Two youths killed by lightning near Camp Seebee
Morley reports a sheltering tree proved fatal for two relief camp workers George McDonald 28 and John Revell 30 near Camp Seebee five and a half miles southwest of the Dominion forestry experimental station on Saturday. An inquest in Morley returned an accidental death verdict. Burial set for Banff with funeral in St. George's Anglican church.
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Camp Seebee
Project 155
Dominion Forestry Experimental Station
Kananaskis River
R. A. Hicks
Exshaw
M. B. Murray
Morley
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Park Funeral
Banff
St. George's Anglican Church
R. H. Tully Montgomery
Mr. McDonald
James Miller
Cornwall
Ont
Kirkland
Little Long Lake
Revell
Barrow
Eng
Canada
Manitoba
Seven of Family Die as Auto and Train Meet
Montreal dispatch reports seven members of a Water ville Maine family killed when their auto collided with a diesel CN rail engine at a level crossing near Laprairie. The train derailed and seven occupants were fatally injured or killed. survivors described the crash and a later morgue identification. Cyril Talbot identified his father, mother, aunt, and two cousins among the dead.
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Montreal
Waterville
Maine
Canadian National Railways
Montreal-St. Johns Highway
Laprairie
Joseph Sauve
Yas
Charles Talbot
St. John’s
Cyril Talbot
Cyr Talbot
Brothers Laurentien
Galli-Curci Undergoes Goitre Operation Cleared
Internationally known soprano Amelita Galli-Curci had a goitre removed from her throat in a recent operation. The 15 year windpipe obstruction was eliminated, doubling air capacity. She rests at Henrotin Hospital and will relearn singing techniques under Dr. Arnold Kogel with no complications reported.
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Chicago
John Lear
Amelita Galli-Curci
Goitre
Leoin
Henrotin Hospital
Arnold Kegel
Forest Fire Strikes Waterton Lake Town
A devastating forest fire near Waterton Lakes National Park moved from the United States side into Canada threatening Waterton townsite. About 500 crew from US CCC camps and Canadian forces battled the flames. by Aug 12 the blaze was under control with damage limited to timber stands along the lake shore and mountainsides.
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Lethbridge
Waterton Lakes National Park
E. ’. Scoyen
Glacier National Park
Waterton Lakes
Waterton Lakes Park
United States
Civilian Conservation Corps
C.C.C
Glacier Park
Waterton
Park
Girl Drowns In Dil Perry Lake As Mother Looks On
Ella Retzloff aged 15 from Sulphur Springs district died after stepping into a four foot deep hole while wading in Dil Perry Lake. Her body was recovered Sunday with her mother witnessing the incident.
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Calgary
Lucy Georgina Dutchick
Maryland
Stephen Briggs
Howson to Address Social Credit on Alberta Hookup
CALGARY Aug. 12 Over a province wide radio hookup stations CFCN and CJCA at 8 45 tonight W R Howson Alberta Liberal leader will broadcast a special address outlining Liberal attitudes and platform to ward Social Credit This is his initial air pronouncement and targets the Aberhart scheme The leader also plans a second broadcast Thursday night at 8 45 on industrial development.
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Calgary
CFCN
CJCA
R. Howson
Alberta
Social Credit
Aberhart
Mr. Howson
Crows Nest Pass Man Hunt Now on
In Macleod Alberta liquor thieves who stole $300 worth of liquor from the government vendor’s store fled after breaking a police roadblock. Shots exchanged with officers as they headed toward the Crow’s Nest Pass area near Blairmore and Bellevue. An RCMP car was rammed during the pursuit.
Caribou Bill Anger and Dick Hersey Cycle Across Canada to Halifax
Caribou Bill Anger and Dick Hersey arrive in Medicine Hat after pedaling from Vancouver with two bicycles a sidecar and camping gear. They plan to reach Halifax and dip their front wheels in the Atlantic in October. They photograph sites like the Windermere church and travel at a leisurely pace to view beauty spots.
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Anger
Dick Hersey
Manitoba
Medicine Hat
Vancouver
C.C.M
Halifax
Pacific Ocean
Dominion
Atlantic
British Empire
Windermere
Caribou Bill
Brookwood
Duncan Marshall to Speak in Alberta Campaign Tour
Hon. Duncan Marshall longtime Alberta minister of agriculture and Hepburn era Ontario minister of agriculture will campaign in Alberta this week. He is set to speak at Warner Thursday afternoon and at Lethbridge Thursday evening.
