Kempy the Play Shines at Empress on St Patrick Day
Review of the three act comedy Kempy at the Empress theatre highlights a middle-class New York family and the clever directing of Anna Marie Kane. Cast members are praised for fitting roles and the plot centers on Kate pursuing fame, Ruth in college, and Kempy revealing Kate as author of a book inspiring an architect.
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Tepor
Empress Theatre
Anna-Marie
Kane
ETL Ig
Bence
Ain
Gib Pickering
W. Oates
Anna-Marie Kane
Jane
Kate
Ruth
Duke Merrill
Kempy
Duke
Dad Bence
Radio Tubes May Be Taxed
Ottawa reports a special commons committee will study replacing the $2 radio receiving license with a tax on tubes sold. Proposed tax 50 to 75 cents levied at factories aims to simplify collection and maintain revenue from about 2,000,000 tubes sold annually in Canada. Committee chair Hon Raymond Morand has considered the idea for some time and no action has been taken yet.
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Ottawa
Special Commons Committee On Radio Broadcasting
Raymond Morand
Essex East
Canada
River Ice Breaks Up Downstream Near Ice Houses
About 3:30 p.m. the river ice broke up at the bend near the ice houses and began moving rapidly downstream. The north side carried a large sheet while the south side remained resisted by lingering springlike weather.
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Court House
U S Railway Managers Demand 15 Percent Wage Cut
Railway managers in the United States renewed their demand for a 15 percent cut in basic wages to take effect on July 1. The notice was issued to employees as part of ongoing cost-cutting actions.
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U.S
Washington
United States
Saskatchewan election date rumored for June
Unofficial reports from Parliament buildings indicate Saskatchewan elections may occur June 4. No official confirmation yet. Premier J. T. M. Anderson's administration began in 1929 with voting that year on June 6.
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Regina
Mar
Saskatchewan
J. T. M. Anderson
Fragmentary Card Game Notation And Track Terms
A partial set of dated bid and split terms appears: May 67 5 8 split bid, July 68 7 8 to 7 8 split asked, No 1 Nov 65 3 4 track 66 1 8 street 47.
Great Meteor Light Show Spreads Across Western Skies
Edmonton reports a bright green meteor lighting the western sky Sunday night near Ferintosh and Banff, seen from Saskatoon to Montana. Descriptions vary from a burning plane to a Zeppelin bomb, with observers hearing rumblings and a possible high altitude explosion. Meteorites may fetch $1 to $1.50 per pound, prompting a regional hunt.
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Edmonton
Mer
Ress
Saskatoga
Banff
Montana
Meeting Creek
Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan
Palmer Lake
Colorado
Medicine Hat Fish and Game to Meet Tuesday Evening
The executive of the Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association will hold a meeting Tuesday at 8:00 PM in the Assiniboia Hotel.
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The
Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association
Assiniboia Hotel
McRale At Large After Slaying His Four Daughters
John McRale remains at large after an intensive manhunt following the hammer slayings of his four young daughters. The children were found dead by their mother when she returned home from a milk run.
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New York
John McRale
Roosevelt calls for twelve credit banks to boost industry
Washington reports President Roosevelt urged Congress to create twelve credit banks to supply additional capital for industry. Edmonton coverage notes William Aberhart's Social Credit proposal of 25 dollars monthly for Albertans over 21 as a social dividend. Also discussed is freight-rate reduction for prairie coarse grains and a federal bonus on summer fallow land cropped to coarse grains. Weather: temperatures 52 high 30 low.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Congress
Edmonton
Alberta
William Aberhart
Calgary
Prairie Provinces
Brownlee
Mussolini predicts long term Italian expansion
Premier Benito Mussolini told 5,000 cheering Fascists that Italy will extend its expansion into Asia and Africa as part of a 60-year plan of natural expansion. He foresaw Italy achieving primacy in the world in the 21st century.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Asia
Africa
T Dnce
Mussolini
Italy
Astor family in Parliament boosted by by elections
The Astor faction in Parliament grows after two by elections won by Lord Willoughby de Eresby and Roland Tree. With Viscount Astor and Lady Astor already in the Commons and marriages bringing H H Spender- Clay and the couple’s son six Astor-affiliates sit in Parliament. Observers speculate how reinforcements may affect dynamics between the Lords and Commons.
