Police Halt Threats in Doukhobor Capital Restova
Police vigilance in Restova B C contained a wave of Doukhobor violence in the Sons of Freedom capital as officers patrolled the village after reports of Naukhobor women urging burnings. A fanatic spokesman tied the actions to seeking answers about Peter Verigin's said train bombing death.
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RESTOVA
B.C
Sons of Freedom
Peter
Verigin
here
William Jaren
Bons of
Fremdome Learers
Two Killed In Bus Car Crash Near Calgary
Two men died and four others were injured when a mobile and a bus collided about 34 miles north of Calgary on Sunday. Victims were David Eerstens a Napamore district farmer and Lewis Albertson 60 formerly of Crossfield Alta. Bus occupants included William Brown driver and A Penner couple of Wetaskiwin and Mrs Day of Edmonton who received minor injuries. RCMP said trailer swung the car into the bus. bus in a ditch and car in the opposite ditch. trailer overturned.
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CALGARY
here
David Eerstens
Midnapore
Lewis Albertson
Crossfield
Alta
William Brown
A. Penner
Wetaskiwin
W. L. Day
Edmonton
RCMP
Model breaks engagement with Eliott Roosevelt
Hartford Connecticut April 24 Georgeanne Gigi Durston a model and nightclub singer said she has broken her engagement with Eliott Roosevelt second son of the late president and will depart for Montreal to begin a series of Canadian singing engagements
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ELLIOTT ROOSEVELT
HARTFORD
Conn
Georgeanne
Gigi) Durston
Eliott Roosevelt
United States
Montreal
Don’t Cut Lawns Too Short Says Manitoba Expert
Prof. E. T. Andersen of the University of Manitoba horticultural department tells Winnipeg readers that lawns should not be cut below one and a half inches. He recommends Kentucky Blue grass for new lawns, tearing out dead roots, and planting with leaf mould and top soil. Watering should be deep and infrequent, not frequent.
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E. T. Andersen
horticultural department
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Prof. Andersen
Evacuation Ordered as Hainan faces mainland fall
A high level source claims Chiang Kai-shek plans to abandon Hainan Island, citing internal power aims. The general accuses Chiang of sacrificing the 23 500 square mile stronghold and blocking reinforcements from Formosa. He warns 125 000 Nationalist troops may be left to Reds with an evacuation for officials imminent.
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south China
Hainan
Chiang
Hsueh Yueh
Chen Chi-Tang
Formosa
Holbhow
TIFPLEES SMILING IN SOUTH AFRICA
TIFPLEES SMILING IN SOUTH AFRICA ed from Holland blended and broken down with spirit in the Union. Regulations do not permit the new drink to be called whiskey but it is offered as a substitute by its tradename when Scotch is not available. It is widely accepted and customers regard it as the next best thing to Scotch.
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Holland
hettie
Socialized Medicine Results in Britain
A government funded survey shows illness among adult Britons rose eight percent and days lost to sickness increased 22 percent in the first full year of socialized medicine from July 1948 to June 1949. The Lancet printed the findings on Saturday. Taxes fund the service.
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LONDON
Lancet
R C Church Faces Red Threat Across Europe
The article portrays the Catholic Church as a key barrier to communist dominance in Soviet controlled regions. It notes that pilgrimages to Rome for the Holy Year are forbidden in Poland Hungary Czechoslovakia Romania and Bulgaria amid anti church propaganda accusing the church of Western political plots.
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Russia
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
Rome
Rations Off Free Canned Meats Milk And Beans
The food ministry in London announced on Sunday that canned meats canned milk and canned beans are removed from rationing freeing these items for consumers.
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LONDON
food ministry
Recreation Week Events At Civic Sports Centre
The Civic Sports Centre hosts Recreation Week events on April 24 from 3 AM to noon with a centre tour including Galbraith School and Film Gym No. 2 from 2 PM to 6 PM. A recital features Lydia Kass Janet McLeod Blech Slawek and Geo Brown. An evening parade fashion show and queen crowning by the Quota Club producer G Greenway. Exhibits show Photography by the Camera Club in Room 15 daily 5 AM to 10 PM.
