Twentieth Century Club Debates on Prairie Provinces Union
Medicine Hat Twentieth Century Club met in Twaites Hall despite bad weather. Dr F W Gershaw M P honorary president and F W White president spoke as members debated the proposal that the union of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta would have distinct economic and social advantages.
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Twentieth Century Club
Prairie Provinces
Medicine Hat
Twaites Hall
F. W. Gershaw
M.P
W. White
Manitoba
Saskatcheyan and
Aerial
Huge Estimates in Germany For Arms
A long, garbled report outlines German budgets and military appropriations, noting increases in army and navy spending and a large aviation budget. It mentions allocations for export trade guarantees and shipping difficulties, with figures in marks and dollars and references to the Nazi era budget context and factional shifts. The text shifts to a Canadian context, detailing a club meeting with Dr. F. W. Gershaw and discussions on democracy, citizenship, and upcoming parliamentary issues. The piece ends by describing the club as a youth movement and hints at future remarks.
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Berlin
Nusxi Storr
Glos Zet
Germany
Aviaion Ministry
Allen Gibson
F. W. Gershaw
M.P
White
Theis
Gershaw
Dominion House
Twentieth Century Club
Redcliff Notes Highlight Local Events and Plays
Notes from Redcliff report Dan Jensen visiting Calgary Normal School then leaving for Suffield for a week as practice teacher. Senior Choir concert at Gordon Memorial School room proceeds fund hymn books. plays by Evelyn Hoxie are staged with musical numbers. Badminton Club hosts a successful final dance with decorations and a balloon finale. Gymnastic display by Farm lads from Scandia, Alta., set for Medicine Hat Armory Hall on March 30.
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Dan Jensen
Calgary Normal
Suffield
Gordon Memorial Chool Room
Norch
Lois
Samantha
Evelyn Hoxie
Mona
H. Kitchen
Paul Knapher
S.A.R
Armory Hall
Medicine Hat
Scandia
Alta
Redcliff
Holiday Post Office Schedule on Good Friday
Post Office observes Good Friday March 30 as a statutory holiday. Public lobby hours are 9am to 12 noon, all wicket windows closed, no mail delivery, letter box collections made as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Wheat Losses May Be Up In The Millions
Ottawa reports the federal treasury could lose only a few millions with an outside estimate of 15,600,000 if John I. McFarland liquidates his Dominion backed wheat operations. Premier R B Pennett told the House the details should not be disclosed to avoid wrecking wheat prices, while Ernest Lapointe urged full information.
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Ottawa
John I. McFarland
Winnipeg
R. B. Pennett
McFarland
Ernest Lapointe
Snowstorm Blues Southern Alberta With Four Inches
A northeast storm dumped four inches of snow on Lethbridge and southern Alberta, delivering blizzardlike intensity. The wide area saw March moisture rise to two inches, three times the monthly average.
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Lethbridge
Mar
Alberta
Government to amend Income Tax Act remove base tax
Notice from the Superintendent of Income Tax Edmonton states a bill to eliminate the $3 base tax and readjust rates. The department proceeds on the policy of collecting at the old rate, omitting the base tax, though the bill is not yet presented.
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S. A. Wallace
Edmonton
Festival of sacrifice turns violent in Madras protest
Canadian Press report describes a crowd at a Madras festival clashing with police during a dispersal order. A magistrate named for the goddess rites was killed as police were driven back, with worshippers continuing the ritual amid the unrest.
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Madras
Vristrate
B C Special Powers Bill Passes Victoria
The British Columbia Special Powers Act received third reading in the Legislature by a 31 to 13 vote. It grants government authority to control and regulate business and production between sessions for extraordinary matters.
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Victoria
British Columbia
One Million Dollars Allocated to Alberta Highways
The Alberta Legislature voted one million dollars for highway expenditure in the Public Works estimates. Total capital and income accounts reach 1 037 325 dollars, up 277 325 from last year. New main highway construction receives 200 000 dollars, double the prior allocation.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Public Works Department
Col Orest D Dournovo Dies In Calgary At 59
Calgary reports the death of Col Orest D Dournovo aged 59 a former member of the general staff of the late Czar Nicholas II He died at home after a lengthy exile following the 1917 Russian revolution Dournovo had lived in Calgary for eight years and was in the city over a decade after arriving in Canada from Russia.
