Governor General Delivers Stettler Arena Address
Lord Tweedsmuir thanked a large Stettler crowd after a 134 mile round trip from Red Deer. He praised Alberta’s progress and said the Governor General should always be on the road. The visit included a guard of honor, a tea stop at Lacombe, and a stop in Erskine en route to Edmonton.
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C.P
Lord
Lady Tweedsmuir
Red Deer
Stettler
Lacombe
Dominion Department of Agriculture Experimental Station
FH. Reed
Reed
Lord Tweedsmuir
Stettler Hockey
Canada
W. W. Sharpe
Canadian Legion
Erskine
Alberta
Million Lives Sacrificed in Spanish War Report
Sallocal dispatch from Salzman states the cost of Spain's civil war oneday stands at about 100000 lives lost including men women and children. General Miaja pushes forward near Madrid while reports claim 15000 to 25000 Italian volunteers prepare to join Franco near Valladolid and Madrid. Heavy artillery clashes intensify on the Madrid front as both sides unleash unprecedented fire.
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Salmanca
C.P
Spain
Walla
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Jose’ Miaja
Valladolia
Man Receives Suspended Sentence For Rail Act Infraction
Alta. July 16 Arthur Auster a farm laborer found riding on the engine tender of the Governor General's special train was given a one month suspended sentence in police court after pleading guilty to an infraction of the Railway Act. The incident occurred in Hanna as the governor general's special train was present.
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Hanna
Alta
Arthur Auster
Austen
Japan to Accelerate North China Negotiations Crisis
Reports say Japanese troop concentrations move toward North China as Tokyo declares it will accelerate negotiations. China’s Quo Tai Chi cites 100 plus planes and 20 000 troops in Peiping-Tientsin area ready to clash, while Britain seeks localizing the dispute.
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Peiping
North China
Central Government of
China
Tokyo
C.P
Japan
Russia
Germany
Peiping-Tientsin
Ching
Gembandy
Alberta Forecast Mostly Fair and Warmer
The Alberta forecast calls for mostly fair skies with a gradual warmup today and Sunday. Expect light winds and comfortable temperatures as high pressure remains in control.
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Alberta
City League Boxla Reopens With Huskies versus K P
After a two week layoff the city box lacrosse league resumes Tuesday at 7 30 in the Arena Hutchings Huskies league leaders face the K P's trailing by two points Both teams seek a win to stay top and gain ground on the leaders.
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Hutchings Huskies
K.p.'s
Cambridge cadet wins King's Prize at Bisley meet
Cadets Officer D L Birney of Cambridge University Officers Training Corps won the King's Prize at Bisley with an aggregate 283 of 300 earning 1250 dollars. Second was Second-Lieut J Smith Royal Artillery with 281. Sgt A Jensen top Canadian in 10th with 276 earning a badge and 50 dollars.
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Bisley
Ccamp
C.P
D.L. Birney
Cambridge University
National“Rifle Association
Birney
J. Smith
Royal Artillery
Sgt
A. Jensen
Outremont killer suspect found dead in home
Henri Emile Fissiault, once linked to the November disappearance of Elaine Saint Pierre, was found hanged at his Outremont home. Police say he was last seen with Miss Saint Pierre, whose fate remains unsolved after months of searching. Fissiault faced kidnapping and murder charges, later dropped.
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Montreal
C.p.j
Henri Emile Fissiault
Elaine Saint Pierre
Outremont
Fissiault
Science Expedition Leaves Nova Scotia for Far North
LUNENBURG NS July 16 Bound for the northernmost tip of Canada the schooner General A M Greely heads up the Nova Scotia coast. Commander Clifford MacGregor of Newark NJ commands a crew of ten experts to establish a northern base and study weather data the Arctic and aurora borealis over a three year period. William Gordon 67 brother of Sir Charles Gordon of Montreal dies in Vancouver.
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Lunenburg
N.S
C.P
Canada
A. M. Greely
Nova Scotia
Clifford MacGregor
Newark
N.J
North Pole
Northland
MacGregor
Calgary Gangster Suspects Arrested In Bakery Safe Heist
Five young men alleged gang members were remanded on shop breaking charges after a 940 pound safe stolen from a bakery office was recovered hidden in a hole near Calgary. Four men fled as police fired. one is believed wounded. arrests include Harold Anderson Fred Oneski David Holmes and brothers William Beaton William Oneski.
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Calgary
C.P
Harold Anderson
Fred Oneski
David Holmes
Crossfield
Here
William Beaton
William Oneski
Birth Control Endorsed by Pan Pacific Conference
Teils Woman Conference Churches endorse birth control citing medical and economic grounds. Dr Nadina Kavinoky of Los Angeles urges its value to counter septic abortions as deaths rise globally. Miss Pennington of Australia notes growing health insurance interest and maternal mortality concerns.
