Shanghai Battles Rage as Jap Ships Open Fire
Shanghai reports a new series of fires as 21 Japanese destroyers and cruisers shell the Chapei and Kiangnan sectors. Chinese forces withdraw to inland second-line positions while fighting on. Two British vessels and a merchant ship suffer shrapnel damage but no casualties. Foreign shipping faced warnings to avoid Japanese naval concentrations on the Whangpoo and Yangtze estuary amid talks of naval convoys to escort mercy ships.
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Shanghai TS
C.P
Shanghai
Soochow Creek
International Settlement
Japan
Chapei
Kiangnan
Woosung
North China
Peiping
Danae
Sir Charles Settle
China Station
Falmouth
Shengking
Whangpoo River
Yangtze
United States
Hongkong Hit By Early Morning Hurricane Strain
A hurricane struck Hongkong at 5:20 a.m. causing potential heavy damage as ships shelter in a harbor crowded with liners and steamers amid the Japanese blockade of China's coast. Hongkong shelters numerous Shanghai refugees.
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Hongkong
C.P
China
Shanghai
No Bribery Linked to Edmont-Wetaskiwin Road Probe
A contractor from Ver lia testified before the Royal Commission on highway costs. He claimed he appointed himself general foreman and later placed Fred Willson as camp foreman while renting government equipment. The witness said costs rose as the government kept day-labor policies, noting a profit of about 26,000 dollars and noting wages and allowances.
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Verlia
Royal Commission
Edmonton-Wetaskiwin
Fred Willson
Witness
A. Davidson
Roosa
W. A. Fallow
Alberta Boards of Trade plan joint meeting on disallowance
A conference of Alberta boards of trade was being planned to present views on provincial legislation disallowed by the Dominion Government. Calgary proposed a mass meeting to challenge the Social Credit government's acts, with Edmonton Chamber and Red Deer Board of Trade endorsing the idea and Edmonton's John Blue offering full cooperation.
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Alberta Boards OF Trade
Edmonton
Boards of ‘Trade
Alberta
Board of Trade
Calgary Board of Trade
Social Credit
Uass
Edmonton Chamber of Commercce
Red Deer Board of Trade
John Blue
Edmonton Chamber
Calgary Board
Public Works official denies bribe links in eight-year probe
Roosa argues neither of two firms earned a commission or bribe to Fallon or any Public Works official. He notes combined profits about $26,000 and Nigro Anselmo's $14,209 project profit were not paid as kickbacks.
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Lic Works
Nigro and
Anselmo
Fallon
Public Works Department
Roosa
Wight Resigns Alberta Legislature Seat
Hans IK Wight Social Credit member for Petorger resigns from the Alberta Legislature. He says he has not been notified of acceptance and will not attend the upcoming special session. Wight plans to move his family to Calgary and accepts an engineering post with a department store there.
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Lethbridge
C.P
Hans IK
Wight
Social Credit
Alberta
Petorger
Aberhart
Calgary
Saskatchewan Drought Farmers Move to Ontario Farms
Six Saskatchewan drought area families arrived at Brighton Ontario to take up farms through the Ontario Loan Board. A total of 20 western farmers have relocated to Ontario, bringing livestock and household equipment with funding for one year. Officials say Ontario cooperates with Saskatchewan to ease the drought crisis and assist in property inspections and rentals.
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Sask
Ontario
Toronto
C.P
Saskatchewan
Brighton
Ont
Ontario Pann Loan Board
Bourdielon
St.fraser
Young Salesman Is Killed When Auto And Train Meet
Orval J. Sutton, 23, a salesman from Red Deer, was killed when his car was struck by the Canadian Pacific Railway Chinook southbound train at OLDS Alberta. The vehicle was hurled 100 feet and Sutton’s body found about 30 feet beyond the wreck. He is survived by his father and a brother William in Edmonton.
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Olds
Alta
C.P
Orval J. Sutton
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sutton
Red Deer
William
Edmonton
Clayton Adams to Visit Medicine Hat as Labor Forum Host
Clayton Adams chairman of the board of industrial relations will visit Medicine Hat on Saturday September 4. Employers are invited to meet him during the forenoon for a labor relations discussion and opportunities.
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Clayton Adams
Board of Industrial Relations
Medicine
Cypress School Division Names Staff and Locations
A list of teachers and schools is shown including Cypress School Division No charge locations such as Dunmore Opel Medicine Hat Gros Ventre Berry Centre and Coal Centre. Names include Miss Clara Teel Miss Hilda Haw Woolchester Miss Sarah Coleridge Miss Marion I Tothill and others.
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Cypress
Dunmore
Feldman Lake
Marthaeqj Vans Medicine
Newburg
Clara Teel
al Cypress
Hilda Haw
Woolchester
Sarah Coleridge
Gros Ventre
Marion I Tothill
Berry Centre
Jessie Medicine Hat
Concordia
Mias
Lisa P. Boliphynima Liat
Proposed New Hymn Book Before Synod Of Church
Halifax reports the Church of England in Canada may approve a new hymnal the first since 1908. The draft draft already promises better royalties and lower public costs with a $1.35 musical edition and $1.10 word edition. The double column cloth book priced at 30 cents is noted.
