Baltic Tragedy Flares in Unarmed U S Plane Mystery
An unarmed U S plane with a 10 man crew vanished after takeoff from Weistaden Germany en route to Copenhagen. Three days of search followed by Soviet protests and conflicting claims raise questions about who fired first and what type of aircraft was involved. The piece laments secrecy and distrust in international relations while noting the absence of an immediate escalation to war.
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Baltic Sea
United States
Weistaden
Germany
Copenhagen
Latvia
Russia
Navy
U.S
Baltic
Doukhobor Violence Prompts BC Attacks and Ottawa Talks
After four months of unrest in British Columbia Doukhobor districts violence escalated as a group attacked homes in the Kootenay Valley town of Brilliant. John J Verigin was dragged from his house which was burned sparking Ottawa talks between Attorney General Wismer and Justice Minister Garson about ending the strife. Police arrested 36 hymn chanting men linked to the Sons of Freedom.
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Kootenay Valley
Mrilliant
John J. Verigin
B.C
Wismer
Ottawa
Garson Means
British Columbia
Sons of Freedom
Wiamer
Garson
Twomar
Seeks To Save U.N. On World Powers Tour
Trygve Lie, U.N. secretary-general, embarks on a flying mission to the capitals of major powers to salvage the organization. He aims for two days of talks in Moscow with Prime Minister Stalin Deputy Premier Molotov and Foreign Minister Vishinsky. He hopes to resume normal U.N. relations with the Russians and then press British and French officials. If Moscow visit remains needed, Lie plans a mid May flight to the Soviet capital.
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United Nations
Trygve Lie
Lake Success
U.N
Moscow
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Lie
Railway Strike Looms as Canadian Union Faces Wage Proposal
A. R. Mosher, president of the Employees (CCL), sent word after a conciliation board report on wage and hour demands. About 30,000 members would likely strike if demands were not met. The board recommended a 44 hour week with some take-home pay reductions, while the union wanted 10 cents an hour, a five day week, and full union dues check-off.
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Canada
A. R. Mosher
The
Employees
CCL
Dauphin Short Course Honors Go To Lorna Nicholson
Lorna Nicholson 18 earns top individual honors in the 1950 Dauphin short course. The Mountview Swine club member led in aggregate scoring and helped her trio win grand aggregate team honors, receiving multiple cups for beef and dairy judging and other events.
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Lorna Nicholson
Dauphin
Mountview Swine Club
Dauphin Agriculural Society
Town Hall
Mies Nicholson
Western Grocers
Dr. Gunn
Jean Forbes
Donna Dunfield
Miss Nicholson
Temperatures Surpass 50 For First Time This Year
Over the past week temperatures rose above 50 on three days and topped 60 on one day. Rain marked a first in 1950 on Monday with 0.21 inch, followed by 0.20 inch of snow. the pattern continued Tuesday with 0.13 inch of rain and 0.20 inch of snow amid strong winds up to 45 mph.
Dauphin Area Plans $135,000 in Road Work
Manitoba road program details 135000 in Dauphin area projects include eight mile No 10 widening and gravelling from Dauphin to Riding Mountain entrance 100000. 25000 for stabilizing and hard surfacing 80 miles to Ashville junction. 10000 for No 5 east approaches Edwards Creek. Other major items feature 1750000 for Emerson No 75 concrete paving shoulders and bridge toward U S border.
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Dauphin
Ashville
Edwards Creek
Dol
Willis
Westbourne
Winnipeg
Neepawa
Minnedosa
Manitoba
Emerson
U.S
Ken Angus and Bill White Win Cribbage Bonspiel
A two day cribbage bonspiel drew 276 contestants from 130 rinks with 260 participants. The Angus White team defeated Art Rzesnoski and Howard Finlan to win the championship trophy and top prize, while Donald Grant and Harold Withers won the consolation. Special prizes went to several pairs for feats and distance. Proceeds support the lady curlers and siding work for the D.M.C.C. hair.
