Reorganization of Alberta relief system announced by Social Credit
Alberta’s Social Credit government will undertake a full overhaul of the relief system at the earliest date, Premier Aberhart stated. The news follows other developments including Toronto faculty graduates largely securing work, and appointments in Canada and abroad such as Sir Humphrey Walwyn becoming Newfoundland governor. The notices also mention an island sale by Vancouver, a German-name restoration policy in South Australia towns, and remarks on motor racer Sir Malcolm Campbell.
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Alberta
Social Credit
Aberhart
Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering
University of Toronto
C. H. Mitchell
Humphrey Thomas ‘Walwyn
Newfoundland
David Murray Anderson
Ol. H. C. Osborne
Allan Wade
Pate
Toronto
Vancouver
Malcolm Campbell
Headley Grove
Epsom
Campbell
Grim Polish Revolt Relics Found in Vilna Monastery
Researchers exploring a 16th century Dominican convent in Vilna uncovered an underground passage and a secret cemetery. Defunct monks rested on slabs while rebels who perished in the 1863 Polish uprising lay in heaps with bodies not decomposed due to lack of air.
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Poland
Vilna
Chinese Women Pirates Strike Ambushed Passengers at Amoy
Chinese travellers aboard the Lokiang steamship were robbed for four days by two female pirates and 40 male followers near Amoy. One passenger was killed and three wounded as the crew and passengers witnessed a brutal assault. The raiders escaped to a pirate stronghold after taking $250,000 in cash and gold bars. The event blends terror with surprising acts of charity as the attackers left money for funerals and transportation and offered mercy to some victims.
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China
South China
Amoy
Wheat shortage in South Africa linked to Canadian supply
Canada supplied 475000 cwt of wheat to South Africa in 1994, the only source amid production shortfalls. A shipping note mentions coal plus wheat imports to Nova Scotia and a brief aside on a new translucent plastic glass, likely a cellulose derivative like cellulose.
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Nova Scotia
South Africa
Canada
North Arctic praises praise of Eskimo by Bishop Fleming
Praises for the North Eskimo emerges on Bishop Fleming arrival in Winnipeg from the East aboard Canadian National Railway. He emphasizes admiration for the hardiness of the people, noting health improvements due to better medical care, hospitals at Pangnirtung and Aklavik, and the role of missions, HBC, and RCMP in rationing during crises. He foresees Eskimos’ future in northern industries and education, with youths moving into North work such as reindeer herding.
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Arctic
Saint John
Winnipeg
Canadian National Railways
Fleming
Hudson's Bay Company
RCMP
Dominion
Dr. Fleming
Shingle Point
Mackenzie River
Dionne Quintuplets Birthday Bowl Gift Offer
A cereal bowl honoring the Dionne Quintuplets is offered as a gift. The six inch diameter bowl is etched with the babies names Emilie Annette Marie Yvonne and Cecile and can be obtained by sending two Quaker Oats trademarks plus fifteen cents to Quaker Oats Company Saskatoon.
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Emilie
Annette
Marie
Yvonne
Cecile
Quaker Oats Company
Saskatoon
Sask
Iron Jewelry Replaced by New Discovery in 800 B.C.
Princeton University researchers report that iron jewelry, once prized, was replaced by a new discovery during the Mycenaean period around 800 B.C. Excavations unearthed many bodies with evidence of iron and other metals in ornaments, suggesting evolving craft techniques and trade.
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Princeton University
Italian Soldiers Deserting for Refuge in Neighboring Lands
Italian soldiers refuse to fight for the Fascist cause and desert in large numbers to Switzerland France and Yugoslavia as the Duce's campaigns falter. Nuovo Avanti interviews deserters noting anti war sentiment and doubts about Africa expedition reports. Many soldiers avoid conscription due to fear and financial barriers.
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Ludwig Loring
New York Post
Switzerland
France
Yugoslavia
Africa
Duce
Nuovo Avanti
Paris
Milan
Italy
Roverto
India Becoming Richer as Standard of Living Rises
The Government of Bengal cites a brochure by B B Sen showing rising consumption of imported and local goods. Per capita cotton cloth use grew from 839 to 1211 yards, and real income appears doubled as prices rose about 2.5 times since 1871. Canada shifts from net importer to exporter of canned vegetables after 1930.
