Sheep dog trials and whippet races planned for Medicine Hat
Enthusiasm runs high as Medicine Hat plans a big free entertainment event featuring sheep dog trials and whippet races. The Kennel Club leads the whippet races with entry leasing handled through J A King and W M Currie. Contributions are collected September 1, with many local merchants already supporting the effort.
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Medicine Hat
Prairies
Alberta
Kennel Club
J. A. King
W. M. Currie
Redcliff Notes Holiday Visitors and Local News
Redcliffe residents and guests travel and holiday plans fill the week with Elkwater Lake trips and a motor tour to Portland. Dr J C Wray travels with relatives to visit Dr W J Patterson in Medicine Hat while Paul Knapper reopens his violin studio in September. A sequence of social, school and town activities follows including a greenhouse project, high school pass list, and church youth officers.
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Allenbach
Joyce Hodges
Elkwater Lake
J. C. Wray
Portland
J. R.patterson
Medicine Hat
Patterson
W. J. Patterson
Paul Knapper
Tessie Knapper
C. T. Hall
Terry Walker
R. S. Hodge
Burdett
Hodge
Jean Gray
Neville
Vancouver
Harry Johnson
N. White
John Mitchell
Bassett
J. R. Cann
T. Amdahl
Bonnyville
Alta
W. Yates
Waterton Lakes
St. Ambrose Church
Walter Lawson
Bill Balmer
Gertrude Wyatt
Annie Shaw
Carlson of
Alderson
R. C. Hargrave
Toronto row over oil painting at national exhibition
In Toronto Aug 190, controversy surrounds Walter's oil painting Annunciation criticized by Rev Bemison and other clergy at St Pauls Vorenta. Canadian artist Johnston calls it rotten while others deem it in bad taste. The work depicts a plump dark woman with a halo seated on a box, with a dancer's pose and a pointing right hand.
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Toronto
Po van Walter
Mmen
Ro Bemison
St. Pauls Hhiuteh
Vorenta
Frang Johnston
Northland
Walter
Johnston
Walters
Ghinee
Co Man Alsa
Earth Movements Change Trinidad Shoreline
In Port of Spain authorities report a dramatic upheaval along the south coast between Chatham and Erin on Frin Bay. A large new beach appeared inland as earth rose and shifted in gas pressure caused subsoil changes. Trees leaned and fields were altered while land access to the bay remains difficult.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Mayetenous
Chatham
Erin
Frin Bay
Port Oof Spain
Refuse To Allow Operation On Boy
In Fort Payne Alabama on August 27 the parents of Wallace Doyle Sharp an eight year old boy refused to permit hospital treatment for an infected leg after warnings delay could be fatal. In Port Payne Alabama the boy was taken from home by members of a religious group and returned home after sheriff and father agreement to seek medical care. The sheriff announced the child would receive treatment and may be taken to Gadsden hospital if necessary.
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Fort Payne
Ala
Wallace Doyle Sharp
Lad
Port Payne
Ss. W. Fope
Gadsden Hospital
Robbery on Toronto Street Ends With Escape
Norman Gar diner and drug store clerk was slugged and robbed of $100 as he crossed Toronto Street on August 27. The assailants knocked him semi conscious then fled in a waiting automobile before bystanders could pursue.
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Toronto
Norman Gardiner
N R A Troubles Deepen Over White House Clash
Washington August 27 General Hugh S Johnson walked out of a White House conference last Monday resigning in writing and reconsidering only due to President Roosevelt's insistence The dispute centered on an N R A reorganization plan submitted by Donald Richberg and Frances Perkins Johnson interpreted it as retirement to private life and contemplated leaving public service
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Washington
N.R.A
Hugh S. Johnson
White House
Roosevelt
Donald Richberg
Frances Perkins
United States
Four Canadian governments plan prairie drought relief drive
Four levels of government in Canada move to reclaim millions of acres of wheat land harmed by drought. Relief efforts include aid to distressed residents, seed provision for next year, and care for starving cattle and horses as part of a broader plan to restore the prairies.
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Gip Sanderson
Ottawa
Canada
Federal
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prairies
Dominion studies grasses to reclaim prairie soils and avert wheat loss
The Dominion agriculture department is testing grasses from around the world to bind windblown prairie soils in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Experts foresee reforestation and irrigation as possible outcomes and note crop failures across the West. Government foresees relief costs between fifteen and twenty million as it plans land reclamation and hay export controls amid U S tariff changes.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Prairies
West
Dominion
United States
Washington
Blue Shirt Movement Banned in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland government bans the Blue Shirt movement led in the Free State by General Eoin O'Duffy. The interior minister announced the ban as O Duffy plans to appoint a party commissioner for Ulster and organize a northern section, prompting government action.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Free State
Eoin O'Duffy
O'Duffy
Ulster
Northern Counties
Byrd Planned Monoplane Flight From Antarctica Base
In Little America Antarctica on August 27 a monoplane is prepared to fly to the advance weather base to bring back Rear Admiral Richard F. Byrd who is recovering from illness after almost five months alone at the post. If the flight occurs Byrd would rejoin the weather observation team maintaining the line at the post.
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Little America
Antarctica
Richard F. Byrd
Hitler presses Saar return claim in massive Chrenbrestein rally
Chancellor Adolf Hitler urged France and the world to be ready for the Saar’s return to Germany as voters set the January referendum. He declared the Saar the main hurdle between Germany and France and expressed hope both nations will end their long hostility.
