30 Mar 1931
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1931
Page
1
The readable fragments show a parliamentary session discussing finances and policy. Mentions include the gold standard debate, supplementary estimates, and a budgetary item list. The text references Canada and government actors, with unclear dates and names due to damaged OCR.
The Commonwealth Government said it would pay the April 1 interest on New South Wales bonds in London, despite Premier Lang’s repudiation. Premier Moore of Queensland urged other premiers to seek dissolution of the NSW Parliament if Lang persists, while Lang defends his policy and NSW’s handling of the debt. The stance may lead to legal action by the Commonwealth for defrauded interest.
In Toronto a family of four narrowly escaped death when coal gas fumes from a basement furnace permeated their home. Cameron Watson aged 11 failed to revive after treatment, while his father M Barry Watson, mother, eight year old Nancy and the maid were revived. The boy showed signs of life after rescue.
A strong quake, the most severe since New Zealand tremors two months earlier, struck Riverview observatory at 10.45 p.m. Sydney reported the epicenter about 2400 miles northwest in the Bands Sea region. Port Darwin also felt the tremor as temperatures registered 48.26.
Washington reports that auto fatalities in the United States for 1930 totaled 100000. The Child's Bureau notes adults' deaths rose 24 percent since 1927 29 while child fatalities fell ten percent in school age groups.
Winnipeg report lists 394 wheat inspections this year compared with 129 last year and notes 217 graded tough, 189 contracts. Oats 24 last year, barley 18, flax 5, rye 10, others 0, with a few 3s.
Turner Valley gas is proposed for a large scale electrical project in Southern Alberta. The Kipath Bing Consolidated Mining Smelting and Power Corporation of London Winnipeg and Vancouver met Premier H. Rownslee and R.G. Reid to discuss government support for a plant near Turner Valley to generate electricity for Western provinces. The company asks the government to require gas wells’ gas be piped to the plant and for arbitration to set tolls for distribution, claiming much lower rates than current ones.
An editorial praising the Corona Hotel banquet for 300 guests commends the staff led by C. H. Niles. Waitresses served hot soup and meals efficiently, with menu cards printed by News presses garnering compliments. Jasper Park hotel chief praised the menu card design for CN R hotel managements.
In Paris the Senate passed the 1931 budget by 280 to 18 just after dawn. Modifications were made to the House measure and the bill must go back to the Chamber for quick reconciliation before the financial year ends at midnight Tuesday.
Provincial Toc H representatives announced at a Saturday meeting that a new branch will be organized in Mentcine. The group, born during the Great War, has since spread worldwide with Calgary Alberta serving as a headquarters encouraging new branches where Toc H is not yet active.
A Canadian legation in disuse since departure of the previous minister is undergoing extensive repairs and redecorations under the new envoy Mr. Merridge. The effort includes renovation of the entire building and restoration of its marble statuary as part of a broader revival.
The House debated compulsory cooperation in the fruit industry and the milk control bill. The fruit measure would scrap central selling and affect this year’s operations, while the milk bill was being amended for technical alignment. The vote ended 29 to 1 with Conservative opposition and Liberal support.
Ottawa echoes western concerns over pegged wheat prices and Dominion support while Alberta mulls beer parlour referendums. Legislators debated price floors, future policies, and the 1980s wheat market context amid school act and provincial issues.
A damaged OCR fragment from Havana mentions a parish Consul at Santa Clarag and Cuenca. It states no one was injured and notes an event related to robben and destruction, but details are unclear.
Ottawa reports a conference organized by Hon. Robert Wer e of wEriculture discussing closer relations between Canadian textile manufacturers and wool growers of the Dominion. The session aimed to outline an agreement to aid producers and stabilize trade.
A fragmentary report from Lamar Colorado on March 30 describes a 19 year old Rehoo giving a 36 hour statement after a bus incident. Authorities recovered a body, while the survivor was trapped inside the bus before rescue.
A damaged newspaper fragment mentions a local sale action with readable items and officials. It lacks clear dates or names but signals a forthcoming public sale event in a neighborhood.
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