Opening Day Stampede Delights Medicine Hat Crowds
Ideal weather and a busy program opened the 1938 Medicine Hat Stampede. Mayor I Bullivant opened ceremonies as winners were named in saddle broncho and bareback broncho events, with riding, steer work, and calf roping drawing cheers from a holiday crowd.
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Medicine Hat
Mong Bruce
Black Diamond
Urbin
Dean Halkirk
Stim Bolttinsen
T. Betts
Andy Lund
Warner Linder
Linder
Galarneau
Jack Cocklin
Floyd Peters
Tom Hodgsom
Windy” Williams
Don Perrin
Maplereeks
Mae Higden
Mapyberries
James Mitchell
Stampede
Pat Burton
A. Ky Lund
Bert Ingram
P. Burns
Jim Fisher
Pat Daley
Lip
Volway
Denty Mitchell
Stampede Vnp
Conklin
Plane crash in Billings kills wife of Evanston man
A Northwest Airlines transport plane carrying eight passengers and two crew crashed on takeoff in Billings Montana. One passenger, Mrs N B Mackay of Evanston, died in hospital. Her husband was injured. Mrs W J Tisdale of South Sloane DC is also hospitalized. The other five aboard were treated and released.
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Billings
Mont
Northwest Airlines
N. 8. Mackay
Evanston
W. J. Tisdale
South Slooan
D.C
British Demand Explanations on Spanish Attacks
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain seeks further explanations from General Franco's Spanish insurgents over recent attacks on British shipping in Spanish waters. He noted Franco offered a humane warfare suggestion and a plan to make Almeria an immune port, with Britain consulting shipping interests. Sir Robert Hodgson will remain in England pending Franco’s reply.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Franco
Almeria
Robert Hodgson
Spain
England
Detroit Beats Chicago with late rally in baseball game
Detroit tops Chicago in a 9 to 6 finish after a late scoring burst. Kennedy and York pitched for the visitors while Stratton and Sewell contributed for Chicago.
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Chicago
Detroit
Stratton
Sewell
Kennedy
York
Brooks Accident Highlights Child Injury
Dorothy Emslie ten years old sustained a fractured arm after a fall from a flume used in supplying water to the old swimming pool on a Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred near Brooks with no further details available.
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Brooks
Dorothy Emslie
Japanese Front Strains as Chinese Guerrilla Attacks Escalate
Chinese guerrilla forces have expanded rear attacks on multiple fronts including Peiping Nanking Tientsin and Suhghal railway lines. Japanese forces withdraw from the International Settlement amid anti Japanese terrorism scare and police patrols intensify as authorities hunt suspects following violent incidents.
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Shanghat
Japan
Harakaw
Areng
Nanking
Peiping
Tiental
Hop Province
Maat Nan
Nan- King
Avehus'Howard' V
Savencag
Lake Poyang
Horse Diggage Readies for Final Round
A garbled note mentions a horse named Diggage and preparations for a decisive race. It references a heavy canton and serum, implying a medical or veterinary context. The readable terms point to a speculative sporting or horsemanship item with uncertain details.
Beattie to sail for indefinite overseas trip
Sir Edward Beatty head of the Canadian Pacific Railway will depart Quebec on Saturday aboard the Inner Empress of Britain for a brief business trip abroad. He is accompanied by CPR director John W. Hobbs of Toronto. The stay length is unspecified. The Hemon sisters will return to France after attending the Chapdau monument ceremonies.
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Montreal
Sir Edward Beatty
G.be
K.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Quebec
Canadian Pacific
Britain
John W. Hobbs
Toronto
CPR
Sir Edward
Matis Hemon
Lydia Hemon
Louis Hemon
Maria Chapdelaine
France
Canada
Chapleau
Ont
Society of Friends
Terror Outbreak Strikes Jerusalem With Deadly Bomb
A bomb near Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate killed four Arabs and wounded 15. The blast ripped a bus near a busy Arab bus station and market, scattering twisted wreckage as troops searched for bombers. Casualties rose to 37 killed and 126 injured over nine days.
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Jerusalem
C.P
Jerusalemn
Jaffa
Hebrons
Brooks Alberta Flour Mill Promises Local Grain Use
Alta Brandon July 8 Special reports J Hrdlicka privately built a flour mill beside Grimm Alfalfa-Seed Growers plant. The 3 story 38 by 46 foot mill, capacity 40 barrels daily, uses a 25 horsepower engine and steam heat. Hrdlicka plans Golden Star flour lines and cereals for farmers, with milling starting next week.
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Brooks
Alta
a_ flour mill
Grimm Alfalfa -Seed Growers of Alberta Ltd
J. Hrdlicka
Parkland
Nanton
Hrdliska
Edmonton Laboratories
Hrdlicka
England Battered by Gales and Hail Across Regions
England faced severe weather with gales heavy rains and hail causing livestock deaths and property damage. Hail up to walnut size fell for 15 minutes at Bishops Waltham Hamp shire leaving ground six inches deep. Windows shattered roofs damaged sheds and orchards stripped in Kent with numerous poultry killed.
