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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1939
Page
1
A bright rain refreshed southern Alberta fields with warm sun and cool damp spells. Grain stands 10 inches high with heavy to medium density. overall yield looks strong though grasshoppers and cutworms have caused some damage. Local gardeners praise the recent wet spell and the deep, large, colorful crops seen in Medicine Hat.
Ottawa reports eight provinces have approved relief agreements letting the Dominion cover up to 40 percent of direct relief costs in 1939 40. Alberta negotiations continue as Norman Rogers notes a new 7.5 million dollar municipal improvement program 50 percent relief for transients and work aimed at parks pools and highway approaches could aid about 30 000 workers if fully taken up.
James A. Richardson a leader in Canada s grain trade died in Winnipeg and will be buried in St John s cemetery in the family plot. Funeral services will be held at Augustine United church on Thursday. Hitler Not So Keen To Incorporate Danzig City. Several Polish papers say Hitler suspended plans for a peaceful incorporation of Danzig due to international and Polish reaction indicating potential conflict.
A preliminary reciprocal most favored nation trade agreement was concluded between the Union of South Africa and Maypt. Canada Packers Limited reports a net profit of 1,238,736 for the year ending March 31, up from 1,100,560 the previous year.
Washington reports that the United States and Great Britain are negotiating joint administration of Canton and Enderbury Island chains in the western Pacific. Data gathering on additional islands and sovereignty talks loom, with possible 50 year postponement and shared control as a outcome.
J A Spender warned that a free press can be destroyed only in a broader liberty raid and urged an Empire publishers council to oppose controlled dictatorship propaganda. Leaders including Kingsley Wood and R B Bennett stressed press responsibility amid global tension and wartime unity.
A confidential source says Britain's aircraft production in April surpassed Germanys and planes are stored in underground warehouses. Britain's frontline strength is not disclosed, but combined factory output and French ramping indicate heightened preparedness beyond daily reports.
The French foreign office said France cannot accept the Japanese warning for foreign ships to stay out of Foochow port. The decision was made after consultations with Great Britain and officials stated the stance.
The Catholic theological school of Linz must leave its buildings by year end. Linz, Hitler’s birthplace, will become open space as plans for rebuilding the city proceed under approval by Hitler.
London report says the Duke of Windsor and the Duchess will move back to England in October to reside here. They may also visit the United States next year, per Beaverbrook's London Evening Standard. In Paris, neither confirmed nor denied the plan.
Premier Daladier told the French parliament that 3,000,000 troops are massed on France’s frontiers and kept under arms as crisis deepens. He obtained decree powers to rule until November 80, signaling extraordinary wartime measures.
State police shot three convicts who seized a woman hostage at an Indiana state prison. The hostage, Mrs. Ruth Joiner, 29, was rescued after nearly two hours of captivity and wounded in the shoulder. The prisoners, armed with butcher knives, had threatened her life during a confrontation with the warden.
Agents from two British oil firms journeyed to the United States and Canada to study an eastward pipeline from Turner Valley to the Head of the Lakes. The delegation, unnamed in number, travels under an arrangement for a large consortium and aims to proceed via New York before heading to Calgary and Edmonton.
A Canadian driver with Ontario plates faced a reporter after his car rolled on a rural road. The man blamed unsafe roads and license fees while avoiding details of the accident, and the cause remained unclear.
The Japanese navy ordered foreign powers to move ships from Wenchow and Foochow and announced plans for an offensive against these Chinese ports starting next Thursday.
London June 27 Great Britain orders precautionary measures to keep full navy strength through late summer. Admiralty advances summer leave to July to allow August exercises and possible dockings. Government may concede Russian terms on tripartite pact and offer guarantees to Finland Latvia Estonia. Foreign ministers debate Tokyo tensions.
Edmonton June 27 The final instalment of the 25 million dollar Northern Alberta Railway purchase price was paid by Canadian Pacific and Canadian National. The province reports debt lowered by 5.7 million with 5.58 million paid to the Imperial Bank, securing bank loans. The payment totaled 5.8032 million with 223.2 thousand interest credited to the province.
Japanese warplanes reportedly crossed into Outer Mongolia and raided an air base, marking the first known crossing into Mongol or Siberian territory. Moscow dispatches claim about 25 Japanese planes were shot down with about 100 Mongol planes destroyed in the clash.
George Backer, a member of the New York City Council from the American Labor Party, has acquired controlling interest in the New York Post from J. David Stern.
A three member Board of Review under the Farmers' Tariff Act sits at the court house today Wednesday and Thursday. Chief Justice Co R Mitchell of Edmonton presides with F H Holmes of Pincher Creek and George B McLeod of Edmonton serving as members.
Two transcontinental railway companies created a joint operating company to manage the northern lines, consolidating control and coordinating services across the region.
The 14th day of the Japanese blockade of British and French concessions in Tientsin saw rumors of Anglo Japanese talks, with Wang Wenmin arriving from Peiping to press a settlement via Wen Shih Tseng. Meanwhile harsher measures reportedly loom, and a Japanese oil truck was stalled while British officials seek foreign cooperation.
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