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Duncan Marshall
Hepburn
Alberta
Ontario
Warner
Lethbridge
Voters Count 6145 In Medicine Hat Constituency
Enumeration of electors for the Medicine Hat provincial riding shows 6145 registered voters. This exceeds 1930 figures by about 1000. Lists posted at polling places and at Returning Officer C H Howey’s office. Revision hours daily 10 to 12 and 2 to 4. Advance poll at City Hall next Thu Fri Sat 2 to 5 and 7 to 10.
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Medicine Hat
C. H. Howey
Huckvale
Ar. Howey
Saturday Storm Sets Local Wind Record
A strong Saturday night gale averaged 47 mph for an hour with a 60 mph peak at 6 30 pm. No major damage occurred though branches and tangled wires caused some disruption. light rain totaled 1 5 inches at Swift Current diminishing toward Gull Lake with calmer weather elsewhere.
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C. Pickering
C.P.R
Swift Current
Gull Lake
Trampled by Four-Horse Team Kills Man in Westlock
Murad Morin, 23, died at Westlock hospital after a four-horse team stampeded him as straw from a stack blew toward the animals. His skull, thigh and ribs were fractured in the incident at Alta.
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MY. Alta
C.P
Murad Morin
Westlock Hospital
Gen Nagata Assassinated in Tokyo Riot
Gen Tetsuizan Nagata head of the War Ministry bureau was assassinated in the War Office by Lieut. Col Aizawa who also slashed Col Hideo Nimi as he tried to protect him. Nimi was wounded. Aizawa was arrested amid tensions over military transfers. Hayashi may resign but reports say it would be refused.
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Tokyo
C.P
Tetsuizan Nagata
War Ministry
Hideo Nimi
Aizawa
War Office
Gen. Nagata
Senjuro Hayashi
Unearned Increment debated in Social Credit manual
In Calgary on Aug 11 the Saturday broadcast by J Saucier explored the term Unearned Increment as defined by Aberhart in the Social Credit Manual. The passage argues price increases arise from community demand, not owner effort, using land and coal as examples and noting the manual does not present a detailed Alberta plan.
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Calgary
J. Saucier
Social Credit Manual
Aberhart
Mr. Aberhart
Alberta
Bennett Delays Election Date Change Amid Cabinet Shuffle
Ottawa reports show Prime Minister Bennett delaying an election date as unrest and appointments surge. Protests by On-to-Ottawa marchers linger while cabinet reorganization and Wheat Board and Senate appointments await decisions. Parliament faces dissolution and writ timing record by week’s end.
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Ottawa
C.P
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Canadian Wheat Board
Canada’s Big Loan Placed Easily in New York
Investment bankers report the public placement of 76 million dollars of Dominion of Canada 21.2 per cent bonds. At First Boston Corporation offices the offering group said the issue had been completely placed.
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Canada
New York
C.P
Dominion of Canada
First Boston Corporation
Haile Selassie Foresees War Threat in Address
Emperor Haile Selassie warned of imminent danger as Ethiopia faces Italian aggression in a palace address to civil military and religious leaders. He urged peace through the League of Nations and said history repeats itself in this crisis while noting Ethiopia seeks to protect Italy’s interests.
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Addis Ababa
C.P
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
League of Nations
Alberta election nominations to flood August ballots
About 300 candidates expected to file nomination papers for the August 22 Alberta election, nearly double the 1930 total. The Alberta Social Credit League fields 63 candidates, United Farmers of Alberta and Liberals 61, Conservatives about 55, with others from Independents and small parties. All UFA cabinet members seek re election except Irene Parlby. William Aberhart not running but aiming for a by election if SOC wins.
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United Farmers of Alberta
Irene Parlby
Porfolio
U.F.A
Liberal
Bor
William, Aberhart
Alberta Social Credit League
F.C
Heat wave deaths rise past two hundred in midwest
Dust and extreme heat plague the middle west as Amarillo Texas and Garden City Kansas report dust clouds and a blistering wind. Four more deaths push the season's death toll toward two hundred in a record heat spell.
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Chicago
C.P
Middle West
Amarillo
Texas
Garden City
Kans
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Bolt
McDonald
Sedk
Seduk
Waterton Lake
Howson
Crows Nest
Macleod Vendor's Store
R.C.M.P
Cross Canada
Economic Safety League
H. Lang
I. Bullivant
J. L. Robinson
Riverside Cottage School
Harold Beveridge
The
Young Liberal Association
Hector Lang
M.L.A
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