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Angus-White
Art Rzesnosk
Howard Finlan
Roger Watson
Bill Cruise
Donald Grant
Harold Withers
Fete Yaciuk
Ron Jordan
Art Rzesnoski
C. Lintick
George Jackman
Jet Crash Pilot Known In District
Victor E. Barber a 27 year old Vampire jet pilot who crashed into a small garage in St James last Sunday is well known in the Dauphin area. A Manitoba Power commission salesman Barber was in the district two years ago for hydro sign up. Residents knew him and showed concern as he improved at Deer Lodge hospital Wednesday.
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Victor E. Barber
St. James
Dauphin
Manitoba Power Commission
Barber
Hydro
Deer Lodge Hospital
Plumber Frank Bumstead Elected Vic e Chair Manitoba Branch
Plumbing officer Frank W. Bumstead of Dauphin was elected vice-chairman of the Master Plumber and Heating Contractors of Canada Manitoba branch at its annual convention in Winnipeg. More than 100 representatives from 16 Manitoba cities attended.
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Frank W. Bumstead
Dauphin
Red Cross Drive Reaches 1118 in Dauphin District
The Canadian Red Cross Society canvass in the Dauphin district shows $1,118 raised so far, reported by D H Sneddon secretary in charge. Some town areas completed while rural routes slow due to road conditions, yet overall progress remains favorable.
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Dauphin District
Canadian Red Cross Society
D. H. Sneddon
Sneddon
Dauphin Opens First Five Pin Bowling Tourney
Dauphin launches its first five pin bowling tournament at the Belodrome starting Monday and running to Saturday with $300 in prizes. Teams total 32 with 25 local entries and players from Brandon Swan River Neepawa. doubles 54 entries singles 56. Outside bowlers compete in all events as six daily draws proceed. Brandon bowlers finish Saturday evening. Local committee members include Harold Mobberley H J Gamble and several wives.
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Dauphin
Belodrome
Brandon
Swan River
Neepawa
Transmitter Site For CKDM Selected
A site for the CKDM transmitter serving Dauphin was chosen. Bert Nicholson’s farm two miles west of Dauphin on No 5 highway will host the antenna. The Dauphin Broadcasting company expects formal C B C board hearings in May to consider the station’s opening and activities.
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CKDM
Dauphin
K. S. Parton
The
Dauphin Broadcasting Company
Bert Nicholson
No. 5 Highway
Parton
C.B. C. Board of Governors
Testing Equipment For Milk And Water To Be Set Up Here
Equipment to test milk and water samples will be installed in Dauphin this summer for the north western province, replacing current shipments to Winnipeg or Brandon. The health district noted 627 x ray plates were used on hospital admissions in Q1 1950 with the miniature x ray unit.
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Dauphin
Winnipeg
Brandon
Donna Grescoe to Play Here in Dauphin
Winnipeg violinist Donna Grescoe will perform in Dauphin in early October under the Dauphin Lions club with accompanist Leopold Mittman. Final concert dates to be announced by the Lions club.
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Donna Grescoe
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Dauphin Lions Club
Miss Grescoe
Leopold Mittman
The
Lions Club
Dauphin Agricultural Society Sets Prize for Membership Sales
The Dauphin district society offers 200 cash or a trip to the Royal Winter Fair Toronto to the person or club selling the most membership tickets this year. The drive aims for 5 000 tickets to back the July 24 26 annual summer fair. contact secretary treasurer John Ringsstrom for details.
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Dauphin District
Dauphin Agricultural Society
Society
Toronto
Ciety
John Ringstrom
Daylight Saving Question Clarified in Manitoba Legislature
Memorandum from E N McGirr M L A for Dauphin explains recent Manitoba Legislature debate over daylight saving time. The bill by V Bachynshky would standardize time, deny daylight saving, and references a Winnipeg referendum proposal with mixed votes. Dauphin council already chose not to adopt daylight saving this year.
