Torch sets fire to Krestova village in Sons of Freedom raid
Flames engulfed Krestova 23 miles east of Nelson as a fire raid hit the Sons of Freedom Doukhobor headquarters. A car was torched first, followed by several blazes among unpainted frame houses. Police rushed from Nelson, water and firefighting capacity appeared minimal, and doubt lingered over stopping the flames before the village levelled.
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ELSON
B.C
Kootenays
Krestova village
radical Sons of Freedom Doukhobors
here
Vancouver
Nelson
Kres
Auto-Truck Crash Kills Six in Binghamton Area
In Binghamton area on April 20 a mobile-vehicle collision killed six people, including five high school students and a professional boxer. The incident occurred during a crash involving an automobile and a truck, with authorities investigating the cause and identifying the victims.
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BINGHAMPTON, N
Measles Epidemic Now Subsiding in Churchill Area
Measles epidemic among Indians in the Churchill region is subsiding with few new cases. Maj. B. P. L. Brosseau, chief medical officer at Fort Churchill, says most individuals on both sides of the river have had the disease. In three weeks, 71 cases occurred, 63 treated at a temporary isolation hospital, with 15 followed by pneumonia, 3 by ear infections and 3 by dysentery.
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CHURCHILL, Man
Churchill
B. P. L. Brosseau
Fort Churchill
north river
Brosseau
Medicine Hat Bride Accidentally Shot
Mrs Helen Bliss of Medicine Hat was accidentally shot by a .22 rifle carried by a younger family member. The rifle discharged while being brought into the house, the bullet striking her. Authorities report no foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MEDICINE HAT
Alta
Helen Bliss
Peirce
Bliss
Warns Modern War Means Total War
Lt General Guy G Simonds told Victoria that modern war is total and requires study of industrial and economic factors alongside military needs. He led 31 defence experts on a Canada-wide tour for a third annual defence course for senior civilian and service officers to study industry and defence issues. Simonds, 46, head of Kingston Ontario defence college, declined to comment on west coast defences.
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VICTORIA
B.C
Guy G. Simonds
Simonds
defence college
Kingston
Ont
Edmonton Chinese Nationalist secretary murdered in store
In Edmonton a Chinese Nationalist Society secretary was slain last night in By-Rie Grocery. Police say a trail of blood led to the pro prietor Weigh Hon Pon who died from butcher knife wounds. A 19 year old married woman, Mrs. Martie Smith, surrendered at police headquarters and is charged with murder.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Chinese Nationalist Society
Martie Smith
Weigh Hon Pon
By-Rie Grocery
Was & mystery
Pon
Phillip Pas
Weizh Hon Pon
Hong Kong
Smith
Sheriff Offers Taxed Royalty To Save Roman Site
R O Sherriff author of Journey's End and Home At Seven was offered £10000 by a Hollywood studio to write a film script. He proposed keeping £109 as a fee and donating the rest to develop a Roman site in Norfolk, but the Treasury balked at creating a precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O’ Sheriff
London
Hollywood
Mr. Sheriff
P. OD
Toronto
Canada divided over next governor general choice
London Evening News columnist John Carpenter argues Canada is sharply divided over selecting a native-born governor general. He notes few Canadians meet the needed prestige and political independence, ruling out Mackenzie King and Vincent Masse both due to age or prior office as Viscount Alexander’s term ends this year.
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ONDON
ICP
London Evening News today
Canada
John Carpenter
Carpenter
Mackenzie King
Vincent Masses
United Kingdom
Dominion
Viscount Alexander
Calgary Stabbing Suspect Nabbed After Two Day Search
Val entine Zorn was arrested four miles south of Midnapore Alberta by Detectives Ken Barr and J J Duguid for the Monday night stabbing at a Calgary auto court. He was brought to Calgary on charges of attempted murder after a two day police manhunt following tips. August Grandguillot, 54, Catknife Sask, and Isabelle Blurs, 39, were injured and hospitalized with serious wounds. Grandguillot underwent emergency spleen removal.
