Returned Soldiers to Receive More Liberal Pensions
Ottawa reports amendments to the Pensions Act will be introduced to give ex service men broader benefits. Prime Minister Mackenzie King says the Board of Pensions Commissioners acts as trustee of rights and benefits, with changes to be threshed out in a parliamentary committee before enactment.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Board of Pensions Commissioners
Canada
King
House of Commons
Board of Pension Commissioners
Pensions Board
Pension Board
Met
Federal Appeal Board
Santa Anna in Trouble Relayed Distress by Radio
Palm Beach Fla Dec 21 The Radio Marine Corp station relayed a distress call from the steamer Santa Anna of Grace Line reporting it 100 miles southwest of the Isle of Pines and barely able to keep afloat as the steamer Toloa of United Fruit stood by to assist.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Radio Marine Corporation
Grace Steamship Line
New York
Isle of Pines
United Fruit Company Lines
Santa Anna
Boston
Santa
Breach Of Promise Suit Withdrawn Against J Tunney
In Bridgeport Connecticut on December 21, Katherine King Fogarty withdraws her $500000 breach of promise suit against former heavyweight champion James J Tunney. Her counsel announced the withdrawal, ending a case that lingered since May. Also, police court convictions include a man fined for intoxication and a report of a false pretenses case in Taber with a dishonored check.
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Bridgeport
Corin
Katherine King Fogarty
Fort. Worth
Texas
New York City
James J. Tunney
Grandfather and two tots die in flames at Wisconsin farm
Elk Horn Wisconsin December 21 Three Carey family members Patsy Carey 3 Mabel 7 and grandfather Henry Snow enberg 63 died in a house fire. Neighbors found the bodies in the basement after the flames trapped them while others sang carols at a nearby school party.
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Wagen Elk Horn
Wis
Carey
Patsy Carey
Mabel
Henry Snowenberg
Wheat inspections show 200 cars contracted last year
Winnipeg grain notes report inspections of wheat totaling 200 cars and 1100 cars of contract wheat counted last year.
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Winnipeg
West Weather to Turn Warmer by Christmas Across West
Weather across the western regions shows sub zero conditions easing toward Christmas. Saskatchewan towns report frigid lows with Medicine Hat and Edmonton among the coldest spots. Manitoba and Alberta milder with Winnipeg at 11 below and The Pas at 14 below. Snow fell lightly at Lethbridge while most areas remained clear and cold. forecast calls for a shift to milder, balmy Christmas air.
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Itoba
Alberta
Battleford
Prince Albert
Saskatoon
Saskat- Shewan
Regina
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Calgary
Manitoba
Pas
Winnipeg
Lethbridge
Moose Jaw
Qu’Appelle
Sask
Loubet Died Yesterday Prominent French Statesman
Montelimar France Dec 21 Emile Francois Loubet seventh president of France died at 91 His death marks the loss of another key figure in the Dreyfus affair which unsettled French politics Former president Loubet faced political attacks over Dreyfus sentence Clemenceau Anatole France and others are noted as having played roles in the case Dreyfus himself remains alive.
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Montelimar
France
Emile Francois Loubet
Dreyfus
Frange
Loubet
Republic
Devil's Island
Anatole France
Vessel Aground Off Village Island in Skeena River
Passengers and mail were removed from the steamship Cardena of the Union Steamship Company to the CPR vessel Princess Mary and taken to Prince Rupert. The Cardena ran aground at Village Island near the Battersea Cannery at 7 30 last night. The captain was ordered to survey the ship and report before any refloat attempt. The vessel is not believed to be seriously damaged.
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Vancouver
Cardena
Union Steamship Company
British Columbia
C.P.R
Princess Mary
Prince Rupert
Village Island
Batmoral
Skeena River
Alma Reubens Freed From Patton Insane Asylum
Alma Reubens, once a leading stage and screen figure, has been released from the Patton state insane asylum in California. She had been committed last June as a narcotic addict.
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Los Angeles
Alma Reubens
Patton
Calif
Theft charge against Helmer Johnson remanded for hearing
Helmer Johnson appeared before Magistrate Ellis at the A P P court yesterday on a theft of wheat charge and was remanded in custody for a preliminary hearing at Manyberries. He was arrested in Saskatoon and brought here for the proceedings. Graham A Towers promoted to chief inspector of the Royal Bank of Canada after years with the bank in Cuba and the West Indies.
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Helmer Johnson
Ellis
A.P.P
Manyberries
Johnson
Saskatoon
Graham A. Towers
Torvole
St. Andrew’s ‘College
Royal Bank of Canada
Cuba
West” Indies
Alberta to issue 1930 motor license plates in Medicine Hat
Alberta introduces 1930 motor vehicle plates with green background and white characters. Medicine Hat gets initial quota of 18 000 to 20 000 plates. New forms require engine numbers, six copies of renewal forms, and cheque handling rules. Vehicle classification letters will appear on 1980 truck plates.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Bank
Curling Notes: President Team Wins 62 to 49
The President side defeats the Vice President in a curling contest finishing 62 to 49. The rink will host scratch games tonight and Monday and include matches in the new competition between skips. Peter Heenan shows marked progress in his battle against bronchitis.
