Little Theatre Presents Varied Festival Program
Medicine Hat Little Theatre offered a strong program at the Empress, featuring three one act plays The Singapore Spider Snowed Up with a Duchess and The Wasp. Performances highlighted by strong character work and a planned festival appearance in Calgary February 7 8. The show opened with The Singapore Spider a tale of covetousness and revenge starring Edward Finnegan Guy Olmstead Keen Asitburner Olive Pauling Albert Mills and Margaret Ireland.
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Medicine Hat’s Little Theatre Association
Empress Theatre
Frank Glaze
W. M. Currie
Stewart Blanchard
Medicine Hat Little Theatre
Calgary
Little Theatre Orchestra
Priscilla Boya
Singapore
Edward Finnegan
Jason Harriden
Nim
Guy Olmstead
Keen Asitburner
Matt Harriden
Olive Pauling
Josie White
Matt
Albert Mills
Margaret Ireland
Jim Meggs
Sarah
Mr. Mills
A. C. Castall
Salterton
Newsprint Price May Not be Increased
Quebec Premier A Taschereau signals measures this session to resolve low newsprint prices. He notes a New York dispatch that International Paper Co will keep 1934 price at 40 per ton for 1935 Q1, opposing a proposed $2.50 rise and arguing it would be unfair to customers.
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Quebec
C.P
A. Taschereau
New York
International Paper Co
Banker Describes Global Tariff Hurdles at Bank Meeting
J. A. Melcod president of the Bank of Nova Scotia told the 103rd annual meeting in Halim that world trade including Canada is hampered by tariffs quotas currency manipulations exchange controls and exchange clearing schemes. He urged rapid removal of these restrictions.
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Halim
C.P
Canada
J. A. Melcod
Nova Scotia
Bank Clearings Week Totals Report
Returns from the clearing house show 162 833 this week, 152 000 last week, and 167 579 for the same week last year, indicating current activity levels.
Christmas Night Wreck Trial in Dundas This Week
Charles Phelps, CN Railways forward brakeman, testified he did not tell Edward S. Lynch he opened the switch before the Dundas wreck that killed 15. Lynch faces a manslaughter charge connected to the fatal collision on Christmas night.
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Hamilton
C.P
Charles Phelps
Canadian National Railways
Edward S. Lynch
Lynch
Dundas
Dionne quintuplets enjoy outdoor time in deep cold
In Callander Ontario seven months seven days old the Dionne quintuplets were bundled onto the veranda for their daily outdoor sleep as the thermometer at Datfo hospital read 20 below zero. Dr. A R Dafoe said they like the outing and protest when blocked. Weights show Yvonne 14 lb 2 oz loss Annette 14 lb 1 1 4 oz gain Cecile 18 lb 14 3 4 oz 1 oz gain Marie 11 lb 6 oz 1 oz gain total 65 lb 11 3 4 oz with a 2 oz net gain.
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Callander
Ont
Datfol
A. R. Dafoe
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Marie
Japanese Raid Into Chahar Costs Civilian Lives
Semi official reports from Peiping state the Japanese incursion into Chahar southwest of Manchoukuo has killed about 50 civilians in towns and villages. Japanese forces number 2000 infantry with artillery armored cars and planes. casualties unclear. Chinese reports allege hundreds killed on both sides. Japanese losses cited as one officer killed and one captain plus four privates wounded.
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Peiping
C.P
Chahar
Manchoukuo
Nankieng
Dan
Questions Raised as to Canada's National Flag
Ottawa faces a heated debate over a distinctive Canadian flag with discussions planned in cabinet after three hours of House of Commons contention. Ontario Conservative members opposed a proposed flag featuring the Union Jack, while Charles H. Cahan pledged to consult colleagues and report back.
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Canada
Ottawa
C.P
Ontario
C. H. Dickie
Nanaimo
Charles H. Cahan
King
Bennett
Hugh Guthrie
Randolph Churchill split in conservative Watertree bid
London worded reports note Randolph Churchill will contest the Watertree by election as an Independent Conservative while a National Conservative stands in the field. The Indian Defence League backing Winston Churchill’s sons is seen as an aggressive move that could divide the party despite lord Wolmer’s protests.
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London
C.P. Cable
Randolph Churchill
Watertree
India Defence League
Winston Churchill
Lord Wolmer
Stanley Baldwin
Ladd Denies Bolton Confession In 1929 Massacre
In Chicago on January 23 D M Ladd agent in charge of the division of investigation department of justice denied and published story that Byron Bolton of the Karpis Barker gang made any statement admitting participation in the 1929 St Valentine’s Day massacre where seven people were killed.
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Chicago
D. M. Ladd
Division of Investigation
Department of Justice
Byron Bolton
St. Valentine's Day
Proclaim New India Constitution Outline Issued
LONDON Jan 24 The government bill for a new India and Burma constitution follows the joint committee report. It envisions an all India federation linking 11 British Indian provinces with two new ones, while provinces manage more of their own affairs and states may join by voluntary act of their rulers.
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Lonton
C.P
India
Burma
Joint Select Parliamentary Committee
Plan to end British railway trouble via new tribunal
London January 23. Peace in the railway world is promised after provisional settlement between railway companies and unions. A final three member tribunal will replace the National Wages Board with a chairman agreed by both sides or by the Labor Minister, flanked by two independent members.
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London
C.P. Cable
National Wages Board
Carbon Monoxide Fatalities Shock Saskatoon Community
A man died and two others were overcome by carbon monoxide in Saskatoon within 12 hours. A visitor found David Davies dead and his wife unconscious. another unidentified man was found unconscious in a separate home and hospitalized.
