Alberta Legislature backs public ownership of power
Alberta's Legislature voted to approve the principle of public ownership and control of power development and distribution. Premier Brownlee urged a measured approach, noting government capital, skilled management, and safeguarding natural resources, while Labour leader White pressed for immediate action.
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LABOR
Edmonton
J. E. Brownlee
Aly
George H. Webster
Calgary
Fred J. White
Brownlee
Alberta
Enere
White
Lgislatire
Eeen
J. E. Btownlee
Gardiner Promoted to Provincial District Engineer
A. C. Gardiner is promoted to Provincial District Engineer for the rear Hat district replacing Geo. McMillan who transfers to the Surveys Branch. Gardiner is a former Medicine Hat resident who came to Canada in 1911 and joined the Dominion Government in Calgary.
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A.C. Gardiner
Rear Hat
Edmonton
Geo. McMillan
Public Works Department
Gardiner
Medicine Hat
Canada
Dominion Government
Calgary
The
Canada Land and Irrigation Co
Southern
Alberta.Land. Co
Fate of Baker's School Act Debated in Legislature
Debates on the second reading of the new School Act continued late into the night in Hdmeonton. Liberal Hector Lang and Conservative D M Duggan clashed over references to a proposed commission to review the act, while Premier Bennett defended government timing. Lang urged broader inspector oversight and local control to improve rural schooling. Shaw adjourned the session after the lengthy discussion.
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Hdmeonton
Hector Lang
Medicine Hat
C. I. Gibbs
Edmonton
M. Duggan
Joseph T. Shaw
K.C
Duggan
Counecard
Hdocaene
Alberta Teachers’ Vsoclatias
Alberta Teachers ‘Alliance
Legislative Assembly
Hector ° Shang
Iremark
Bientee
Lang
Acheme
Mora
Apd
Pereaa
Shaw
Fish and Game Association Aids Southern Alberta Wildlife
Southern Alberta’s Fish and Game Association outlines efforts in preserving and propagating wild birds and fish. Plans include stocking Elkwater Lake with millions of fry and thousands of trout, releasing pheasants, protecting nesting birds, and establishing a pest control camp while promoting Cypress Hills and Elkwater Lake as a regional sanctuary for game and wildlife.
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Fish
Game Association
Alberta
Elkwater Lake
Cypress Hills
Battle Creek
Mattle Creek
Willow Creek
Paterfled Coulee
Ite ‘Association
Cynress Hills
Elkwater Lake District
Perrin Baker
Southern
Medicine Hat Kennel Club Plans Open Point Show
At a meeting chaired by president W.M. Currie the Medicine Hat Kennel Club agreed to hold a one day open point show under C K C rules on June 18, subject to confirmation by the CKC.
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Medicine Hat Kennel Club
C.K.C
C.K
Earl of Balfour, veteran statesman, dies at 81
London March 19. The Earl of Balfour died at his brother Geralds home after a week of serious illness. In parliament since 1874 he was a key figure in British politics known for the Balfour note on postwar claims and the Balfour declaration favoring a Jewish homeland in Palestine. His family gathered as he passed in his 82nd year. Balfour had long suffered from laryngitis and never returned to Whittingehame estate following a convalescence period.
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London
Earl of Balfour
Gerald
Lis
Eran
Whittingehame
Prestonkirk
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
United States
Palestine
Anti religious campaign may reach America
Berlin reports allege Communist attacks on churches during the night with a Protestant church door Bible text smashed and a Roman Catholic church daubed in red paint. Despatches from Moscow say the anti religious campaign would spread to North America.
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Berlin
Moscow
North America
Fatality in Turner Valley Explosion Claims Tony D. Flegar
Calgary reports a deadly Turner Valley accident at 5 am when a separator exploded at the McDougal Segur Oil Company base. Tony D. Flegar, 35, died instantly. an inquest is set. He lived at New Dayton near Lethbridge with wife and three children.
