18 Dec 1931
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1931
Page
1
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The article warns that Hitler’s movement is driven by hatred of Jews democracy supporters and France. It notes the standstill financial agreement delaying Germany’s crisis and cites fascists and communists as the only forces to replace the government. France would likely re occupy western German territory if Hitler wins.
The Lone Fine dam in the Cypress Hills Sask area will be finished within ten days as a Saskatchewan government relief project. Major Barnett says the larger of two dams will hold back spring waters at Lone Pine Creek, creating a lake 13 feet deep, 0.5 miles wide and 1.25 miles long, boosting a regional resort appeal for tourists and holiday seekers in Southwestern Saskatchewan.
More than twenty types of food fish and shellfish are landed on Canada’s Pacific coast, over thirty in Atlantic waters, and above twenty in inland waters. Across both coasts, over fifty varieties are available to consumers. Foods come fresh or frozen, canned, dried, smoked or pickled. Rich in nourishment and easy to digest, fish provide iodine and iron and other health-guarding elements.
President Cosgrave and his Irish Free State colleagues push the Public Safety Bill to curb armed conspirators. The plan authorizes a military tribunal with death penalty powers and other emergency measures, amid threats from gunmen. Cosgrave recalls past danger and guards, while urging defense of democracy.
President Hoover aims for every family to own a detached house with land for children to play. He cites Medicine Hat where about eighty percent of homes are owner occupied.
Lord Brentford argues for retaining capital punishment with no gender differentiation, insisting individuals must be held responsible. Sir Herbert Samuel favors gradual disuse, likening execution to a surgeon's grave operation to protect health and life. Abolitionists cite Scandinavian experience without crime increases.
D M Duggan MLA and provincial Conservative leader predicts more party adherents will join conservatism in Alberta. He argues a farmers' government cannot solve the province's problems and cites class prejudice hindering drastic measures.
Canadian Pacific announces daily rail passenger arrivals from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, and other points with listed times. Departures to Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal are scheduled daily or on select days.
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