14 Dec 1934
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
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British authorities plan maneuvers near Singapore to test air defense against a simulated naval attack. An attack force including an aircraft carrier, cruiser and 18 destroyers will strike while air cover comprises 4 reconnaissance flying boats and 24 torpedo bombers, with 4,000 troops defending land.
Colonel James Cornwall known as Peace River Jim arrived in Winnipeg after six weeks in Toronto Montreal and Ottawa. He says the North suffers from a bleak mood and low fur prices while praising Prime Minister Bennett and urging relief from fur royalty taxes.
Montreal reports state a Montreal woman, former Maritime resident, serves as secretary to one of the other accused in the vast liquor smuggling fraud alleged to have defrauded the Dominion government of about 5 million dollars in duties and excise.
An unknown rider robbed the Archive general store at night, grabbing the cash box containing less than ten dollars. The thief mounted a waiting horse and fled as hoofbeats faded into darkness. The incident occurred near Moose Jaw on December 14.
LINTLAW Sask December 14 Georgé Lokker was killed by a flying buzz saw at Neilson's mill near Lintlaw while sawing weed. He left a widow and a brother.
Ottawa December hearing before the parliamentary mass buying commission probes chain store practices. J. G. Johnston of the Canadian Chain Store Association testifies chain wages are low but profits are high turnover. He cites tests in Toronto showing chains perform better than independents and argues chains aided cost of living without forcing bankruptcies. Page two continuation referenced.
The Ontario United Farmers endorsed the National Products Marketing Act in principle and urged government action to amend the Municipal Act to let municipalities declare milk a public utility. President R J Scott was reelected. W G Nicholson named vice president. Delegates criticized the Marketing Board as too Civil Service dominated and urged direct farmer representation.
Explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson told a Pittsburgh audience that Alaska is the United States' most effective military base in war with an Asiatic power. He said Alaska, not Hawaii, is the natural base, noting Tokyo is farther from Hawaii than from Alaska.
The New Jersey proceeding features Justice Trenchard pressuring state officials to state how Charles A Lindbergh Jr died during the kidnapping. Hauptman sits with counsel as the state resists additional questions. Evidence includes ransom notes, a kidnap ladder, and a chisel found in the Lindbergh bedroom. Betty Gow, the infant’s nurse, faces travel expenses for return from Scotland.
Ottawa reports tender calls for a 20.5 million dollar CN railways refunding loan at 3 percent for 16 years. Tenders due Monday at Montreal head office as government circles watch rates, with Dominion bond prices and Bank of Canada forecasts cited.
At Ottawa the National Liberal Association elected officers as it prepares for a general election. W L Mackenzie King was re elected Honorary President with Vincent Massey and Catherine Wilson among the include officers. The nine province delegation returned home to organize the coming campaign.
Edmonton December 13 The Provincial Cattle Breeders' association adopted a resolution asking governmental importation of high quality bulls from Great Britain to improve Alberta cattle stocks. The measure targets provincial and federal agriculture departments, citing difficulty of importing purebred stock for individual farmers.
Edmonton December 13 Canadian press reports Stan McMillan of Canadian Airways rests midway between Fort McMurray Alta and Cameron Bay Great Bear Lake tonight. He plans to fly to Cameron Bay tomorrow and depart Saturday morning for the Letty Harbor jump as weather delays persist.
Officials indicate the three nation talks among Great Britain the United States and Japan are unofficially terminated and will not be renewed despite Japan’s desire. An adjournment date remains unsettled as Britain and the United States hesitate over timing in light of Japan’s denunciation of the Washington treaty.
Saarbrucken readies for the January 13 plebiscite as five nations marshal an international force to patrol the Saar basin. Regulations require secret, unaided ballots in closed booths with neutral officials tallying results. Detachments reach France as Major General Brind moves to assume command.
In Shaunavon Saskatchewan on a Wednesday night a Nyen family farm home is found blooded after three people Harold Nyen 25 David Nyen 28 and Miss Johnson 35 are shot dead. Nearby neighbors and choir members recount a darkened house and a rifle later linked to a past neighbor incident. Post mortems underway and an inquest set for Saturday as the community mourns the Nyen family.
Budapest reports indicate a tentative accord among the Hungarian government the iron wing of nations and other states on the postwar fate of Hungary Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. Foreign Minister Waldenegger arrived with Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to discuss the peace treaty terms.
Los Angeles December report says film singer June Knight and Dan Cer filed for divorce claiming Murray Stern assaulted Knight at their wedding to broker Paul Ames. The couple wed recently in Chicago and Knight asserts Ames, a wealthy New Yorker, pressured them to participate in all ceremonies.
Fragmentary text mentions Machado, Hamburg, Germany, and Cuba in a murky note. No coherent events or facts emerge from the garbled passage.
Imperial lifeboat disaster after Usworth distress calls as the British steamer Usworth foundered in mountainous Atlantic seas. The liner Ascania and Belgian ship Jean Jadot aided survivors. Two lifeboat crew members died. only two of the twelve lifeboat occupants survived.
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