Medicine Hat Considers Premier Offer On Prosperity Certificates
City council discusses Premier Aberhart's verbally offered scrip bonds worth about 2800 dollars monthly, pending a written detail. Members await formal information before decisive policy, with next meeting set for July 20. Debate centers on whether funds are a loan or grant and legal ability to discuss the matter.
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Medicine Hat
Aberhart
Eece
Premiier
Ald
R. C. Black
Ald. Hole
Alberta Unemployed To Get First Work Says Manning
Edmonton July 7 Pro posed Alberta highway projects aim to absorb local unemployed in constituencies where programs run Hon C A Manning said nothing is to be gained by sending men into those areas until local relief cases are absorbed He emphasized prioritizing local relief before deployment to project work.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
C. A. Manning
Twenty-one Medicine Hat residents set for Vimy Ridge trip
Twenty one people from Medicine Hat will depart soon for the historic Vimy Ridge pilgrimage. They will join a ceremony where King Edward VII will unveil a monument to Canada's war dead on July 28. The party includes R D Muxworthy, R B Pratt, N T Pollitt and the Pollitt sisters, and others. They travel via a Vimy Special CPR train or weekend departures. ships from Montreal will carry some participants. Most attendees are expected to return in two to three months.
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Medicine Hat
Vimy Ridge
Edward VII
Canada
R. D. Muxworthy
Aid. R. B. Pratt
N. T. Pollitt
A. and
E. Polllitt
WT. Bannan
Evah
Eileen
George
A. L. McDougall
William Lakey
J. F. Butcher
Butcher
J. W. Stout
C. J. Kent
Steel unions push drive amid threats of action
John L. Lewis signaled full speed ahead in organizing 500000 steel workers into the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. He warned Morgan and Company against anarchic action as he called a civil war against the unionization drive.
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Washington
C.P
J. P., Morgan and Company
John L. Lewis
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
Steel Empire
Rail Worker Promoted in Western Canada
P. Kelly, a Calgary based C.P.R. division mechanic and recognized by Alberta railwaymen, was appointed master mechanic for the British Columbia district effective July 1. His headquarters will be in Vancouver.
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P. Kelly
C.P.R
Calgary
Alberta
British Columbia
Vancouver
Canadian Army Troops Move Through Medicine Hat
Thirty two young members of Canada's permanent army force from C Battery Royal Canadian Horse Artillery pass through Medicine Hat en route to Sarcee camp to act as instructors for seven weeks after five weeks at Shilo camp Brandon Man. Eight large trucks and eight smaller vehicles form their rolling equipment. Headquarters are in Winnipeg.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Medicine Hat
Sarcee Camp
Shilo Camp
Brandon
Man
Winnipeg
Water Conservation Aid Expanded for Western Farmers
Ottawa July 6 The Dominion government will extend drought rehabilitation in western Canada with financial help for farmers digging dugouts or reservoirs for stock water. Aid covers three cents per cubic yard moved up to 50 dollars, plus engineering advice. small dam projects also receive support pending engineer approval.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canada
Dominion
J. G. Gardiner
Body of Woman From 1935 Cult Held in Utah Vanishes
The Salt Lake Telegram reports the cult led by Mrs. Marie Ogden hid a woman's body since February 1935 in Southeastern Utah. The sect claims to revive her, while others say they buried the body to continue living in peace. The group, more than 30 members, owns three 640 acre claims in the remote mountains.
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Salt Lake Clty
Utah
Salt Lake
Ogden
Weather reports from Regina and prairie provinces
Reports from Regina Saskatchewan and nearby wheat growing districts note scattered showers easing drought conditions with moisture levels around a tenth of an inch at night. Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta observers say cooler, generally drier conditions relief but widespread rain is still needed for lasting benefit.
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Regina
C.P
Saskatchewan
Broadview
Moose Jaw
Macleod Bridge to reopen in four to five days
Officials from the Alberta Public Works department say the fire damaged west bridge over the Old Man river at Macleod Alberta will reopen in four or five days. They estimate damage at 3000 dollars, correcting earlier reports of forty thousand.
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Iedmonton
Old Man River
Macleod
Alberta
Alberta Public Works Department
Tawatinaw Council Faces Demand for Resignation
Taxpayers from Tawatinaw LDMONTON Alberta officials Will investigate a plebiscite where 121 ratepayers voted to demand the entire council's resignation over alleged poor financial management. Tawatinaw lies about 600 miles north of the reporting city.
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Ldmonton
C.P
Alexander Soutter
Iyi ‘Iter
Alberta Ahtment of Municipal Affairs
Ifh
Renshaw
Tawatinaw
Alta
Here
Pickets Stoned Homes of Nonstrikers at Remington Rand
Five homes near the Remington Rand typewriter plant in Middletown were struck by stones during a strike standoff. Residents had returned to work after the plant reopened June 29 following a five week shutdown. A witness saw assailants flee toward a car after windows were broken and shots fired.
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Middletown
Conn
C.P
Remington-Rand Typewriter
Joseph Jay
Middlefield
Rainy Season Brings War To Ethiopia
London reports that Ethiopian guerrilla forces, aided by the rainy season, plan to strike Italian positions. Armed bands mass near Addis Ababa, with dynamiting of the Addis Ababa Djibouti railway and raids predicted in coming days. Reuters cites eight or nine Italian officers killed in an ambush at Jimna province.
