Alberta Sightings Stir Curiosity Over Ogopogo Like Creature
Edmonton June 11 reports say Battle River locals and picnickers spotted a long creature resembling a stovepipe between 26 and 30 feet in length slithering toward the Saskatchewan border. Four residents Hansen Johnson Shorette and Jones fired shots with no effect as watchers await developments. The river runs through Alberta’s badlands near fossil sites.
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Edmonton
Battle River
Alberta
Pacific Coast
Amy
Daddy
Here
Chris Hansen
Battle River Col
Withaut ‘Johnson
Hansen's
William Shorette
John Jones
Jones
Badlands
Redcliff Notes Capture Local Doings and Events
Redcliff social and community items report Mrs. C Evans taken to Medicine Hat hospital for serious internal trouble. Anglican Young People host hot dog feed and sponsor a bridge whist drive. Bishop Monahan confirms Genevieve Belando Zelda Moulkay and Eddie McKay at St Marys.
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P. J. Monahan
Calpiary
St. Mary's Church
Genevieve Belando
Zelda Moulkay
Eddie McKay
The
Legion
I.O.F. Hall
P. McDermott
Anglican Young People’s Society
Iabricks
G. McKay
M. McCleary
E. Ellis
Douglas Wyatt
Medicine Hat
Bobbie Wyatt
R. E. Pow
W. Rawlinson
D. McDonald
Flo Rawlinson
Winnipeg
Rutherford
R. C. Hargrave
I.0
I.0.0.f. Hall On Monday Afternoon, June 11, Under Auspices of Vega Rebekah Lodge
Redcliff
Peter Wooding
Calgary
Owen
S.W.A
St. Ambrose
G. W. Kerby
the Mount
Royal Junior College visits Calgary high school to promote Mount Royal
Royal Junior College from Calgary spoke to high school pupils on Wednesday morning about Mount Royal becoming the University of Alberta in seven subjects this year. Rev R BE Pow accompanied K Kerby to Brooks and Duchess where he addressed students.
World Wheat War Is Not Probable
Canadian grain circles and wheat pool heads say Canada would not join a world wheat war. Cable reports from London and other markets discuss Argentina exceeding its export quota and potential price cutting. A spokesman notes cheap wheat could curb exports, while Canada hopes for curbs on Argentine selling to preserve London agreements.
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Winniphg
London
Canada
Local Horseman Loses Gelding After Race Accident
A seven year old gelding named Kid Seth owned by A Feoulston of Medicine Hat was destroyed after an accident in the fourth race in Calgary. Leading by a length halfway down the stretch another horse cut across Kid Seth's path and toppled the leader. Odds on the horse were 166 to ont.
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Calgary
Kid Seth
A. Feoulston
Medicine Hat
Trans-Canada Air Service Likely Next Year
Vancouver reports a trans-Canada air service to link Vancouver with Halifax and Sydney with a completion map in place. George M. Ross announced the plan in Vancouver after a Winnipeg flight in 11 hours. The service aims to start sometime next year as part of national aviation expansion. In Montreal, a North American goodwill tour arrives Joseph Lebrix with Lieut. Paul Codes and Capt. Maurice Rossi after leaving Floyd Bennett airport at 8:21 a.m.
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Vancouver
Trans- Canada Air Service
George M. Ross
Montreal
Canadian Flying Clubs Association
Ross
Jack Sanderson
Fleet Aircraft of Canada
Winnipeg
trans-Canada
Halifax
Sydney
Dominion
Joseph Lebrix
Paul Codes
Maurice Rossi
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
R C M P Detachment Leaves Winnipeg for Flin Flon Strike
A 17 member Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment departed Winnipeg to Flin Flon where 1200 Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting employees will strike today. R H Channing Jr president of the company also rode the same train. Formal strike notice has been received.
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Winnipeg
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Flin Flon
Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Company
R. H. Channing, Jr
R.C.M.P
Mexican coast braces for hurricane advance from Gulf
Tampico reports a tropical hurricane 100 miles offshore as Mexicans along the coast brace for its impact. Elsewhere Honduras and El Salvador report a rising death toll from last week’s storms with 500 drowned at Ocotepeque and potential totals reaching 1000.
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Tampico
Mexican
Texas
Vera Cruz
Gulf of Mexico
Honduras
el Salvador
Vegacigalpa
Ocotepeque
Floods and Landslides Kill Thousands in Central America
The storm that hit Central America caused floods and landslides killing at least 2,500 people, with many more feared dead. El Salvador and Honduras reports from air surveys indicate entire villages were wiped out as mountains unleashed mud and rock into populated areas.
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Associated Press
Central America
el Salvador
Honduras
Gaid
Textile trade in Canada faces tariff boost says British official
Wallace N Ormrod director of Quilt Manufacturers Ltd in Manchester argues tariffs in Canada are excessive yet Canada could absorb a larger textile trade. He notes wage parity with Britain but calls for protection to expand industry despite competition from Japan and India. He is visiting Canada to explore expansion opportunities.
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Canada
Great Britain
Wallace N. Ormrod
Quilt Manufacturers’ Ltd
Manchester
England
Ormrod
Demand for Small Change Waves Through Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau reported an unprecedented demand for small change in the United States. pennies nickels dimes quarters and half dollars have shipped so fast the federal reserve supplies are nearly exhausted.
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Washington
United States Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Federal’ Reserve
Treasury and the mints spark discussions bring no explanation
A fragment notes discussions around the treasury and the mints. The speaker offers no explanation for the issue.
