Retailers Notified Wholesalers Won’t Accept Prosperity Certificates
Notice issued in Edmonton to 12,000 retailers that wholesalers and manufacturers cannot accept proposed prosperity certificates. Cards will be posted in stores to inform customers of the decision and protect the retail trade.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Edmonton Chambter of Commerce
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Calgary
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Spontaneous combustion blamed for hay fire at residence
A fire destroyed a few bales of hay in a garage attached to the residence of Alex Smietz on Seventh Street early Monday. Mt Vireo fire brigade, answering an alarm at 6 18 p m, had little trouble controlling the blaze.
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Alex Smietz
Vireo Brigade
Black Legion Tied to Poole Slaying in Detroit Court
Day ton Dean admitted leading the Black Legion in the Poole murder. The trial heard he kidnapped and killed Charles A. Poole on May 12 after alleging Poole beat his wife. Prosecutors named about 12 others. Dean claimed large police and city employee ties to the group. A grand jury probe opened into the gang’s flogging attacks in North Carolina.
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Detroit
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
Joseph Moynihan
Charles A. Poole
Decan
Poole
Dean
Duty On Potatoes Not Applied To Canada
Ottawa officials said Canada will not be affected by London’s restoration of duties on potatoes imported into Great Britain. The United Kingdom embargo on Canadian potatoes due to Colorado beetle remains unrelated to Canada and there is also an embargo on British potatoes here because of the powdery wart.
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Ottawa
C.P
Great Britain
London
Canada
Agricultural Department
United Kingdom
Jenkinson Named Official Delegate Zone 3 for Stock Growers
The Short Grass Stock Growers Association met at Schuler and elected I. B. Jenkinson of Hilda as permanent delegate of Zone 3 to the central board. George Ross of Lethbridge and St. Kilda was chosen provisional general chairman of the central board, with ratification expected after zone elections across Southern Alberta.
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Schuler
I. B. Jenkinson
Hilda Stockman
Central Board
Alberta
George Ross
Flyings
Lethbridge
St. Kilda
Rosg
Hapsburg Restoration Rumor Circles Geneva Meeting
Conflicting reports from Geneva and Vienna touch on a possible restoration of the Hapsburgs in Austria. Some say Chancellor Schuschnigg may travel to Geneva seeking French and British support for Archduke Otto as Kaiser. Vienna officials state Schuschnigg plans to stay, at least for now.
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Geneva
Austria
League of Nations
Kurt Schuschnigg
Schuschnigg
Archduke Otto
Kaiser Ofustria
Vienna
Rain falls heavily in Edmonton delaying dry fields
Rain which was needed for district farm fields fell heavily in Edmonton after a hot dry week. A 30 mile an hour wind and temperatures around 90 had already dried five fields. Charles Poore has been appointed postmaster at Leamington Ontario.
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Wdmonton
C.P
Charles Poore
Leamington, Ont
Britain renews BBC charter for ten more years
London report states the government extends the British Broadcasting Corporation charter for ten years from December 31, expands governors to ten, raises license revenue share, and develops empire broadcasting. It retains licensing of relay stations and excludes foreign ads, while keeping cabinet oversight on cultural matters.
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London
C.P
British Broadcasting Corporation
Mittee
Iso
Broadcasting Committee
Lord Ullswater
House of Commons
Civil Service
Medicine Hat Pioneer Saw First Passenger Coach Arrive Calgary
Walter Huckvale veteran secretary of the Medicine Hat Chamber of Commerce and pioneer notes he cannot attend Calgary ceremony on Wednesday July 1 to greet the CPR transcontinental train arrival marking a coast to coast run revival. He recalls witnessing the first passenger coach arrival in Calgary on Aug 28 1883 as the event’s notable past. The new train is due in Medicine Hat at about 2 10 a m Wednesday.
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Walter Huckvale
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Baseball scores and postponements in today’s notebook
Detected scattered results and schedule notes with teams including Boston New York and Cleveland. Games versus Detroit Chicago St Louis show as postponed and current standings unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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Watt American
Boston
New York
Grove
Russell and Ferrell
Gomez
Wilson
de Roit
Chicago
Cleveland
St.Louis
Prosperity Bonds Fund Road Work Starts in Alberta
Commitments totaling about 225000 for road work financed by the provinces prosperity certificates were accepted. Twenty five to thirty outfits employing relief recipients will start work July 2, announced by Minister of Public Works W A Fallon.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
W. A. Fallon
Three-Year-Old Felix Malitz Missing Near Vilna
In Alta near Vilna 100 men led by Mounted Police scour dense bush for three-year-old Felix Malitz missing since Sunday noon. A police dog from Edmonton joins the search as reinforcements arrive. Vilna lies 96 miles northeast of Edmonton.
