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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
3
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Premier Bennett backs Britains easy money policy and calls for global cooperation to raise world wheat prices. He favors acreage reduction and higher demand, urging the UK and US to stabilize exchange rates and a tariff truce during the conference.
London reports say Britain and the United States align on curb tariff barriers and urge rapid currency stabilization. Neville Chamberlain and Cordell Hull echo calls for global cooperation as Maxim Litvinoff offers a billion-dollar order package to jumpstart recovery amid uncertainty over war debts and economic warfare.
Delegates from 16 nations including Soviet Russia studied Vancouver as a key link for future postal routes. The Universal Postal Union executive committee met in Ottawa and planned sessions in Egypt next year while touring Canada via Canadian Pacific lines. Sir Frederick Williamson said the Canadian route offers an ideal pathway from Britain and Europe to the Orient aided by synchronized schedules and port access.
Premier L A Taschereau alleges Dominion Minister of Labor Wesley Gordon failed to provide necessary information before the Quebec Attorney General can pursue prosecutions over a coal combine. McGregor's inquiry report was sent to Ottawa and Ottawa has yet to supply complete details. The Vancouver Province notes it did not publish a Sunday edition.
London reports Germany seeks an African colonial empire to boost debt repayment options. A memorandum by Economics Minister Hugenberg argues public works abroad could help meet international debts and warns that Germany faces potential ruin if it fails.
London reports a private meeting among Canada the United States Australia and Argentina to seek methods to curb wheat output to boost prices. Bennett and Australian minister Bruce confer with British officials including Chamberlain and Hailsham as bankers pursue currency stabilization and deny any finished agreement.
Edmonton authorities publish Provincial Theatres Act regulations restricting minors under 18 from public dance halls unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Dancing is banned from midnight Saturdays to 8:00 a.m. Mondays and 1:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on Tue Wed Thu Fri to curb noise. Alcohol fuel plans in Britain prompt peat and sawdust distillery for low cost alcohol. S. G. Thomson seeks a 1,000,000 gallon plant to supply motor fuel at under ten cents a gallon with no motor changes needed.
A severe heat wave in Southern Alberta on June 16 caused one death. Mike Kukuro, a beet field worker in the Lethbridge district, died from sunstroke at Lethbridge Hospital while working in sugar beet fields as temperatures reached about 100 degrees in the shade. Farmers expressed concern over crop damage.
In Cooksville Ontario on July 16 hundred unemployed from Toronto township smashed doors and windows at the town hall. They armed themselves with sticks and pipes and attacked Reeve Pallett, causing hundreds of dollars in damage.
Winnipeg June 16 Canada announces low summer holiday fares for Dominion Day weekend to encourage travel. Return tickets between Canadian stations cost one and a quarter times the regular one way fare, valid June 30 to July 2 with returns by July 3. Special one day fares allow travel after 1 am July 1 with returns by midnight same day. Tickets cover any reachable points within the period.
Testimony at the preliminary hearing showed David A. Lamson exclaimed Oh God Why did I marry her when officers entered the Stanford home after the death of his wife Allene. Deputy Sheriff John Moore testified blood was found spattered around the residence in May and the slippers were in the bathroom where Allene Lamson lay.
Vienna reports police disrupted a plan to abduct the son of a Jewish hat manufacturer. One kidnapper was shot dead and three others arrested as they waited outside the school for the pupil.
London reports a tentative accord on controlled stabilization aims to ease money swings rather than fix rates. Washington's approval was awaited and expected before markets open. The conference said 14 more nations joined tariff truce, bringing adherents to 33.
Detroit June 16 Henry Ford declares recovery can only come up through the people and wages, not through dole or financial schemes. He outlines plans for Ford dealers to hire workers on small parts and send work directly to communities while criticizing Reconstruction Finance Corporation and war debts. He notes Russia's progress without U S recognition and calls the Roosevelt Act an unproven experiment. The interview marks the Ford Motor Company's 30th birthday with a display of historic models.
St Paul police say William Hamm Jr. a 39 year old millionaire is held by kidnappers for 100000 dollars. Verne Sankey, ex Canadian railroader, is named as a figure in the plot and is linked to the ransom payment and note delivery. Police expand search across Canada and U S for Sankey and Gordon Elk horn in connection with related cases.
Ottawa reports Canada’s coal production for the first quarter of 1933 at 2,905,272 tons, down from 3,469,213 in 1932. Imports total 1,439,896 tons vs 1,849,351. exports 82,915 vs 88,345. Mines operated at 55 percent capacity due to weak orders. five labor disputes affecting 555 workers caused 10,485 lost work days across Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.
King and Queen presided over a historic garden party in Windsor on June 17 for two thousand delegates from nations worldwide. The event showcased royal hospitality as leaders and dignitaries from across the civilized world attended the gathering at the royal residence.
Creeks in the southern interior of British Columbia rose again this afternoon after easing. Bridges washed out and roads blocked east of Nelson while the Siocan area reports high water and slides. The Pacific Science Congress trains may be delayed three to four days due to a large mud slide on the CPR line.
Three men robbed the Royal Bank of Canada in Mimico Ontario for 2080 dollars and fled in an automobile. Police pursue the vehicle and search for suspects.
C P R weekly crop report from Winnipeg dates June 16 says seeding slowed but crops in prairie provinces are well advanced. Wheat up to 16 inches, some heading. rye varies from fair to good. Summer fallowing underway and poisoning campaigns slow grasshopper outbreaks amid hot winds and moisture shortages.
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