28 Mar 1935
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1935
Page
1
A Lethbridge boy named Taylor and an Auckland boy Wallace, both young travelers, reached England after stowaway journeys mistaken for New York, prompting family concern. Edmonton and Alberta legislature discuss relief camps, wages, and settlement plans amid unemployment relief funding and policy debates.
Callander Ontario police guard the Dine quintuplets at Mafoe hospital after a kidnapping scare. Constables W McCord and W Neyes will watch day and night as the five Dione daughters, ages ten months, rest or move between attic and wards.
Premier Angus McDonald announced a 14 month fiscal plan with an estimated deficit of 1 040 232 dollars. The figure compares to last year’s 1 297 000 and reflects an extension of the year from September 30 to November 30.
Vancouver mayor Gerry McGeer urged Ottawa to assume direct relief duties and backed idées for federal control of relief funding. Delegates at the Windsor conference, including 45 mayors, debated options from continued relief to bond indebtedness while urging a federal approach and a provincial conference before month’s end.
Berlin reports the German ministry of the interior refused entry to Sir Philip Gibbs the noted English writer citing Nazi disfavor due to his publications. Gibbs had sought admission during the current period.
Alberta mine locals in District 18 of the United Mine Workers of America have been suspended. International President J. L. Lewis announced the charter suspension effective April and named Robert Livett and Angus G. Morri as international officers to oversee district affairs until the ban ends.
The second section of this issue includes the auto show coverage theatres listings and classified advertisements.
Paris reports warn the gold bloc may collapse within months due to Belgium's imminent currency devaluation, Swiss monetary crisis, and France's worsening money situation. Brussels orders Belgian bourses closed for three days as cabinet resigns, with Paul Van Zeeland to lead a union government and devaluation announcements expected.
Special train guarantee must be reached by April 15. Purchase early to aid final arrangements. Full fare $3.60 return with two day stopover. Half fare $1.80 for children 12 and under.
Ottawa March 27 Hon R J Manion told the House of Commons that amalgamation of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railways would be a menace to Canada’s political and economic life and repudiated railway merger as government policy. He defended five years of progress and reform and warned Liberal attacks as political sabotage. He predicted a Bennett victory with a bigger majority and claimed no government plan for amalgamation despite opposition urging an immediate election.
Arrangements are completed for Medicine Hat's first auto show to be staged in the Medicine Hat Badminton Club building on Second Street. Official opening is set for Friday night with Mayor Bullivant and local dignitaries scheduled to attend. The event runs Friday 2 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday 2 p.m. to 6 40 p.m. Children can view cars and moving pictures Saturday morning. sessions may require parental accompaniment. Music and refreshments will be offered by visiting orchestras and club volunteers.
Poison gas released when a chlorine reservoir burst at a Sulmona factory today killed a number of workers and left others injured according to reports.
London reports reveal divergences with Hitler after Berlin talks while Moscow hints at a united front against Nazi expansion. Warsaw confirms Premier Kozlowski’s resignation as Poland faces Franco German tensions and Pilsudski influence.
A Medicine Hat Social Credit convention with over 200 members urged William Aberhart to decline Edmonton's invitation to draft his Alberta plan. Officers elected include A A H Reilly as president and R A Kent as secretary treasurer, with delegates named for the Calgary convention on April 4-5.
Saskatchewan livestock spokesman urged a reciprocal deal with the United States to lower U S cattle tariffs while Canada cuts tariffs on American petroleum products. The appeal was presented to the Canadian tariff board on Wednesday.
The Canadian Radio Commission ruled to prohibit sales talks or spot advertising on Sundays across all Dominion stations. The effective date awaits review of current contracts. Advertising on Sundays must be goodwill programs of high standard, excluding sales pitches on CBC and CBS outlets.
Ottawa council debates whether a Canadian should be Governor General with support for a Canadian appointee like Buchan. Senators discuss rotating Lieutenant Governors from outside their provinces and cross-country understanding, while Meighen notes the appointment as a link to the Mother Country.
Two armed men entered the Royal Bank on Gage Avenue and Main Street at about one o clock today. They held up the cashier and teller and fled with a cash box containing about five thousand dollars.
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