Medicine Hat General hospital nurses graduate in ceremony
Ten young nurses, including three from Medicine Hat, receive diplomas and badges at the Medicine Hat General hospital training school graduation. A musical program accompanied by Ralph Johnson honors the event. chairman J. H. Chanceley notes the hospital's long history and the annual report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Blanchard
K.C
J. H. Chaseley
DR. McEwen
W. Cousins
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat General Hospital
Fifth Avenue United Church
Gladys A. Radland
Chambrey
Sask
Elsie L. Bagshaw
Seventh Street
Margaret I. Chaplin
Shaunavon
Susan Neufeld
Walsh
Alta
Elsie R. Breakell
Fourth Street
Lorna M. Grills
Wallard
Viola £. Horton
Frontier
Dorothy T. Mooney
Cessford
Edna M. Ransom
Mountainside
Man
Janet M. Solley
David W. Hays
Hays
Hilda Wharton
Harry Matthews
A. P. Burns
Alex Rollo
Albert Mills
Ralph Johnson
J. H. Chanceley
General Hospital Board
Workless Refuse To Leave for Mountain Camps
Edmonton reports riot police dispersed 250 relief strike pickets including 40 women near the city stables. Constable John Kelly was injured by a stone. three men were arrested. Earlier, 80 unemployed were to depart for mountain park camps, but only eight boarded the train. Mayor to seek Ottawa aid and an works program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
C.P
Clarke
Special Relief Committee
Ottawa
John Kelly
C.N.R
Mountain Park
Canada Building Permits Show Big Increase
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports April permits in 61 cities totaled 14.67 million dollars, nearly triple the 4.99 million a year earlier. Alberta permits stood at 408 thousand versus 126 thousand in 1934. David Kirkwood urges Britain to halt nickel shipments to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
C.P
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Alberta
David Kirkwood
Labor
M.P
Britain
Germany
Germany Belgium reach border smuggling accord
Berlin reports a joint German Belgian pact to curb smugglers along the border after fatalities. The Aachen signed convention on May 11 aims to suppress illicit trade amid high prices driving smuggling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Guenther Beukert
Associated Press
Aachen
Reich
Farm Loan Board Sets 5 Percent Rate for First Mortgages
Ottawa May 16 The Farm Loan Board announced a 5 per cent rate on first mortgage loans to Canadian farmers with a maximum first mortgage of 5000 dollars. The board has 80 million dollars available for new loans and may operate across more provinces under the amended act. Second mortgages may be issued at about six per cent with total advances not to exceed 6000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Farm Loan Board
RE. N. Rhodes
Minnister of Finance
Exci
Dominion
John Barnett
Aamed
Alberta
Yge
Dominion Government
League Of Nations To Settle Italy Ethiopian Trouble
London May 2 The cabinet decided the Italy Ethiopia dispute must be settled by the League of Nations not by the two countries. Instructions were drawn for Anthony Eden as he departs to represent Great Britain at the League Assembly in Geneva on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
C.P
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Anthony Eden
Privy Seal
Great Britain
Geneva
Record Flight Sets U S Non-Stop and Lap Marks
New York May 17 fliers completed a 3 106 849 mile non stop US flight in 12:50 am and set nine national and world marks. Tomlinson's Douglas airliner logged 14 1 2 hours over 2 485 miles averaging 171 mph. weather and partial records remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Norfolk
Washington
D.W
Tomlinson
Floyd Bennett Field
C.S.T
France
Germany
Joseph
Premier Bennett Reaches Home After Ottawa Trip
Premier Bennett arrived at Farther Point Quebec May 17 aboard a liner from Ottawa. He looked improved after England trip for King George's jubilee and planned to travel to Quebec for a Conservative reception. He told reporters he would not make pronouncements but would grant an interview during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farther Point
Que
C.P
Ottawa
England
Bennett
Canada
Quebec
Pilsudski Funeral Draws Half Million To Warsaw
In Warsaw crowds estimated at 500000 pressed into St John’s cathedral to view Marshal Joseph Pilsudski in state. The crush caused broken mourners and fainting, while services were held before the funeral cortege to Krakow where the dictator’s body will be entombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
C.P
Joseph Pilsudski
St. John's Cathedral
Krakow
Dionnes Refuse To Sell Farm Home
Olivia Dionne rejected a Chicago led bid to dismantle the Dionne quintuplets birthplace farm house and ship it to Chicago for exhibition. The deal offered $10,000 yearly to the parents and a modern new home for the Dionnes as part of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dionnes
North Bay
Ont
C.P
Chicago
Olivia Dionne
Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union sign mutual assistance pact
Praha reports the second major alliance in Europe as Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union conclude a mutual assistance accord. The treaty mirrors the Franco Soviet pact, with an added clause pledging aid from France if either signer suffers unprovoked aggression. Eduard Benes and Serge Alexandrovsky signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praha
