Unemployment Debate and Gas Well Test Held by Council
The council devoted major time to unemployment issues with a motion limiting relief work to married men in need, while single men remain under direct relief. A Calgary petroleum engineer reported gas well tests showing only 20 percent of open flow can be produced, signaling potential supply limits and the need to avoid over-pulling wells.
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Ald. Hole
Currie
Wright
Government Employment Agency
Bullivant
Supt
Alv. W. Calder
Government Petroleum
Calgary
Caller
Weils
City of
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat Hat
Poincare Illness Sparks Conflicting Reports
Reports spread that Raymond Poincare had died, then word came from Paris that the French statesman was seriously ill with partial paralysis. Doctors and friends visited his home in an anxious day, noting slight improvement but warning the outlook remained weak.
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Associated Press
Wea
Formore
Raymond Poincare
Georges Merion
Paris
Parris
Prief
M. Doumer
Australia Wins First Test Against West Indies by Ten Wickets
Australia seized the opener of a five match series in Adelaide by ten wickets. West Indies posted 249 in their second innings before Ponsford and Jackson finished the chase swiftly without loss, giving Australia a decisive early lead.
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Australia
West Indies
Adelaide
Associated Press
Ponsford
Jackson
Dunmore Hotel Destroyed by Fire
The old wooden hotel at Dunmore burned completely last night between 9 and 10 o clock. A bucket brigade failed to stop the fire, Medicine Hat brigade arrived with a chemical engine but could only confine the blaze to the single building. The Associated Brewers owned the empty structure and insurance is believed to be in place.
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Dunmore
Medicine Hat
Hatcher
F. Fraser
Associated Brewers
Aviators Mushed Out From Vanderhoof To Civili zation
Pilot R Van Der Byl and Air Engineer T H Cressy of Vancouver were marooned at Thutade Lake since November 11. They completed a 175 mile overland mush to Beary Lake then Takla, reaching Stuart Lake forty miles from here to rest before continuing to Prince George and Quesnel for train onward to the Coast. They did not see the Indian guides sent from Takla Lake.
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Vanderhoof
B.C
R. van der Byl
T. H. Cressy
Vancouver
Thutade Lake
St. James
Stuart Lake
Takla Lake
Beary Lake
Takla
Prince George
Quesnel
Mills to Visit Solloway in Banff after Lethbridge bail
Harvey Mills, partner in the defunct Soloway Mills and Company, remanded to March 2 on an indictable offence charge tied to market operations. He travels from arcnto to Lethbridge with a companion on $100,000 bail, then to Banff to await partner Isaac W. Solloway who serves a four month sentence for conspiracy.
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Arcnto
Ont
Harvey Mills
of. Soloway, Mills and Company
Lethbridge Inight
Isaac W. C. Solloway
Lethbridge
Mills
Banff
George S Henry Named Ontario Premier
George S Henry, longtime Minister of Highways, will be sworn in as Ontario premier after Hon. G Howard Ferguson resigned as prime minister and education minister. The move follows Ferguson delivering his resignation to Lieutenant-Governor W L Ross at Government House. Henry’s rise marks a key shift after 25 years in Ontario politics with his appointment as premier and new high commissioner to London.
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Toronto
G. Howard Ferguson
Government House
Ontario
W. L. Ross
London
George
Henry
Mrr
Ferguson
Winnipeg Bankers Are Jailed For Fraud Involving 90000
George A. Doyle former Winnipeg branch manager of the Bank of Toronto and Alfred J. Overhage accountant were jailed after conviction for conspiracy to defraud the bank. The court imposed 20 months and one year respectively for a loss to the bank of nearly £90,000.
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Winnipeg
North Carolina Banks Fail to Open in Gastonia
In Gastonia North Carolina four county banks failed to open today leaving only one bank in the textile city. The First National Bank deposits stood at over 3 million dollars as of September. The action followed heavy withdrawals as a protective measure for depositors.
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Gastonia
N.C
Gaston County
Ood
First National Bank
Gaston Loan and Trust Company of
Anstonia
Bank of Dallas
People’s Bank of
Charlotte
Wight North Carolina
Weavy
Chinese Credit Could Lift Wheat Market Says Official
Ottawa December 16 Chinese credit would have a favorable effect on the wheat market said J I Mc Farland general manager of the central selling agency of the Canadian Wheat Pool in response to reports that Britain might help reestablish credit in China The remarks came as Washington discussed restoring Chinese credit facilities.
