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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
3
Paris reports a social shift as bobbed hair loses chic appeal and long curls with a neat bun rise in popularity from Maine to Florida. Americans note Parisian models and marquises alike adopting masculine cuts, signaling a class tension reflected in fashion and coiffure trends.
Fragmentary text describes wartime Paris memories of Zeppelin raids and a hair fashion shift as nerves fray and women adopt bobbed styles. It then shifts to a court testimony about a youth named Billy Meacock and family connections, with defense and prosecution plans and witnesses.
D. C. Coleman of the Canadian Pacific Railway calls the Peace River country one of the Dominion’s finest agricultural regions. He and his party tour Banff Lake Louise and the Spirit Lake area praising longer summer days and favorable climate as proving the district’s future agricultural potential. The group, including Mrs. Coleman and others, plans to attend the Crystal Gardens opening in Victoria on June 26.
The testimony records Shepherd denying all 20 counts in the murder indictment of Billy McClin tock. He asserts unfamiliarity with key accusers and a broad denial of prior relationships or writings, noting a lack of private laboratory ownership and limited business success throughout life. The cross examination by Robert B. Crowe, the state's attorney, follows a pattern of challenging his time records and credibility.
Wheat and barley prices rise and fall across July October and December contracts. The report lists bid and offer ranges for grain futures and eggs, with specific values for wheat, barley, flax, and rye, including new and rejected lots, feeds, and tracking figures.
The note warns that birthdays tomorrow and Thursday signal potential risks in business and personal affairs. It cautions readers about deception and fraud locally and urges conservative spending and heightened vigilance to avoid losses.
An affidavit by Gordon Hanes alleges ballot theft and mishandling in the North Vancouver province election. The document relates to a bid to reopen the June 20 contest of Liberal J McBryde in the legislature and targets returning officer Percy Masterman.
Report from San Francisco dated June 24 states the Halfmoon sails near Inland Victoria B C with Commander Eustece B. Manic, retired navy skipper, observed by the Marcona liner Mahukona as she neared. The Mahukona arrived yesterday from the Hawaiian islands and reported Commander Maude’s destination and condition of the crew.
In Ottawa, the Senate will consider amendments to the Canada Grain Act as government business continues in the House. Yesterday, the grain act bill passed third reading in the Commons. The Home Bank ref in bancment bill saw non-concurrence defeated 13 to 1 in the Senate and Commons. The Canada Australia trade treaty advanced to third reading after a division, 80 to 42.
Edinburgh June 23 Miss Ann Adams Gordon of Evanston Illinois was reelected president of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs Blanche Reid Johnston of Toronto was elected secretary and Miss Emily Solomon of Capetown chosen vice president. Other officers named include Miss Agness Slack of London secretary and Mrs Margaret C Munns of Hyington AK treasurer.
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