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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1934
Page
1
Berlin reports a surge in military appropriations and grants totaling hundreds of millions of marks. Highlights include subventions for the storm troopers, increased army and navy budgets, and boosted aviation funding, with the 1938 budget signaling growing government control and export promotion aims.
Notes from Redcliff report a student Dan Jensen at E Calgary Normal School visiting home, a charity concert to fund hymn books for the arch, and three one act plays including Lois and Sam’s Quilting Progressed. The Badminton Club hosts a final dance with decor, music, and prizes, plus a gymnastic display by farm lads from Scandia, Alberta in Medicine Hat Armory Hall.
Ottawa reports Premier Bennett telling the House that Dominion backed wheat operations could threaten government finances if liquidated by John I. McFarland. The debate touches on unemployment relief, price risks, and the scope of government guarantee while cautioning against full disclosure of market details.
The Special Powers Act received third reading in Victoria with a 34 to 13 vote. It grants the government extraordinary powers to manage urgent matters until the next session, including control and regulation of business and limitation of production.
The Alberta Legislature approved one million dollars for highway expenditure in the Public Works Department estimates. Total capital and income appropriation reached 1,037,325 dollars, up 277,325 from last year with 200,000 allotted for new main highway construction.
In Shanghai on March 28 Canadian Press says C. C. Julian former Oklahoma and California oil operator killed himself Saturday night. A sister in Los Angeles will arrange cremation and have the ashes returned to the United States for burial.
A Canadian Press report from Montreal cites amoebic dysentery outbreaks with three deaths and seven current patients under treatment. The illness mirrors the strain that caused numerous fatalities during the Century of Progress.
Martin J. Insull, extradited from Toronto, boarded a train in Detroit bound for Chicago to face charges tied to the collapse of the Insull utilities empire. He was held briefly for immigration inquiry before release to Chicago officers. His British status raises possible deportation after trial.
Edmonton March 27 Broadcast ing of major debates in the legislature at the next session is advocated by Andrew Smeaton Labour Lethbridge in a resolution on the order paper Fred J White Labour leader Calgary seconds the motion Smeaton says it is desirable to inform Alberta people and stimulate interest in public business The rise of radio as an information medium supports the plan
A northeast storm swept Southern Alberta, delivering about four inches of snow in Lethbridge and across the region. The March moisture total neared two inches, nearly triple the monthly average, as the system produced a broad, high intensity snowfall.
Edmonton tax authorities report the government intends to introduce a bill to drop the $3 base tax and rework income tax rates. The bill has not been presented yet, but the department will continue collecting at the old rate while the policy is decided.
Jackson Dodds of the Bank of Montreal told the banking committee that Canada does not need a reconstruction finance corporation. He said chartered banks have sought outlets for funds during the downturn rather than restrict credit, while criticizing provincial laws that slow lending and noting banks moved away from foreign loans after 1929. He defended sound money and warned against government interferences between debtors and creditors.
Alberta debate over the wheat control bill ends with a 47 to 6 vote for second reading. Several Liberal rebels join government forces. discussion covers compensation for producers and links to Dominion supports with mixed views from U F A and Liberal members.
The Alberta Millers Association says the wheat marketing bill then before the provincial legislature will disrupt business for farmers and small millers with surplus grain. The brief argues the measure creates hardship for small operators and growers. Also noted is the sudden death of Lieut. Col. Thomas R. Mayberry, a former Ontario legislator.
Ottawa reports the unemployment relief bill passed in the House of Commons after two days of debate by a single division with no recorded vote. Hon. P. J. Veniot urged tighter accounting and proposed provincial commissions to oversee relief spending, recommending shared costs among municipalities provinces and the Dominion.
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