26 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1930
Page
1
Premier Mackenzie King issued a signed message to Canada on arrival in Cornwall Ontario. He spoke at the penultimate campaign meeting and highlighted three issues, starting with the government’s record as a central concern for representative institutions.
British aviatrix Lady Mary Heath is described as incompetent and in Mantor hospital near Cleveland Ohio for nervous disorders after a skull injury from a plane test. She had returned to Cleveland last May after a Reno Nevada divorce from Sir James Heath. A nurse seeks a guardian for her affairs.
The article describes voters marking ballots with an X opposite a candidate’s name on Monday. It notes this method as the standard practice used to show support in the provincial elections.
An official recount places earthquake dead at 9,342 and injured at 4,551 as new shocks roll through Southern Italy. Premier Mussolini receives a report from Public Works Minister Croto lanza noting a recovered woman and girl from wreckage. King Victor Emmanuel visits Potenza as fresh tremors heighten fear in Melfi and surrounding districts.
In Moose Jaw on July 25 a Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers executive, R. H. Cobb, calls for organizing a district committee to back Mackenzie King’s Liberal government to ensure continued favorable labor policies. He praises PM King and Labor Minister Peter Heenan and notes Minister Crerar’s support for fair treatment, urging workers to rally for four more years of “a square deal” and a friendly government.
The News reports extended arrangements for election results on Monday evening. Special wires and Canadian Press service will provide continuous reports. Progressives from every constituency will be megaphoned and bulletined. public service numbers 2028 and 3452 available.
Paris reports the Cabinet approved a plan by the Minister of Agriculture to urge French farmers to sell wheat at current high prices and to cut living costs. A three percent increase raises foreign wheat in flour to ten percent, and a general probe of middlemen profits was ordered.
The Medicine Hat Swimming Club committee, led by J. D. Fairless and G. Clash, with Mayor Bullivant, urged civic authorities to prohibit swimming near the two bridges and piers after several drownings. The measure aims to prevent further tragedies in the river.
Ottawa defends Alberta policy on immigration citing past refusals to sanction farm labor movement and the 525 British girls proposal later cut to 250 then cancelled. The statement outlines 1925 railway agreements and 1929 1930 steps restricting Southern European arrivals, noting 1929 Alberta totals by origin and family settlement patterns.
Vancouver reports Dominion Bridge Company placed a 2500 ton steel order with England for penstocks of the Powell River Company pulp plant. N. 8. Wood says the move saves cost versus US mills and notes the material is not made in Canada. Ian MacKenzie and A. E. Munn highlight Liberal efforts on Peace River projects.
Ottawa reports a National Liberal Bureau forecast predicting 141 Liberal seats with 102 for Conservatives and minor groups, two constituencies in doubt. The prior 132-seat chamber would gain a 27 seat majority, barring pending results from Manitoba and British Columbia.
Ottawa July 26. The government has let the contract for excavation and pile foundation work for a proposed 1,000,000 bushel grain elevator at Lethbridge Alberta. The Nelson River Construction Company of Winnipeg submitted the lowest bid at 69002 dollars.
Ottawa reports the R-100 will leave England for Canada as soon after July 27 as Atlantic weather allows. The Department of National Defence received the information from its London representative. Tests are expected to complete tomorrow, after which the giant airship will be ready to start for Montreal.
Australia tallies 345 in first innings with Grimmett scoring 50 and Fairfax 49 as England trails after lunch. Hobbs and Ritcliffe open with a century stand but Hobbs Ritcliffe and Hammon fall in quick succession, pushing England into a perilous position at tea.
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