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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
1
Premier Bennett spoke to reporters after the Imperial Economic Conference outlining Canada will keep industries efficient and shielded from injurious competition even from UK rivals. Responding to a question about concessions to Seattle industry, he said measures would be limited to feasible protections.
The United States signaled willingness to join a world economic conference led by the League of Nations, with debt discussions limited to individual nations and tariffs left off the agenda. The move drew mixed reactions from press leaders touring Ottawa, as Canadians weigh protections for their cotton and other industries against British competition.
A coroner jury hears of William MacFarlane a Chilliwack youth who died in Vancouver Island's Gold River district while attempting to reach civilization with his trapping partner. His body was found June 27 after writing a final diary note on April 27 and May 1.
Redcliff notes report a major football clash between Brick and Coal and Diamond D in the Bennett Shield series. A large crowd is expected and a postgame dance will follow at the Armouries under SAR management. Also updates on local ailments harvest and school exam scores are listed.
Uninterrupted rains over twenty one days have flooded Central Manchuria turning the region into a vast lake. Tens of thousands of grain and bean stocks are lost and thousands more have lost homes. Material damage runs into several hundred million Mexican dollars.
Governmental inquiry into milk distribution and price in Alberta cities reports steady progress. Hon. George Hoadley says the committee has met in Waddmonton and Calgary and will report soon after thorough investigations into production costs, selling prices, and consuming interests.
Prominent workers freed from police custody in Ottawa after a Tuesday demonstration. The bulletin notes the release of thirteen members of the Workers' Economic Conference.
Fifteen hospitalised with twenty five treated for smoke inhalation after a stubborn blaze at Theatre Francais in Montreal. Firemen battled dense smoke from tar paper partitions with sixteen hoses and sprinklers. A 300 strong picture audience evacuated safely aided by staff.
In Berlin and Koenigsberg violence flared as Nazis and Communists clashed. Three dead and multiple injured after gun and knife attacks. A Socialist laborer and a Reichs bannerman were killed in separate incidents amid mass arrests of Nazi storm troops.
Aug 3 Bow Island reports mixed yields with one farmer M Hulka claiming 40 bushels per acre on summer fallow while others expect 12 to 15 bushels districtwide. First wheat arrives from Bill Green farm at 15 bushels per acre. Wages range 1.00 to 1.50 daily as harvests begin amid heat and drought.
Simoky Snyder from Kimberly British Columbia and Johnnie Schneider from Livermore California top the point standings for the 1932 world champion cowboy title as Rodeo Association of America officials report. Clay Carr and Gene Ross follow, with Pete Knight and Far? Thode also among leaders as eastern rodeos in thirty days will decide the crown. Smoky Snider claimed steer riding and bareback at Calgary plus Knight won the bucking horse riding there.
Glasgow August 3 Rothesday dock one of the Clyde’s largest facilities is temporarily shut due to weak trade and a decline in shipbuilding activity.
In Paraguay, hundreds of women flood the government demanding active combat roles in the Chaco conflict with Bolivia. Officials reject frontline service while offering civilian positions at home. Bolivia mobilizes youths and retired officers as tensions rise near the disputed Casado sector.
A large meeting organized the Unemployed Railwaymen Association with 8. Smith named president and R. Price secretary. Members endorsed a 2300 to 2800 mile monthly limit while avoiding conflict with current schedules. Next meeting set for August 9 with calls to present petitions to government.
Leslie Darling admitted in police court to disrupting several bridge parties by stealing purses from players. Magistrate Scott sentenced him to three years' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to ten charges. A bulging coal pocket misled victims into thinking he carried a gun, though police found only a water pistol in his car.
Three crewmen aboard the Elizabeth City schooner Milton S. Lankford are believed drowned after a midnight collision about four miles off the Potomac mouth with the State of Maryland. The Maryland sustained minor damage and reached Norfolk after departing Baltimore.
In Miami Florida a 12 man jury was chosen to try Captain W N Lancaster former British airman for the murder of Haden Clarke fiance of Mrs J M Keith Miller Lancaster defense motion to delay until Sept 15 denied. Dr F P L Dodge chief defense witness ill in Boston had autopsied Clarke and concluded the youth was a narcotics addict who died by his own hand.
Edmonton reports harvest work available for any man seeking jobs in the province. Labor commissioner Walter Smitten notes activity rising after August 15, with over 200 workers already absorbed by farmers at agreed daily pay. Workers receive board and lodging, easing the temporary period until peak harvest wages begin. Crop prospects look strong across regions though wheat may lag last year. later oats and barley show better yields due to late rains.
Dublin reports President Eamon de Valera warned a prohibitive tariff on British coal if continental imports are not allowed. Merchants keep buying UK coal despite a new duty, with over 50,000 tons arriving since Sunday. Irish gas firms say costs will rise without affordable coal.
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