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John A. Bouman
Associated Press
Chrenbreitstein
Germany
A.P
Adolf Hitler
France
Saar
Hitler
Magdalen of Passion Play Passes Role in Oberammergau
Klara Mayr, Magdalene for the Passion Play, performed the role for the last time. Tomorrow she marries Anton Lang, son of the famed former Christ impersonator, with Ritta Kosch chosen as the new prologue speaker.
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Oberammergau
Germany
Klara Mayr
Magdalen
Anton Lang
Christ
Ritta Kosch
Death of William 0 Herder President of St John’s Telegram Ltd
William O Herder aged 47, president of the St. John’s Evening Telegram Ltd, died suddenly prompting inquiries into the cause and tributes from colleagues and readers.
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William 0 Herder
St. John's
Mid
Evening Telegram, Ltd
Havana Bomb Ravages Diaz Cruz Home District
A large blast in Havana destroyed the front of Mario Diaz Cruz senior official's residence and damaged the Central Bank area. Police call the bombing the most destructive in Havana's long disorder series. Diaz Cruz Jr. was slightly hurt by falling debris.
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Havana
Cuba
Mario Diaz Cruz
Banco Central de Cuba
Central Bank of Cuba
Mario Diaz Cruz, Jr
Officers Ambush Band Of Robbers At ENARON Post Office
Denaron Virginia August 28 police and post office inspectors trapped a robber band during a post office raid. E W Austin of Brambelton Norfolk suburb was shot as he fled after firing. Johnny Bernard of Brambelton died later. John Crank alias Johnny Creekmore suffered flesh wounds.
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Denaron
E. W. Austin
Brambelton
Norfolk
Johnny Bernard
John Crank
Johnny Creekmore
Cricket Title Goes To Lancastrians
Lancashire won the English county cricket championship after a first innings victory over Surrey at the Oval. Lancashire finished with 257 points and a 57.11 percent, after declaring at 453 for eight and Surrey replying 294 and 172 for five.
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London
Lancashire
Surrey
the Oval
Sussex
Body in trunk found near Stotesbury home in New York
Police identified the crushed body as Bernard McMahon, 41, an ex convict also known as Dalton and Murray. The trunk, a metal three by two foot container, was found near General Louis W. Stotesbury's residence and showed signs of lengthy death. McMahon had six arrests since 1914, the latest in 1933.
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New York
Louis W. Stotesbury
Bernard McMahon
McMahon
Dalton
Murray
Vienna clash as police disarms Heimwehr units
In Floridsdorf a hand to hand clash occurred as police emergency forces moved to disarm Heimwehr militiamen who had seized barracks in the former Socialist center. Major Emil Fey is nominally in command, but it is unclear if he approved the action.
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Vienna
Florid
Heimwehr
National Guard
Emil Fey
Fey
From Munich to Innsbruck Austrian frontier scene shifts
Canadian press reports on the Austria Germany border crossing at Kufstein where uniforms blend and language remains, noting Munich’s Nazi origins and the Austrian anti Nazi placards blaming Berlin for Dollfuss murder as travelers pass into Tyrol.
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George Hambleton
Innsbruck
Austria
Munich
Bavara
Tyrol
Kufstein
Hitler
Nazi Party
Reich Tribunal
Pollfuss
Dollfuss
Germany
Wir
Klagen An
Edmonton Taxpayers Press for 60 Mill Rate Cut
In a mass meeting of 1,480 Edmonton residents, attendance required by assessment notice, taxpayers demand 60 mills and reduced expenditures, threatening a tax strike if goals fail. They call for a public finances inquiry and oppose private probes. current rate sits at 64 mills, among Canada’s highest.
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Edmonton
Canada
Thomas H. Bradshaw
Tronto
Waddington Mount Still Unconquered
Vancouver Aug 28 four seasoned alpinists fail in six week bid to scale Waddington peak 13260 feet. Don Munday Mrs Munday Henry Hall Boston Hans Fuhrer Swiss guide report main peak will never be climbed.
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Vancouver
Waddington
British Columbia
Don Munday
Henry S. Hall
Boston
Hans Fuhrer
Munday
Wallace Sharp Jr. Undergoes Surgery After Prayer Belief
In WORT PAYNE Alabama eight year old Wallace Doyle Sharp Jr. had an operation after his parents who had refused doctors earlier allowed care. Dr A W Ralls of Gadsden said eight inches of bone was scraped from the leg and pus drained. He added amputation likely avoided if no further complications arise and the child's outlook remains hopeful.
Alberta talks set on direct relief costs for unemployed
Calgary August 28. A conference between the Alberta government and representatives of the Alberta cities will be held early next week to agree on the amount the province will pay toward direct relief for married unemployed men and their families. Mayor Davison announced after a long call with Acting Premier Hoadley in Edmonton.
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Calgary
Alberta
Davison
Hoadley
Edmonton
Money Is Deified in Filene Interview
Vancouver report quotes Edward A. Filene saying wages of money should be regulated like labor wages to restore balance. He argues presidents Roosevelt and the NRA aim to fix money wages, criticizing money itself as deified and not wealth but a medium of exchange.
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Vancouver
Edward A. Filene
Boston
Roosevelt
NRA
Low Water Levels In Lakes Dangerous
Montreal dispatch reports Great Lakes water levels at a 25 year low. Ship captains warn of rocks and shallows replacing safe depths, requiring constant bridge watch and charting of every new shallow. Cargoes are reduced to about three quarters of last year’s totals as vessels navigate more risk.
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Montreal
C.P
Great Lakes
Tariffs Maintained on Lancashire Textiles by Australian Cabinet
Melbourne reports the Australian cabinet decided to keep the new import duties on Lancashire textiles. The move deepens trade tensions with Britain, jeopardizing imperial accords many London circles say rely on the relationship.
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Melbourne
British Board of Trade
London
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