Six Die in Sunday's Severe Storm Across Regions
A weekend storm left heavy damage across the Maritimes and Western Ontario with reports of damaged trees roofs and disrupted power. In the Midwest six fatalities are confirmed: three in Indiana two in Ohio and one in Wisconsin while no lives were reported in the Canadian towns of Sherbrooke St Johns Farnham and Magog along the royal route.
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Montreal
C.P
Sherbrooke
St. Johns
Farnham
Magog
Ontario
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Improvements Underway At the Royal Hotel Renovation
The Royal hotel is under renovation with exterior stucco applied to the brick south side and workers preparing the lumber portion for stucco. Internally the hotel will be redecorated, electric lighting installed, and hot and cold water provided in most rooms. The beer parlor is enlarged.
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Royal Hotel
Force With Force Warns Of Prepared Military Response
In the House of Lords Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax warned that those who oppose order and justice must be ready to meet force with force. He declared Britain faces an era of corporate polities and insisted action may be required to uphold policy.
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London
Viscount Halifax
House of Lords
Lord Halifax
Goodrich Strike Ends as 350 Return to Work
Operations resumed at B F Goodrich Rubber Co of Canada Ltd in Kitchener Ontario with 350 employees back on the job ending a seven week strike. Negotiations will continue to reach an understanding between employees and the company.
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Kitchener, Ont
C.P
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. of Canada Ltd
New High School Building Proposed for Brooks
A new high school building may be constructed in Brooks to serve a growing population. The BEC board of trustees discussed sharing costs with the Groola school district and planned phased expansion with additional classrooms to accommodate rural student attendance.
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Brooks
B.ec
Ro Vo McCullough
3Roola
Veteran's Decoration Day and Remembrance Service
Veteran figures led a Decoration Day march despite threatening weather. A service at Riverside Park and at Iliumde Cemetery honored the fallen with wreaths, the Last Post, and remarks by Canada Legion officials. The speaker reflected on 1914 18 and the cost of democracy, urging remembrance and duty.
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Riverside Park
FG. Richardson
Canwden Legion
Mrs Tioth
Ladies Auxiliary
Iliumde Cemetery
Golden Plot
C. Collins
W. Wright
Chiplain Reve
J. W. Bainbridge
Public School ATA Meeting Held At Medicine Hat Golf Club
The city public school ATA sub-local held its June gathering as a golfing tournament and dinner at Medicine Hat Golf Club. R A Lindsay was re elected to lead with Myrtle Ansley as vice president and G H Davidson as secretary treasurer.
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A.T.A
Medicine Hat
R. A. Lindsay
Myrtle Ansley
G. H. Davidson
Alberta
Edmonton
C. E. Peasley
Finance Committee
W. R. Morris
Educational Research Committee
Miss Ansley
Lindsay
Godspeed
Miss Hattie Mabee
London
Surfacing Work Under Way On Seventh Ave
Work started last week to prepare Seventh Ave for asphalting and surfacing is expected to begin this afternoon from the old Central garage to Shannon bridge. Then South Railway St will be surfaced to near Beny garage as part of a relief program funded by federal and provincial governments. After completion, crews will move to the river where the highway from St. Patrick's church to Redcliff hill will be asphalted.
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Seventh Ave
Shannon Bridge
Railway St
Central Garage
Beny Garage
St. Patrick’s Church
Redcliff Hill
England records hottest June in three years at 8 4
Last week England saw a temperature of 8 4 degrees, the highest June reading in three years, signaling unusually warm conditions across the country.
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England
Red Cross Butter Distribution Under Dominion Plan
Relief Officer Miss A. Carson appointed as agent to distribute butter in the city. She has issued vouchers totaling about 150 pounds for relief recipients and those in need may obtain one pound per voucher by purchasing another pound. Provincial relief recipients must apply to issuing authorities. Merchants redeem vouchers at face value at chartered banks. Carson has contacted local groups and individuals to identify citizens needing June butter aid.
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Miss A. Carson
Red Cross Society
Dominion
Canada
Miss Carson
Saskatchewan
Ministerial Association
British Farm Program Moves to Parliament
London June 12 A six million dollar farm program with the dual aim of boosting agricultural output and lifting farm prices has been submitted to Parliament by Sir Reginald Dorman Smith the agriculture minister.
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London
C.P
Reginald Dorman- Smith
Nazis Might Try A Policy of Appeasement
Reports from Prague say reorganizing Germanys protectorate over Bohemia Moravia could follow incidents that killed a Czech and a German policeman. Some Czech quarters fear abolishing the protectorate while others expect greater German control and tighter police regulations to avert clashes with German officials and residents.
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A.P
Germany
Bohemia-Moravia
Wilhelm Kriest
Kladno
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Czecho-Slovakia
Kniest
Johann Mueller
Nachod
Pope Praises Spanish Soldiers For Franco Defense
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII thanked 3,200 Spanish soldiers for defending the faith and civilization of Spain under General Franco. The ceremony in Rome followed their arrival on June 5 with 20,000 Italian volunteers and a march with 3,600 Italians before Il Duce.
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Vatican City
Pope Fius
Spain
Franco
Italy
Rome
Information Wanted Myrtice Dyer Missing Patient
Parents seek 16 year old Myrtice Dyer described as five feet six inches tall with dark almost black hair. She wears a purple dress with white pearl buttons and pleated skirt and may have black or white shoes. Notify News office or local police with any information.
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Myrtice Dyer
Royals Return to Canada After U S Visit
King George and Queen Elizabeth tour Sherbrooke Hyde Park and rural Quebec before sailing to Newfoundland. Crowds greet them in Sherbrooke with veterans chats and festive reception while in Hyde Park they attend a Roosevelt family gathering and an American picnic before resuming their journey to the Maritime Provinces.
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Sherbrooke
King
Delson Junction
Que
C.P
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
Montreal
Quebec
Maritimes
United States
Hyde Park Station
A. £. Fulford
Hyde Park
N.Y
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Dominion
Maritime Provinces
Newfoundland
Home
St. James Episcopal
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Henry St. George Tucker
Episcopal Church
Great Britain
Military Pact Rumors Tie Italy Spain In Possible Alliance
Madrid reports Count Ciano may visit General Franco soon with talks suggesting Spain could join Italy in a political and military accord like Rome Berlin. Newspapers say conversation may lead to Madrid Rome ties and possibly Madrid Berlin link. no official confirmation issued.
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Madrid
A.P
Count Ciano
Franco
Spain
Itay
Rome
Berlin
Ciano
Count Cidno
Roosevelt Praises George Visit at West Point Graduation
President Roosevelt told the United States Military Academy class at West Point that King George's visit was a courteous recognition of the cordiality and goodwill between the two great nations.
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Roosevelt
West Point
C.P
King George
United States
United States Military Academy
New Formula Sent to Russia by Britain in Latin Tone
The British government outlined to Soviet ambassador Ivan Maisky a new formula sent to Moscow to break the deadlock over a mutual assistance pact linking Russia with the Anglo French anti aggression bloc. Foreign Secretary Halifax and Maisky discussed it before William Strang departed for Moscow. Chamberlain told the House that confidence is essential for a successful conference.
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London
C.P
Ivan Maisky
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Two Burglaries Over the Weekend Reported in City
Police investigate two weekend burglaries. Safeway store entry via skylight yielded cigarettes. damage included broken inner window panes. Bradley tire repair shop on South Railway Street entered through rear transom. a small desk drawer was forced and $4 to $5 in cash taken.
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Dixon Block
Safeways
J. Sheward
Bradley Tire Repair
South Railway St
Bradley
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