Killed in Plane Crashes and Deaths Reported on June 11
On June 11 three people died when a Pan American Grace Airways plane crashed near Mar Chiquita, 200 miles west of Buenos Aires. Also on the same day the Leonardo da Vinci airship landed in Rome after a flight from Lympne, England. In Susanville California five were killed in a fire and Peter Dalosi, 45, held for investigation. A cyclone tracked from Ottawa toward Montreal causing damage to at least 40 buildings worth about 35000 dollars. In Montreal a North American goodwill tour dua plane Joseph Lebrix carrying Lieut Paul Codes and Capt Maurice Rossi arrived from Floyd Bennett Airport New York after departing at 8:21 am.
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Junin
Pan American Grace Airways
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Rome
Leonardo da Vinci
George Pond
Cesare Sabelli
Lympne
England
Ottawa
Montreal
Glen Robertson
Ontario
Joseph Lebrix
Paul Codes
Maurice Rossi
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Barney Nason Celebrates Ninety Years in Vauxhall
Barney Nason of Vauxhall marked his ninetieth birthday with congratulations from friends on Thursday. Born June 7 1844 in Machiasport Maine he later worked as U S mail driver in North Carolina and as a CPR teamster and switchman in Medicine Hat. He now serves with the Canada Land and Irrigation Company and expects many more years in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney
Yellowstone Park
C.P.R
Brandon
Medicine Hat
Local Wheat Prices Reported by Ogilvie Grain Dept
Ogilvie Grain Dept shows July 78 1 2 cents, October 80 1 2, December 61 1 2, No 1 November 77 7 8, track 77 7 8, street 58 1 2. Prices reflect different futures and grade categories for the grain trade.
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Ogilvie Grain Dept
Ship Effie Collett Sinks After Collision With Silver City
Five Newfoundland seamen from Hare Bay and St Brendans die when the trading schooner Effie Collett is rammed and sinks off Toray by the steamship Silver City. Captain M Ford leads the voyage. wreckage bears Papers. Silver City searches the area through night with no survivors found. An empty pork barrel is recovered as evidence the schooner went down.
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ST. John's
Nild
Newfoundland
Effie Collett
Toray
Silver City
Hare Bay
Sid
M. Ford
St. John’s
John Curtis
Matthew Wells
Walter Collins
Mike Bridgeman
St. Brendans
Vardy
Alberta Sees Ogopogo Like Creature in Battle River
Edmonton reports a 25 to 30 foot “stovepipe” like creature seen slithering in Battle River near Hansen’s coal mine. Four residents including Chris Hansen and William Johnson fired at it with a .22 rifle but hit nothing. Moose Jaw set for next year’s Saskatchewan Legion BESL convention.
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Edmonton
Battle River
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Amy
Daddy
Saskatchewan River
Chris Hansen
William Johnson
William Shorette
John Jones
Jones
Badlands
Canoe Upset Drowns Alex Johnson in Lake Clearwater
Search for the body of Alex Johnson 23 of Holland Manitoba followed a canoe accident at Clearwater Lake. Johnson and two companions holidaying at the lake went on a canoe trip. Gunn and Noakes both of Winnipeg were saved.
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Minnedgsa
Man
Clearwater Lake
Alex Johnson
Johnson
Holland
Stewart Gunn W
Charles Noakes
Winnipeg
Weather Roundup Across Provinces With Unsettled Weekend
The weekend brought unsettled weather with showers across provinces from Alberta to the Atlantic and below normal temperatures in many regions. Western forecast calls for mostly fair skies and moderate temperatures with Tuesday partly cloudy and possible scattered showers.
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Vancouver
Clear
Albertze
Atlantic
Dominion
Fierce clashes across Europe leave casualties on Sunday
Two killed and scores injured in a Madrid riverfront clash between Fascists and left extremists near Playa. A gunman tried to assassinate Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera, wounding a Madrid physician’s wife and two guards. In Grenoble, troops battled 1200 rioters for hours around a church fortress. In Vienna and Graz, bombings and arrests surged as authorities clamp down. Havana saw shooting and rioting amid Independence Day festivities, with six injured as police and hoodlums clashed.
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Madrid
Spain
Playa
Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera
Marquis de Valde Iglesias
Francisco Luque
de Rivera
Grenoble
France
A. P
Paris
Vienna
Graz
Schlegel
Schwarzenberger
Czechoslovakia
Prater Park
Havana
A.P
Central Park
Pol
Whitla News Roundup Reports Visits and Local Events
Whitla residents note visits by Mr. and Mrs. Adams from Ohio and relatives, plus regional trips by C. D. Renan, E. J. Stevens, and Edwards families. Rain adds welcome moisture, school fair planning continues, and a community sports day may be discussed. Whitla baseball wins at Winnifred amid cool weather, while locals attend fairs, dances, and gatherings.
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Herschal Adams
Mary. Verhaest
Ohio
H. J.edwards
Helen
Lewis
Ralph Smith
Donald
Cluny
Mr. Edwards
Nels Stenby
Arthur
Winnifred
C. D. Rowan
Bow Island
Purple Springs
Peggy Munro
Munros
Whitla
Rod Fisher
McBean
Jack Robertson
E. J. Stevens
H. Edwards
Medicine Hat
M. Caroto
Acme
Alta
Denny Sweet
Sweet
Mob Attacks Native Dance Show Staging Forces Skirmish
An estimated 1,000 hoodlums attacked soldiers and ice workers, driving them to use pistols and sabres. They fired into the air as the mob resisted a native dance performance, clashing for an hour and tearing up the dance platform with improvised clubs.
Urges Boycott of Sweatshop Goods
Dominion Trade Minister H. H. Stevens urged Canadians to boycott sweatshop products to curb profits of large firms while raising wages and aiding workers. He spoke to Trinity United Church, calling for public opinion and ethical commerce based on justice and generosity.
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Toronto
H. H. Stevens
Dominion
Canada
Trinity United Church
Local Baseball and Community Notices Among Weekend Events
The Forty Mile team is expected to arrive Wednesday for a game with local boys while Bow Island games are scheduled for Saturday. Baptism services are set for June 17 at 1 30 p.m. at the United and Baptist churches. Local residents visit Medicine Hat and Manyberries with multiple family updates and health hopes for John Stevens and Mrs. Alton Adams.
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Forty Mile
R. H. McKinnon
United Church
Josie Hall
Medicine Hat
Bow Island
G. Lt. Posey
EB. J. Stevens
John Stevens
John
Bill Gushowatyj
Mike Korolyk
H. J. Noble
Francis Noble
Babe Home
John Konig
Maternity
M. Schobbie
Manyberries
Alton Adams
P. J. Monahan
Calgary
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Susanville
Calif
Fiere
Peter Dalosi
Joz Lazio
Lena Amistani
Sazio
Barney Nason
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
The
Canadian Legion
B.E.S.L
City OF Medicine Hat Electric Light and Power Department
City Trail
Hs Tomows
Ik.w.ie
K.W.H
H. O. Davis
le Page
Dry Goods
Greta Garbo and
Ian Keith
Monarch Theatre
G. L. Posey
Iris Fisher
Revelstoke Sawmill Co. Limited
Jim McCorkle
Gep
Gital
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
London
Lehman
Miss Rose
Prairie School
Bausch & Lomb
Kryptok
Louch’s
Dominion College of Optometry
B. F. Souch
R. O
Ituesday
Chesterfield Suites
At. S
Kroehler
Beatty
Beatty Electric
China Department
J. C. Beveridge Limited
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