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Calgary
Tony D. Flegar
McDougal-Segur Oi’ ‘Company
Turner Valley
New Dayton
Lethbridge
Tremblay challenges Quebec peers to a fight in legislature
Quebec March 19. Conservative member for Maissonnave William Tremblay declared in the Quebec Legislature that he is ready to fight any or all other members who come forward. He accused them of being cowards when they accepted a challenge.
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QUE
Quebec
Wm. Tremblay
Record of extreme cold across Western Canada
Winter returns to the West with subzero readings in Edmonton and surrounding areas. Edmonton and Saskatoon report ten below zero or colder, with Calgary and Lethbridge blizzards and a general temperature drop across Manitoba and the Prairies. Strong northerly winds and snowfall are forecast for tonight and Thursday, with colder conditions persisting.
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Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Joe
Winnipeg
Weather Bureau
Prince Albert
Battleford
Pas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ian
Fair
S. Médicine
Vancouver
Victoria
Cloudy
Alberta
Dentists Close Clinics as School Visits Hit Busy Day
Local dentists report high workload with today and tomorrow spent inspecting students teeth. Dental offices nearby are closed to accommodate the school screening effort.
Morrison questions Solloway Mills brokerage at hearing
Kenneth J. Morrison a chartered accountant and key witness admitted that his report on Solloway Mills and Co. could be explained by large turnover and moderate profits across multiple offices. He named six other brokerage firms but refused to answer if they were found short, citing government confidentiality.
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Calgary
Kenneth J. Morrison
Solloway, Mills and Co
A. A. ‘McGillivray
T W. C.sollowayv
Harvey Mills
Alberta
Soloway
Mills
Morrison
Liberal leader contender attacks Alberta debt rise and policies
W R Howson, candidate for Alberta Liberal leadership, told Vegreville young Liberals that Alberta’s capital debt has more than doubled in nine years. He criticized the UFA government’s top‑down approach, praised Liberal reforms for farmers and women’s rights, and urged youth to study provincial issues and demand accountability.
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Vegreville
Alta
Mar
Local Retail Merchants Form Credit Reporting Bureau
A local Retail Merchants Association forms a credit reporting bureau to coordinate reporting practices. The record notes inoperative status and unclear communication as it details aims and links to Alberta RMAs, with references to a number 2724.
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Alberta Brenee
Alberta Town Planning Board aims to shape urban and rural growth
Mr H L Seymour spoke at City Hall about the Town Planning Act and board work. He outlined urban and rural goals including farmstead planning, a provincial park scheme, sign board regulations to prevent nuisances, subdivision rules, and required lot widths. The board urged ten percent of area for public use and five percent for parks and future buildings.
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H. L. Seymour
T Pert
Seymour
Town Planning’ Board
Alberta
United States
Local oil venture reads rough in OCR fragment
Fragmentary text describes a company project to bring telegraphic field work into production. It mentions drilling a well to about 2500 feet and an expected structure with barrels of production, but many words are garbled and unclear.
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Thig
Adyl
Gas line proposal floated for Vancouver Alberta link
Vancouver March 19 Eldridge vice president of the British Columbia Chamber of Mines urged at a joint meeting that a pipeline from Alberta to Vancouver be studied to supply natural gas to industry and homes. He said the time is right for Alberta to explore chemical manufacture and coal use in the region with significant production potential.
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Vancouver
B. C
Altenta
Eldridge
B. C. Chamber of Mines
Mining Bureau of the Board of Trade
Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
LB. C. Chamber of Mines
France and Italy at Naval Conference Remain Deadlocked
London dispatch reports that France and Italy have not progressed toward a solution at the Naval Conference. Negotiations have failed to yield an agreement, with no real steps expected until Premier Trianon returns to London on Saturday amid renewed rumors of a breakdown.
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Eng
George Hambleton
Con
France
Italy
Loran
Arr Biep
Air 6Gain
Agai Yeith
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