12 Jul 1932
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1932
Page
1
Paris July 12 Premier Edouard Herriot secured a decisive majority as the Chamber of Deputies passed the government finance bill to balance the budget by 885 to 201. He said the policy is courageous and noted the bill includes a new income tax increase while referencing the Lausanne reparations conference and awaiting public judgment with serenity.
In Srinagar on July 12, with flood fears rising to 1929 levels, the Shyock Dam burst releasing torrents along the Indus valley. Authorities warn Attock bridge could be wiped out and northwest routes jeopardized as water sweeps downstream.
Reginald W. James a 20 year old tram worker who disappeared two weeks ago is believed dead in a self inflicted death. He had mourned his wife’s murder earlier in 1980 by William Neilson and left two letters saying he would kill himself. Police and ship officials were urged to search for the missing man.
In zero weather sound travels rapidly through the air at speeds between 1,088 and 1,150 feet per second.
Vauxhall hosts a stampede tomorrow with bucking horses promised by Dick McCarley and events led by Wal Whitney and R. M. Pollock. Open Half Mile, cowboy relay, boys and girls pony races feature six district teams Taber, Lomond, Enchant, Retlaw, Scandia, and Vauxhall. Melody Queen orchestra from Lethbridge provides music at the Community Building with an 80 by 32 feet dance floor.
Thomas Bata, famed Czechoslovak shoe magnate and aviation enthusiast, was killed when his private plane crashed at his Ottokowitz flying field. Bata, who built a shoe empire with his brother Altstadt, supported commercial air transport and had acquired a fleet of three tri-motor planes for his business two years prior.
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told the House of Commons that Lausanne marks a crucial step toward global economic recovery as Germany's reparations are scaled down. He dismissed delaying settlement until elections and noted no US loan pledge, while defending the United States stance and a possible follow up by powers if talks fail.
Peruvian Federal troops retook Trujillo with Red Cross teams aiding in clearance after a fierce assault by land sea and air. Reports say the city showed heavy devastation and bodies lay in the streets. A circulating claim alleged rebels killed the prefects two daughters.
Eight year old Fred Larsen of Manyberries was brought to the General Hospital after his wagon ran away. He was thrown and dragged, suffering multiple head fractures and serious bruising. Dr. Gershaw attended him. Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida, died from an arrow poisoning.
Miss Elva E. Statler of Pennsylvania and Miss Elizabeth G. Beeman of New York plan a 2000 mile motor trip from Banff through Portland and San Francisco to Los Angeles in late July. Statler eyes ladies events in the Willingdon Cup golf week at Banff Springs July 18 to 23.
London reports Neville Chamberlain Chancellor of the Exchequer told Parliament the British Government has no intention of returning to the gold standard in the immediate future.
Mrs Babe of Whitla suffered severe burns attempting to light the stove with oil that apparently exploded. She ran to the stable as her husband worked nearby, the flames catching her as she screamed. He extinguished the fire and rushed her to Medicine Hat hospital under Dr Patterson’s care.
Dublin reports President De Valera seeking an arbitration by a board agreed to by both governments to settle the land annuities dispute with Great Britain. He said the Free State is ready to submit the issue to arbitration once the board is constituted, rejecting a Commonwealth-only panel.
Reported Sunday storm caused extensive crop damage south and east of Edmonton. Losses range 50 to 100 percent across 15 000 acres south of Daysland, 4 500 acres near Millet, 10 to 15 percent near Wetaskiwin, and widespread garden and window damage from Bulyea to Oakshella Broadview along the CP main line.
Official schedule outlines provisional agenda for the Imperial Economic Conference to be held in Ottawa starting next Thursday. Topics include general trade and tariff policy, Empire content requirements, export duties, anti dumping measures, and commercial treaty policy among Commonwealth nations. Immigration is not listed on the agenda.
A Canadian eight man marksmen team captured the Rajah of Kelapore's Imperial Challenge Cup at Bisley Camp with 1123 points to the Mother Country’s 1102. Lieut Desmond Burke led with 146 of 150 and Calgary native Burton scored 139 as Canada led from start to finish in the 300 500 and 600 yard event.
A night scene shows an Indian camp with a watch-fire glow and a wary young brave spotting a distant light. The Medicine Man is sent to visit the hostile camp at dawn, leading a small party to the chief’s tent as tension rises and a cracked voice begins to speak in English.
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