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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1925
Page
3
Derald Chapman, a convicted killer and former bandit, and police officer James Shelley from New Britain faced the Supreme Court of Errors in Hartford for an appeal from a murder conviction. Chapman, under reprieve until December 8, remains on death row at Welkersfield State Prison.
Mel Haw A Brooke of Alberta College North Edmonton will present an Illustrated Lecture at Alexandra High School auditorium this evening. He will share experiences from five trips through Northern Canada and projected pictures. The talk promises a vivid, instructive account drawn from his diverse travels and detesting nature of his stories.
Edmonton constituency Women's Institutes meeting heard Mrs. Arthur Rogers praise the Alberta pantry at the Toronto exhibition. Planned enhancements include a larger display with Alberta spruce background, wild fowl specimens, and canned game, pickles, jellies, and fowl services. The CLPLR endorsed the Alberta booth for immigration purposes after inspecting all booths.
Winnipeg reports a white blanket over fields halting threshing and farm work. A wet heavy snowfall spreads from Moose Jaw to Manitoba boundary and Saskatoon sees two inches. Alberta reports high snowfall. Edmonton notes fog and light snow. Forecasts remain cloudy and cold.
Members gathered in committee rooms to organize for the upcoming election. Mrs. W. A. Rose was elected president with Mrs. L. W. MacBeas and Mrs. F. L. Gershaw as vice presidents. Mrs. B. B. Scanlan remains secretary and Mrs. James Kishor is treasurer. Standing committees to be named later.
The forecast notes a shift to a low pressure crossing from the Mackenzie region and a general rise in temperatures across the West. Many cities report cloudy skies and mild conditions with variable readings, as a broad west district forecast calls for southerly winds and fair to improving weather.
Snow drifts five inches in South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming with Casper Wyoming at three inches. Elsewhere east of the continental divide the snowfall averages about one inch. Heavy rains disrupt the Rocky Mountain area and landslides are being repaired along the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad. A proposed Manitoba monument honors Ames Evans, a pioneer Methodist missionary who translated the Bible into Cree.
A Moose Jaw area hunting accident left a young boy dead when a shotgun loaded with shot exploded while he attempted to pull it from sheaves. The incident occurred about 16 miles south of Moose Jaw, as a man named Hazard, age 16, was involved with his father’s team hauling sheaves.
A Ford car tour marks a cross country run from Halifax to Medicine Hat, stopping at major dealers including Calgary and Lethbridge. City welcomes the car with a band parade, speeches, and a presentation to officials as coverage builds toward a national Trans-Canada highway showcase.
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