Irrigation project in Canada expands with weather return
Construction on the St. Mary MilK Rivers irrigation project in the Lethbridge district gains momentum as favorable weather returns. More than 3 million dollars has been allocated this year and about 2.75 million already spent, funding development that will irrigate about 513000 acres south and east of Lethbridge once completed.
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Canada
St. Mary- Milk Rivers
Lethbridge
Dominion
Tweed with scent to go on sale in 1949
A Geelong woollen mill in Australia tests injecting a faint “whiff of the bush” into tweed. Chemist devised a lasting perfume to be applied in final scouring, planned for market early in 1949 and nearly finalized by managing director Cedric Hirst. The scent should be subtle and unnoticed when worn, but detectable from the cupboard.
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Geelong
Cedric Hirst
Mr. Hirst
Call Tenders for Main Canal Across Irrigation Project
The Herald reports L B Thomson of Regina, director of the PFRA, says tenders for two sections of the St. Mary Milk Rivers main canal will be invited within 10 days. The route runs from East Pot Hole Coulee to Ridge near Raymond, then Chin Coulee and toward Taber Irrigation District. Thomson cites no settlement on Bow River talks with Canada Land and Irrigation Co. No date set. a meeting at Valux Hall April 13 will be attended by federal agriculture minister J G Gardiner to discuss the Bow River project and farm funding commitments.
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Herald today
L. B. Thomson
Regina
P.F.R.A
East Pot Hole Coulee
Ridge reservoir
Raymond
Chin Coulee
Taber
Medicine Hat
Thomson
Bow River
Dominion
Canada Land and Irrigation Company
Valuxhall
J. G. Gardiner
Train collision damages CN yard near Woodstock
Woodstock Ont April 7 two freight trains collided head on just east of Wood stock station causing heavy damage. Brakeman F T Clarke was taken to hospital for X ray and checkup with injuries not believed serious. Railway officials launched a probe into the accident today.
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WOODSTOCK
Seven Killed In Auto Crash Near Brandon Manitoba
Seven persons, four men and three teenage girls from Brandon and nearby areas, died when their car struck a stationary snow plow on the highway three miles south of Randon Manitoba. Victims include Alvin and Elmer Grieve, Bernice Jackson, Jean Karnes, Pearl Stevens, Jack Hodging, and Kenneth Foster. The car owner was identified as Alvin Gruye.
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RANDON
Man
here
Alvin Grieve
Elmer Grieve
Bernice Jackon
Jean Karnes
Pearl Stevens
Brandon
Jack Hodging
Killarney
Kenneth Foster
Treherne
Miss Karnes
R.C.M.P
Alvin Gruye
Miss Stevens
Greece asks UN protection against attacks
In Athens on April 7 Greece appealed to the United Nations special committee on the Balkans seeking protection against unprovoked attacks. Greece alleged Albanian guerrilla involvement in the Grammos region and Bulgarian support for new threats in Eastern Macedonia. The note claims 3000 re armed communists crossed from Albania and accuses neighbors of ignoring UN recommendations to restore diplomatic relations and frontier conventions.
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ATHENS
United Nations special committee on the
Balkans
Albania
Bulgaria
Grammos
Greece
Macedonia
U.N. Assembly
Granimos
Top Money Maker Can't Pay Taxes in Japan
Tokyo reports the top money maker in Japan last year was money-lender Masamitsu Moriwaki with an estimated income of 90,000,000 yen. He claims loans of 150,000,000 yen and says he has no cash to pay taxes, prompting a ministry complaint.
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TOKYO
Japan
finance ministry
Masamitsu Moriwaki
Moriwaki
Budget Brings Higher Prices Under British 1949-50 Plan
London April budget outlines belt tightening for Britons with higher meat butter margarine and cheese costs and rationing. Matches and phone calls rise. basic income tax stays at 45 percent. Cigarettes unchanged at 3s 6d. matches up slightly. Critics warn of potential wage demands and political storm.
