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20 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1937
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions council reasons for a decision and dairy topic. Key names and specifics are unreadable, preventing a precise summary.
Far Eastern tensions rise as Japan expects possible conflict with the Soviet Union. Tokyo reports a Japanese government denial on Panay gunboat incident while warning of Russian military buildup along Far Eastern Siberia. Ising tao joins US and British ships in Shantung as Taing tao fears new drive.
Divers recovered three of eight bodies buried under debris from a collapsed large tire cover dam at Kettle Creek. Thirteen workers were on the structure when it failed last night, tossing several into icy water. five escaped with injuries as other survivors recounted the timber collapse.
New Brighton defeated Crewe Alexandra 4-1 in a replayed second round English Cup match played in London. The victory advances New Brighton in the competition and avenges an earlier draw.
Russian scientists report a two headed baby girl born six weeks ago at the All-Union Institute of Experimental Medicine. Professor P Angkhin says the twins share a single body with two heads and four arms, attached to one torso and two legs. One prior case existed and did not long survive.
Edmonton report states the Alberta Government appealed a court ruling over land value assessment and unearned increment tax. Justice Ewing held the registrar cannot fix an artificial value differing from the value at registration, noting the same land cannot have two different values simultaneously.
London December 20 Britain prepares to brief Foreign Secretary Eden at Buckingham Palace on the Far Eastern situation. The cabinet will meet Wednesday as a Daily Express writer says Britain is ready to dispatch the greatest armada to Chinese waters if an emergency arises. Prime Minister Chamberlain favors reinforcing Singapore base with ships, despite opposition from many cabinet ministers and naval officers.
General Erich C Ludendorff longtime chief of staff under Von Hindenburg and key German Great War commander died aged 72 in Munich after an operation for bladder ailment. He was among Germany's last surviving Great War military figures.
United States ambassador to Great Britain Robert Worth Bingham died at Jonas Hopkins hospital after a diagnostic operation Tuesday. He was 66 and had been hospitalized since November 25. Doctors cited atomina Hodgkins, a rare disease, as the cause, with infection suspected as a contributing factor. A former Louisville mayor and prominent newspaper publisher, Bingham was a longtime diplomat and early New Deal appointee. He played a key role in civic and diplomatic events, including royal and diplomatic duties in England.
John E. Brownlee K C former Alberta premier says he is not participating in politics currently. He plans to focus on his law practice and will not urge the United Farmers of Alberta to join the unity movement or influence their January annual convention.
Tokyo reports a change in stance by the Foreign Office over the Panay incident. The spokesman says Japan will plead self defense for the river boat attack on the U S vessel as it sank after Sunday bombardment by Japanese planes. He notes the crucial question is which vessel fired first and cites Japanese boat personnel who say they were fired upon by the Panay.
Police responding to inquiries about a British Columbia C P R cheque tracked J Roznick to a local business area Saturday. Three stolen cheques from Ruby Creek bunkhouse were found in his possession, two seized and a third cashed last week. Roznick denied talking, faced vagrancy charges, and awaits Vancouver guidance on charges for possession of stolen property or Ruby Creek break in theft. He pleaded guilty to vagrancy and remains in custody until Wednesday for sentence.
Major C H Douglas founder of Social Credit will advise the Alberta Social Credit Board on technical questions for Supreme Court of Canada hearings in January. He has advised since June and has not signed a new contract. Hearings test provincial powers and federal disallowance over three Alberta bills increasing bank taxes regulating credit and affecting newspapers. Also, E J Atter’s temporary technical assistant term ended December 15 after one month of service.
Calgary December 20 Federal Minister of Labor Norman McL. Rogers said discrimination claims against Alberta cannot be borne out by facts in a letter to Mayor Davison. Rogers noted the federal grants for relief costs were reduced by 5000 dollars and urged representations be made to Edmonton rather than Ottawa.
Premier Aberhart will depart this week for Vancouver to spend the Christmas season with his family and expects to return early in the new year.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced it will make funds available to railroads facing financial hardship, easing cash flow pressures for carriers under strain. The move aims to stabilize rail service by providing needed capital during economic stress.
Barrow Alaska December reports overcast skies again prevented Sir Hubert Wilkins from a planned moonlight flight over the Arctic Ocean in search of the missing Soviet polar plane. Weather observers warned a delay could extend for three weeks if conditions did not clear soon.
Chinese officials in Hankow declare unity and reject peace talks with Japan. Tokyo signals a Chekiang offensive while Japanese forces shift from Shanghai to the south, threatening Hong Kong as pressure extends along coastal China.
Premier Hepburn of Ontario and Premier Duplessis of Quebec renew a hotel room conference in Toronto to resist federal encroachments on provincial revenues. W. H. Moore, Ontario M.P., attends and Hepburn releases confidential correspondence on the St. Lawrence waterways project and Ontario's plan to divert water into the Great Lakes system.
The 1937 Jane's Fighting Ships notes seven powers Britain United States France Italy Russia and Germany expanding capital ships. Europe speeds arms race while civil defense grows with underground shelters gas masks and gas laboratories advancing nationwide.
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