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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1932
Page
3
A Whittier poem lines the page as community notes report Miss Kay Fox and Miss Patricia errll visiting Lethbridge, R W McClung transferred to Victoria, Mrs McClung a noted author, plus local events: Monarch film, golf club match, garden party, hospital aid meeting, and travel photos from Miss Gillespie.
A meeting of the committee arranging the joint memorial service in Riverside Park on June 19 will be held tonight at 8 o clock in the police court room. The service is a community affair and all interested are invited to attend and take part in discussions.
A long critique laments Medicine Hat’s failure to capitalize on the Cypress Hills tourist draw. It argues Saskatchewan and Lethbridge profited from the Roosevelt Highway while Alberta stalled by opposing roads that would have brought in visitors. The piece urges action to attract visitors via Elkwater Lake, Police Point, and new highways.
A schedule of church gatherings and social events includes a Young People’s Rally at Evangelical Memorial Church with Rev. F Becker and Rev. E W Pratorious speaking in English, plus Red Rose Degree meeting, Westminster W A, and a bug demonstration at Cawker's old store with tea. Golf club draw and tournament details follow with many match pairings and participants listed.
Ice in Hudson's Bay is expected to start moving by June 11. Churchill harbor shows about six feet of ice three miles into the bay, with no snow or ice on land and very little on the barrens.
Ottawa reports W C Coulter of Toronto elected president at the Canadian Manufacturers Association 61st annual meeting. W C Armstrong of Medicine Hat joins the executive council as a member.
In Toronto the 12th annual Catholic Women’s League convention opened with Rev Fr James Gillis urging radio’s use for good. Archbishop William Duke described Western Canada outreach, and a Pope Pius XI cable was read by Archbishop Neil McNeil. Mrs W A MacIntyre outlined aims for catechetical instruction and strong family life amid western and eastern provincial differences.
Mrs. M. Batdorf aged 87 remains active at social events and enjoys meals and rest with Vincl iron tonic boosting her energy. Cosens Pharmacy Utd.
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