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Milna
Alta
Vilna
Felix Malitz
Edmonton
United States Lifts Some Duties on Australia
President Roosevelt directed the Treasury to end duties and import restrictions on Australian products starting August 1. The move follows Australia granting discriminatory treatment to U.S. commerce, placing Australia alongside Germany as not among the most favored nations.
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Washington
A.P
Roosevelt
Emperor Selassie Booed at League Assembly in Geneva
Emperor Haile Selassie faced jeers from spectators as he pleaded for Ethiopian justice before the League of Nations. Police arrested several alleged Fascists amid fists and chants, while Selassie urged that lifting sanctions on Italy would abandon small states. Italy defended its actions as civilization mission and called for League reform.
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Geneva
CP Canhic
Haile Selassie
Hig
Ethiopia
League of Nations
League
Italy
Selassie
Rostrum
Italia
Civic Welcomes At Lake Head For Train
Fort William Ontario June 30 Civic welcomes marked the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company 50th anniversary train. Crowds from Port Arthur and Fort William heard speeches and watched pageantry recalling 1886. Officials welcomed the train including M J McDonald and Mayor Cox with W S Langworthy KC delivering the address. The western stops included Winnipeg Regina Moosejaw Calgary and Revelstoke before Vancouver.
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Fort William
Ont
Lakehead
Port Arthur
Western Lines
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Port Arhur
Lake Superior
M. J. McDonald
C. W. ,Cox
H. J. Main
Manitoba
W. S. Langworthy
K.C
D.D. Braham
London Times
Winnipeg
Regina
Moose
Calgary
Revelstoke
Vancouver
Trans-Canada Highway Reports From Alberta Motor Association
Highway report No 3 covers Walsh to Medicine Hat 34 miles excellent and Medicine Hat to Calgary 105 miles rough in places. Calgary to Banff 85 miles nearly all paved or oiled. Banff National Park oil and good. Red Trail Walsh to Medicine Hat 24 miles excellent and Medicine Hat to Lethbridge 109 miles good with soft spots Taber to Lethbridge. Lethbridge to Crow’s Nest 108 miles excellent Crow’s Nest to Fernie West partly paved generally good few rough spots.
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Alberta Motor Association
Lethbridge
Trans-Canada
Sask
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Walsh
Taber
Crow's
Fernie
Commons Votes Confidence After Attlee Attacks Duff Cooper
London June 30 The House of Commons again backed the government by a large margin after Labour leader Attlee attacked Duff Cooper’s Paris speech. Baldwin, away at Chequers, faced the debate as Sir John Simon defended the government and noted Eden’s earlier statements while stressing Anglo French understanding without closing doors to Germany.
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Duff Cooper
Paris
John Simon
France
London
C.P
House of Commons
Baldwin
Clement Attlee
Alfred Duff Cooper
Chequers
Attlee
Labor
Home Secretary
John
House
Eden
Foreign Office
Germany
Quints’ Marie No Longer Cross-Eyed, Doctors Say
Marie Dionne one of the quintuplets shows improved eye condition as Dr. Allan Dafoe reports muscles strengthening with proper diet and care. Noting Marie’s eyes no longer cross, the doctor confirms the issue was a muscle weakness. Estimates of the quintuplets’ future value reach up to one million dollars each.
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Toron LO
C.P
Marie
Allan Roy da- Roc
Callander
Dafoe
Germany eyes seizure of Danzig from League control
Paris dispatch says Les Temps views Germany planning a coup to seize the free city of Danzig within weeks. The paper claims East Prussia military authorities are instructed to prepare troops for occupation of the Free City.
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Paris
C.P
Les Temps
Germany
Danzigr
League of Nations
Rhineland
Danzig
le Temps
East Prussia
Free City
Reduction In Crop Prospects Owing To Weather
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports a general drop in prairie crop prospects due to hot weather. Average spring wheat yield across prairie provinces declines with prospects weakening overall.
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Ottawnh
C.P
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Burea
Prairie Proving
Alberta wholesalers warn of price rise with stamped scrip
A Medicine Hat wholesaler warned of a potential general price increase after stamped scrip was introduced in Alberta. He said head office instructed not to accept prosperity certificates and that wholesale margins are thin. If scrip gains momentum, costs would rise for consumers and retailers as prices adjust.
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Alberta
Medicine Hat
Whittio- Thélr
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