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Calgary
Fpress
Nicolas II of
Rusia
Orest D. Dournovo
Col Dournovo
Canada
Julian's Ashes Sent Back to United States
Shonemai reports that C. C. Julian former Oklahoma and California oil operator who killed himself Saturday night will be cremated in Los Angeles. His ashes will be sent back to the United States for burial per his sister's order.
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Shonemai
C. C. Julian
Oklahoma
California
Sister
Los Angeles
United States
Hinrial
Syndicalists and Socialists declare general strike in Zaragoza
In Zaragoza on March 28 the Canadian Press reports a massive worker demonstration followed by a revolutionary general strike. Bombings on Monday and Tuesday killed four people and were buried. Elsewhere in Spain Radical troubles emerged and troops stood by for emergencies. In Alberta, millers oppose the wheat marketing bill as hardship on farmers and small mills. Government employees in Madras avoid a salary cut after budget balancing moves.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Alta
Edmonton
Mar
Alberta Millers Association
Madras
India
Legislative Council
Broadcast debates in Alberta legislature may be aired
Andrew Smeaton of Lethbridge introduces a resolution to broadcast major debates from the Alberta legislature. Fred White of Calgary supports the motion citing public interest and the growth of radio as an educational tool to inform voters about public matters.
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Edmonton
Andrew Smeaton
Labor
Lethbridge
Fred J. White
Calgary
Smeaton
Alberta
Montreal reports amoebic dysentery outbreak
Canadian press reports an amoebic dysentery outbreak in Montreal with three deaths and seven patients under treatment. Officials say the disease is identical to the strain that caused fatalities at Chicago's Century of Progress Exhibition.
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Montreal
Chicago
Yorkshire airman sails toward Australia in Heart's Content
H L Brooke of Yorkshire begins a solo survey flight from Lympne to test routes for the London Melbourne air race planned for October. The event offers prizes totaling 75000 dollars. Brooke flies the Heart's Content machine once made famous by Captain Jim Mollison in Canada.
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London
Australia
H. L. Brooke
Yorkshire
Lympne
Jim Mollison
Canada
Brooke
Melbourne
Banking Committee Probes Credit Policy in Canada
Jackson Dodds of the Bank of Montreal tells Canada's Commons banking committee that Chartered banks did not restrict credit during the Depression and sought safe loans with ample funds. He opposes provincial credit-damping laws and defends banks’ general lender role while noting shifts away from foreign loans and no strict return to gold standard.
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Ottawa
Canada
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House of Commons
Jackson Dodds
Bank of Montreal
Mr. Dodds
William Irvine
U.F.A
Wetaskiwin
Dodds
Mr. Irvine
Mr. Tivine
Franck Willis
Souris
Wheat control bill wins second reading in Alberta Assembly
Alberta Legislature approves the wheat marketing and control bill on second reading by a 47 to 6 vote. Premier J A Brownlee leads the measure with cross party support and debate centers on compensation for producers and market rights, amid broader economic and European context.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Labor
W. Harry Ross
Fib
Calgary
Ross
J. 2. Brownlee
Frank R. Falconer
Lib
Athabasca
A. M. Matheson
U.F.A
Vegreville
Meeting Tonight With Dr W Gershaw at Moose Hall
Dr W Gershaw MP will speak at Moose Hall tonight at 8 o clock under the local Canadian Labor Party branch. The talk covers the Stevens committee inquiry into price spreads from producer to consumer and mass buying effects on prices and labor. A large crowd is expected and questions will follow.
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W. Gershaw
M.P
Canadian Labor Party
Moose Hall
Stevens Committee
Younger Insull Returns as Extradition Question Looms
Detroit dispatch reports Martin J. Insull, linked to the collapse of the Insull empire, was extradited from Toronto and held for immigration inquiry before release to Chicago authorities. His brother Samuel’s whereabouts remained unclear amid rumors of seeking refuge abroad. a deportation outcome looms after the Chicago trial.
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Detroit
Mich
Bovund
Chicago
Insull
Empire
Martin J. Insull
Toronto
Apapers
Samuel Insula
United States
Apetabne
Greece
Rumania
Federal Relief Bill Carried in Division in Ottawa
In Ottawa the Unemployment Relief bill passed the House of Commons after two days of debate by division, with remarks on customs of padding pay sheets. Hon. P. J. Veniot urged stricter account supervision and proposed reforms including provincial commissions and shared funding for relief and public works to curb debt and ensure employment.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
P.J. Veniot
Lib
Gloucester
Vennot
New Brunswick
Dominion
Ventot
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Stile
Romania
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Thurs
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