Schools Close Friday June 29 for Summer Vacation
The School Board approved closing on Friday June 29 for summer break and reopening on Tuesday September 4. May health reports praised pupils’ condition with no communicable diseases and good class health. milk service for some pupils ended at month’s end. Attendance totaled 2071 for May, down 7 from April. Elm Street’s Miss Iva G. Holmes room had the highest attendance at 99.40 and Fats Kitchener school Mrs. A. M. White’s room the lowest at 88.04. No lates in 25 rooms. 91 lates in remaining rooms. Miss Pearl Henderson was named Arts teacher to fill Mrs. I. F. Terry’s vacancy. The Board expressed thanks for festival cooperation and mourned the death of Mr. F. S. Carr, Inspector of Schools, with a unanimous resolution noting his experience and kindness.
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F. M. Smith
Iva G. Holmes
Elm Street School
A. M. White
Fats Kitchener School
Pearl Henderson
Elm Street
I. F. Terry
A. Jiogtvepe Mn
F. §. Carr
F. S. Carr
Five Die in Knife Slayings in Susanville
SUSANVILLE Calif June 11 Five persons were knifed to death here today and Peter Dalosi 45 year old lumber mill worker is held pending investigation The victims were Joe Sazio his wife his son and daughter and Lena Amistani The maddened killer dismembered Sazio The motives for the slayings is unknown.
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Susanville
Calif
Peter Dalosi
Joe Sazio
Lena Amistani
Sazio
Opinion Divided On Loan Policy In Ottawa
Ottawa reports a division of opinion over borrowing public savings via savings offices to fund farm loans. Prime Minister R. B. Bennett spoke in the House of Commons as amendments to the farm loan board were considered, aimed at aiding debt burdened farmers. Progress was limited.
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Bennett
House
Farm Loan Board
Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
House of Commons
Dionne Quintuplets Holding Their Own Says Doctor
Corbeil Ontario June 12 Dr A R Dafoe reports the five Dionne quintuplets now over two weeks old are holding their own and much improved from a week ago The mother Mrs Oliva Dionne can eat at the family table and rests in bed briefly daily outdoor access expected by week’s end
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Corbeil
Ont
A. R. Dafoe
Bootleg Gasoline Probe Moves To Halt Illegal Sale
Alberta motor groups urge government help to stop bootleg gas being sold to the public. Directors warn adulterated fuel harms motorists and tourists. They propose certificates for second hand car buyers and await Dominion legislation. Medicine Hat director Charles Beny Jr. attends.
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Calgary
Alberta
Alberta Motor Association
A. C. Emmett
C.A.A
Manitoba Motor League
Hhe
Canadian Automobile Association
Emmett
Medicine Hat
Charles Beny, Jr
Association
No Evictions Cited for Soldier Settlers in Commons Debates
Ottawa June 12 The Soldier Settlement Act debate covered the status of settler families in the prairie provinces. Minister W A Gordon said there have been no evictions of soldier settlers for years, including the last year, due to missed payments.
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Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
House of Commons
W. A. Gordon
Soldier Settlement Branch
Plane crash kills three near Mar Chiquita
Three people died when Pan American Grace Airways plane crashed into Mar Chiquita lake about 200 miles west of Buenos Aires. The incident occurred on June 11 near Junin. Local authorities investigated the crash and identified the victims.
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Junin
Pan American Grace Airways
Mar Chiquita
Buenos Aires
Britain Eyes 50 New Squadrons to Parity With France
London June 12. Expansion of the British air force is announced to add 50 squadrons totaling about 600 aircraft. The plan aims to match air strength with France, which has about 1,650 machines. The program may take five years and includes 20 new aerodromes for the RAF.
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London
PW Sparn
Britain
France
RAF
Disarmament Conference Adopts Plan Amid Tense Talks
The Geneva conference adjourned for a breathing space as four committees study disarmament, air forces, arms trade, and security pacts. Britain trims commitments to Locarno, Hungary resists new alliances, Italy sends an observer, and Henderson warns private talks may prompt action if delegates fail to return.
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Geneva
Joseph E. Sharkey
Hungary
Italy
Germany
The Week at Ottawa Parliament Buildings Extral territorial
The article paints Parliament Hill as an isolated city within Ottawa with extra territorial liquor laws and unique rules. It details staff routines from stewards to stenographers, police presence inside and outside, dining options, and odd rules like a prisoner paying before release.
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High Court of Parliament
Ontario
Ottawa
Chaudiere
Laurentian Hills
Col. Gregg
V.C
Tax Exemption Inquiry on Vancouver Harbor Lands
In Ottawa June 11 November the House of Commons hears Thomas Reid Liberal New Westminster asking if land held by the harbor commission in Vancouver could be taxed. The prime minister replies lands under the British North America Act cannot be taxed.
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Ottawa
Soldier Settlement Board
Thomas Reid
Wreckers Try to Bomb Vienna Budapest Rail Line
In Vienna on June 12 an attempted bombing aimed at the Vienna to Budapest line near Goetz Endorff 1 mile east. The train carrying Rey was delayed but not derailed as guards were alerted. Authorities ordered heightened rail security and to halt unauthorized access along the line at all crossings stations and spots.
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Vienna
Emil’. Fey
Austria
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G. von Cramm
Jack Crawford
Australia
Peggy Scriven
Helen Jacobs
United States
Russia
Corbett Ashby
F. W. Gershaw
M.P
Senate
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