
United Sates
Charles T. P. Ulm
Harry E. Yarnell
Chain Store Wages And Weights Probed Before Mass Buying Commission
Ottawa report on the parliamentary mass buying commission details J G Johnston secretary of the Canadian Chain Stores Association testifying on chain store wages and costs of living. He says chains paid lower wages but higher turnover, with tests showing better chain results than independents. He notes hopes to raise wages as conditions improve while arguing fewer bankruptcies among independents.
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Ottawa
J. G. Johnston
Canadian Chain Stores Association
Association
Toronto
Canada
JL. Tinley
Lib
Hante-Kings
Sam Factor
Toronto West Centre
Alex Edwards
Cons
South Naterioo
Johnston
Chains
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Trans-Canada Air Mail
Hon. F
Arene Royegeion
Neu!es Io
Review Board
Justice J. A. Hope
Provincial Board of Review
Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act
Dominion
Herbert Hoover
San Jose
California
W. L. Manc
Kenzie King
National Liberal Federation
British Empire
League of Nations
King
Mr. King
Europe
Central Bank
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