23 Jun 1938
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
1
In advance payments show months and year totals. Clients pay rent ahead with options for single year or multi month arrangements. Details outline available terms and city policy on advance charges.
A brief item from UL reports a local development with unclear details and no additional context. Readers are left with a fragmentary note referencing a place and a subject titled UL without full specifics.
The Winnipeg Free Press notes US plans to aid wheat farmers may reduce US acreage, boosting Canada’s export share. It warns long term costs and drought impacts complicate short run gains, while Canada presses to grow more wheat amid US policy shifts.
Australian interior minister outlines migration policy restricting alien immigration and group settlement. Landing permits mainly only for dependents of residents or those passing maintenance guarantees. Aliens with substantial funds may gain entry if they will work without harming Australian workers.
The Journal of the Parl ia ments of the Empire summarizes India's defence finances as 45.18 lakhs rupees with two British k funding agreements. The first covers 80 lakhs toward mechanizing Indian cavalry and infantry, with 27 lakhs due this year. The second concerns naval expenditure, with Britain and India sharing costs including £100 000 yearly payments and related charges.
The text notes that for the first time since 1928 employment is rising faster than industrial production, signaling broad labor absorption. It anticipates further gains as construction revives with new housing and municipal aid laws and tax removals on building materials, boosting overall business activity. Canada’s financial situation is described as sound, credited to fiscal prudence of the Finance Minister.
Archambault Commission findings condemn efforts and leadership in Canadian penitentiaries. The Winnipeg Free Press welcomes rapid reform, highlighting overcrowding not as sole cause but widespread administrative ignorance, lack of meaningful work, and neglected education and recreation.
A lighthearted critique of Mr. Pouliot’s plan to annex a five square mile Maine enclave contrasts continental boundary disputes with Europe. The piece also highlights Canada’s Big Bend highway progress between Golden and Revelstoke and the 1938 CPR auto ferry service, promoting Rockies touring and park access by road.
Finance Minister Dunning notes a smaller deficit than in recent years and well below his own prior estimates. He credits higher revenues and a generally improving Dominion economy, saying the better showing results from strengthened fiscal revenues in the current period.
The Montreal Star notes British Columbia will require new driving tests including road signs, rules, and reflex tests. Ontario proposes mandatory re examination for license renewals. The piece criticizes Quebec for delaying action while accidents and insurance costs rise.
A scenic Canadian highway links the Prairies to the Pacific passing through Banff and Yoho national parks. It gives motorists access to Banff Lake Louise Moraine Emerald and Yoho Valley as the western half of the Trans Canada from Winnipeg to Vancouver.
The Brockville Recorder and Times notes Ontario now requires 15,000 residents to become a city, delaying Brockville's city status. Manitoba still allows 10,000, Alberta uses 5,000, and British Columbia permits incorporation with 100 male inhabitants.
The London Free Press argues the King government should complete its term, noting over two years remain and criticizing election costs. It cites Mackenzie King denying an election this year and urges him to stand firm against strategists. The paper says the government has a strong mandate to govern.
The article endorses trench silos as the most suitable silage method in Southeastern Alberta, detailing dimensions 10 ft deep by 10–12 ft top widths, wall cementing, and methods for building filling and feeding. It discusses construction using teams, ploughs, and hinges on a roof and slope ends, plus handling tools, feeding routines, and crop choices like sunflowers and corn for ensilage.
Items Of Interest From Redcliff recounts birthday parties hosted by Mrs Davies and Mrs Allenbach with gifts and friendly visits. It notes Reverend Petersen leading Baptist services with local singers, and civic visits by Judge Carpenter to discuss town issues. The council reports health conditions as satisfactory, water use rules for gardens, and plans for a municipal convention and park project funding.
In Victoria June 26 report James Smith of the California Institute of Technology described the 200 inch telescope under construction in Pasadena. The instrument aims to study planetary surfaces and reach cosmic objects up to a billion light years away, with completion projected for 1940 after years of glass casting, grinding, and polishing.
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