City Council Considers Unemployment and Retrenchment Measures
The council discussed retrenchment options including a $20,000 cut to School Board estimates and cancelation of union contracts. Civic employees offered a 5 percent salary reduction from February to December 1932. Pre payment of taxes may be accepted from Feb 1 to Mar 31 with 6 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Employees Organization
Finance Committee
Committee of the
Committee of the Whole
Paige
Smith Sets New Mark In Australia Flight Record
Air Commodore Kingsford-Smith arrives at Port Darwin from England carrying 700 pounds of New Year mails in 12 days, besting his 13 day England Australia record set in 1929. A telegram from Sydney citizens requests leave to nominate him in East Sydney by election. He is 44 and not on active Air Force duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Darwin
Australia
Kingsford-Smith
England
Sydney
United Australia Party
Gommeriire
Air Force
Government Control of Munitions Plants Proposal
In Edmonton on January 19 Mrs. A di Warr urged government control of all munitions factories and wealth conscription as steps toward permanent world peace. She argued profits should not drive war materiel and noted the Alberta federation’s Women of Alberta gained 80 members that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isdmonton
A. di. Warr
United Marin Women of Alberta
Bennett Promises Canada Will Meet All Financial Obligations
Prime Minister Bennett declared Canadians will meet all contract terms with unbounded confidence in Canada's financial standing. He praised banking institutions and insurance companies while noting 4,000 U.S. bank failures in two years, signaling optimism for future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canadaa Press
R .B. Bennett
Dominion
Canada
Bennett
United States
Aged Recluse Read Dies in Binghampton NY
Read 89 years old who lived apart from society for 67 years after her father barred her from saying farewell to a soldier sweetheart in the 1862 revolution has died in Binghampton New York. She left her home only for four funerals of relatives and never again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghampton
N.Y
Funny Read
Miss Read
English Evening Put Over with a Bang by Rotarians
English Evening presented by the Rotary Club last night delighted with an all English program. Six Englishmen carved the roast and served the dinner, followed by a toast to England and the song Land of Hope and Glory. The scribe notes the event as a striking success despite a prior Scotch challenge.
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England
Herb Baker
Land of Hope and Glory
Alberta farmers top concern at United Farmers convention
Edmonton January 19 Premier Brownlee opened the United Farmers of Alberta convention noting hopes for 1932. Debates focus on relief for farmers including debt moratorium options and limits on bank interests. Proposals seek asset protection and foreclosure safeguards amid creditor pressure while Robert Gardiner was elected convention chair with aides named.
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Edmonton
Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
J. E. Brownlee
Brownlee
Robert Gardiner
M.P
EE. J. Garland
Sr. Critchlow
Gandhi Jr Arrested in Nationalist Activities in India
Bombay reports Ramdas Gandhi, youngest son of M. K. Gandhi, arrested in Haripura for nationalist activities. Earlier Gandhi and his wife faced jail. Nineteen to 21 prisoners, largely women, jailed for picketing the government mint and halting gold shipments. a few spectators included under a loitering ordinance. Also Round Table Conference planners to meet January 28 in New Delhi. Windows at the British Embassy in Tokyo smashed by youths protesting Gandhi’s imprisonment. J W Scandrett, former London Ontario grocer, is dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Associated .Press
M. Gandhi
Ramdas
Haripura
Gandhi
Associated Press
Round Table
New Delhi
London
Tokio
Indian Patriotic Association
Eastbound Air Mail Plane Delayed by Fog
Boeing CFAMQ arrived Medicine Hat at 23:00 last night piloted by Farrington. Fog across the west halted eastbound service. mail trained to depart. Westbound plane delayed at Regina, with mail from that point held for training.