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CALGARY
Valentine Zorn
Midnapore
Alita
Ken Barr
J. J. Duguid
Zorn
Andy Hendry
Duguid
Barr
CPR
August Grandguillot
Catknife
Sask
Progressive Conservatives Elect New Leader and Officers
Ottawa report says on April 20 the Progressive Conservative Association of Canada elected five vice presidents a secretary and a treasurer at its three day meeting. George C Nowlan of Wolfville Nova Scotia was chosen as president with Henry Courtemanche as first vice president. Other vice presidents include Sybil Bennett Georgetown Ontario E D Fulton Kamloops Leon Baker Trois Rivieres and A D MacKenzie Toronto. A E Honeywell Ottawa was elected secretary and Frank E Lennard Wentworth was treasurer.
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OTTAWA
Progressive Conservative Association of Canada
George C. Nowlan
Wolfville
Henri Courtemanche
P.C
Labelle
Sybil Bennett
Georgetown
Ont
E. D. Fulton
Daylight Time Change Spurs Mixed Reactions Across Canada
The Canadian Press reports a daylight time shift on April 30 with Ontario and Alberta debating the standard versus fast time. Manitoba rejects a ban on daylight time while cities from Montreal to Vancouver set plans to switch, with most regions moving to daylight time initially and returning in September where hydro shortages exist.
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ALBERTA
Manitoba
Ontario
provincial
association of mayors and reeves
Canadian federation of mayors and municipalities
St. John's Mid
Halifax
Sydney
Montreal
Quebec
Ottawa
Toronto
Windsor
London
Ont
Hamilton
Winnipeg
Regina
Vancouver
Sugar beet acreage to set records in Canada
Canadian growers plan the largest beet acreage in history with 102,000 acres under contract and officials predicting 111,000 acres before planting. Ontario already has over 39,000 acres under contract with another 1,000 expected. Contracts cover Ontario Alberta Manitoba and Quebec with Canada and Dominion Sugar Company, Ltd. leading the effort.
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CHATHAM
Ont
Ontario
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
Canada and Dominion Sugar Company, Ltd
Lancashire star to perform at Lethbridge arena on May 5
The Lethbridge arena manager Jack McDougall announced the Lancashire music hall star will appear May 5. Miss Fields sailed to New York last Sunday aboard the Queen Mary to begin a Canada tour via Victoria on April 26. She will later go to Capo Italy for a summer home before returning to England in October.
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Lethbridge
Jack McDougall
moving pictures
Miss Fields
New York
Canada
Victoria
B.C
Capi
Italy
England
Veterans Land Debts Debated in Ottawa Session
In a three hour sitting the house debated private members resolutions on veterans debts and regional development. J G Langlois urged railway facilities for Gaspe between Matane and Ste Anne des Monts to aid growth while Robert Fair pressed to cancel debts of 1634 World War I veterans totaling 1.813 million dollars. Fred Larson argued for Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act funds to widen mixed farming in the west to stabilize the economy. One division occurred on Fair's motion.
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OTTAWA
J. G
Langlois
L. Gaspe
Quebec
Gaspe
Matane
Ste. Anne Des Monts
Robert Fair
S.C
Bow River
Fred Larson
L. Kindersley
Underworld Grapevine Reveals Drug Trade Across Canada
Canadian Press reports on the narcotics network and police response. It notes the underworld grapevine spreading illicit job opportunities, rising addict counts, and the role of RCMP and municipal police in suppressing trafficking. It highlights enforcement, training, and regional trouble spots from Vancouver to Montreal.
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Canada
Toronto
Vancouver
R.C.MP
Mir
Hessick
Edmonton
Calgary
Winnipeg
Montreal
Maritimes
pacific coast
Mr. Hossick
Rising River Threatens Manitoba Towns In Floods
Rising river levels and ice break ups sent torrents across southern Manitoba from the international border to Winnipeg. Ice jams risked renewed flooding as engineers watched Morris 38 miles north and Gretna residents evacuated with 40 to 30 families displaced. The Queen hotel housed 125 to 150 homeless, and a train coach served as temporary shelter while roads and rails remained disrupted. Conditions eased in some areas but a second crest remained possible as warm weather loomed.
