21 Oct 1949
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1949
Page
1
Finance Minister Abbott unveils a warily upbeat budget with three key moves: remove the fuel oil sales tax for heating and industry, expand the ten percent shareholder tax credit to all Canadian shares, and halve the cider and wine tax for low alcohol spirits. Revenue loss estimated at five million dollars. surplus projected at eighty seven million.
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire provincial convention opens in Medicine Hat with about 100 delegates from across the province. Deputy Mayor S. F. Scott and Mrs. Marshall welcome attendees as sessions run in Mathes Hall aboard a day of greetings, addresses, and planned banquet at Cosmopolites Hotel to close the event.
Ottawa reports revised federal revenue projections after budget tax changes. A table contrasts pre change revenue with reductions and post change forecasts across duties, taxes, and income streams, highlighting a net shift to an estimated total revenue of about 2.545 billion dollars.
Worstead Norfolk restores its textile heritage with a hand loom in the village school. Children will learn loom work under teacher Henry Wright as a Yorkshire weaver plans to bring looms south. The old trade is praised as a potential boost to export trade and local prosperity.
Ottawa reports Abbott reintroduced budget and parliament to approve refunds for about two million taxpayers. Cheques planned to start in early December, covering March and later periods, with about 700 per refund and employer withholdings coordinated for distribution.
In the text a roster of Communist party officials appears with positions and ages. Names include Gilbert Green educational director, Benjamin J. Davis Jr state champion, John B. Williamson city councilman, Robert Thompson general secretary, Irving Potesh New York chair, Gus Wall party organizer, Carl Winter Cleveland chairman, and John Gates editor of the Daily Worker.
Eugene Dennis and ten others were convicted of con spi racy to overthrow the U S government. Dennis got five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Thompson received three years and $10,000, while nine others were given five years and $10,000 fines. Names include John Gates Henry Winston Gilbert Green Gus Hall Carl Winter Irving Potash Jacob Stachel John Williamson and Benjamin Davis Jr. Judge Medina delayed verdicts for defense motions and allowed brief statements.
Ottawa reports Parliament aims to end Quebec divorce jurisdiction. Legislation would transfer divorce power to the Exchequer Court of Canada, aligning Quebec with national law and dissolving provincial rules. The move follows debate on reforming marriage dissolution under federal authority.
The article reports the appointment of the Canadian Pacific Railway supervisor to a senior post, naming Mr. Wootton as general superintendent and detailing previous roles. It notes the transfer will be effective immediately and mentions replacements and related district positions, including divisional and senior roles across Canada.
A sleeping car conductor asks a passenger if they enjoyed their berth, but the passenger replies they cannot recall, being too young to remember.
Fragmented report describes United Nelsons era amid Cold War tension with references to Western states, UN politics, and Soviet bloc dynamics. Notable mentions include Desi Rebeson, War Council, and shifting seats as blocs maneuver for influence.
The accuser declined to testify before the federal government as part of a probe linked to Cleveland. Ro Wallson said Captain Tasloro was cited in an earlier inquiry, with survivors alleging misconduct. A counterclaim seeks $250,000 against the charge maker from Canada Steamship Lines.
Stuart Richardson of Montreal tells a chamber of commerce meeting that Canada must be a free state where individuals work to serve the community and rejects handouts as a path to progress He frames national identity with symbols and argues citizenship should be earned, not given, in a speech on freedom.
Report by the Oil Committee of the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation estimates postwar capacity to process 62.4 million tons of crude oil annually in 92 33, up from 12 million, under a Marshall plan expansion costing about 1.06 billion dollars.
Armed gangs, possibly with inside help, conduct coordinated raids across Rangoon. A 2000-strong assault at Namagul robs houses and a cinema, while a raid on the civil supplies treasurer’s office yields about 2500 rupees. Police suspect insider cooperation.
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