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London
Djibouti
Frenchi Soialiland
London Daily Herald
Addis Ababa-Djibouti
Addis, Ababa
Europe
Addis Ababa
C.P
Reuters
Rome
Antonio Locatelli
Jimna
Ethiopia
Miner Drowns Off River Boat Near Goldfields
Gustav Holeman 39 drowned after falling overboard from a river boat en route from Goldfields Saskatchewan. He was found at NWT settlement 300 miles north of Edmonton. Holeman is survived by a widow and five children.
Summer Fallow Crops Resist Heat in Prairie Regions
Crop reports from Langdon Rome and Irricana note wheat on stubble land deteriorating due to heat and low moisture. Summer fallow crops show resilience with potential yields around 20 bushels per acre if rainfall comes soon, though some areas require urgent cutting for feed value. empress subdivision prospects about 15 bushels per acre, stubble land burned.
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Langdon
Rome
Canadian Pacific Railway
Acre
C.P.H
Empress
Desertion Shocks Southwestern China Air Force
Twenty officers of the southwestern Chinese air force deserted today taking with them 12 bombing and fighting planes.
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Hong Kong
French Peace Shadowed by Street Unrest and Blocs
Paris reports rising clashes injuring nearly 200 as Premier Blum meets army and police chiefs. Leftist papers liken events to February 6 1934 and Basile Day plans loom amid Popular Front tensions. Salengro cites 105 injured police. mobs occupy Champs Elysees. 113000 workers still on strike.
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Paris
A.P
Leon Blum
la Populaire
Popular Front
la Republique
Roger Salengro
Interiot
Champs Elysees
University of Alberta opens 24th summer session
Summer session at the University of Alberta begins with 2100 teacher students, the largest enrollment on record, creating housing difficulties for visiting instructors in Edmonton.
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Edmonton
University of Alberta
Heat Wave Shrinks Western Crops and Drives Wheat Prices Up
Heat driven crop losses across the prairie provinces threaten grain prospects with export demand lifting prices on the Winnipeg grain exchange. Market activity hits record highs as traders react to drought reports from Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Prices rise amid forecasts of continued drought with some showers offering little relief.
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Winnipeg
C.P
Prairie
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Saskatchewan
George Spence
Saskatchewan Boundary
Emerson
Manitoba
Prairies
Regina
U. S
New York
the Northern
Pacific , Railroad
Minnesota
Lloyd George Attacks Cabinet as Rats in Derby Speech
In Derby a by election speech, David Lloyd George blasted Prime Minister Baldwin and his ministers calling them rats that scuttle the ship. He attacked handling of League of Nations and Italo Ethiopian dispute and accused leaders of cowardice and desertion amid political turmoil.
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Derby
England
David
Lloyd George
Baldwin
League of Nations
Council of Action For Peace and Reconstruction
J. H. Thomas
House of Commons
Wainwright Oil to Spend 250000 on Alberta Field
Wainwright Alberta oil field development may see an expenditure of about 250000 by a syndicate of eastern mining men led by W J Beckett of Toronto. Beckett will depart for the field 40 miles southeast of here this week.
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Edmonton
Wainwright
Alberta
Eastern Mining
W. J. Beckett
Toronto
Beckett
Egypt Will Guard Own Frontiers Hereafter
The Times reports a new Anglo-Egyptian treaty this week will place the defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal in the hands of the Egyptian army. Britain will withdraw most forces, though a British garrison remains until Egyptian forces are ready to assume duties.
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London
C.P
Egypt
Suez Canal
Britain
The
Times
Medicine Hat Prepares For Visit By Lord Tweedsmuir
Medicine Hat city council readying for the visit of His Excellency Lord Tweedsmuir governor general of Canada in September. A reception committee will report back. schedule includes a noon arrival September 10 and departure 1 05 pm September 13 with possible addresses and a motor trip to Alsask on September 11.
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Medicine Hat
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Septemer
A. S. Redfern
Alsask
Medicine’ Hat
Fixed Minimum Wheat Price Decision Delayed in Canada
Ottawa reports a fixed minimum price for Canada's 1936 wheat crop postponed until late July as crop prospects darken in Canada and the U S. Cabinet wheat committee members travel in Europe to assess world markets while discussing price level under the Wheat Board Act. Local pools urge a cost of production basis amid drought threats across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Alberta.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Cabinet Wheat Committee
Europe
Wheat Board
Dominion
Charles Dunning
Finance
W. D. Euler
Trade and Commerce
United Kingdom
J. G. Gardiner
Agriculture
Forngland
Gardiner
T. A. Crerar
Resouces
J. L. Ilsley
National Revenue
Trade
Trade ‘and Commerce
Western Wheat Pools
Northern floods threaten Peace River area with rising creek waters
In Alberta's Peace River region residents raced to reinforce riverbanks as Pat's Creek flooded after a heavy weekend, with Creek waters rising and fears of further damage spreading through northern communities.
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Peace River
Alta
C.P
Thi
Northern
Pat’s
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Weather Bureau
Dloday
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Sir Joan Simon
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Tweedsmuir
L.a Brouillette
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