City weigh recreational centre plan in Badminton building
A Calgary task force presented a six month plan to Medicine Hat City Council to use the Badminton Building for a community recreation centre under a keep fit program. The scheme proposes city rent and utilities for six months and funding by service clubs to buy equipment, with council referred to further discussion.
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Baminton
G. Grant
J. H. Ross
Calgary
Second St
Grant
Bullivant
Ald. Black
Ald. Warham
Ross
Medicine Hat
Council
Varius
Edmonton
C. Huckvale
Vera Wade
Sir Edward Beatty Honored as Freeman of Cranbrook
Sir Edward Beatty becomes a freeman of Cranbrook, hailed for his role in the great railway system. Mayor T. M. Roberts presents a silver tray, with Judge G. H. Thompson swearing him in. Ross H. McMaster of Montreal, Cana dian Pacific Railway director, attends. This third ceremony follows similar honors in Saint John and Vancouver, honoring pioneers of the railroad.
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Sir Edward Beatty
Freeman of
Cranbrook
Righ Wootenay
Sir Edward
T. M. Roberts
G. H. Thompson
West Kootenay
Ross H. McMaster
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saint John
Vancouver
Edward Beatty
G.B.B
K.C
L.d
Crows’ Nest Pass
France rejects aid unless Czechs accept peace terms
Paris reports diplomatic sources say France told Czechoslovakia it would face war alone if it rejects the Franco British plan to cede Sudeten areas to Germany. Bonnet reportedly warned Osusky that Britain would not fight for Czechoslovakia and France would not act without British support. Public opinion split, with some urging intervention.
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Paris
C.P
France
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Sudeten
Georges Bonnet
Stephan Osusky
Britain
Communist Party
Maniesto
Daladier
Leon Blum
Hitler
Russia May Aid Prague as Border Tensions Rise
London dispatch reports that a Russian effort to assist Czechoslovakia against German border assaults is under consideration while Britain and France push a peace plan allowing Germany to retain Sudeten areas. Prague’s talks with Moscow and diplomatic delays shape the situation as Chamberlain heads toward Berlin and Labor pressures Parliament.
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London
C.P
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Britsania
Germany
Russia
Chamberlain
Hitler
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Pontliament
National Council of Labor
Mrench
Uderstood
Carchoslovakia
Soviet Support Rumored for Czechoslovakia Over Sudeten Crisis
Geneva sources say Moscow informed Prague it would back Czechoslovakia if Germany presses claims on the Sudeten regions. Russian officials declined to comment. Czechoslovak delegates said they have no confirmation but deem the report not improbable.
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Geneva
C.P
League of Nations
Moscow
Prague
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Legislation Faces Privy Council Over Alberta Bond Rates
Alberta bills trimming interest on government and guaranteed bonds will be appealed to the Privy Council after the Appellate Division granted leave. Foresters and other parties sought full rates, while earlier acts reduced rates by up to 50 percent. The government faces costs security of 2500 dollars and prep of appeal records in three months.
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Edmonton
C.P
Alberta
Privy Council
Suppie Court of Alberta
Gray
K.C
Ain
Oui
Ibridge Northern Irrigation Disrat
Vfarta
Foresters
A. F. Dawing
Supreme Court of Alberta
Empire
New Contract Signed for Lethbridge Coal Field
Angus J. Morrison announces a new contract between miners and employers in the Lethbridge coal field. Wages rise five to ten percent and general working conditions are improved.
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Lethbridge
Angus J. Morrison
United Mine Wokers of America
New Provincial Marketing Board Names George A Clash Chairman
Edmonton reports the government announces a new Provincial Marketing Board with George A Clash of Medicine Hat named chairman. Details of the board's operations remain undisclosed and Clash accepted the appointment after negotiations completed today.
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George A. Clash
New Board
Edmonton
C.P
Medicine Hat
Manning
Clash
RCMP Search For Escaped Prisoner And Mental Patient
Edmonton reports the Royal Canadian Mounted Police continue a manhunt for Fred Johnson, 44, who escaped last Thursday from the Fort Saskatchewan jail. Also missing is a 28 year old mental patient who fled Ponoka Mental Hospital the same day.
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Edmonton
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Fred Jonason
Fort Saskatchewan
Larksmith Shop
Ponoka Mental Hospital
Trains Collide in Inland California Killing Ten
Ten people were killed and at least sixty injured when two Southern Pacific passenger trains collided on a siding at Tortuga eleven miles east of here. A faulty switch appears to have shunted the westbound Argonaut onto the siding where the eastbound Californian waited to pass.
