Logging ban tightens on Vancouver Island bush blaze
British Columbia minister A W Gray ordered logging halted except the island’s northwestern tip as a 50 000 acre fire drove toward Comox Logging Company timber. Fire crews weeded out inexperienced workers and reports spread of sabotage to hoses and a pump. Evacuations and wind shifts raised danger to Campbell River, Forbes Landing, and Campbellton while officials warned of extensive equipment and timber losses.
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Vancouver
C.P
Forest Branch
A. W. Gray
British Columbia
Vancouver Island
Department of Lands
Campbell River
B.C
C.p.j
Comox Logging Company
Forbes Landing
Campbell River Forest Office
N. McAlpine
Ita
Do. J. Haddon
Haddon
Diachar
Comox Company
Cap No. 3
Campbellton
Columna
Tee 9
Columbia
Weather note shows high 94 expected as heat lingers
In a warm morning report the thermometer hits 89 at 11 30 and a projected high of 94 for 1938 looms before dusk. Citizens endure perspiration while a mild, warm pattern continues. Yesterday’s high reached 86 with a low of 52 and at 3 pm a new yearly high of 97 was recorded.
Soviet Japan Clash Deepens Over Manchoukuo Border War
Tokyo and Moscow trade demands and defiance over troop positions on the Manchoukuo Siberian border. Japan insists the area is Manchoukuo territory, while the Soviet Union calls the region indisputably part of Soviet Russia and rejects demand for troop withdrawal.
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Tokyo
Foreign Office
Japan
Russia
Mancheukuo- Siberian
Moscow
Changkufeng
Manchoukuo
Tass
Maxim Litvingit
Chankufeng
Ruesian Siberia
Japanese Korea
Danish Freighter Bodil Bombed and Sunk off Spanish Coast
Lloyds reports Danish freighter Bodil bombed by planes and sunk off the Spanish coast. Crew rescued by British cruiser Shropshire. Bodil, a 844 ton vessel, was en route from Danzig to Nice.
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London
Lloyds
Shropshire
Danzig
Nice
J Douglas Critiques London Social Credit Meeting
J Douglas calls the London Social Credit gathering a storm in a teacup and accuses the group of agitation. He denounces Hargrave and the party renunciation, urging a united effort within the movement. Douglas argues the Alberta election result reflects a verdict on the UFA administration and Premier Aberhart, not a Social Credit victory.
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H. Douglas
London
Social Credit
Igr
John Hargrave
Douglas
Rmereine
I Lh
Douglas Kala
Dark Horse
Alberta
Saalgal Credit
U.F.A
Aberhart
Cai
Japanese Bombers Hit Hankow Airport as Kiukiang Falls Soon
Japanese bombers attacked Hankow airport with limited damage as Chinese anti aircraft units repelled the raid. Foreign observers warned Kiukiang’s defenses, battered for three weeks, may fall soon with Japanese warships approaching for the final assault.
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Hankow
C.P
Shanghai
Kiukiang
Medicine Hat Tax Receipts Rise Through July
City tax payments from January 1 to July 21 show a total of 230 193 22 dollars, an 18 468 28 dollar year over year gain. Current collections up 6 187 92 and arrears up 12 325 81 with city treasurer H I Noble reporting strong progress toward better times.
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Medicine Hat
H. &. Noble
Mullen objects to wheat price set by board
Alberta Minister of Agriculture D B Mullen telegraphed Federal Agriculture Minister J G Gardiner urging a minimum price of 87.5 cents per bushel for wheat sold through the Canadian Wheat Board. He warned 70 cent price would hurt producers and the West and urged a guaranteed price of at least 87 1/2 cents.
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Edmonton
Canadian Wheat Board
D. B. Mullen
Alberta
J. G. Gardiner
Mr. Mullen
Gilchrist Receives 50 Chukar Partridge from Ottawa
Sandy Gilchrist received 50 young Chukar Partridge from E. J. Kelly of Ottawa Kansas. He will confine the birds until next spring and then release them in Pew Lodge in the south county.
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Sandy Gilchrist
E. J. Kelly
Ottawa
Kansas
Mr. Gilchrist
Thornton Sentenced for Kidnap Plot Targeting Aristocrats
John Bruce Thornton received seven years imprisonment for a fantasized plan to kidnap Viscount Brin Industrialis and demand a ransom of half a million dollars. The case arose in Birmingham on July 22, with C. P. reporting.
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Birmingham
C. P
John Bruce Thornton
Fiat
Brin Industrialis
Barbara Hutton to retain custody of son Lance
Lawyers for Count and Countess Haugwitz Reventlow planned a private separation in which the Countess Barbara Hutton would gain custody of their two year old son Lance with paternal visit rights. Danish lawyers join London counsel as both parties seek to avoid further publicity.
