Beneficient Rains Spread Across Medicine Hat Territory
Rain fell across the Medicine Hat region with 0.07 inch in the city by 5:30 am and heavier bursts by 8 am. The system brought two to five hours of showers from Calgary to Swift Current and a three hour fall at Elkwater, boosting prospects for kernel filling.
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Medicine Hat Territory
C.P.R
Calgary
Burstall
Swift Current
Empress
Elkwater
Canada Land and Irrigation Company
Vauxhall
Marjorie Foster Wins King's Prize at Bisley
Miss Marjorie Foster, a Bisley Camp resident who drove an army motor car in the war and later ran a nearby chicken farm, won the King's Prize at Bisley with a final shot that broke the tie and earned the National Rifle Association gold medal. Lieut. J F Eccles placed second as Foster became the first woman to win the event.
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Bisley Camp
Thomas T. Chaion
Marjorie Foster
Foster
Iyya
Amy Johnson
Betty Brown
J. FF. Eccles
Seaforth Flighlanders
National Rifle Association
Helyweare
Weetes Wass
Isley Camp
Marjorie Foser
Bisley
Miss Foster
Empire
Fiffhe Association
Vauxhall Pigs and Sheep Triumph at Edmonton Exhibition
The Suffolk sheep and Berkshire and Tamworth pigs from Vauxhall, bred by Savage and Bartlett and the Clarindale Stock Farnese, performed strongly at Edmonton. Berkshire herds won two championships and eleven firsts across fourteen classes, with Tamworth entries also placing well. Weather noted as fair and warm, temperatures 74 and 58.
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Suffolk
Berkshire
Tamworth
Savage
Bartlett
Vauxhall
Edmonton
Bershire
Unemployment conference in Western Canada favors work relief
Three western provinces agree work programs should precede direct relief and costs should be shared with the Dominion government. Premier J. B. Brownlee announces the stance after a conference with British Columbia and Alberta labor ministers and officials in Saskatchewan. Deputies continue discussions to shape details for submission to their governments.
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Badmonton
Far-West
Dominion
J. B. Brownlee
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Brownlee
Reid
Canada
Sisters ‘of Labor
Alberta Fish and Game Convention Urges Commission
Medicine Hat hosts delegates as Alberta fish and game groups push for a provincial Fish and Game Commission and stronger enforcement funding. The resolution calls for a census, hatcheries, a bird farm, trap line protection, firearm registration, and tighter waterfowl rules. Premier Brownlee and George Hoadley attend a luncheon amid broad support.
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Alberta
W. A. Wilson
Edmonton
M. W. F. H. Mason
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Northern Alberta Game and Fish Protective League
Macdonald Hotel
Brownlee
George Hoadley
Hamonton
Fish and Game Commission
Alberta Fish and Game Protective Association
R. F. Nicholls
Provincial Protective Association
Nichols
Ontario
States
R. T. Rodd
Dominion Fisheries
Benjamin Lawton
Nicholls
A. P. Burns
George Headley
Agriculture
Game
Hoadley
W. F. W. Hancock
Act
Anzac Athletes Pass Through Vancouver for Hamilton Games
Twenty eight men and one woman arriving aboard R M 8 Aorangi were greeted by Vancouver spectators as the Australian and New Zealand teams for the British Empire Games. They boarded train No 2 to Banff then plan workouts in Hamilton before events. Local rowers demonstrated pace with Bob Pearce and Noel Demille in a spirited session at the Vancouver Rowing Club.
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Vancouver
R. M
Aorangi
New Zealand
Hamilton
Ontario
Banff
New ‘Zealand
Don Ag
Ian Pavitt
Anter Wort
Hroektort Point
Thyestes Wins Rich Stakes for Two-Year-Olds at Sandown
Thyestes, the fine colt of Major McCalmont, captured the National Breeders' Produce Stakes at Sandown Park. Fearsome placed second, four lengths behind Thyestes and two lengths ahead of Carola. Fifteen competed in the five furlongs event.