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Red river
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Pairels
Fm ben em
Morris
Gretna
midai m
Queen's
Canadian Pacific Railway
Gar
Premier Duplessis Celebrates 60th Birthday in Quebec
Premier of Quebec Duplessis marks his 60th birthday with a routine day in his Quebec office. The historic leader continues to steer government business as usual.
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DUPLESSIS
Guebee
Quebec
Duplessis Observes 60th Year in Office
Quebec’s Premier Maurice Duplessis marked his 60th birthday on April 7, years into his tenure. He said he remains in top form and has no time for holidays, noting 23 years in politics. The Union Nationale backed him with past birthday honors.
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QUEBEC
Maurice Duplessis
mn Nationale party
fie
Union Nationale
Duplessis
Fresh Communist Troops Reported At Hainan Island
Reports from Formosa say the Chinese Reds landed fresh troops on Hainan amid fierce shelling by warships and ground forces. Nationalists claim to have sunk 99 enemy craft and thwarted reinforcements, while unconfirmed chatter notes up to 5800 troops ashore and beachheads expanding north.
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Formosa
Hainan
Hong Kong
south China island
Luichow peninsula
Hainan Strait
Enginemen's nationwide strike set for April 26
Chicago April 70 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen says its 110000 members will strike at 6 am local time April 26. The walkout targets eight railroads including four in the New York Central system to back demand for an extra crewman on multiple unit diesel locomotives. The action is legal as all National Railway Labor Act dispute procedures have been exhausted.
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CHICAGO
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
United States
New York Central Railroad
wniens
National Railway Labor Act
Budenz names Lattimore as Soviet agent link
Louis Budenz former Communist editor testified before a senate committee naming Owen Lattimore as connected to Soviet agents while denying he was the top Soviet espionage agent in the United States. Lattimore denied the charge and declined further comment as Budenz said his testimony was reluctant and not partisan.
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ASHINGTON
Louis Budenz
today
Owen Lattimore
United States
Budens
senate
Lattimore
Jeorph McAstthy
Rep
Wic
State department
apd
McCarthy
Johns Hopkins University
Edward P. Morgan
Buedengz
Latetimore
Morgan
Badens
Badenz
Winnipeg museum director doubts flying saucer hype
Norris-Eye, director of Winnipeg's museum, says most flying saucers are meteorites. He explains meteorites burn white hot on entry and may appear as a saucer with a tail due to high speeds. He downplays the flying saucer craze as largely misinformed.
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WINNIPEG
Norris-Eiye
Deaths and crimes reported in western Canada news brief
A 17 year old Mrs Larry Biles died from a accidental shooting by a 14 year old public school student in Medicine Hat. An CN Railways lineman Archibald O Dixon, 56, was found shot to death near Prince George. A 19 year old Edmonton bride Marie Smith remanded on warder charge for murder of Wie Hon Po in a grocery store. Crown to appeal Vernon Cardy sentence for foreign exchange violations. Former boxer Frank Battaglia held for questioning in counterfeit case. A 38 year old Washington woman lawyer Betty Beamer assaulted and thrown into a well in Nassau. Dynamite crews blast Red River south of Winnipeg in spring run-off efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MEDICINE HAT
Larry Biles
tey
C.N.R
PRINCE GEORGE
B.C
Canadian National Railways
here
Archibald O. Dixon
Peirce
EDMONTON
Marie Smith
Wie Hon Po
Vernon Cardy
Cardy
TORONTO
R.C.1_P
teddy
Frank Battaglia
Battaglia
Montrreal
NASSAU
Bahamas
Washington
Betty Beamer
lernesiere
RED RIVER
WINNIPEG
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TESER
P.C.’s
U.S. Man
Canadian Press
British Columbia
Winsiper
GRACIE FIELDS
Fair
VETERANS
Underworld
MEL SAFFRIN
TFAWA
Kenneth c. Hossick
national health department
narcotics control division
Hossick
international and
Cana
dian
India
KENNEDY'S MACHINE SHOP
Macleod
Border
Peg
RedCell
Budenz
Associated Press
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