14 Sep 1933
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1933
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment mentions tenancy, soil health and cultivation near a school, with references to a clock, taxes, and a cash offer of 150 dollars. It notes properties at Alderson and a next yearly term, including a horse with black and white markings and a white stripe.
W R Howson Alberta Liberal leader addressed a large Blue Ridge gathering in the new Community Hall. He criticized the UFA government for increasing Alberta’s public debt from 57 million in 1921 to 140 million in 1935 and for high taxes. Stewart, MP for West Edmonton, followed with allied remarks.
Ottawa discussions with H H Stevens and Robert Ack, backed by National Dairy Council leaders, aim to manage a large butter surplus. Canada holds 41,490,441 pounds thawed, up from 30,051,169 last year, with Western holders ready to ship excess to the United Kingdom and Ontario also seeking export. Prices hover near 18 to 20 cents a pound, while farmers received about 5 million more for milk than expected. The plan involves exporting 7 to 8 million pounds at a loss to recoup on projected domestic sales of a 30 million pound surplus. Weather: fair and warmer with 74.42.
Mayor Bullivant announced that Lieut. Governor Walsh accepted the invitation to attend Medicine Hat’s golden jubilee celebration and to formally open the ceremonies on the morning of September 29.
Somerville of London Ontario defeats Chick Evans of Chicago on the 21st hole to win the first 18 hole match in the US amateur defense at Kenwood Country Club Cinn. Sept 13 Canadian Press Somerville, defending champion, moves closer to retaining the title in a tight struggle.
Three escaped convicts were killed in a posse pursuit at frouillette near Marksville Louisiana after officers captured three others of the group from the Angola penal farm riot. The confrontation occurred this afternoon following the jailbreak on Sunday.
Adrien Vanier of Montreal held the Army and Navy Veterans sweepstakes ticket on Hyperion the winner earning $54 000. A Labelle of Quebec City held Felicitation the second paying $36 000. William A Nasse of Calumet City Ill held Scarlet Tiger the third paying $18 000. Vanier quit his shoe store job after the win.
Bow Island on September 10 saw Rev. Dr. R. H. MacKinnon declare that uniting dead churches brings no gain. He urged revival of vital church forces rather than merging empty institutions, warning past unions produced only larger corpses and calling for renewed power to guide the world.
A masked armed quartet robbed the Union State Bank assistant cashier in Amery Wisconsin and fled with 46 000 in cash and negotiable securities. Suspects are believed linked to a prior Railway Express robbery in St Paul. The notice also reports a Persian government resignation and recaptured convicts in Louisiana.
Western beef cattle will be shipped to Great Britain via Churchill before navigation ends. Jack Byers, appointed manager of the Western Stock Growers’ Association, plans to load 200 head on the S.S. Brandon for a September 12 sailing, with the ship carrying 400,000 bushels of wheat in addition to timber and cattle. The shipment is a coordinated effort by government and industry officials to test Churchill as a cattle route and aims for 20 carloads split between Alberta and Saskatchewan, with 1,100–1,200 pound steers preferred for loading.
MacGregor of Medicine Hat visited Monday with Mr and Mrs H Pinder. Edward Martin returned Monday evening after six weeks with grandparents at Manyberries. Holt spent Sunday with his daughter Ee W Pickering. Ernie Martin stayed with relatives at Manyberries. A C G I class to organize at Parish Hall Wednesday at 4 15 opened to all ages 14 and up under Miss G Wyatt. Sr W A whist and bridge drive drew a record crowd with evaluate: bridge winner Mrs Champ 1609, consolation Mrs Wyatt Jr. Whist winners tied Mrs Further and Mrs Sourby with 116. First prize to Mrs Further consolation to Mrs Heirons. Lunch served by W A members.
Washington reports 29 states favor repeal with Maryland Minnesota Colorado joining the march. Early returns show large margins for repeal in Maryland and Maine, with Minnesota and Denver also reporting. Maine leads with about 91,809 for repeal to 45,124 against.
Local industries report rising activity as mills ship large flour quantities and Alberta Clay Products and Medalta Potteries expand shipments. Alberta Clay sent a carload of flue linings to Victoria yesterday and receives many inquiries, while Medalta Potteries dispatched a carload of stoneware to Calgary on Monday.
The British commission in Papapye Bechuanaland ruled that Europeans may not reside in native reserves following the flogging of P. W. Mackintosh. The decision came after 15,000 natives gathered to hear the verdict in silence as Chief Tshekedi barred witnesses.
Havana reports rising fears of strikes as 500 officers fail to reconcile with the new regime. Americans receive military protection amid labor troubles at U S firms in Cuba.
Industrial strife spread through Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey as miners in southwestern Pennsylvania plan a general holiday amid delays in coal code signing. About 10 900 miners in five counties have stopped work with 50 000 to 60 000 workers affected in the Pennsylvania silk industry and 20 000 silk dyers in New Jersey seeking a 30 hour week and 60 to 65 cent hourly wage. Leaders deny UMWA authorization for a strike while urging adherence to a truce with the presidents plan.
Amy Johnson Mollison and her husband Jim Mollison announce plans to depart Wasaga Beach Ontario for a world distance record attempt in a nonstop flight. They intend to fly soon toward New York. The Canadian Press reports the couple arrived and will pursue this historic aviation challenge.
Prices for Oct to May futures shown with splits and basis. No. 1, track, and street wheat values listed including Oct 70 and Dec 71 with splits, Nov 69, and May 77 figures.
William Cousins recounts Medicine Hat’s gas origins from 1894 when CPR struck gas while digging for water and lit a derrick. Gas was piped to a section house, marking the West’s first gas use. The town organized a gas venture led by Cousins, with Colter and Begg linked to early wells. progress faced skepticism from CPR experts.
A coroner's inquiry in Medicine Hat returned an open verdict on the death of Nestor Pintelekciuk who died on September 8 near the CPR station three miles east of the city after being struck by an unknown object on train No. 512. The jury found death from a fractured skull, with testimony from conductor J C Burkett and trainman W W Sanders detailing the rescue and timing before death near the station. Deceased was about 47, from Volcca Romania.
Hyperion secured conditional honors for Lord Derby by winning the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster on the town moor. The three year old outdistanced eight other entrants finishing three lengths ahead of Aga Khan's Felice, with Scarlet Tigad close third. Hyperion repeats the Gainsborough double as the Derby winner achieving the same double for the 26th time in history.
In Dublin on September 12 the Free State Labor party decided to continue its support of President Eamonn De Valera and the Fianna Fail government in Dail Eireann. The executive council discussed unemployment schemes and measures to meet the British impact on Ireland’s economy and planned regular contact between the government and party.
Improving Alberta hog production under a provincial plan directed by the Department of Agriculture aims to raise hog quality for overseas markets. An aggressive program includes a boar-bonus scheme and cooperation with joint packers, with bonuses tied to buyers of selected animals.
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