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Medicine Hat
Farrington
Regina
Prince George Narrowly Escapes Injury in Edinburgh
Prince George, youngest son of the King, escaped injury by inches in Edinburgh while touring industrial districts. A heavy prop plank fell at his feet as he stepped into a workshop, but he jumped back and continued his inspection tour.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Associated Press
Prince George
Mississippi Flood Deluges Delta Towns and Rural Basins
Mid winter floods cover about 410000 acres across Lelore Holmes Yazoo and Humphreys counties threatening 7000 to 8000 residents. Three feet of water inundates backcountry basins and towns Cruger Tohule Keirn Millstone and Bee Lake as relief awaited. In Ireland floods from unbroken rains hit Banagher Derry Foxford Claremorris and regions in Cork Limerick and Kerry.
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Glendora
Miss
Mississippi Delta
Lelore
Holmes
Yazoo
Humphreys
Cruger
Tohule
Keirn
Milestone
Bee Lake
Foxford
Claremorris
Cork
Limerick
Kerry
Rioters Sentenced in Glasgow Green Disorder Case
Ten men charged with rioting on Glasgow Green last October were sentenced to three months at hard labor. Their relatives in the courtroom became hysterical as the proceedings continued from yesterday’s trial in which John McGovern M.P. was acquitted on charges arising from a speech on the Green.
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Glasgow Green
J. McGovern
M.P
Glasgow
Scotland
Associated Press
John McGovern
Goodier Dies of Injuries From Hotel Fall
H S H Goodier formerly of the Times Journal Fort William Ontario dies in LondonOntario from a fall on hotel steps the day before after a severe concussion. He and his wife planned to return to Canada soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
H. S&s
H. Goodier
The
Times-Journal of
Fort William
Ont
Laval Declares France Will Not Give Up Reparations
Paris January 19 Premier Laval vowed in the Chamber of Deputies that France will not forgo its right to reparations from Germany. He said France must balance duties to the wartime generation with obligations to future generations, insisting on maintaining production and economic equality in negotiations on war debts.
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Laval
France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Davis Elected Hospital Board Head in Medicine Hat
H Norman Davis was elected president of the Medicine Hat Hospital Board by acclamation for the ensuing year at the annual meeting in City Hall. Walter Huckvale was chosen vice president, and R. M. Napier re elected secretary treasurer. The board of directors includes W R Arundel W Conrad R Calder J C Beveridge H Norman Davis E G Ellerton G Hoover Walter Huckvale C W Niblock G Preston and A Rollo. The meeting discussed amending the hospital charter to allow City Council representation, downgrading the board size and ensuring council input amid economic unrest.
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EH. Norman Davis
Medicine Hat Hospital Board
City Hall
Walter Huckvale
R. M. Napier
W.R. Arundel
W. Conrad
R. Calder
J. C. Beveridge
H. Norman Davis
E. G. Ellerton
Treasure Worth Millions Found in Oaxaca Valley
A new gold fever grips Oaxaca Valley after discovery of a tomb of ancient Mexican nobles and uncovering millions in gold and jewels. The rush to unearth more treasure spreads among locals as excitement mounts about further riches from the dig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oaxaca City
Mexico
Associated Press
Oaxaca Valley
Spain Faces Disorder Amid Riots and Labor Strife
Madrid reports rioting and burning as labor troubles flare across Spain. Workers threaten a general strike next Monday and some sections see land tilling actions while owners offer little protest. Unverified reports claim Communists and Syndicalists may aim to implant liberal communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Associated Press
Spain
Mrs Sutherland Addresses Liberal Principles at Cecil Hotel
Mrs Sutherland delivered a stirring keynote at a Women s Liberal Association dinner at the Cecil hotel urging Canadians to oppose the Bennett Government and restore Liberal principles. She warned tariff walls hurt farmers workers and households and urged unity for peace and economic recovery.
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Mrs. Sutherland
Cecil Hotel
Liberal Women’s Assn
Canada
Sutherland
Women’s Liberal Association
S. Downing
Hector Lang
M.L.A
F. W. Gershaw
M.P
A. P. Burns
H. C. Duggan
Bennett
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Antipodes
Binghampton, N.Y
Ivan O'Neil Kane
Kane
Kane Summit Hospital
Prem
U.F.A. Convent
Mahatma
J. W. Scandrett
Mississippi
Ireland
W. Huckvale
Geneva
Union
Liberal Party
Tigers
Legion
C.P.R
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