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Ottawa
J. I. McFarland
Canadian Wheat Pool
Young gunman shows improvement after hospital care
Toronto police report two year old John Brackenshire has improved after a night at St. Joseph's Hospital. He admitted to killing a local police officer last Thursday and was captured Friday after being critically wounded by police revolvers. One bullet pierced his abdomen requiring two blood transfusions.
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Toronto
Ont
John Brackenshire
St. Joseph's Hospital
Brockenshire
Nolice
Fish and Game Association to Meet at News Office
The executive of the Fish and Game Association will hold a meeting at 8 oclock Thursday evening in The News office.
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Fish Ang Game Asso
Fish and Game Asso
Police warn of parcel thefts from cars
Police report multiple complaints of parcels being taken from vehicles. Officers advise car owners to lock doors and avoid leaving parcels in plain sight when parked on streets.
Train Collision Scrambles Bridgeford School Van
Walter Hore, driver of the Bridgeford school van, is hospitalized with concussion and possible skull fracture after a CPR freight engine hit the van near Bridgeford. Eighteen children were scattered along the embankment. two pupils suffered minor injuries while Ida Rigley was rescued from debris. A separate report notes six bandits robbed the Manchester Savings Bank and Trust Company in Pittsburg, escaping with about $30,000.
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Bridgeford, Sask
Walter Hore
Bridgeford
Moose Jaw General Hospital
C.P.R
Ranway Embankment
Annie King
Raymond Bathgate
Ida Rigley
Pittsburg
Pac
Manchester Savings Bank and Trust
Spanish Insurgents Gain Upper Hand Amid Madrid Crisis
Paris dispatches report Spanish insurgents gaining the upper hand as martial law spreads. Famine threats loom in several elites cities and riots erupt in Santander while loyal Generals are executed in Valencia. Paris notes Alfonso may flee as Franco claims failed coup and Republican movement persists.
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Paris
Madrid
Associated Press
Santander
Hendaye
France
Republic
Valencia
London
London Daily Mail
Alfonso
Gibraltar
Morocco
Spain
Lisbon
Portugal
Ramon Franco
Las Antenna
Two Year Suspension Applies to Non-Quota Immigrants
The House Immigration Committee approved a two year halt on immigration except for relatives of residents. Relatives may enter until half the quotas are used. Non quota countries including Canada would be included in the suspension.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
House Immigration Committee
Canada
Huge Agricultural Losses Reported for 1980 Farm Sector
The 1980 secretary of agriculture report details wide losses across livestock, cotton, and other sectors. Livestock losses exceed $500 million and cotton over $410 million while wheat losses are implied by price declines. Farm income plunges 18 percent below 1921 levels and wholesale prices drop sharply.
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Washington, D.C
Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Aurunt
Round-table India Conference Advances on Responsible Government
London dispatch reports a sub committee report from the Round-table Conference on India endorsing provincial control under responsible government with safeguards for British India provinces. It recommends ministers be drawn from elected provincial members and held to legislative accountability while governor retains limited emergency powers for up to six months with parliamentary approval.
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London
George Hambleton
Pres
India
Hig
British India
Marquis of Zetland
Earl of Ronaldshaw
Robert
Reds Capture City of Kungan Amid Civil War Push
Chinese dispatches report 7,000 Communist forces seized Kungan midway between Tsinghih and Shasi near the Hunan Hupei border. Hankow troops are ordered to oppose the Reds as Chiang Kai Shek suppresses news of government movements.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Kungan
Midway
Tsinghih
Shasi
Hunan-Hupeh
Hankow
Chiang Kai Shek
Sultan's Heigs Lost Suit in Istanbul Turmoil
In Istanbul on December 16, a Turkish court ruled widows and heirs of the former sultan Abdul were left penniless after the Turko-British abuse case. The tribunal found itself unable to handle claims over property seized by Great Britain and cited Article 65 of the Treaty of Lausanne. The decision left several widows, a daughter, and other heirs empty handed as royal assets remained unresolved.
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Istarbul
Turkey
Abdul
Lausannt
Cache of loot hidden in ash cans found after bank raid
Winnipeg police sweep city for missing cash from the Bank of Montreal on Logan Avenue. About $10,600 stolen last Friday is being recovered as detectives search for the remainder.
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Winnipeg
Logan Avenue
Bank of Montreal
Rykoff’s Presidency Threatened by Soviet Shake-Up
Moscow reports indicate mounting pressure on Alex Rykoff, head of the Council of Peoples' Commissars, due to criticism from multiple unions. If true, he may resign by request to the Central Executive Senate, potentially elevating another figure to premier.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Alex Rykoff
Council of Peoples’ Commissars
Ion
Rykoff
Gne
Waas Lonitece
Bete
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