26 May 1939
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
May 26, 1939
Page
1
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth wrapped up a seven hour Regina visit amid color, charm and incidents. The royal car briefly outran its escort as 100,000 locals waved from a route lined with flags and harvest symbols.
May 26 66 reports describe a Soviet backed pact tying Anglo Russian French aid to a League of Nations covenant. The move aims to rejuvenate the League after previous steps and would be communicated to the League once completed.
Canadian Pacific Locomotive 2850 named for royal voyage carries King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on a 3000 mile across Canada. The semi stream lined engine features royal blue gold trim imperial crowns and the Royal arms on the tender with stainless steel jacket and aluminum leaf panel.
A Montreal May 25 report covers J J Tatman of Ontario archives describing Ontario newspapers in the 1850s. It notes the first modern daily in 1849 the Kingston Whig Standard, telegraph and rail progress, and how exchanges spread news including Toronto and Streetsville items sourced from New York papers.
A Havre led caravan of about 350 scouts and adults from Big Sandy Chinook and Havre travels to Medicine Hat to greet King and Queen Elizabeth. The group includes Boy Scouts Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts with four school buses and private cars. Kiwanis Rotary and Scout officials coordinate the intercity visit as part of ongoing exchange programs between Havre and Medicine Hat.
Joan Watson won first place in the CFAG amateur contest in Calgary after six finalists competed following district meetings. The prize includes a cash award and a week’s vacation at Sylvan Lake, with Joan having earlier won the Medicine Hat trials.
Edmonton May 25 Martin Zelko farmer six miles from Ranfurly Alta was committed for trial in Supreme Court Vegreville after a preliminary hearing in police court facing two murder charges The accused is linked to the deaths of two infants allegedly born to Helen Todosichuk his house keeper during 1934 to 1938 Todosichuk was jailed six months for concealing birth of the two children
The Vatican news service reports papal diplomats suggesting Europe seek peaceful solutions through a general meeting of interested powers or through bilateral talks. The Holy See uses normal diplomatic channels to invite governments to address the grave questions weighing on the world with peaceful intent.
The Journal reports preparations for the next provincial election have started. Officials say a general election is required within about a year, with Premier Aberhart noting it could come in three or four months, and stock replenishment for returning officers is underway.
Copies of The Medicine Hat News souvenir issue were placed aboard royal coaches during a Winnipeg to Coast tour. Western OPR lines GM W M Neal telegraphed L N Laidlaw KC of The Medicine Hat News Limited praising the issue as a true and interesting commentary on the royal visit with warm regards.
Thousands greet Their Majesties as King and Queen arrive by royal train in Medicine Hat. Prime Minister Mackenzie King meets officials, nurses present a bouquet, and about 6 000 students and 2 000 Scouts and Guides line the platforms. The brief visit draws sunlit southern Alberta crowds from Alberta Saskatchewan and Montana.
Ottawa May 26 Expressing regret he found himself in direct conflict with the party platform Rt Hon Arthur Meighen Conservative Senate leader declared support for unified management of Canada’s railways in a debate on the railway problem. He backed a minority report urging some form of unification amid long failed cooperation by CN and CPR.
The Dominion Meteorological Office forecasts generally fair weather for Saturday as the King and Queen rest at Banff, with a brief holiday lasting until Sunday.
A London public debate on euthanasia ended in uproar as Sir James Purves Stewart described mass mercy killings by surgeons after a boiler explosion. A crowd cried Murder as a letter from a distinguished surgeon alleged two of six victims were spared.
OTTAWA May 26 The House of Commons passed the central mortgage bank bill through second reading and sent it to the banking and commerce committee for study. The government owned institution would help share part of loan losses and regulate interest rates, with the measure passing on division without a recorded vote.
The King and Queen were impressed by the restraint and orderliness of Canadians during their royal train journey aboard Bay 26 C.P. Officials traveling on the royal train report that crowds, though enthusiastic, remained orderly even without guards, a remark noted by Their Majesties.
Portsmouth reports confirm Lloyd B. Maness, a young electrician’s mate, shut a lifesaving watertight door as the submarine Squalus sank, saving 32 others while 26 perished. He mourns his friend Sherman Shirley who was to wed May 28 in Dover, New Hampshire.
Queen Mary remained at Marlborough House on her birthday after a near fatal car crash earlier in the week. Doctors said she needed rest and time to recover while messages of sympathy and birthday wishes poured in from across the Empire.
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