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London
England
Bishops ‘Waltham
Hampshire
Kent
Advances and Set-Backs For Rebels Near Valencia
Insurgent columns pushed along the eastern Spanish coast toward Almenara, described as the key to Valencia, with advance elements reported within five miles of the Moorish castle guarding the pass through the Del Cid mountains. Other fronts saw insurgent setbacks as forces faced renewed resistance near Sagunto and Saganto while highway junctions and coastal plains experienced fierce activity.
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Hendaye
C.P
Mediterranean
Spain
Almenara
Valencia
del Cid
Ailemnara
Saganto
Farthen
Conservative Party Moves to Rebuild National Organization
The convention backs immediate appointment of a national organizer and a national Conservative council. It calls for province headquarters, gender representation, and no separate national women group, with women to have equal or majority representation where possible. Plans also include annual provincial meetings and continued support for the Canadian Travel Bureau.
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Mttawa
C.P
Canada
Manion
Gordon Graydon
MSP
Peel
Ntional
National Conservative Council
Ottawa
National Young Conservatives of Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Yukon
Frank Lennard
M.P. For Went
National Council
Chamber seeks twine aid for harvest in district
The Chamber of Commerce led by Secretary W T Bannan asks Minister of Agriculture D B Muller for government help to supply binder twine. Farmers anticipate their first good crop since 1928-29 and fear funding shortages as they plan cutting and stocking crops.
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Chamber of Commerce
W. T. Bannan
D. B. Muller
Nominal Roll of Company B and Staff Amid War Camp Ranks
A fragmentary list documents officers and men in Company B and staff such as Major R. A. Lindsay Lieut B McKenzie and others. The text names Adjutant Captain I L Wyatt Q.M.S A Chandler Sgt Watson and many privates including F Anderson J Connor R Crawford J Dixon and W Webb. It reflects a wartime camp setting with orderly rolls and camp duties.
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Liszt
WB Jiset
Wood
Z. Redford
B. Davidse x
Forner
P.sitipaert
R. A. Lindsay
Lieut. B. Mc
Kenzie
H. Baker
C.S
F. Laws
A. Chandler
Sgt. Watson
D Chandler
EB. Fooks
R. George
Harrison
J. Giles
Wf. Mack
T. Hallworth
C. Collins
G. Dixon
DB. Layton
K. Perrin
J. McGreror
F. Anderson
W. Baur
Brigham
G. R. Baker
J. Connor
Q. Congdon
R. Crawford
J. Dixon
R. Finlay
R. Jones
E. Kellar
J. McGarry
E. Mollard
Pohl
Puahie
Parnell
Rispler
R. Roche
W.webb
J. Young
C. Gibson
H. Liddell
Hon John Buchan to Spend Year In The Arctic
The eldest son of Canada's Governor General Hon John Buchan arrived in Quebec aboard the Empress of Britain to spend a year at a Hudsons Bay Company post in Cape Dorset Baffin. He and his younger brother Alastair travel with plans to remain until August 1989.
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Quebec
Canada
John Buchan
Arctic
Hudson's Bay Company
Lord Tweedsmuir
Montreal
Cape Dorset
Baffin
Alastair Buchan
Alberta
Montana
Michael Mason
Oxford University
Unity Movement to Hold Meeting On Tuesday Next
The Unity Movement schedules a meeting in the city council chamber City Hall on Tuesday July 12 at 8 p.m. to discuss forming the movement in the area. Thirty six members from across the province met in Edmonton June 23 24 drafting principles and methods. M A Cory from Medicine Hat will report next Tuesday night and local planning for a Medicine Hat branch will be considered. All interested are invited.
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Unity -Odyne Oil
Edmonton
M. A. Cory
Medeicine Hat
Medicine Hat
Eden Urges Firm Stand on International Defence
Former foreign secretary Anthony Eden spoke in Stratford on Avon urging Britain to defend its legitimate interests and international decency. He cautioned against unleashing war and noted divisions over the best methods, arguing policies must follow principles of international conduct.
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Stratford-On-Avon
Bingeland
C.p.havas
Endanker
Anthony Eden
for+ eign
Mediterranean
CATTLE MARKET SAGS IN OLD AE WITH WEAK FALL PRICES
Ottawa July 8 The prime Kingdom market for fall cattle is slow and weaker, according to a cable from the Agriculture Department. Canadian cattle from Manchester Citizens ranged 15 1/2 to 16 1/2 cents per pound at 1,400 pounds offal included. Store cattle sold well in Scotland and dairy cows remain in strong demand.
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Beth Mas
Ottawa
C.P
Agriculture Department
Cable
Manchester
Scotland
Federal Aid Offered for Vancouver Island Jobless
Premier Pattullo announced temporary unemployment relief will be provided by the Dominion government to transients from other provinces in British Columbia. Police detained 61 men and a woman for obstructing officers as jobless gathered with pauper tags and tin cans for donations downtown. If temporary relief leads to registering with the Employment Service for transport home, federal aid could extend to harvest time around Aug. 15, with openings expected east of British Columbia.
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Victoria
British Columbia
T. D. Pattullo
Pattullo
Employment Service of Canada
Dominion
Relief Project Workers’ Union
Organisation of the
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