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Peter Heenan
Canada exports decline in twelve months to November
Canada’s trade for the year ending November 30 totalled 2,533,987,000 dollars, down 26,269,000 from the prior year. Imports rose to 1,309,248,000, up from 1,210,059,000, while domestic exports fell to 1,224,739,000 from 1,349,297,000 due to lighter grain shipments.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Christmas Cheer Fund Gifts List Reveals Broad Community Support
A Christmas Cheer Fund update lists contributions from Medicine Hat groups and individuals, totaling 986.60. Notable donors include Empress Theatre management, Cypress Club, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club, Knights of Columbus, Jewish Community, Masonic Lodge, and Distribu tors Limited, whose $50 subscription was later omitted from a printed note.
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Medicine Hat Amateur Operatic Society
Med Hat Greenhouses Ltd
Catholic Womens League
St. Johns Troop of
Boy Scouts
Empress Theatre Management
Walker
F. W. Gershaw
Typographical Union
G. M. Blackstock
K.C
Riverside Bakery
Mayor Bullivant
Cypress Club
Kiwanis Club
Hector’ Lang
Rotary Club
Beny & Son
Canadian Legion
Knights of Columbus
Batt
Masonic
Davidson’ & Gow
W.jones
Maple Leaf Milling Co
Medicine Hat Garage
Jack and
Pauline
F Distributors Limited
Happy Dance Club
Gertrude Young
Charlie Howey
Hotel Cecil
Knights of Pythias
British Election Looms Large on The Horizon
London December 21 The Daily Herald urges readiness for general elections and praises the Liberal Conservatives split over the Coal Mines Bill. It claims Labor sentiment nationwide to demand Lloyd George stand down and seek a working majority by going to the country at once.
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London
C. .Peable
Daily Herald Today
the Herald
Lloyd George
British envoy presents credentials to Soviet government
Sir Esmond Ovey arrived in Moscow to present his credentials as the new British Ambassador to Soviet Russia. In London yesterday K. Sokolnikov, representing the Soviet government, presented his credentials to Great Britain.
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Moscow
Esmond Ovey
Soviet Russia
K. Sokolnikov
Great Britain
London
Minimum Price for Wheat Set at 1.18 a Bushel
The Farmers National Grain Corporation bids 1.18 per bushel for No 1 hard country run in Chicago and plans similar moves in major markets. George McIvor cites export limits and December Chicago prices while noting Federal Farm Board support for the 1.18 minimum.
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Chicago
Farmers National Grain Corporation Tin
Winnipeg
George Mcliver
Canadian Wheat Pool
United States Farmers Grain Corporation
McIvor
Mcliver
United States
Federal Farm Board
McIlvoy
Thomas Defense of Employment Salary Wins Commons Backing
London reports the House of Commons narrowly approved the continuation of Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas’s salary as lord privy seal and minister of employment after a debate on unemployment. Opposition from Conservatives and Liberal demands for broader action contrasted with Thomas defending programs and citing road, harbor, and electrical plans as steps toward export-led recovery.
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London
Thomas T. Champion
House of Commons
J. H. Thomas
Stanley Baldwin
David Lloyd George
John Wheatley
Independent Labor Party
Thomas
Ramsay MacDonald
Wheatley
Seal
Privy Neal
George Lansbury
Oswald Misley
Duchy of Lancasketeers
Baldwin
Notice to Subscribers on Delivery Receipts
Local notice warns that some boys collect News for non-cartier carriers. Subscribers are urged to insist on News receipts for payment of delivery.
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Cartier
Unprecedented Ontario Blizzard Moves Toward Atlantic
A three day Ontario blizzard causes millions in damage as it shifts east to the Atlantic coast. Western Ontario recovers while Eastern Ontario feels effects. Local snow and low temperatures forecast with more trouble over the weekend. Windsor reports a milk famine with house to house deliveries halted as border dairies lack supply and highways are blocked by snow. About fifty trucks laden with milk staled between Windsor and Maidstone.
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Toronto
C.P
Ontario
Atlantic Seaboard
Windsor
Ont
Maidstone
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LULU
U.S
J. Tunney
Peterson
N. Ayers
Tabor
Taber
Elk Horn
Saskatchewan
Nofice
Alan Cobham
Africa
Imperial Airways
British Isles
Alan
Georges Clemenceau
Skeena
Balmoral Canneries
Alma
A.P.F. Court
Charles Dickens
LABOR
Govt
Tanlemen Palicy Thomas
Burton Chadwick
Wallasey
Rt. Lampence Tiver
Way, Mills& Co. Ltd
Hirsey ‘Ager
Joan Wheat
Minneapolis
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