22 May 1929
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 22, 1929
Page
1
Canton, May 22. An official statement says Kwangtung province troops north of Canton drove the Kwangsite attackers five miles back. Both sides admit heavy casualties. Fighting 25 miles north of Canton near Pei Kang involved about 15,000 troops on the front.
Celebrating the opening of their enlarged store, Teco opened its doors at nine this morning to a waiting crowd at the main entrances. The new store features modern fixtures and lighting, a high ceiling, carpeted floors, and a Ladies Ready-to-Wear section with experienced staff. The facelift aims to make shopping easy with prompt courteous service, and opening specials run Thursday through Saturday across departments.
Montreal reports not yet receiving official word on a US railroads reduction of export wheat and flour freight rates. Observers recall a two cent per bushel US cut to Atlantic ports and expect Canadian lines may seek compensation from Canada’s Board of Railway Commissioners if the US move is enacted.
Four people died when a commercial hydroplane attempting takeoff for Marseilles crashed near Algiers and sank. The accident was reported today as authorities investigated the cause and identified the victims.
J Nymaster, 43, of Hopkins Minnesota, confessed to state authorities that he killed Julius Schuch 54 and the two children Ernest and Ida at Schuch's farmhouse on Saturday night. He said he struck the girl with a hammer and then killed Schuch and his son with no details disclosed. The source also notes Ontario employment conditions comment by H C Hudson.
Lethbridge council weighs repeal or amendment of the early closing by law after merchants from residential areas petition for change. City Manager authorized to survey graded streets and present a complete reconditioning plan with capital costs. ambulance purchase and Henderson like dressing room project approved under new charter rules.
The placer drilling campaign at the Filction ranch proceeds with hole seven completed and the rig moved to hole eight. On Victorian Day the public may visit the camp to observe tests as engineers choose a new camp site along the river and arrangements for the next tests are made. The road is marked ten miles north of Medicine Hat along the Empress trail.
Ottawa debates Canada’s clearance policy for liquor laden vessels bound for the United States amid Prohibition. J S Woodsworth argues for action to curb smuggling and calls for government manufacture at cost to deter bootlegging. Minister Euler and others defend current rules, urging cooperation with the United States to curb trafficking and defend the border.
Dr L J Weeks geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada departs for an all summer field study along Hudson's Bay to detail mineral possibilities. He is joined by two university students a cook and four Eskimos at Eskimo Point and will return to Ottawa in mid October.
E Goulette a married commercial traveler with three children died after his car collided with a westbound passenger train at a level crossing two miles east of Brada North Battleford. He died at six o clock after hospital admission Tuesday morning.
Ottawa May 22 The House to consider immigration department estimates. Senate sits. Tax on sale of stock transfers passed second reading and approved in committee and now moves to third reading. Liquor shipment clearances to the United States debated. Senate discusses electric power bill and criminal code amendments. Opium Act references referred to public health committee. Readjustment of salaries for Western Canada postal workers, dismissed in 1919 Winnipeg strike, approved for committee of the whole tomorrow.
Banff May 21 Baron W Von Schoen counsellor of the German embassy at Tokio says Germany must settle reparations as it affects the nation’s development. He notes Germany has paid much of its debt with borrowed funds and hopes the issue, once treated as economic rather than political, may yield better results. The envoy cites Japan’s earthquake impacts and prepares to sail from Quebec aboard the Empress of Scotland after four years in service.
Winnipeg May 22 grain inspections show 150 cars and 900 cars of wheat inspected under contract grades 100. The item notes mixed results across lots and references standard grade classifications.
The Edmonton district will gravel about 130 miles of highway this year in three projects. Tenders open May 30, with the first section on the Edmonton Athabasca highway from the city boundary to Clyde. Total funds include 1.5 million for main highways and 650 thousand for secondary and district roads.
Winnipeg reports renewed forest fires in Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Settlements at Christopher and Emma Lakes north of Prince Albert faced trouble as blazes reached Ruby Lake near Hudson Bay Junction. Fire fighters, about a hundred men, were dispatched to Steep Creek Candle Lake Torch River Pasque and Fort Lacorne areas.
The Western Provinces will see mostly fair skies with a slight cool down today and Thursday. Temperatures are expected to ease toward cooler overnight and daytime highs remain mild with light winds.
The Civic Swimming Club holds its first meeting at City Hall at 8 this evening. Members and patrons are urged to attend as officers are elected and plans for improvements and a summer swimming gala are to be discussed. Officers already discuss bright prospects for the year.
Michael Hazenstab, 23, was captured by police after a late night revolver duel. He faced a mob of about 200 people threatening lynching after two girls identified him as their attacker. The crowd stormed Kensington station before detectives could question him amid rising district outrages.
Horton Smith captured the golf championship of France near St. Cloud on May 22 with a 72 hole total of 273. He fired two 66s in the final rounds and finished ahead of Aubrey Boomer who set a single round record of 61.
In St. Cloud France May 22 Audrey Boomer the young English pro shot 61 in the third round of the 72 hole French championship to reach 207 but trails Horton Smith who posted 70 today after two 66s yesterday. Fair and cooler. Temperature 76.
Mr WH Leng MIA addresses the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat sharing impressions from his first Alberta Legislature session. He emphasizes the weight of representing diverse constituencies and the province, noting the need for informed, timely scrutiny of immigration and government policy and the goal of turning knowledge into power for effective service.
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