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London
A.P
Haugwitz
Barbara Hutton
Aon
Lance
Portoteaton
Iintervals
Woolworth
Health officials report sleeping sickness in Alberta horses
Reports from Alberta describe sleeping sickness among southeastern horses linked to a fly vector. Ottawa officials discuss vaccine progress as 106 000 of 1 125 000 horses in western Canada have been immunized. Sir Earl Page to visit Ottawa for trade talks.
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O. Hargrave
Alberta
York
Saskatchewan
Lederle Laboratories
Wester
Iso
Western
Canada
United States
Duke University
R. W. Wyckoff
Rockefeller Institute
Dr. Wyckoff
Earl Page
Ottawa
Rotary Waet Chamber Telegram Details Havre Students Visit
A telegram from the Rotary West Chamber notes Havre students visiting for a tour. Five visitors arrived by car around 2 o clock and were taken for a drive to mills and shops. They plan to visit additional pottery and glassworks at Redcliff tomorrow.
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Rotary Waet Chamber
Gomtoatin
Sagen
Havre ‘Studenta
Ieee
Uouity
Eloyen
Viele
Uae
Araoeneelilan
Asi Ceoh Hotel
Chamberlain Replies to Hitler Move on Peace
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain sent a personal message to Adolf Hitler via German ambassador Herbert Von Dirksen. The talks followed Hitler’s peace gestures and contemplated swift action. The Czechoslovak German minority issue loomed large in discussions.
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London
C.P
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Europe
Herbert von Dirksen
Berlin
Hitler
Maid accuses physician of indecent assault in Erickson
Miss Ida Moroz, 21, of Erickson, has laid two charges of indecent assault against Dr. E. J. Rutledge, the Minnedosa MLA and local physician. Rutledge will appear before Magistrate A. W. M. Smith in Brandon today, with RCMP Constable J. Batza the arresting officer. The case centers on alleged acts in Erickson, about 50 miles north of Brandon.
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van William
Here
Air Mission Work in Canada to Start in Three Weeks
Sir Lever told the Canadian Press in New York that the United Kingdom Air Mission should begin arranging heavy bombing plane manufacture in Canada within about three weeks. Mission chairman Sir Hartman said work would start in Montreal or Toronto, not Ottawa, with other members traveling from London to Canada.
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Lever
United Kingdom
Canada
Sir Hartman
Mis
Sion
New York
Montreal
Toronto
Ottawa
Sir Howard Eilington
F. Handley Page
A. H. Sele
London
Vauxhall Stampede a Wonderful Success
The Vauxhall Stampede on July 20 drew hundreds from Medicine Hat Lethbridge and nearby areas to enjoy events and the big dance at Heuchall’s new Community Building. The event highlighted growing support for the Board of Trade and efforts to finance the building, which promises to be the largest and most modern ball in Southern Alberta.
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Vauxhall
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
Wernhell Board of
Vette
Gpommardd
Alberta
Mioe Board of of
Airway Engineer Arrives for $13,000 Airport Project
Summerville district airway engineer arrived in Medicine Hat from Lethbridge this morning to oversee a $13,000 improvement project at the local airport, spending a few days on site.
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Summerville
Medicine Hat
Lethbridge
King George and Queen Elza Visit Dover on Royal Yacht
Report notes King George and Queen Elizabeth arriving at Dover from Calais aboard the royal yacht Enchaptren. They plan to meet with leaders and emphasize enduring Anglo French ties as tension eases, with four days scheduled in France and England.
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Dover
England
George
Elza
P Cabe
France
Reab
Kingness
Gustave Gamelin
Dé F
Calais
King George
Abeth
Royal Yacht Enchaptrens
Brooks Fire Aftermath and Arrest in Tilley Case
Albert H. Lee, 60, widower of Tilley, was arrested July 20 on charges of misleading police with false information about a November 16 Brooks fire at his general store. He posted $1,000 bail and faces trial July 28 before Police Magistrate J. Cuthbert. The fire destroyed Lee’s store and nearby buildings, with a safe containing $830 and a small cheque recovered. authorities alleged nitro glycerine used by thieves. Lee, a longtime resident and entrepreneur in the Alderson Tilley area, had run the store for a decade and lived in the adjacent home during the blaze.
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Lee
E. Matheney
Konrad
Ingurange
Alderson
Tilley
City Market Prices Hold Steady at Small Market
Prices at the city market remained steady with items listed at 20 and 25 cents and meat priced at 25 cents per pound.
Premai er Aberhart Commenting On Dough
Premier Em Chily discusses finances amid delay in Vancouver today Horace Dale vt nt remains unclear in the report
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Premaier Aberhart
Vancoliver, Au P
Vancou
Horace
Dale Vt
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