Radio club forms to tackle interference in Medicine Hat
A public meeting at City Hall organized a local Radio Club to press the government for a part time inspector and detector equipment. Officers were named and a plan to draft bylaws, set fees, and lobby for federal action was advanced amid heavy attendance and focus on reducing home appliance interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Totch
H. Norman Davis
C. H. Niles
Jessop Nott
John Sillak
Samuel Fawcett
H. T. W. Forster
A. J. N. Terrill
Davis
Lethbridge Radio
Medicine Hat Radio
Gershaw
Rainslie
Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Niles
Medicine Hat
Ainslie
Radio Club
Mr. Niles
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Weather Moderates Mildly Across The Prairies
Winnipeg reports warmer air with temperatures lifting from past frigid levels. Regina Moose Jaw register 28 below zero while Saskatoon sits at 22 below. Prince Albert Battleford Manitoba towns Winnipeg and The Pas edge toward milder readings with light snowfall noted in Alberta.
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Winnipeg
Precicie
Saskatchewan
Regina
Moose Jaw
Prince Alpert
Battleford
Saskatoon
Pas
Manitoba
Edmonton
Ifigary
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Lethbridge Alberta
Prairies
Market Prices Report for Butter Poultry and Turkeys
The market was small today with limited butter offerings at 45 cents per pound. Dressed turkeys sold for 25 to 30 cents per pound, dressed beef? 20 to 25 cents per pound, and live chickens ranged 60 to 80 cents each.
Wheat car inspections report on recent shipments
Winnipeg reports inspections of 200 wheat cars this year versus 1,290 cars of contract wheat last year. Officials note steady movement and compliance across the grain trade amid market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Farmers Get Big Rebate On Gasoline Taxes
Edmonton reports refunds totaling 250000 for gasoline used in industrial farming work in Alberta from June to November. About 10000 applicants, mainly tractor operators and threshers, qualify for a four cent rebate on five cents per gallon. The program excludes motor trucks and cars used commercially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
Aes
Paper Mills Plant Destroyed By Winnipeg Fire
A long fire at the Prairie Paper Mills Limited plant on Euclid Street in Winnaipeg was brought under control after hours of battle. Damage estimated at about $10,000 to the building and stock. nearby homes were endangered but escaped damage.
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Winnaipeg
Prairie Paper Mills, Limited
Euclid Street
Tnder
Paper Company
Fire threatens 25 inmates at Toronto blind institute
A dormitory fire in an adjoining apartment building endangered 25 women inmates at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind in Toronto. Forty residents escaped unharmed and firefighters prevented the blaze from reaching the institute, with damage estimated at 2000 dollars.
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Toronto
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Ottawa Parliament Opening Date Not Yet Set
Ottawa report says the opening of Parliament will not be announced until the New Year. Premier Mackenzie King indicated no statement before January. Preparations proceed. the Feb 6 date is not considered likely and opening may occur a week later.
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Ottawa
C. PL
Mfickenzie King
Christmas Cheer Fund Gifts Tally and Backers
A Medicine Hat Christmas Cheer fund tally lists donations totaling 935.16 from local groups businesses and individuals including Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society Riverside Bakery Rotary Club Empress Theatre management Maple Leaf Milling Co and Jewish Community. A $50 cheque via Harold Scott accompanied by a letter praising The News for fundraising efforts.
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Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society
MedHat Greenhouses Ltd
Catholic Womens League
Typographical Union
G. M
Kiwanis
Hector Lang
Rotary Club
Beny & Son
Canadian Legion
Davidson & Gow
Wf. Jones
Maple Leaf Milling Co
Rovel& Reid
Medicine Hat Garage
Jack
Pauline
Distributors Limited
Shneeteens
Harold Scott
Chichester Off To Beat Record In Moth Flight
Capt F C Chichester lifted his tiny Moth aeroplane from Croydon and set course for Australia promising to beat Bert Hinkler’s 15 day England to Australia record. Officials see a possible record attempt as he heads toward the continent. Rev J G Hornsby resigns as pastor of St Pauls Presbyterian Church Portslade.