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Teils Woman Conference
Vancouver
Nadina Kavinoky
Los Angeles
Pan-Pacific Women's Conference
Kravincky
Pennington
India's Disastrous Train Wreck As Engine Derail
In Patna India July 172 officials report the Punjab Calcutta express derailment killed many with counts ranging from 80 to 281 dead and 65 to 300 injured. Rescue teams pulled bodies from tangled debris as nurses doctors and ambulances aided victims amid suspected sabotage or monsoon weakened track conditions.
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Patna
India
C.P
Calcutta
Exchange Telegraph
Delhi
Roediger bigamy case shocks Alberta family
In Stony Plain the Strasburger family kept to themselves as Phillipine, about 30, entered bigamy ties with George Roediger. Roediger, jailed in Winnipeg for nine years for bigamy and theft of 900 dollars, faced scrutiny by Ontario police officials. Toronto officials then discussed the marital tangle with provincial police and RCMP officers.
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Edmonton
C.P
Strasburger
Stony Plain
Phillipine
George Roediger
Roediger
Winnipeg
W. A. S. Williams
Ontario
George McKay
Criminal Investigation Department
Provincial Police
A. Veitch
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
McKay
Veitch
Canadians Wounded On Battlefront At Madrid
Three Edmontonians fighting with the MacKenzie Papineauxti Company of 300 Canadians on the Madrid front in Spain have received wounds. The injured are William Halliwell Jack Bloom and Arthur Moffat. The wounds are not serious. About twenty Canadians from Edmonton area are believed to be with government forces in Spain, most arriving at Havre, France in mid February.
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Edmonton
Havre
France
Copeland Signals Willingness to Run in NYC Mayor Primary
In a telegram released today Senator Royal C. Copeland of New York expressed his willingness to run in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. The message was made public by Tammany Leader James J. Dooling.
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New York
Tammany
James J. Dooling
United ‘States
Royal C. Copeland
Dem
N.Y
New York City
Recover Body Of Girl Drowned At Kamloops
In Kamloops British Columbia on July 16 a provincial police boat found the body of 17 year old Nancy Church who drowned after riding her horse into the Thompson River two miles from town to water it. Friends Henry James and Frederick Keith of Vancouver had advised against the ride. a whirlpool pulled her under as she and the horse entered the river. James and Keith could not help as neither could swim. Thieves robbed homes and parked cars in Calgary during a stampede parade crowd on Monday, totaling about 400 dollars.
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James
Keith
Calgary Bus Arrives Three Hours Late After Road Delay
The Calgary bus did not reach the city until 3 am, seven hours behind schedule. Road conditions were not the cause. Highways from Medicine Hat to Swift Current, Lethbridge, and Calgary remain soft but generally in good condition with sunshine expected to improve them.
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Calgary
Medicine Hat
Swift Current
Lethbridge
No Trace Of Earhart Plane In Gilbert Islands
Itasca headed back toward Howland Island after three days of searching the Gilbert Islands group for Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick J. Noonan who vanished July 2 during the world flight from New Guinea to Howland Island.
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Coastguard
Itasca
Howland Island
Gilbert Islands
Amelia’ Earhart
Frederick J. “Noonan
New Guinea
Railways seek demurrage charge on grain cars at elevators
Final hearing held before the Board of Railway Commissioners on the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific request to establish a demurrage charge on grain cars at terminal elevators. Opponents include elevator companies and the United Grain Growers while evidence covered Vancouver June 7 and Winnipeg and Port Arthur. Arguments followed presentation of evidence as railways seek a two day free period before charges apply.
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Ottawa
C.P
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Board’of Railway Commissioners
Vancouver
Winnibeg
Port’ Arthur
M. A. MacPherson
Regina
Ares
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
L. W. Brockington
K.C
H.S. Stimson
Winnipeg
United Grain Growers
L. J. Reycraft
H. A. V. Green
Canadian Pacific
Wheat Exports in June Fall Sharply From Canada Last Year
Ottawa reports June wheat exports at 12,180,000 bushels valued at 16,441,000 dollars, less than half the 25,763,000 bushels shipped in June 1936. Eleven months to June show exports 40,000,000 bushels below last year, but higher prices lift value to about 18,000,000 dollars. United Kingdom buys 9,392,000 bushels in June. United States ports account for 231,000 bushels. Flour exports June total 388,000 barrels valued at 2,329,000 dollars.
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Ottawa
C.P
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
United Kingdom
United States
United St Sea
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