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LONDON
Stafford Crinns
Sir Stafford
house of commons
Canada
independent Daily Express
Stafford
social party
Trades Union Congress
Socialist parliamentary party
The Times
Jardine Named As PC Candidate In Lethbridge Race
Mayor J A Sack Jardine won the first ballot to become the Progressive Conservative standard bearer for the Lethbridge constituency in the upcoming federal election. Brig W B Huckrale and Arthur Beaumont supported the result as Jardine urged 100 percent party unity and pledged allegiance to PC principles and Col George Drew. Delegates from all sections of the riding created a lively scene as Burt of Cardston introduced Jardine as the next member for Lethbridge.
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J. A. “Sack” Jardine
Lethbridge
W. B. Huckrale
constituency association
Arthur Beaumont
E.C
Mr. dardine
wert
Col
George Drew
Dennis Burt
Cardston
Jardine
Allegiance To Canada Denies Attending Communist School in Moscow
Sam Carr testified in Canada's 19th spy trial denying any link to Russian espionage and rejecting the idea he would side with Russia over Canada. He said he heard of Canadian spy cases only from New York papers in 1946, criticized Marxist methods, and denied knowledge of embassy documents or signatures on a party application.
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Sam Carr
Russia
Canada
Carr
Communist Party
New York
Mostow
John Sebolofft
Toronto
Seboloft
Soboloff
Ignacy Witczak
A. G. McDougall
Explosion uncovers beer and whisky cache in home
In Rochdale Lancashire on April 7 a gas explosion hurled stones across a living room where 70 year old Arthur Radcliffe survived a blast. He discovered a hidden 11 foot well containing aging bottles of beer and whisky, shocked by the concealed cache.
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ROCHDALE
Lancashire
England
Arthur Radclifie
Radcliffe
Claxton and Drew clash in Commons over RCAF planes
Ottawa April 7 Progressive Conservative leader George Drew demanded Defence Minister Claxton resign over allegedly misleading the house about RCAP storage. Claxton admitted an error denying the charge after a Globe and Mail photo showed four planes in hangars at Downsview with wings and tails off. He said planes were held in reserve for emergency use and that removal of wings and tails was to economize space.
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OTTAWA
George Drew
commons
Defence
Claxton
R.C.AF
R.C.Ar. North
air force
defence department
Drew
Gregg
Justice
Garson
Globe and Mail
Downsview
Toronto
Resumption of Civil War in China grows from ultimatum
In Shanghai the Communist radio urged immediate resumption of China's civil war, accusing the government of building armed might during the truce. It urged Reds to cross the Yangtze, wipe out the Kuomintang army, and capture war criminals. The broadcast cited 1,000,000 new troops joining the Nationalist army to 3,500,000. Acting President Li Tsung Lin reportedly rejected the ultimatum. If concessions fail, war may resume.
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NANKING
Communist radio tonight
China
Shanghai
Yangtze
Kuomintang
Earler
Li ‘Tsung-Lin
Peiping
Fishing Craft Lost In Gales Off East Coast
HALIFAX April 7 Two small fishing craft with three men aboard are missing after gales swept the Maritime provinces disrupting communications. The RCAF search and rescue unit plans a hunt in the Bay of Fundy area as the storm moves northeast from New England toward Labrador. Some districts report rain others snow while sleet clings. clearing skies and milder temperatures are forecast later today.
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Maritime provinces
R.C.AF
Bay of Pundy
Maritimes
New England
Labrador
News Bulletins Recover Bonds Allegedly Taken by Banker
The FBI announced a cache found at a Staten Island home believed to include most of the $690,000 reportedly taken by banker Richard H. Crewe. New York reports say Tanner accepted in kind, with details from the investigation.
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NEW YORK
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Risherd H. Crewe
Xora Tanner
Kiedis
Tily
Staten Island
SASK
Minton
Gindmar
MONTREAL
St. Philippe d'Argenteeil
EXSHAW CEMENT
CALGARY
C.P
Exshaw
Canada Cement Company
International Union of Mint, Mill and Smelter Workers
C.1
C.S.U
SAINT JOHN
N.B
Edward Reid
Canadian Seamen's Union
I.S.U
R.COLP
McAdam
Seafarers’ International Union
AFL
G.B
VICTORIA VICTORIA
B.C
Seaboard Queen
RACAL
SPOR
HALIFAX
E.C.AF
Percy Thurber
areal inne
Clifford Amite
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