02 Jul 1936
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1936
Page
1
A fragment reports a resolution affecting merchants and certificates. It notes posters 12 by 15 inches will print the resolution and be distributed for signage and to aid merchants and retailers.
In a heated House debate, Clement Attlee attacks Prime Minister Baldwin’s absence and Duff Cooper’s Paris speech, urging clear government policy. Sir John Simon defends the speech as nonpolicy, stressing Anglo French understanding without ruling out peace with Germany.
An unreported report states explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins is safe and en route to Norway with his ship. The message notes departure from New York about twelve days ago and places the voyage near Stavanger Fjord, with roughly 1,600 miles northwest of New York.
A fire caused by alleged spontaneous combustion destroyed a few bales of hay in a garage attached to the Alex Smiets home on 11th Street early Monday evening. The fire brigade responded to a 6 18 p m alarm and quickly controlled the blaze.
Detroit June 30 A P Day ton Dean pleat acted guilty to murder in the death of Charles A Poole a relief worker shot by Black Legion members after accusations against his wife. Dean testified that about 100 police and others may belong to the group and named city workers as suspects. Wilmington NC also reports a grand jury probes reprisal killings by night riders amid a war on the feared secret band.
Officials in Ottawa note ongoing duties on potatoes and mention Canada’s embargo history. The United Kingdom’s Colorado beetle controls affected Canadian imports, while Britain’s powdery wart also influenced potato trade concerns.
Members of No. 3 zone of the Short Grass Stock Growers association met at Schuler on Monday and elected T. S B Jennison a permanent delegate to the central board. George Ross of Lethbridge and Hilda rancher was named provisional general chairman.
London's report says the government will extend the British Broadcasting Corporation's charter for forty years from 1981. It keeps the ten-year staffing term and calls for a separate budget presentation while rejecting transferring cultural duties to a cabinet minister. The Ullswater committee urged expansion of empire broadcasting and licensing of relay stations.
Vienna reports say Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg remains in the capital with officials indicating he does not plan a trip to Geneva for League of Nations discussions. Backing from Britain and other parties is mentioned as a factor in the evolving stance on Austria’s future.
Street fights and labor riots spill from Algeria to Paris as French and native workers clash with police. Troops and armed guards moved to strike centers after strikers fired on police and raided trains.
Edmonton reports heavy rain easing last week’s heat and drought impacting district grain fields. Strong winds of 30 miles per hour and temperatures around 90 degrees previously dried fields, with rain now falling heavily and expected to continue. Charles Poore named postmaster at Lesmington Ontario.
London reporters claim Prime Minister Baldwin plans resignation soon while friends say he is resting at Chequers. The Daily Herald suggests he may quit if Conservative authority isn’t quickly restored, and The Daily Mail hints at retirement around the coronation under health strain.
The King, on his first royal voyage to the navy since accession, spent about half an hour on a torpedo motor boat off Spithead. He inspected the craft and fired a torpedo, with officials noting the vessel’s speed capacity of around 60 miles per hour.
Commitments totaling about 225000 for road work to be financed by Alberta government's projected prosperity certificates have been agreed for July 2. Hon W A Fallon Minister of Public Works announced the plan in Edmonton on June 30. The program expects 25 to 30 projects employing hundreds of relief recipients.
Police and 100 volunteers scour dense bush north of Vilna for three year old Felix Malitz who vanished Sunday noon. A trained police dog from Holman was deployed as reinforcements enter the search to aid weary Edmonton area officers.
President Roosevelt writes to Secretary Morgenthau urging immediate cessation of duties and import restrictions tied to foreign trade agreements on Australian goods. He states Australia currently discriminates against U S commerce and joins Germany as excluded from most favored nation status.
In a tumultuous session at the League of Nations Assembly, Emperor Haile Selassie denounced aggression by Italy and warned that the survival of the League rests on keeping promises. Police intervened as masked supporters clashed outside while Selassie urged unity against “powerful invaders.”
Civic welcomes in Port Arthur and Fort William marked the Canadian Pacific Railway 50th anniversary train arrival. Spectators heard addresses and historic pageants as the train toured western stops including Winnipeg Regina Moose Jaw Calgary and Revelstoke on its sea to sea anniversary run. It will reach Vancouver on Thursday for a nine o'clock ceremony.
Alberta Motor Association issue notes two road routes from Medicine Hat to Calgary and Lethbridge to Crow's Nest. Distances include 34 miles Medicine Hat to Walsh area and 185 miles Calgary to Banff with generally good paving, plus 84 miles Walsh to Medicine Hat and 109 miles Medicine Hat to Lethbridge with mostly good surfaces. Road conditions vary with some rough spots between Taber and Lethbridge and partial paving on Crow's Nest to Kernie leg.
Toronto June 29 The Dionne quintuplets eyes improve with better muscle control doctor Dafoe says Marie no longer crosses eyes and can coordinate. Callander Ont doctor visiting here estimates each Quintuplet could be worth a million when grown.
Paris reports Le Temps questions whether Germany seeks a strong coup in Danzig within weeks. The paper claims East Prussia military authorities are told to prepare troops for occupying the Free City and hints at looming action under the League of Nations supervision.
Ottawa reports hot dry weather is responsible for a general and serious reduction of crop prospects in the prairie provinces. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics says the average yield of spring wheat in the prairie provinces cannot be expected and prospects are almost everywhere reported as declining.
A Medicine Hat wholesaler warned that stamped scrip could lift prices and hurt profits. He said wholesalers operate on thin margins and any general price rise would be absorbed or force closures, with refunds tied to monthly redemptions.
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