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Calif
Southern Pacific
Tortuga
Here
Bow Island man survives train collision near Seven Persons
Baden Evans a 33 year old Bow Island resident escaped serious harm after his car struck a moving freight train four miles west of Seven Persons. He was treated for facial contusions head injuries and concussion at a Medicine Hat hospital and remained under observation. Evans, a Bow Island gas department employee, is married with two children.
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Baden Evans
Bow Island
Evans
W. French
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Pattison
Italy Declares Itself Feared in New Warlike Stance
Premier Mussolini declared Italy ready to be known as a warlike and determined power. He praised Fascist strength and condemned foreigners who wanted Italy only to entertain others, insisting the nation should be feared despite hatred.
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Udine
Italy
C.P
Mussolini
Dnce
Border Attacks From Germany On Czechs Reported
Prague reports three frontier attacks by men crossing from Germany. Civilians in clothing assaulted customs houses at Klein Aura and Meusorge. two Czech officials wounded at Ebersdorf. Authorities say attackers included Henlein free corps. martial law in Sudeten districts imposed. Berlin cites Czech provocations and possible war risk amid tense pre-Godesberg talks.
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Prague
Germany
Klein Aura
Ebersdorf
Customs House
Meusorge
Henlein
Free Corps
Sudeten
Britain
France
Berlin
C.P
Hen Jein
Sail
Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Baseball Scores and Rainouts Across Leagues
In the American League Boston beat St Louis 12 to 8 with Harris and Desautels contributing, while Walkup and Tlaishany joined for St Louis. Washington fell to Cleveland 9 to 9 in extra innings with Hudlin and Putlak on the mound. National League games were all rained out.
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Boston
St. Louis
Harris
Desautels
Walkup
Tlaishany
Washington
Cleveland
Leonard
Giuliani
Hudlin
Putlak
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Set at Assiniboia Hotel
The general monthly gathering of the Chamber of Commerce is scheduled at the Assiniboia hotel on Thursday starting at 12 15 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Assiniboia
Sudetenland Cession in Anglo French Peace Plan Promptly Discussed
Prague announced it had replied to the British and French note on ending the European crisis accepting in principle but with reservations. The plan calls for ceding Sudetenland to Germany to secure a broader peace, sparking tense reactions in Prague and political strain in London and Paris as cabinets debated the terms.
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Prague
C.E
Britain
France
London
Czechoslovakia
Sudeten
Germany
Caesar
J. F. Sanderson
Great Britain
Europe
Paris
Stephan Osusky
Jan Masaryk
Foreign Office
British Soldier Killed as Mine Blows Up Army Truck
A British soldier was killed and five others wounded when a mine set by terrorists in a mountain pass near Tulkarem exploded an army truck yesterday.
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Jerusalem
C.p.havas
Tulkarem
Czechs Seek Settlement Over Sudeten Crisis
Paris Sept 20 Havas News Agency reports from authoritative sources that Czechoslovakia asked for a settlement of the Sudeten German minority crisis under the 1926 German Slovak arbitration treaty.
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Paris
C.P
Havas
Czechoslovakia
Hungary and Poland Seek Support Over Czechoslovakia Crisis
Envoys from Hungary and Poland met Hitler at Obersalzberg to press their positions on Czechoslovakia. Field Marshal Kresztes-Fischer, Bela Imredi, and Koloman von Kanta joined talks with Joachim von Ribbentrop as Lipski presented Poland's views. Hungary urged self determination for 700000 Hungarians in Czechoslovakia while Poland discussed plans for its minority.
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Berchtesgaden
Germany
C.P
Hungary
Poland
Hitler
Obersalberg
Kresztes-Fischer
Bela Imredi
Koloman von Kanta
Joachim von Tibbentrop
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Lipski
Berlin
Ontario to build modern mental hospital network
Scores of workers rush construction of a large mental hospital complex in Yarmouth township Ontario two miles south of St Thomas. The 35 buildings will house up to 1500 patients from London Ontario Hospital as part of a plan to replace the obsolete London facility. The project, begun last summer, is expected to cost about 8 million dollars once finished.
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William H. Hogo
ST. Thomas
Ont
Ontario
Buldings
Yarmouth Township
Onbraziats
Ontario Hospital
London
Royal Commission
R. A. McAllister
Clifford Magone
Big London
Elgin County
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Committee OF
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More Alta
R.C.M P
Leii Fources
Charmberlain
Perchtesgaden
Czech
Czechosvakia
Mizpah
Apf
Gra
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