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Astor
Lloyd George
Astors
Lord Willoughby de Eresby
Roland Tree
Viscount Astor
House of Lords
Lady Astor
John Jacob Astor
Lord Willoughby de. Eresby
House of Commons
Republicans Against Reciprocity Protest Tariff Plan
A Republican minority report declares the administration reciprocal tariff proposals unconstitutional. It accuses the bill of delegating supreme taxing power to the President, lacking precedent, risking life and death of domestic industries, and handing the President control in foreign negotiations.
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Washington
Mar
House Representatives
Congress
Anc
Ottawa seeks end of 10 percent civil service pay cut
Ottawa March 19 The government has not yet decided when the 10 percent deduction on civil service salaries may end. Minister of Finance E N Rhodes told a large civic delegation that a decision is pending. Next Friday a delegation representing civil service groups from across Canada will meet the minister.
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Ottawa
E. N. Rhodes
Canada
Federal loans to Alberta total large
Edmonton report shows gross borrowings by the provincial government from the Dominion totaling 10,082,000 dollars with 8,082,000 still outstanding. Information presented in the legislature by Treasurer R. G. Reid, prompted by Hugh J. Montgomery, notes that almost the entire sum financed unemployment relief and other assistance.
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Edmonton
Dominion
R. G. Reid
Hugh J. Montgomery
Wetaskiwin
Ottawa The Bank of Canada Bill in Committee
The Bank of Canada bill moved to committee for consideration as Major Powers from Quebec East pushes questions for Sir Herbert Holt and other bank presidents on recent financial transactions. Debate covers the Douglas system, monetary policy, and comparisons with government ownership in Canada.
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Bank of Canada
Quebec East
Herbert Holt
Charles Gordon
C.P.R
Ottawa
McQueen
Saskatchewan University
Winnipeg Free Press
Douglas
New Zealand
Dominion Financing Contingent on Applications, 1931-33
The minister stated that the Dominion government has not committed to a general agreement but is reviewing applications. Borrowings from 1931 to 1933 included $1.5 million for unemployment relief and multiple loans for New York payments, treasury bill security, and regional relief efforts for Edmonton and Calgary.
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Dominion
Treasury
Duic
New York
Edmonton
Calgary
Russian air hero Lia pedivsky found safe in exile rescue
The Russian air hero Lia pedivsky who disappeared five days ago on a mercy flight to reach a stranded party of 89 on cracking ice in the Bering Sea has been located safe and well near Gape Van Karen. The Government rescue commission announced the update today.
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Moscow
Liapidevsky
van Karen
Government Rescue Commission
Bering Sea
Canada moves to ease farmers mortgage burden reforms planned
Ottawa reports the Dominion government will seek emergency legislation after Easter to aid farmers with mortgage and interest obligations. Proposals include amending interest laws expanding the Farm Loans Act and bankrupcy provisions for farmers, with provincial statute changes anticipated. The plan follows Western Canada price declines and calls for increased credit through farm loan measures and cooperative boards.
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Ottawa
Dominion
Agricultural Community of
Canada
R. B. Bennett
Mortage
Trust
Insurance
AISO
Mr. Bennett
E. N. Rhodes
Macmillan Commission
Banking Commission
Prairie Provinces
Gangsters May Have Kidnapped Samuel Insull in Athens
Reports from Athens claim gangsters seized 74 year old Samuel Insull aboard a Greek freighter in Piraeus harbor with rumors of ransom in remote caves or nearby islands. Police deny any kidnapping occurred while the ship remained in Athens port as Insull heads toward an unknown asylum.
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Athens
Mar
Samuel
Piraeus
Insull
Cleveland Attorney Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
R.B. Newcomb a prominent Cleveland attorney with ties to Toronto and northern Ontario killed his wife with an axe early today and then took his own life by slashing his throat with a razor.
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Cleveland
Mar
B. Newcomb
Toronto
Ontario
Gangsters better equipped than the U S Army says attorney general
Attorney General Cummings told the Senate judiciary committee that the United States underworld has more armed men than the U S army and navy. He testified as the Senate began considering Justice Department bills to aid the government in waging war on gangsters.
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Washington
Mar
Sunday Afternoon Hour Of Music At Medicine Hat Club
A crowded lounge room welcomed artists at the second Sunday afternoon hour of music held at the Medicine Hat Badminton Club. Mrs. A P Burns organized the event with a varied program that drew enthusiastic praise from all. The last program of the year featured Gilbert Blackstock opening with Barrett’s My Ships and Priscilla Boyd performing two pianoforte numbers, followed by Gertrude Burton's solos.
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Medicine Hat
A. P. Burns
Cyril Scott
Gertrude
Burton
Thomas
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