06 Jun 1930
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
1
The Fish and Game Association and City Council plan a deer park in Medicine Hat. A. P. Burns secured permission to obtain two blacktail fawns and two whitetails, with hopes to include antelope later. The city would provide a park site and land on the outskirts. costs loom large.
Permanent employees under 21 and minor children may win a five year scholarship covering tuition in chemistry or civil engineering at Ecole Polytechnique University of Montreal. A four year scholarship at Ecole des Hautes etudes Commerciales de Montreal is also offered. Applications go to J J Curtis, staff registrar, Canadian Pacific Railway.
A white paper issued today outlines why the government rejected the English Channel tunnel project to France. It cites feasibility doubts, high costs, military concerns, and other economic factors. The report notes uncertainty and potential risks amid a warming summer in London.
Reported clashes in Baham and Hocmon involved police and Bolshevik insignia groups. Three dead and twelve wounded after demonstrators attacked detachments, police replied with gunfire. Also in New York a Chinese man found shot dead in Brooklyn, the third such killing in 48 hours.
The Graf Zeppelin, expected over Lyons, turned away in a fierce Rhone valley storm and headed south from Valence.
The Medicine Fat Aerie No. 2112 Fraternal Order of Eagles held its annual officer installation for the term starting June 1. Worthy President-E. Zaiser presided with Worthy Conductor Halstrom assisting. officers installed include Vice President Murphy, Chaplain Halstrom, Secretary Reilly, Treasurer Crane, Conductor Slater, Inside Guards, and Aerie Physician Dr. McLeod. The retiring president praised progress since 1929 and urged support for the new leadership. a condolence was offered to Bro. McLennan’s family, and plans for a Ladies Auxiliary were announced.
The public will be pleased to learn the famous Thelma Stampede has been revived and will be held Wednesday afternoon June 25. A big dance will follow in the evening at Delmas Hall with details to be announced later.
Reports from Kakawa nine miles north of Reserve Junction say a gas strike at 3800 feet was ignited, causing a fire as workers sought water for the section house. News of the find prompted many residents to rush to the site and file oil claims.
Rose of England owned by Genelv won the Oak Stakes at the 148th running near Epsom Downs. Teddy sired, Perce Neiga dam. Lord Howard de Walden’s Wedding Favor finished second and Lord Beaverbrook’s Micmac third among fifteen starters. Won by a length over the mite course with two lengths to third. Odds: 7 to 1 for the winner, 23 to 1 for Wedding Favor, 33 to 1 for Micmac.
In Calgary on June 6 the trial of LW C Solloway and Harvey Mills continued with examination of Kenneth Morrison and the entry of more than 450 exhibits. Harold W Riley presented stock exchange records for Solloway Mills and Company Limited including clearing house sheets and listing applications for Mayland Oil Sunlight Oils and Mercury Oils. Morrison said he reviewed books from May 1928 to January 1930 and discussed the accounting system with staff in late 1929.
H B Adshead of Calgary is reported in fair condition at General Hospital. The former Calgary East MP was rushed there Wednesday night after falling ill on a train en route west from Ottawa. An improvement was noted last night.
F J Trautman publicity rep for Canadian Pacific Railway, longtime West figure, remained in poor shape after surgery for blood poisoning. Doctors say he has not rallied since operation several days ago.
Reports from Bombay and Dharasana describe civil disobedience actions as the Afridi tribes are dispersed near the Khyber Pass. Police raided the All-India National Congress headquarters, arresting six War Council members including President Joshi and seizing Congress documents. Pickets targeted European shops in the Fort. Aerial and ground forces supported operations against Afridi fighters near Peshawar with columns advancing toward Kohat and Bari.
Edmonton June 6 The Liberal leader J W McDonald spoke at a mass meeting as campaigns heat up. Revolts hit the United Farmers amid defections while Liberals court new candidates in Macleod and Tab or races. Nomination totals project under 150 candidates with party tallies showing UFA 47 Liberal 35 Conservatives 19 Labor 11 and Independents 26.
Windsor Ontario, June 6. A post mortem by Dr J M Asselstinee raised the possibility that Miss Catherine McHugh of Windsor was struck and killed by an automobile and her body was thrown into the Detroit River. Miss McHugh disappeared on April 21 and the body was recovered this morning.
The arch of a new bridge over the Stura river in Cuneo collapsed during construction, killing eight laborers and wounding three others. Investigators probe the cause of the disaster.
The Prince of Wales speech to mark naval disarmament and promoting royal sponsorship of sea transport will be broadcast via a Canadian relay network from Yamachiche Quebec, with NBC networks WEAF and WJZ carrying the transmission to the United States.
In Tsitao the capital of Shantung Province civilians continued routine life as heavy artillery echoes from fighting between Northern and Nationalist troops rumbled. Reports via Tsintao said many Japanese women and children were arriving at Tsintao from the west along with wealthy Chinese merchants.
Calgary's Mr. Robert Gallacher has arrived in Medicine Hat to open a branch office of the Canadian Geographical Society of Ottawa. The society will publish a monthly journal on geography including physical and economic aspects and serve as a permanent record of Canadian feats.
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