C.p.-Havas
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Paris
France
Eduard Benes
Serge Alexandrovsky
League of Nations
League
League Council
Aberhart Draws Largest Medicine Hat Audience
William Aberhart of Calgary spoke to about five thousand people at the Medicine Hat Arena on Social Credit. He defended the movement, argued for people driven by unity to push through constitutional limits, and touted a plan for basic dividend and credit to spur production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Aberhart
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Alberta
Saskatchewan
1St
S.A.R. Band
Lieut. F. Novak
Social Credit
Cross
Social Credit Committee
Dr. Cross
E. C. Manning
Page
Lamson to Be Tried for Third Time in Stanford Murder
District attorney Fred L. Thomas announced that David A. Lamson will face a third trial for the murder of his wife Allene Thorpe Lamson at their Stanford University campus home on May 30, 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
C.P
Fred L. Thomas
David A. Lamson
Allene Thorpe Lamson
Standford University
England's cold summer threatens crops and prices
England faces a chilly spell as parts of the country report weather colder than last Christmas. Potatoes have risen in price due to delayed crops and there is concern over potential damage to corn crops and fruit trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Vancouver longshoremen reject sympathy strike vote
Vancouver longshoremen vote 360 to 447 against going on strike in solidarity with striking relief camp workers after a Wednesday ballot. Ten ballots are spoiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
C.P
Dry Years Cycle Ends in Western Canada
Winnipeg reports official figures show normal precipitation in the west and prospects for crops in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta the best since 1928. A. R. McCauley says all prairie districts received two to three times last year’s rainfall since April 1 except northern Manitoba. Minister Barton says drought rehabilitation continues despite improved conditions with soil conservation water management and revised farming practices planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Association of
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Sas
Akatchewan
A. R. McCauley
Dominion Meteorological Bureau
Prairies
Moose Jaw
Ottawa
Canada
G. H. S. Barton
Nun is Jailed in Berlin Sister Wernera Sentenced
Sister Wernera of the Vincentine Order in Cologne was sentenced to five years in prison for violating Germany s foreign exchange restrictions. She admitted smuggling 252 000 marks out of the country and an equal amount will be collected from the Vincentine Order. She is the first of more than 50 nuns to face trial for exchange violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
C.P
Wernera
Vincentine Order
Cologne
Germany
Reich
Cabinet Changes May Involve MacDonald
London May 17. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald held a long audience with the King amid cabinet change rumors. Potential moves include MacDonald to foreign secretary or swapping with Lord Baldwin as lord president. Reports accuse Sir John Simon of pro German sympathies. Parliament debate on national defense looms next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
C.P
Ramsay MacDonald
MacDonald
John Simon
Stanley Baldwin
Council
John
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Doc Barker Given Life Sentence In Bremer Kidnapping Case
Arthur Doc Barker convicted of conspiracy in the $200000 kidnapping of St Paul banker Edward G Bremer was given a life term by Judge M M Joyce Oliver A Berg Ilinois convict co defendant received a similar sentence The other three defendants had their sentences deferred Bremer was kidnapped January 17 1934 and returned home February 7 after the ransom was paid Cloudy with showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
C.P
Arthur “Doc” Barker
Edward G. Bremer
M. M. Joyce
Oliver A. Berg Ilinois
Joyce
Bremer
Calgary Vancouver flight pioneers cross Rockies
Pilot Grant McConachie completed the Calgary to Vancouver crossing in under six hours with five passengers aboard. Stopovers occurred at Kelowna and Grand Forks marking the first cross Rockies passenger service flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Convent Destroyed and Three Perish in Quebec Fire
Fire destroyed the convent of the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame in Joliette Quebec. Two firemen died while fighting the blaze and a 75 year old nun Sister St Helene De La Croix also died. The convent and normal school built in 1875 were totally ruined with an estimated property loss of 400000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliette
Que
C.P
Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame
St. Elaine
St. Helene de la Croix
Guilbert Fleury
Oscar Ferland
Jean Lecuyer
Louis Chartier
Gaibert Fleury
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U.S
Belgium
Oshinet
Baid
D. W. Tomlinson
Prem
Pilsudski
Hanna
A. A. H. Reilly
Lamson
Simon
Baldwin
Doc Barker
Borg
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