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Ako
India
B. B. Sen
LCS
Bombay
Government of
Bengal
Canada
United States
Speeding blamed as major cause of traffic wrecks
The text argues bad driving and speed contribute to traffic accidents, noting drastic increases in allowed speeds over the years and claiming mental and muscular reactions have not kept pace. An office boy is interrupted by his employer reading an important letter.
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Ofice
Italy Faces War Strains as Taxes Rise for Gear
A Rome despatch notes Mussolini raising new taxes to fund war preparations. Italy relies on foreign materials like cotton, coal, iron, copper, machinery, and gasoline, needing gold or loans. Sanctions and hard currency limits threaten long war viability. past U S experiences suggest difficulty in securing funds abroad.
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Rome
Musso
Italy
Lonon
United States
New York
Ottawa Journal
Likes Travelling In Canada Bent on Seasite World
Kenneth Kiley a 17 year old Los Angeles college student hitch hiked from Los Angeles to Regina Saskatchewan in seven days covering 2500 miles with only 30 lifts. He praised Canadian hospitality noting meals and easy rides and observed thousands of grasshoppers in crops south of Regina.
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Kenneth Kiley
Los Angeles
California
Regina
Sask
Knight
Xiley
Arabs Form First Parliament in Near East
Cairo reports Bedouin nomads from 75 tribes totaling about one million have formed their own parliament led by a Sheik. The body vows to push compulsory education, protect Bedouin rights, preserve customs, and foster intellectual ties with Arab nations.
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Acts of
Near East
Sheik
Cairo
Egypt
Hamad el Baseel Pasha
Eal
Book of Remembrance near completion in Ottawa
The Book of Remembrance will be deposited in Ottawa's memorial chamber in about two years. It will inscribe over 70,000 Canadians who died in service or from war disabilities by April 1, 1922. James Purves of Ottawa leads the compilation, initially aiming for five years, and has spent three years on the task.
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Memorial Chamber
Ottawa
James Purves
Wheat for Churchill ships half a million bushels
About 1.5 million bushels of wheat are loaded on Canadian National lines in Saskatchewan for storage at Churchill Bay in Hudson Bay for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. Most wheat ships from Prince Albert division with 250 cars to date totaling roughly 375,000 bushels. The White House value cited is 2.25 million dollars with grounds valued at about 19.69 million. Paper linings for coffee percolator tops prevent grounds from slipping through.
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Bay Port
Canadian National Railways
Saskatchewan
Winer
Churchill
Hudson Bay
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Prince Albert
White House
Forgotten Southern Colonists in Amazon Jungle Colony
Dr W H Haas of Northwestern University reports discovery of a 600 mile inland Amazon settlement named Santeria. About 300 residents include a woman who recalled Alabama plantations with slaves. Some Southern families moved after the Civil War seeking renewal but failed to grow cotton or find markets. Younger members returned to the United States while others stayed to farm pumpkins, cocoa and beans.
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Amazon Jungle
W. H. Haas
Northwestern University
Chicago
Dr. Haas
Amazon
Santeria
Tapa Jos River
Haas
Tropics
Alabama
United States
New Optical Apparatus Reveals Heat From Light Bulbs
Three London scientists funded by the British Electrical and Allied In dustry Research Association have developed an optical device that lets observers see heat. When viewing a suspended electric-light bulb, heat appears as smoke-like wisps around the flex. The instrument also maps heat paths in rooms and can aid heating and ventilation. The device is being used by the Safety in Mines Research Board to study explosive forces and effects.
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British Electrical and Allied Industry Research Association
London
Safety In Mines Research Board
Beggars Demand Protection Against Amateurs in Paris
In Paris the official paper Le Journal les Mendigots urges professional beggars to unite against non professional rivals ahead of tourist season. It says amateurs threaten beats and income for seasoned mendicants. England and Wales showed a 23 percent drop in agricultural workers in 1935 from 1934, totaling 672 100.
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M Beggars
Paris
le Journal Les Mendigots
England
Wales
Oxford man finds no red headed first at university
A Oxford man claims years of statistics show no red headed man or woman ever won a first at the university. The report also notes British excavations in the Shetland Islands uncover Viking building remains from the 10th century.
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Oxford
Shet- and Islands
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