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Civic Sports Centre
Galbraith School
Film Gymn
Lydia Kass
Janet McLeod
Blech Slawek
Geo. Brown
Tea—qQuota Club
Quota Club
G. Greenway
EHIBITS
Camera Club
King May Use His Authority in Parliament Crisis
London April 24 The King may decide Britain’s political fate this week as a close vote in the House of Commons on gas tax and a new 33 percent duty on commercial road traffic could topple Prime Minister Attlee’s Labour government. Attlee could seek dissolution, or ask Churchilli to form a government, or the King could act independently. The outcome hinges on a fragile Labour majority and illnesses reducing attendance in a 625-seat chamber.
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LONDON
Britain
bill
Attlee
Churchil
anow
house of commons
Labor
Death of Walter J. Coulthard Former SF bank executive
Walter J. Coulthard retired vice president of the San Francisco branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce died yesterday. A native of Dumfries Scotland he served with the bank in Vancouver Windsor and Brantford and moved to San Francisco in 1919 retiring ten years ago.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Walter J. Coulthard
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Dumfries
Scotland
Vancouver
B.C
Windsor
Brantford
Ont
Floods Wane In New Brunswick Amid Losses Across Border
Floods receded in New Brunswick after causing property damage estimated above 1 million dollars. In Manitoba the Red River flood surged, crossing into Canada and threatening Emerson and Winnipeg with rising waters. Residents evacuated some homes as flood fronts stretched along a 100 mile front. In entertainment news, 72 year old Toronto soprano Marshall wins the 1950 Singing Stars of Tomorrow award, earning a 1000 dollar music scholarship after prior high placements.
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FTER
New Brunswick
Manitoba
Red river
Minnesota
Emerson
Winnipeg
Vital
Marshall
Toronto
Singing Stars of Tomorrow
Marshal
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Great Artist seeks help for Dale Bartlett studies
April 24 Edmonton reports 13 year old pianist Dale Bartlett of Lethbridge Alta praised as a great artist by Alberta Music Festival adjudicators Alec Redshaw and Dr C S Leng London. They advise special scholarships to allow Bartlett to continue studies at Banff School of Fine Arts this summer and another Toronto music school scholarship is sought. Continued on Page Two.
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EDMONTON
Dave Bartlett
Lethbridge
Alta
Alec Redshaw
C. S. Leng
London
Donald Cameron
Banff School of Fine Arts
Bartlett
Gertrude Crossley Deer Lodge
Banff
Toronto
Ministers Reach Pacts On Canada Highway Plan
Six of ten provinces signed federal drafts to cooperate on a 5,000 mile hard surfaced two lane highway across Canada. New Brunswick and Newfoundland hold back while Nova Scotia awaits enabling legislation. Route can be traced from Victoria to the Quebec border.
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UAWA
Canada
Anderson
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Victoria
Quebec
Winters
Wreckage of U S Transport Found Near Tokyo
The burned remains of a United States air force C 54 transport and the bodies of 35 Americans were found on Mount Hiragatake, 37 miles southwest of Tokyo. There were no survivors. Notables included Frank E. Pickelle and Capt. John C. Jones. The plane crashed in a rainstorm near Tachikawa Airbase, leaving wreckage scattered over 200 to 300 yards on the mountain slope.
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TOKYO
United States air force
Frank E. Pickelle
John C. Jones
United States naval forces
Philippines
Hiragatake
Tachikawa
Toronto students protest principal at Harbord Collegiate
More than 1,000 high school students rallied outside Harbord Collegiate in Toronto on April 24 over the suspension of election speeches by Principal W T Graham. Police restored order as classes suffered 50 percent attendance. The crowd demanded Graham resign and a school assembly followed. Blair Laing supported the principal while promising to meet with a delegation.
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TORONTO
west-erd Harbord
gripe
W. T. Graham
eard
Graham
Blair Laing
Toronto board of education
G B Troops Deployed in London Dock Crisis
London April 4 government uses troops for the second time in a year as wildcat dockworkers walkout disrupts ship movements. About 12,488 workers, out of 27,000, are affected with no immediate end in sight. Strikers demand a referendum on reinstating expelled leaders, but failed to meet union head Arthur Deakin.
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LONDON
London docks
T.G.W.U
Arthur Deakin
Phone Men On Strike Across United States
A coast to coast strike began at 6 a.m. E.S.T. today involving about 10,000 telephone equipment workers across the United States, signaling a major labor action in the communications industry.
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YORK
United States
Diking Rush Closes Downtown Winnipeg Streets
Downtown Winnipeg experiences rapid diking efforts amid river flood fears. Authorities evacuate over 1,600 residents in the Sobriety area as emergency crews pound levees and monitor rising waters near Kingston Row and the Red River.
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