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Sandown Park
Eng
Major McCalmont
Thyestes
J. P. Hornung
Fearsome
Carola
Extra Copies Of Tonight's News
Special illustrated article on attractive environments appears in issue. Mentions targeted readers and distribution notes on extra copies and forwarding within the paper. No clear names, dates, or places available from readable fragments.
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Labor Left-Wingers Balk at Public Works Appointment
London July 19 Lord Hunsdon named a Public Works Commissioner for the coming year despite protests from left wing Laborites. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald said the Public Works Loan Bill would not be altered. Hunsdon, peer since 1923, was appointed by the Baldwin Conservative government after a coal strike era remark attributed to Gibbs.
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London
Hunsdon
Ramsay MacDonald
Labor Party
Lord Husdon
Herbert
Cockayne Gibbs
Baldwin
Ig 6
Premier King Ma Charge That R B Not Attend Confer
Premier Mackenzie King declared in Espanola Ontario that he believed Hon R B Bennett sought excuses to skip the Imperial Conference if returned to power. He accused Bennett and Ferguson of sidetracking from the budget issue and pressed Ferguson to state his stance on tighter trade with Britain. King praised Liberal unity at home and contrasted tariff positions versus Britain.
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King Ma
R.B
Espanola
Ont
R. B. Bennett
Mackenzie King
Ferguson
Mr. King
Mr. Ferguson
Dominion
Great Britain
United States
Liberal Party
Ontario
Liberals
Progressives
Labor
Kingsford-Smith Plans Return Flight With New Team
Lieut Col Charles E Kingsford-Smith and three companions prepare for a west to east Atlantic crossing within two months. Ewart Van Dyck will pilot with John Stannage and Capt Paul Saul accompanying. Kingsford-Smith will not fly again, aiming to reach England by ship then Australia by air.
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Santa Maria
Calif
Charles E. Kingsford-Smith
Atlantic
Ewart van Dyck
Ireland
Newfoundland
New York
John Stannage
Paul Saul
Kingsford-Smith
England
Australia
Saul
Fokker
Harbor Grace
Nild
Amsterdam
van Dyk
G. Allen Hancock
Pacific
Southern Cross
Much Wheat Saved by More Rain Hopes in West
Crop report from the Winnipeg Free Press notes heat drought and hail have damaged Western croplands over the past weeks. Southern areas suffer most, with Alberta and Saskatchewan reporting heavy losses in wheat, while Manitoba cropland shows improved prospects due to beneficial rainfall. An immediate general rain could still aid filling heads and grain recovery.
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Calgary
C.P
Alberta
High River
Edmonton
Wheat Belt
Lethbridge
Rockies
International Border
Foremost
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitou
Nla
Southey
Albertawan
Nominations in the North Edmonton Race
In Edmonton on July 18 nominations closed for East and West Edmonton seats. Charles G McGrewarty Liberal and F C Jamigan Conservative filed papers in West Edmonton. East Edmonton saw Abury Conservative and Latham Labor nominated. Grain inspections announced in Winnipeg with mixed figures for wheat oats oil and barley.
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Edmonton
East Edmonton
West Edmonton
Charles Gtewarty
F. C. . Jamigaan
Winnipeg
Bank Robbery in Vancouver Aided by Bandits on the Run
Pursued by J A McRae and two motor cycle policemen, two armed bandits robbed the Bank of Toronto on Tenth Avenue and Alma Street Vancouver at 12 30 p m. They seized a taxi driven by F Pierce and fled toward New Westminster firing shots as they escaped with an unknown amount of cash. Police report indicate one bullet may have been fired and are intensifying the manhunt.
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Vancouver
J. A. McRae
New Westminster
Tenth Avenue
Alma
Bank of Toronto
F. Pierce
Ted
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King’s Prize
Britain
Hendon
Fish and Game Assn
ANZAC
Manitoba Free Press
Thrilling’ Auto
Ficeiney Oeri Ak
Van
Mainland
An. Intensiva
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