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E. N. MecGirr
K. C
M.la
Dauphin
Manitoba
McGirtr
Assembly
Greater
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
St. Vital
R. Turner
Winnipeg South
Kilkeed
Bachynshky
Dauphin Chamber of Commerce
Sifton to Get Secondary Highway Link to No 20
Dauphin area council urged Manitoba to establish a secondary highway from Sifton east to highway No 20. The plan would improve access for Sifton’s business, industrial, and residential areas and would involve upgrading and taking over the road north of township 27 west of the meridian. Dauphin would fund its share under existing provincial-municipal arrangements.
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Sifton
Dauphin
Province of
Manitoba
Department of Public Works
Province Refuses Optional Grants For Technical Courses
Hon. C Rhodes Smith, Manitoba education minister, maintains grants for 50 percent technical courses are adequate and equipment is available for optional courses. He rejects the Dauphin-Ochre area board request to count optional students in grant totals, though discussions may continue. The board also heard requests for repairs to rural schools Paulson Listowel Reid and plans to include them in summer work. A policy change to supply fence posts for herd law areas was approved, and 200 tamarac posts were ordered from J Kennedy of Sifton. The provincial track meet for 1950 is set for June 3 in Winnipeg, per H C Ray.
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C Rhodes Smith
Dauphin-Ochre
Paulson, Listowel
Reid
J. Kennedy
Sifton
Winnipeg
H. C. Ray
Two Dauphin Teachers Elected To Society Committees
At the Manitoba Teachers' Society annual meeting in Winnipeg last week E A Serase principal of Smith Jackson school and G H Bevan teacher at Dauphin Collegiate Technical Institute were named to the society's 1950 51 committees.
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Dauphin
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Winnipeg
E. A. Serase
Smith- Jackson School
G. .H. Bevan
Dauphin Collegiate Technical Institute
Society
Horticulturists Appoint Delegates To Province Groups
Dauphin Horticultural society named delegates to provincial fruit show and home grounds groups. J W H Delong and D D McDonald were chosen with alternates Mrs F W Robson and Mrs J A McPhee. F J Weir will speak on home grounds improvements May 12 at Henderson school auditorium along with an additional garden film.
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Dauphin Horticultural Society
J.W H. Delong
F. W. Robson
D. D. McDonald
J. A McPhee
F. J. Weir
Henderson ‘School
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Jim Tanna
Maxine Rogers
Lorna
Fernando Gamache
Laurier
Patricia Kalinsky
Rose Sopel
Lloyd Yerama
Gilbert Plains
Nicholson-Forbes-Dunfield
Louis Maguet
Gilbert van Humbeck
J. R. Bell
Guy Lapointe
Lorna’ Nicholson
Lau
Rier
Bert Scrase
James Maynard
Vaughan Durston
Sistom
Russell Karpenic
City Dairy
Cecil Winters
Garth Johnston
Swift Canadian Company
Phin Area
Austin-Gladstone
No. 4
Ken Angus
Bill White
Bud McKay
Willard Monson
James Blair
Marvin Hamilton
Ochre River
D.M.C.C
Helen Bowman
J. Ringstrom
L. Wrye
Helen Marsh
W. Cruise
Julie Overland
Pat McConnell
Janette Cruise
A. Newton
P. Hyndiuk
E. A Serase
G. Finnan
Archie Chute
Harold Mobberley
H. J. Gamble
Gambie
E. T. Robson
R. Young
George Smith
Agricultural Society
M.L.A
Legislative Assembly
V. Bachynshky
Fisher
Uni
Ernest N. McGirr
Province
Reo
Dauphin Fire Brigade
Fitzgerald and Son
Red Road
Keld Ditch
Ward 2
Harrington
Mike Fedjuk
Salvation Army
Kinsmen’s Club of
Area Board
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