Aberhart Adherents Set to Sweep Alberta Seats
Alberta Social Credit sweep continues across the province with Abbott's followers leading in 58 ridings. Liberals win two in Edmonton and Calgary. Conservatives tally one in Calgary. In Calgary, four Social Credit candidates including E C Manning win, with Mrs F Gostick among victors boosting female representation. O St Germain in third as counts adjust.
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C.P
Alberta Social Credit League
Liberals
Labor
Birty
Jed
William Aberhart
Edmonton
W. R. Howson
J. J. Bowlen
John Irvine
U.F.A
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E. C. Manning
Aberhart
F. Gostick
Rogers
League
Brownlee
Ponoka
St. Albert
Lucien Boudreau
Charles Holder
O. St. Germaine
Reid
Vermilion
Bible Institute
G.P
M.S.T
Alberta
U.F
Premier Elect Opposes Confiscation and Repudiation
Calgary Aug 23 Premier elect William Aberhart Social Credit leader addressed a midnight Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute rally pledging no confiscation or repudiation and urging unity among opponents. He hailed the movement as a revolution of ballots and urged expansion of the Social Credit league while praising opponents for their campaign.
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Calgary
William Aberhart
Social Credit
Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute
Social Credit Movement
Follosos
Aherart
Alberta
Aberhart
Social Credit Party
United Farmers of Alberta
W. KE. Spankie
J. Gostick
E. C. Manning
Walter Little
O. G. Devenish
Mecaie
Final Count Shows Robinson Wins by 1991 Vote Margin
Robinson leads with 3,254 votes to Lang 1,263 and Bullivant 647, giving Robinson a majority of 1,991. The tally details the election result and the rival tallies.
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Lang
Stevens Comment on Alberta Elections Signals Change
In Ottawa August 28, Hon. Stevens, leader of the Reconstruction party, cites Social Credit success as evidence of demand for radical change. He says the public is dissatisfied with current credit and finance controls, while Benne and Mackenzie King offered no comment.
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Ottawa
C.P
Alberta
Liberal
Stevens
New Reconstruction Party
Social Credit
Benne
Mackenzie King
Social Credit Triumph Dawned in Medicine Hat Poll
Dr. John L. Robinson, Social Credit leader, won last night’s election in Medicine Hat by 1991 votes over Liberal Hector Lang. Jubilation followed as Robinson and aides rolled through packed streets in a bandwagon amid cheering supporters.
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J. L. Robinson
Social Credit
Hector Lang
Dr. Robinson
H. Lang
Bullivant
Medicine Hat
New Social Credit
Alberta
Aberhart
John L. Robinson
New Party
Social Credit Committee
Robinson
A. A. H. Reilly
Alberta Social Credit League
Berlin Air Cruiser Crashed In the Baltic Sea
VIENNA reports a Berlin wireless dispatch states the new German air cruiser crashed during Baltic manoeuvres on August 4. The crew included a first officer two pilots a radio man four mechanics an artillery officer eight artillerymen 24 machine gunners and eight sailors with unknown fatalities. Berlin later dismissed the Vienna report as groundless according to a leading aviator linked to the air ministry.
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C.P
Berlin
Air Ministry
Canada to send delegation to Geneva for September assembly
Ottawa reports Canada's delegation to the League of Nations assembly in September will be headed by Col. James H. Woods with Edouard Montpeth Winnifred Kydd and Canadian officials from Ottawa London and Paris among attendees. Prime Minister Bennett says the Dominion will be fully instructed on Italo Ethiopians issue and policy statements will be issued before the assembly.
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Canada
League of Nations Assembly
James H. Woods
Calgary
Dominion
R. B. Bennett
London
Geneva
Col. Woods
Edouard Montpeth
University of Montreal
Winnifred Kydd
Queen’s University
National Council of Women
Hion
G. Howard Freguson
Paris
Another Golf Champion Joins Banff Tourney Week
Banff Alberta hosts the sixth annual Banff Springs Hotel golf week starting Sunday and running to the next Saturday. Mrs. E. W. Cuppage of Victoria British Columbia, winner of the Beatty trophy at the February midwinter tournament, is another champion entering the field.
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Banff, Alta
Banff Springs Hotel
E. W. Cuppage
Victoria
B.C
Edward Beatty
G.B.E
K.C
Vic
Japan signals shift on naval parity plan with Britain and U S
Aug 22 Tokyo dispatch reports Japan may drop demand for absolute parity with Britain and the United States. Tokyo will urge a common upper tonnage limit for the three powers, abolish ratios, and push drastic tonnage cuts. Koki Hirota directed Keonsuke Fuji to deliver Japan's observations, with cabinet and imperial sanction reported.
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Torio
Japan
Britsh
Great Britain
United States
Koki Hirota
London
Keonsuke Fuji
Britain
France
Italy
Edmonton Liberal leader still sole elected candidate in six-seat ride
W R Howson K C Liberal leader remained the only candidate elected after the second count in Edmonton riding. Social Credit's S A G Barnes led with 4,492 votes, Liberal George H Van Allen had 2,862, Social Credit Dr W S Hall 2,830, and Social Credit D B Mullen 2,510, with U F A attorney-general J F Lymburn in fifth with 2,151.
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Edmonton
C.P
W. R. Howson
K.C
S. A. G. Barnes
Social Credit
George H. van Allen
Liberal
W. S. Hall
D. B. Mullen
J. F. Lymburn
U.F.A
Lansbury Urges U S to Join In Italo Ethiopian Crisis
George Lansbury, radical opposition leader in Parliament, says the United States cannot stay out of the next war and urges Washington to stand with Britain in the Italo Ethiopian crisis. He spoke as tensions rise around the crisis and urged allied action.
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London
C.P
George Lansbury
United States
Lansbury
Canadian province hosts crowded entry rush for week long event
In Toria, British Columbia, entries arrived in large numbers today for a heavy week of play. Officials anticipate nearly 200 players will participate in the week’s events, sparked by a last minute rush.
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Toria
B.C
Canada
Hat Wins $5,000 First Prize in Fisher Coach Contest
Mervyn P. Reilly of Medicine Hat and 15 year old Robert Rasmussen of Regina won university scholarships valued at 5,000 each for the best junior and senior model coaches in the fifth annual Fisher Body Craftsman Guild Canadian section. The gala dinner at Chateau Frontenac announced the awards as part of the Guild's international convention.
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Que
Robert Rasmussen
Regina
Mervyn P. Reilly
Medicine Hat
Fisher Body Craftsman Guild
General Motors
Chateau Frontenac
United States
U.S
Stes
Alberta Game Law Changes Reduce Fees and Expand Seasons
Alberta government approves broad updates to game regulations, cutting several license fees and creating two new game preserves in Didsbury and Innisfail. Residents of Manitoba Saskatchewan and British Columbia may hunt bird game in Alberta for a $2 fee if licensed in their provinces. Open seasons and prohibitions include a 10 day prairie chicken window, an entire swan and grouse closure, and a ban on rifles for waterfowl.
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Stanley H. Clark
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan River
Edmonton-Calgary
Calgary-Macleod
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Didsbury
Innisfail
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Tecumseh Avenue
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Lampson Street
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Rue Manning
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