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London
England
F. C. Chichester
Croydon
J. Goforth Hornsby
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Port Hove
Delay in Obtaining Equipment Delays Trans-Prairie Air Mail
The Post Office reports a supply shortage and high demand in the United States for night flying beacons has halted equipment procurement for western flying fields. The trans prairie air mail service cannot start yet, though preparations have been ready for some time. About 14,000 letters await the first flight and postmaster Johnson asks senders to mark "First Flight" on envelopes to reserve delivery.
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U.S.A
West
Post Office Dept
Dept
Johnson
Sub-Train Collision Injures Fifty in Tunnel Crash
A six car Brooklyn Manhattan transit subway train struck a ground third rail in a tunnel under the East River breaking windows and injuring around fifty passengers. Many women were among the injured as passengers rushed to the roadbed and walked to Queens Place station. Police report smoke inhalation and medical aid given at the scene.
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New York
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit
East River
Manhattan
Queens
Queens Place
Prince Receives Soviet Ambassador at St James Palace
London December 20 The Prince of Wales today received Gregory Hokolin off the new Soviet Ambassador to Great Britain at St James Palace. The ambassador presented his credentials to the Prince acting on behalf of King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Prince of Wales
Great Britain
Gregory Hokolinoff
St. James Palace
Tar Sands at McMurray and British Emigration Appeal
A Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce meeting passed a unanimous resolution praising Premier Brownlee for favorable terms on the Dominion Government transfer of natural resources to the province. Directors urge protection of McMurray tar sands from private exploitation until transfer. The meeting also noted a CPR assisted emigration scheme offering 50 dollar ocean passage and 31.60 train fare to Canada with 60 percent financed, repayable in 18 months, open to British-origin residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownlee
Hat Chamber of Commerce
Dominion
Prin
Ciple
McMurray-tar
C. P. R. Dept. of Colonization
Canada
Ocean Passage
Medicine Hat
W. Huckvale
Chamber of Commerce
H. 8. Kent
C.P.R
Calgary
Labour Goverment Survives With Narrow Commons Victory
In London on December 20 the Ramsay MacDonald Labour cabinet survived a Conservative effort to defeat their payroll bill. The vote was 281 to 273 for a second reading, a tight margin reflecting Liberal abstentions and losses in support.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
Cabine
Hous of Commons
Liberals
David Lloyd George
Maa Tihawatan Thamanloan
AMG
Cncilselvoes
DMU
Lloyd George
Maclonald
Labor
Man Buried Under Snow Not Hurt in Citadel Slide
Quebec December 20 Joseph Vallee of Wolfe's Cove was swept by a snowslide down the 100 foot citadel face and buried under 25 feet of snow but was not harmed after rescuers dug him from a fountain following two and a half hours of search. He suffered cold and the ducking from the fountain but remained unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Joseph Vallee
Wolfe’s Cove
Oqonnockers
Vallee
Plane Crashes Kill Congressmen and Crew at Bolling Field
Washington December 20 a government air disaster at Bolling Field killed Representative William H Raynor of Massachusetts his secretary Stanley Lowe and three army personnel including the pilot and the mechanic Also dead were Capt Harry A Dinger and others the plane rose to about four hundred feet then plunged to the ground in a fierce crash an inquiry was ordered into the cause of the worst accident in Bolling Field history.
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Washington, D. C
William H. ,Raynor
Massachusetts
Bolling Field
Kaynor
Stanley D. Lové
Springfield
Mase
Washington, D.S
Fiv
Congress
Boling Field
Wiliam Raynor
Massachussets
Mass
Boundary dispute shapes talks on Alberta national parks
Premier Brownlee resumed duties and met with U F members as Alberta and Ottawa discuss a contentious park boundary settlement. He cited the US ten million dollar 1980 parks program as context, noting safeguards favoring Alberta and a plan to recast park boundaries excluding mineral areas within Sprat Lakes and other zones.
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Ecknewton
Brownlee
Ottawa
U. F
Canada
United States
Dominion
She ‘Premie
Brewire
Sprat Lakes
Alberta
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