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Halifax
C.P
General Synod of
Church of England In Canada
Infantile Paralysis Cases Rise in Toronto and Chicago
Toronto reports seven new infantile paralysis cases and eleven deaths as health measures tighten. In Chicago the health board delays school reopenings for 619,000 pupils amid 108 cases and a ten percent death rate. Manitoba adds three new cases, bringing regional totals to 48 with victims including a St Boniface elder and a Portage la Prairie baby.
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Chicago
Board of Health
Winnipeg
C.P
Manitoba
St. Boniface
Morris
Portage la Prairie
Sir Malcolm Breaks World Speed Record In Boat
Sir Malcolm Campbell, famed British speed racer, set a new world unlimited speed record on Lake Maggiore with the motorboat Bluebird, reaching about 126 mph. He surpassed Gar Wood who previously held 124.86 mph.
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Malcolm
Locarno
C.P
Malcolm Campbell
Bluebird
Lake Maggore
Gar Wood
Local Girl Violet Greenstein Hunted by Police
Violet Greenstein aged between 12 and 123 escaped from Riverside Home of Police Matron Mrs. Isaacs before 9 am. Police traced her to a theatre with a bracelet and cash, and she was captured at 1:30 pm near the Finlay bridge while a juvenile court trial was scheduled for the afternoon.
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Violet Greenstein
Mrs. Isaacs
Riverside
Dundee Street
J. McQueen
Violet
Olege
Jurgens' Court
Dominion Govt Delays Action on Alberta Disallowance
Ottawa reports the federal disallowance of Alberta banking and judicature laws may appear in the Canada Gazette rather than the Alberta Royal Gazette. Proclamation by Lt. Gov. Bowen has not yet occurred, delaying legal effect and court awareness. Prime Minister hints at further policy steps and a letter to Premier Aberhart, with no public disclosure for days.
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Abehart
Edmonton
Alberta
Ottawa
C.P
Canada Gazette
Bowen
William Aberhart
Social Credit
Rowell Commission
Aberhart
John A. MacDonald
Quebec
Bani
Hic
Thic
London
Malcolm MacDonald
Submarine Attack Hits Destroyer Off Mediterranean
The Admiralty announced today that destroyer Flagoo was struck by an unidentified submarine in the Mediterranean but not hit. Her sister destroyer Hyperion and the flotilla leader Hardy rushed to assist Havoc after a torpedo pass narrowly missed. British naval units in Spanish waters were ordered to pursue the submarine. Havoc is the eighteenth vessel involved in submarine or air attacks in the Mediterranean since August 1.
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London
C.P
Flagoo
Mediterranean
Hyperion
Hardy
Admiralty
Spanish
French envoy named minister to Canada
Count Robert de Dampierre, recently moved from Yugoslavia by Raymond Brugere, was appointed French minister to Canada. Brugere returns to his former post as ambassador. Probs Fair and warmer with a high of 76 and a low of 54.
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Paris
C.P
Robert de Dampierre
Yugoslavia
Raymond Brugere
Canada
Brugere
Cincinnati Beats Boston In National League Tilt
The first game ends with Cincinnati securing a win over Boston by six runs after a rough start. Derringer and Lorabardi contribute offensively while Moeutler and Tush anchor the mound for Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Derringer
Lorabardi
Tush
Moeutler
Lethbridge Game Televised Score Update Planned
Fans can call 2713 or 3268 for live updates on the Medicine Hat Monarchs versus the Miners at Lethbridge. Scores will be phoned after the fifth inning and at game end. The game begins at 5 p.m with updates around 6 p.m.
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Lethbridge
Medicine Hat Monarchs
Lethbride
Indians Get Reservation in the North
Edmonton reports 14 000 acres of grazing and farming land near the Wabasak reserves in Northern Alberta to be surveyed for inclusion in a new northern reserve. The Walshaw reserves lie about 180 miles north of Edmonton and Indians are staking farms as they move from a 28 000 acre previous reserve. Surveyor T J Brown notes land has been claimed by settlers. Twelve Protestant pastors were arrested in Germany yesterday.
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Edmonton
C.P
Dominion
Alberta
T. J. Brown
Dominion Land Surveyor
Erritory
Brown
Tom
Fatal Auto Crash Near Balgonie Claims Four Lives
Regina reports a head on collision on the highway near Balgonie 22 miles east of the city. Four people were killed and seven injured in the accident. The deceased include Mrs. John Adolf of Neudorf Sask Gus Bonard also of Neudorf Mrs F R Neiber of St Paul Minnesota and Edward Ursaki age 15 of Regina He died in hospital shortly after arrival.
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Regina
C.P
Balgonie
Here
John Adolf
Neudorf
Sask
Gus Bonard
F. R. Neiber
St. Paul
Minn
Edward Ursaki
Ursaki
Averages of Western Wheat Crop Estimated
Western Canada wheat crop for 162,000,000 bushels is estimated by the Provincial Wheat Pool. Alberta 74,500,000. Saskatchewan 37,500,000. Manitoba 50,000,000. Saskatchewan reports 2.7 bushels per acre based on 13,883,000 acres. Manitoba averages 25 bushels per acre for Durum and Thatcher wheats. Alberta overall 9.5 bushels per acre.
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Regina
Western
Canada
Provincial Wheat Pool
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
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Lethbridge S. C
Latein
Bing
Allenj
Dads SE. Walsh
Misa Marriet Layte
Coal Centre
Miss Anne Medicine Hat
Synod of Church
Leonga
Walsh
Oronto
E.P
B. T. McGhie
Lethbridge Game
Ar‘estia
Germany
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