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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
1
A Rochester study by Dr. Famer Page finds that students fear death for about 10 percent of both sexes, worry over financial security, and dread responsibilities after graduation. Other concerns include not being popular, possible adoption, and risk of insanity, challenging the idea that youth is carefree.
The Toronto Star notes the difficulty of standardizing hours and wages across the country. It cites lower Southern wages and longer hours, argues for starting with a low national standard, and envisions a 40 hour week and 40 cent hourly wage to reach a $16 weekly minimum. It suggests gradual lifting of standards to reduce regional inequality.
Next Wednesday Brooks will host a Booster Day to raise funds for a swimming pool and park beautification. Medicine Hat service clubs, Chamber of Commerce and Progress Club back the inter community event to strengthen ties between irrigation towns and the city through shared activities and friendship.
The piece notes a staged visit beginning a series of exchanges between the two centres and urges a larger delegation to travel to Brooks next week for a more substantial in person meeting.
The Liberal party in Saskatchewan retained power with a decisive win led by Premier Patterson in the province's election. The result strengthens Liberal strength and hints at a continued prosperous era, while the CCF gains indicate real change, and Conservatives and Social Credit faced steep defeats as Alberta ministers overstated influence.
The Saskatchewan general election returns Premier Patterson and his Liberal coalition with strong majorities, rejecting Alberta Social Credit led by Mr Aberhart. Saskatchewan voters kept durably sound governance, repelling outside economic and currency meddling and signaling a stable path for Canada amid drought and reform debates.
Twenty villages in Alberta’s drought region lack resident doctors, with some areas without medical care for five years. Nurses provide care. a survey by the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons notes this. The College urges government plans to fund doctors in these and similar districts.
The Bulletin argues for state support to provide treatment for the sick, comparing it to seed grain for a failing farmer and noting the Dominion already pays doctors in northern points to serve traders and Indians. It urges the province to help districts where local doctors cannot survive financially.
Saskatchewan radio stations ignore the federal rule by banning political speeches on Sunday and extending the no-broadcast window to three days before the provincial election. The Regina Leader-Post notes residents welcomed the restriction as the campaign nears its end.
Australia plans a defence budget of 215 million within three years but critics urge efficiency and curbs on waste. The Melbourne Argus questions secrecy in spending and urges a central defence coordinating authority amid perceived administrative inefficiency and urgent action requests.
The Winnipeg Free Press argues Mr. Eamon de Valera seeks a June 17 general election in Eire after a Dail defeat. It notes he shifted to Cosgrave’s positions, gaining farmer gains and treaty-port control while not removing partition, risking full power if re-elected.
New Mexico State penitentiary doctors worked to remove a five inch knife blade lodged in the brain of 32 year old Columbus George, a convict from Santa Fe. The blade broke off after his injury in March and remained undetected until last month. Medical staff said the blade passed the silent brain region and did not affect speech movement or thinking.
Premier Aberhart returned and said he was somewhat disappointed with the Social Credit effort in Saskatchewan. He noted the Liberal group has only 36 members of the 50 from the last election and did not win 50 percent of votes. Johan W. Hug, former Alberta attorney general, warned Aberhart forces against false confidence.
In Regina reports show Liberals winning 72 percent of seats with 45.8 percent of the vote as about 125 polls remain unreported. Conservatives fail to elect a member while Social Credit gains two seats and CCF holds 10 to 20 percent. Two constituencies Cumberland and Athabaska vote July 28.
June 10 reports that two Canadian premiers will meet at the Canadian Corps reunion in Toronto from July 30 to August 7. Premier W. J. Patterson of Saskatchewan, wounded in France with the Canadian Light Horse, will lead the western veterans and meet Premier Angus Macdonald of Nova Scotia, formerly captain of the Nova Scotia Highland Brigade.
Ontario party leader Joseph Farr said over 300 militia members belong to the National Socialist Christian Fascist Party with 240 in Toronto. He cited 2,000 returned men in Ontario and 1,400 in Toronto, as Royal Canadian artillerymen faced questions over attending a fascist meeting Monday night.
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