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Saskatoon
Sask
C. P
David Davies
Calgary Relief Strike Ends as 2700 Workers Return
Calgary's two months relief strike ended today as 2,700 unemployed married men refused civic project work. Relief workers reported to city public works and parks departments and were assigned to civic jobs after a Wednesday vote to return to work.
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Calgary
C.P
City Public Works and Parks
Empire Trade Agreements To Be Discussed
London reports say Malcolm MacDonald may urge changes to the 1932 intra Empire trade accords after visiting Australia and completing a report on emigration. The topic will be on the agenda when Dominion premiers meet in London next May 6 for the King's jubilee celebration.
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London
Malcolm MacDonald
Ottawa
Australia
Few Antelope Hunters Here Seek Open Season
Medicine Hat hunters showed little interest in the antelope open season with A P Burns noting that seven dollars for cone antelope deterred participation. Severe weather and the belief antelope are not rare kept activity low. Burns favors closer cooperation with Stanley H Clark as provincial game commissioner to resolve antelope issues and asks Fish and Game members to submit input.
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Medicine Hat
A. P. Burns
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association
Burns
Fish and Game
Stanley H
Stan
Clark
Fish and Game Association
Trawler Jeria Believed Lost After Violent Iceland Gale
Grimsey, Jan 24. After a badly damaged drift in a fierce gale off Iceland many men on the Jeria perished. Two lifebelts and two fishing boxes marked Jenna were recovered as a party of farmers found items ashore at Latrabjalg.
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Grimsby
C.P
Iceland
Jeria
Latrabjalg
British Columbia in Snowbound Isolation Across Province
Vancouver reports virtual isolation as snow and rain shut down trains and telegraph lines for days. Fraser Valley towns face downed utilities, stranded farms, and flooded roads while aid travels to cut-off regions. A 17 year old trekker reached Fort Graham on snowshoes seeking help for a sick woman after a 400 mile flight for medical aid.
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Vancouver
C.P
British Columbia
Victoria
New Westminster
Fraser Valley
Cloverdale
Surrey
Graham
B.C
Aiken Lake
Quesnel
Holmes
Fort Graham
Gil McLarnin
Fraser River Valley
Two Nova Scotia mines shut as strikes grip communities
Halifax dispatch reports mine workers from the United Mine Workers strike at Springhill leaving three pits idle after a shop closure move. In Port Hood Montreal owned mine also closed due to management difficulties. Ottawa notes William Irvine plans to again advocate nationalization of Canadian banking facilities in the house of commons.
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Halifax
C.P
Nova Scotia
United Mine
Springhill
Amalgamated
Port Hood
Ottawa
House of Commons
William Irvine
United Farm
Fom Wetaskiwin
Bennett Aims to Inaugurate Dominion Leasing Scheme
Premier Bennett outlined plans to extend the public works program started last year as unemployment relief and to pursue a housing scheme. He cited a $40 million works program, urged cooperation from construction trades, warned firms against losses, and noted relief costs of about $150 million since 1930.
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Bennett
Dominion
Montreal
C.P
Canadian Construction Association
England
Canada
Edmonton Records Coldest January in 40 Years
Edmonton reports the coldest January in 40 years of records with daily lows around 10 below zero and an average January temperature about 14 degrees below zero, surpassing the 1916 January low.
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Edmonton
C.P
Mussolini Announces Major Cabinet Shake-Up in Rome
Premier Mussolini orders a complete cabinet shake up affecting six portfolios finance education public works communications justice and agriculture. He does not hold these six posts, leaving 13 total Italian cabinet positions.
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Rome
C.P
Mussolini
Amputations of Legs and Arms in Radisson Youth Case
Radisson Saskatchewan January 24 CP George Tomyn 21 a Radisson youth suffered severe frostbite resulting in amputation of both arms below the elbow and both legs below the knee He was sought by the RCMP in connection with an attempted shooting of his employer Paul Burina near Great Deer He had been wandering in 40 below weather since Friday and had nothing to eat since then Also noted William Hopkins longtime mayor of Saskatoon died at 71
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Sask
George Tomyn
Radisson
Tomyn
R.C
Paul Burina
Great Deer District
Great Deer
Borden
Storm claims nearly a hundred lives across the U S
The storm ridden United States counted close to 100 weather deaths today with 14 in the flood waters of the south. Ten dead in northern Mississippi and four in Tennessee. Relief workers rushed aid to the homeless as cold and hunger worsened the plight. In Sledge area hundreds reportedly clung to roots and tree tops.
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New York
C.P
United States
South
Mississippi
Tennessee
Sledge
Miss
British Unemployment Scheme Recommended for Farm Workers
An unanimous report to the cabinet proposes bringing 750 000 British farm workers under the dole. The Statutory Committee chaired by Sir William Beveridge suggests benefits under the Beveridge plan with joint contributions from employer, employee, and state and sets eligibility after twenty qualifying contributions.
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London
C.P. Cable
Dole
William Bergpidge
Beveridge
Fenian Raid Veteran James Foster Dies at 93 in Edmonton
Edmonton January 24 veteran of the Fenian raid of 1866 James Foster died at age 93. He also served in the 1885 Riel rebellion as a driver in the transport division. Earlier he drove a team from Brandon to Indian Heads in two weeks with W R Motherwell later minister of agriculture.
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Edmonton
C.P
James Foster
Riel
Brandon
Indian Heads
W. R. Motherwell
King
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Little Theatre
Regina
Gardiner
Taschereau
Dionnes
China
Lad
William Hopkins
U.S
Bullivant
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