Canada enters a century of world leadership says Montrealer
Stu art Richardson of Northern Electric told about 75 Chamber of Commerce members in Medicine Hat that Canada began its era of influence in 1939 and is on the threshold of world leadership as a democratic force. He warned of Soviet risks, urged faith and the Golden Rule, and framed Canada’s coming leadership as both material and spiritual.
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Canada
Laurier
Stuart Richardson
Montreal
Northern Electric Ltd
Medicine Hat
Mr. Richardson
Chamber of Commerce
Richardson
England
United States
Soviet Russia
Kremlin
Chamber
Empress of Ireland Sinks After Collision in St Lawrence
More than 1,000 people died when the steamship Empress of Ireland was rammed by a Norwegian collier in the St Lawrence River in 1914.
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St. Lawrence
Special Tonight On Civil Defence
City hall council chambers hosts a civil defence assembly at eight with guest speaker Hon. C. E. Gerhart of Edmonton provincial CD co-ordinator and minister of municipal affairs. Provincial officers will attend and Mayor Wilson Riley will chair. if time permits, films may be shown.
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City Hall
C. E. Gerhart
Edmonton
Wilson Riley
Tanner Will Open Devon Oil Show
The Hon. Mr. N. E. Tanner Alberta minister of lands and mines will officially open the three day Devon oil show on Thursday July 3 at 7 p.m. G. H. Thompson president of the Devon oil show association announced plans include four bands at the opening. The event runs July 3 4 and 5 featuring Alberta oil development and top entertainment for tourists from Canada and the United States.
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N. E. Tanner
Alberta
Devon
Canada
United States
Dominican Friars Order Founded in France in 13th Century
The Dominican Friars Order began in France during the early 1200s by St. Dominic who died in 1221. The brief note highlights the founder and the order’s origins in medieval Europe.
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Dominican Friars Order
France
St. Dominic
Spiritual rule urged to replace old materialism in world
The Christian Science Board of Directors told 7 500 members at The Mother Church annual meeting that human ingenuity cannot solve mankind's deepest problems. They urged faith in truth spiritual understanding as the power shaping the world s destiny and named Lt Col Robert Ellis Key of London president for the coming year. Gordon V Comer noted growing public acceptance of spiritual healing with testimonies of cures and social reforms.
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Boston
Christian Science Board of Directors
Church ‘of Christ
Robert Ellis Key
London
Christian Science
Col. Key
Gordon V. Comer
Mother Church
Medicine Hat School Board Postpones Meeting
Medicine Hat School Division No 4 postpones its meeting from Monday to Friday June 13 Farmers Day in Alberta. Rural students receive the day off while civil offices law firms and banks observe the day but it is not statutory.
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Medicine Hat
Alberta
Decoration Sunday Observed by Medicine Hat Legion
Medicine Hat branch of the Canadian Legion advanced Decoration Sunday to June 7. Services occur at Riverside Park cenotaph and Hillside cemetery cairn, with grave geraniums. Legion padre Rev Canon J W Carter and president Gordon Simmons lead ceremonies at 2 15 p m. members meet at Legion hall for march.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Legion
Legionaires
Riverside Park
Hillside Cemetery
Canon J. W. Carter
Legion
Gordon Simmons
Legion Hall
Keep Good Values At Shorthorn Sale
Edmonton report shows auctioneers top price of 4600 and average 2050 for 27 bulls at Claude Gallinger farm eighth annual Shorthorn sale. Western breeders held values steady with Alberta buyers leading, Saskatchewan strong, British Columbia and Manitoba smaller but solid, top 10 bulls averaging 3270.
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Edmonton
Claude Gallinger
Alberta
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Manitoba
Child's Body Found in Water Tower Near Home
The body of seven year old Calvin Kirkpatrick was found in a rail road water tower about 100 yards from his home in Peace River district town. RCMP investigate drowning after a search by RCMP and civilians since he disappeared Wednesday night. He was the son of J. T. Kirkpatrick, a railroad employee.
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Smith, Alta
Calvin Kirkpatrick
Peace River
RCMP
J. T. Kirkpatrick
Rector and layman attend synod in Regina
St. Barnabas Anglican church sends three delegates to the synod diocesan conference in Regina this week led by Rector Rev. Canon J. W. Carter. Assistant Rector Rev. Dennis W. Roberts and lay representative Wally Backham also attend. Sessions conclude today.
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St. Barnabas Anglican Church
Synod
Regina
Canon J. W. Carter
Dennis W. Roberts
Wally Backham
Aga Khan Begins Month of Rest at Versailles Hotel
The Aga Khan spiritual head of 10 million Ismaili Muslims moved into a luxury Versailles hotel for a month of rest. His first visitor was his son Prince Aly Khan, heir to the Moslem title and vast wealth.
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Versailles
France
Aga Khan
Aly Khan
Gravity-Flow Sprinkler Irrigation Proves Successful Near Medicine Hat
An experiment on Frank McLeay’s Pashley farm shows gravity-fed sprinkler irrigation can water dry prairie land cost effectively. Water from the new Pashley dam travels 3,000 feet through 6, 5, and 4 inch pipes to sprinklers 40 feet apart, delivering about 0.5 inch of water to an acre in 45 minutes, with potential expansion to 18 acres per 24 hours and 250 to 300 acres overall.
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Medicine Hat
Frank McLeay
Pashley
Pashley Dam
Henry Cavan
Dunmore
Cal Fairbanks
Calgary
Chemi-Serve Ltd
Mcleay
Ross Creek
Alberta Defense Department releases three major contracts
Ottawa lists three Alberta contracts for the first half of May. Snyder & Boon Ltd. of Calgary will install heating systems for $100,500. Burns & Dutton Concrete and Construction Co. Ltd. of Calgary receives $42,254 for storage buildings. J. Wakefield of Wainwright gets $11,330 for garbage removal. The list excludes security contracts.
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Ottawa
Alberta
Department of Defense
Snyder & Boon Ltd
Calgary
Burns & Dutton Concrete and Construction Co. Ltd
J. Wakefield
Wainwright
Unsure text fragment cites Harriman and Doover on Wall Street policy
Fragmentary remarks name Averell Harriman and Dwight D. Eisenhower and discuss Wall Street influence and Washington's aggressive diplomacy. The incomplete source provides little verifiable detail beyond these associations.
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Nonopelista Ut Aementary
Dwight D. Bihower
Wall Street
Averell Harriman
Itt
Washington
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